Kepler Orellana
| Country (sports) |  Venezuela | ||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 October 1977 Barquisimeto, Venezuela | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | US$65,350 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 3–5 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 304 (7 June 1999) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 2–2 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 256 (14 June 1999) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kepler Orellana (born 8 October 1977) is a male former professional tennis player from Venezuela.
Orellana reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on June 7, 1999, when he became World number 304. He primarily played on the Futures circuit and the Challenger circuit.
Orellana was a member of the Venezuelan Davis Cup team, having posted a 6–6 record in singles and a 5–2 record in doubles in nine ties played from 1998 to 2004.
Orellana represented Venezuela at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador, El Salvador, winning the silver medal in the men's singles event while taking the bronze medal in both the men's doubles and men's team events. Orellana also represented Venezuela at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, reaching the third round in the men's singles event and reaching the quarterfinals in the men's doubles event.
ATP Challenger & ITF Futures
[edit]Singles Titles (6)
[edit]| Legend |
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| ATP Challenger Series |
| ITF Futures Series (6) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| 1. | 23 November 1998 | Tucson | Hard |  Alexander Popp
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6–3, 4–6, 6–0 |
| 2. | 12 November 2001 | Curaçao | Hard |  Antonio Baldellou-Esteva
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6–3, 6–2 |
| 3. | 8 April 2002 | Kingston | Hard |  Roman Valent
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6–2, 6–4 |
| 4. | 13 May 2002 | Montego Bay | Hard |  Luke Smith
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7–5, 4–6, 7–5 |
| 5. | 8 September 2003 | Montego Bay | Hard |  Jacob Adaktusson
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6–3, 6–4 |
| 6. | 20 October 2003 | Montego Bay | Hard |  Luciano Vitullo
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6–3, 6–1 |
External links
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- Venezuelan male tennis players
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Venezuela
- Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Venezuela
- Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in tennis
- Tennis players at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Venezuela
- Sportspeople from Barquisimeto
- 20th-century Venezuelan people
- 21st-century Venezuelan people