Nicolás Massú
Chilean tennis player and coach (born 1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried (Spanish pronunciation: [nikoˈlas maˈsu]; born 10 October 1979), nicknamed El Vampiro (Spanish, 'the vampire'), is a Chilean former professional tennis player and a coach. A former world No. 9 in singles, he won the singles and doubles gold medals at the 2004 Athens Olympics. He is the only man to have won both gold medals at the same Games since the re-introduction of Olympic tennis in 1988,[2] and they are Chile's only two Olympic gold medals. Massú also reached the final of the 2003 Madrid Masters and won six singles titles. He was the coach of 2020 US Open champion and former world No. 3 Dominic Thiem from 2019 to 2023.[3]
Country (sports) | Chile | |||||||||||||||||
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Residence | Viña del Mar | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1979-10-10) 10 October 1979 (age 44) Viña del Mar | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1997 | |||||||||||||||||
Retired | 27 September 2013[1] (one match in 2019) | |||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $4,344,833 | |||||||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 257–238 (51.9%)(ATP Tour and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 9 (13 September 2004) | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (2005) | |||||||||||||||||
French Open | 3R (2004, 2006) | |||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 3R (2001) | |||||||||||||||||
US Open | 4R (2005) | |||||||||||||||||
Other tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | W (2004) | |||||||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 82–103 (ATP Tour and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 31 (25 July 2005) | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (2008) | |||||||||||||||||
French Open | SF (2005) | |||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (2005) | |||||||||||||||||
US Open | QF (2004) | |||||||||||||||||
Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | W (2004) | |||||||||||||||||
Team competitions | ||||||||||||||||||
Davis Cup | QF (2006, 2010) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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