Julen Urigüen Sieveking (born July 22, 1991 in

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) is a former professional tennis player who lives in the

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. He has competed for the Guatemala Davis Cup team.

Early life

Urigüen started to play tennis when he was 9 years old, choosing to focus on it when he was 11. He became part of the all-Guatemalan junior tennis team in every category.

Junior career

Urigüen competed at the

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in the Boys Singles, where he made it to the semi-finals after being seeded second. He lost in the first round at Roland Garros, where he had been seeded fifth. Urigüen also plays doubles, with Harry Fowler in Australia (seeded 4th, eliminated in the first round) and with

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at the French Open (seeded 3rd, eliminated first round).

College career

It was announced in April 2009 that he had signed to play with the

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men's tennis team. He graduated in 2013.

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* * 1991 births Living people Guatemalan expatriates in the United States Guatemalan male tennis players Sportspeople from Guatemala City Virginia Cavaliers men's tennis players {{Guatemala-tennis-bio-stub