Lucas Arnold Ker (;
born 12 October 1974) is an Argentine former professional
tennis player.
Arnold Ker started playing tennis in the
Olivos Tenis Club of Buenos Aires, under coach Malcolm Campbell. He is the younger brother of
Patricio Arnold. He is right-handed and turned professional in 1994. He played several times for the Argentine
Davis Cup
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team, where he made his debut in 1997 against
Venezuela. Arnold Ker was
Roger Federer's opponent in the latter's first professional match in 1998, beating the 17-year-old future
singles world No. 1 and 20-time
major
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singles champion in straight sets. Arnold Ker retired from professional tennis in 2016.
Cancer
In August 2006, he was diagnosed with
testicular cancer. The testicle was removed, and he successfully underwent
chemotherapy. In 2008, he was in remission and returned to playing professional tennis.
ATP Tour career finals
Doubles: 33 (15 titles, 18 runner-ups)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 5 (2–3)
Doubles: 28 (20–8)
Performance timelines
Singles
Doubles
Mixed doubles
References
External links
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Lucas Learns To Live Again
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1974 births
Living people
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Argentine male tennis players
Argentine people of Scottish descent
Tennis players from Barcelona
Tennis players from Buenos Aires