Nicolas Alexander Lapentti (born August 13, 1976, in Guayaquil, Ecuador) is a professional tennis player from Ecuador. August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Secondary office of the Ecuadorian central bank (Banco Central del Ecuador or BCE) in Guayaquil (December 8, 2004) Santiago de Guayaquil, or just Guayaquil, is the most populous city in Ecuador, as well as that nations main sea port. ... Tennis balls This article is about the sport, tennis. ...

Lapentti began playing tennis at the age of six. He first came to the tennis world's attention an outstanding junior player who won the Orange Bowl in Florida in 1994, and captured the junior doubles titles at the French Open and the US Open. State nickname: Sunshine State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush (R) Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd)  - Land 137,374 km²  - Water 30,486 km² (17. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held from the middle of May to the beginning of June in Paris, France, and is the second of the worlds Grand Slam tournaments. ... The U.S. Open is the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam in tennis. ...

Lapentti turned professional in 1995 and won his first top-level singles title later that year at Bogotá. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

In 1999, Lapentti was a semi-finalist at the Australian Open. He also won two tour singles titles that year and reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 6 that November. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the Australian Open tennis tournament. ...

In 2002, Lapentti won his fifth tour singles title at St Pölten. 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... St. ...

Lapentti is the first cousin of another Ecuadorian tennis star – Andrés Gómez (who won the French Open men's singles title in 1990). Andrés Gómez (b. ... The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held from the middle of May to the beginning of June in Paris, France, and is the second of the worlds Grand Slam tournaments. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Official ATP profile
• Davis Cup record