Diego del Río facts for kids

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Diego del Río

Country (sports)	Argentina
Born	(1972-09-04) 4 September 1972 (age 53) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Turned pro	1990
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$181,755
Singles
Career record	0–1
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 274 (12 September 1994)
Doubles
Career record	19–34
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 66 (9 November 1998)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1999, 2000)
French Open	3R (1999)
Wimbledon	1R (1999)
US Open	1R (1998, 1999)

Diego del Río, born on September 4, 1972, is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. He was known for his skills in doubles tennis.

Playing Tennis: Diego's Career Highlights

Diego del Río was a special kind of tennis player called a "doubles specialist." This means he was really good at playing tennis with a partner against two other players. He played in seven of the biggest tennis tournaments in the world, known as Grand Slams. These include the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open.

Grand Slam Adventures

Diego only made it past the first round once in a Grand Slam. This happened at the 1999 French Open. He and his partner, Martín Rodríguez, played really well and reached the round of 16. This means they were among the top 16 teams in the tournament!

Diego also played in mixed doubles, where a male and female player team up. He played mixed doubles at the 1999 French Open with Laura Montalvo. He also played at Wimbledon that same year with María Fernanda Landa. In both mixed doubles events, they were stopped in the first round.

One exciting match for Diego was at the 1999 Australian Open. He and his partner, Mariano Puerta, played a very long and close deciding set. They lost the set 13–15 to Brent Haygarth and T. J. Middleton. It was a tough match!

Winning the Colombia Open

In 1998, Diego del Río and his partner, Mariano Puerta, won the Colombia Open. This was a big win for them! It was the only time Diego reached a final match on the ATP Tour and won. The ATP Tour is where professional male tennis players compete around the world.

Diego also had good results in Colombia two years before, reaching the semi-finals. He also made it to the semi-finals at the 1999 Merano Open.

ATP Tour Finals: Doubles Win

Diego del Río played in one ATP Tour final for doubles and won it!

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Nov 1998	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Mariano Puerta	Gábor Köves Eric Taino	6–7, 6–3, 6–2

Challenger Tour Titles: Doubles Wins

Besides the ATP Tour, there's another level of professional tennis called the Challenger Tour. Diego del Río was very successful there, winning 12 doubles titles!

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	1997	Geneva, Switzerland	Clay	Mariano Puerta	Guillaume Marx Olivier Morel	6–3, 6–4
2.	1997	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Daniel Orsanic	Pablo Albano Luis Lobo	6–4, 4–6, 6–1
3.	1998	Biella, Italy	Clay	Eric Taino	Emanuel Couto João Cunha-Silva	7–6, 5–7, 6–2
4.	1998	Contrexéville, France	Clay	Martín Rodríguez	Álex López Morón Jairo Velasco Jr.	7–6, 4–6, 6–4
5.	1998	São Paulo, Brazil	Clay	Martín Rodríguez	Edwin Kempes Peter Wessels	7–6, 6–3
6.	1998	Lima, Peru	Clay	Martín Rodríguez	Federico Browne Eduardo Medica	6–4, 7–6
7.	2000	Geneva, Switzerland	Clay	Edgardo Massa	Yves Allegro Julien Cuaz	7–5, 7–6(8–6)
8.	2001	Montauban, France	Clay	Vadim Kutsenko	Tuomas Ketola Orlin Stanoytchev	6–4, 6–2
9.	2001	Geneva, Switzerland	Clay	Orlin Stanoytchev	Feliciano López Francisco Roig	2–6, 7–6(7–0), 7–6(7–3)
10.	2001	Montevideo, Uruguay	Clay	Martín Vassallo Argüello	Gastón Etlis Mariano Hood	W/O
11.	2002	Freudenstadt, Germany	Clay	Leonardo Olguín	Juan Balcells Yuri Schukin	7–6(7–2), 6–4
12.	2002	Aschaffenburg, Germany	Clay	Andrés Schneiter	Kornél Bardóczky Zoltán Nagy	6–3, 3–6, 6–3

See also

In Spanish: Diego del Río para niños