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Juan Antonio Rodríguez (tennis)

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Juan Antonio Rodríguez
Country (sports) Spain
Born (1962-05-05) 5 May 1962 (age 62)
Madrid, Spain
Prize money$46,337
Singles
Career record2–10
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 140 (4 August 1986)
Doubles
Career record4–12
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 150 (29 July 1985)

Juan Antonio Rodríguez-Aransay (born 5 May 1962) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.

Biography

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Born in Madrid, Rodríguez began on the professional tour in 1982.

He twice made the second round of Grand Prix tournaments and on both occasions was beaten by the number one seed. At the 1985 Stockholm Open he progressed when France's Henri Leconte retired hurt with the Spaniard two games from victory, then was beaten in the second round by John McEnroe.[1] He lost to Stefan Edberg in the second round of the 1986 Swedish Open, having earlier defeated Craig Campbell.[2]

His best performance on the Grand Prix circuit in doubles came at the 1986 Athens Open, where he and José Clavet reached the semi-finals.[3]

At Challenger level he won one title, at Hanko, Finland in 1986, which he secured with a win over world number 55 Jan Gunnarsson in the final.[4]

Nowadays he is a tennis teacher in the Real Grupo de Cultura Covadonga's club in Gijón, Asturias.

Challenger titles

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Singles: (1)

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No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 1986 Hanko, Finland Clay Sweden Jan Gunnarsson 2–6, 6–1, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ "McEnroe to Meet Sweden's Lundgren". Los Angeles Times. 8 November 1985. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Tennis: Bastad, Sweden (AP)". The Call-Leader. 24 July 1986. p. 9. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  3. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Athens - 16 June - 22 June 1986". ITF. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Gunnarsson is upset". The Des Moines Register. 20 July 1986. p. 28. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
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