For the first time in Dominican tennis history, a Dominican player, 33-year old Victor Estrella Burgos, has made the elite top 100 list of the Association of Tennis Professionals ranking. He was ranked in 99th place after climbing 19 places and playing 26 tournaments. The Top 100 play the cash-rich Grand Slam tournaments. He announced his next commitment would be at the Sony Open, of the Master Series of Miami, where there is a cash purse of US$5 million.
He climbed 19 places from 118th on the list after defeating Argentinean Andrea Collarini (ranked 246th) 6-3, 6-4 in the XIX Salinas Open, an ATP Challenger event, playing in Ecuador. He won the tournament and a US$5,750 cash prize.
Estrella told Diario Libre his goal is to be in the world Top 50. He said he has gotten this far without sponsorship, traveling without his coach. Estrella said he would now concentrate on his professional career, and would no longer play in the regional games n Central American and Caribbean or the Pan Am Games.
As reported in Diario Libre, 2013 was Estrella’s best year, with earnings of US$66,000 and traveling to 10 countries to play in 21 tournaments.
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www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Singles.aspx
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