Ramón Delgado
{{short description|Paraguayan tennis player}}
{{Cleanup bare URLs|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Ramón Delgado
| image = Ramón Delgado.jpg
| country = {{PAR}}
| residence = Asunción, Paraguay
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|11|14}}
| birth_place = Asunción, Paraguay
| height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| turnedpro = 1995
| retired = 2011
| plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
| careerprizemoney = $1,385,410
| singlesrecord = 103–108
| singlestitles = 0
| highestsinglesranking = No. 52 (26 April 1999)
| currentsinglesranking =
| AustralianOpenresult = 2R (2002)
| FrenchOpenresult = 4R (1998)
| Wimbledonresult = 1R (1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2010)
| USOpenresult = 3R (2001, 2002)
| doublesrecord = 19–28
| doublestitles = 0
| highestdoublesranking = No. 91 (18 June 2007)
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult =
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult =
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (2006)
| USOpenDoublesresult =
| updated = 10 June 2021
}}
Ramón Delgado ({{IPA|es|raˈmon delˈɣaðo}}; born 14 November 1976) is a Paraguayan retired tennis player and current tennis coach. He turned professional in 1995 and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 52 in April 1999. He reached the final at Bogotá in 1998 and the fourth round of the 1998 French Open, defeating Pete Sampras in the second round.
Tennis career
=2002=
In April 2002, Delgado lost in the first round of the Mallorca Open to a 15-year-old Rafael Nadal in Nadal's first ever ATP match. Nadal would go on to win 22 major titles as of the 2022 French Open.
=2006=
Delgado also nearly qualified for the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, but was defeated in the third and final qualifying round by Roko Karanušić.
=2010=
In October 2010, Delgado defeated Chilean Nicolás Massú in three sets (7–5, 2–6, 6–3) to advance and face Spanish player Pere Riba at the last 16 stage of the Copa Petrobras.http://m.paraguay.com/deportes/ramon-delgado-marcha-seguro-rumbo-al-bicampeonato-50994
=2011=
He announced his retirement from tennis in May 2011.{{cite news |url=http://www.lanacion.com.py/articulo.php?delgado-anuncio-su-retiro-del-tenis-en-emotivo-act&edicion=2&sec=6&art=24335 |title=Delgado anunció su retiro del tenis en emotivo acto |date=25 May 2011 |work=La Nación |access-date=18 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416173536/http://www.lanacion.com.py/articulo.php?delgado-anuncio-su-retiro-del-tenis-en-emotivo-act&edicion=2&sec=6&art=24335 |archive-date=16 April 2013 }}
Coaching career
In 2011, Delgado began coaching tennis.{{cite web |url=http://m.paraguay.com/deportes/delgado-y-toda-una-vida-al-ritmo-del-tenis-72059 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517115438/http://m.paraguay.com/deportes/delgado-y-toda-una-vida-al-ritmo-del-tenis-72059 |archive-date=2021-05-17 |title=Delgado y toda una vida al ritmo del tenis – Paraguay.com}}
Delgado was captain of Paraguay's 2015 Fed Cup team, which was made up of Verónica Cepede Royg, Sarita Giménez, Camila Giangreco and Montserrat González.{{cite web |url=https://www.hoy.com.py/deportes/presentan-a-nuestras-tenistas-para-mxico |title = Diario HOY {{!}} Presentan a nuestras tenistas para México|date = 27 January 2015}}
ATP Tour career finals
=Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)=
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| ATP World Tour World Series (0–1) |
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|0–1 |1998 Cerveza Club Colombia Open – Singles |Bogotá, Colombia |World Series |Clay |{{flagicon|ARG}} Mariano Zabaleta |4–6, 4–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
=Singles: 15 (9–6)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1-0 |{{dts|Jul 1997}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Cali, Colombia |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ARG}} Sebastián Prieto |6–3, 1–6, 7–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|1-1 |{{dts|Jul 1997}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Quito, Ecuador |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ARG}} Mariano Puerta |1-6, 5-7 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|1-2 |{{dts|May 2001}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Rocky Mount, United States |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|CZE}} Jan Vacek |6–7(0–7), 5–7 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2-2 |{{dts|Jun 2001}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Tallahassee, United States |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Justin Gimelstob |7–5, 6–3 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|2-3 |{{dts|Jul 2001}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Campinas, Brazil |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessio di Mauro |2-6, 4-6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|3-3 |{{dts|Jul 2001}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Campos Do Jordão, Brazil |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|BRA}} Daniel Melo |7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|3-4 |{{dts|Nov 2004}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Champaign-Urbana, United States |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Justin Gimelstob |4-6, 4-6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|4-4 |{{dts|Nov 2004}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Bogotá, Colombia |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ARG}} Mariano Puerta |6–4, 7–5 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|5-4 |{{dts|Sep 2005}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Lubbock, United States |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Reynolds |2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|5-5 |{{dts|Nov 2005}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Nashville, United States |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Reynolds |4–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|6-5 |{{dts|Apr 2006}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Mexico City, Mexico |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|COL}} Alejandro Falla |6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|7-5 |{{dts|Apr 2007}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Mexico City, Mexico |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|CHI}} Adrián García |6–3, 6–3 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|8-5 |{{dts|Oct 2009}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Asunción, Paraguay |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Gimeno Traver |7–6(7–2), 1–6, 6–3 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|9-5 |{{dts|Nov 2009}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Puebla, Mexico |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|GER}} Andre Begemann |6–3, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|9-6 |{{dts|Oct 2010}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Asunción, Paraguay |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|POR}} Rui Machado |2–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
