Horacio de la Peña

Horacio Armando de la Peña (born 1 August 1966[1]), nicknamed "el Pulga" ("the Flea"),[6] is a tennis coach and a former tennis player from Argentina, who reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 31.[1]

Horacio de la Peña

Full name	Horacio Armando de la Peña
Country (sports)	Argentina
Residence	Buenos Aires, Argentina[1] Santiago, Chile
Born	1 August 1966 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	1984
Retired	1994
Plays	Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,234,768
Singles
Career record	190–180
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 31 (6 April 1987)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (1989)
French Open	4R (1986)
Wimbledon	1R (1988, 1989, 1992, 1993)
US Open	3R (1985)
Doubles
Career record	84–92
Career titles	6
Highest ranking	No. 53 (22 April 1991)

Horacio de la Peña

Career record	190–180
Career record	84–92
Coaching career (1994–)
Franco Squillari (1994–2001)[2] Martín Rodríguez Guillermo Coria (2006)[3] Paul Capdeville (2010–) Adrián García Fernando González (2001–2006)[4] Mariano Puerta[5] José Acasuso[5] Ker-Etlis[5] David Nalbandian[5] Gastón Gaudio[5]
Coaching achievements
Coachee Singles Titles total	6(G)-3(Sq)-1(A)
Coachee(s) Doubles Titles total	1(K)

De la Peña was born in Buenos Aires. He began playing on the ATP circuit professionally in 1984, when he was 17.[1] He won four ATP World Tour titles in his career, all of which were on clay.[7] He also won six doubles titles – five on clay.[7]

De la Peña is most well known as the former coach of Chilean Fernando González.[8] He was also considered the unofficial captain of the Chilean Davis Cup team.[8][9]

As well as González, de la Peña has coached other tennis players, like Franco Squillari,[10] Martín Rodríguez,[11] Guillermo Coria,[12] and a number of other Chilean and Argentine tennis players.

De la Peña currently runs occasional tennis clinics in Santiago, Chile, and has his own tennis academy.[9]

Career finals

Singles (4 wins, 2 losses)

Legend (Singles)

Grand Slam (0–0)

Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)

ATP Masters Series (0–0)

Grand Prix / ATP Tour (4–2)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Apr 1985	Marbella, Spain	Clay	Lawson Duncan	6–0, 6–3
Loss	1–1	Apr 1986	Bari, Italy	Clay	Kent Carlsson	5–7, 7–6, 5–7
Loss	1–2	Oct 1988	São Paulo, Brazil	Hard	Jay Berger	4–6, 4–6
Win	2–2	May 1989	Florence, Italy	Clay	Goran Ivanišević	6–4, 6–3
Win	3–2	Jul 1990	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Karel Nováček	6–4, 7–6^(7–4), 2–6, 6–2
Win	4–2	Apr 1993	Charlotte, North Carolina	Clay	Jaime Yzaga	3–6, 6–3, 6–4

_{Source: ATP [13]}

Doubles (6 wins, 5 losses)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 1987	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Jay Berger	Tomás Carbonell Sergio Casal	def.
Win	1–1	Nov 1988	São Paulo, Brazil	Hard	Jay Berger	Ricardo Acuña Javier Sánchez	5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Win	2–1	Jun 1990	Florence, Italy	Clay	Sergi Bruguera	Luiz Mattar Diego Pérez	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss	2–2	Sep 1987	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Carlos Costa	Sergio Casal] Emilio Sánchez	3–6, 4–6
Win	3–2	Apr 1991	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Diego Nargiso	Boris Becker Eric Jelen	3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Win	4–2	Mar 1992	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Jorge Lozano	Ģirts Dzelde T. J. Middleton	2–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss	4–3	Jul 1992	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Vojtěch Flégl	Sergio Casal] Emilio Sánchez	7–6, 5–7, 3–6
Win	5–3	Sep 1992	Cologne, Germany	Clay	Gustavo Luza	Ronnie Båthman Libor Pimek	6–7, 6–0, 6–2
Loss	5–4	Oct 1992	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Vojtěch Flégl	Johan Donar Ola Jonsson	7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	5–5	Feb 1993	Mexico City, Mexico	Clay	Jorge Lozano	Leonardo Lavalle Jaime Oncins	6–7, 4–6
Win	6–5	Oct 1993	Athens, Greece	Clay	Jorge Lozano	Royce Deppe John Sullivan	3–6, 6–1, 6–2

References

1. Association of Tennis Professionals. "Tennis – ATP World Tour – Players – Horacio De La Pena (Profile)". Retrieved 28 August 2010.
2. Marilyn August (7 June 2000). "Coach Horacio De la Pena on Squillari". The Independent. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
3. "Tenis.- Guillermo Coria y Horacio De la Peña ponen fin a su relación deportiva" [Horacio de la Peña and Fernando González end employment]. interbusca.com. Hispanetwork Publicidad y Servicios. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
4. Reuters. "Guillermo Coria and Horacio de la Pena end their sport relationship" [Horacio de la Peña and Fernando González end employment]. ClickAqui.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
5. "Curriculum Vitae of Horacio de la Peña" (PDF). University of Chile. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
6. "Horacio de la Peña's blog". Archived from the original on 2 May 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
7. Association of Tennis Professionals. "Tennis – ATP World Tour – Players – Horacio De La Pena (Match record)". Retrieved 28 August 2010.
8. Emol.com (9 July 2010). "Horacio de la Peña augura futuro poco "auspicioso" para el tenis chileno" (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2010.
9. Punto Vital writing team (2006). "Chile no es un país orientado al deporte" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
10. Marilyn August (7 June 2000). "Coach Horacio de la Peña on Squillari". The Independent. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
11. menstennisblog.info (13 December 2008). "Fernando Gonzalez blogs about his new coach: Martín Rodríguez". Retrieved 28 August 2010.
12. Jay Jarrahi (9 January 2007). "The fall and fall of Guillermo Coria". Sportingo. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
13. Association of Tennis Professionals. "Tennis – ATP World Tour – Players – Horacio De La Pena (Titles/finals)". Retrieved 28 August 2010.

External links

• Horacio De La Pena at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Horacio De La Pena at the International Tennis Federation
• Horacio De La Pena at the Davis Cup