Mariano Hood

Mariano Hood
Country (sports) Argentina
ResidenceBuenos Aires, Argentina
Born (1973-08-14) 14 August 1973 (age 51)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1993
Retired2009
PlaysLeft-handed
CoachDaniel Orsanic
Prize moneyUS$847,665
Singles
Career record4–7
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 153 (15 May 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (1999)
French OpenQ1 (2000)
WimbledonQ2 (2000)
US OpenQ2 (1999)
Doubles
Career record170–149
Career titles13
22 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 20 (27 October 2003)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2002, 2005)
French OpenQF (2003, 2005)
Wimbledon2R (2004, 2005)
US Open3R (2003)

Mariano Hood (born 14 August 1973) is a retired left-handed professional Argentine tennis player who specialized in doubles.

In his career, Hood won 13 out of the 26 top level doubles finals he was in. He turned professional in 1993, and currently resides in his city of birth, Buenos Aires. He won US$806,888 in earnings and was coached by Daniel Orsanic. He won his first doubles title in Santiago, Chile, in 1998 and Palermo in 2005 was his last title. On October 27, 2003, Hood reached his highest doubles ranking of World Number 20. He partnered either Sebastián Prieto or Lucas Arnold Ker to win most of his doubles titles, although he did have other partnerships as well.

Hood was banned by the ITF of the illegal use of Finasteride after he had made the French Open quarterfinals in 2005.[1] He thus planned to retire from the professional circuit. However, Hood made a comeback in 2008. He last played on the tour in 2009.

  1. ^ "Anti-Doping – Press Release – Decision in the case of Mariano Hood". ITF Tennis. 2006-08-02. Retrieved 2012-08-17.