Daniel Lencina-Ribes
Daniel Lencina-Ribes (born 5 February 1977) is a retired professional tennis player who is born in Alicante, Spain. He got by presidential decree, from president Paksas, the Lithuanian nationality. Represented Lithuania at international tennis tournaments. He was number one from Lithuania in the ATP ranking for 322 weeks and a member of Lithuania Davis Cup team for five years. At the moment he is married and lives in Germany where after being the director of the Lencina tennis school, he is working as a clinical psychologist in a psychiatric hospital.
| Country (sports) |  Lithuania |
|---|---|
| Residence |  Germany |
| Born | 5 February 1977 Spain |
| Retired | 2009 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $23,814 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Highest ranking | 591 (27 August 2001) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Highest ranking | 671 (15 September 2003) |
ITF Men's Circuit career finals
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Doubles
| Outcome | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 25 June 2000 |  Zabrze, Poland |
Clay |  David Ferrer |
Piotr Szczepanik  Orest Tereshchuk |
4–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 4 August 2002 |  Pärnu, Estonia |
Clay | Rolandas Muraška |
Mait Künnap  Tapio Nurminen |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 24 August 2003 | Šiauliai, Lithuania |
Clay | Tommi Lenho |
 Stian Boretti  Federico Torresi |
7–6(7–1), 3–6, 6–3 |
Davis Cup
He was a member of the Lithuania Davis Cup team, he has an 11–4 record in singles and an 8–5 record in doubles in 20 ties played. Also, he was partnering Rolandas Muraška and Gvidas Sabeckis, making with the last one of the best doubles team that ever represented Lithuania, together they have a 6–4 record.[1]
References
- Lithuania team daviscup.com
External links
- Daniel Lencina-Ribes at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Daniel Lencina-Ribes at the International Tennis Federation
- Daniel Lencina-Ribes at the Davis Cup