Antonio Prieto (tennis)

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| name = Antonio Prieto

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| fullname = Antonio Prieto

| country_represented = {{flagu|Brazil}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|9|7|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Curitiba, Brazil

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| plays = Right-handed

| turnedpro = 1997

| careerprizemoney = $92,509

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| doublesrecord = 12–21

| doublestitles = 1

| highestdoublesranking = No. 95 (10 July 2000)

| currentdoublesranking =

| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 1R (2001)

| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 1R (2000)

| WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R (2000)

| USOpenDoublesresult = 1R (2000)

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Antonio Prieto (born 7 September 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.

Biography

Born in Curitiba, Prieto went to college in the United States, at Florida State University from 1994 to 1997. While studying for a business degree he played varsity tennis as the No. 1 singles player.{{cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1997/02/23/woodbridge-will-play-for-st-judes-crown/|title=Woodbridge Will Play For St. Jude's Crown|date=23 February 1997|work=Orlando Sentinel|access-date=22 January 2016}}

Prieto, who specialised in doubles, turned professional in 1997. He won an ATP Tour doubles title with countryman Gustavo Kuerten at the 2000 Chevrolet Cup, in Santiago, Chile.{{cite news|url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/7921-puerta-no-pudo-sonreir|title=Puerta no pudo sonreír|date=6 March 2000|work=La Nación|language=Portuguese|accessdate=22 January 2016}} From the 2000 French Open to the 2001 Australian Open, Prieto appeared in the men's doubles main draw of all four Grand Slam tournaments in succession. He made the second round once, at the 2000 Wimbledon Championships with Israel's Eyal Ran.{{cite news|url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=JPOST20000712-01.1.8|title=Wimbledon|date=12 July 2000|work=Jewish Post|location=Indianapolis|accessdate=22 January 2016}}

He now runs Prieto Tennis, a tennis academy in Ecoville, Brazil.{{cite web|url=http://www.prietotennis.com.br/academia/|title=Academia – Prieto Tennis|publisher=prietotennis.com.br|language=Portuguese|accessdate=22 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324012547/http://prietotennis.com.br/academia/|archive-date=24 March 2016|url-status=dead}}