Emilio Angel Sánchez Vicario (born May 29, 1965, in Madrid, Spain) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career he won five Grand Slam doubles titles, as well as the men's doubles Silver Medal at the 1988 Olympic Games.
Career
Sánchez turned professional in 1984 and won his first top-level singles title in Nice, France, in 1986. He won 15 singles titles during his career, the biggest of which was the Italian Open (Tennis Masters Series event) in 1991. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 7.
However it was in doubles where Sánchez really excelled. He captured 50 professional men's doubles titles, including three at Grand Slam events. In 1988 he won the men's doubles titles at both the French Open (with Andrés Gómez) and the U.S. Open (with Sergio Casal). He won the French Open title again (with Casal) in 1990. Sánchez and Casal were also the men's doubles runners-up at Wimbledon in 1987, and the pair won the Silver Medal for Spain at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.
Sánchez also won two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles in 1987 at the French Open (with Pam Shriver) and the U.S. Open (with Martina Navrátilová).
Sánchez was ranked the World No. 1 doubles player in 1989.
Sánchez had an excellent record playing for Spain in international team events. He was a stalwart of Spain's Davis Cup team from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, compiling a 32-23 record. And he was part of the Spanish teams which won the Hopman Cup in 1990 and the World Team Cup in 1992.
Sánchez is a member of one of the world's most successful tennis families. His sister Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario and brother Javier Sánchez were also both top-level players. In 1987, Emilio and Javier met in the final at Madrid, marking the first time that two brothers had faced each other in the final of a top-level tour tournament. Emilio won the match 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. Emilio and Javier faced each other a total of 12 times during their careers, with Emilio winning 10 of their match-ups. They played an exciting five-set match in the third round of the 1992 U.S. Open, which Emilio won 5-7, 6-1, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4.
Emilio Sánchez retired from the professional tour in 1997.
Grand Slam record
French Open
- Singles quarter-finalist: 1988
- Men's Doubles champion: 1988 (partnering Gómez), 1990 (partnering Casal)
- Mixed Doubles champion: 1987 (partnering Shriver)
U.S. Open
- Singles quarter-finalist: 1988
- Men's Doubles champion: 1988 (partnering Casal)
- Mixed Doubles champion: 1987 (partnering Navrátilová)
Doubles titles (50)
Legend
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Grand Slam (3)
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Tennis Masters Cup (0)
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ATP Masters Series (3)
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ATP Tour (44)
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Titles by Surface
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Hard (7)
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Clay (40)
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Grass (0)
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Carpet (3)
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partnering
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Opponent in the final
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Score
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1.
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12 August, 1985
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Kitzbühel, Austria
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Paolo Canè Claudio Panatta
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6-3, 3-6, 6-2
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2.
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23 September, 1985
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Geneva, Switzerland
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Carlos Kirmayr Cassio Motta
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6-4, 4-6, 7-5
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3.
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30 September, 1985
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Barcelona, Spain
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Jan Gunnarsson Michael Mortensen
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6-3, 6-3
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4.
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12 May, 1986
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Munich, West Germany
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Broderick Dyke Wally Masur
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6-3, 4-6, 6-4
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5.
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12 May, 1986
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Florence, Italy
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly
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6-4, 7-6
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6.
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14 July, 1986
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Gstaad, Switzerland
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Stefan Edberg Joakim Nyström
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6-3, 3-6, 6-3
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7.
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28 July, 1986
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Båstad, Sweden
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Craig Campbell Joey Rive
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6-4, 6-2
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8.
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22 September, 1986
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Hamburg, Germany
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Boris Becker Eric Jelen
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6-1, 7-5
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9.
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9 February, 1987
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Philadelphia, U.S.
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Carpet
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Sergio Casal
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Christo Steyn Danie Visser
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6-1, 6-4
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10.
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20 April, 1987
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Nice, France
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Claudio Mezzadri Gianni Ocleppo
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6-4, 6-3
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11.
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15 June, 1987
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Bologna, Italy
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Claudio Panatta Blaine Willenborg
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6-3, 6-2
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12.
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20 July, 1987
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Bordeaux, France
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Darren Cahill Mark Woodforde
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6-3, 6-3
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13.
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10 August, 1987
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Kitzbühel, Austria
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd
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7-6, 7-6
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14.
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30 November, 1987
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Itaparica, Brazil
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Hard
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Sergio Casal
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Jorge Lozano Diego Pérez
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6-2, 6-2
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15.
