Paulo Sergio Carvallo (born 11 July 1976) is a Paraguayan former professional

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player. Born in

Asunción Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of ...

, Carvallo played in 15

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ties for Paraguay, from his debut in 1999. He featured in a World Group play-off tie against the

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in 2004 and was competitive in his loss to former world number five

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, claiming the first set. This was his final Davis Cup appearance until 2010, when he played a one-off tie before retirement. He won a total of eight singles and ten doubles rubbers for Paraguay. While competing on the professional tour he reached a career high singles ranking of 354. He won three singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On the

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, he played and lost in three doubles finals. Carvallo represented Paraguay at the

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in Santo Domingo.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carvallo, Paulo 1976 births Living people Paraguayan male tennis players Tennis players at the 2003 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Paraguay Sportspeople from Asunción