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Lucas Arnold Ker

Argentine tennis player

Lucas Arnold Ker (Spanish pronunciation::; born 12 October 1974) is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina.

Arnold Ker started playing tennis in the Olivos Tenis Club of Buenos Aires, under coach Malcolm Campbell. He is the younger brother of Patricio Arnold.

He is right-handed and turned professional in 1994. He has played several times for the Argentine Davis Cup team, where he made his debut in 1997 against Venezuela. He was Roger Federer's opponent in the Swiss' first professional match in 1998, beating the 17-year-old future great in straight sets.

Contents

  • 1 Cancer
  • 2 ATP Tour career finals
    • 2.1 Doubles: 33 (15 *les, 18 runner-ups)
  • 3 ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
    • 3.1 Singles: 5 (2–3)
    • 3.2 Doubles: 28 (20–8)
  • 4 Performance timelines
    • 4.1 Singles
    • 4.2 Doubles
    • 4.3 Mixed doubles
  • 5 References
  • 6 External links

Cancer

In August 2006, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. The * was removed, and he successfully underwent chemotherapy. In 2008, he was in remission and returned to playing professional tennis.

ATP Tour career finals

Doubles: 33 (15 *les, 18 runner-ups)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 5 (2–3)

Doubles: 28 (20–8)

Performance timelines

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Doubles

Mixed doubles

References

    External links

    • Lucas Arnold Ker at the *ociation of Tennis Professionals
    • Lucas Arnold Ker at the International Tennis Federation
    • Lucas Arnold Ker at the Davis Cup
    • Lucas Learns To Live Again