Sebastián Prieto (tennis)

Sebastián Prieto (Spanish pronunciation: [seβasˈtjam ˈpɾjeto];[a] born 19 May 1975) is an Argentine former professional tennis player.

Sebastián Prieto
Country (sports) Argentina
ResidenceBuenos Aires, Argentina
Born (1975-05-19) 19 May 1975 (age 48)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1996
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$1,271,907
Singles
Career record4–12 (25.0%)
Career titles0
3 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 137 (18 May 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2000)
French OpenQ3 (2000)
WimbledonQ1 (1999, 2000, 2002)
US OpenQ2 (1998, 1999)
Doubles
Career record202–210 (49.0%)
Career titles10
28 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 22 (10 July 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2006)
French OpenQF (2003)
Wimbledon3R (2006)
US Open3R (2003)
Team competitions
Davis Cup1–2 (33.3%)
Coaching career (2010–present)
Last updated on: 2 December 2022.

Primarily a doubles specialist, Prieto has won ten doubles titles in his career. He began playing for the Argentina Davis Cup team in 1999.

Prieto coached Juan Martín del Potro from 2017 to 2020.[1]

ATP career finals edit

Doubles: 26 (10 titles, 16 runner-ups) edit

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (1–0)
ATP World Series (9–16)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (10–15)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (10–15)
Indoors (0–1)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1996 San Marino, San Marino Clay   Mariano Hood   Pablo Albano
  Lucas Arnold Ker
1–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 1998 San Marino, San Marino Clay   Mariano Hood   Jiří Novák
  David Rikl
4–6, 6–7
Win 1–2 Nov 1998 Santiago, Chile Clay   Mariano Hood   Massimo Bertolini
  Devin Bowen
7–6, 6–7, 7–6
Win 2–2 Oct 1999 Palermo, Italy Clay   Mariano Hood   Lan Bale
  Alberto Martín
6–3, 6–1
Win 3–2 Jan 2001 Bogotá, Colombia Clay   Mariano Hood   Martín Rodríguez
  André Sá
6–2, 6–4
Loss 3–3 Feb 2001 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay   Mariano Hood   Tomás Carbonell
  Lucas Arnold Ker
4–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss 3–4 Feb 2001 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay   Mariano Hood   Tomás Carbonell
  Lucas Arnold Ker
7–5, 5–7, 6–7(5–7)
Win 4–4 Feb 2003 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay   Mariano Hood   Lucas Arnold Ker
  David Nalbandian
6–2, 6–2
Loss 4–5 May 2004 Barcelona, Spain Clay   Mariano Hood   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 4–6 Aug 2004 Sopot, Poland Clay   Martín García   František Čermák
  Leoš Friedl
6–2, 2–6, 3–6
Loss 4–7 Feb 2005 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay   José Acasuso   František Čermák
  Leoš Friedl
2–6, 5–7
Loss 4–8 Jul 2005 Båstad, Sweden Clay   José Acasuso   Jonas Björkman
  Joachim Johansson
2–6, 3–6
Win 5–8 Jul 2005 Stuttgart, Germany Clay   José Acasuso   Mariano Hood
  Tommy Robredo
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss 5–9 Aug 2005 Sopot, Poland Clay   Lucas Arnold Ker   Mariusz Fyrstenberg
  Marcin Matkowski
6–7(7–9), 4–6
Win 6–9 Sep 2005 Bucharest, Romania Clay   José Acasuso   Victor Hănescu
  Andrei Pavel
6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 6–10 Oct 2005 Metz, France Hard   José Acasuso   Michaël Llodra
  Fabrice Santoro
2–5, 5–3, 4–5(4–7)
Win 7–10 Jan 2006 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay   José Acasuso   František Čermák
  Leoš Friedl
7–6(7–2), 6–4
Loss 7–11 Aug 2006 Sopot, Poland Clay   Martín García   František Čermák
  Leoš Friedl
3–6, 5–7
Win 8–11 Feb 2007 Buenos Aires, Argentina (2) Clay   Martín García   Albert Montañés
  Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
6–4, 6–2
Loss 8–12 Apr 2007 Valencia, Spain Clay   Yves Allegro   Wesley Moodie
  Todd Perry
5–7, 5–7
Loss 8–13 May 2007 Estoril, Portugal Clay   Martín García   Marcelo Melo
  André Sá
6–3, 2–6, [6–10]
Loss 8–14 Jul 2007 Båstad, Sweden Clay   Martín García   Simon Aspelin
  Julian Knowle
2–6, 4–6
Loss 8–15 Aug 2007 Sopot, Poland Clay   Martín García   Mariusz Fyrstenberg
  Marcin Matkowski
1–6, 1–6
Loss 8–16 Sep 2007 Bucharest, Romania Clay   Martín García   Oliver Marach
  Michal Mertiňák
6–7(2–7), 6–7(10)
Win 9–16 Feb 2008 Viña del Mar, Chile (2) Clay   José Acasuso   Máximo González
  Juan Mónaco
6–1, 3–0, ret.
Win 10–16 Feb 2010 Buenos Aires, Argentina (3) Clay   Horacio Zeballos   Simon Greul
  Peter Luczak
7–6(7–4), 6–3

