| Javier Taborga | |
| Fullname: | Paulo Javier Taborga |
| Birth Date: | 15 April 1979 |
| Birth Place: | La Paz, Bolivia |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in |
| Plays: | Left-handed |
| Careerprizemoney: | $11,882 |
| Singlesrecord: | 11–7 (Davis Cup) |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 519 (11 Aug 2003) |
| Doublesrecord: | 10–8 (Davis Cup) |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 419 (3 Nov 2003) |
Paulo Javier Taborga (born 15 April 1979) is a Bolivian former professional tennis player.[1] [2] [3] [4]
A left-handed player from La Paz, Taborga was a doubles silver medalist at the 1997 Bolivarian Games, debuting for Bolivia's Davis Cup team the following year. He earned the top national ranking in Bolivia during his career.[5]
Taborga played collegiate tennis in the United States for the University of Notre Dame, where as a senior in 2002 he received All-American honors and was an NCAA singles championship participant.[6] That year he also achieved the distinction of registering wins over both the top ranked singles player and doubles duo in college tennis.[7]
Following college he turned professional and had a best singles world ranking of 519, with four ITF Futures titles as a doubles player.[5] He made his last Davis Cup appearance in 2004, having featured in a total of 23 ties, for 21 overall wins. Later he had a younger brother Carlos represent Bolivia in the Davis Cup.[8]
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Barbados F1, Bridgetown | Hard | Jean-Julien Rojer | 2–6, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Ecuador F2, Guayaquil | Clay |  Carlos Avellán | 6–1, 4–6, 6–7(6) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Barbados F1, Bridgetown | Hard |  Mirko Pehar | Jean-Julien Rojer  Ryan Russell | 4–6, 6–4, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Ecuador F2, Guayaquil | Clay |  Juan Manuel Elizondo |  Matias De Genaro Lionel Noviski | 7–6(5), 7–5 | ||
| Win | 2–1 | Ecuador F3, Villamil | Hard | Sebastián Decoud |  Juan De Armas Jhonnatan Medina-Álvarez | 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(2) | ||
| Win | 3–1 | Bolivia F2, La Paz | Clay |  Pablo González | Patricio Arquez Sebastián Decoud | 7–6(1), 6–2 | ||
| Win | 4–1 | Colombia F1, Medellín | Clay | Sebastián Decoud | Carlos Berlocq  Ronaldo Carvalho | 7–6(3), 7–6(4) |