José Higueras
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Palm Springs, California, U.S. |
Born | Diezma, Spain | 1 March 1953
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Turned pro | 1973 (amateur tour from 1970) |
Retired | 1986 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$1,406,355 |
Singles | |
Career record | 453–243 |
Career titles | 16 |
Highest ranking | No. 6 (13 June 1983) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | SF (1982, 1983) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1974, 1979) |
US Open | 4R (1977) |
Other tournaments | |
Tour Finals | QF (1983) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 119–164 |
Career titles | 3 |
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Career record | 454–234 |
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Career record | 123–167 |
Coaching career (1989–) | |
Michael Chang(1989[1]) Jim Courier(1990[2]–1997[3]) Sergi Bruguera(1997[4]–1999) Todd Martin(1999[5]–2004[6]) Carlos Moyá(2001[7]–2002) Pete Sampras (2002)[8]) Dmitry Tursunov(2004[9]–2006[10]) Guillermo Coria (2006[11]) Roger Federer (2008) Robby Ginepri(2008–2010) Shahar Pe'er (2006[12]–2008) Alberto Francis 2010–[13] Jennifer Singian 2010–[14] Luis-Manuel Flores 2010–[15] | |
Coaching achievements | |
Coachee singles titles total | 1(Ch)-18(C)-1(M)-2(F) |
Coachee(s) doubles titles total | 4(C)-1(M)-1(P) |
List of notable tournaments (with champion) 1989 French Open (Chang) | |
Coaching awards and records | |
Records Youngest Grand Slam winner (Chang) |
José Higueras (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈsejˈɣeɾas]; born 1 March 1953) is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Spain.
Between 1976 and 1984, Higueras won 16 top-level singles titles. A semi-finalist at the French Open in 1982 and 1983, he reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 6 in 1983. He was also a member of the Spanish team which won the inaugural World Team Cup in 1978.
Higueras retired from the professional tour in 1986. After retiring as a player, he became a successful tennis coach. He helped coach Michael Chang to the 1989 French Open title, and later, along with Brad Stine, coached Jim Courier to help him reach the world No. 1 singles ranking in 1992, as well as coaching Courier to two French Open titles (1991 and 1992) and two Australian Open titles (1992 and 1993). Higueras has also coached Todd Martin, Sergi Bruguera, Carlos Moyá, Pete Sampras, Dmitry Tursunov, Guillermo Coria, Robby Ginepri, Roger Federer and Shahar Pe'er, and created the José Higueras Tennis Training Center in Palm Springs, California, where he resides.
In 2008, already the coach of Robby Ginepri, Higueras was hired by Roger Federer to help him through the clay court season. The partnership was extended during the grass court and hard court season. Higueras was chosen to become the director of coaching for elite player development at the United States Tennis Association (USTA) in September 2008.[17]
Career finals
[edit]Singles (16 titles, 12 runner-ups)
[edit]Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 1975 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | ![]() |
0–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2. | 1976 | São Paulo, Brazil | Carpet | ![]() |
3–6, 0–6 |
Win | 1. | 1976 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 2. | 1977 | Murcia, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–0, 6–3 |
Loss | 3. | 1977 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 3. | 1978 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 4. | 1978 | Nice, France | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 4. | 1978 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
0–6, 3–6 |
Win | 5. | 1978 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 6. | 1978 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–7, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 7. | 1979 | Houston, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 2–6, 7–6 |
Win | 8. | 1979 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 5. | 1979 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 4–6, 6–7 |
Win | 9. | 1979 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 6. | 1979 | Quito, Ecuador | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 7. | 1979 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 7–5, 4–6 |
Loss | 8. | 1981 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 9. | 1982 | Linz, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Win | 10. | 1982 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 7–6, 6–7, 3–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 10. | 1982 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 11. | 1982 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 5–7, 6–3 |
Win | 12. | 1983 | La Quinta, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 13. | 1983 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 7–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 11. | 1983 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 12. | 1983 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 7–6, 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 14. | 1983 | Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–1, 7–6 |
Win | 15. | 1984 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 3–6, 6–1 |
Win | 16. | 1984 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–1 |
Doubles (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)
[edit]Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | 1974 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 0–6, 6–1, 9–8 |
Loss | 1. | 1975 | Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands | Carpet | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2. | 1977 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1 |
Win | 3. | 1978 | Milan WCT, Italy | Carpet | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 2. | 1978 | French Open, Paris | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
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