Diego Schwartzman Bio

• Nickname is Peque.
• Began playing tennis at age 7.
• Named and baptised in honour of legendary Argentine football player Diego Maradona, who passed away in 2020.
• Father, Ricardo; mother, Silvana; brothers, Andres and Matias; sister, Natali.
• Family owns a clothing company and helped him sell rubber bracelets with logos of popular football teams to help pay for travel expenses.
• Started travelling alone to international tournaments at age 13.
• At age 15, practised with former World No. 10 Juan Monaco and Maximo Gonzalez, who served as his mentors.
• Favourite surface is clay, shot is backhand and tournament is Buenos Aires.
• Idols growing up were Rafael Nadal and football player Juan Roman Riquelme.
• Routine before a match is to warm-up, eat a long meal, listen to music and relax.
• Enjoys playing football, watching Boca Juniors, listening to reggaeton music and eating Argentinean BBQ with friends.
• During COVID-19 pandemic, enjoyed cooking, playing with his dogs and watching TV on his sofa.
• Also during COVID-19 pandemic, teamed with Argentine football player Paulo Dybala and organised FIFA 20 celebrity tournament to raise money for Red Cross Argentina.
• Favourite movie is Gladiator and musician is La Vela Puerca, a Uruguayan rock band.
• Says that his biggest weakness is sweets (chocolate), best quality is perseverance and worst quality is annoyance.

Biographical information from ATP. Information might not be up to date.