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Ramón Delgado
Country (sports) Paraguay
ResidenceAsunción, Paraguay
Born (1976-11-14) November 14, 1976 (age 47)
Asunción, Paraguay
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1995
Retired2011
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,385,410
Singles
Career record103–108
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 52 (26 April 1999)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2002)
French Open4R (1998)
Wimbledon1R (1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2010)
US Open3R (2001, 2002)
Doubles
Career record19–28
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 91 (18 June 2007)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon3R (2006)
Last updated on: 10 June 2021.

Ramón Delgado (Spanish pronunciation: [raˈmon delˈɣaðo]; born 14 November 1976) is a Paraguayan retired tennis player and current tennis coach. He turned professional in 1995 and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 52 in April 1999. He reached the final at Bogotá in 1998 and the fourth round of the 1998 French Open, defeating Pete Sampras in the second round.

Tennis career

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2002

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In April 2002, Delgado lost in the first round of the Mallorca Open to a 15-year-old Rafael Nadal in Nadal's first ever ATP match. Nadal would go on to win 22 major titles as of the 2022 French Open.

2006

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Delgado also nearly qualified for the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, but was defeated in the third and final qualifying round by Roko Karanušić.

2010

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In October 2010, Delgado defeated Chilean Nicolás Massú in three sets (7–5, 2–6, 6–3) to advance and face Spanish player Pere Riba at the last 16 stage of the Copa Petrobras.[1]

2011

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He announced his retirement from tennis in May 2011.[2]

Coaching career

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In 2011, Delgado began coaching tennis.[3]

Delgado was captain of Paraguay's 2015 Fed Cup team, which was made up of Verónica Cepede Royg, Sarita Giménez, Camila Giangreco and Montserrat González.[4]

ATP Tour career finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour World Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 1998 Bogotá, Colombia World Series Clay Argentina Mariano Zabaleta 4–6, 4–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 15 (9–6)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (9–6)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (5–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1-0 Jul 1997 Cali, Colombia Challenger Clay Argentina Sebastián Prieto 6–3, 1–6, 7–6
Loss 1-1 Jul 1997 Quito, Ecuador Challenger Clay Argentina Mariano Puerta 1-6, 5-7
Loss 1-2 May 2001 Rocky Mount, United States Challenger Clay Czech Republic Jan Vacek 6–7(0–7), 5–7
Win 2-2 Jun 2001 Tallahassee, United States Challenger Hard United States Justin Gimelstob 7–5, 6–3
Loss 2-3 Jul 2001 Campinas, Brazil Challenger Clay Italy Alessio di Mauro 2-6, 4-6
Win 3-3 Jul 2001 Campos Do Jordão, Brazil Challenger Hard Brazil Daniel Melo 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss 3-4 Nov 2004 Champaign-Urbana, United States Challenger Hard United States Justin Gimelstob 4-6, 4-6
Win 4-4 Nov 2004 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay Argentina Mariano Puerta 6–4, 7–5
Win 5-4 Sep 2005 Lubbock, United States Challenger Hard United States Bobby Reynolds 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss 5-5 Nov 2005 Nashville, United States Challenger Hard United States Bobby Reynolds 4–6, 4–6
Win 6-5 Apr 2006 Mexico City, Mexico Challenger Clay Colombia Alejandro Falla 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Win 7-5 Apr 2007 Mexico City, Mexico Challenger Clay Chile Adrián García 6–3, 6–3
Win 8-5 Oct 2009 Asunción, Paraguay Challenger Clay Spain Daniel Gimeno Traver 7–6(7–2), 1–6, 6–3
Win 9-5 Nov 2009 Puebla, Mexico Challenger Hard Germany Andre Begemann 6–3, 6–4
Loss 9-6 Oct 2010 Asunción, Paraguay Challenger Clay Portugal Rui Machado 2–6, 6–3, 5–7

