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After finished 16-28 in ATP competition in 2010 and losing his top 100 spot, Zeba primarily played challengers in 2011 and had a successful season, making two challenger finals in Salinas and Bordeaux, 5 SFs and 7 QFs, as well as making the QF of the ATP Santiago event in early January, to finish 48-30 overall on the year and #109 in the rankings at the end of the season.
In doubles, Zeba won his second career ATP title with Bolelli over Beck/Kas in the finals of Munich, won two challenger titles in Genova and Santiago, and made two other finals, to finish 88th in the final rankings.
Zeba has started off 2012 making three challenger QFs in Sao Paulo, Bucaramanga and Salinas as well as winning his R1 match over Ungur at the ATP event in Vina Del Mar. He is currently provisionally ranked #128 in singles. In doubles, Zeba has won two challenger titles in Bucaramanga and Salinas, and made the SFs at the ATP events in Vina Del Mar and Buenos Aires. He is currently ranked #75 in doubles.
This week he is in Barranquilla and has made the QF, defeating Rivera and Salamanca in straight sets. He plays Bagnis for a spot in the SF. Hopefully he wins this match and can bag the title here to get closer to regaining his top 100 spot again! He is also in the doubles SF with RRH as the #1 seeds, and they will play third seeded Monroe/Sykut for a spot in the final. GL in both singles and doubles in Colombia, Zeba, winning both titles would make for an awesome week!
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Zeba won 6-4 6-2 vs Bagnis in the singles QF. He plays Pedro Sousa for a spot in the finals. He's served great all week; hopefully he can continue the good form for two more matches!
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Zeba and RRH lost in the doubles SF 8-10 in the final set tiebreaker to Monroe/Sykut. Too bad but hopefully Horacio can make up for that with the singles title!
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Falla beat Zeba 4-6 1-6 in the finals of Baranquilla. Zeba had some elbow issues that affected him in the match and he didn't play well, but overall it was a great week for him. He has raised his ranking up to #117 with the result.
His next tournament is Houston next week. Hopefully he can have a good result there to be able to make the French Open MD directly!
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Zeba qualified into Houston, defeating Naumann easily in R1, and Hernych in R2, coming from a break down in the second set and from *0-3 down in the third set to win 6-7(3) 6-3 7-5. In the MD, Horacio defeated Ungur 6-3 6-3 before playing a good match but falling short vs Isner 7-6(3) 4-6 2-6. He had chances to get a break in the second set and likely could have won from there but missed some opportunities. Unfortunate but still a great week regardless for Zeba. The loss to Isner does mean that Horacio will likely be forced to qualify into the French, but he will almost definitely have a high seed, and that's something he can take advantage of.
His next tournament is Sarasota next week on green clay. It should be a surface that suits his game, so hopefully he can have another successful week and get into the top 100!
World No. 73 Horacio Zeballos denied top seed Rafael Nadal a triumphant end to his first comeback event, topping the 11-time Grand Slam champion 6-7(2), 7-6(6), 6-4 to capture his first ATP World Tour trophy.
Zeballos notched his first Top 10 win in three attempts and in the process became the first left-handed player to defeat Nadal on red clay. He is the second first-time winner on the ATP World Tour this season, joining Australian Bernard Tomic, who triumphed on home soil at the Apia International Sydney.
“It's a dream for me,” said Zeballos. “To be able to play a final against Nadal was already good enough for me. It's a moment that will stay in my memory for the rest of my life.”
The 27-year-old Zeballos did not advance beyond the second round at any of the tour-level events he entered in 2012, but knocked off four seeded opponents this week en route to the title. In addition to Nadal, Zeballos upset fourth seed Pablo Andujar, fifth seed Albert Ramos and eighth seed Carlos Berlocq.
“I've worked really hard because I really wanted to be at this level,” Zeballos said. “For some months, I've been playing at a high level and I think I'm at the best moment of my career. I'm very strong physically and psychologically.”
February 9, 2013 Horacio Zeballos comments on his semi-final victory against his countryman Carlos Berlocq on Saturday and reaching the final in Viña del Mar.
February 10, 2013 - Horacio Zeballos beats top seed Rafael Nadal in the VTR Open final to win his first ATP World Tour title. Video courtesy Vive Deportes and VTR.
February 13, 2013 - Horacio Zeballos reflects on winning his first title in Vina del Mar this past weekend over Rafael Nadal on Wednesday in Sao Paulo. Video courtesy Brasil Open 2013.
He lost 1R in Buenos Aires, reached QF in Acapulco where he hit the backcourt overhead, then 1r in IW and 2r in Miami. Nwxt week: Copa Davis.
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Tennis Tipping Singles: Career High: 242 (20/05/2013)
Champion: 2013 Villajoyosa Doubles: Career High: 218 (20/05/2013)
Finalist(with gak3): 2013 San Luis Potosi, 2013 Villajoyosa
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