Borja Uribe Explained

Borja Uribe
Fullname:Borja Uribe-Quintana
Birth Date:24 June 1964
Birth Place:Valencia, Spain
Height:185 cm
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$31,931
Highestsinglesranking:No. 226 (11 December 1989)
Doublesrecord:7–13
Highestdoublesranking:No. 92 (19 June 1989)
Frenchopendoublesresult:2R (1989)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (1989)

Borja Uribe-Quintana (pronounced as /es/; born 24 June 1964) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.

Biography

Born in Valencia, Uribe attended Louisiana State University and played American collegiate tennis for four years, where he was known by the name "Billy".[1]

During his time competing on the professional circuit, which began in 1988, he was most successful as a doubles player. He reached a top doubles ranking of 92 in the world and won two Challenger titles. His best performance on the Grand Prix circuit was a semi-final appearance at Florence in 1989, partnering Mihnea-Ion Năstase, the nephew of Ilie.[2]

All of his grand slam main draw appearances came in 1989. At the 1989 French Open he and partner Juan Carlos Báguena made the second round of the men's doubles, by beating 11th seeds Darren Cahill and Mark Kratzmann. He also competed in the mixed doubles with Bettina Fulco, then in the men's doubles at the 1989 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Luis Herrera.[3]

Since 1995 he has worked as a tennis coach. He was the childhood coach of Daniel Gimeno Traver and remained with the Spaniard until 2010.[4] In 2015 he began coaching Venezuelan Davis Cup player Ricardo Rodríguez.[5]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1988Strasbourg, FranceClay Juan Carlos Báguena Pavel Vojtíšek
Ivo Werner
6–4, 6–3
2.1989Vilamoura, PortugalHard Marcos Górriz Simone Colombo
David Felgate
6–1, 3–6, 7–6

Notes and References

  1. News: From Rags to Riches: How 1988 season turned LSU tennis around. 3 April 2012. The Daily Reveille. 1 June 2018.
  2. Web site: ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Florence - 22 May - 28 May 1989. ITF. 1 June 2018.
  3. News: Scoreboard. 1 July 1989. Asbury Park Press. 53. 1 June 2018.
  4. News: El revés del tenis. 5 March 2018. Hoy. Spanish. 1 June 2018.
  5. Web site: Coaches: Borja Uribe-Quintana. Association of Tennis Professionals. 1 June 2018.