Luis Horna and Jaime Yzaga are the most famous Peruvian tennis players. Tennis Hall of Famer and Davis Cup and Wimbledon winner Alejandro "Alex" Olmedo was born in Peru but played for the United States only for Davis Cup. Laura Arraya is the best Peruvian Tennis player in women's. Her brother is Pablo Arraya, a former Peruvian tennis player.
Although the sport is not quite as popular as others in Peru, the Peruvian tennis team generally does well and is usually at the Americas Zone Group I. Peru has reached twice the World Group playoffs in 1989, and 1994 Davis Cup, but was not able to advance into the prestigious World Group. In 2007, the Peruvian team, commanded by Luis Horna and Iván Miranda, beat the Belarus team of Max Mirnyi and Vladimir Voltchkov, and qualified to play in the 2008 World Group.
Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición is in the district of Jesús María in Lima, it is the usual court where the Peru Davis Cup team plays. It was founded in 1884, and was the home court for the golden generation of Peruvian tennis players of the 1980s.Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición Its principal was named after the Buse Brothers, Enrique and Eduardo Buse. Enrique played at Wimbledon and at the US Open in 1946 and again at the US Open in 1951.
Famous Peruvian tennis players
Men
PlayerYear of birthBest Singles RankingBest Doubles Ranking Alex Olmedo 1936 2 - Fernando Maynetto 1955 175 269 Pablo Arraya 1961 29 85 Carlos Di Laura 1964 92 29 Jaime Yzaga 1967 18 54 Alejandro Aramburú 1969 141 319 Américo "Tupi" Venero 1972 297 232 Iván Miranda 1980 104 206 Luis Horna 1980 33 15 Matías Silva 1984 643 529 Mauricio Echazú 1989 379 393 Alvaro Raposo de Oliveira 1990 752 881 Sergio Galdos 1990 590 80 Duilio Beretta 1992 364 206 Jorge Brian Panta 1995 485 402 Juan Pablo Varillas 1995 60 289 Ignacio Buse 2004 31 439
Women Laura Arraya (Peruvian citizen) Bianca Botto Patricia Kú Flores
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