Raúl Antonio Viver (born 17 March 1961) is a former professional

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player from

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Career

Viver was the world number one ranked junior player in 1979, the year that he won the

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(18s & Under).ATP World Tour Profile
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in 1979, at Bogota. In the 1982 French Open, Viver and partner

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had a win over fifth seeds Anders Järryd and

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, but lost in the second round. Three years later he won his only Grand Slam singles match, over world number 42 John Fitzgerald. He was a mixed doubles quarter-finalist in the

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, with Mariana Perez-Roldan. The Ecuadorian reached the quarter-finals at Kitzbuhel in 1984 and

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the following year. He appeared in 18

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ties for Ecuador during his career, from 1978 to 1990. In the mid-1980s he was part of the team which competed in the World Group and faced players like

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and

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. Viver finished with a 15/13 overall record, winning 14 of his 25 singles rubbers.Davis Cup Profile
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Challenger titles

Singles: (3)

Doubles: (3)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Viver, Raul 1961 births Living people Ecuadorian male tennis players Sportspeople from Guayaquil South American Games medalists in tennis South American Games gold medalists for Ecuador South American Games bronze medalists for Ecuador Competitors at the 1978 Southern Cross Games Tennis players at the 1979 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Ecuador 20th-century Ecuadorian people