Hugo Roverano (born 3 January 1958) is an Uruguayan former professional

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player. Between 1975 and 1985, Roverano featured in a total of nine ties for the

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. Most famously, in the 1978 tournament, he helped Uruguay secure the country's only Davis Cup win over Brazil. His win against

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gave Uruguay a 2–0 lead and he then partnered with

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to win in the doubles and secure the tie. Roverano reached a career high singles ranking of 271 in the world while competing on the professional tour and appeared in the doubles main draws of the

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. On the Grand Prix circuit he had a win over

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as a qualifier in the Viña del Mar tournament in 1983, to make the second round.

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* * * 1958 births Living people Uruguayan male tennis players Place of birth missing (living people) {{Uruguay-tennis-bio-stub