José García Requena Explained

José García Requena
Fullname:José García Requena
Birth Date:23 July 1955
Birth Place:Almería, Spain
Death Place:Huelva Spain
Plays:Right-handed
Singlesrecord:8–20
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 66 (14 June 1982)
Frenchopenresult:1R (1982)
Doublesrecord:2–6
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 480 (3 January 1983)
Frenchopendoublesresult:2R (1981)
Usopendoublesresult:2R (1979)

José García Requena (23 July 1955  - 28 February 2014)[1] was a professional tennis player from Spain.

Career

García Requena, who was from Barcelona, represented Spain in a 1981 Davis Cup tie against Algeria in Algiers. He played two singles rubbers which he both won, over Yassine Amier and Djamel Boudjemline.[2] Three months later he won the Layetano Challenger tournament in Barcelona. He beat Mark Dickson in the final.

In 1982 he managed a win over Manuel Orantes in Nice and had his best performance in a Grand Prix tournament when he made the semi-finals of the Bavarian Tennis Championships in Munich.[3] He made the main draw of the 1982 French Open but was unable to get past American Lloyd Bourne in the first round.

Retiring from professional tennis in 1986, he remained involved in tennis as head of the Real Club Recreativo de Tenis de Huelva.[1]

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Fallece el excampeón de España José García Requena. Marca. Spanish. 11 December 2015.
  2. Web site: Davis Cup - Tie - Details. daviscup.com/. 11 December 2015.
  3. News: Mayer Breezes In Semis. 23 May 1982. Herald-Journal. B5. 11 December 2015.