José "Pepe" Checa Calvo (born 2 April 1985) is a Spanish tennis coach and former professional player.[1][2]
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| Country (sports) |  Spain |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 April 1985 Las Pedroñeras, Cuenca, Spain |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $172,526 |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 230 (7 April 2014) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2010, 2014) |
| French Open | Q1 (2014) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2007, 2014) |
| US Open | Q1 (2009) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 266 (24 August 2009) |
Career
editBorn in the town of Las Pedroñeras, Checa is a product of the Cuenca Tennis Club, where he trained with his elder sisters. He began competing professionally in 2003.[3]
Checa won 21 ITF singles titles during his career. On the ATP Challenger Tour, Checa was a Montauban semi-finalist in 2006 and beat world number 78 Bjorn Phau at the Tampere Open in 2009.[4] After winning six ITF titles in 2013, he attained a career high singles ranking of 230 in April, 2014.[5] He never made an ATP Tour main draw but featured in several qualifying tournaments including the 2014 Torneo Godó (ATP Tour 500), beating Ante Pavić in the first round.[6]
Forced to retire from professional tennis in 2015 due to injuries, Checa transitioned straight into a career as a tour coach, taking charge of Santiago Giraldo.[7] In 2017 he parted company with Giraldo and became coach of Andrey Kuznetsov. He was the coach of Ilya Ivashka,[8] who rose to 50 in the world under his charge.[9]
ITF Futures titles
editSingles: (21)
edit| Titles by surface |
|---|
| Hard (5) |
| Clay (14) |
| Carpet (2) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aug 2005 | Spain F21, Santander | Clay | José Antonio Sánchez de Luna
|
7–65, 4–6, 7–66 |
| 2. | Jun 2006 | Spain F17, Maspalomas | Clay |  Petar Popović
|
6–4, 6–2 |
| 3. | Jun 2008 | Spain F22, Tenerife | Carpet | Óscar Burrieza
|
2–6, 7–60, 6–4 |
| 4. | Oct 2008 | Spain F39, Sabadell | Clay | Gabriel Trujillo Soler
|
6–1, 6–3 |
| 5. | Nov 2008 | Spain F41, Vilafranca | Clay |  Andrea Arnaboldi
|
4–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
| 6. | Jun 2009 | Spain F19, Lanzarote | Hard | Roberto Bautista Agut
|
6–1, 6–4 |
| 7. | Aug 2009 | Spain F26, Xàtiva | Clay | Agustin Boje-Ordonez
|
6–1, 6–4 |
| 8. | Nov 2010 | Spain F39, Vilafranca | Clay | Marco Viola
|
2–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 9. | Jun 2012 | Spain F16, Martos | Hard | Gerard Granollers
|
6–4, 6–3 |
| 10. | Jul 2012 | Italy F17, Sassuolo | Clay | Guillermo Olaso
|
6–2, 6–4 |
| 11. | Jul 2012 | Italy F19, Fano | Clay |  Michał Przysiężny
|
6–4, 6–2 |
| 12. | Aug 2012 | Spain F24, Vigo | Clay |  Ricardo Rodríguez
|
6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 13. | May 2013 | Spain F11, Vic | Clay | Gerard Granollers
|
3–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
| 14. | Aug 2013 | Spain F25, Béjar | Hard | Andrés Artuñedo
|
4–0, Ret |
| 15. | Sep 2013 | Spain F29, Oviedo | Clay | Juan Lizariturry
|
6–4, 6–75, 6–2 |
| 16. | Oct 2013 | Spain F33, Sabadell | Clay | Roberto Carballés Baena
|
3–6, 6–0, 6–2 |
| 17. | Nov 2013 | Spain F39, Tenerife | Carpet | Jaime Pulgar-Garcia
|
6–3, 6–77, 6–3 |
| 18. | Dec 2013 | Spain F42, Lanzarote | Hard | Andrea Basso
|
6–4, 6–1 |
| 19. | Jun 2014 | Egypt F19, Sharm El Sheikh | Clay | Riccardo Sinicropi
|
6–1, 6–3 |
| 20. | Apr 2015 | Spain F7, Alcalá de Henares | Hard | Georgi Rumenov Payakov
|
3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 21. | Aug 2015 | Spain F23, Xàtiva | Clay |  Johan Tatlot
|
6–4, 6–1 |
References
edit- ^ "Tenis. Pepe Checa Calvo: Intentaré estar antes de abril entre los 200 del mundo". Las Noticias de Cuenca (in Spanish). 14 December 2013.
- ^ "José Checa: "Mi gran reto es llegar al puesto 150 de la ATP si las lesiones me respetan"". La Tribuna de Cuenca (in Spanish). 26 December 2013.
- ^ Jiménez, Julio (26 April 2020). "José Checa, el tenista conquense que ganó a Nadal y estuvo perseguido por las lesiones". El Deporte Conquense (in Spanish).
- ^ "Laaksonen harmitteli menetettyä tilaisuutta". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 28 July 2009.
- ^ "El español José Checa-Calvo se impone al italiano Andrea Basso en la final". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 7 October 2013.
- ^ Val, Alberto (4 June 2014). "José Checa se despide del Challenger de Mestre". El Deporte Conquense (in Spanish).
- ^ "José Checa: "Hay que aceptar las situaciones y luchar para cambiar las cosas"". La Tribuna de Cuenca (in Spanish). 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Who is Ilya Ivashka's coach? Know all about Ilya Ivashka's coaching team » FirstSportz".
- ^ Val, Alberto (19 September 2021). "Pepe Checa: "Creo que Ilya Ivashka tiene todavía margen de mejora hasta el top 30"". El Deporte Conquense (in Spanish).