Quino Muñoz

For other people named Joaquín Muñoz, see Joaquín Muñoz (disambiguation).
Quino Muñoz
Full nameJoaquín Muñoz Hernández
Country (sports) Spain
Born (1975-01-04) 4 January 1975 (age 49)
Madrid, Spain
Height5 ft 10 in (178cm)
Retired2018
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$141,249
Singles
Career record4–4
Highest rankingNo. 157 (27 April 1998)
Doubles
Career record0–2
Highest rankingNo. 325 (28 August 1995)

Joaquín "Quino" Muñoz Hernández (born 4 January 1975) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.

Biography

A right-handed player from Madrid, Muñoz began competing on the professional circuit in 1994 and reached a best singles ranking on tour of 157 in the world.

His best performance on the ATP Tour came at the 1998 Torneo Godó in Barcelona, where he registered wins over Sjeng Schalken and Francisco Clavet, before he was eliminated in the round of 16 by the top seeded Yevgeny Kafelnikov in three sets. He held a set point in the first set, which he lost to Kafelnikov in a tiebreak, then claimed the second set, but the Russian won the deciding set.[1]

While in his 30s he continued to make the occasional appearances in local tournaments and in 2016 was runner-up in doubles at the Segovia Challenger, at the age of 41.[2] He announced his retirement from competitive tennis in 2018.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Kafelnikov met geluk langs sterke Munoz". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 17 April 1998. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Raja-Sharan duo clinch doubles Challenger title in Spain". The Times of India. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Quino Muñoz se retira después de 30 años compitiendo" (in Spanish). ibpuniusotenis.es. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.