Felix Barrientos: Difference between revisions

'''Felix Barrientos''' (born 20 November 1967) is a former professional [[tennis]] player from the [[Philippines]].

Barrientos was a highly ranked player on the juniors circuit, most notably reaching the semi-finals of the boys' singles at the [[1985 Wimbledon Championships]].<ref name="Henson">{{cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2010/04/18/567270/evening-felix|title=An evening with Felix|last=Henson|first=Joaquin M.|date=18 April 2010|work=[[The Philippine Star]]|accessdateaccess-date=28 June 2018}}</ref>

Having attended [[Colegio San Agustin – Makati|Colegio San Agustin]] in Makati, he played American collegiate tennis at [[Louisiana State University]] (LSU) on a scholarship and was a member of the team which reached the final of the [[1988 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships]].<ref name="Henson"/> In the final against [[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford]] he won in the singles against [[Patrick McEnroe]], but LSU still lost the finals series 2–5.<ref>{{cite news|url=httphttps://articleswww.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-05-25/sports/-sp-3240_1_ncaa3240-tennis-championshipstory.html|title=Stanford Defeats LSU for Title After Going Indoors to Play|date=25 May 1988|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|accessdateaccess-date=28 June 2018}}</ref>

As a professional player he was ranked as high as 180, breaking into the top 200 after he made the quarter-finals of the [[Hong Kong Open (tennis)|Hong Kong Open]] in 1991, during which he had a win over [[Kevin Curren]].<ref name="Henson"/> His other singles main draw appearance on the ATP Tour came at the [[1991 Stella Artois Championships|1991 Queen's Club Championships]], then at [[Taipei Grand Prix|Taipei]] the following year, for first round losses to [[Pat Cash]] and [[John Fitzgerald (tennis)|John Fitzgerald]] respectively.<ref name="Henson"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010005093|title=ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Taipei - 19 October - 25 October 1992|publisher=[[International Tennis Federation]]|accessdateaccess-date=28 June 2018}}</ref>

Barrientos was a regular member of the [[Philippines Davis Cup team]] during his career and featured in a total of 15 ties, for an 18/5 win-losswin–loss record in singles and overall record of 26/10. In 1991 he helped the Philippines reach the World Group playoffs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.spin.ph/tennis/tennis-great-backs-lhuillier-philta-bid|title=Davis Cup hero Felix Barrientos backs Lhuillier bid for change at Philta|date=3 May 2017|work=[[GMA New Media]]|accessdateaccess-date=28 June 2018}}</ref>

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[[Category:Southeast AsianSEA Games medalists in tennis]]

[[Category:Southeast AsianSEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines]]

[[Category:Southeast AsianSEA Games silver medalists for the Philippines]]

[[Category:Southeast AsianSEA Games bronze medalists for the Philippines]]

[[Category:Competitors at the 1991 Southeast AsianSEA Games]]

[[Category:Competitors at the 1993 Southeast AsianSEA Games]]