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| Country (sports) |  El Salvador |
|---|---|
| Residence | Sonsonate, El Salvador |
| Born | (1986-07-04)July 4, 1986 (age 39) Sonsonate, El Salvador |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 2003 |
| Retired | 2019 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $34,441 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 14–9 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 374 (August 18, 2008) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 11–10 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 520 (February 27, 2006) |
| Last updated on: 16 September 2017. | |
Rafael Arévalo González (Spanish pronunciation:[rafaˈelaˈɾeβaloɣonˈsales];[a] born July 4, 1986) is a retired professionaltennis player fromEl Salvador. The majority of Arévalo's professional career has been restricted to playing on theFutures (ITF) circuit, with a further 22 appearances for theEl Salvador Davis Cup team; he also had modest success in the juniors, reaching a peak of No. 10 in 2004. However, in 2008, aided by the Salvadoran Tennis Federation (Federación Salvadoreña de Tenis), he was awarded an invitation to the2008 Beijing Olympicstennis tournament. The Tripartite Commission, which issued the invitation, is composed of representatives fromInternational Olympic Committee (IOC),National Olympic Committees (NOCs), and theInternational Tennis Federation (ITF). It is standard practice to award such invitations (of which there were two for the men's singles tennis event) to countries with small Olympic teams. Arévalo was the first player fromEl Salvador to represent the country in a tennis competition at the Olympics.[1] Arévalo defeated South Korea'sLee Hyung-taik in three sets in the first round, before being beaten by Swiss World No. 1Roger Federer in the second.[2] Later that year, Arévalo won his only ATP Challenger Tour match, beating Borja Malo in Quito, before losing toJulio Cesar Campozano.
He is the brother of tennis playerMarcelo Arévalo, with whom he plays on theEl Salvador Davis Cup team.
He is known in his home city ofSonsonate as 'Cabeza de Cono', which translates to Conehead.
Arévalo played his last match at the2019 Davis Cup where he partnered his brother,Marcelo, in a doubles match againstPeru. Soon after, he became president of theEl Salvador Davis Cup team.
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