=Doubles: 17 (6–11)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0-1 |{{dts|Dec 1996}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Santiago, Chile |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|PER}} Alejandro Aramburu Acuna |{{flagicon|ARG}} Gastón Etlis |4-6, 4-6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0-2 |{{dts|Jul 1997}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Quito, Ecuador |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ARG}} Martin Garcia |{{flagicon|MEX}} Bernardo Martínez |4-6, 4-6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0-3 |{{dts|May 2001}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Birmingham, United States |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ARG}} Ignacio Hirigoyen |{{flagicon|USA}} James Blake |5-7, 1-6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0-4 |{{dts|Apr 2002}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Paget, Bermuda |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|BRA}} Alexandre Simoni |{{flagicon|SUI}} George Bastl |5-7, 3-6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1-4 |{{dts|Oct 2003}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Torrance, United States |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|BRA}} André Sá |{{flagicon|USA}} Diego Ayala |6–3, 6–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2-4 |{{dts|Jan 2004}} |style="background:moccasin;"|São Paulo, Brazil |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|BRA}} André Sá |{{flagicon|BRA}} Marcelo Melo |7–5, 7–6(7–5) |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|3-4 |{{dts|Jan 2005}} |style="background:moccasin;"|La Serena, Chile |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ITA}} Enzo Artoni |{{flagicon|GER}} Tomas Behrend |7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|3-5 |{{dts|Feb 2005}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Dallas, United States |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|BRA}} André Sá |{{flagicon|ECU}} Giovanni Lapentti |4–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|4-5 |{{dts|Nov 2005}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Boston, United States |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|BRA}} André Sá |{{flagicon|IND}} Harsh Mankad |6–3, 6–2 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|4-6 |{{dts|Apr 2006}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Bogotá, Colombia |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|BRA}} André Sá |{{flagicon|USA}} Chris Drake |walkover |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|4-7 |{{dts|May 2006}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Prague, Czech Republic |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ARG}} Sergio Roitman |{{flagicon|CZE}} Petr Pála |0–6, 0–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|4-8 |{{dts|Apr 2007}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Mexico City, Mexico |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|BRA}} André Sá |{{flagicon|BRA}} Marcelo Melo |4–6, 2–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|5-8 |{{dts|Jun 2007}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Prostějov, Czech Republic |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Pablo Guzmán |{{flagicon|CZE}} Tomáš Cibulec |7–6(10–8), 6–1 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|6-8 |{{dts|Mar 2008}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Bogotá, Colombia |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ARG}} Brian Dabul |{{flagicon|BRA}} Thomaz Bellucci |7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|6-9 |{{dts|Nov 2008}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Lima, Peru |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|BRA}} Júlio Silva |{{flagicon|PER}} Luis Horna |3–6, 3–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|6-10 |{{dts|Aug 2009}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Vancouver, Canada |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Kaes Van't Hof |{{flagicon|RSA}} Kevin Anderson |4–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|6-11 |{{dts|Apr 2010}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Curitiba, Brazil |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|BRA}} André Sá |{{flagicon|GER}} Dominik Meffert |6–3, 2–6, [4–10] |
Performance timeline
{{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}
=Singles=
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| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan=25 style=text-align:left|Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
| align=left|Australian Open
|A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |A |A |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |0 / 2 |1–2 |{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=2|integer=yes}} | ||||||||||||||||||
| align=left|French Open
|A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|4R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q3 |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |A |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |0 / 4 |4–4 |{{tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=4|integer=yes}} | ||||||||||||||||||
| align=left|Wimbledon
|A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q3 |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |0 / 5 |0–5 |{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=5|integer=yes}} | ||||||||||||||||||
| align=left|US Open
|bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |0 / 7 |5–7 |{{tennis win percentage|won=5|lost=7|integer=yes}} | ||||||||||||||||||
| style=text-align:left|Win–loss
!0–1 !1–1 !3–3 !0–4 !0–0 !2–1 !3–4 !1–1 !0–1 !0–0 !0–1 !0–0 !0–0 !0–0 !0–1 !0 / 18 !10–18 !{{tennis win percentage|won=10|lost=18|integer=yes}} | ||||||||||||||||||
| colspan=25 style=text-align:left|ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| bgcolor=efefef align=left|Indian Wells Masters
|A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |0 / 3 |1–3 |{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=3|integer=yes}} | ||||||||||||||||||
| bgcolor=efefef align=left|Miami Open
|A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |A |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |0 / 3 |3–3 |{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=3|integer=yes}} | ||||||||||||||||||
| bgcolor=efefef align=left|Monte-Carlo Masters
|A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |0 / 1 |1–1 |{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=1|integer=yes}} | ||||||||||||||||||
| bgcolor=efefef align=left|Hamburg
|A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |colspan=2 style=color:#767676|NMS |0 / 1 |0–1 |{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}} | ||||||||||||||||||
| bgcolor=efefef align=left|Rome Masters
|A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |0 / 1 |0–1 |{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}} | ||||||||||||||||||
| bgcolor=efefef align=left|Canada Masters
|A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |0 / 3 |4–3 |{{tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=3|integer=yes}} | ||||||||||||||||||
| bgcolor=efefef align=left|Cincinnati Masters
|A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |A |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |0 / 3 |0–3 |{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=3|integer=yes}} | ||||||||||||||||||
| bgcolor=efefef align=left|Paris Masters
|A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |0 / 0 |0–0 |{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}} | ||||||||||||||||||
| style=text-align:left|Win–loss
!0–0 !0–0 !2–3 !5–7 !0–0 !0–0 !0–2 !1–1 !0–0 !0–1 !0–0 !0–0 !0–0 !0–0 !1–1 !0 / 15 !9–15 !{{tennis win percentage|won=9|lost=15|integer=yes}} |
References
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External links
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