Carlos Drada

{{Short description|Colombian tennis player}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Carlos Drada

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| fullname = Carlos Alberto Drada

| country_represented = {{COL}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|02|09|df=yes}}

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| plays = Left-handed

| careerprizemoney = $10,010

| singlesrecord = 0–1

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| highestsinglesranking = No. 490 (10 June 1996)

| doublesrecord = 0–1

| doublestitles =

| highestdoublesranking = No. 423 (23 May 1994)

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Carlos Drada (born Feb 9 1975) is a Colombian former professional tennis player.

Drada, a left-handed player from Cali, represented the Colombia Davis Cup team in two ties, against Canada in 1995 and the Bahamas in 2000. His only ATP Tour main draw appearance came at the 1996 Colombia Open, where he lost in the first round to Gastón Etlis in three sets.{{cite news |title=Ferro perdía 2 a 0 y al final empató |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/ferro-perdia-2-a-0-y-al-final-empato-nid168650/ |work=La Nación |date=10 September 1996 |language=es-AR}} He had a best singles ranking of 607 in the world.{{cite web |title=Tennis Abstract: Carlos Drada Match Results, Splits, and Analysis |url=http://www.tennisabstract.com/cgi-bin/player-classic.cgi?p=CarlosDrada |website=www.tennisabstract.com}}

Now living in the United States, Drada was a collegiate tennis player for the University of Kentucky. During his junior year he had a win over James Blake, then the top-ranked college player. He finished runner-up to Alex Kim in the 2000 NCAA singles championship, despite going into the tournament unseeded.{{cite news |last1=Glier |first1=Ray |title=Kim Wins NCAA Tennis Crown |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2000/05/29/kim-wins-ncaa-tennis-crown/fcbd22aa-14a2-4a87-998d-cee09bcaa30a/ |work=Washington Post |date=29 May 2000}} In the semi-finals he again defeated the top ranked player in Jeff Morrison, who was also the defending champion.{{cite news |title=Gator Falls in Men's Tennis |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2000-05-28-0005280304-story.html |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=May 28, 2000}}

Since 2006 he has served as the head coach of women's tennis at the University of Kentucky.