José Higueras
José Higueras 
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 Spain
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| Birthday: | March 1, 1953 | ||||||||||||
| Size: | 178 cm | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 75 kg | ||||||||||||
| 1st professional season: | 1973 | ||||||||||||
| Resignation: | 1986 | ||||||||||||
| Playing hand: | Right | ||||||||||||
| Prize money: | $ 1,406,355 | ||||||||||||
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| Career record: | 438: 225 | ||||||||||||
| Career title: | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking: | 6 (June 13 1983) | ||||||||||||
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| Career record: | 119: 165 | ||||||||||||
| Career title: | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking: | 169 (January 3 1983) | ||||||||||||
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| Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) | |||||||||||||
José Higueras (born March 1, 1953 in Granada ) is a former Spanish tennis player and now a coach.
Like so many Spaniards, Higueras was a clay court specialist. One of the highlights of his career was winning the German Open at Rothenbaum in Hamburg in 1982 .
After his career as a player, Jose Higueras became a tennis coach. He trained many world-class players (including Michael Chang at the French Open victory in 1989, Jim Courier , Pete Sampras and Todd Martin ) and runs a tennis academy in California . In 2008 he looked after Roger Federer .
Web links
Commons : José Higueras - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- ATP profile of José Higueras (English)
- ITF Profile of Jose Higueras (English)
- Davis Cup stats by José Higueras (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Who will finally kick Boris in the butt?", Sport-Bild from May 26, 1993, p. 40f.
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| SURNAME | Higueras, José |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish tennis player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Granada , Spain |