2015-16 Men's Tennis Roster
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Hidalgo, Diego
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Diego Hidalgo
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 167
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Guayaquil, Ecuador
- High School:
- Pert High School
Bio
Career Record
All-Time Singles Dual Match Record by Position
| Year | Overall Singles | Tournament Singles | Dual Singles | SEC Singles | Overall Doubles | Tournament Doubles | Dual Doubles | SEC Doubles |
| 13-14 | 9-9 | 2-3 | 7-6 | 4-2 | 15-6 | 2-1 | 13-5 | 5-3 |
| 14-15 | 24-10 | 14-4 | 10-6 | 4-3 | 21-11 | 12-2 | 9-9 | 4-5 |
| 15-16 | 31-13 | 14-7 | 17-6 | 11-3 | 28-9 | 11-2 | 17-7 | 9-3 |
| Totals | 64-32 | 30-14 | 34-18 | 19-8 | 64-26 | 25-5 | 39-21 | 18-11 |
All-Time Singles Dual Match Record by Position
| Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Overall |
| 2014 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 6-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7-6 |
| 2015 | 4-6 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10-6 |
| 2016 | 17-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 17-5 |
| Totals | 21-12 | 1-2 | 4-3 | 8-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 34-17 |
COLLEGIATE HONORS
- 2016 All-American (Singles, Doubles)
- 2016 SEC Player of the Year
- 2016 First Team All-SEC
- SEC Player of the Week (4/13/16)
- SEC Player of the Week (4/18/16)
- 2015 First Team All-SEC
- 2015 Coaches’ Award (team award)
- SEC Player of the Week (2/11/15)
SENIOR
SPRING 2016
- Compiled a 13-5 record in singles against ITA-ranked opponents
- Recorded a 13-4 record in doubles against ITA-ranked opponents with fellow senior Gordon Watson
- Ended the season ranked No. 13 in singles and No. 3 in doubles in the final ITA Rankings
- Became the first Gator since Alexandre Lacroix in 2011 to garner All-America honors in both singles and doubles in the same season
- Spent 14 weeks atop the ITA Doubles Rankings with Watson
- Earned an automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA Singles and Doubles Individual Championships
- Advanced to the NCAA Doubles Round of 16
- Concluded the 2016 season with a combined 60 wins that ranks sixth all-time in Gator men’s tennis history
- Amassed a team-best 29-8 doubles record with Watson
- Compiled a 31-13 singles record during the 2015-16 season
- Played at the No. 1 singles and doubles position for the entire 2016 campaign
- Clinched four matches for the Florida Gators in 2016
- Clinched seven doubles points along with Watson
FALL 2015
- Won the USTA/ITA Southeast Regional doubles title with Gordon Watson
- Competed in the USTA/ITA National Indoors in Flushing, N.Y., reaching the doubles quarterfinals
- Advanced to the USTA/ITA Southeast Regional singles final
JUNIOR
SPRING 2015
- Played his way to the No. 1 singles position
- Defeated six ITA-ranked opponents, including one top-10 ranked player
- Clinched 4-2 win on the road over in-state rival Florida State
- Ranked as high as No. 34 in ITA singles and No. 28 in doubles with Gordon Watson
FALL 2014
- Captured the SEC Fall Classic doubles title in Gainesville with Gordon Watson
- Finalist in the singles main draw at the SEC Fall Classic
- Reached singles quarterfinals at the 2014 USTA Clay Court Invitational and fell to teammate Chase Perez-Blanco
SUMMER 2014
- Participated in the first round of the 2014 $10K Mexico F6 Futures Singles Event and advanced to the semifinals in doubles with Pepperdine sophomore Guilherme Hadlich in Quintana Roo, Mexico
- Advanced to the second round of the 2014 $10K Mexico F7 Futures Singles Event in Quintana Roo, Mexico
- Reached the quarterfinals of the 2014 Manta Challenger Doubles Event with Texas Tech alum Gonzalo Escobar in Manta, Ecuador
SOPHOMORE
SPRING 2014
- Led the Florida team with a 13-5 record in dual match doubles play, with all 13 wins tallied while playing at No. 3
- Compiled a final 9-9 overall singles record with a 4-2 stint in the SEC
- Clinched the SEC Tournament match vs. LSU on his 21st birthday
SOPHOMORE
SPRING 2013
- Enrolled at Florida in January of 2013 and was redshirted.
Prior to Florida
- Finished the 2011 season ranked No. 22 in the International Tennis Federation Boys rankings and reached as high as No. 16
- Has a career-high ATP ranking of 767
- Reached the quarterfinals of the Argentina F18 Futures event in July
- Reached the quarters of the Brazil F13 Futures event in June
- Reached the quarters of the Chile F7 Futures event in June
- Reached the semifinals of the Chile F6 Futures event
One-on-One with Coach Steinberg 3-7-24
Thursday, March 07
Bryan Shelton Postmatch 2-2-23
Saturday, February 04
Jonah Braswell Postmatch 2-2-23
Saturday, February 04
NCAA: Men's Tennis Postmatch 5-13-22
Friday, May 13
