Horacio Armando de la Peña (Spanish pronunciation: [oɾaθjo ðelapeɲa]; born 1 August 1966[1]), nicknamed "el Pulga" ("the Flea"),[6] is a tennis coach and a former tennis player from Argentina, who reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 31.[1]
De la Peña was born in Buenos Aires. He began playing on the ATP circuit professionally in 1984, when he was 17.[1] He won four ATP World Tour titles in his career, all of which were on clay.[7] He also won six doubles titles – five on clay.[7]
De la Peña is most well known as the former coach of Chilean Fernando González.[8] He was also considered the unofficial captain of the Chilean Davis Cup team.[8][9]
As well as González, de la Peña has coached other tennis players, like Franco Squillari,[10] Martín Rodríguez,[11] Guillermo Coria,[12] and a number of other Chilean and Argentine tennis players.
De la Peña currently runs occasional tennis clinics in Santiago, Chile, and has his own tennis academy.[9]
Career finals
Singles (4 wins, 2 losses)
| Legend (singles) |
|---|
| Grand Slam (0–0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0–0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0–0) |
| Grand Prix / ATP Tour (4–2) |
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 1985 | Marbella, Spain | Clay |  Lawson Duncan
|
6–0, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Apr 1986 | Bari, Italy | Clay |  Kent Carlsson
|
5–7, 7–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 1988 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | Jay Berger
|
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | May 1989 | Florence, Italy | Clay |  Goran Ivanišević
|
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jul 1990 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay |  Karel Nováček
|
6–4, 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–2 | Apr 1993 | Charlotte, United States | Clay |  Jaime Yzaga
|
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Source: ATP[13]
Doubles (6 wins, 5 losses)
References
- ^ a b c d Association of Tennis Professionals. "Tennis – ATP World Tour – Players – Horacio De La Pena (Profile)". Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ Marilyn August (7 June 2000). "Coach Horacio De la Pena on Squillari". The Independent. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ^ "Tenis.- Guillermo Coria y Horacio De la Peña ponen fin a su relación deportiva" [Horacio de la Peña and Fernando González end employment]. interbusca.com. Hispanetwork Publicidad y Servicios. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ^ "Guillermo Coria and Horacio de la Pena end their sport relationship" [Horacio de la Peña and Fernando González end employment]. ClickAqui.com. Reuters. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Curriculum Vitae of Horacio de la Peña" (PDF). University of Chile. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ^ "Horacio de la Peña's blog". Archived from the original on 2 May 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ a b Association of Tennis Professionals. "Tennis – ATP World Tour – Players – Horacio De La Pena (Match record)". Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ a b Emol.com (9 July 2010). "Horacio de la Peña augura futuro poco "auspicioso" para el tenis chileno" (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ a b Punto Vital writing team (2006). "Chile no es un país orientado al deporte" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ Marilyn August (7 June 2000). "Coach Horacio de la Peña on Squillari". The Independent. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ menstennisblog.info (13 December 2008). "Fernando Gonzalez blogs about his new coach: Martín Rodríguez". Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ Jay Jarrahi (9 January 2007). "The fall and fall of Guillermo Coria". Sportingo. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ Association of Tennis Professionals. "Tennis – ATP World Tour – Players – Horacio De La Pena (Titles/finals)". Retrieved 28 August 2010.
