Miguel Merz Explained

Miguel Merz
Birth Date:9 June 1967
Birth Place:Basel, Switzerland
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$11,880
Singlesrecord:1–1
Highestsinglesranking:No. 254 (4 May 1992)
Wimbledonresult:Q1 (1992)

Miguel Merz (born 9 June 1967) is a Salvadoran former professional tennis player.[1]

Biography

Born in Switzerland to German parents, Merz was an immigrant to El Salvador and represented his adoptive country in a total of 31 Davis Cup ties.[2] He won 38 matches in his Davis Cup career, 23 in singles and 15 in doubles.

Merz, a right-handed player, competed on the professional tour during the 1990s. He reached a career best singles ranking of 254 in the world, which was highest attained by a Salvadoran until beaten by Marcelo Arévalo.[3] His best ATP Tour performance was a second round appearance at the 1991 Geneva Open and he featured in the qualifying draw for the 1992 Wimbledon Championships.

Notes and References

  1. News: Con Merz como capitán . . 25 February 2015 . Spanish.
  2. News: Queremos hacer tenis para todos . NewsHub.org . 4 March 2015 . Spanish.
  3. News: Marcelo Arévalo, el mejor ranqueado de la historia de El Salvador . El Gráfico . 4 April 2016 . Spanish.