Ángel Giménez

Ángel Giménez (born 10 October 1955) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.^[1]

Ángel Giménez

Country (sports)	Spain
Born	(1955-10-10) 10 October 1955 (age 67) Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	82–107
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 42 (31 December 1978)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	2R (1981)
Wimbledon	2R (1981)
Doubles
Career record	45–94
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 145 (3 January 1983)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	2R (1981)
Medal record Mediterranean Games 1975 Algiers Singles 1975 Algiers Doubles

Career

Giménez twice made the second round in the singles draw of a Grand Slam draw, both times in 1981. At the French Open he defeated Bolivian Mario Martinez, before losing to Paul Torre. Then at Wimbledon that year he had a win over Jörgen Windahl and was then beaten by Andrew Pattison in five sets. His best doubles performance came in the 1981 French Open, when he and Ricardo Cano reached the third round.^[2] He never competed in the Australian Open or US Open.

He won two titles on the Grand Prix tennis circuit, at Vienna in 1980 and then the British Hard Court Championships later that year. As a doubles player he reached three finals, but lost them all. He had one of the best wins of his career in 1981 when he defeated Vitas Gerulaitis at Hamburg.^[3]

In the Davis Cup, Giménez took part in seven ties for Spain, from 1976 to 1982. The Spaniard won six of his 10 rubbers, two in singles and four in doubles.^[4]

As a coach he has worked with many players, including Gabriela Sabatini,^[5] Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Daniela Hantuchová. He now works at the Academia Sanchez-Casal in Barcelona, Spain.

Career finals

Singles: 3 (2–1)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jun 1980	Vienna, Austria	Clay	Tomáš Šmíd	1–6, 1–1 ret.
Win	2–0	Sep 1980	Bournemouth, United Kingdom	Clay	Shlomo Glickstein	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss	2–1	Apr 1982	Bournemouth, United Kingdom	Clay	Manuel Orantes	2–6, 0–6

Doubles: 3 (0–3)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 1981	Mar del Plata, Argentina	Clay	Jairo Velasco, Sr.	David Carter   Paul Kronk	7–6, 4–6, 0–6
Loss	0–2	Jan 1982	Viña Del Mar, Chile	Clay	Guillermo Aubone	Manuel Orantes   Raúl Ramírez	Default
Loss	0–3	Feb 1982	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Manuel Orantes	Hans Kary   Zoltan Kuharszky	5–7, 2–6

References

1. "El tenista español Angel Giménez". El País (in Spanish). 5 February 1982.
2. ITF Tennis Profile
3. ATP World Tour Profile
4. Davis Cup Profile
5. Gabriela Sabatini "Tenía como coach primero a Ángel Giménez y luego, en la etapa de los.."

External links

• Ángel Giménez at the Association of Tennis Professionals  
• Ángel Giménez at the International Tennis Federation