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Home > Tennis > Tennis Players > Jose Higueras (1953)
Jose Higueras (1953)
Tennis is an outdoor sport which can be played between two players or four players. Players utilize a stringed racquet to hit a rubber ball, hollow inside covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. In some places tennis is referred to as lawn tennis. This game started in England and was the most popular amongst the upper class of society. Presently tennis is an Olympic sport, as well as, it is played in various tournaments including the four Grand Slams in many countries, by people of all ages and classes.
Jose Higueras was born on March 1, 1953, in Granada, Spain. He is presently a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Spain. He was a right-handed tennis player and his height was 5 foot 10 inches and he weighed 165 lbs. Between 1976 and 1984, Higueras won 16 top-level singles titles. A semi-finalist at the French Open in 1982 and 1983, Higueras reached the world number 6 singles ranking in 1983. He was also a member of the Spanish team which won the inaugural World Team Cup in 1983.
Higueras retired from the professional tour in 1986. After retiring as a player, he became a successful tennis coach. He coached Jim Courier to reaching the world number 1 singles ranking in 1992 and now coaches ATP, the Association of Tennis Professional Dmitry Tursunov.
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