| Country | Argentina |
|---|---|
| Residence | Buenos Aires, Argentina[1] Santiago, Chile |
| Born | August 1, 1966 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 1984 |
| Retired | 1994 |
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | $1,234,768 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 190–180 |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | 31 (April 6, 1987) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | 2nd round (1989) |
| French Open | 4th round (1986) |
| Wimbledon | 1st Round (1988–89, 1992–93) |
| US Open | 3rd round (1985) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 84–92 |
| Career titles | 6 |
| Highest ranking | 53 (April 22, 1991) |
| Last updated on: November 12, 2009. | |
| Peña in 1983 Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Coaching career | |
| 1994– | Franco Squillari (1994–2001)[2] Martín Rodríguez Guillermo Coria(2006)[3] Paul Capdeville(2010–) Adrián García Fernando González (2001–2006)[4] Mariano Puerta[5] José Acasuso[5] Ker-Etlis[5] David Nalbandian[5] Gastón Gaudio[5] |
| Coaching achievements | |
| Coachee Singles Titles total | 6(G)-3(Sq)-1(A) |
| Coachee(s) Doubles Titles total | 1(K) |
| List of notable tournaments (with champion) | |
Horacio de la Peña, born August 1, 1966[1] and nicknamed "el Pulga" ("the Flea"),[6] is a tennis coach and a former tennis player from Argentina, who reached a top singles world rank of 31[1] during his career.
De la Peña was born in Buenos Aires. He began playing on the ATP circuit professionally in 1984, when he was 17.[1] He won four ATP World Tour titles in his career, all of which were on clay.[7] He also won six doubles titles — five on clay.[7]
De la Peña is most well known as the former coach of Chilean Fernando González.[8] He was also considered the unofficial captain of the Chilean Davis Cup team.[8][9]
As well as González, de la Peña has coached other tennis players, like Franco Squillari,[10] Martín Rodríguez,[11] Guillermo Coria,[12] and a number of other Chilean and Argentine tennis players.
De la Peña currently runs occasional tennis clinics in Santiago, Chile, and has his own tennis academy.[9]
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| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (4) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 22 April 1985 | Marbella, Spain | Clay | Lawson Duncan | 6-0 6-3 |
| 2. | 22 May 1989 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Goran Ivanišević | 6-4 6-3 |
| 3. | 30 July 1990 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Karel Nováček | 6-4 7-6(4) 2-6 6-2 |
| 4. | 12 April 1993 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Clay | Jaime Yzaga | 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 7 April 1986 | Bari, Italy | Clay | Kent Carlsson | 5-7 7-6 5-7 |
| 2. | 31 October 1988 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | Jay Berger | 4-6 4-6 |