Country (sports) | Philippines | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1967-09-22) 22 September 1967 (age 57) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career record | 1–5 (Davis Cup) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 694 (30 Nov 1992) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 1–6 (Davis Cup) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 558 (23 Aug 1993) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sofronio Palahang (born 22 September 1967), also known as Camoy Palahang, is a Filipino former professional tennis player. He featured on the professional tennis tour in the 1990s.
Palahang appeared in eight Davis Cup ties for the Philippines, which included a 1991 World Group qualifier against Sweden. In his final Davis Cup appearance in 1996 he achieved the only singles win of his career, over Taiwanese player Chen Chih-jung in five sets. He won six Southeast Asian Games medals representing the Philippines and also competed at the Asian Games.
References
- Leyba, Olmin (28 July 2011). "Best thing that ever happened to tennis". The Philippine Star.
- "Tennis". The News-Press. 6 April 1996.
- "Adam, Rama stun Filipinos". New Straits Times. 4 October 1994. p. 43.
External links
- Sofronio Palahang at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Sofronio Palahang at the Davis Cup
- Sofronio Palahang at the International Tennis Federation
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Filipino male tennis players
- Tennis players at the 1994 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for the Philippines
- SEA Games medalists in tennis
- SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines
- SEA Games silver medalists for the Philippines
- SEA Games bronze medalists for the Philippines
- Competitors at the 1991 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 1993 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 1995 SEA Games
- 20th-century Filipino sportsmen