Óscar Burrieza

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Burrieza and the second or maternal family name is López.

Óscar Burrieza López (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈoskaɾ βuˈrjeθa ˈlopeθ];^[a] born 22 July 1975) is a Spanish tennis coach, former professional tennis player and sports columnist for the sports newspaper Marca.^[1][2] Known as "the best Galician tennis player of all time."^[3]

Óscar Burrieza López

Country (sports)	Spain
Residence	Lugo, Spain
Born	(1975-07-22) 22 July 1975 (age 50) Lugo, Spain
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	1994
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$319,190
Singles
Career record	4–17
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 126 (17 Nov 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1997)
Wimbledon	1R (1997)
Doubles
Career record	2–5
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 298 (3 Nov 1997)

Career

Burrieza López struggled with injuries early in his career.^[4] In 1995 he required three operations on his left knee and on his Grand Slam debut, at the 1997 Australian Open, he had to retire after just four games against Richey Reneberg, having twisted his ankle.^[5]

The Spaniard lost in the opening round of the 1997 Wimbledon Championships, to Jason Stoltenberg .^[4]

He reached the quarter-finals of the 1998 Hong Kong Open.^[4]

In the 1999 Gerry Weber Open, Burrieza-Lopez had a win over world number 39 Magnus Larsson.^[4] At the same tournament the following year, he defeated Karim Alami, then ranked 30 in the world.^[4]

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	1997	Manchester, UK	Grass	Stefano Pescosolido	7–6, 2–6, 6–1

Doubles: (1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	1997	Newcastle, UK	Clay	Filippo Veglio	Arnaud Clément Rodolphe Gilbert	7–5, 4–0 RET

Notes

1. In isolation, Burrieza is pronounced [buˈrjeθa].