Diego Junqueira
Diego Junqueira (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo xuŋˈkejɾa]; born December 28, 1980 in Tandil, Argentina) is a professional tennis player who plays left-handed (with a double-handed backhand) from Argentina. His career high rank was #68, achieved on March 9, 2009.
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| Country (sports) |  |
|---|---|
| Residence | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Born | December 28, 1980 Tandil, Argentina |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 2001 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $727,371 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 11–33 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 68 (March 9, 2009) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2009) |
| French Open | 2R (2008, 2009) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2009) |
| US Open | 2R (2011) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–17 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 156 (September 27, 2010) |
| Current ranking | No. 680 (November 11, 2013) |
| Last updated on: April 2, 2012. | |
Junior career
Diego "Chuky" Junqueira did not appear to have much of a juniors career, according to available ITF results, which show only one top-level tournament for him, in which he qualified and lost first round in Argentina in 1998.[1]
Professional career
2000 to 2007
Junqueira reached a career high of #146 in June 2006.
2008
During late February to early April, Junqueira had good success at the Challenger level, reaching the semifinal in Chile (losing to #140 Eduardo Schwank), the final in Ecuador (beating #155 Fernando Vicente along the way), and the semifinal in France (beating #105 Boris Pašanski and #192 Marc López), to get himself back into the top-200 for the first time in almost 2 years.
In May, he won a Challenger in Italy, beating #206 Dick Norman, #162 Harel Levy, #97 Santiago Ventura, #153 Nicolas Devilder, and #149 Máximo González, those last 4 being the #6, #1, #5, and #4 seeds in the tournament. He then beat #102 Luis Horna in the qualifying round to make the main draw of the 2008 French Open.
2009
In the 2009 Australian Open, he lost to Richard Gasquet in a four set match 6–7, 7–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the first round.