Juan Carlos Bianchi (born 22 January 1970) is a former

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from

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, who represented his native country at the

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and played collegiate tennis at the

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for the

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. Partnering with

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at the Olympic Games, he was defeated in the first round of the doubles competition. The right-hander reached his highest singles

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-ranking on September 19, 1994, when he became the number 384 of the world.

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