Country (sports) Spain Name Ivan Navarro Prize money $1,208,116 | Turned pro 2001 Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Role Artist | |
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Residence San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain Born 19 October 1981 (age 43)
Alicante, Spain ( 1981-10-19 ) Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||
Ivan navarro at paul kasmin gallery
Iván Navarro Pastor (born 19 October 1981) is a retired professional tennis player from Spain. He was sponsored by Head and Li-Ning for his racquets and attire. He employed the serve-and-volley strategy, very much like his compatriot Feliciano López. During his playing career, he had a unique habit of changing racquets each game, using one racquet for serving and another for returning. He reached a career high singles ranking of 67 in March 2009.
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- Ivan navarro at paul kasmin gallery
- 360 speaker series with ivan navarro at the nasher sculpture center
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He is perhaps best known for upsetting Ivo Karlović in the first round of the 2009 US Open before falling to former World No. 21 Taylor Dent in a dramatic five-set match in the second round. Navarro saved three match points in the decisive fifth-set tiebreak against Dent before the American hit a return winner to close out the match, 6-4, 5-7, 6-7 (1), 7-5, 7-6 (9). Navarro announced his retirement in April 2013.