Manuel Diaz (tennis)
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| Country (sports) |  Puerto Rico |
|---|---|
| Born | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 2–4 |
| Highest ranking | No. 292 (January 4, 1981) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 552 (December 26, 1979) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | 1R (1980) |
Manuel Diaz (born San Juan, Puerto Rico) was the long-time head tennis coach at the University of Georgia. He has coached the Bulldogs to four NCAA championships, in 1999, 2001, 2007, when John Isner headed the team, and 2008. He has also lead the program to its only two Intercollegiate Tennis Association Team Indoor National Championships, winning it in back-to-back years in 2007 and 2008. He holds the all-time SEC wins record with 767 victories as the head coach; he retired at the end of the 2024 season.[1]
Diaz has had three players win five NCAA singles national championships.
He was inducted into the Georgia Tennis Hall of Fame in 2000, the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2017 and is set to be inducted into the USTA Southern Tennis Hall of Fame in 2024.
References
[edit]- ^ Weiszer, Marc (February 22, 2024). "Longtime Georgia men's tennis coach Manuel Diaz retiring after this season". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
General references
[edit]- "Manuel Diaz Bio | Men's Tennis". georgiadogs.com. University of Georgia. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- American tennis coaches
- Living people
- Colegio San José alumni
- University of Georgia alumni
- Georgia Bulldogs men's tennis coaches
- Sportspeople from San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Georgia Bulldogs men's tennis players
- Puerto Rican male tennis players
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis