Luis Lobo (born 9 November 1970) is a retired professional male tennis player from Argentina,[6] who won the gold medal in the men's doubles competition at the 1995 Pan American Games.[7]

Luis Lobo
Country (sports) Argentina
Born (1970-11-09) 9 November 1970 (age 54)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1994
Retired2002
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$913,682
Singles
Career record2–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 167 (7 October 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenQ3 (1992)
Doubles
Career record192–130
Career titles12
Highest rankingNo. 12 (21 July 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1998)
French Open3R (1996)
Wimbledon2R (2002)
US OpenQF (1996, 1998)
Coaching career (1998–)
Coaching achievements
Coachee singles titles total12(R)-1(Moya)-1(N)-3(Mon.)=17(total)
Coachee(s) doubles titles total3(R)-2(Mon.)=5(total)
List of notable tournaments
(with champion)
  • 1998 Rome, Miami, Indian Wells Masters (Rios)
  • 1998 Grand Slam Cup (Rios)
  • 1999 Hamburg Masters (Rios)
  • 1998 Australian Open (Rios doubles)
  • 1999 Monte Carlo Masters (Rios doubles)
Medal record
Representing  Argentina
Tennis
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata Men's Doubles

He reached his career high doubles ranking, World No. 12, on 21 July 1997.[8] He is currently a coach, and has worked with players including Spain's Carlos Moyà and Argentina's Juan Mónaco.[9]

Career finals

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Doubles: 20 (12 wins, 8 losses)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (1)
ATP Championship Series (2)
ATP Tour (9)
Titles by surface
Hard (2)
Clay (10)
Grass (0)
Carpet (0)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Oct 1994 Athens, Greece Clay   Javier Sánchez   Cristian Brandi
  Federico Mordegan
5–7, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 1. Jan 1995 Auckland, New Zealand Hard   Javier Sánchez   Grant Connell
  Patrick Galbraith
6–4, 6–3
Loss 2. Mar 1995 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard   Javier Sánchez   Trevor Kronemann
  David Macpherson
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 3. May 1995 Monte-Carlo, Monaco Clay   Javier Sánchez   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis
6–1, 6–2
Loss 4. May 1995 Munich, Germany Clay   Javier Sánchez   Trevor Kronemann
  David Macpherson
6–3, 6–4
Win 2. Jul 1995 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay   Javier Sánchez   Arnaud Boetsch
  Marc Rosset
6–7, 7–6, 7–6
Win 3. Aug 1995 Umag, Croatia Clay   Javier Sánchez   David Ekerot
  László Markovits
6–4, 6–0
Win 4. Apr 1996 Barcelona, Spain Clay   Javier Sánchez   Neil Broad
  Piet Norval
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 5. May 1996 Prague, Czech Republic Clay   Javier Sánchez   Yevgeny Kafelnikov
  Daniel Vacek
6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Win 5. Aug 1996 Umag, Croatia Clay   Pablo Albano   Ģirts Dzelde
  Udo Plamberger
6–4, 6–1
Win 6. Jan 1997 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Hard   Javier Sánchez   Paul Haarhuis
  Jan Siemerink
6–4, 6–7, 6–3
Win 7. Mar 1997 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard   Javier Sánchez   Jonas Björkman
  Rick Leach
6–3, 6–3
Win 8. May 1997 Hamburg, Germany Clay   Javier Sánchez   Neil Broad
  Piet Norval
6–3, 7–6
Win 9. Oct 1997 Bucharest, Romania Clay   Javier Sánchez   Hendrik Jan Davids
  Daniel Orsanic
7–5, 7–5
Win 10. Nov 1997 Bogotá, Colombia Clay   Fernando Meligeni   Karim Alami
  Maurice Ruah
6–1, 6–3
Win 11. Jul 2001 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay   Àlex Corretja   Simon Aspelin
  Andrew Kratzmann
6–1, 6–4
Loss 6. Jul 2001 Amsterdam, Netherlands Clay   Àlex Corretja   Paul Haarhuis
  Sjeng Schalken
6–4, 6–2
Loss 7. Feb 2002 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay   Lucas Arnold Ker   Gastón Etlis
  Martin Rodríguez
6–3, 6–4
Loss 8. Apr 2002 Casablanca, Morocco Clay   Martín García   Stephen Huss
  Myles Wakefield
6–4, 6–2
Win 12. Sep 2002 Palermo, Italy Clay   Lucas Arnold Ker   František Čermák
  Leoš Friedl
6–4, 4–6, 6–2

Mixed doubles: 1 finals (1 runner-ups)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1998 French Open Clay   Serena Williams   Justin Gimelstob
  Venus Williams
3–6, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ "Último Minuto | Emol.com".
  2. ^ "Carlos Moya: Profile". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Players | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  4. ^ "Around the World with Mr. Ed (February 23, 2004)".
  5. ^ "Juan Monaco Hires Gaston Etlis as New Tennis Coach".
  6. ^ "Luis Lobo: Profile". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  7. ^ "Pan American Games History". United States Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  8. ^ "Luis Lobo: Rankings History". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  9. ^ "Biography: Monaco, Juan (ARG)". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
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