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| Name: | Mariano Puerta |
| Nationality: | Argentina |
| Gender: | Male |
| Birthdate: | 9/19/1978 |
| Birthplace: | San Francisco (Cordoba), ARG |
| Residence: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Play Style: | Left Handed |
| Raquet: | Babolat |
| Clothes by: | n/a |
| Shoes by: | n/a |
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About:
Began playing tennis at age five with his father, Ruben, who is a tennis coach and used to work with his son... Mother, Maria Emilia...Has one younger brother, Mauro (24) and one younger sister, Maria Paula (25)...Reached Roland Garros junior final in 1995, losing to countryman Mariano Zabaleta...Won South American Championships in '95 and finished No. 4 in world junior rankings that year...The athletes that inspired him most in his life were countryman Diego Maradona and Michael Jordan...Speaks Spanish, Italian and English...Enjoys soccer (Boca favorite team) and cars (BMW fanatic) and favoritee player is Roman Riquelme...Considers clay his favorite surface...Has a 7-1 career Davis Cup record in four ties (5-1 in singles) since 1999...Nicknamed is Marian...Wife, Sol (married Nov. 14, 2003)...A friend of his wife keeps all newspaper clippings from his career...Says most important moment for him was claiming 2005 Casablanca title...Fitness trainer is Dario Lecman, who is an ex-Olympic weightlifter for Argentina (participated in Atlanta, Sydney and Athens Olympics)...Coached by Andres Schneiter. |
Highest Rank:
Career High INDESIT ATP Entry Ranking - Singles: 11 (6/6/2005)
Career High ATP Entry Ranking - Doubles: 68 (8/2/199
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