Diego del Río explained
| Diego del Río |
| Country: |  Argentina |
| Birth Date: | 1972 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in |
| Turnedpro: | 1990 |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Careerprizemoney: | $181,755 |
| Singlesrecord: | 0–1 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 274 (12 September 1994) |
| Doublesrecord: | 19–34 |
| Doublestitles: | 1 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 66 (9 November 1998) |
| Australianopendoublesresult: | 1R (1999, 2000) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | 3R (1999) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | 1R (1999) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | 1R (1998, 1999) |
Diego del Río (born 4 September 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.[1]
Career
del Rio was a doubles specialist and appeared in the main draw of seven Grand Slam tournaments.[2] He only once progressed past the first round, which was in the 1999 French Open with Martín Rodríguez, where they made the round of 16.[2] The Argentine also competed in the mixed doubles in that event (partnering Laura Montalvo), as well as at that year's Wimbledon (with María Fernanda Landa), but fell at the first round in each.[2] He was involved in a long deciding set in the 1999 Australian Open, which he and partner Mariano Puerta lost 13–15, to Brent Haygarth and T. J. Middleton.[2]
In 1998 he and Puerta won the Colombia Open.[3] [2] It would be the only final that del Rio reached during his career on the ATP Tour.[2] He had also been a semi-finalist in Colombia two years earlier and made the semi-finals at the 1999 Merano Open.[2]
ATP career finals
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
Challenger titles
Doubles: (12)
| width=25 | No. | width=30 | Year | width=180 | Tournament | width=55 | Surface | width=190 | Partner | width=190 | Opponents | width=120 | Score |
|---|
| 1. | 1997 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Mariano Puerta |  Guillaume Marx
Olivier Morel | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2. | 1997 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Daniel Orsanic | Pablo Albano
Luis Lobo | 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
| 3. | 1998 | Biella, Italy | Clay | Eric Taino | Emanuel Couto
João Cunha-Silva | 7–6, 5–7, 6–2 |
| 4. | 1998 | Contrexéville, France | Clay | Martín Rodríguez |  Álex López Morón
Jairo Velasco Jr. | 7–6, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 5. | 1998 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Martín Rodríguez | Edwin Kempes
Peter Wessels | 7–6, 6–3 |
| 6. | 1998 | Lima, Peru | Clay | Martín Rodríguez | Federico Browne
Eduardo Medica | 6–4, 7–6 |
| 7. | 2000 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Edgardo Massa | Yves Allegro
Julien Cuaz | 7–5, 7–6(8–6) |
| 8. | 2001 | Montauban, France | Clay |  Vadim Kutsenko |  Tuomas Ketola
Orlin Stanoytchev | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 9. | 2001 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Orlin Stanoytchev | Feliciano López
Francisco Roig | 2–6, 7–6(7–0), 7–6(7–3) |
| 10. | 2001 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Clay | Martín Vassallo Argüello | Gastón Etlis
Mariano Hood | W/O |
| 11. | 2002 | Freudenstadt, Germany | Clay | Leonardo Olguín | Juan Balcells
 Yuri Schukin | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
| 12. | 2002 | Aschaffenburg, Germany | Clay | Andrés Schneiter |  Kornél Bardóczky
Zoltán Nagy | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | |
Notes and References
- http://www.tenistas.org/actualidad/index.asp?id=9567&tipo=tenistas Tenistas.org – El sitio oficial del Tenis Argentino – Noticias
- http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/De/D/Diego-Del-Rio.aspx ATP World Tour Profile
- http://www.pagina12.com.ar/1998/98-11/98-11-14/pag20.htm El circuito de tenis de la ATP ya tiembla ante la Armada Argentina
