Diego Schwartzman is an Argentinian professional tennis player who won his first ever title at the 2010. Bolivia won F3 Futures and won several other futures titles. His victories had taken him to No. 11 in the world as of June 2018. Diego is the shortest Jewish tennis player ever to be included in the top 100 tennis players. Alongside his skyrocketing tennis career, he has a huge social media following with more than 300,000 followers on Instagram.

Born name

Diego Sebastian Schwartzman

nickname

El Peque

Sun sign

Lion

Place of birth

Buenos Aires, Argentina

residence

Buenos Aires, Argentina

nationality

training

Details of Diego’s education are not known.

occupation

professional tennis player

family

• Father – Ricardo Schwartzman
• Mother – Silvana Schwartzman
• Siblings – Natali Schwartzman (older sister) (lawyer), Andres Schwartzman (older brother) (travel agent), Matias Schwartzman (older brother) (computer programmer)

Manager

He will be represented by Exxia Sport Management’s Mariano Ink.

plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Per turned

2010

To build

Athletic

Height

5 feet 7 inches or 170 cm

weight

65 kg or 143.5 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Diego prefers to keep his dating life a secret and has yet to open up about his relationships in interviews.

race/ethnicity

White

hair colour

dark brown

eye color

Blue

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• He is fond of sports and is considered to be a bit short
• wide nose

brand promotion

He has not yet done any promotional work for any brand.

religion

Judaism

Known for

• After numerous futures titles such as Bolivia F3 Futures (2010) and Chile F14 Futures (2011)
• Wins against some of the world’s best players like Dominic Thiem, Marin Čilić and Kevin Anderson

First tennis match

Diego Schwartzman played his first tennis match against Bruno Luciano Mazziotti from Argentina Argentina F7 Futures tournament in July 2008. Diego lost the match.

First TV show

In addition to broadcasting his tennis matches, Diego Schwartzman made his TV show debut as himself on the news talk show AM – Antes del mediodía in 2014.

Personal trainer

Diego was coached by former tennis players Juan Ignacio Chela and Martiniano Orazi.

Diego Schwartzman favorite things

• Surface – clay

Diego Schwartzman facts

1. In the past, he and his family moved to Argentina from Germany when his tennis career took off.
2. Diego is a big fan of football sensation Lionel Messi.
3. He started playing tennis at the age of 7.
4. He is considered famous among the Jews.
5. Diego was born into a family where money was tight and to support his future in tennis his father made bracelets and his mother sold them at every tournament he attended to help cover his travel expenses.
6. He got his big break in the game of tennis at the age of 16 after an unknown sponsor offered to help him.
7. He won his first futures title at the age of 17.
8. In 2014, Schwartzman played against Roger Federer at the French Open . However, he lost to him.
9. In 2014 he won his first ATP Challenger Tour and was ranked 61st in the world at the end of the year.
10. In 2015, Diego made it to the semifinals of 2015 Istanbul Open in the first set, beating several top players like Jurgen Melzer and Roger Federer. However, he lost to Roger in the last set.
11. Due to his determination, Diego was able to record a win in 2016 Istanbul Open for the singles title after defeating Grigor Dimitrov who was ranked No. 3 in the world.
12. In 2017 he lost a match against Rafael Nadal in the Quarterfinals in Monte Carlo. After the match, Rafael presented him with his match shirt. This was considered very rare in tennis.
13. In 2017, he was the only Jewish player to be in the top 100 players at the time.
14. Diego was considered one of the shortest players to ever make it to the European Pro Tennis Tour .
15. In 2017, JTA crowned him with the title of the best Jewish tennis player in the world.
16. Argentine soccer player Juan Roman Riquelme is his role model.
17. Because of his size and dedication, he is often considered comparable to David Ferrer.
18. Follow him on Instagram and Twitter.