Daniel Lencina-Ribes (born 5 February 1977) is a retired professional tennis player who is born in Alicante, Spain. He got by presidential decree, from president Paksas, the Lithuanian nationality and represented Lithuania at international tennis tournaments. He was number one from Lithuania in the ATP ranking for 322 weeks and a member of Lithuania Davis Cup team for five years. At the moment he is married and lives in Germany where after being the director of the Lencina tennis school, he is working as a clinical psychologist in a psychiatric hospital.

Daniel Lencina-Ribes
Country (sports)Lithuania Lithuania
ResidenceGermany Germany
Born (1977-02-05) 5 February 1977 (age 47)
Spain
Retired2009
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$23,814
Singles
Career record0–0
Highest ranking591 (27 August 2001)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Highest ranking671 (15 September 2003)

ITF Men's Circuit career finals edit

Legend Singles Doubles
Futures 0–0 1–2
Surface Singles Doubles
Clay 0–0 1–2

Doubles edit

Outcome Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 25 June 2000   Zabrze, Poland Clay   David Ferrer   Piotr Szczepanik
  Orest Tereshchuk
4–6, 0–6
Runner-up 4 August 2002   Pärnu, Estonia Clay   Rolandas Muraška   Mait Künnap
  Tapio Nurminen
1–6, 4–6
Winner 24 August 2003   Šiauliai, Lithuania Clay   Tommi Lenho   Stian Boretti
  Federico Torresi
7–6(7–1), 3–6, 6–3

Davis Cup edit

He was a member of the Lithuania Davis Cup team, he has an 11–4 record in singles and an 8–5 record in doubles in 20 ties played. Also, he was partnering Rolandas Muraška and Gvidas Sabeckis, making with the last one of the best doubles team that ever represented Lithuania, together they have a 6–4 record.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ Lithuania team daviscup.com

External links edit