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals edit

Singles: 6 (4–2) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–2)
ITF Futures (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 1997 Cali, Colombia Challenger Clay   Ramón Delgado 3–6, 6–1, 6–7
Win 1–1 Oct 1998 Santiago, Chile Challenger Clay   Peter Wessels 7–5, 6–4
Win 2–1 Sep 1999 Seville, Spain Challenger Clay   Jacobo Díaz 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss 2–2 Nov 2000 Santiago, Chile Challenger Clay   Diego Moyano 3–6, 2–6
Win 3–2 Oct 2001 Brasília, Brazil Challenger Clay   Sébastien de Chaunac 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(8–6)
Win 4–2 Nov 2003 Argentina F5, Buenos Aires Futures Clay   Júlio Silva 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4

Doubles: 38 (28–10) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (28–8)
ITF Futures (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (24–8)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 1997 Merano, Italy Challenger Clay   Mariano Hood   Cristian Brandi
  Filippo Messori
6–1, 4–6, 7–6
Win 2–0 Aug 1997 Santa Cruz, Bolivia Challenger Clay   Mariano Hood   Egberto Caldas
  Adriano Ferreira
7–6, 4–6, 6–3
Win 3–0 Oct 1997 Lima, Peru Challenger Clay   Mariano Hood   Kris Goossens
  Jimy Szymanski
6–2, 6–1
Loss 3–1 Nov 1997 Palmar, Puerto Rico Challenger Clay   Mariano Hood   Lucas Arnold Ker
  Daniel Orsanic
5–7, 6–3, 3–6
Win 4–1 Dec 1997 Santiago, Chile Challenger Clay   Mariano Hood   Diego del Río
  Mariano Puerta
7–5, 6–1
Loss 4–2 Mar 1998 Salinas, Ecuador Challenger Hard   Mariano Hood   David DiLucia
  Michael Sell
6–7, 4–6
Loss 4–3 Aug 1998 Scheveningen, Netherlands Challenger Clay   Martín Rodríguez   Agustín Calleri
  Tobias Hildebrand
2–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win 5–3 Aug 1998 Poznań, Poland Challenger Clay   Martín Rodríguez   Cristian Brandi
  Márcio Carlsson
6–3, 6–4
Loss 5–4 Dec 1998 Guadalajara, Mexico Challenger Clay   Martín García   Sander Groen
  Ali Hamadeh
4–6, 2–6
Win 6–4 Mar 1999 Salinas, Ecuador Challenger Hard   Mariano Hood   Lucas Arnold Ker
  Daniel Orsanic
6–2, 7–6
Win 7–4 Apr 1999 Nice, France Challenger Clay   Martín García   Tomáš Cibulec
  Leoš Friedl
7–6, 6–4
Win 8–4 Jun 1999 Maia, Portugal Challenger Clay   Mariano Hood   Emanuel Couto
  Bernardo Mota
6–2, 6–0
Loss 8–5 Oct 1999 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Clay   Mariano Hood   Jaime Oncins
  Daniel Orsanic
2–6, 2–6
Loss 8–6 Oct 1999 Lima, Peru Challenger Clay   Mariano Hood   Pablo Albano
  Martín García
6–7, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 8–7 Sep 2000 Skopje, Macedonia Challenger Clay   Dejan Petrović   Enzo Artoni
  Sergio Roitman
5–7, 7–5, 3–6
Win 9–7 Oct 2000 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Clay   Mariano Hood   Tomas Behrend
  Germán Puentes Alcañiz
6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 9–8 Jul 2001 Venice, Italy Challenger Clay   Luis Horna   Mark Merklein
  Mitch Sprengelmeyer
4–6, 6–7(7–9)
Win 10–8 Mar 2002 San Luis Potosí, Brazil Challenger Clay   Ignacio Hirigoyen   Dick Norman
  Orlin Stanoytchev
walkover
Loss 10–9 May 2002 Ljubljana, Slovenia Challenger Clay   Luis Horna   Edgardo Massa
  Mariano Hood
5–7, 1–6
Loss 10–10 May 2002 Budapest, Hungary Challenger Clay   Mariano Hood   Karol Beck
  Jaroslav Levinský
6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Loss 10–11 Jun 2002 Prostějov, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Mariano Hood   František Čermák
  Ota Fukárek
3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 10–12 Jul 2002 Scheveningen, Netherlands Challenger Clay   Mariano Hood   Edwin Kempes
  Martin Verkerk
4–6, 4–6
Win 11–12 Sep 2002 Maia, Portugal Challenger Clay   Sergio Roitman   Paul Baccanello
  Todd Perry
6–4, 6–4
Win 12–12 Nov 2002 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Clay   Mariano Hood   Luis Horna
  Sergio Roitman
6–3, 6–4
Win 13–12 Mar 2003 Salinas, Ecuador Challenger Hard   Martín García   Michael Kohlmann
  Harel Levy
walkover
Win 14–12 Mar 2003 Barletta, Italy Challenger Clay   Sergio Roitman   Massimo Bertolini
  Giorgio Galimberti
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 14–13 May 2003 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Martín García   Tomáš Berdych
  Michal Navrátil
4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win 15–13 Jun 2003 Braunschweig, Germany Challenger Clay   Jim Thomas   Juan Ignacio Carrasco
  Albert Montañés
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 15–14 Nov 2003 Argentina F6, Buenos Aires Futures Clay   Diego del Río   Gustavo Marcaccio
  Andrés Schneiter
2–6, 7–6(7–2), 4–6
Win 16–14 Apr 2005 Paget, Bermuda Challenger Clay   Jordan Kerr   Michal Tabara
  Tomáš Zíb
walkover
Win 17–14 May 2005 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Jordan Kerr   Travis Parrott
  Rogier Wassen
6–4, 6–3
Loss 17–15 Sep 2005 Szczecin, Poland Challenger Clay   Agustín Calleri   Mariusz Fyrstenberg
  Marcin Matkowski
2–6, 4–6
Win 18–15 Nov 2005 Buenos Aires, Argentina Challenger Clay   Lucas Arnold Ker   Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
  Santiago Ventura
6–0, 6–4
Loss 18–16 Mar 2007 Sunrise, United States Challenger Hard   Juan Martín del Potro   Konstantinos Economidis
  Kristof Vliegen
3–6, 4–6
Win 19–16 Oct 2008 Andrezieux, France Challenger Hard   Martín García   José Acasuso
  Diego Hartfield
6–3, 6–1
Win 20–16 Nov 2007 Buenos Aires, Argentina Challenger Clay   Marcelo Melo   Brian Dabul
  Máximo González
6–4, 7–6(7–0)
Win 21–16 Oct 2008 Buenos Aires, Argentina Challenger Clay   Máximo González   Thomaz Bellucci
  Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
7–5, 6–3
Win 22–16 Nov 2008 Lima, Peru Challenger Clay   Luis Horna   Ramón Delgado
  Júlio Silva
6–3, 6–3
Win 23–16 Mar 2009 Santiago, Chile Challenger Clay   Horacio Zeballos   Rogério Dutra Silva
  Flávio Saretta
7–6(7–2), 6–2
Win 24–16 Mar 2009 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay   Horacio Zeballos   Alexander Peya
  Fernando Vicente
4–6, 6–1, [11–9]
Win 25–16 Jul 2009 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay   Horacio Zeballos   Marcos Daniel
  Ricardo Mello
6–4, 7–5
Win 26–16 Aug 2009 San Marino, San Marino Challenger Clay   Lucas Arnold Ker   Johan Brunström
  Jean-Julien Rojer
7–6(7–4), 2–6, [10–7]
Win 27–16 Sep 2009 Cali, Colombia Challenger Clay   Horacio Zeballos   Ricardo Hocevar
  João Souza
4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Win 28–16 Jan 2010 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Hard   Brian Dabul   Tomasz Bednarek
  Mateusz Kowalczyk
6–3, 6–3
Loss 28–17 Oct 2010 Montevideo, Uruguay Challenger Clay   Máximo González   Carlos Berlocq
  Brian Dabul
5–7, 3–6
Loss 28–18 Aug 2011 Argentina F11, Neuquén Futures Clay   Fabricio Burdisso   Valentin Florez
  Juan Vazquez-Valenzuela
7–5, 2–6, [8–10]

Performance timelines edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles edit

Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 Q2 A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open Q1 Q1 Q3 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A Q1 Q1 A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open Q2 Q2 Q1 A Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Miami 3R Q1 Q1 A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Monte Carlo A 1R A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 2 1–2 33%

Doubles edit

Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 1R 1R A 1R 2R 2R 3R 1R A 1R 1R 0 / 10 4–10 29%
French Open 3R 3R 1R 1R 3R QF 2R 1R 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R 0 / 13 13–13 0%
Wimbledon 1R 1R 1R A 1R 2R 2R 1R 3R 2R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 12 5–12 29%
US Open 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 3R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 12 5–12 29%
Win–loss 2–3 3–4 1–4 0–3 2–3 6–4 3–4 2–4 5–4 2–4 1–3 0–4 0–3 0 / 47 27–47 36%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A A A A A 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R A A 0 / 5 1–5 17%
Miami 3R 1R 2R 1R A A 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R A A 0 / 9 3–9 25%
Monte Carlo A 1R A Q2 A A 1R A SF A 1R A A 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Rome A A A 2R A A 1R A 2R 1R A A A 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Hamburg A A A A A A 2R A 1R A A NMS 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Madrid Not Masters Series A A A A 1R A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canada A A A A A A A A 2R A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Cincinnati A A A A A A A A 2R A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Paris A A A A A A A 1R A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–5 0–3 6–8 0–3 0–3 0–0 0–0 0 / 28 12–28 30%

Notes edit

  1. ^ In isolation, Sebastián is pronounced [seβasˈtjan].

References edit

  1. ^ "Juan Martín del Potro: Overview". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

External links edit