Nicolás Lapentti
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| Nickname(s) | Nicky or Nico | |
| Country |  Ecuador |
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| Residence | Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| Date of birth | August 13, 1976 | |
| Place of birth | Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| Height | ft in ( m) | |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | |
| Turned Pro | 1995 | |
| Plays | Right | |
| Career Prize Money | $5,452,663 USD | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 285 - 247 | |
| Career titles: | 5 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 6 (November 22, 1999) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | SF (1999) | |
| French Open | 4th Round (2000) | |
| Wimbledon | QF (2002) | |
| U.S. Open | 3rd round (2001) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 139 - 141 | |
| Career titles: | 3 | |
| Highest ranking: | 32 (May 10, 1999) | |
Nicolás Alexander Lapentti Gomez (born August 13, 1976 in Guayaquil) is a professional tennis player from Ecuador. Currently he is ranked 80th.
Beginnings
Lapentti began playing tennis at the age of six. He first came to the tennis world's attention an outstanding junior player who won the Orange Bowl in Florida in 1994, when he also captured the junior doubles titles at the French Open (w Kuerten) and the US Open.
Professional
Lapentti turned professional in 1995 and won his first top-level singles title later that year
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In 1999, Lapentti was a semi-finalist at the Australian Open. He also won two tour singles titles that year and reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 6 that November.
In 2002, Lapentti won his fifth tour singles title at St Pölten.
His brother, Giovanni, is also a professional tennis player.
In the first round of the 2007 US Open, he is slated to face Israeli Dudi Sela.
Davis Cup
He is also member of Ecuador Davis Cup team since 1993. Has represented his country in Davis Cup since he was 17, and won the deciding rubber against Great Britain (July 2000) to put Ecuador into the World Group. Lapentti is the player with most games played with the Davis Cup team.
Titles
Singles (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 2001 | Kitzbuhel  |
Clay | Albert Costa  |
1-6 6-4 7-5 7-5 |
| 2. | 2002 | St Pölten  |
Clay | Fernando Vicente  |
7-5 6-4 |
| 3. | 1999 | Lyon  |
Indoor | Lleyton Hewitt  |
6-3 6-2 |
| 4. | 1999 | Indianapolis  |
Indoor | Vincent Spadea |
4-6 6-4 6-4 |
Personal
Brother Giovanni, a very promising tennis player himself and earned his first ATP ranking in 1998.
Set up the Nicolas Lapentti Foundation in late 2000 to help bring tennis to the underprivileged, and develop future champions. Other interests include soccer and reading Robert Ludlum books.
Sources
- US Open 2006 Official Website-Most infobox info
External links
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