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]
Full name | Horacio Armando de la Peña |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Residence | Buenos Aires, Argentina[1] Santiago, Chile |
Born | (1966-08-01) 1 August 1966 (age 56) 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) |
Career record | 190–180 |
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Career record | 84–92 |
Coaching career (1994–) | |
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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]
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 |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 1985 | Marbella, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–1 | Apr 1986 | Bari, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 7–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 1–2 | Oct 1988 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–2 | May 1989 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 3–2 | Jul 1990 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–2 |
Win | 4–2 | Apr 1993 | Charlotte, United States | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Source: ATP [13]
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 1987 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
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Withdrew |
Win | 1–1 | Nov 1988 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 2–1 | Jun 1990 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–2 | Sep 1990 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3–2 | Apr 1991 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 4–2 | Mar 1992 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Loss | 4–3 | Jul 1992 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 5–3 | Sep 1992 | Cologne, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–0, 6–2 |
Loss | 5–4 | Oct 1992 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 5–5 | Feb 1993 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 4–6 |
Win | 6–5 | Oct 1993 | Athens, Greece | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |