Javier Taborga

Paulo Javier Taborga (born 15 April 1979) is a Bolivian former professional tennis player.^[1][2][3][4]

Javier Taborga

Full name	Paulo Javier Taborga
Country (sports)	Bolivia
Born	(1979-04-15) 15 April 1979 (age 46) La Paz, Bolivia
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Plays	Left-handed
Prize money	$11,882
Singles
Career record	11–7 (Davis Cup)
Highest ranking	No. 519 (11 Aug 2003)
Doubles
Career record	10–8 (Davis Cup)
Highest ranking	No. 419 (3 Nov 2003)

A left-handed player from La Paz, Taborga was a doubles silver medalist at the 1997 Bolivarian Games, debuting for Bolivia's Davis Cup team the following year. He earned the top national ranking in Bolivia during his career.^[5]

Taborga played collegiate tennis in the United States for the University of Notre Dame, where as a senior in 2002 he received All-American honors and was an NCAA singles championship participant.^[6] That year he also achieved the distinction of registering wins over both the top ranked singles player and doubles duo in college tennis.^[7]

Following college he turned professional and had a best singles world ranking of 519, with four ITF Futures titles as a doubles player.^[5] He made his last Davis Cup appearance in 2004, having featured in a total of 23 ties, for 21 overall wins. Later he had a younger brother Carlos represent Bolivia in the Davis Cup.^[8]

ITF Futures finals

Singles: 2 (0–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2002	Barbados F1, Bridgetown	Hard	Jean-Julien Rojer	2–6, 1–6
Loss	0–2	Jul 2003	Ecuador F2, Guayaquil	Clay	Carlos Avellán	6–1, 4–6, 6–7(6)

Doubles: 5 (4–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2002	Barbados F1, Bridgetown	Hard	Mirko Pehar	Jean-Julien Rojer Ryan Russell	4–6, 6–4, 1–6
Win	1–1	Jul 2003	Ecuador F2, Guayaquil	Clay	Juan Manuel Elizondo	Matias De Genaro Lionel Noviski	7–6(5), 7–5
Win	2–1	Jul 2003	Ecuador F3, Villamil	Hard	Sebastián Decoud	Juan De Armas Jhonnatan Medina-Álvarez	4–6, 7–5, 7–6(2)
Win	3–1	Sep 2003	Bolivia F2, La Paz	Clay	Pablo González	Patricio Arquez Sebastián Decoud	7–6(1), 6–2
Win	4–1	Oct 2003	Colombia F1, Medellín	Clay	Sebastián Decoud	Carlos Berlocq Ronaldo Carvalho	7–6(3), 7–6(4)