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18 April, 1988
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Madrid, Spain
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Jason Stoltenberg Todd Woodbridge
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6-7, 7-6, 6-3
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16.
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25 April, 1988
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Monte Carlo, Monaco
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Henri Leconte Ivan Lendl
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6-2, 6-2
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17.
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6 June, 1988
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French Open, Paris
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Clay
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Andrés Gómez
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John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd
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6-3, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3
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18.
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13 June, 1988
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Bologna, Italy
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Clay
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Javier Sánchez
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Rolf Hertzog Marc Walder
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6-1, 7-6
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19.
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18 July, 1988
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Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Anders Järryd Michael Mortensen
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6-0, 4-6, 6-4
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20.
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1 August, 1988
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Hilversum, Netherlands
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Magnus Gustafsson Guillermo Pérez Roldán
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7-6, 6-3
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21.
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8 August, 1988
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Kitzbühel, Austria
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Joakim Nyström Claudio Panatta
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6-4, 7-6
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22.
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12 September, 1988
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U.S. Open, New York
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Hard
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Sergio Casal
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Rick Leach Jim Pugh
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walkover
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23.
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19 September, 1988
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Barcelona, Spain
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Claudio Mezzadri Diego Pérez
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2-6, 6-4, 9-7
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24.
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28 November, 1988
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Itaparica, Brazil
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Hard
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Sergio Casal
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Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken
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7-6, 7-6
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25.
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15 May, 1989
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Hamburg, West Germany
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Clay
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Javier Sánchez
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Boris Becker Eric Jelen
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6-4, 6-7, 7-6
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26.
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7 August, 1989
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Kitzbühel, Austria
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Clay
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Javier Sánchez
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Petr Korda Tomáš Šmíd
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7-5, 7-6
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27.
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19 February, 1990
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Brussels, Belgium
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Carpet
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Slobodan Živojinović
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Goran Ivanišević Balázs Taróczy
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7-5, 6-3
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28.
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9 April, 1990
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Estoril, Portugal
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Omar Camporese Paolo Canè
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7-5, 4-6, 7-5
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29.
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21 May, 1990
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Rome, Italy
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Jim Courier Martin Davis
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7-6, 7-5
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30.
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11 June, 1990
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French Open, Paris
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Goran Ivanišević Petr Korda
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7-5, 6-3
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31.
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16 July, 1990
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Gstaad, Switzerland
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Omar Camporese Javier Sánchez
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6-3, 3-6, 7-5
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32.
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30 July, 1990
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Hilversum, Netherlands
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Paul Haarhuis Mark Koevermans
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7-5, 7-5
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33.
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1 October, 1990
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Palermo, Italy
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Carlos Costa Horacio de la Peña
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6-3, 6-4
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34.
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14 January, 1991
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Auckland, New Zealand
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Hard
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Sergio Casal
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Grant Connell Glenn Michibata
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4-6, 6-3, 6-4
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35.
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25 February, 1991
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Stuttgart Indoor, Germany
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Carpet
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Sergio Casal
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Jeremy Bates Nick Brown
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6-3, 7-5
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36.
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13 May, 1991
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Hamburg, Germany
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Cassio Motta Danie Visser
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7-6, 7-6
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37.
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22 July, 1991
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Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany
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Clay
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Wally Masur
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Omar Camporese Goran Ivanišević
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2-6, 6-3, 6-4
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38.
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4 November, 1991
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Buzios, Brazil
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Hard
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Sergio Casal
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Javier Frana Leonardo Lavalle
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4-6, 6-3, 6-4
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39.
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13 January, 1992
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Sydney Outdoor, Australia
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Hard
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Sergio Casal
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Scott Davis Kelly Jones
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3-6, 6-1, 6-4
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40.
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11 May, 1992
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Hamburg, Germany
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Carl-Uwe Steeb Michael Stich
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6-3, 3-6, 6-4
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41.
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27 July, 1992
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Kitzbühel, Austria
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Horacio de la Peña Vojtech Flegl
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6-7, 7-5, 6-3
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42.
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21 September, 1992
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Bordeaux, France
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Arnaud Boetsch Guy Forget
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6-1, 6-4
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43.
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21 June, 1993
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Genova, Italy
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Mark Koevermans Greg Van Emburgh
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6-3, 7-6
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44.
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4 October, 1993
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Palermo, Italy
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Juan Garat Jorge Lozano
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6-3, 6-3
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45.
