Emilio Montaño Explained

Emilio Montaño
Fullname:Emilio Montaño
Birth Date:18 December 1953
Birth Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Plays:Right-handed
Singlesrecord:18–47
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 120 (2 July 1977)
Frenchopenresult:2R (1977)
Wimbledonresult:1R (1977)
Doublesrecord:29–45
Doublestitles:1
Frenchopendoublesresult:2R (1973, 1977, 1980)
Wimbledondoublesresult:2R (1976)
Usopendoublesresult:1R (1977)

Emilio Montaño (born 18 December 1953) is a former professional tennis player from Mexico.

Biography

Montaño, who won the Junior Orange Bowl in 1967, was Guillermo Vilas's opponent when the Argentine won the Under-16s Orange Bowl title in 1968.[1]

He attended Rice University in the early 1970s and played for a highly ranked collegiate tennis team which included Harold Solomon.[2]

Following college, Montaño competed professionally on the Grand Prix and WCT circuits. His best singles performances at Grand Prix tournaments were quarter-final appearances at Hong Kong in 1976 and South Orange in 1979. As a doubles player he won a Grand Prix title at Bogotá in 1979, with local player Jairo Velasco.[3]

In Grand Slam competition he made the second round of the singles once, at the 1977 French Open. He defeated Werner Zirngibl in the first round, only dropping five games, but was unable to get past his second round opponent Brian Fairlie.[4]

He also represented the Mexico Davis Cup team, in a total of six matches, which included a 1976 tie against the United States in Tucson.[5] In 1979 he won a five-set reverse singles match against Canada's Robert Bettauer which secured a tie for Mexico.[6]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Ranking Junior Wins Net Title In Orange Bowl. 30 December 1968. The Kansas City Times. 19. 2 January 2016.
  2. News: Country Club Tournament Begins Today. Smith. Eileen. 26 May 1978. Spartanburg Herald-Journal. C1. 2 January 2016.
  3. Web site: ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Bogota - 12 November - 18 November 1979. International Tennis Federation. 2 January 2016.
  4. News: Paris (AP). 28 May 1977. San Antonio Express. 27. 2 January 2016.
  5. News: US Captain Predicts Davis Cup Win In Tucson. 17 December 1976. Kingman Daily Miner. 11. 2 January 2016.
  6. News: Cawley Victorious In Oldsmar Event. 29 October 1979. Ocala Star-Banner. 4B. 2 January 2016.