Ernesto "Neto" Escobedo III is a Mexican-American professional tennis player who has won four ATP Challenger titles.
14 Facts About Ernesto Escobedo
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Ernesto Escobedo reached his first ATP Challenger final at Sao Paulo in April 2016 to advance him to a career-high ranking inside the top 300.
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Ernesto Escobedo won his first career ATP match at the Aegon Open in Nottingham against top 100 player Diego Schwartzman shortly before turning 20 years old.
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Ernesto Escobedo put this wildcard to good use by defeating Lukas Lacko in the first round to crack the Top 200 for the first time and record his first career Grand Slam match win.
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Towards the end of the season, Ernesto Escobedo returned to Monterrey where he had made the semifinals the previous year, and defended his points by winning the title over Denis Kudla.
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In March, Ernesto Escobedo was able to qualify for his first Masters event at the 2017 Miami Open, where he upset No 43 Dan Evans to break through into the top 100 of the ATP rankings.
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Ernesto Escobedo's tournament was highlighted by a quarterfinal win over No 2 seed and fellow American John Isner.
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Ernesto Escobedo was part of the NextGen players that included many fellow Americans such as Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz who were considered the best young prospects to become the next generation of tennis stars.
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Ernesto Escobedo defeated top-ranked American Jack Sock in the first round for his first Top 10 win, continuing his success at tournaments in Mexico.
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In March, Ernesto Escobedo was given a wildcard for the first time to the main draw of the 2018 Indian Wells Masters where he defeated compatriot Frances Tiafoe, before falling to the 28th seed Feliciano Lopez.
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Ernesto Escobedo won the title at the 2022 Bendigo International Challenger in Australia, his first in three years.
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Ernesto Escobedo entered the 2022 Australian Open as a lucky loser.
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In January of 2023, Ernesto Escobedo stopped representing the United States in favor of representing Mexico in tournaments and became the Mexican No 1 player.
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Ernesto Escobedo received a wildcard for the qualifying draw of the 2023 Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco but lost to Brandon Holt.