Juan Antonio Rodríguez (tennis) explained

Juan Antonio Rodríguez
Birth Date:5 May 1962
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Careerprizemoney:$46,337
Singlesrecord:2–10
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 140 (4 August 1986)
Doublesrecord:4–12
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 150 (29 July 1985)

Juan Antonio Rodríguez-Aransay (born 5 May 1962) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.

Biography

Born in Madrid, Rodríguez began on the professional tour in 1982.

He twice made the second round of Grand Prix tournaments and on both occasions was beaten by the number one seed. At the 1985 Stockholm Open he progressed when France's Henri Leconte retired hurt with the Spaniard two games from victory, then was beaten in the second round by John McEnroe.[1] He lost to Stefan Edberg in the second round of the 1986 Swedish Open, having earlier defeated Craig Campbell.[2]

His best performance on the Grand Prix circuit in doubles came at the 1986 Athens Open, where he and José Clavet reached the semi-finals.[3]

At Challenger level he won one title, at Hanko, Finland in 1986, which he secured with a win over world number 55 Jan Gunnarsson in the final.[4]

Nowadays he is a tennis teacher in the Real Grupo de Cultura Covadonga's club in Gijón, Asturias.

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

Notes and References

  1. News: McEnroe to Meet Sweden's Lundgren. 8 November 1985. Los Angeles Times. 13 May 2017.
  2. News: Tennis: Bastad, Sweden (AP). 24 July 1986. The Call-Leader. 9. 13 May 2017.
  3. Web site: ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Athens - 16 June - 22 June 1986. ITF. 13 May 2017. 18 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191218044813/https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010001925. dead.
  4. News: Gunnarsson is upset. 20 July 1986. The Des Moines Register. 28. 13 May 2017.