Sebastien Albric Havard Vidal Walters (born 9 December 1989) is a Guatemalan 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. Born in

Guatemala City Guatemala City ( es, Ciudad de Guatemala), known locally as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, nest ...

and of French and Welsh descent, Vidal played in 20

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 ...

ties for Guatemala from 2007 to 2014, winning six singles and eight doubles rubbers. During this time he was also a student at the

College of William and Mary The College of William & Mary (officially The College of William and Mary in Virginia, abbreviated as William & Mary, W&M) is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia. Founded in 1693 by letters patent issued by King William III a ...

in Virginia and spent four seasons in collegiate tennis, which included appearing in the NCAA Division I Championships. Vidal represented Guatemala in the 2007 and 2011 editions of the

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

. In the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Com ...

he won his first round singles match over college teammate Dominic Pagon of Jamaica, before falling to eventual gold medalist

Flávio Saretta Flávio Saretta Filho (born June 28, 1980) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil who turned professional in 1998. Tennis career Saretta has won one ATP Tour doubles title, the 2004 Croatia Open Umag with José Acasuso, defeat ...

. He also competed at the

2010 Central American and Caribbean Games The 21st Central American and Caribbean Games (Spanish: ''XXI Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, Mayagüez 2010'') took place in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, from 18 July 2010 to 1 August 2010. Bid It was understood that Mayagüez was going to b ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vidal, Sebastien 1989 births Living people Guatemalan male tennis players Guatemalan people of French descent William & Mary Tribe men's tennis players Pan American Games competitors for Guatemala Tennis players at the 2007 Pan American Games Tennis players at the 2011 Pan American Games Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games