Doubles: 17 (6–11)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (6–11)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (3–9)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0-1 Dec 1996 Santiago, Chile Challenger Clay Peru Alejandro Aramburu Acuna Argentina Gastón Etlis
Argentina Martín Rodríguez
4-6, 4-6
Loss 0-2 Jul 1997 Quito, Ecuador Challenger Clay Argentina Martin Garcia Mexico Bernardo Martínez
Mexico Marco Osorio
4-6, 4-6
Loss 0-3 May 2001 Birmingham, United States Challenger Clay Argentina Ignacio Hirigoyen United States James Blake
The Bahamas Mark Merklein
5-7, 1-6
Loss 0-4 Apr 2002 Paget, Bermuda Challenger Clay Brazil Alexandre Simoni Switzerland George Bastl
South Africa Neville Godwin
5-7, 3-6
Win 1-4 Oct 2003 Torrance, United States Challenger Hard Brazil André Sá United States Diego Ayala
United States Robert Kendrick
6–3, 6–4
Win 2-4 Jan 2004 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Hard Brazil André Sá Brazil Marcelo Melo
Brazil Franco Ferreiro
7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Win 3-4 Jan 2005 La Serena, Chile Challenger Clay Italy Enzo Artoni Germany Tomas Behrend
Brazil Marcos Daniel
7–6(7–2), 6–4
Loss 3-5 Feb 2005 Dallas, United States Challenger Hard Brazil André Sá Ecuador Giovanni Lapentti
South Africa Rik de Voest
4–6, 4–6
Win 4-5 Nov 2005 Boston, United States Challenger Hard Brazil André Sá India Harsh Mankad
United States Jeremy Wurtzman
6–3, 6–2
Loss 4-6 Apr 2006 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay Brazil André Sá United States Chris Drake
United States Eric Butorac
walkover
Loss 4-7 May 2006 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Argentina Sergio Roitman Czech Republic Petr Pála
Czech Republic David Škoch
0–6, 0–6
Loss 4-8 Apr 2007 Mexico City, Mexico Challenger Clay Brazil André Sá Brazil Marcelo Melo
Argentina Horacio Zeballos
4–6, 2–6
Win 5-8 Jun 2007 Prostějov, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Argentina Juan Pablo Guzmán Czech Republic Tomáš Cibulec
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
7–6(10–8), 6–1
Win 6-8 Mar 2008 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay Argentina Brian Dabul Brazil Thomaz Bellucci
Brazil Bruno Soares
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss 6-9 Nov 2008 Lima, Peru Challenger Clay Brazil Júlio Silva Peru Luis Horna
Argentina Sebastián Prieto
3–6, 3–6
Loss 6-10 Aug 2009 Vancouver, Canada Challenger Hard United States Kaes Van't Hof South Africa Kevin Anderson
South Africa Rik de Voest
4–6, 4–6
Loss 6-11 Apr 2010 Curitiba, Brazil Challenger Clay Brazil André Sá Germany Dominik Meffert
Portugal Leonardo Tavares
6–3, 2–6, [4–10]

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 1R A A 2R A Q1 A Q1 A A A Q2 0 / 2 1–2 33%
French Open A 2R 4R 1R Q1 A 1R A Q1 Q3 Q1 Q2 A A Q2 0 / 4 4–4 50%
Wimbledon A Q2 1R 1R A Q1 1R A 1R Q2 Q3 Q1 A A 1R 0 / 5 0–5 0%
US Open 1R A 1R 1R A 3R 3R 2R Q1 Q2 1R A A A Q2 0 / 7 5–7 42%
Win–loss 0–1 1–1 3–3 0–4 0–0 2–1 3–4 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0 / 18 10–18 36%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A 1R A A A A A 1R Q1 Q2 A A 2R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Miami Open A A 2R 3R A A 1R A Q2 A Q1 Q2 A A Q2 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A 2R A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Hamburg A A A 1R A A A A A A A A A NMS 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Rome Masters A A A 1R A A Q2 A A A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canada Masters A A 2R 3R A A A 2R A A A A A A Q1 0 / 3 4–3 57%
Cincinnati Masters A A 1R 1R A A 1R Q1 A A A A A A Q1 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Paris Masters A A A A A Q2 A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 2–3 5–7 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0 / 15 9–15 38%

References

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  1. ^ http://m.paraguay.com/deportes/ramon-delgado-marcha-seguro-rumbo-al-bicampeonato-50994
  2. ^ "Delgado anunció su retiro del tenis en emotivo acto". La Nación. 25 May 2011. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Delgado y toda una vida al ritmo del tenis – Paraguay.com". Archived from the original on 2021-05-17.
  4. ^ "Diario HOY | Presentan a nuestras tenistas para México". 27 January 2015.
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