Diego Schwartzman

Diego Schwartzman
Schwartzman at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships
Full nameDiego Sebastián Schwartzman
Country (sports) Argentina
ResidenceBuenos Aires, Argentina
Born (1992-08-16) 16 August 1992 (age 32)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Turned pro2010
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachBruno Tiberti
Leo Olguin
Prize moneyUS $14,079,005 [2]
Singles
Career record250–225
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 8 (12 October 2020)
Current rankingNo. 230 (12 August 2024)[3]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (2018, 2020)
French OpenSF (2020)
Wimbledon3R (2019, 2021)
US OpenQF (2017, 2019)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (2020)
Olympic Games3R (2021)
Doubles
Career record68–111
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 39 (6 January 2020)
Current rankingNo. 348 (19 February 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2015)
French OpenSF (2019)
Wimbledon2R (2016)
US Open2R (2015, 2016)
Team competitions
Davis CupSF (2015)
Last updated on: 20 August 2024.

Diego Sebastián Schwartzman (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo seβasˈtjan ˈʃwaɾtsman],[4][5] German: [ˈʃvaʁtsman]; born 16 August 1992) is an Argentine professional tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles and reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 8 in October 2020.[6][7] As a clay court specialist, his best results have been on this surface. He is noted for his high-quality return game.[8][9][10][11]

When he reached the quarterfinals of the 2017 US Open, the 170-centimetre (5 ft 7 in) Schwartzman was the shortest Grand Slam quarterfinalist since the equally tall Jaime Yzaga at the 1994 US Open.[12][13] Schwartzman said: "It's not just for the big guys here."[14]

Schwartzman reached his first Masters final at the 2020 Italian Open, defeating defending champion and world No. 2, Rafael Nadal, in straight sets, and Denis Shapovalov along the way. He lost to Novak Djokovic in the final. A month later, at the 2020 French Open, he defeated world No. 3 Dominic Thiem to reach his maiden Grand Slam semifinal, where he became the shortest man to reach a Grand Slam singles semifinal since the 5-foot-6-inch (168 cm) American Harold Solomon at the 1980 French Open.

In May 2024, Schwartzman announced he would retire from professional tennis in 2025 after the Argentina Open.

  1. ^ Diego Schwartzman at the Association of Tennis Professionals Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "ATP Prize Money Leaders" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Rankings Ž Singles | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  4. ^ "The pronunciation by Diego Schwartzman himself". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Diego Schwartzman, tenis y diversión". YouTube (in Spanish). 30 March 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Diego Sebastian Schwartzman – Tennis Players". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Diego Schwartzman, la hinchada, sus proyecciones y su preparación" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference vecono was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Diego Schwartzman’s Return Game Is Even Better Than I Thought," Heavy Topspin, 26 April 2017.
  10. ^ Craig O'Shannessy (18 August 2017). "How Schwartzman Became The Return Giant In 2017," ATP World Tour.
  11. ^ "US Open Tennis: Diego Schwartzman's Latest Achievement: Becoming Top Argentine In ATP Rankings | Tennis". ATP Tour. 31 August 2019.
  12. ^ "The Latest: Venus Williams reaches US Open quarterfinal", The Washington Post, 2 September 2017, archived from the original on 8 September 2017
  13. ^ Giri, Nathan (28 September 2020). "Diego Schwartzman Is The Short King Of Tennis". Defector. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  14. ^ Ben Rothenberg (3 September 2017). "Diego Schwartzman Reaches U.S. Open Quarterfinal by Beating No. 16 Seed," The New York Times.