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Héctor Ortiz (2 April 1961—27 July 2010) was a Mexican professional tennis player.

Héctor Ortiz

Country (sports)	Mexico
Born	(1961-04-02)2 April 1961 Mexico City, Mexico
Died	27 July 2010(2010-07-27) (aged 49) Naucalpan, Mexico
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Singles
Career record	0–1
Highest ranking	No. 269 (15 September 1986)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon	Q2 (1986)
Doubles
Career record	0–0
Highest ranking	No. 355 (18 May 1987)

Born in Mexico City, Ortiz attended La Jolla High School in the late 1970s, before playing collegiate tennis for Pepperdine University. On the professional tour he reached a career high singles ranking of 269, played in qualifiers at Wimbledon and made the main draw of the 1987 Guarujá Open.[1] He won one ATP Challenger tournament as a doubles player.

Ortiz died of a heart attack in 2010 while playing tennis at the Reforma Athletic Club in Naucalpan, Mexico.[2]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
1.	1986	Knokke, Belgium	Clay	Danilo Marcelino	Alain Brichant Jan Vanlangendonck	6–4, 6–7, 6–3

References

External links

• Héctor Ortiz at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Héctor Ortiz at the International Tennis Federation

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