Juan Cruz "JC" Aragone (born June 28, 1995) is an American former professional tennis player. He attended the University of Virginia and was a member of three NCAA Men's Tennis Championship winning teams.[1] Aragone made his first ATP main-draw appearance at the 2017 US Open after coming through qualifying.
Aragone is from Yorba Linda, California and took classes through the Parkview School, an independent study school based in Placentia, California. In January 2012, Aragone was hospitalized due to liver and kidney failure after developing an allergic reaction to an acne medication.[2] That same year, he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.[2] Despite these challenges, Aragone finished his junior career competing in two junior US Opens and ranked 14th in his graduating class. He committed to playing college tennis at the University of Virginia.
While at Virginia, Aragone helped the Cavaliers win three straight NCAA Men's Tennis Championships. He was named to the NCAA All-Tournament team twice, in both singles and doubles, and was a two-time ACC Tournament MVP.[1] Aragone finished his college career with a 109–22 record.
Aragone was awarded a wild card into the 2017 US Open qualifying tournament. He defeated Marco Cecchinato, Riccardo Bellotti, and Akira Santillan to secure a spot in the main draw of the 2017 US Open, where he lost to 28th seed Kevin Anderson.[3]
JC's parents are Paula and Facundo Aragone. He has one brother named Tommy. Aragone majored in government while at Virginia. He also interned at J.P. Morgan in New York City during the summer of 2016, balancing urban tennis practice with the demands of a Wall Street job. He received an offer to return to the company full-time, but opted instead to pursue his dream of a professional career in tennis.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
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| Legend (singles)
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| ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
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| ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (3–2)
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| Titles by surface
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| Hard (3–2)
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| Clay (0–0)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Carpet (0–0)
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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| Loss
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0–1
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Dec 2016
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USA F40, Tallahassee
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Futures
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Hard (i)
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 Brayden Schnur
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5–7, 6–3, 2–6
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| Loss
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0–2
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Jun 2017
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Spain F17, Martos
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Futures
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Hard
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Spain Carlos Gómez-Herrera
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5–7, 6–4, 5–7
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| Win
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1–2
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Mar 2018
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USA F8, Calabasas
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Futures
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Hard
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United States Marcos Giron
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6–2, 6–4
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| Win
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2–2
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Jul 2018
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Canada F4, Kelowna
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Futures
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Hard
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Alexis Galarneau
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6–2, 6–3
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| Win
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3–2
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Feb 2022
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M25 Cancún, Mexico
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World Tennis Tour
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Hard
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Germany Lucas Gerch
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6–1, 6–3
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| Legend (doubles)
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| ATP Challenger Tour (3–6)
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| ITF Futures Tour (3–3)
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| Titles by surface
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| Hard (5–9)
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| Clay (1–0)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Carpet (0–0)
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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| Loss
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0–1
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Jun 2017
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Spain F17, Martos
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Futures
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Hard
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Australia Daniel Nolan
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United States Robert Galloway
United States Evan King
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4–6, 4–6
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| Loss
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0–2
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Mar 2018
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Canada F1, Gatineau
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Futures
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Hard (i)
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United States Deiton Baughman
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France Florian Lakat
United States Ronnie Schneider
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6–2, 6–7(6–8), [7–10]
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| Win
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1–2
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Jun 2018
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USA F15, Winston-Salem
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Futures
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Hard
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United States Harrison Adams
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United States Ian Dempster
Germany Christian Seraphim
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7–5, 6–7(4–7), [10–3]
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| Loss
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1–3
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Jul 2018
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Granby, Canada
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Challenger
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Hard
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United Kingdom Liam Broady
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United States Alex Lawson
China Li Zhe
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6–7(2–7), 3–6
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| Win
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2–3
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Mar 2019
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Indian Wells, USA
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Challenger
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Hard
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United States Marcos Giron
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 Darian King
United States Hunter Reese
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6–4, 6–4
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| Win
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3–3
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Jul 2019
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Winnetka, USA
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Challenger
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Hard
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United States Bradley Klahn
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United States Christopher Eubanks
United States Thai-Son Kwiatkowski
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7–5, 6–4
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| Loss
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3–4
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Jul 2019
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Binghamton, USA
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Challenger
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Hard
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United States Alex Lawson
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Australia Max Purcell
Australia Luke Saville
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4–6, 6–4, [5–10]
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| Loss
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3–5
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Sep 2019
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Tiburon, USA
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Challenger
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Hard
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Darian King
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United States Robert Galloway
Venezuela Roberto Maytín
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2–6, 5–7
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| Win
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4–5
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May 2021
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M25 Pensacola, USA
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World Tennis Tour
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Clay
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Colombia Nicolás Barrientos
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Colombia Alejandro Gómez
United States Junior A. Ore
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6–2, 4–6, [10–6]
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| Loss
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4–6
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Jun 2021
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Orlando, USA
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Challenger
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Hard
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Colombia Nicolás Barrientos
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United States Christian Harrison
Peter Polansky
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2–6, 3–6
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| Loss
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4–7
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Jun 2021
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M25 Tulsa, USA
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World Tennis Tour
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Hard
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Colombia Nicolás Barrientos
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United States Strong Kirchheimer
Greece Michail Pervolarakis
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1–6, 6–4, [7–10]
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| Loss
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4–8
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Jul 2021
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El Espinar, Spain
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Challenger
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Hard
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Colombia Nicolás Barrientos
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United States Robert Galloway
United States Alex Lawson
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6–7(8–10), 4–6
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| Win
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5–8
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Feb 2022
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M25 Cancún, Mexico
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World Tennis Tour
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Hard
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Peter Polansky
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Bolivia Boris Arias
Bolivia Federico Zeballos
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6–2, 6–4
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| Loss
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5–9
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Apr 2022
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Salinas, Ecuador
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Challenger
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Hard
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Ecuador Roberto Quiroz
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India Yuki Bhambri
India Saketh Myneni
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6–4, 3–6, [7–10]
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| Win
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6–9
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Apr 2022
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Cuernavaca, Mexico
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Challenger
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Hard
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Spain Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
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Colombia Nicolás Mejía
Ecuador Roberto Quiroz
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7–6(7–4), 6–2
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