{{short description|Argentine tennis player (born 1979)}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Nicolás Todero | image = | fullname = Nicolás Todero | country_represented = {{ARG}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|4|15|df=yes}} | birth_place = La Plata, Argentina | residence = Miami, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | plays = Right handed | height = 183cm | turnedpro = 1998 | retired = 2009 | careerprizemoney = US$188,600 | singlesrecord = 0–1 | singlestitles = 0 | highestsinglesranking = No. 219 (29 November 2004) | currentsinglesranking = | AustralianOpenresult = Q2 (2005) | FrenchOpenresult = Q1 (2005) | Wimbledonresult = Q3 (2008) | USOpenresult = Q1 (2005) | doublesrecord = | doublestitles = | highestdoublesranking = No. 241 (15 September 2003) | currentdoublesranking = | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = | WimbledonDoublesresult = | USOpenDoublesresult = | updated = 8 July 2017 }} '''Nicolás Todero''' ({{IPA|es|nikoˈlas toˈðeɾo}}; born 15 April 1979) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.
==Biography== Todero was born in La Plata, son of Jorge, a tennis coach who later served as Argentina's Fed Cup captain for several years.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://espndeportes.espn.com/news/nota?id=1547910&s=ten&type=column|title=El argentino detrás de Melanie Oudin|date=18 June 2012|work=ESPN.com|language=Spanish|accessdate=3 May 2017}}</ref>
===Professional career=== Based in Florida, Todero began competing professionally in 1998. He beat a young Andy Roddick in straight sets, at a Futures event in Vero Beach in 1999. It was Roddick's first appearance in a Futures main draw tournament, which gives Todero the distinction of being the first player to defeat the American in a professional match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/13940|title=Vero Beach, Florida – Where Andy Roddick’s Professional Tennis Career Began|date=25 January 2017|publisher=World Tennis Magazine|accessdate=3 May 2017}}</ref> Todero started featuring at the Challenger level in 2000, a format in which he won many matches during the years without progressing to a final. He was a runner-up in the doubles at two Challenger tournaments, and he won ten singles titles in Futures. He qualified for his only ATP Tour event, at the 2002 Swiss Open in Gstaad, where he lost in the first round to Austria's Stefan Koubek.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.upi.com/Costa-eliminated-in-first-round/62531026247504/|title=Costa eliminated in first round|date=9 July 2002|work=United Press International|accessdate=3 May 2017}}</ref> He narrowly missed out on qualifying for the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, with a five set loss to Simon Stadler in the final qualifier.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1023041-nadal-wimbledon-es-un-torneo-muy-especial|title=Nadal: "Wimbledon es un torneo muy especial"|date=20 June 2008|work=La Nación|language=Spanish|accessdate=3 May 2017}}</ref> His last year on the professional circuit was in 2009.
===Coaching=== Todero now coaches for the USTA, through which he has worked closely with Stefan Kozlov and Frances Tiafoe. A former coach of Jesse Levine, Todero has been a USTA national coach since 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playerdevelopment.usta.com/About-USTA/Player-Development/Bios/nicolas_todero-_national_coach_mens_tennis/|title=Nicolas Todero - National Coach, Men's Tennis|publisher=United States Tennis Association|accessdate=3 May 2017}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{ATP|t269}} * {{ITF profile}}
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