Sergio Roitman

Sergio Roitman

Sergio Andres Roitman (born May 16, 1979) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, nicknamed Escopeta (Shotgun in Spanish) is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina.

Roitman's achieved his career-high singles ranking of # 62 on October 8, 2007, and his career-high doubles ranking of # 45 as of September 8, 2008. His singles ranking as of April 27, 2009, was # 107, and his doubles ranking was # 57.

He has no main tour singles titles, but has won several Challenger and Futures singles titles in his career. In addition Roitman has won two ATP doubles titles - at Amsterdam in 2000 and Umag in 2001.

At the age of 17 Roitman was at a Hermética concert and was shot in the stomach with a rubber bullet. Roitman studied classical piano between the ages of 6 and 12, but chose tennis instead. He speaks Spanish, Portuguese, English and Italian.