Ricardo Acuña
{{Short description|Chilean tennis player (born 1958)}}
{{for|the Mexican judoka|Ricardo Acuña (judoka)}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Ricardo Acuña
| image =
| country = {{CHI}}
| residence = Jupiter, Florida, United States
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1958|1|13}}
| birth_place = Santiago, Chile
| height = {{height|m=1.75}}
| turnedpro = 1978
| retired = 1989
| plays = Right-handed
| careerprizemoney = $291,650
| singlesrecord = 69–111
| singlestitles = 0
| highestsinglesranking = No. 47 (17 March 1986)
| FrenchOpenresult = 1R (1983, 1984, 1986)
| Wimbledonresult = QF (1985)
| USOpenresult = 3R (1983)
| doublesrecord = 71–102
| doublestitles = 3
| highestdoublesranking = No. 45 (28 October 1985)
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1981, 1985, 1986)
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R (1987)
| USOpenDoublesresult = 3R (1985)
}}
Ricardo Acuña (born 13 January 1958) is a former tennis player from Chile, who won three doubles titles during his career. The right-hander reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 47 in March 1986.
Since his retirement from competition, Acuña has served as both the assistant director and the Director of Tennis at the ATP Headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. He currently serves on the USTA Player Development staff as a National Coach for Men's tennis.{{cite web | url= http://www.playerdevelopment.usta.com/content/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=123004&itype=7420 | title= Ricardo Acuna- Men's National Coach | author= USTA | author-link= USTA | access-date= 2007-07-11 | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070830034935/http://www.playerdevelopment.usta.com/content/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=123004&itype=7420 | archive-date= 2007-08-30 }}
Career finals
=Singles (1 runner-up)=
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!style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:35px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:50px"|Date !style="width:150px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:150px"|Opponent !style="width:100px" class="unsortable"|Score |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–1 | Nov 1982 | Bahia, Brazil | Carpet | {{flagicon|CHI}} Jaime Fillol | 6–7, 4–6 |
=Doubles (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)=
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!style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:35px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:50px"|Date !style="width:150px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:150px"|Partner !style="width:150px"|Opponents !style="width:100px" class="unsortable"|Score |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–1 | Mar 1983 | Nancy, France | Carpet | {{flagicon|CHI}} Belus Prajoux | {{flagicon|SWE}} Jan Gunnarsson | 5–7, 3–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–1 | Oct 1985 | Toulouse, France | Hard | {{flagicon|SUI}} Jakob Hlasek | {{flagicon|TCH}} Pavel Složil | 3–6, 6–2, 9–7 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2–1 | Nov 1986 | Houston, U.S. | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} Brad Pearce | {{flagicon|USA}} Chip Hooper | 6–4, 7–5 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3–1 | Jan 1988 | Guarujá, Brazil | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Luke Jensen | {{flagicon|ARG}} Javier Frana | 6–1, 6–4 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3–2 | Oct 1988 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | {{flagicon|ESP}} Javier Sánchez | {{flagicon|USA}} Jay Berger | 7–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{ATP}}
- {{ITF}}
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Category:Chilean emigrants to the United States
Category:Chilean male tennis players
Category:Northwestern State University alumni
Category:Sportspeople from Jupiter, Florida
Category:Tennis players from Santiago, Chile
Category:Tennis players from Florida
Category:Tennis players at the 1979 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games medalists in tennis
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Chile
Category:Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games
Category:20th-century Chilean sportsmen
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