Paul Capdeville
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Paul Gerard Capdeville Castro (born April 2, 1983 in Santiago
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...

) is a Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

an tennis player.

Capdeville was born in Santiago, Chile
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...

. On May 18, 2009, he achieved a career-high singles ranking of 76.

At the 2006 French Open, Capdeville had a shoving incident with Mario Ančić
Mario Ancic
Mario Ančić is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He won three singles titles and five doubles titles. His highest international ranking came during the 2006 ATP Tour, when he reached no. 7 in singles...

, 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 showing at an ATP event to date came at the 2009 Estoril Open
2009 Estoril Open
The 2009 Estoril Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 20th edition of the Estoril Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the International-level tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour...

, where he reached the semifinals. Other notable results include the quarters at Memphis (2006), Washington (2007), Indianapolis (2008) and Viña del Mar (2009).

Capdeville has won eight challengers, Bogotá (2005), Florianópolis (2007), Binghamton and Aracajú (2008), Binghamton (2009), Guayaquil (2010), Guadalajara (2011), and Binghamton (2011).

Capdeville is part of the Chilean Davis Cup team
Chile Davis Cup team
The Chile Davis Cup Team represents Chile in Davis Cup tennis tournament and is governed by Chile Tennis Federation. The team is currently captained by former Chilean tennis player Hans Gildemeister.-History:...

. On his first competitive match, he beat Austria's Stefan Koubek
Stefan Koubek
Stefan Koubek is a tennis player from Austria. Koubek plays left-handed with a double-handed backhand. His idol when growing up was Thomas Muster. Koubek has won three titles, two of which have come on hardcourts; despite this, he says his favorite surface is clay.His nickname is Cooley or Stef...

 in five sets. Again USA Team, he beat John Isner in five sets.

Singles wins

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0)
ATP World Tour (0)
Challengers (8)
Futures (0)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 18 April 2005 Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...

, Colombia
Clay   Pablo Gonzalez 6–3, 6–4
2. 23 April 2007 Florianópolis
Florianópolis
-Climate:Florianópolis experiences a warm humid subtropical climate, falling just short of a true tropical climate. The seasons of the year are distinct, with a well-defined summer and winter, and characteristic weather for autumn and spring. Frost is infrequent, but occurs occasionally in the winter...

, Brazil
Clay   Juan Pablo Guzmán
Juan Pablo Guzmán
Juan Pablo Guzmán is a now inactive professional tennis player from Argentina.In 2007, Guzmán won the ATP doubles title in Amersfoort with Juan-Pablo Brzezicki where the Argentine duo defeated Robin Haase and Rogier Wassen in straight sets in the final...

7–6(0), 6–0
3. 4 August 2008 Binghamton
Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger
The Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger is a tennis tournament held in Binghamton, New York, USA since 1994. The event is part of the ATP challenger series and is played on outdoor hard courts. Former Australian Open champion Thomas Johansson won the event in 2007.-Singles:-Doubles:-...

, USA
Hard   Rajeev Ram
Rajeev Ram
Rajeev Ram is an American professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. Rajeev is a tall, lanky player with a serve-and-volley style who is known best as a doubles specialist. He has advanced as far as the quarter-finals in doubles at three Grand Slams, most recently with Scott Lipsky at the 2011...

4–6, 6–3, 6–1
4. 29 September 2008 Aracaju
Copa Petrobras Brazil
The Copa Petrobras São Paulo is a tennis tournament held in São Paulo, Brazil since 2004. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor red clay courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :**...

, Brazil
Clay   Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves (tennis)
Thiago Alves is a professional tennis player who competes mainly on the ITF Tour. His career high rank was #88, achieved on July 13, 2009.- In Grand Slams :He has made four Grand Slam main draw appearances, qualifying into the...

7–5, 6–4
5. 16 August 2009 Binghamton, USA Hard   Kevin Anderson
Kevin Anderson (tennis)
Kevin Anderson is a male South African tennis player.He became the top-ranked South African player on 10 March 2008 after making the final at the 2008 Tennis Channel Open in Las Vegas...

7–6(7), 7–6(11)
6. 14 November 2010 Guayaquil
Guayaquil
Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...

, Ecuador
Clay   Diego Junqueira
Diego Junqueira
Diego Junqueira is a professional tennis player who plays left-handed from Argentina...

6–3, 3–6, 6–3
7. 26 June 2011 Guadalajara
Guadalajara
Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco...

, Mexico
Hard   Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos-Lasnier, commonly referred to as Pierre-Ludovic Duclos, is a Canadian professional tennis player...

7–5, 6–1
8. 14 August 2011 Binghamton, USA Hard   Wayne Odesnik
Wayne Odesnik
Wayne Odesnik is a professional left-handed American tennis player, with a two-handed backhand.His career-high in singles was # 77, as of April 13, 2009...

7–6(4), 6–3

Doubles wins

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in the final Score
1. 29 January 2007 Viña del Mar
Movistar Open
The Movistar Open is an ATP International Series men's tennis tournament held in February 2010 in Las Condes commune, and it's played on clay. It was previously played in Viña del Mar.-History:In 1992, Brazil suspended its three ATP tournaments...

, Chile
Clay   Óscar Hernández   Albert Montañés
Álbert Montañés
Albert Montañés Roca is a professional tennis player from Spain.He first entered the top-100 in 2001 and has been in the top-100 for all but 20 weeks since then...


  Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo is a professional male tennis player from Spain. His career-high ATP entry ranking is #50 , and his current ranking is #84 . He turned pro in 1998...

4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
2. 6 November 2011 Medellín
Seguros Bolivar Open Medellin
The Seguros Bolívar Open Medellín is a tennis tournament held in Medellín, Colombia since 2004. The event began as a Futures tournament from 2004–05 and is now part of the challenger series. It is played on outdoor clay courts.-Singles:-Doubles:...

, Colombia
Clay   Nicolás Massú
Nicolás Massú
Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried , nicknamed Vampiro , is a Chilean tennis player, a former world number nine in singles, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist...

  Alessio di Mauro
Alessio di Mauro
Alessio di Mauro is an Italian tennis player. In Buenos Aires, he reached his first final of his career, where Argentine Juan Mónaco defeated di Mauro to win his first career title, 6–1, 6–2; on February 26, 2007. Propelled by this run, the left-hander reached his career high ranking of No...


  Matteo Viola
Matteo Viola
Matteo Viola is a Italian professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 155 on 25 July 2005, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 282, on 7 November 2011.-Singles :-Doubles...

6–2, 4–6, [10–8]

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