Jose Higueras

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Jose Higueras (born March 1, 1953, in Granada, Spain) is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Spain.

Between 1976 and 1984, Higueras won 16 top-level singles titles. A semi-finalist at the French Open in 1982 and 1983, Higueras reached the World No. 6 singles ranking in 1983. He was also a member of the Spanish team which won the inaugural World Team Cup in 1978.

Higueras retired from the professional tour in 1986. After retiring as a player, he became a successful tennis coach. He coached Jim Courier to reaching the World No. 1 singles ranking in 1992 and now coaches ATP tennis professional Dmitry Tursunov.

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