Ramón Delgado


Ramón Delgado is a Paraguayan retired tennis player and current tennis coach. He turned professional in 1995 and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 52 in April 1999. He reached the final at Bogotá in 1998 and the fourth round of the 1998 French Open, defeating Pete Sampras in the second round.

Tennis career

2002

In April 2002, Delgado lost in the first round of the Mallorca Open to a 15-year-old Rafael Nadal in Nadal's first ever ATP match. Nadal would go on to win 22 major titles as of the 2022 French Open.

2006

Delgado nearly qualified for the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, but was defeated in the third and final qualifying round by Roko Karanušić.

2010

In October 2010, Delgado defeated Chilean Nicolás Massú in three sets to advance and face Spanish player Pere Riba at the last 16 stage of the Copa Petrobras.

2011

He announced his retirement from tennis in May 2011.

Coaching career

In 2011, Delgado began coaching tennis.
Delgado was captain of Paraguay's 2015 Fed Cup team, which was made up of Verónica Cepede Royg, Sarita Giménez, Camila Giangreco and Montserrat González.

ATP Tour career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1[1998 Cerveza Club Colombia Open – Singles|]Bogotá, ColombiaWorld SeriesClay

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 15 (9–6)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1-0Cali, ColombiaChallengerClaydts|Jul 1997

Doubles: 17 (6–11)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0-1Santiago, ChileChallengerClay