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Patrick John "PJ" Tierro (born August 1, 1985) is an American-born Filipino former professional
tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
player. Tierro, who was born in South Carolina, began his
Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ...
career in 2004 and featured in a total of 19 ties, across two stints in the team. In 2009 he stepped away from the side while he undertook his studies at
De La Salle University De La Salle University ( fil, Pamantasang De La Salle or Unibersidad ng De La Salle), also referred to as DLSU, De La Salle or La Salle, is a private university, private, Catholic Church, Catholic coeducational research university run by the I ...
but returned after graduating and played until 2017. He won nine singles and four doubles rubbers for his country. A two-time
Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...
representative, Tierro was a
Southeast Asian Games The Southeast Asian Games, also known as the SEA Games, is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with supe ...
gold medalist for the Philippines in both 2005 and 2009, as a competitor in the team event.


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tierro, Patrick 1985 births Living people Filipino male tennis players Filipino people of American descent Tennis players from South Carolina Tennis players at the 2006 Asian Games Tennis players at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for the Philippines SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines SEA Games bronze medalists for the Philippines SEA Games medalists in tennis Competitors at the 2005 SEA Games Competitors at the 2007 SEA Games Competitors at the 2009 SEA Games