The Most Famous
TENNIS PLAYERS from Peru
This page contains a list of the greatest Peruvian Tennis Players. The pantheon dataset contains 1,569 Tennis Players, 3 of which were born in Peru. This makes Peru the birth place of the 55th most number of Tennis Players behind Uzbekistan, and Ireland.
Top 4
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Peruvian Tennis Players of all time. This list of famous Peruvian Tennis Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Alex Olmedo (1936 - 2020)
With an HPI of 52.85, Alex Olmedo is the most famous Peruvian Tennis Player. His biography has been translated into 23 different languages on wikipedia.
Alejandro "Alex" Olmedo Rodríguez (March 24, 1936 – December 9, 2020) was a tennis player from Peru with American citizenship. He was listed by the USTA as a "foreign" player for 1958, but as a U.S. player for 1959. He helped win the Davis Cup for the United States in 1958 and was the No. 2 ranked amateur in 1959. Olmedo won two Majors in 1959 (Australia and Wimbledon) and the U.S. Pro Championships in 1960, and was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987.
2. Fiorella Bonicelli (b. 1951)
With an HPI of 45.97, Fiorella Bonicelli is the 2nd most famous Peruvian Tennis Player. Her biography has been translated into 20 different languages.
Fiorella Bonicelli (born 21 December 1951) is a retired professional tennis player from Uruguay. She was born in Lima, Peru but grew up in Montevideo, Uruguay where she started playing tennis when at age 11. During her career, she won the 1975 French Open mixed doubles title with Thomaz Koch. She also won the 1976 French Open women's doubles title with Gail Lovera, defeating Kathleen Harter and Helga Niessen Masthoff 6–4, 1–6, 6–3. At the Fed Cup, her singles record is 11–4, and doubles record 6–8. During her career, she reached one Grand Slam singles quarterfinal, at the 1978 French Open, where she lost to Virginia Ruzici in three sets.
3. Jaime Yzaga (b. 1967)
With an HPI of 36.62, Jaime Yzaga is the 3rd most famous Peruvian Tennis Player. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Jaime Yzaga Tori (born 23 October 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Peru.
4. Luis Horna (b. 1980)
With an HPI of 34.09, Luis Horna is the 4th most famous Peruvian Tennis Player. His biography has been translated into 22 different languages.
Luis Horna Biscari (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlwis ˈoɾna]; born 14 September 1980 in Lima) is a former tour professional tennis player from Peru, who turned professional in 1998. Known by his nickname "Lucho", he won 2 career singles titles, reached the quarterfinals of the 2004 Madrid Masters and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 33 in August 2004. Together with Pablo Cuevas, Horna also won the men's doubles at the 2008 French Open. At the 2003 French Open, he defeated Roger Federer in the first round.
People
Pantheon has 4 people classified as Peruvian tennis players born between 1936 and 1980. Of these 4, 3 (75.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Peruvian tennis players include Fiorella Bonicelli, Jaime Yzaga, and Luis Horna. The most famous deceased Peruvian tennis players include Alex Olmedo. As of April 2024, 1 new Peruvian tennis players have been added to Pantheon including Jaime Yzaga.
Living Peruvian Tennis Players
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Fiorella Bonicelli
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.97
Jaime Yzaga
1967 - Present
HPI: 36.62
Luis Horna
1980 - Present
HPI: 34.09
