Marcelo Rios
Marcelo Rios Residence Santiago, Chile Plays Left-handed (?? Handed Backhand) Highest Singles Ranking 1 (30-Mar-98) Highest Doubles Ranking 141 (7-May-01) Singles Titles 18 Doubles Titles 1
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
A former world number one tennis player from Chile. Nicknamed El Chino ("The Chinaman") and El zurdo de Vitacura ("The lefty from Vitacura"), he became the first Latin American player to reach the number one position on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles rankings in 1998. He also held the number one ranking in juniors and seniors.
SINGLES CAREER TITLES (18): 1995--Bologna, Amsterdam, Kuala Lumpur; 1996--St. Poelten; 1997--ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo; 1998--Auckland, ATP Masters Series Indian Wells, ATP Masters Series Miami, ATP Masters Series Rome, St. Poelten, Grand Slam Cup, Singapore; 1999--ATP Masters Series Hamburg, St. Poelten, Singapore; 2000--Umag; 2001--Doha, Hong Kong FINALIST (13): 1995--Santiago; 1996--Scottsdale, Barcelona, Santiago; 1997--Marseille, ATP Masters Series Rome, Boston, Santiago; 1998--Australian Open; 1999--ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo, Shanghai; 2002--Stockholm; 2003--Vina del Mar
DOUBLES CAREER TITLES (1): 1995--Amsterdam FINALIST (1): 2001--Scottsdale
