Óscar Martínez Diéguez (born 9 March 1974) is a former professional

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player from Spain and now a coach.

Career

Martinez made his debut on the

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at the 1994 Casablanca Open, where he defeated two top 100 players,

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and

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, en route to a quarter-final appearance. He was runner-up in the 1994 Athens International, beating the second and third seeds, before losing the final to

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. The Spaniard also reached the quarter-finals in

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that year. In 1995, Martinez was a quarter-finalist in

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. He had a win that year over world number 13

in Stuttgart's

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and appeared in two

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tournaments. In the

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he was beaten in the first round by

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and in

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he lost again in the opening round, to

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ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Challenger titles

Singles: (3)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Oscar 1974 births Living people Spanish male tennis players Tennis players from Valencia