Collin Altamirano (born December 7, 1995) is an American professional

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. Altamirano won the 2013 USTA Boys 18 National Championship as an unseeded player, the first ever to do so, defeating

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6–1, 6–2, 6–4 in the final. This earned him a wild card entry into the 2013 U.S. Open where he lost to 22-seed

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of Germany in the first round. Prior to the 2013 U.S. Open, Altamirano had only played in six professional-level matches, all at the ITF Men's Circuit level (commonly referred to as Futures), and had lost all six.

Gear

Altamirano currently plays with the Wilson Blade racquet and Solinco Tour Bite strings, wearing Babolat Propulse 4 shoes.http://www.tennistownonline.com/collin-altamirano/

Tournaments

2013 USTA Boys' 18 Champion - Kalamazoo, MI
- USTA Nationals: Collin Altamirano becomes first unseeded player to win singles title *

2013 US Open – Boys' singles Filip Peliwo was the champion the previous year, but could not defend his title as he was no longer eligible to compete in junior tennis. Borna Ćorić won the title, defeating Thanasi Kokkinakis in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1. Seeds Mai ...

– Lost in quarterfinals to #1 seeded

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of Germany. Collin was the only American in the Junior Boys' Quarterfinals. *

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– Lost in first round to

2018 US Open – Men's singles Novak Djokovic defeated Juan Martín del Potro in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2018 US Open. It was his third US Open title and 14th major title overall. Rafael Nadal was the defending cha ...

– Lost in first round to

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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 4 (3–1)

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