Diego Schwartzman Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Diego Schwartzman is an Argentinian professional tennis player who won his very first title in 2010 at the Bolivia F3 Futures and went onto winning several other Futures titles. His wins had carried his ranking all the way to #11 place in the world in June 2018. Diego is the shortest Jewish tennis player to ever make to the top 100 tennis players list. Apart from his rocketing tennis career, he has a huge social media fan base with more than 300k followers on Instagram.

Sun Sign

Leo

Residence

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Nationality

Manager

He is by Mariano Ink of Exxia Sport Management.

Plays

Right-Handed (Two-Handed Backhand)

Turned Pro

2010

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Being into sports, he is considered little short
• Broad nose

Brand Endorsements

He has not done endorsement work for any brand yet.

Religion

Judaism

Best Known For

• Having won numerous Futures titles such as Bolivia F3 Futures (2010) and Chile F14 Futures (2011)
• Winning against several top players in the world such as , , and Kevin Anderson

First Tennis Match

Diego Schwartzman played his first tennis match against Bruno Luciano Mazziotti of Argentina during Argentina F7 Futures tournament in July 2008. Diego had lost the match.

First TV Show

Apart from the broadcast of his tennis matches, Diego Schwartzman made his TV show debut as himself on the news talk show AM – Antes del mediodía in 2014.

Personal Trainer

Diego has been trained by former professional tennis players Juan Ignacio Chela and Martiniano Orazi.

Diego Schwartzman Favorite Things

• Surface – Clay

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Diego Schwartzman Facts

1. In the past, he and his family moved from Germany to Argentina as his tennis career started to develop.
2. Diego is a big fan of football sensation .
3. He started taking part in the sport of tennis at the age of 7.
4. He is considered to be of celebrity stature amongst the Jewish people.
5. Diego was born in a family where money was scarce and in order to support his future in tennis, his father used to make bracelets and his mother sold them at every tournament he played, in order to cover his traveling expenses.
6. At the age of 16, he got his big break into the game of tennis after an unidentified sponsor offered to help him.
7. He won his first Futures title at the age of 17.
8. In 2014, Schwartzman played against at the French Open. However, he lost to him.
9. In 2014, he won his first ATP Challenger Tour and was ranked at #61 in the world by the end of the year.
10. In 2015, Diego made it to the semifinals in the 2015 Istanbul Open beating several top players like Jürgen Melzer and Roger Federer in the first set. However, he lost to Roger in the final set.
11. In 2016, Diego’s determination earned him a win at the 2016 Istanbul Open for the singles title after he defeated , who was ranked at #3 place in the world.
12. In 2017, he lost a match to in the quarterfinals in Monte Carlo. After the match ended, Rafael presented him with his match shirt. This was considered a very rare thing to happen in the sport of tennis.
13. In 2017, he was the only Jewish player to be ranked amongst the top 100 players at that time.
14. Diego was considered to be one of the shortest players to ever make it to the Pro Tennis Tour.
15. In 2017, JTA crowned him with the title of being the best Jewish tennis player in the world.
16. Argentine footballer Juan Roman Riquelme is his idol.
17. He is often considered as a resemblance to  for his height and dedication.
18. Follow him on  and .

Featured Image by Diego Schwartzman / Instagram