Héctor Ortiz (2 April 1961—27 July 2010) was a Mexican professional tennis player.
Country (sports) | Mexico |
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Born | Mexico City, Mexico | 2 April 1961
Died | 27 July 2010 Naucalpan, Mexico | (aged 49)
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
editDoubles: (1)
editNo. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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1. | 1986 | Knokke, Belgium | Clay | Danilo Marcelino | Alain Brichant Jan Vanlangendonck |
6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
References
edit- ^ "Guaruja 1987 Tennis Tournament". itftennis.com.
- ^ Center Court - Balboa Tennis Club newsletter. March 2011. p. 6.