Nicolás Pereira

Nicolás Pereira was a Venezuelan tennis player who played professionally from 1987 to 1997. Pereira achieved a career-best singles ranking of #74 in the world in July 1996, and a doubles ranking of #44 in the world in November 1990. Despite an impressive start to his career as a junior player he never lived up to his potential as a professional.

Pereira started his career by winning the boys’ singles titles at the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open in 1988, with all his victories coming in straight sets. His first of three ATP doubles titles came in January 1990 in Wellington, New Zealand, with partner Kelly Evernden. As a singles player Pereira won two titles, the first in Bogotá, Colombia, in September 1994, and the second in Newport, United States, in July 1996.

At Grand Slams Pereira reached the third round once in the singles and three times in the doubles. He also played for Venezuela’s Davis Cup team from 1987 to 1997. In 1993 he won two gold medals at the Central American and Caribbean Games, and a silver and bronze at the 1995 Pan American Games. Pereira competed in the singles and doubles at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, reaching the second round in the former, losing to the eventual bronze medallist Leander Paes.