Horacio de la Peña
Argentine tennis player
Horacio de la Peña Career record 190–180 Career record 84–92 Coachee singles titles total 6(G)-3(Sq)-1(A) Coachee(s) doubles titles total 1(K)
Horacio Armando de la Peña (born 1 August 1966[ 1] ), nicknamed "el Pulga" ("the Flea"),[ 6] is a tennis coach and a former tennis player from Argentina , who reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 31.[ 1]
De la Peña was born in Buenos Aires . He began playing on the ATP circuit professionally in 1984, when he was 17.[ 1] He won four ATP World Tour titles in his career, all of which were on clay.[ 7] He also won six doubles titles – five on clay.[ 7]
De la Peña is most well known as the former coach of Chilean Fernando González .[ 8] He was also considered the unofficial captain of the Chilean Davis Cup team.[ 8] [ 9]
As well as González, de la Peña has coached other tennis players, like Franco Squillari ,[ 10] Martín Rodríguez ,[ 11] Guillermo Coria ,[ 12] and a number of other Chilean and Argentine tennis players.
De la Peña currently runs occasional tennis clinics in Santiago, Chile , and has his own tennis academy.[ 9]
Career finals
Singles (4 wins, 2 losses)
Legend (singles)
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
Grand Prix / ATP Tour (4–2)
Result
W/L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Apr 1985
Marbella, Spain
Clay
Lawson Duncan
6–0, 6–3
Loss
1–1
Apr 1986
Bari , Italy
Clay
Kent Carlsson
5–7, 7–6, 5–7
Loss
1–2
Oct 1988
São Paulo , Brazil
Hard
Jay Berger
4–6, 4–6
Win
2–2
May 1989
Florence , Italy
Clay
Goran Ivanišević
6–4, 6–3
Win
3–2
Jul 1990
Kitzbühel , Austria
Clay
Karel Nováček
6–4, 7–6(7–4) , 2–6, 6–2
Win
4–2
Apr 1993
Charlotte , United States
Clay
Jaime Yzaga
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Source: ATP[ 13]
Doubles (6 wins, 5 losses)
Result
W/L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Nov 1987
Buenos Aires , Argentina
Clay
Jay Berger
Tomás Carbonell Sergio Casal
Withdrew
Win
1–1
Nov 1988
São Paulo, Brazil
Hard
Jay Berger
Ricardo Acuña Javier Sánchez
5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Win
2–1
Jun 1990
Florence , Italy
Clay
Sergi Bruguera
Luiz Mattar Diego Pérez
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss
2–2
Sep 1990
Palermo , Italy
Clay
Carlos Costa
Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez
3–6, 4–6
Win
3–2
Apr 1991
Barcelona , Spain
Clay
Diego Nargiso
Boris Becker Eric Jelen
3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Win
4–2
Mar 1992
Casablanca , Morocco
Clay
Jorge Lozano
Ģirts Dzelde T. J. Middleton
2–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss
4–3
Jul 1992
Kitzbühel , Austria
Clay
Vojtěch Flégl
Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez
1–6, 2–6
Win
5–3
Sep 1992
Cologne , Germany
Clay
Gustavo Luza
Ronnie Båthman Libor Pimek
6–7, 6–0, 6–2
Loss
5–4
Oct 1992
Palermo , Italy
Clay
Vojtěch Flégl
Johan Donar Ola Jonsson
7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Loss
5–5
Feb 1993
Mexico City , Mexico
Clay
Jorge Lozano
Leonardo Lavalle Jaime Oncins
6–7, 4–6
Win
6–5
Oct 1993
Athens , Greece
Clay
Jorge Lozano
Royce Deppe John Sullivan
3–6, 6–1, 6–2
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