Diego Camacho (born May 21, 1983) is a

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from

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, who represented his native country at the

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. There he was defeated in the first round by

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's Jeff Tarango. Camacho reached his highest singles

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-ranking on March 19, 2001, when he became the number 954 of the world. Camacho played collegiate tennis for the

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. Camacho played for the Bolivian Davis Cup team from 2001 to 2008, posting a 4–5 record in singles and a 5–5 record in doubles. As of late 2007, Camacho has been working at a Fitness Center in Joplin, Missouri. In 2007 he coached the boys tennis team of

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and led them to the state championships. Camacho was the Bolivian Davis Cup Captain in 2009. Camacho worked with professional tennis player Arnau Brugues from Spain as his personal tennis coach from May 2009 to July 2010 on the ATP professional circuit.

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1983 births Living people Bolivian expatriates in the United States Bolivian male tennis players Olympic tennis players of Bolivia Sportspeople from Joplin, Missouri Sportspeople from Santa Cruz de la Sierra Tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics University of Tulsa alumni Tennis players at the 2003 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Bolivia Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's tennis players {{Bolivia-tennis-bio-stub