Guillermo Coria

Quick Facts

Full Name	Guillermo Coria
Occupation	Tennis Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 13, 1982(1982-01-13)
Age	42
Birthplace	Rufino
Country	Argentina
Horoscope	Capricorn

Guillermo Coria Biography

Guillermo Coria is one of the most popular and richest Tennis Player who was born on January 13, 1982 in Rufino, Argentina. Coria is also one of the most powerful as well as the most efficient return games that has ever been played by male tennis. He is currently being ranked number. 1 . on all three time-tested leaderboards on returns on all surfaces. He is the top player for breakpoint conversion rates at 45.71 percent, which is ahead of Rafael Nadal (45.15%) as well as Sergi Bruguera (44.95 percent) and for first- serve returns, Coria’s percentage was at 36.05%, beating Nadal (34.05 percent) as well as David Ferrer (33.65%) Return games were won with percentage was 35.26 percent, which is ahead of Nadal (33.35 percent) as well as Novak Djokovic (32.23%). The strength of his return game can be enough to let him beat opponents even with his service the yips. The only leaderboard regarding return that Coria didn’t rank as No. 1. is the second return points he won, and in which he currently sits 13th.

Coria found positive for nandrolone on April 2001 following a game held in Barcelona in April 2001 against Michel Kratochvil. Coria was banned from playing tennis for two years beginning in August 2001. He was punished with a fine of $98,565. Coria stated that the only supplement he took was a multivitamin that was manufactured by an New Jersey supplements company. His family hired an independent lab to test the vitamin, and it was found to be contaminated by steroids. In December 2001 the ATP declined to release Coria however they reduced his punishment by two years just seven months. This meant Coria was able to continue his tennis career from March 2002. Coria filed a lawsuit against his New Jersey supplements company for more than 10 million dollars in loss of prize money and endorsements and settled on the 3rd day trial for an undetermined amount.

Coria attended preschool with David Nalbandian in Argentina (their ages are 12 days apart). He admired Andre Agassi and Marcelo Ríos while growing up. He enjoys playing soccer and he is a well-known River Plate fan. Coria married Carla Francovigh on 27 December 2003. They have a son named Thiago, born on 12 April 2012. A daughter, Delfina, was born on 4 October 2013.

Between 2003–2005, Coria compiled a record of 90–13 (87.38%) which includes a 31-match win streak on clay.

Coria began his professional career in 2000. He finished 2003 2004 and 2005 as a top ten player. Coria was among the most efficient athletes of the ATP Tour, consistently showing impressive performances at clay-court events. His style of play was that of counter-puncher.

Guillermo Coria Net Worth

Guillermo Coria is one of the richest Tennis Player from Argentina. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Guillermo Coria 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Guillermo Sebastian Coria (born 13 January 1982) known as”El Mago” (The Magician in Spanish) was an ex-tennis player who retired from Argentina. He surpassed his career-high ATP number one world no. #3 singles rank in of 2004. Coria was able to achieve his best performances on clay, as the player won 8 of the 9 ATP singles titles. Also, during his peak years between 2003 and 2004, he was regarded as to be the “world’s best clay-court player.” He made it to the final in the 2004 French Open, where he was defeated by Gaston Gaudio despite serving for the match twice. Later on the injuries and low confidence level affected his performance, and he quit in 2009 at 27. In 2001 and 2002, he was served seven months of suspension for using the prohibited drug called nandrolone.

Coria was the winner of his first Orange Bowl 16s tournament in 1997 and advanced to the finals of the Orange Bowl 18s the following year in which he was beaten by the future world No. 1 Roger Federer. Coria took home the title of boys’ singles during the 1999 French Open without dropping a single set, defeating his opponent and friend Argentine, David Nalbandian in straight sets in the final. The following month at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships, in singles as the third seed Coria reached the semifinals without dropping a set in which he was defeated by the top-ranked Kristian Pless with straight-sets. In the doubles section of the same tournament but as the first seed, Coria and Nalbandian teamed together to take the boys’ doubles championship after defeating Todor Enev as well as Jarkko Nieminen.

As a result of the seven months during which Coria was banned from playing tennis, his world ranking dropped from No. 32 to No. 97. 2002 was, therefore, a rebuilding year for Coria, and he finished 2002 ranked at world No. 45.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Guillermo Coria height 5 ft 9 in Guillermo weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Guillermo Coria Dating?

According to our records, Guillermo Coria married to Carla Francovigh. As of December 1, 2023, Guillermo Coria’s is not dating anyone.

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Three weeks later, Coria defeated Rainer Schüttler in three straight sets in the final of the Monte Carlo Masters to win his second Masters Series title. Coria had now won five consecutive clay-court tournaments which include two consecutive Masters Series titles and had gone 26 consecutive matches unbeaten on clay. On 3 May 2004, Coria reached a career-high ranking of world No. 3. In attempting to defend his title at the Hamburg Masters, Coria increased his clay-court winning streak to 31 matches by reaching the final, where he lost to world No. 1, Roger Federer, in four sets.

Facts & Trivia

Guillermo Ranked on the list of most popular Tennis Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Argentina. Guillermo Coria celebrates birthday on January 13 of every year.

As the 2005 season drew to a close, Coria’s form started to dip alarmingly as a result of the high number of double faults he was serving in an increasing number of his matches. Coria lost nine of his last eleven matches of 2005. Some pundits have also speculated that his three losses in finals to the emerging Nadal may have hit his confidence worse than the loss to Gaudio.

Why did Guillermo Coria retire?

Coria never recovered from the service yips that damaged his game and kept his ranking hundreds of places below his once consistent top-ten position. On 28 April 2009, he announced his retirement from professional tennis, saying that he “ didn’t feel like competing anymore.”

Is Federico Coria related to Guillermo Coria?

Federico is the younger brother of Guillermo Coria.

How old is Guillermo Coria?

40 years (January 13, 1982)

When did Coria retire?

April 28, 2009

Where is Federico Coria from?

30 (1992.03.09) Age2010 Turned Pro
161 lbs (73 kg) Weight| 5’11” (180 cm) Height
Birthplace Rosario, Argentina
Plays Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand
Coach Andres Schneiter