Country (sports) | Mexico |
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Residence | Guadalajara, Mexico |
Born |
San Luis Potosí, Mexico |
17 May 1963
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | 1986 |
Retired | 1994 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $739,424 |
Singles | |
Career record | 26–49 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 51 (12 September 1988) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
French Open | 2R (1988) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1989) |
US Open | 4R (1988) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 208–164 |
Career titles | 9 |
Highest ranking | No. 4 (22 August 1988) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | QF (1986, 1987) |
Jorge Lozano (born 17 May 1963 in San Luis Potosí) is a retired professional tennis player from Mexico. He reached his highest doubles ranking of World No. 4 in August 1988. His highest singles ranking was World No. 51, achieved the following month. During his career, he won two mixed doubles titles at the French Open: in 1990 with Arantxa Sánchez, and in 1988 with Lori McNeil. He reached the round of 16 in singles at the 1988 US Open and also the semifinal in doubles that same year. Qualified twice for the Doubles Masters at the Royal Albert Hall in London and reached the semifinals in 1988. In his career, he won nine doubles titles, but no singles titles. He turned professional in 1986, and in his career, he won $U.S.739,424 in prize money. He was the first player to be beaten by Pete Sampras in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, at the French Open in 1989. In Davis Cup play, represented Mexico for 15 years, 1981–1995, won 12 doubles matches, and lost 12 as well. He lost 11 singles matches, and won 8, making his overall win / loss record at the Davis Cup 20–23. Lozano won his first title at Forest Hills in 1988, with his partner Todd Witsken, and won his last at Athens in 1993. He resides in Guadalajara, Mexico where he directs a tennis academy for kids and also coaches the men and women tennis team at the University Tec de Monterrey. He is currently the captain of the Mexican Davis Cup Team.