Joseph Lizardo
{{Short description|Filipino tennis player (born 1969)}}
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{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Joseph Lizardo
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| fullname =Joseph Francisco Lizardo
| country_represented = {{PHI}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|01|17|mf=yes}}
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| height = 5 ft 9 in
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| singlesrecord = 12–15 (Davis Cup)
| singlestitles =
| highestsinglesranking = No. 731 (23 Oct 1995)
| doublesrecord = 0–3 (Davis Cup)
| doublestitles =
| highestdoublesranking = No. 883 (10 May 1993)
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{{MedalCompetition|Southeast Asian Games}}
{{MedalSilver|1995 Chiang Mai|Men's team}}
{{MedalSilver|1997 Jakarta|Men's singles}}
{{MedalBronze|1995 Chiang Mai|Men's singles}}
{{MedalBronze|1997 Jakarta|Men's team}}
{{MedalBronze|1999 Bandar Seri Begawan|Men's team}}
{{MedalBronze|2001 Kuala Lumpur|Men's team}}
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Joseph "Popet" Francisco Lizardo (born January 17, 1969{{cite web |title=Joseph Francisco Lizardo |url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800773574 |website=Davis Cup |access-date=10 December 2024}}) is a Filipino former professional tennis player.
Education
Lizardo attended the University of Santo Tomas High School before moving to the United States to study Temple University in Philadelphia under a full scholarship and obtained a double degree in international Business and marketing in 1991.{{cite news |last1=Clarito |first1=Ariel Ian |title=Midlife Halftime: Joseph Lizardo returns to lead PH's Davis Cup revival |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/midlife-halftime-joseph-lizardo-returns-to-lead-phs-davis-cup-revival/320431 |access-date=10 December 2024 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=20 November 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Tanyu Coyiuto |first1=Stephanie |title=Master strokes from Popet Lizardo |url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/young-star/2003/07/25/214890/master-strokes-popet-lizardo |work=The Philippine Star |date=25 July 2003 |access-date=24 October 2020 |archive-date=26 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026183711/https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/young-star/2003/07/25/214890/master-strokes-popet-lizardo |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Former No. 1 Tennis Player in the Philippines Continues to Transform Tennis in Cerritos |url=https://patch.com/california/cerritos/former-no-1-tennis-player-in-the-philippines-continue93b0246c2a |publisher=Patch |language=en |date=12 December 2011 |access-date=24 October 2020 |archive-date=27 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027071001/https://patch.com/california/cerritos/former-no-1-tennis-player-in-the-philippines-continue93b0246c2a |url-status=live }}
Playing career
Lizardo began playing tennis competitively at age 12.
Lizardo played in the junior draws of Wimbledon and the US Open, before competing for Temple University as a scholar student-athlete. He won an A-10 singles championship in 1987.
By 1993, Lizardo emerged as the top player for the Philippines, a distinction he held until 1999. He represented the Philippines in the Davis Cup as well as in regional events, including the 1994 Asian Games. He won six medals for the Philippines at the Southeast Asian Games. In Davis Cup competition, Lizardo featured in a total of 14 ties, from 1992 to 1999, winning 12 singles rubbers. His best win came against former top-50 player Shuzo Matsuoka of Japan in 1995.
Post-playing career
Lizardo was coach of the Ateneo Blue Eagles' tennis team from 1999 to 2000. He later became the head of the whole program for the sport.{{cite news |title=Lizardo tennis program up at Shangri-La |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2003/02/19/195972/lizardo-tennis-program-shangri-la |access-date=10 December 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=19 February 2003}}
He was the non-playing captain of the Philippine Davis Cup team in 2001 and later coach in 2024.{{cite news |title=RP Davis Cuppers start from scratch |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2001/02/04/109557/rp-davis-cuppers-start-scratch |access-date=10 December 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=4 February 2001}}{{cite news |last1=Payo |first1=Jasmine |title=Philippine tennis earns Davis Cup Group IV promotion |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/tennis-philippines-earns-davis-cup-group-promotion-november-2024/ |access-date=10 December 2024 |work=Rappler |date=24 November 2024}}
Personal life
Lizardo is married to Filipino American actress Belinda Panelo.{{cite news |title=Former MTV VJ Belinda Panelo-Lizardo pursues dream of finishing school at UCLA |url=https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/lifestyle/35373/former-mtv-vj-belinda-panelo-lizardo-pursues-dream-of-finishing-school-at-ucla |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=20 May 2017 |language=en |access-date=24 October 2020 |archive-date=27 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027110138/https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/lifestyle/35373/former-mtv-vj-belinda-panelo-lizardo-pursues-dream-of-finishing-school-at-ucla |url-status=live }} They became boyfriend-girlfriend in the late 1990s.{{cite news |title=MTV babe hitches her wagon to another star |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2001/08/13/129978/mtv-babe-hitches-her-wagon-another-star |access-date=10 December 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=13 August 2001}} They moved to New York in 2003 before resettling in California by 2017.The couple has two children.{{cite news |last1=Tuazon |first1=Nikko |title=Former MTV VJ Belinda Panelo-Lizardo pursues dream of finishing school at UCLA |url=https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/lifestyle/35373/former-mtv-vj-belinda-panelo-lizardo-pursues-dream-of-finishing-school-at-ucla?s=8ngtqo0epu35sme5hp7882dqod |access-date=10 December 2024 |work=PEP.ph |publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. |date=23 May 2017 |language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{ATP|l188}}
- {{Davis Cup player|800179128}}
- {{ITF profile|joseph-lizardo/800179128/phi}}
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Category:Filipino male tennis players
Category:Asian Games competitors for the Philippines
Category:Tennis players at the 1994 Asian Games
Category:Tennis players at the 1998 Asian Games
Category:Temple Owls men's tennis players
Category:SEA Games medalists in tennis
Category:SEA Games silver medalists for the Philippines
Category:SEA Games bronze medalists for the Philippines
Category:Competitors at the 1995 SEA Games
Category:Competitors at the 1997 SEA Games
Category:Competitors at the 1999 SEA Games