Facundo Lugones
{{Short description|Argentine tennis coach (born 1992)}}
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| country_represented = {{ARG}}
| residence = Adrogué, Argentina
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|07|06}}
| birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina
| college = Texas Christian University
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| CoachYears = 2015–
| CoachPlayers = Cameron Norrie (2017–)
| CoachSinglesTitles = 3
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| CoachTournamentRecord = Singles: 2021 — Los Cabos, Indian Wells, 2022 — Delray Beach, Lyon (Norrie)
Doubles: 2018 — Estoril (Norrie)
| CoachingAwards = 2021 ATP Coach of the Year
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| updated = 5 April 2022
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Facundo Lugones (born 6 July 1992) is an Argentine tennis coach since 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/coaches/lugones-facundo|title=Facundo Lugones - ATP Tour profile|publisher=atptour.com|accessdate=5 April 2022}}
Coaching career
He has worked full-time with Cameron Norrie since 2017, helping him reach a career-high ranking of World No. 8.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/norrie-top-10-april-2022|title=Yes He Cam! Norrie Notches Top 10 Milestone|publisher=atptour.com|date=4 April 2022|accessdate=5 April 2022}} Lugones and Norrie met while at Texas Christian University; they were teammates on the Horned Frogs, the university's tennis team, in Lugones' final year.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/58958260|title=Cameron Norrie: How the new British number one made his rapid rise up the rankings|publisher=BBC|date=18 October 2021|accessdate=5 April 2022}}
Lugones was chosen by his peers as Coach of the Year in the 2021 ATP Awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/facundo-lugones-norrie-atp-awards-2021-coach-of-the-year|title=Lugones Earns 2021 Coach Of The Year: 'I Never Thought I Could Win This'|publisher=atptour.com|date=13 December 2022|accessdate=5 April 2022}}
As a player, Lugones lost to Paul Capdeville in the qualifying first round at the 2011 Argentina Open, in his only appearance in an ATP (main or qualifying) draw.{{cite web|title=Facundo Lugones|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals|url=https://www.atptour.com/es/players/facundo-lugones/la06/overview|access-date=5 April 2022}}
Personal info
Former professional tennis player Christian Miniussi is his uncle.{{cite web|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/tenis/nota/_/id/9609645/facundo-lugones-de-adrogue-a-entrenar-a-cameron-norrie|title=Facundo Lugones: De Adrogué a entrenar a Cameron Norrie|publisher=espndeportes.espn.com|date=3 December 2021|accessdate=5 April 2022|language=Spanish}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.atptour.com/en/players/coaches/facundo-lugones Facundo Lugones] ATP coach profile
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| before = {{flagicon|ESP}} Fernando Vicente
| after = {{flagicon|ESP}} Juan Carlos Ferrero
| title = ATP Coach of the Year
| years = 2021
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Category:Argentine tennis coaches
Category:Tennis players from Buenos Aires Province
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