Jaime Yzaga

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Jaime Yzaga

Country (sports)	Peru
Residence	Lima, Peru
Born	(1967-10-23) 23 October 1967 (age 54) Lima, Peru
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	1985
Retired	1997
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$2,235,560
Singles
Career record	265–222
Career titles	8
Highest ranking	No. 18 (30 October 1989)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	QF (1991)
French Open	4R (1994)
Wimbledon	2R (1991, 1992, 1994)
US Open	QF (1994)
Doubles
Career record	55–55
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 54 (20 November 1989)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open	2R (1989)
US Open	1R (1989, 1990)

Jaime Yzaga Tori (born 23 October 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Peru.

Tennis career[]

As a junior, Yzaga won the French Open in 1985 and reached the semifinals of Wimbledon (also in 1985) and of the US Open (1984).

Yzaga played on the professional tour from 1984 to 1996, reaching career-high rankings of world No. 18 in singles and world No. 54 in doubles (both in 1989).

He was a quarterfinalist at the Australian Open in 1991, and at the US Open in 1994, reaching the final eight by defeating in back-to-back matches finalists of the previous edition: Cédric Pioline and Pete Sampras in five sets. Yzaga came back from a 2-sets-to-0 deficit against Pioline and 2-sets-to-1 against Sampras. At 5'7" / 1.70m, he was the shortest Grand Slam tournament quarterfinalist until Diego Schwartzman, also 5'7", at the 2017 U.S. Open.^[1]

He had earlier been the first-ever opponent of Sampras in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, in the first round of the 1988 US Open, also winning that match in 5 sets.

Since retiring as a player, Yzaga has served as captain of Peru's Davis Cup team.

Career finals[]

Singles (8 wins - 3 losses)[]

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 1987	Schenectady, U.S.	Hard	Jim Pugh	0–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–1
Win	2–0	Nov 1987	São Paulo, Brazil	Hard	Luiz Mattar	6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Win	3–0	Nov 1988	Itaparica, Brazil	Hard	Javier Frana	7–6(7–4), 6–2
Loss	3–1	May 1989	Forest Hills, U.S.	Clay	Ivan Lendl	2–6, 1–6
Loss	3–2	Oct 1990	São Paulo, Brazil	Carpet	Robbie Weiss	6–3, 6–7(7–9), 3–6
Win	4–2	May 1991	Charlotte, U.S.	Clay	Jimmy Arias	6–3, 7–5
Win	5–2	Jan 1992	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	MaliVai Washington	7–6(8–6), 6–4
Win	6–2	Apr 1992	Tampa, U.S.	Clay	MaliVai Washington	3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss	6–3	Apr 1993	Charlotte, U.S.	Clay	Horacio de la Peña	6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win	7–3	May 1993	Tampa, U.S.	Clay	Richard Fromberg	6–4, 6–2
Win	8–3	Oct 1993	Sydney Indoor, Australia	Hard (i)	Petr Korda	6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(9–7)

Doubles (3 losses)[]

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	May 1988	Boston, U.S.	Clay	Bruno Orešar	Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken	6–3, 5–7, 2–6
Loss	0–1	May 1989	Charleston, U.S.	Clay	Agustín Moreno	Mikael Pernfors Tobias Svantesson	4–6, 6–4, 5–7
Loss	0–2	Oct 1989	Bordeaux, France	Clay	Agustín Moreno	Tomás Carbonell Carlos di Laura	4–6, 3–6

References[]

External links[]

• Jaime Yzaga at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Jaime Yzaga at the International Tennis Federation
• Jaime Yzaga at the Davis Cup