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|- | Nickname(s): | El Mago, Mini-Moya |- | United states: | Argentina |- | Home: | Venado Tuerto, Argentina |- | Height: | Cinque foot Nine around (175 cm) |- | Weight: | 152 lbs (69 kilo) |- | Plays: | Correct-handed |- | Sour pro: | 2000 |- | Greatest singles ranking: | Triplet (05/03/2004) |- | Singles titles: | 9 |- | Career prize money: | $5,476,921 |}

Guillermo Sebastián Coria (born January 13, 1982 in Rufino, Santa Fe Province), nicknamed El Mago (The Magician around Spanish), is a agent tennis player from Argentina. He was known as fallowing lawn tennis champion & countryman Guillermo Vilas.

Coria turned agent within 2000, finishing 2003 and 2004 as a top ten. Inside 2004 he reached a French Open Men's Singles final beating, among others former #1 Carlos Moyá, but was unexpectedly discomfited by unsown compatriot Gastón Gaudio in an unprecedented all-Argentinean final, 0-6, Three-6, 6-Four, 6-One, 8-6.

El Mago has a good friend on the tour, David Nalbandian, with whom he attended preschool around Argentina. He occurs as swell known River Plate fan, as shown while he wins his matches & celebrates such as Chilean football (soccer) Player Marcelo Salas.

Coria tested caring for nandrolone in April 2001 for which he was suspended 3 months. Inside August 2004, he experienced the shoulder injury for which he experienced to attend surgery shortly prior to the Houston Master Ventral suction cup, where he got a unfortunate performance. He is still one of a fastest players in the Association of Tennis Professionals, consistently showing nifty performances in clay courts tournaments.

Titles (9)

Singles (9)

Singles Finalist (10)
2001: Mallorca (lost to Alberto Martin) 2002: Costa Do Sauipe (misplaced to Gustavo Kuerten) 2003: Buenos Aires (lost to Carlos Moya) 2003: Monte Carlo AMS (misplaced to Juan Carlos Ferrero) 2004: Miami AMS (lost to Andy Roddick) 2004: Hamburg AMS (wasted to Roger Federer) 2004: Roland Garros (misused to Gaston Gaudio) 2004: 's-Hertogenbosch (misused to Michael Llodra) 2005: Monte Carlo AMS (lost to Rafael Nadal) 2005: Rome AMS (wasted to Rafael Nadal) 2005: Beijing (misused to Rafael Nadal)

Performance timeline

Doubles (0)

Guillermo Coria: The prince of tennis
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Guillermo Coria Fan Page
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