Ecuadorian tennis player
Raúl Viver| Country (sports) |  Ecuador |
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| Born | (1961-03-17) 17 March 1961 (age 63)
Guayaquil, Ecuador |
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| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
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| Turned pro | 1980 |
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| Plays | Left-handed |
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| Prize money | $189,118 |
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| Career record | 27-58 |
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| Career titles | 0 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 94 (3 Oct 1988) |
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| French Open | 2R (1985) |
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| Wimbledon | 1R (1985) |
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| US Open | 1R (1985) |
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| Career record | 15-45 |
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| Career titles | 0 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 184 (2 Jan 1984) |
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| French Open | 2R (1982) |
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| Career titles | 0 |
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| French Open | QF (1986) |
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Raúl Antonio Viver (born 17 March 1961) is a former professional tennis player from Ecuador.[1]
Career
Viver was the world number one ranked junior player in 1979, the year that he won the Orange Bowl (18s & Under).[2] He also reached his only semi-final on the Grand Prix tennis circuit in 1979, at Bogota.[2]
In the 1982 French Open, Viver and partner Luca Bottazzi had a win over fifth seeds Anders Järryd and Hans Simonsson, but lost in the second round.[2] Three years later he won his only Grand Slam singles match, over world number 42 John Fitzgerald.[2] He was a mixed doubles quarter-finalist in the 1986 French Open, with Mariana Perez-Roldan.[2]
The Ecuadorian reached the quarter-finals at Kitzbuhel in 1984 and Buenos Aires the following year.[2]
He appeared in 18 Davis Cup ties for Ecuador during his career, from 1978 to 1990. In the mid-1980s he was part of the team which competed in the World Group and faced players like Jimmy Arias, Boris Becker and Miloslav Mečíř. Viver finished with a 15/13 overall record, winning 14 of his 25 singles rubbers.[3]
Challenger titles
Singles: (3)
Doubles: (3)
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