Gabriel Montilla
| Country (sports) |  Puerto Rico | ||||||||
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| Born | 11 August 1979 | ||||||||
| Prize money | $11,921 | ||||||||
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| Career record | 21–7 (Davis Cup) | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 673 (9 Dec 2002) | ||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||
| Career record | 17–8 (Davis Cup) | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 692 (28 Oct 2002) | ||||||||
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Gabriel Montilla (born 11 August 1979) is a Puerto Rican former professional tennis player.
Before competing on the professional tour, Montilla played collegiate tennis for the Indiana Hoosiers.
Montilla is Puerto Rico's most successful Davis Cup player in history, with 38 overall wins, 21 in singles and 17 in doubles. His Davis Cup career, which included 33 ties, was played from 1999 to 2006, before a final comeback appearance in 2015.[1]
At the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games, Montilla was a mixed doubles gold medalist partnering Kristina Brandi. They won the final against the Mexican pairing of Santiago González and Melissa Torres Sandoval.[2]
Montilla represented Puerto Rico at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo and was eliminated from the singles draw in unusual circumstances. After winning his first two matches, he was due to meet Brazil's Fernando Meligeni in the third round, but didn't arrive to court on time and was defaulted. He had mistakingly thought the match was scheduled for the following day.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Debuta mañana Puerto Rico en la Copa Davis". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 6 March 2015.
- ^ "Centroamericanos: Boricuas ganan otro oro en tenis". Plainview Herald (in Spanish). 2 December 2002.
- ^ "Tenista eliminado por pensar que jugaba al otro día". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 6 August 2003.
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- Puerto Rican male tennis players
- Indiana Hoosiers men's tennis players
- Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico
- Tennis players at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Puerto Rico