Horacio de la Peña

Horacio Armando de la Peña (Latin American Spanish pronunciation: [oˈɾasjo ðe la ˈpeɲa]; born 1 August 1966^[1]), nicknamed "el Pulga" ("the Flea"),^[6] is a tennis coach and a former tennis player from Argentina, who reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 31.^[1]

Horacio de la Peña

Full name	Horacio Armando de la Peña
Country (sports)	Argentina
Residence	Buenos Aires, Argentina[1] Santiago, Chile
Born	(1966-08-01) 1 August 1966 (age 59) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	1984
Retired	1994
Plays	Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,234,768
Singles
Career record	190–180
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 31 (6 April 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1989)
French Open	4R (1986)
Wimbledon	1R (1988, 1989, 1992, 1993)
US Open	3R (1985)
Doubles
Career record	84–92
Career titles	6
Highest ranking	No. 53 (22 April 1991)

Horacio de la Peña

Career record	190–180
Career record	84–92
Coaching career (1994–)
Franco Squillari (1994–2001)[2] Martín Rodríguez Guillermo Coria (2006)[3] Paul Capdeville (2010–) Adrián García Fernando González (2001–2006)[4] Mariano Puerta[5] José Acasuso[5] Ker-Etlis[5] David Nalbandian[5] Gastón Gaudio[5]
Coaching achievements
Coachee singles titles total	6(G)-3(Sq)-1(A)
Coachee(s) doubles titles total	1(K)

De la Peña was born in Buenos Aires. He began playing on the ATP circuit professionally in 1984, when he was 17.^[1] He won four ATP World Tour titles in his career, all of which were on clay.^[7] He also won six doubles titles – five on clay.^[7]

De la Peña is most well known as the former coach of Chilean Fernando González.^[8] He was also considered the unofficial captain of the Chilean Davis Cup team.^[8][9]

As well as González, de la Peña has coached other tennis players, like Franco Squillari,^[10] Martín Rodríguez,^[11] Guillermo Coria,^[12] and a number of other Chilean and Argentine tennis players.

De la Peña currently runs occasional tennis clinics in Santiago, Chile, and has his own tennis academy.^[9]

Career finals

Singles (4 wins, 2 losses)

Legend (singles)
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
Grand Prix / ATP Tour (4–2)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Apr 1985	Marbella, Spain	Clay	Lawson Duncan	6–0, 6–3
Loss	1–1	Apr 1986	Bari, Italy	Clay	Kent Carlsson	5–7, 7–6, 5–7
Loss	1–2	Oct 1988	São Paulo, Brazil	Hard	Jay Berger	4–6, 4–6
Win	2–2	May 1989	Florence, Italy	Clay	Goran Ivanišević	6–4, 6–3
Win	3–2	Jul 1990	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Karel Nováček	6–4, 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–2
Win	4–2	Apr 1993	Charlotte, United States	Clay	Jaime Yzaga	3–6, 6–3, 6–4

_{Source: ATP^[13]}

Doubles (6 wins, 5 losses)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 1987	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Jay Berger	Tomás Carbonell Sergio Casal	Withdrew
Win	1–1	Nov 1988	São Paulo, Brazil	Hard	Jay Berger	Ricardo Acuña Javier Sánchez	5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Win	2–1	Jun 1990	Florence, Italy	Clay	Sergi Bruguera	Luiz Mattar Diego Pérez	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss	2–2	Sep 1990	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Carlos Costa	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	3–6, 4–6
Win	3–2	Apr 1991	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Diego Nargiso	Boris Becker Eric Jelen	3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Win	4–2	Mar 1992	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Jorge Lozano	Ģirts Dzelde T. J. Middleton	2–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss	4–3	Jul 1992	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Vojtěch Flégl	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	1–6, 2–6
Win	5–3	Sep 1992	Cologne, Germany	Clay	Gustavo Luza	Ronnie Båthman Libor Pimek	6–7, 6–0, 6–2
Loss	5–4	Oct 1992	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Vojtěch Flégl	Johan Donar Ola Jonsson	7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	5–5	Feb 1993	Mexico City, Mexico	Clay	Jorge Lozano	Leonardo Lavalle Jaime Oncins	6–7, 4–6
Win	6–5	Oct 1993	Athens, Greece	Clay	Jorge Lozano	Royce Deppe John Sullivan	3–6, 6–1, 6–2