Paul Capdeville

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Paul Capdeville
Country Flag of Chile Chile
Residence Vitacura, Chile
Date of birth April 2, 1983 (1983-04-02) (age 25)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 78 kg (170 lb)
Turned pro 2002
Plays Right-handed
Career prize money $410,907
Singles
Career record: 23 - 25
Career titles: 0
Highest ranking: 99 (November 5, 2007)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open 2nd (2007, 2008)
French Open 2nd (2006, 2008)
Wimbledon
US Open 2nd (2005, 2007)
Doubles
Career record: 10 - 8
Career titles: 1
Highest ranking: 147 (July 23, 2007)

Infobox last updated on: September 17, 2007.

Paul Gerard Capdeville Castro (born April 2, 1983 in Santiago) is a Chilean tennis player. His last name means "head of the city" in Occitan.

Capdeville was born in Santiago, Chile. On November 5, 2007, he achieved a career-high singles ranking of 99.

At the 2006 French Open, Capdeville had a shoving incident with Mario Ančić, at the end of his second round match. The two players had to be separated by the chair umpire. Ančić and Capdeville were each fined US$3,000 for the incident.

Capdeville's best International Series tournament performances came at Memphis (2006) and Washington (2007), reaching the quarters of each.

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No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in the final Score
1. January 29, 2007 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay Flag of Spain Óscar Hernández Flag of Spain Albert Montañés
Flag of Spain Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
4–6, 6–4, 10-6

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