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Spanish tennis player
Jacobo Díaz
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceMadrid, Spain
Born (1976-07-11) 11 July 1976 (age 48)
Madrid, Spain
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro1995
Retired2004
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$689,680
Singles
Career record28–62
Career titles0
3 Challenger, 2 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 68 (25 June 2001)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)
French Open3R (2001)
Wimbledon1R (2001)
US Open1R (1999, 2001)
Doubles
Career record0–3
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 526 (1 May 1995)
Last updated on: 13 December 2022.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz.

Jacobo Díaz Ruiz (born 11 July 1976) is a former professional male tennis player from Spain who retired in 2004. He had a promising juniors career, highlighted by the victory at Roland Garros in 1994. The right-handed player's career-high ATP Entry ranking was World No. 68, achieved in June 2001.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 9 (5–4)

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–4)
ITF Futures (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (5–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 1996 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay Hungary Attila Sávolt 6–7, 6–1, 4–6
Win 1–1 Apr 1999 Barletta, Italy Challenger Clay Argentina Guillermo Cañas 6–7, 6–0, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Apr 1999 Nice, France Challenger Clay Argentina Gastón Gaudio 2–6, 3–6
Loss 1–3 Sep 1999 Seville, Spain Challenger Clay Argentina Sebastián Prieto 6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Loss 1–4 Jul 2000 Venice, Italy Challenger Clay Argentina Agustín Calleri 0–6, 1–6
Win 2–4 Aug 2000 Kyiv, Ukraine Challenger Clay Greece Solon Peppas 6–1, 6–3
Win 3–4 May 2001 Zagreb, Croatia Challenger Clay Spain Albert Montañés 7–6, 3–6, 6–2
Win 4–4 Jun 2004 Spain F12, Maspalomas Futures Clay Spain Juan Giner 6–3, 7–5
Win 5–4 Jul 2004 Spain F15, Gandia Futures Clay Spain Héctor Ruiz-Cadenas 6–4, 7–5

Performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R Q3 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 5 0–5 0%
French Open 1R Q1 Q2 Q2 1R 3R A Q1 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Wimbledon A A A A A 1R A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open A A A 1R A 1R A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–4 0–1 0–1 0 / 11 2–11 15%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Miami A A A A A 2R Q1 A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Monte Carlo A A A A A Q1 A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Rome A Q2 A Q2 A QF A A 0 / 1 3–1 75%
Hamburg A 3R 1R A A A A A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Madrid Not Masters Series Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 4–2 0–0 0–0 0 / 4 6–4 60%

Junior Grand Slam Finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1994 French Open Clay Italy Giorgio Galimberti 6–3, 7–6

Wins over top 10 players

# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score
2001
1. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 Italian Open, Rome, Italy Clay 2R 7–6, 1–6, 7–5

External links

French Open boys' singles champions


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