Iñaki Calvo (born 23 March 1960) is a Venezuelan former professional tennis player.
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Born | Caracas, Venezuela | 23 March 1960||||||||||||||||||||
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Career record | 1–3 (Davis Cup) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 373 (5 May 1986) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wimbledon | Q1 (1986) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Career record | 4–3 (Davis Cup) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 275 (19 May 1986) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Born in Caracas, Calvo played for the Venezuela Davis Cup team during the 1980s, appearing in a total of seven ties. He also represented his country in regional multi-sport events, with gold medal wins in mixed doubles at both the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games and 1983 Pan American Games.[1]
Calvo was a collegiate tennis player for the University of Maryland and their first ever to win the ACC Tournament MVP, which he did as a senior in 1984.[2]
On the professional tour, Calvo reached a career high singles ranking of 373 and featured in the qualifying draw for the 1986 Wimbledon Championships.
References
edit- ^ "Los Panamericanos durante la década del '80". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 10 July 2007.
- ^ Williams, Andre (29 March 1987). "Venezuelan Tries Tennis As Terrapin". Washington Post.