With Juan Pablo Varillas, the five best Peruvian tennis players in history

Point by point, he enters the history of Peruvian tennis. Jean Paul Varillas is at its best and since last year he has climbed the ranks of the ATP rankings. He managed to enter the top 100. A feat that has not been achieved by an Inca tennis player Since Luis Horna, which was in the top 100 13 years ago.

With his good game and his perseverance, Jean Paul Varillas got off to a good start in 2023. Reaching, thanks to its good performance in different tournaments, such as the australian open and the semi-final in Argentina ATP 250achieve its best historic position.

However, Jean Paul Varillas He is not the only Peruvian representative to have entered the top 100, four other Peruvians, at different times, including a player who beat him to number 1 in the ATP rankings during his professional tennis career.

The legend of Peruvian tennis, Jaime Yzaga, wrote one of the most memorable chapters in the sport’white’ country by beating the number 1 of the ATP ranking, Pete Sampras, defending US Open champion and considered the best tennis player of the moment. The Peruvian achieved the feat at the 1994 US Open, beating Sampras in an intense duel that lasted three hours and 37 minutes.

Although it is one of the most memorable performances, throughout his career Yzaga managed to place in 18th place of the ATP ranking in 1989. The best position in the history of a Peruvian in the list of tennis players in the world. Additionally, Yzaga has won eight titles on the professional circuit, making him the most successful Peruvian tennis player of all time.

The best location of Pablo Arraya was the position 29, but in addition to his great acting, there are also his incredible stories. During the pandemic, he said through an interview that he was one of the few people who could say he confronted Pope John Paul II.

In the 1980s, when he was recognized as one of the best in the world, Fibak Wojciech, a former Polish tennis player, called him to ask if he could replace a tennis player in doubles. I agree. Although he says he doesn’t remember who he played with, he is sure who his rival was.

The Peruvian tennis player too managed to be in position 85 in doubles, its best location. He was a finalist in four ATP tournaments and a semi-finalist in the Masters 1000 in Rome in 1982. One of his most important achievements was the ATP title he obtained in 1984 in Bordeaux.

‘Fought‘, as he is called, he was one of the last Peruvian tennis players to give us joy and celebration with a raised fist with the 140 victories he achieved during his career. His two ATP titles in Acapulco and Viña del Mar in 2006 and 2007, respectively, led him to be the third best Peruvian tennis player History.

However, his biggest prize was in 2008, when won Roland Garros, with Pablo Cuevas two fold. He is the only Peruvian in history to have won a Grand Slam. In singles, the best placement he had in the ATP rankings, he was ranked 33 and in doubles he reached twentieth place.

“I make my dreams come true and I want to take every opportunity to keep improving,” he said. Jean Paul Varillas after qualifying for the semi-finals of Argentinian Open ATP 250. The Peruvian changed his professional tennis career in 2023, since he made his professional debut in 2013.

He managed to enter the main draw of the Australian Open, he participated in the Challenger of Concepción, Chile; of the ATP 250 in Córdova and reached the semi-final of the ATP Argentina Open, where he fell to Briton Cameron Norrie. Although he lost managed to climb to 81st place in the ATP rankings.

In addition, he managed to qualify for his second ATP 500, in Rio de Janeiro, which will allow him to continue scoring points and which will give him the opportunity to enter the main draw of the Roland Garros. The Peruvian tennis player is living the best moment of his career. Varillas’ dream will continue to be written game by game.

Carlos DiLauraeven though he was just overtaken by Varillas, he is also one of the Peruvians who left the name of the country high, but what made him stand out was his big left foot when kicking a ball.

The Peruvian tennis player has reached 92nd place in singles in 1986 and 29th place in doublesthe latter was his specialty and in Davis Cup between the 80s and 90s, he was in a relationship with Jaime Yzaga. An explosive duo.

Di Laura has participated in several international tournaments, but has especially distinguished himself in the Los Angeles Olympic Games 1984 and in the national team tournament it has always been fundamental in doubles, until now There has been no better team than the duo Di Laura and Yzaga.