Daniel Chávez (tennis)

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Daniel Chávez Morales (born 27 January 1966) is a Guatemalan former tennis player.

Daniel Chávez
Full nameDaniel Chávez Morales
Country (sports) Guatemala
Born (1966-01-27) 27 January 1966 (age 58)
Singles
Career record12–12 (Davis Cup)
Doubles
Career record17–7 (Davis Cup)
Medal record
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Santiago Men's team
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Indianapolis Men's doubles

Chávez represented Guatemala at the 1987 Pan American Games and won a bronze medal in the men's doubles, with Fabio Sical. They were beaten in the semi-finals by eventual gold medalists Luke Jensen and Patrick McEnroe.[1]

Debuting in 1990, Chávez featured in a total of 31 ties for the Guatemala Davis Cup team. He won 29 rubbers for his country, 12 in singles and 17 in doubles. His doubles win tally is a national record and includes nine partnering his brother Jacobo. In his final Davis Cup appearance in 2004 he also served as team captain.

In 2007 he was appointed to captain Guatemala in the Fed Cup.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "U.S. has three more chances to net gold medals in tennis". The Indianapolis Star. 22 August 1987.
  2. ^ "Paraguay inicia hoy otra Fed Cup ante Guatemala". Última Hora (in European Spanish). 16 April 2007.
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