Diego Pérez (; born 9 February 1962) is a retired professional
tennis
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player from
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
. Pérez turned pro in 1981, and won one
ATP Tour
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singles and three doubles titles in his career, which lasted until 1995. He has the most singles wins for the
Uruguay Davis Cup team
The Uruguay national tennis team represents Uruguay in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Asociación Uruguaya de Tenis.
Uruguay had been playing in Group II since being relegated in 1996. In 2007, they won the Americas Zo ...
(31, shared with
Marcelo Filippini
Marcelo Filippini (born 4 August 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Uruguay.
In 1996, Filippini played what was longest known game in ATP Tour history at Casablanca, going to deuce 20 times with Alberto Berasategui in one game o ...
).
ATP career finals
Singles (1 win, 1 loss)
Doubles (3 wins, 12 losses)
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1962 births
Living people
Uruguayan male tennis players
Sportspeople from Montevideo
South American Games medalists in tennis
South American Games silver medalists for Uruguay
Competitors at the 1978 Southern Cross Games
Tennis players at the 1995 Pan American Games
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