Guillermo "Willie" Aubone (born 8 June 1954) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.

Playing career

Before turning pro, Aubone played college tennis in the United States, at the

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and University of South Carolina. He had to face seeded players in the first round of all three of his Grand Slam singles appearances.ATP World Tour Profile
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, then played against 12th seed Brian Gottfried in the

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, before coming up against 16th seed

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in the

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. He lost each of those matches. On the singles circuit, Aubone made one quarter-final, which at the

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in 1981. He had more success as a doubles player. In 1981 he reached four doubles semi-finals, partnering

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in Bournemouth,

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in Bordeaux, Billy Martin in Madrid and

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. The following year, at Vina Del Mar, he finally made it to a Grand Prix final, but he and partner

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were defaulted.

Coaching

Since 1983 he has been coaching in Miami, where he had his own tennis academy. He coached Mary Joe Fernández during her early professional career and spent time at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy, as an instructor.US PTA Pro: Guillermo Aubone
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Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aubone, Guillermo 1954 births Living people Argentine male tennis players Argentine tennis coaches Tennis players from Buenos Aires