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18 October, 1993
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Tel-Aviv, Israel
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Hard
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Sergio Casal
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Mike Bauer David Rikl
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6-4, 6-4
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46.
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8 November, 1993
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São Paulo, Brazil
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Pablo Albano Javier Frana
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4-6, 7-6, 6-4
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47.
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11 July, 1994
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Gstaad, Switzerland
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Menno Oosting Daniel Vacek
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7-6, 6-4
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48.
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14 November, 1994
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Tomas Carbonell Francisco Roig
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6-3, 6-2
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49.
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8 May, 1995
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Atlanta, U.S.
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Jared Palmer Richey Reneberg
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6-7, 6-3, 7-6
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50.
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6 November, 1995
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Montevideo, Uruguay
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Jiří Novák David Rikl
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2-6, 7-6, 7-6
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Doubles runner-ups (29)
No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partnering
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Opponent in the final
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Score
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1.
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8 April, 1985
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Munich, West Germany
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick
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4-6, 7-5, 7-5
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2.
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22 July, 1985
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Båstad, Sweden
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd
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6-0, 7-6
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3.
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16 September, 1985
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Palermo, Italy
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Colin Dowdeswell Joakim Nyström
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6-4, 6-7, 7-6
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4.
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25 November, 1985
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Vienna, Austria
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Hard (i)
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Sergio Casal
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Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly
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6-4, 6-3
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5.
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14 April, 1986
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Bari, Italy
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Gary Donnelly Tomáš Šmíd
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2-6, 6-4, 6-4
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6.
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16 February, 1987
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Memphis, U.S.
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Hard (i)
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Sergio Casal
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Anders Järryd Jonas Svensson
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6-2, 6-4
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7.
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6 April, 1987
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Milan, Italy
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Carpet
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Sergio Casal
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Boris Becker Slobodan Živojinović
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3-6, 6-3, 6-4
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8.
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11 May, 1987
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Munich, Germany
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Jim Pugh Blaine Willenborg
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7-6, 4-6, 6-4
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9.
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6 July, 1987
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Wimbledon, London
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Grass
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Sergio Casal
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Ken Flach Robert Seguso
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3-6, 6-7, 7-6, 6-1, 6-4
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10.
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3 August, 1987
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Båstad, Sweden
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Clay
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Javier Sánchez
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Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd
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7-6, 6-3
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11.
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21 September, 1987
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Madrid, Spain
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Carlos Di Laura Javier Sánchez
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6-3, 3-6, 6-4
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12.
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26 October, 1987
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Vienna, Austria
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Hard (i)
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Javier Sánchez
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Mel Purcell Tom Wilkinson
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6-3, 7-5
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13.
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11 July, 1988
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Gstaad, Switzerland
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Clay
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Andrés Gómez
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Petr Korda Milan Šrejber
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7-6, 7-6
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14.
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26 September, 1988
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Seoul Olympics, South Korea
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Hard
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Sergio Casal
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Ken Flach Robert Seguso
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6-3, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7
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15.
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11 December, 1988
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Masters Doubles, London
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Carpet
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Sergio Casal
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Rick Leach Jim Pugh
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6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 6-0
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16.
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8 January, 1990
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Wellington, New Zealand
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Hard
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Sergio Casal
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Kelly Evernden Nicolas Pereira
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6-4, 7-6
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17.
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16 April, 1990
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Barcelona, Spain
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Andrés Gómez Javier Sánchez
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7-5, 7-6
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18.
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25 November, 1990
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Doubles Championships, Sanctuary Cove
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Hard
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Sergio Casal
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Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek
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6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4
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19.
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30 September, 1991
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Palermo, Italy
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Clay
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Javier Sánchez
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Jacco Eltingh Tom Kempers
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3-6, 6-3, 6-3
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20.
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26 August, 1991
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Schenectady, U.S.
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Hard
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Andrés Gómez
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Javier Sánchez Todd Woodbridge
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3-6, 7-6, 7-6
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21.
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10 February, 1992
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Milan, Italy
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Carpet
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Sergio Casal
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Neil Broad David Macpherson
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5-7, 7-5, 6-4
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22.
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31 August, 1992
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Schenectady, U.S.
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Hard
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Sergio Casal
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Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
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6-3, 6-4
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23.
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12 April, 1993
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Barcelona, Spain
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Shelby Cannon Scott Melville
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6-3, 7-5
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24.
