Full name | Jorge Gisbert Ortiga |
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Country (sports) | Spain |
Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
Born | 1950 (age 73–74) Barcelona, Spain |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–1 |
Jorge Gisbert Ortiga (born 1950) is a retired tennis player from Barcelona, Spain. His two older brothers, Juan and José María, competed for Spain in the Davis Cup, and the former was a Grand Slam singles finalist. [1]
As a junior player, his most remarkable result came at the 1968 Orange Bowl. He defeated Carlos Kirmayr and Jorge Andrew before losing to Fred Hemmes Sr. in the third round. [2] [3] [4]
In 1969, he entered the main draw of the Barcelona Open, which was part of the 1969 ITF Men's Tennis tour, and lost in the first round to eventual champion Manuel Orantes. [5] He failed to make it through qualifiers in subsequent editions of the tournament. [6] [7]
Full name | Jorge Gisbert Ortiga |
---|---|
Country (sports) | Spain |
Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
Born | 1950 (age 73–74) Barcelona, Spain |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–1 |
Jorge Gisbert Ortiga (born 1950) is a retired tennis player from Barcelona, Spain. His two older brothers, Juan and José María, competed for Spain in the Davis Cup, and the former was a Grand Slam singles finalist. [1]
As a junior player, his most remarkable result came at the 1968 Orange Bowl. He defeated Carlos Kirmayr and Jorge Andrew before losing to Fred Hemmes Sr. in the third round. [2] [3] [4]
In 1969, he entered the main draw of the Barcelona Open, which was part of the 1969 ITF Men's Tennis tour, and lost in the first round to eventual champion Manuel Orantes. [5] He failed to make it through qualifiers in subsequent editions of the tournament. [6] [7]