| Horacio de la Peña |
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| Nickname(s) |
El Pulga |
| Country |
 Argentina |
| Residence |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Date of birth |
August 1, 1966 (1966-08-01) (age 42) |
| Place of birth |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height |
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight |
71 kg (160 lb/11.2 st) |
| Turned pro |
1984 |
| Plays |
Left-handed; one-handed backhand |
| Career prize money |
$$1,234,768 |
| Singles |
| Career record: |
190–180 |
| Career titles: |
4 |
| Highest ranking: |
31 (April 6, 1987) |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open |
2nd round (1989) |
| French Open |
4th round (1986) |
| Wimbledon |
1st Round (1988–89, 1992–93) |
| US Open |
3rd round (1985) |
| Doubles |
| Career record: |
84–92 |
| Career titles: |
6 |
| Highest ranking: |
53 (April 22, 1991) |
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Infobox last updated on: March 3, 2008.
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Horacio de la Peña (born August 1, 1966), nicknamed El Pulga (Spanish for "the flea"), is a tennis coach and a former tennis player from Argentina.
De la Peña was born in Buenos Aires. He began playing on the ATP circuit at age thirteen. His best singles ranking — achieved in 1987 — was number 31. He won 4 titles in his career all on clay.
De la Peña is most well known as coach of Chilean Fernando González for 5 years until 2006, in addition to coaching Gonzalez, he also used to coach fellow countrymen Gastón Gaudio and José Acasuso. He was the unofficial (because of his nationality) captain of the Chilean Davis Cup team. He currently coaches Guillermo Coria.
Singles Titles (4)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (4) |
Finalist (2)
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