Roberto Vizcaíno Explained

Roberto Vizcaíno Mallol
Country:
Birth Date:1957 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Barcelona, Spain
Death Place:Barcelona, Spain
Plays:Right-handed
Singlesrecord:20–34
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 157 (22 December 1980)
Frenchopenresult:2R (1981)
Doublesrecord:15–35
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 265 (18 March 1985)
Frenchopendoublesresult:2R (1981)
Mixed:yes
Frenchopenmixedresult:2R (1980)

Roberto Vizcaíno Mallol (25 April 1957 – 11 December 2016) was a professional tennis player from Spain.

Biography

Vizcaíno took part in the 1980 French Open and was beaten in the opening round by Yannick Noah.[1] He also played in the mixed doubles, with Silvana Urroz. They made it into the second round, where they lost to Steve Krulevitz and Lucia Romanov.[2] Also in 1980, Vizcaino was a semi-finalist at the British Hard Court Championships in Bournemouth, securing wins over John Whiteford, Stefan Simonsson and Kjell Johansson.[1]

Vizcaino defeated Antonio Zugarelli in the first round of the 1981 French Open, but was unable to get past Tony Giammalva in the second round.[1] He competed in the men's doubles as well with Rick Fagel and the pair beat Argentinians Alejandro Ganzábal and Gustavo Guerrero, before a second round exit.[1]

He made the quarter-finals at the 1983 Geneva Open and was a doubles semi-finalist in the 1984 Tel Aviv Open, with partner Ferrante Rocchi.[1]

Until 1992 he was the coach of Carlos Costa.[3]

Vizcaíno died in Barcelona on 11 December 2016 after an illness.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Vi/R/Roberto-Vizcaino.aspx ATP World Tour Profile
  2. http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10002553 ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  3. [La Vanguardia]
  4. Web site: Fallece Roberto Vizcaíno, referente español de los 70 y 80. El Mundo Deportivo. 11 December 2016. Spanish.