Julen Urigüen
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Julen Urigüen Sieveking (born July 22, 1991 in Guatemala City
, Guatemala
) is a junior tennis player who currently lives in the United States
. He has competed for the Guatemala Davis Cup team.
in the Boys Singles, where he made it to the in the semi-finals after being seeded second. He lost in the first round at Roland Garros, where he had been seeded fifth.
Urigüen also plays doubles, with Harry Fowler in Australia (seeded 4th, eliminated in the first round) and with Tennys Sandgren at the French Open (seeded 3rd, eliminated first round).
Cavaliers
men's tennis team.
Julen Urigüen Sieveking (born July 22, 1991 in Guatemala City
Guatemala City
Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...
, Guatemala
Guatemala
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) is a junior tennis player who currently lives in the United States
United States
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. He has competed for the Guatemala Davis Cup team.
Early life
Urigüen started to play tennis when he was 9 years old, choosing to focus on it when he was 11. He become part of the all-Guatemalan junior tennis team in every category.Junior career
Urigüen competed at the 2009 Australian Open2009 Australian Open - Boys' Singles
Bernard Tomic was the defending champion, but chose to compete in the Men's Singles this year.In the Boys' Singles tournament of the 2009 Australian Open, Yuki Bhambri won in the final 6–3, 6–1, against Alexandros Georgoudas.-Seeds:...
in the Boys Singles, where he made it to the in the semi-finals after being seeded second. He lost in the first round at Roland Garros, where he had been seeded fifth.
Urigüen also plays doubles, with Harry Fowler in Australia (seeded 4th, eliminated in the first round) and with Tennys Sandgren at the French Open (seeded 3rd, eliminated first round).
College career
It was announced in April 2009 that he had signed to play with the University of VirginiaUniversity of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
Cavaliers
Virginia Cavaliers
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men's tennis team.