Ángel Giménez
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| Country (sports) |  Spain | |||||||||||
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| Born | 10 October 1955 Barcelona, Spain | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | |||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 82–107 | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 2 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 42 (31 December 1978) | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
| French Open | 2R (1981) | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (1981) | |||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 45–94 | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 145 (3 January 1983) | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
| French Open | 2R (1981) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Ángel Giménez (born 10 October 1955) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.[1]
Career[edit]
Giménez twice made the second round in the singles draw of a Grand Slam draw, both times in 1981. At the French Open he defeated Bolivian Mario Martinez, before losing to Paul Torre. Then at Wimbledon that year he had a win over Jörgen Windahl and was then beaten by Andrew Pattison in five sets. His best doubles performance came in the 1981 French Open, when he and Ricardo Cano reached the third round.[2] He never competed in the Australian Open or US Open.
He won two titles on the Grand Prix tennis circuit, at Vienna in 1980 and then the British Hard Court Championships later that year. As a doubles player he reached three finals, but lost them all. He had one of the best wins of his career in 1981 when he defeated Vitas Gerulaitis at Hamburg.[3]
In the Davis Cup, Giménez took part in seven ties for Spain, from 1976 to 1982. The Spaniard won six of his 10 rubbers, two in singles and four in doubles.[4]
As a coach he has worked with many players, including Gabriela Sabatini,[5] Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Daniela Hantuchová. He now works at the Academia Sanchez-Casal in Barcelona, Spain.
Career finals[edit]
Singles: 3 (2–1)[edit]
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jun 1980 | Vienna, Austria | Clay |  Tomáš Šmíd
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1–6, 1–1 ret. |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 1980 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Clay |  Shlomo Glickstein
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3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Apr 1982 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Clay | Manuel Orantes
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2–6, 0–6 |
Doubles: 3 (0–3)[edit]
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 1981 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | Clay |  Jairo Velasco, Sr.
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 David Carter Paul Kronk
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7–6, 4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jan 1982 | Viña Del Mar, Chile | Clay |  Guillermo Aubone
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Manuel Orantes Raúl Ramírez
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Default |
| Loss | 0–3 | Feb 1982 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Manuel Orantes
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 Hans Kary Zoltan Kuharszky
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5–7, 2–6 |
References[edit]
- ^ "El tenista español Angel Giménez". El País (in Spanish). 5 February 1982.
- ^ ITF Tennis Profile
- ^ ATP World Tour Profile
- ^ Davis Cup Profile
- ^ Gabriela Sabatini "Tenía como coach primero a Ángel Giménez y luego, en la etapa de los.."
External links[edit]
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Spanish male tennis players
- Spanish tennis coaches
- Tennis players from Barcelona
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Spain
- Mediterranean Games medalists in tennis
- Competitors at the 1975 Mediterranean Games
- 20th-century Spanish people