Ricardo Augusto Amaral Acioly was born on 4 February 1964 and is a former tennis player from Brazil.
11 Facts About Ricardo Acioly
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Ricardo Acioly has what is considered by many one of the most complete and successful careers in Brazilian tennis, having been recognized Internationally as a player, coach, executive, tournament promoter, and sports commentator.
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Ricardo Acioly then went on to play Division 1 college tennis and was team captain and the No 1 player for the University of South Carolina, a top 20 team on the NCAA's Division 1 rankings.
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Ricardo Acioly was ranked No 46 in the world ATP doubles rankings.
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Ricardo Acioly was a finalist in Washington, Brasilia, and Maceio.
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Ricardo Acioly played and represented Brazil in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
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Ricardo Acioly was Davis Cup captain for Brazil for six years and during his tenure as captain Brazil reached 1 semifinal and 2 quarter finals in the World Group.
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Ricardo Acioly worked and developed a number of top juniors that went on to have a successful careers on the ATP Tour like Marcelo Melo, Joao Souza, Franco Ferreiro, Colombian Alejandro Gonzalez and quite a few others that had significant results in the ATP and ITF junior circuits.
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Ricardo Acioly is a two time member of the ATP Player Council which has had players like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic as members.
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Ricardo Acioly has organized and promoted a number of professional events on the ATP's Challenger Tour, Champions Tour and currently serves as Director of Relations on the organizing committee of the Rio Open ATP 500, the biggest professional tennis tournament in South America.
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Ricardo Acioly is a tennis commentator for Globo Brazilian TV, SPORTV Channel and does the play by play for matches during the US Open Tennis, Wimbledon Championships, Davis Cup and all ATP Masters 1000 tournaments.