Juan Ignacio Carrasco (born 9 July 1974) is a former professional

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player from Spain.

Career

Carrasco, a doubles specialist, appeared in 17 Grand Slams during his career. He competed in the men's doubles on each occasion and also played mixed doubles once, at the

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with

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as his partner. Carrasco and Riera made the third round, which was also the furthest he ever reached in the men's doubles, at the

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with Jairo Velasco, Jr. En route, the pair defeated ninth seeds

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and

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. It was with Velasco that he made his only

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final, which was at

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in 2000. They also reached semi-finals in

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and Bogota in 1999 and 2000. His other best results were semi-final appearances with Alex Lopez Moron at both

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and

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in 2002. He also made the semi-finals of the 2003 Dutch Open, partnering

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. He only played singles tennis on the Challenger circuit and in 1993 reached his highest ever ranking, 342 in the world.ATP World Tour Profile
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ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Challenger titles

Doubles: (14)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carrasco, Juan Ignacio 1974 births Living people Spanish male tennis players Tennis players from Barcelona Tennis players from Catalonia