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Jimy Szymanski

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Jimy Szymanski
Country (sports) Venezuela
ResidenceCaracas, Venezuela
Born (1975-09-15) September 15, 1975 (age 48)
Caracas, Venezuela
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1994
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$194,839
Singles
Career record7–31 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
2 Challenger, 6 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 160 (15 November 1999)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ2 (2000)
WimbledonQ3 (1994, 2001)
US Open1R {1996, 1997}
Doubles
Career record8–12 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
2 Challenger, 2 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 187 (19 June 2000)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2000)
Medal record
Men's Tennis
Representing  Venezuela
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Mar del Plata Singles
Last updated on: 1 November 2021.

Jimy Szymanski Ottaviano (born September 15, 1975, in Caracas) is a former tennis player from Venezuela.

He reached his highest junior world ranking of no. 1 in the world in summer 1993. He reached finals in Wimbledon Juniors 1993 and won the Italian Junior world championship in Bonfiglio Milano in 1993. He won the Junior Orange Bowl in doubles in 1993 and finished no. 3 in the juniors world ranking in 1993.

He turned professional in 1994 and reached his highest singles ATP ranking on November 15, 1999, at no. 160.

He played in the ATP tour for more than 10 years and had wins over Fernando González, Nicolás Lapentti, James Blake, Félix Mantilla, Olivier Rochus, Goran Ivanišević, Nicolás Pereira, Horst Skoff, Nuno Marques, Franco Squillari, Jaime Oncins, and Sébastien Lareau.

Szymanski represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and in 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney.

As a coach, he worked with Milagros Sequera, Maria Kirilenko, Nadia Petrova, and was Davis Cup captain and Fed Cup captain for his native country.

He is president of STA TENNIS LLC, a company that manages tennis facilities in South Florida.

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1993 Wimbledon Grass Romania Răzvan Sabău 1–6, 3–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 14 (8–6)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (2–3)
ITF Futures (6–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–5)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 1996 Szczecin, Poland Challenger Clay Portugal Nuno Marques 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win 2–0 Mar 1998 Philippines F1, Manila Futures Hard Brazil Richard Brostowicz 6–2, 6–1
Win 3–0 Mar 1998 Philippines F2, Manila Futures Hard Greece Solon Peppas 6–3, 6–4
Loss 3–1 Oct 1999 Tulsa, United States Challenger Hard Brazil André Sá 2–6, 6–7
Loss 3–2 Oct 1999 Dallas, United States Challenger Hard Brazil André Sá 5–7, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 3–3 Jun 2000 Espinho, Portugal Challenger Clay Spain Tommy Robredo 4–6, 2–6
Win 4–3 Oct 2000 Tulsa, United States Challenger Hard Netherlands Raemon Sluiter 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3)
Loss 4–4 Aug 2003 USA F24, Kenosha Futures Hard South Africa Raven Klaasen 3–6, 3–6
Loss 4–5 Sep 2003 USA F25, Claremont Futures Hard United States Glenn Weiner 3–6, 1–6
Win 5–5 Sep 2003 USA F26, Costa Mesa Futures Hard Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Aleksander Vlaski 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win 6–5 Sep 2003 USA F27, Ojai Futures Hard Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Aleksander Vlaski 7–5, 6–4
Win 7–5 Oct 2003 USA F27A, Laguna Niguel Futures Hard United States Robert Yim 6–2, 6–4
Win 8–5 Jul 2005 Venezuela F2, Caracas Futures Hard Canada Dejan Cvetkovic 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–2
Loss 8–6 Aug 2006 Venezuela F3, Valencia Futures Hard Mexico Miguel Gallardo Valles 3–6, 3–6

Doubles: 13 (4–9)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (2–7)
ITF Futures (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (1–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 1996 Oporto, Portugal Challenger Clay Portugal Bernardo Mota Portugal Nuno Marques
Portugal Emanuel Couto
7–6, 3–6, 5–7
Loss 0–2 May 1997 Dresden, Germany Challenger Clay United States Cecil Mamiit United States Mark Merklein
United States Jeff Salzenstein
6–7, 1–6
Loss 0–3 Oct 1997 Lima, Peru Challenger Clay Belgium Kris Goossens Argentina Mariano Hood
Argentina Sebastián Prieto
2–6, 1–6
Loss 0–4 Sep 1998 Santa Cruz, Bolivia Challenger Clay Venezuela Kepler Orellana Argentina Marcelo Charpentier
Argentina Andrés Schneiter
2–6, 3–6
Loss 0–5 Sep 1998 Quito, Ecuador Challenger Clay Venezuela Kepler Orellana Brazil Adriano Ferreira
Mexico Óscar Ortiz
3–6, 4–6
Win 1–5 Jul 1999 Granby, Canada Challenger Hard United States Kevin Kim Israel Harel Levy
Israel Lior Mor
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 1–6 Dec 1999 Caracas, Venezuela Challenger Clay Venezuela José de Armas Argentina Gastón Etlis
Argentina Martín Rodríguez
4–6, 3–6
Loss 1–7 Jan 2000 USA F2, Altamonte Springs Futures Hard Mexico Óscar Ortiz Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Harel Levy
3–6, 4–6
Win 2–7 Apr 2000 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Challenger Clay Venezuela José de Armas Canada Jocelyn Robichaud
United States Michael Sell
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2–8 Aug 2004 Manta, Ecuador Challenger Hard United States Eric Nunez Brazil Marcos Daniel
Mexico Santiago González
6–3, 2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 2–9 Jul 2006 Venezuela F1C, Caracas Futures Hard Venezuela Jhonnatan Medina-Álvarez Argentina Alejandro Kon
Argentina Damian Listingart
walkover
Win 3–9 Oct 2007 Venezuela F5, Caracas Futures Hard Venezuela José de Armas Venezuela Piero Luisi
Venezuela Roberto Maytín
6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), [10–1]
Win 4–9 Nov 2007 Venezuela F7, Caracas Futures Hard Venezuela José de Armas Venezuela Miguel Cicenia
Venezuela Luis David Martínez
7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–4)

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(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

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Tournament 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A Q1 A A Q2 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon Q3 A A A A A Q1 Q3 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A Q1 1R 1R A Q2 Q1 A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 2 0–2 0%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Miami A A Q1 Q1 A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
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