Manny Tolentino

Manny Tolentino

Country (sports)	Philippines
Born	(1966-03-27) March 27, 1966 (age 58)
Singles
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	R1 (1984, demonstration)

Manuel Tolentino^[1] (born March 27, 1966) is a former tennis player from the Philippines.

Career

Tolentino represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles,^[2] where he was defeated in the first round by the United States' Eric Amend.^[3]

Tolentino for a time was the top player in the ITF junior rankings.^[4] The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on August 31, 1987, when he became world No. 437. Tolentino participated in Davis Cup ties for the Philippines from 1984 to 1987, posting a 4–5 record in singles.^[3]

In 1982, Tolentino clinched the men's single title at the Philippine Columbian Association Open at age 16 over 28-year old Ody Gabriel. This made Tolentino the winner who had the widest age gap with their final opponent of 12 years. This record would be broken by 18-year old Bryan Otico who won a PCA Open title against an opponent 14 years older than himself.^[5] Tolentino also became the youngest PCA Open champion, a record broken by Alberto Lim Jr. in 2015 by two months.^[6]

Post-retirement

As of 2020, Tolentino is based in the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States.^[7]

References

1. "Tolentino, Manuel". Olympics.com. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
2. Leavy, Jane (August 8, 1984). "Tennis Pros Find Life Olympian". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
3. "Tolentino, Manuel". The Living Archive of Olympians PH. Philippine Olympians Association. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
4. Bellen, Kristoffer Ed (October 9, 2020). "ITF Juniors' world no. 1 ranking in Eala's hands after repeat win over Noskova". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
5. Henson, Joaquin (November 24, 2017). "Otico makes tennis history". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
6. Reyes, Marc (September 27, 2015). "Lim makes history, dethrones Tierro in PCA Open final". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
7. Micaller, Bea (February 5, 2020). "Burning bright". Daily Tribune. Retrieved December 9, 2021.

External links

• Manny Tolentino at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Manny Tolentino at the International Tennis Federation
• Manny Tolentino at the Davis Cup
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