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Born | (1978-11-30)30 November 1978 (age 46) Caracas, Venezuela | |||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $69,353 | |||||||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 8–9(Davis Cup) | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 262 (24 April 2006) | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | Q1 (2006,2007) | |||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q1 (2006) | |||||||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 4–3(Davis Cup) | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 389 (22 June 1998) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yohny Romero (born 30 November 1978) is a Venezuelan former professionaltennis player.
Romero, who was born inCaracas, represented Venezuela in theDavis Cup from 1999 to 2010, featuring in a total of 16 ties. He won eight singles and four doubles rubbers.
While competing on the professional tour, Romero reached a career high singles ranking of 262 in the world, with qualifying draw appearances at theAustralian Open andWimbledon.
Romero partnered withMaurice Ruah to win a bronze medal for Venezuela in doubles at the1999 Pan American Games. He was a mixed doubles gold medalist at the2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, where he also claimed a silver medal in the singles event.[1]
Since retiring he served as team captain ofVenezuela's Fed Cup team for several years, then in 2017 took over as Davis Cup captain.[2]