- Began playing tennis at age five
- Has been nicknamed “Gato” (Cat) since he was a kid – which is the same nickname of countryman Gaston Gaudio
- Father, Ernesto, is a dentist; mother, Susana, is a teacher
- Has one brother, Guillermo, and two sisters, Tany and Cybil
- No idols growing up, but followed Sampras and Rafter
- Now follows Gaudio and was “really happy” when Gaudio won Roland Garros in 2004
- Good friend of fellow ATP pro Jose Acasuso
- Grew up swimming and playing basketball as well as tennis at Obera Tennis Club
- At 14, took a bus 100 km to Posados to train with Acasuso and two years later moved to Buenos Aires and played Futures events for two years
- In 2002, the Argentine dollar devalued which caused him hard times
- At 22, he spent four months in Italy and Germany at clubs
- He came with just $500, and had to stay with families and at cheap hotels
- It was hard for him to be away from his family, but he is proud to have done it
- His objectives for 2006 were to travel with his coaches and physical trainer – coached by Hernan Suarez and Oscar Rodriguez
- Also works with fitness trainer Daniel Nizzero.
Biographical information from ATP. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2011.
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