Английская Википедия:Diego Ayala (tennis)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox tennis biography Diego Ayala (born April 29, 1979) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Biography
Early life
Born in Argentina, Ayala grew up in southern Florida and competed for the University of Miami in college tennis.
As a young player on the junior circuit he had a win over Roger Federer, at the 1997 Coffee Bowl competition.[1]
Professional career
Ayala turned professional in 1998 and played most of his top level tennis in the doubles format, in which he reached as high as 100 in the world.
At the 2003 RCA Championships in Indianapolis he made the first and only final of his ATP Tour career. He and Robby Ginepri defeated the second and third seeded pairings en route to the final, where they faced Mario Ančić and Andy Ram. Ayala and Ginepri took the first set, then lost the second in a tiebreak, before losing a close final 5–7 in the third set.[2] He also made it into the singles main draw, as a qualifier.
In 2004 he featured in the men's doubles at the Wimbledon Championships with Brian Vahaly, as lucky losers. The pair were beaten in the first round by David Škoch and Álex López Morón.[3]
He won a total of three Challenger titles, all in doubles.
Coaching
Ayala has coached Robby Ginepri and Jelena Janković.[4] He worked with Eugenie Bouchard at the 2005 Australian Open where she reached the quarter-finals. His association with Bouchard had begun when she was a junior and Ayala coached her at the Saviano Academy.[5]
ATP Tour career finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Result | Шаблон:NsDateШаблон:Ns | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Runner-up | July 27, 2003 | Indianapolis, U.S. | International Series | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Robby Ginepri | Шаблон:Flagicon Mario Ančić Шаблон:Flagicon Andy Ram |
6–2, 6–7(3), 5–7 |
Challenger titles
Doubles: (3)
No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 2002 | San Antonio, U.S.A. | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Robert Kendrick | Шаблон:Flagicon Hugo Armando Шаблон:Flagicon Dušan Vemić |
6–2, 6–4 |
2. | 2003 | Waikoloa, U.S.A. | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Robert Kendrick | Шаблон:Flagicon Levar Harper-Griffith Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Kim |
4–6, 7–6(2), 6–2 |
3. | 2003 | Fresno, U.S.A. | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Travis Parrott | Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Goldstein Шаблон:Flagicon Jeff Morrison |
7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
References
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