Daniel Lencina-Ribes (born 5 February 1977) is a retired professional

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player who is born in

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. He got by presidential decree, from president Paksas, the Lithuanian nationality. Represented Lithuania at international tennis tournaments. He was number one from Lithuania in the ATP ranking for 322 weeks and a member of

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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.

ITF Men's Circuit career finals

Doubles

Davis Cup

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

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and Gvidas Sabeckis, making with the last one of the best doubles team that ever represented Lithuania, together they have a 6–4 record.Lithuania team
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