Jorge Gisbert

Jorge Gisbert
Full nameJorge Gisbert Ortiga
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain
Born1950 (age 74–75)
Barcelona, Spain
Singles
Career record0–1

Jorge Gisbert Ortiga (born 1950) is a retired tennis player from Barcelona, Spain. His two older brothers, Juan and José María, competed for Spain in the Davis Cup, and the former was a Grand Slam singles finalist.[1]

As a junior player, his most remarkable result came at the 1968 Orange Bowl. He defeated Carlos Kirmayr and Jorge Andrew before losing to Fred Hemmes Sr. in the third round.[2][3][4]

In 1969, he entered the main draw of the Barcelona Open, which was part of the 1969 ITF Men's Tennis tour, and lost in the first round to eventual champion Manuel Orantes.[5] He failed to make it through qualifiers in subsequent editions of the tournament.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "XIV Concurso Internacional del Club de Tenis de Sabadell – Figuras de la competición: Jorge Gisbert Ortiga". La Vanguardia Española (in Spanish). 26 April 1969. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Orange Bowl Tournament Pairings". The Miami News. 21 December 1968. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Boys 18-and-under Second Round". The Miami Herald. 24 December 1968. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Orange Bowl Junior International Boys". The Miami News. 25 December 1968. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Jorge Gisbert". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  6. ^ "José M. Gisbert, primer clasificado de la fase previa del "Open" de España". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 October 1971. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Mañana empieza la preliminar al "Trofeo Godó"". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 October 1972. Retrieved 22 November 2020.


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