Michael Quintero Aguilar (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmajkol kinˈteɾo aɣiˈlaɾ];[2][3] born July 11, 1980)[1] is a Colombian professional tennis player.

Michael Quintero Aguilar
Country (sports) Colombia
ResidenceMedellín, Colombia
Born (1980-07-11) July 11, 1980 (age 44)
Medellín, Colombia[1]
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Turned pro1998
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$205,782
Singles
Career record8–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 10 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 245 (12 November 2007)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2008)
French OpenQ1 (2008)
US OpenQ1 (2007, 2008)
Doubles
Career record0-9 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 13 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 231 (27 October 2008)
Last updated on: 27 May 2021.

Quintero reached a career high ATP singles ranking of world No,. 245, achieved on 12 November 2007. He also reached a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 231, achieved on 27 October 2008.

Quintero won eight tournaments in Colombia, Jamaica and Cuba. Quintero represented Colombia in Rio 2007 Pan American Games where he got to the semifinals where he lost against Chilean Adrián García, then Quintero lost the bronze medal match against Argentine Eduardo Schwank. He represents Team Colombia while competing in the Davis Cup.

Quintero has reached 28 career singles finals with a record of 10 wins and 18 losses, which includes a record of 0–1 in ATP Challenger Tour finals. Additionally, he has reached 33 career doubles finals with a record of 14 wins and 19 losses, which includes a 1–4 record in ATP Challenger Tour finals.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 28 (10–18)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (10–17)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–5)
Clay (6–13)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2001 Colombia F1, Bogotá Futures Clay   Juan Pablo Guzmán 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss 1–1 Oct 2001 Colombia F2, Bogotá Futures Clay   Carlos Salamanca 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Win 2–1 Apr 2002 Jamaica F2, Montego Bay Futures Hard   Tres Davis 6–3, 2–6. 6–4
Loss 2–2 Jul 2002 Venezuela F2, Maracaibo Futures Hard   José de Armas 6–1, 0–6, 3–6
Loss 2–3 Oct 2002 Mexico F15, Obregón Futures Hard   Pedro Braga 3–6, 4–6
Win 3–3 Jul 2003 USA F18, Pittsburgh Futures Clay   Justin Bower 4–4 ret.
Loss 3–4 Feb 2004 USA F4, Brownsville Futures Hard   Andres Pedroso 1–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 3–5 May 2004 Colombia F1, Cali Futures Clay   Júlio Silva 2–6, 2–6
Loss 3–6 Oct 2004 Colombia F3, Medellín Futures Clay   Sebastián Decoud 4–6, 5–7
Loss 3–7 Jul 2005 USA F16, Pittsburgh Futures Clay   Cătălin-Ionuț Gârd 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 2–6
Loss 3–8 Aug 2006 Venezuela F1, Caracas Futures Clay   Julio César Campozano 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8)
Loss 3–9 Jan 2007 Colombia F1, Manizales Futures Clay   Carlos Salamanca 4–6, 4–6
Win 4–9 Feb 2007 Colombia F2, Bucaramanga Futures Clay   Carlos Salamanca 6–2, 6–3
Win 5–9 May 2007 Colombia F3, Cali Futures Clay   Julio César Campozano 6–1, 6–0
Loss 5–10 May 2007 Colombia F5, Pasto Futures Clay   Juan Sebastián Cabal 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 5–11 Aug 2007 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Challenger Hard   Brian Dabul 5–7, 5–7
Loss 5–12 Nov 2007 El Salvador F2, La Libertad Futures Clay   Nicolás Todero 4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win 6–12 Feb 2008 Cuba F2, La Habana Futures Hard   Ricardo Hocevar 6–3, 7–5
Win 7–12 May 2008 Colombia F3, Pereira Futures Clay   Julio César Campozano 6–1, 6–4
Win 8–12 May 2008 Colombia F4, Barranquilla Futures Clay   Santiago González 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 8–13 Jun 2012 Peru F2, Lima Futures Clay   Diego Schwartzman 2–6, 2–6
Loss 8–14 Aug 2012 Colombia F2, Medellín Futures Clay   César Ramírez walkover
Loss 8–15 Sep 2012 Colombia F3, Cúcuta Futures Clay   Alejandro González 5–7, 2–6
Win 9–15 Nov 2012 Mexico F15, Mazatlán Futures Hard   Marcelo Arévalo 6–1, 6–7(4–7), 1–0 ret.
Loss 9–16 May 2013 El Salvador F1, Santa Tecla Futures Clay   Carlos Salamanca 3–6, 3–6
Loss 9–17 Oct 2013 Mexico F15, Quintana Roo Futures Hard   César Ramírez 1–6, 1–6
Win 10–17 Nov 2013 Mexico F17, Quintana Roo Futures Hard   Darian King 7–5, 0–6, 6–2
Loss 10–18 Feb 2014 El Salvador F1, Santa Tecla Futures Clay   Éric Prodon 7–5, 1–6, 2–6

Doubles: 33 (14–19)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (1–4)
ITF Futures (13–15)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (10–18)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2001 Brazil F4, Florianópolis Futures Clay   Guillermo Carry   Márcio Carlsson
  Ricardo Schlachter
3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2001 Bolivia F1, La Paz Futures Clay   Federico Cardinali   Sebastián Decoud
  Sebastian Uriarte
2–6, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Jun 2002 Colombia F1, Bogotá Futures Clay   Pablo González   Eduardo Bohrer
  Ricardo Schlachter
1–6, 1–6
Loss 0–4 Jan 2003 El Salvador F1, San Salvador Futures Clay   Pablo González   Benjamin Cassaigne
  Valentin Sanon
6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Win 1–4 May 2003 Colombia F1A, Cali Futures Clay   Mirko Pehar   Alejandro Falla
  Carlos Salamanca
6–3, 6–4
Win 2–4 Jun 2003 USA F17, Williamsville Futures Clay   Gary Lugassy   Michael Kosta
  Aaron Talarico
6–2, 6–3
Win 3–4 May 2004 Colombia F1, Cali Futures Clay   Carlos Salamanca   Damián Patriarca
  Diego Hartfield
7–5, 6–4
Win 4–4 Sep 2004 Bolivia F1, La Paz Futures Clay   Carlos Salamanca   Guillermo Carry
  Leonardo Tavares
7–5, 6–4
Loss 4–5 May 2005 Colombia F3, Cali Futures Clay   Pablo González   Lucas Engel
  André Ghem
4–6, 4–6
Win 5–5 Sep 2005 Ecuador F3, Guayaquil Futures Clay   Brian Dabul   Jhonnatan Medina-Álvarez
  Martín Vilarrubí
6–3, 6–4
Loss 5–6 Oct 2005 Colombia F6, Medellín Futures Clay   Sergio Ramirez   Felipe Parada
  Luciano Vitullo
3–6, 5–7
Win 6–6 Nov 2005 Mexico F17, León Futures Hard   Daniel Garza   Mikael Ekman
  Carl-Henrik Hansen
3–6, 6–1, 7–6(12–10)
Win 7–6 Feb 2006 Panama F1, Panama City Futures Clay   Emiliano Redondi   David Brewer
  Ross Hutchins
7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–4)
Win 8–6 Mar 2006 USA F7, Little Rock Futures Hard   Wesley Whitehouse   Brendan Evans
  Scott Oudsema
6–4, 6–2
Loss 8–7 May 2006 Colombia F3, Cali Futures Clay   Lucas Engel   Jorge Aguilar
  Daniel Garza
3–6, 2–6
Loss 8–8 May 2006 Colombia F4, Barranquilla Futures Clay   Carlos Avellán   Jorge Aguilar
  Daniel Garza
6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Win 9–8 Jul 2006 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay   Daniel Garza   Rogério Dutra Silva
  Martín Vilarrubí
7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss 9–9 Sep 2006 Bolivia F2, Cochabamba Futures Clay   Diego Cristin   Juan Sebastián Cabal
  Alejandro Kon
6–7(4–7), 3–6
Loss 9–10 May 2007 Colombia F4, Pereira Futures Clay   Daniel Garza   Pablo González
  Marcel Felder
3–6, 4–6
Win 10–10 Nov 2007 El Salvador F2, La Libertad Futures Clay   Bart Beks   Raian Luchici
  Brad Pomeroy
6–3, 0–6, [10–8]
Loss 10–11 Nov 2007 Guayaquil, Ecuador Challenger Clay   Bart Beks   Brian Dabul
  Juan Pablo Guzmán
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss 10–12 Nov 2007 Lima, Peru Challenger Clay   Martín Vilarrubí   Pablo Cuevas
  Eduardo Schwank
4–6, 2–6
Win 11–12 Feb 2008 Colombia F2, Bucaramanga Futures Clay   Carlos Salamanca   Juan-Pablo Amado
  Diego Álvarez
6–3, 2–6, [10–8]
Loss 11–13 Jul 2008 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay   Juan Sebastián Cabal   Carlos Salamanca
  Xavier Malisse
1–6, 4–6
Win 12–13 Nov 2008 El Salvador F2, La Libertad Futures Clay   Carlos Salamanca   Jiří Krkoška
  Vasek Pospisil
6–7(8–10), 6–4, [14–12]
Win 13–13 May 2009 Venezuela F3, Maracaibo Futures Hard   Sat Galan   Patricio Alvarado
  Juan-Manuel Romanazzi
6–1, 7–5
Win 14–13 Aug 2009 Venezuela F6, Caracas Futures Hard   Yohny Romero   Marcelo Arévalo
  Christopher Díaz Figueroa
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 14–14 Aug 2009 Colombia F3, Barranquilla Futures Clay   Daniel Garza   Andrés Molteni
  Gonzalo Tur
4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 14–15 Aug 2009 Colombia F5, Medellín Futures Clay   Daniel Garza   Alejandro González
  Juan Sebastián Cabal
1–6, 4–6
Loss 14–16 Oct 2009 Quito, Ecuador Challenger Clay   Fernando Vicente   Santiago González
  Travis Rettenmaier
6–1, 3–6, [3–10]
Loss 14–17 Jun 2010 Venezuela F1, Maracaibo Futures Hard   Miguel Gallardo Valles   Robert Farah
  Juan Sebastián Cabal
1–6, 5–7
Loss 14–18 Aug 2012 Colombia F1, Bogotá Futures Clay   Víctor Estrella Burgos   César Ramírez
  Mauricio Echazú
4–6, 5–7
Loss 14–19 Aug 2012 Colombia F2, Medellín Futures Clay   Nicolás Barrientos   Duilio Beretta
  Ariel Behar
1–2 ret.

References

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  1. ^ a b ATPWorldTour.com Profile
  2. ^ colombiatennis (2013-07-23). "Habla Michael Quintero". YouTube (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  3. ^ TenisSegurosBolivar (2013-07-22). "Seguros Bolívar Open – Rueda de prensa Michael Quintero". YouTube (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-02-10.[dead YouTube link]