Jorge Lozano

Jorge Lozano

Country (sports)	Mexico
Residence	Guadalajara, Mexico
Born	17 May 1963 San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	1986
Retired	1994
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$739,424
Singles
Career record	26–49
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 51 (12 September 1988)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open	2R (1988)
Wimbledon	1R (1989)
US Open	4R (1988)
Doubles
Career record	208–164
Career titles	9
Highest ranking	No. 4 (22 August 1988)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	QF (1986, 1987)

Jorge Lozano (born 17 May 1963 in San Luis Potosí) is a retired professional tennis player from Mexico. He reached his highest doubles ranking of World No. 4 in August 1988. His highest singles ranking was World No. 51, achieved the following month. During his career, he won two mixed doubles titles at the French Open: in 1990 with Arantxa Sánchez, and in 1988 with Lori McNeil. He reached the round of 16 in singles at the 1988 US Open and also the semifinal in doubles that same year. Qualified twice for the Doubles Masters at the Royal Albert Hall in London and reached the semifinals in 1988. In his career, he won nine doubles titles, but no singles titles. He turned professional in 1986, and in his career, he won $U.S.739,424 in prize money. He was the first player to be beaten by Pete Sampras in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, at the French Open in 1989. In Davis Cup play, represented Mexico for 15 years, 1981–1995, won 12 doubles matches, and lost 12 as well. He lost 11 singles matches, and won 8, making his overall win / loss record at the Davis Cup 20–23. Lozano won his first title at Forest Hills in 1988, with his partner Todd Witsken, and won his last at Athens in 1993. He resides in Guadalajara, Mexico where he directs a tennis academy for kids and also coaches the men and women tennis team at the University Tec de Monterrey. He is currently the captain of the Mexican Davis Cup Team.

Titles

Doubles (9)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents in the final	Score
1.	2 May 1988	Forest Hills, New York, United States	Clay	Todd Witsken	Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser	6–3, 7–6
2.	9 May 1988	Rome, Italy	Clay	Todd Witsken	Anders Järryd Tomáš Šmíd	6–3, 6–3
3.	4 July 1988	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	Clay	Todd Witsken	Bruno Orešar Jaime Yzaga	6–2, 7–5
4.	25 July 1988	Stratton Mountain, Vermont, United States	Hard	Todd Witsken	Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser	6–3, 7–6
5.	10 April 1989	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Carpet	Todd Witsken	Patrick McEnroe Tim Wilkison	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
6.	6 November 1989	Stockholm, Sweden	Carpet	Todd Witsken	Rick Leach Jim Pugh	6–3, 5–7, 6–3
7.	26 February 1990	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Carpet	Leonardo Lavalle	Diego Nargiso Nicolás Pereira	6–3, 7–6
8.	16 March 1992	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Horacio de la Peña	Ģirts Dzelde T. J. Middleton	2–6, 6–4, 7–6
9.	4 October 1993	Athens, Greece	Clay	Horacio de la Peña	Royce Deppe John Sullivan	3–6, 6–1, 6–2

Doubles finalist (13)

1987 Itaparica (w/ Pérez) 1988 Indian Wells (w/ Witsken) 1988 Charleston (w/ Witsken) 1988 Washington (w/ Witsken) 1988 Itaparica (w/ Witsken) 1989 Itaparica (w/ Witsken)

1990 Washington (w/ Witsken) 1990 Vienna (w/ Witsken) 1991 São Paulo (w/ Motta) 1993 Mexico City (w/ de la Peña) 1993 Prague (w/ Oncins) 1993 Palermo (w/ Garat) 1994 Jakarta (w/ Pugh)

Mixed doubles (2)

• 1988 French Open (w/ McNeil)
• 1990 French Open (w/ Sánchez)

External links

• Jorge Lozano at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Jorge Lozano at the Davis Cup
• Jorge Lozano at the International Tennis Federation