Rodrigo Montoya was born on June 4,1996 and is a Mexican racquetball player.
15 Facts About Rodrigo Montoya
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Rodrigo Montoya is the current International Racquetball Federation World Champion in both the Men's Team competition and Mixed Doubles, winning those titles at the 2022 Championships in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
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That was his 4th IRF World Championship, as he won the 2018 Men's Singles in Costa Rica and the 2021 Men's Doubles with Javier Mar in Guatemala City, so Montoya is the first player to win singles, doubles and mixed doubles at Worlds.
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Rodrigo Montoya is the current Pan American Games champion in Men's Doubles with Mar, winning the title at the 2023 Pan Am Games in Santiago.
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Rodrigo Montoya is the current Pan American Champion in Men's Singles and the Men's Team event, winning those titles at the 2024 Pan American Racquetball Championships in Guatemala City.
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Rodrigo Montoya played U16 Doubles there, and won it with Erik Garcia.
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Rodrigo Montoya began playing pro racquetball on the World Racquetball Tour in 2015.
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In 2017, Rodrigo Montoya played 10 WRT tournaments, reaching the final six times and winning thrice.
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Rodrigo Montoya first played for Mexico at the 2018 Pan American Racquetball Championships in Temuco, Chile, where he played both Men's Singles and Doubles.
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At the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, Rodrigo Montoya won both Men's Singles and Men's Doubles.
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Rodrigo Montoya went to the 2021 IRF World Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala as the defending champion in Men's Singles.
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So, although Rodrigo Montoya failed to defend his title in Men's Singles, he won Men's Doubles, and in doing so became just the third man to win both singles and doubles at Worlds.
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Rodrigo Montoya was bronze medalist in Men's Singles, and silver medalist in the Men's Team event in Bolivia.
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Rodrigo Montoya won Men's Singles by defeating Canadian Samuel Murray in the final, and won the Men's Team event with Sebastian Hernandez by defeating the USA in the final.
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Rodrigo Montoya has played several times for Mexico, and won over 25 medals including 15 gold medals.