Ricardo Ycaza
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| Country (sports) |  Ecuador |
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| Born | 16 February 1958 $133,237 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 61–95 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 44 (20 July 1981) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 4R (1981) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1979) |
| US Open | 3R (1977) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 108–96 |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 47 (4 January 1982) |
Ricardo Ycaza (born 16 February 1958) is an Ecuadorian tennis player who was a world top 10 junior, a Davis Cup stalwart, and a world top 100 touring professional.
Tennis career
His most noteworthy achievement was winning the 1976 US Open Junior tournament. In the semi-finals of that tournament he staged a third-set comeback to defeat John McEnroe after saving two match points at 2–5 in the third set and after coming back from 2–4 in the third-set tiebreaker. (Ycaza was to face McEnroe three more times in junior tournaments, winning each time.) In the final, Ycaza defeated José Luis Clerc of Argentina. In May 1977, Ycaza again defeated John McEnroe in three sets to win the World Championship of Tennis Men's 21-and-under tournament in Houston, Texas.
Coached by
Ycaza played on the professional tennis tour from 1977 to 1986. His career high rankings were world No. 45 in singles and No. 32 in doubles. During his professional career, he won three doubles tournaments (each with different partners). His best year on the professional tour was 1980 when he won doubles tournaments at Sarasota,
ATP Tour finals
Singles(1 runner-up)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 1981 | Brussels , Belgium
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Clay |  Marko Ostoja
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6–4, 4–6, 5–7 |
Doubles (3 titles, 4 runners-up)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 1978 | Tulsa , U.S.
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Hard (i) |  Carlos Kirmayr
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 Russell Simpson  Van Winitsky
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6–4, 6–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Feb 1980 | Sarasota, U.S. | Clay | Andrés Gómez
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 David Carter Rick Fagel
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 1980 | Palermo, Italy | Clay |  Gianni Ocleppo
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 Víctor Pecci  Balázs Taróczy
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6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Sep 1980 | Bordeaux, France | Carpet (i) | Gianni Ocleppo
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 John Feaver  Gilles Moretton
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2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Nov 1980 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Andrés Gómez
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 Álvaro Fillol Carlos Kirmayr
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Nov 1980 | Santiago , Chile
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Clay | Belus Prajoux
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Carlos Kirmayr João Soares
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4–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Nov 1981 | Quito , Ecuador
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Clay | David Carter
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Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez
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5–7, 3–6 |
