Óscar Burrieza

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Burrieza and the second or maternal family name is López.
Óscar Burrieza López
Country (sports)Spain Spain
ResidenceLugo, Spain
Born (1975-07-22) 22 July 1975 (age 49)
Lugo, Spain
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro1994
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$319,190
Singles
Career record4–17
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 126 (17 Nov 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1997)
Wimbledon1R (1997)
Doubles
Career record2–5
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 298 (3 Nov 1997)

Óscar Burrieza López (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈoskaɾ βuˈrjeθa ˈlopeθ];[a] born 22 July 1975) is a Spanish tennis coach, former professional tennis player and sports columnist for the sports newspaper Marca.[1][2] Known as "the best Galician tennis player of all time."[3]

Career

Burrieza López struggled with injuries early in his career.[4] In 1995 he required three operations on his left knee and on his Grand Slam debut, at the 1997 Australian Open, he had to retire after just four games against Richey Reneberg, having twisted his ankle.[5]

The Spaniard lost in the opening round of the 1997 Wimbledon Championships, to Jason Stoltenberg .[4]

He reached the quarter-finals of the 1998 Hong Kong Open.[4]

In the 1999 Gerry Weber Open, Burrieza-Lopez had a win over world number 39 Magnus Larsson.[4] At the same tournament the following year, he defeated Karim Alami, then ranked 30 in the world.[4]

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 1997 Manchester, UK Grass Italy Stefano Pescosolido 7–6, 2–6, 6–1

Doubles: (1)

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1997 Newcastle, UK Clay Switzerland Filippo Veglio France Arnaud Clément
France Rodolphe Gilbert 		7–5, 4–0 RET

Notes

  1. ^ In isolation, Burrieza is pronounced [buˈrjeθa].

References

  1. ^ Óscar Burrieza ofrece una reflexión sobre el tenis y la profesión en Marca 17/04/2012
  2. ^ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  3. ^ RT Sport Management - Oscar Burrieza López "Nació en Lugo en Julio de 1975. El mejor tenista gallego de todos los tiempos."
  4. ^ a b c d e ATP World Tour Profile
  5. ^ St. Petersburg Times,"Graf wins in first set; Chang rolls to victory Series", 13 January 1997