Ricardo Cano (born 27 December 1951) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. Most of his tennis success was in doubles. During his career, he won four doubles titles and finished runner-up six times.
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Born | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 27 December 1951
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $461 |
Singles | |
Career record | 135–149 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 41 (26 July 1976) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 3R (1975, 1978, 1981) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1976) |
US Open | 3R (1975, 1976) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 118–126 |
Career titles | 4 |
Highest ranking | No. 285 (2 January 1984) |
Cano participated in 23 Davis Cup ties for Argentina from 1971 to 1982, posting a 14–13 record in singles and a 9–7 record in doubles.
Career finals
editDoubles (4 titles, 6 runner-ups)
editResult | W/L | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | 1973 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | Patricio Cornejo Iván Molina |
7–6, 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | 1976 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Belus Prajoux | Wojtek Fibak Balázs Taróczy |
6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–1 | 1976 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | Víctor Pecci | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
3–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | 1976 | São Paulo, Brazil | Carpet | Belus Prajoux | Lito Álvarez Víctor Pecci |
4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | 1976 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Belus Prajoux | Carlos Kirmayr Tito Vázquez |
4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 2–4 | 1977 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Antonio Muñoz | Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas |
4–6, 0–6 |
Win | 3–4 | 1981 | Bournemouth, U.K. | Clay | Víctor Pecci | Buster Mottram Tomáš Šmíd |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 4–4 | 1981 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Andrés Gómez | Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta |
6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 4–5 | 1981 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Belus Prajoux | Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez |
2–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 4–6 | 1983 | Bahia, Brazil | Hard | Thomaz Koch | Givaldo Barbosa João Soares |