Michael-Ray Pallares-González

Michael-Ray Pallares-González

Michael-Ray Pallares-González winner of the 83rd United States Tennis Association National Public Parks Championships[1]
Country (sports)  Dominican Republic
Residence Tampa, Florida
Born (1980-12-15) 15 December 1980
Englewood, New Jersey
Height 6'2" (190cm)
Turned pro 2004
Plays Right (Two-handed backhand)
Prize money $10,219 USD
Singles
Career record 1-0 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. T1183 (January 31, 2005)
Current ranking No. T1456
Doubles
Career record 0-0 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles 0
Highest ranking T1157 (October 8, 2012)
Last updated on: June 09, 2016.

Michael-Ray Pallares-González (born Englewood, NJ December 15, 1980) is a professional tennis player from the Dominican Republic.[2][3]

He was a member of the Dominican Republic Davis Cup team.[4][5]

Junior Career

As a junior, Michael-Ray was a Two-Time USTA National Champion winning the USTA National Interscholastic Championships in Lexington, Kentucky as well as the USTA National Port Washington Easter Classic at the famed Port Washington Tennis Academy in Port Washington, New York.[6]

Past winners of these events include Jim Courier, John McEnroe, Butch Buchholz, Arthur Ashe, Roscoe Tanner, Harold Solomon, Bryan Shelton, Chris Woodruff, Luke Jensen, Brian Baker (tennis), and Donald Young (tennis) amongst others.[6]

College Career

Michael-Ray accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama where he played for the Alabama Crimson Tide men's tennis team[7] which was ranked Top 10 in NCAA Division 1 Men's Tennis.[8] In 2003, he was voted the Most Improved Player[9] and was an instrumental part of the team that advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 in Athens, Georgia.[9] He graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Business Administration.

Professional Career

Participated as a member of club teams in Italy - TC Volpago, Germany - SV Blankenese e.V.,[10] Austria - TC Grün Weiß Steyr,[11][12] and France - Racing Club de France.


Doubles: 0 (0 titles, 1 Runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures (0–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner–up 1. 8 October 2011 Algeria F3 Algiers Clay United States Murphey Parker Austria Lukas Jastraunig
Netherlands Mark Vervoort		 0–6, 6–7(3)

Davis Cup: Singles (1-0)

Edition Round Date Surface Opponent W/L Result
2004 Americas Zone Group II Semifinal 11 April 2004 Hard (O) Uruguay Federico Sansonetti W 6–3, 6-3

Coaching Career

Michael-Ray Pallares-González is the Owner & Head Professional of Crown Elite Tennis Academy,[13] a high performance tennis academy specializing in junior development.

He has served as Professional Tour Coach and/or hitting partner for several Top 10 ATP & WTA Players including Nicolas Almagro, John Isner, Vera Zvonareva & Alla Kudryavtseva.

He also served as Director of Tennis for the Panamanian Tennis Federation and Turkmenistan Tennis Federation as the International Tennis Federation Expert Coach[14] undertaking the Development of National Sport Structure, creating an action plan to strengthen the tennis program approved by the NOC, International Olympic Committee and Olympic Solidarity.

Philanthropy

Michael-Ray Pallares-González founded One Love Tennis Inc. in 2011, which is a non-profit organization designed to reach underprivileged and low income youth through affordable tennis, education, and fitness.[15]

In July 2016, Pallares-González traveled to Southern Africa and teamed up with Jane Kaye-Bailey's Butterfly Tree Charity along with John Nomad's Nomad Sports Academy to conduct an Exhibition and Play-Day Clinic for a group of 20 orphans from the Mukuni Village in Livingstone - Southern Province, Zambia.[16][17]

References

  1. ↑ "83rd Annual National Public Parks Tennis Championships". United States Tennis Association. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Michael-Ray Pallares-Gonzalez asciende 182 puestos en el ranking mundial ATP". Diario Digital RD. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Dominicano Michael Ray Pallares Gonzalez se convierte en finalista en el Argelia F3". La Nacion Dominicana. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Tenista Pallares entrena con el objetivo de integrar nuevamente la selección nacional". El Dominicano Ahora. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "República Dominicana rompe su historia en el ranking ATP". El Nuevo Diario. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  6. 1 2 "USTA Yearbook - Junior USTA Interscholastic Champions". United States Tennis Association. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Bama's Pallares Shines in Men's Tennis Win Over Georgia Tech". Crimson Tide. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Tide Rises to Challenge in SEC Men's Tennis Opener". Crimson Tide. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Men's Tennis Notes: Alabama Tennis Brings the Hits". Crimson Tide. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "Hamburger Tennis-Verband e.V.". Wettspielportrait. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "Oberösterreichischer Tennisverband". Datenautomaten GmbH. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  12. ↑ "Oberösterreichischer Tennisverband". Datenautomaten GmbH. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  13. ↑ "Crown Elite Tennis Academy". Crown Elite Tennis LLC. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "Turkmenistan hosts its first ever Play Tennis Course". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  15. ↑ "One Love Tennis Inc.". Florida Reg. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  16. ↑ "Tampa's Michael-Ray Pallares brings One Love Tennis Inc. to Zambia, Africa". The Weekly Challenger. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  17. ↑ "Arbor Greene Tennis Player Hopes To Spread One Love". Neighborhood News. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
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