Carlos Drada
| Full name | Carlos Alberto Drada |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Colombia |
| Born | 9 February 1975 |
| Plays | Left-handed |
| Prize money | $10,010 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 490 (10 June 1996) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 423 (23 May 1994) |
Carlos Drada (born Feb 9 1975) is a Colombian former professional tennis player.
Drada, a left-handed player from Cali, represented the Colombia Davis Cup team in two ties, against Canada in 1995 and the Bahamas in 2000. His only ATP Tour main draw appearance came at the 1996 Colombia Open, where he lost in the first round to Gastón Etlis in three sets.[1] He had a best singles ranking of 607 in the world.[2]
Now living in the United States, Drada was a collegiate tennis player for the University of Kentucky. During his junior year he had a win over James Blake, then the top-ranked college player. He finished runner-up to Alex Kim in the 2000 NCAA singles championship, despite going into the tournament unseeded.[3] In the semi-finals he again defeated the top ranked player in Jeff Morrison, who was also the defending champion.[4]
Since 2006 he has served as the head coach of women's tennis at the University of Kentucky.
References
[edit]- ^ "Ferro perdía 2 a 0 y al final empató". La Nación (in Spanish). 10 September 1996.
- ^ "Tennis Abstract: Carlos Drada Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.
- ^ Glier, Ray (29 May 2000). "Kim Wins NCAA Tennis Crown". Washington Post.
- ^ "Gator Falls in Men's Tennis". Orlando Sentinel. May 28, 2000.
External links
[edit]- 1975 births
- Living people
- Colombian male tennis players
- Tennis players from Cali
- Kentucky Wildcats men's tennis players
- Colombian expatriate tennis players in the United States
- Kentucky Wildcats coaches
- College tennis coaches in the United States
- Colombian tennis coaches
- 20th-century Colombian people
- 21st-century Colombian people