Àlex Corretja, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Àlex Corretja

Spanish tennis player

Date of Birth: 11-Apr-1974

Place of Birth: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Profession: tennis player, tennis coach

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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Àlex Corretja i Verdegay (Catalan pronunciation: ['al?ks ku'r?d?? j ß??ð?'?aj]; born 11 April 1974) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.
During his career, he finished runner-up twice at the French Open (in 1998 and 2001).
He won the ATP Tour World Championships in 1998 and reached his career-high singles ranking of world No.
2 in 1999.
He also played a key role in helping Spain win its first-ever Davis Cup title in 2000.
He became a temporary coach of British tennis player Andy Murray in April 2008 for the duration of the clay-court season and resumed the role in 2009.
On 29 March 2011, Corretja and Murray parted company by mutual agreement. From 2012 until 2013, Corretja coached the Spanish Davis Cup team.
He was replaced by Carlos Moyá.