Daniel Lencina-Ribes Explained

Daniel Lencina-Ribes
Country: Lithuania
Residence: Germany
Birth Date:5 February 1977
Birth Place:Spain
Retired:2009
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$23,814
Singlesrecord:0–0
Highestsinglesranking:591 (27 August 2001)
Doublesrecord:0–1
Highestdoublesranking:671 (15 September 2003)

Daniel Lencina-Ribes (born 5 February 1977) is a retired professional tennis player who is born in Alicante, Spain. He got by presidential decree, from president Paksas, the Lithuanian nationality and represented Lithuania at international tennis tournaments. He was number one from Lithuania in the ATP ranking for 322 weeks and a member of Lithuania Davis Cup team for five years. At the moment he is married and lives in Germany where after being the director of the Lencina tennis school, he is working as a clinical psychologist in a psychiatric hospital.

ITF Men's Circuit career finals

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Futures0–01–2
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Clay0–01–2

Doubles

OutcomeDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up Zabrze, PolandClay David Ferrer Piotr Szczepanik
Orest Tereshchuk
4–6, 0–6
Runner-up Pärnu, EstoniaClay Rolandas Muraška Mait Künnap
Tapio Nurminen
1–6, 4–6
Winner Šiauliai, LithuaniaClay Tommi Lenho Stian Boretti
Federico Torresi
7–6(7–1), 3–6, 6–3

Davis Cup

He was a member of the Lithuania Davis Cup team, he has an 11–4 record in singles and an 8–5 record in doubles in 20 ties played. Also, he was partnering Rolandas Muraška and Gvidas Sabeckis, making with the last one of the best doubles team that ever represented Lithuania, together they have a 6–4 record.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.daviscup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=LTU Lithuania team