Diego Sebastián Schwartzman

Born on August 16, 1992, Diego Schwartzman is a professional tennis player from Argentina. He began playing tennis at the age of 7, turned pro in 2010 and now is a clay-court specialist, playing regularly on the ATP Tour. He used to practice with Juan Monaco and Maximo Gonzalez at the age of 15, who eventually served as his mentors. He is widely famous for his top-standard return game and most of his success came as a result of his speed and powerful baseline game. 

Here are some of his major career achievements:

• Won the singles title at the 2016 Istanbul Open, 2018 Rio Open, 2019 Los Cabos Open and 2021 Argentina Open, three on the clay courts and one on the hardcourt.
• At the Italian Open 2020, after defeating Denis Shapovalov to reach the finals, he became the shortest player ever to play in an ATP Maters 1000 final.
• At the French Open 2020, he became the shortest player to reach a Grand Slam semi-finals singles event since Harold Solomon at the 1980 Roland Garros.
• He has bagged 8 ATP Challengers finals singles titles between 2012 and 2016, all at the clay court.