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Marcelo Ríos is a Chilean male tennis player born in Santiago on December 26, 1975. A left-handed athlete, he began his professional career in 1994 and concluded it in 2004. Throughout his tenure, he compiled a singles record of 391–192 and a doubles record of 36–58. He competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and earned prize money totaling 9,713,771.
Ríos is coached by Peter Lundgren and speaks Spanish. He resides in Santiago, the city of his birth, and is married to María Eugenia Larraín. His professional activities are categorized under the sport of tennis, where he holds the position of player.
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Film & TV
Santiago, Chile
Known for
- De tú a tú — Self2021
- Podemos hablar — Self - Guest2019
- El Cubo — Self2016
- Animal nocturno — Self2006
- Biografías — Self (archive footage)2002
- De pé a pá — Self1996
- Viva el lunes — Self1995
- Noche de ronda — Self1993
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Key facts
- Country sports
- Chile
- Residence
- Santiago , Chile
- Born
- ( 1975-12-26 ) 26 December 1975 (age 50) , Santiago, Chile
- Height
- 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
- Plays
- Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
- Prize money
- US$9,713,771
- Career record
- 391–192 (67.1%)
- Highest ranking
- No. 1 (30 March 1998)
- Australian open
- F ( 1998 )
- French open
- QF ( 1998 , 1999 )
- Wimbledon
- 4R ( 1997 )
- Us open
- QF ( 1997 )
- Tour finals
- RR ( 1998 )
- Grand slam cup
- W ( 1998 )
- Olympic games
- 1R ( 2000 )
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Sports profile
- Sport
- Tennis
- Position
- Tennis Player
- Nationality
- Chile
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Marcelo
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Chile
- Place of birth
- Santiago
- Spouse
- María Eugenia Larraín
- Occupation
- tennis player
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Participant in
- 2000 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- tennis
- Mass
- 75
- Image
- Marcelo Rios 2004.jpg
- Height
- 175
- Residence
- Santiago
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- Commons category
- Marcelo Ríos
- date of birth
- 1975-12-26
- singles record
- 391–192
- doubles record
- 36–58
- prize money
- 9713771
- head coach
- Peter Lundgren
- end of work period
- 2004-00-00
- start of work period
- 1994-00-00
- social media followers
- 457145
- handedness
- left-handedness
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Encyclopedic overview
Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga ( Latin American Spanish: [maɾˈselo ˈri.os]; born 26 December 1975) is a Chilean former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), the first Latin American Male to reach the top position. Ríos won 18 ATP Tour-level singles titles, including five Masters events, and was the runner-up at the 1998 Australian Open. He is the only man to have been world No. 1 on the ATP singles rankings without ever winning a major singles tournament.
Ríos was the first player to win all three clay court Masters tournaments (Monte Carlo, Rome, and Hamburg) since the format began in 1990. He was also the third man (after Michael Chang and Pete Sampras) to complete the Sunshine Double (winning Indian Wells and Miami Masters in the same year), which he achieved in 1998. At 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in), Ríos is the shortest man to hold the number 1 ranking. He also held the top ranking in juniors.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Marcelo Ríos” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.