Jaime Yzaga
Jaime Yzaga Tori is a former professional tennis player from Peru.
Tennis career
As a junior, Yzaga won the French Open in 1985 and reached the semifinals of Wimbledon and of the US Open.Yzaga played on the professional tour from 1984 to 1996, reaching career-high rankings of world No. 18 in singles and world No. 54 in doubles.
He was a quarterfinalist at the Australian Open in 1991, and at the US Open in 1994, reaching the final eight by defeating in back-to-back matches finalists of the previous edition: Cédric Pioline and Pete Sampras in five sets. Yzaga came back from a 2-sets-to-0 deficit against Pioline and 2-sets-to-1 against Sampras, in both those matches he won fewer points. At 5'7" / 1.70m, he was the shortest Grand Slam tournament quarterfinalist until Diego Schwartzman, also 5'7", at the 2017 U.S. Open.
He had earlier been the first-ever opponent of Sampras in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, in the first round of the 1988 US Open, also winning that match in 5 sets.
Since retiring as a player, Yzaga has served as captain of Peru's Davis Cup team.
Career finals
Singles (8 wins - 3 losses)
Doubles (3 losses)
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | May 1988 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | Bruno Orešar | Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken | 6–3, 5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–1 | May 1989 | Charleston, U.S. | Clay | Agustín Moreno | Mikael Pernfors Tobias Svantesson | 4–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
Loss | 0–2 | Oct 1989 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Agustín Moreno | Tomás Carbonell Carlos di Laura | 4–6, 3–6 |