Mario Rincón Explained

Mario Rincon
Birth Date:13 December 1967
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$132,921
Singlesrecord:3–15
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 193 (13 February 1995)
Usopenresult:1R (1990)
Doublesrecord:5–7
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 257 (19 February 1996)

Mario Rincón (born 13 December 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Colombia.[1] [2] [3]

Career

Rincon completed his education in the United States and was an NCAA All-American at the University of Kentucky.[4]

After making his way through qualifying, Rincon played David Engel in the opening round of the 1990 US Open.[5] He was beaten in straight sets.[5]

His best performances on the ATP Tour all came at his home event, the Colombia Open.[5] He made the second round in 1994 and 1997, managing a win over world number 47 Marcelo Filippini in the later.[5] In the doubles he was a semi-finalist in 1995, with Fernando Meligeni as his partner.[5]

Rincon appeared in nine Davis Cup ties for Colombia during his career, playing 18 matches, of which he won five.[6]

He is a former head coach of the Miami Hurricanes.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

width=30No.width=50Yearwidth=200Tournamentwidth=60Surfacewidth=200Partnerwidth=200Opponents in the finalwidth=140Score in the final
1. 1990Bogota, ColombiaClay Mauricio Hadad Carlos Claverie
Greg Failla
7–6, 7–6

Notes and References

  1. http://itftennis.com/ProCircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10001174 ITF Tennis Profile
  2. El Espectador. "Rincón y Hadad volvieron a perder en el Seguros Bolívar ATP Champions 2011" 20 May 2011
  3. http://www.eltiempo.com/deportes/tenis/ARTICULO-WEB-NEW_NOTA_INTERIOR-9285761.html El Tiempo 5 May 2011
  4. Spartanburg Herald-Journal, "Former North Greenville standout still standing", 29 April 2000, Pam Prevatte
  5. http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Ri/M/Mario-Rincon.aspx ATP World Tour profile
  6. http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800181117 Davis Cup profile