Juan Ignacio Chela

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Juan Ignacio Chela (born August 30, 1979, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a professional male tennis player from Argentina, and a clay specialist.

Chela was suspended by the ATP in 2001 for 3 months and US$ 8,000 for the use of Methyltestosterone during the Cincinnati Masters.

On August 9, 2004 he reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 15. On January 19, 2006, he defeated Lleyton Hewitt in the second round of the Australian Open.

As part of the Argentine team for the Davis Cup, he holds a record of 6 victories and 4 losses, the most important of his victories on April 2006, giving Argentina the third point to beat defending champion Croatia in quarterfinals.

Contents 1 Titles (5) 1.1 Singles (3) 1.2 Singles Finalist (5) 1.3 Performance timeline 1.4 Doubles (2) 1.5 Doubles Finalist (2) 2 External links

[edit] Titles (5)

[edit] Singles (3)

Legend (Singles)

Grand Slam (0)

Tennis Masters Cup (0)

ATP Masters Series (0)

ATP Tour (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	Feb .21 2000	Mexico City, Mexico	Clay	Mariano Puerta (Argentina)	6-4 7-6(4)
2.	Jul. 15 2002	Amersfoort, Netherlands	Clay	Albert Costa (Spain)	6-1 7-6(4)
3.	Apr. 12 2004	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Marat Safin (Russia)	6-7(2) 6-3 6-3

[edit] Singles Finalist (5)

• 2001: São Paulo (lost to Agustín Calleri)
• 2002: Sydney (lost to Roger Federer)
• 2002: Long Island (lost to Paradorn Srichaphan)
• 2006: Acapulco (lost to Luis Horna)
• 2006: Kitzbuhel (lost to Agustín Calleri)

[edit] Performance timeline

Tournament	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	Career
Australian Open	4r	3r	2r	2r	2r	3r	-	0
French Open		2r	Q	3r	1r	-	1r	0
Wimbledon	1r	-	2r	2r	1r	-	1r	0
US Open		1r	1r	3r	4r	-	-	0
Tennis Masters Cup		-	-	-	-	-	-	0

[edit] Doubles (2)

• 2004 ATP tour Estoril
• 2004 ATP tour Viña del Mar

[edit] Doubles Finalist (2)

• 2004 ATP tour Acapulco
• 2005 ATP tour Estoril

[edit] External links

• Profile at ATP Tour