Maurice Ruah

Maurice Ruah (born 19 February 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Venezuela. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 82 in 1994.

Maurice Ruah
Country (sports) Venezuela
Born (1971-02-19) February 19, 1971
Caracas, Venezuela
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$542,546
Singles
Career record31–55
Highest rankingNo. 90 (2 May 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1994)
French Open1R (1994)
Wimbledon1R (1991, 1994)
US Open2R (1994)
Doubles
Career record40–61
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 82 (12 Sep 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1994)
French Open2R (1994)
Wimbledon1R (1993, 1994, 1998)
US Open2R (1996, 1998)

His father Luis works in medical supplies and in the shoe industry, and his mother Claire assists her husband in medical supplies.[1]

He and his doubles partner Yohny Romero won a bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games.

Ruah participated in 19 Davis Cup ties for Venezuela from 1989 to 2000, posting a 17–17 record in singles and an 8–5 record in doubles.

In July 2019, he becomes captain of the Davis Cup.

Doubles titles
Legend (singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (1)
Challengers (15)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. 1991 Furth, Germany Clay Marcos Aurelio Gorriz Jamie Morgan
Sandon Stolle		 6–2, 6–4
2. 1992 Ribeirão, Brazil Clay Christer Allgårdh Lan Bale
Brendan Curry		 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
3. 1992 Guaruja, Brazil Hard Mario Tabares Danilo Marcelino
Fernando Meligeni		 W/O
4. 1992 Búzios, Brazil Hard Mario Tabares Mark Keil
Tom Mercer		 7–6, 6–7, 6–4
5. 1993 Riemerling, Germany Clay (i) Mario Tabares Sander Groen
Arne Thoms		 6–3, 6–3
6. 1993 Caracas-3, Venezuela Hard Laurence Tieleman Mark Knowles
Alex O'Brien		 5–7, 6–4, 7–6
7. 1994 Taipei, Taiwan Hard Daniel Nestor Sandon Stolle
Michael Tebbutt		 6–2, 6–0
8. 1994 Guadalajara, Mexico Clay Juan Garat Kelly Jones
David Pate		 6–2, 6–2
9. 1996 Andijan, Uzbekistan Hard Geoff Grant Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes		 6–4, 6–3
10. 1996 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Hard Leonardo Lavalle Luis Herrera
Gabriel Trifu		 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
11. 1996 Puebla, Mexico Hard Leonardo Lavalle Bill Behrens
Steve Campbell		 7–5, 6–2
12. 1997 Olbia, Italy Hard Geoff Grant Mosé Navarra
Stefano Pescosolido		 3–6, 6–4, 7–5
13. 1997 Puebla, Mexico Hard Tamer El Sawy Massimo Ardinghi
Vincenzo Santopadre		 7–6, 7–5
14. 1997 Ixtapa, Mexico Hard Chris Haggard Bernardo Martínez
Rogier Wassen		 6–4, 7–6
15. 1998 Caracas, Venezuela Hard Geoff Grant Gouichi Motomura
André Sá		 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
16. 1999 Wolfsburg, Germany Carpet Adriano Ferreira Karsten Braasch
Dirk Dier		 W/O

References
  1. "Maurice Ruah | Bio | ATP Tour | Tennis".
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