Julen Urigüen

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Urigüen and the second or maternal family name is Sieveking.
Julen Urigüen
Country  Guatemala
Residence Guatemala
Born July 22, 1991 (1991-07-22) (age 20)
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
College University of Virginia
Turned pro  
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money  
Singles
Highest ranking 4 (9 Feb 2009) (ITF Junior Ranking)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open  
Australian Open Junior SF 2009
French Open  
French Open Junior 1r 2009
Wimbledon  
Wimbledon Junior  
US Open  
US Open Junior  
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open  
Australian Open Junior 1r 2009
French Open  
French Open Junior 1r 2009
Wimbledon  
Wimbledon Junior  
US Open  
US Open Junior  
Last updated on: 2 June 2009.

Julen Urigüen Sieveking (born July 22, 1991 in Guatemala City, Guatemala) is a junior tennis player who currently lives in the United States. He has competed for the Guatemala Davis Cup team.

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Early life

Urigüen started to play tennis when he was 9 years old, choosing to focus on it when he was 11. He become part of the all-Guatemalan junior tennis team in every category.

Junior career

Urigüen competed at the 2009 Australian Open in the Boys Singles, where he made it to the in the semi-finals after being seeded second.[1] He lost in the first round at Roland Garros, where he had been seeded fifth.

Urigüen also plays doubles, with Harry Fowler in Australia (seeded 4th, eliminated in the first round) and with Tennys Sandgren at the French Open (seeded 3rd, eliminated first round).

College career

It was announced in April 2009 that he had signed to play with the University of Virginia Cavaliers men's tennis team.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Paxinos, Stathi (January 29, 2009). "Australian juniors melt in the sun". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2009/01/28/1232818534360.html. Retrieved 2009-06-02. 
  2. ^ Reid, Whitey (29 April 2009). "Cavs add touted recruiting class". Charlottesville Daily Progress. http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/sports/cavalier_insider/ci_tennis/article/cavs_add_touted_recruiting_class/39430/. Retrieved 2 June 2009. 
  3. ^ "Cavs’ Bennett working to establish AAU contacts". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 1 May 2009. http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/sports/college/article/UVAN01_20090430-215218/264948/. Retrieved 2 June 2009. 

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