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15 November, 1993
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Tomas Carbonell Carlos Costa
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6-4, 6-4
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25.
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8 August, 1994
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Kitzbühel, Austria
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy
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7-5, 7-6
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26.
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7 November, 1994
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Montevideo, Uruguay
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Marcelo Filippini Luiz Mattar
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7-5, 6-4
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27.
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22 May, 1995
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Coral Springs, U.S.
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Clay
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Sergio Casal
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Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
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6-3, 6-1
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28.
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11 March, 1996
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Mexico City, Mexico
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Clay
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Nicolas Pereira
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Donald Johnson Francisco Montana
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6-2, 6-4
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29.
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30 September, 1996
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Palermo, Italy
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Clay
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Cristian Brandi
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Andrew Kratzmann Marcos Ondruska
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7-6, 6-4
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Singles titles (15)
No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent in the final
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Score
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1.
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21 April, 1986
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Nice, France
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Clay
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Paul McNamee
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6-1, 6-3
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2.
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12 May, 1986
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Munich, West Germany
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Clay
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Ricki Osterthun
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6-1, 6-3
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3.
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28 July, 1986
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Båstad, Sweden
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Clay
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Mats Wilander
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7-6, 4-6, 6-4
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4.
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13 July, 1987
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Gstaad, Switzerland
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Clay
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Ronald Agenor
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6-2, 6-3, 7-6
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5.
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20 July, 1987
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Bordeaux, France
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Clay
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Ronald Agenor
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5-7, 6-4, 6-4
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6.
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10 August, 1987
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Kitzbühel, Austria
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Clay
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Miloslav Mečíř
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6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
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7.
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21 September, 1987
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Madrid, Spain
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Clay
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Javier Sánchez
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6-3, 3-6, 6-2
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8.
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1 August, 1988
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Hilversum, Netherlands
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Clay
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Guillermo Pérez-Roldán
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6-3, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
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9.
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7 August, 1989
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Kitzbühel, Austria
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Clay
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Martín Jaite
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7-6, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
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10.
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8 January, 1990
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Wellington, New Zealand
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Hard
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Richey Reneberg
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6-7, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
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11.
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9 April, 1990
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Estoril, Portugal
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Clay
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Franco Davín
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6-3, 6-1
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12.
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15 April, 1991
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Barcelona, Spain
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Clay
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Sergi Bruguera
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6-4, 7-6, 6-2
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13.
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20 May, 1991
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Rome, Italy
|
Clay
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Alberto Mancini
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6-3, 6-1, 3-0, ret.
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14.
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15 July, 1991
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Gstaad, Switzerland
|
Clay
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Sergi Bruguera
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6-1, 6-4, 6-4
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15.
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13 January, 1992
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Sydney Outdoor, Australia
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Hard
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Guy Forget
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6-3, 6-4
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Runner-ups (12)
No.
|
Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent in the final
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Score
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1.
|
19 May, 1986
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Rome, Italy
|
Clay
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Ivan Lendl
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7-5, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
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2.
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20 April, 1987
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Nice, France
|
Clay
|
Kent Carlsson
|
7-6, 6-3
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3.
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15 June, 1987
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Bologna, Italy
|
Clay
|
Kent Carlsson
|
6-2, 6-1
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4.
|
7 March, 1988
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Indian Wells, U.S.
|
Hard
|
Boris Becker
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7-5, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
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5.
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13 June, 1988
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Bologna, Italy
|
Clay
|
Alberto Mancini
|
7-5, 7-6
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6.
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8 August, 1988
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Kitzbühel, Austria
|
Clay
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Kent Carlsson
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6-1, 6-1, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3
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7.
|
31 July, 1989
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Hilversum, Netherlands
|
Clay
|
Karel Nováček
|
6-2, 6-4
|
8.
|
2 October, 1989
|
Bordeaux, France
|
Clay
|
Ivan Lendl
|
6-2, 6-2
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9.
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19 May, 1991
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Schenectady, U.S.
|
Hard
|
Michael Stich
|
6-2, 6-4
|
10.
|
30 September, 1991
|
Palermo, Italy
|
Clay
|
Frederic Fontang
|
1-6, 6-3, 6-3
|
11.
|
5 October, 1992
|
Palermo, Italy
|
Clay
|
Sergi Bruguera
|
6-1, 6-3
|
12.
|
1 November, 1993
|
Santiago, Chile
|
Clay
|
Javier Frana
|
7-5, 3-6, 6-3
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