| Full name | Guillermo Rivas |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Argentina |
| Born | (1964-02-09)9 February 1964 (age 61) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $93,919 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 10–27 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 116 (20 May 1985) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 5–14 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 289 (16 April 1990) |
Guillermo Rivas (born 9 February 1964) is a former professionaltennis player from Argentina.
Born in the Buenos Aires neighbourhood ofBéccar, Rivas learned his tennis at Club San Fernando, inspired byGuillermo Vilas's 1977 US Open triumph, when Rivas was 13. He later trained at theBuenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club and turned professional in 1982.[1]
Rivas was a member of the ArgentinaDavis Cup squad for ties in Rome in 1983 and Atlanta in 1984, but didn't feature in either.[1]
During his professional career his ranking peaked at 116 in 1985, a year in which he made the round of 16 at theWCT Tournament of Champions inForest Hills.[2] One of his wins in that tournament was over 10th seedTim Wilkison, then ranked 36th in the world.[3] In 1985 he also had a win overThomas Muster, en route to the final of theParioli Challenger. In the final he saved two match points to defeatSimone Colombo in a last set tiebreak.[4] It was the first of twoChallenger tournaments that he won, the other was the 1988Crans-Montana Challenger. In 1989 he made the quarter-finals of aGrand Prix tournament, theRio de Janeiro Open, and beatPetr Korda at a Challenger event inClermont-Ferrand.[5][6]
Between 2006 and 2009 he was vice-captain of the Canadian Davis Cup team, working with Frank Dancevic, Daniel Nestor and Frederic Niemeyer.
Now living in Florida, Rivas runs the Grita Tennis Academy inPalm Beach County. Players produced by the academy include Argentina's Facundo Mena and Bahamas player Philip Wilbert Major.[7] He has also trained Barbados Davis Cup representativeHaydn Lewis.[8]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1985 | Parioli, Italy | Clay |  Simone Colombo | 7–6, 1–6, 7–6 |
| 2. | 1988 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | Clay |  Lars-Anders Wahlgren | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
