Manuel Tolentino (born March 27, 1966) is a former

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from the

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Career

Tolentino represented his native country at the

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, where he was defeated in the first round by the

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. Tolentino for a time was the top player in the ITF junior rankings. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on August 31, 1987, when he became world No. 437. Tolentino participated in

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ties for the Philippines from 1984 to 1987, posting a 4–5 record in singles. In 1982, Tolentino clinched the men's single title at the Philippine Columbian Association Open at age 16 over 28-year old Ody Gabriel. This made Tolentino the winner who had the widest age gap with their final opponent of 12 years. This record would be broken by 18-year old Bryan Otico who won a PCA Open title against an opponent 14 years older than himself. Tolentino also became the youngest PCA Open champion, a record broken by Alberto Lim Jr. in 2015 by two months.

Post-retirement

As of 2020, Tolentino is based in the

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in the United States.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tolentino, Manny 1966 births Living people Filipino male tennis players Sportspeople from the San Francisco Bay Area Tennis players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic tennis players for the Philippines SEA Games medalists in tennis SEA Games silver medalists for the Philippines SEA Games bronze medalists for the Philippines Competitors at the 1983 SEA Games Competitors at the 1985 SEA Games Competitors at the 1987 SEA Games