Manuel Diaz (tennis)
| Country (sports) |  Puerto Rico |
|---|---|
| Singles | |
| Career record | 2–4 |
| Highest ranking | No. 292 (January 4, 1981) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 552 (December 26, 1979) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | 1R (1980) |
Manuel Diaz (born San Juan, Puerto Rico) is the long-time head tennis coach at the University of Georgia. He has coached the Bulldogs to four NCAA championships, in 1999, 2001, 2007, when John Isner headed the team, and 2008. He has also lead the program to its only two Intercollegiate Tennis Association Team Indoor National Championships, winning it in back-to-back years in 2007 and 2008. He is holds the all-time SEC wins record with 767 victories as the head coach.
Diaz has had three players win five NCAA singles national championships.
He was inducted into the Georgia Tennis Hall of Fame in 2000, the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2017 and is set to be inducted into the USTA Southern Tennis Hall of Fame in 2024.
Personal life
[edit]Diaz was born on March 16, 1953, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He attended Colegio San Jose and graduated in 1971.
He is married to the former Suzanne Rondeau of Toronto, Canada, and they have three sons - Alex, Eric and Manuel III.
References
[edit]- American tennis coaches
- Living people
- University of Georgia alumni
- Georgia Bulldogs men's tennis coaches
- Sportspeople from San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Georgia Bulldogs men's tennis players
- Puerto Rican male tennis players
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis