Óscar Burrieza López (; born 22 July 1975) is a Spanish tennis coach, former professional tennis player and sports columnist for the sports newspaper Marca.Óscar Burrieza ofrece una reflexión sobre el tenis y la profesión en Marca 17/04/2012ITF Pro Circuit Profile Known as "the best Galician tennis player of all time."RT Sport Management - Oscar Burrieza López "Nació en Lugo en Julio de 1975. El mejor tenista gallego de todos los tiempos."
Career Burrieza López struggled with injuries early in his career.ATP World Tour Profile In 1995 he required three operations on his left knee and on his Grand Slam debut, at the 1997 Australian Open, he had to retire after just four games against Richey Reneberg, having twisted his ankle.St. Petersburg Times,"Graf wins in first set; Chang rolls to victory Series", 13 January 1997
The Spaniard lost in the opening round of the 1997 Wimbledon Championships, to Jason Stoltenberg .
He reached the quarter-finals of the 1998 Hong Kong Open.
In the 1999 Gerry Weber Open, Burrieza-Lopez had a win over world No. 39 Magnus Larsson. At the same tournament the following year, he defeated Karim Alami, then ranked No. 30 in the world. He subsequently faced Yevgeny Kafelnikov, then ranked No. 5, and blew two match points in a tight three-setter.
Challenger titles
Singles: (1) No.YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore1.1997Manchester, UKGrass Stefano Pescosolido7–6, 2–6, 6–1
Doubles: (1) No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore1.1997 Newcastle, UKClay Filippo Veglio Arnaud Clément Rodolphe Gilbert7–5, 4–0 RET
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