TENNIS PLAYER

Juan Ignacio Chela

1979 - Today

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Juan Ignacio Chela (Spanish pronunciation: [xwan iɣˈnasjo ˈtʃela]; born 30 August 1979), nicknamed as "El Flaco" or "Liliano," is a tennis coach and former professional player from Argentina. Chela was given a three-month ban from the professional tour in 2001 for failing a drugs test. Post-doping ban, Chela went on to reach the quarterfinals of the 2004 and 2011 French Open, and the 2007 US Open, attaining a career-high singles ranking of world No. 15 in August 2004. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 27 in 2024). Juan Ignacio Chela is the 717th most popular tennis player (up from 721st in 2024), the 786th most popular biography from Argentina (up from 838th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Argentinean Tennis Player.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Juan Ignacio Chela ranks 717 out of 1,569. Before him are Asia Muhammad, Sandrine Testud, Mark Philippoussis, Libor Pimek, Dayana Yastremska, and Olga Govortsova. After him are Dan Evans, Dick Norman, Tommy Paul, Els Callens, Marcelo Filippini, and Mikhail Kukushkin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Juan Ignacio Chela ranks 478. Before him are Mihai Trăistariu, Hideaki Sorachi, TheFatRat, Kristina Ohlsson, Raphaël Glucksmann, and Hanna Ljungberg. After him are Janny Sikazwe, Claudia Presăcan, Shinji Murai, Julio César Cáceres, Einar Selvik, and Song Chong-gug.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Juan Ignacio Chela ranks 786 out of 1,154. Before him are Mariano Pernía (1977), Hernán Díaz (1965), Juan Soler (1966), Agustín Marchesín (1988), Christian Giménez (1981), and Juan Pablo Carrizo (1984). After him are Carlos Delfino (1982), Mario Bolatti (1985), Fernando Meligeni (1971), Axel Kicillof (1971), Juan Antonio Flecha (1977), and Jonathan Erlich (1977).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In Argentina

Among tennis players born in Argentina, Juan Ignacio Chela ranks 20. Before him are Paola Suárez (1976), Francisco Cerúndolo (1998), Pablo Cuevas (1986), Horacio Zeballos (1985), José Acasuso (1982), and Martín Jaite (1964). After him are Fernando Meligeni (1971), Jonathan Erlich (1977), Juan Mónaco (1984), Guillermo Pérez Roldán (1969), Javier Frana (1966), and Franco Squillari (1975).

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