Miguel Tobón

Miguel Tobon
Country (sports) Colombia Colombia
Residence Bogota
Born (1968-06-22) 22 June 1968
Medellin, Colombia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro 1989
Retired 2001
Plays Right-handed
Prize money $125,127
Singles
Career record 18–20
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 205 (22 April 1996)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open Q1 (1994)
Wimbledon Q2 (1993)
US Open Q2 (1995, 1996)
Doubles
Career record 13–13
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 295 (25 July 1994)

Miguel Tobón (born 22 June 1968) is a former professional tennis player from Colombia.[1] He was born in Medellín but completed his education in the United States.[2] His brother Omar Tobón is a tennis coach in Medellín. He was chosen to serve a second time of the Colombian Davis Cup team by Federación Colombiana de Tenis in 2011.[3]

Career

Tobon was a semi-finalist at the Bancolombia Open in 1994.[2] The Colombian did better the following year, defeating three top 100 players, Javier Frana, Karim Alami and Fernando Meligeni, en route to the final.[2] He won the first set of the final, against Nicolas Lapentti, but lost the match.[2]

From 1987 to 2001, Tobon took part in a record 23 ties for the Colombia Davis Cup team. He played in 50 rubbers, of which he won 24. His 12 doubles wins is a national record, shared with Mauricio Hadad.[4]

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 1995 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti 6–2, 1–6, 4–6

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
1. 1993 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Colombia Mauricio Hadad Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti
Ecuador Luis Morejón		 6–3, 6–3

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