Miguel Merz (born 9 June 1967) is a Salvadoran former professional

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player.

Biography

Born in

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parents, Merz was an immigrant to El Salvador and represented his adoptive country in a total of 31

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ties. He won 38 matches in his Davis Cup career, 23 in singles and 15 in doubles. Merz, a right-handed player, competed on the professional tour during the 1990s. He reached a career best singles ranking of 254 in the world, which was highest attained by a Salvadoran until beaten by

Marcelo Arévalo Marcelo Arévalo González (; born October 17, 1990) is a Salvadoran professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 5 in doubles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he first achieved on 14 November 2022. ...

. His best

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performance was a second round appearance at the

1991 Geneva Open The 1991 Geneva Open was a men's tennis tournament played on clay courts that was part of the ATP World Series, World Series of the 1991 ATP Tour. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and was played at Geneva, Switzerland from 9 September thr ...

and he featured in the qualifying draw for the

1992 Wimbledon Championships The 1992 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 106th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Merz, Miguel 1967 births Living people Salvadoran male tennis players Salvadoran people of German descent Salvadoran people of Swiss descent Tennis players from Basel-Stadt Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for El Salvador Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis