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Chilean tennis player

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ríos and the second or maternal family name is Mayorga.

Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga (Latin American Spanish:[maɾˈseloˈri.os]; born 26 December 1975) is a Chilean former world No.

1tennis player. He became the first Latin American player to reach the top position on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles rankings in March 1998, holding the spot for six weeks. He also held the top ranking in juniors.

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At 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in), Ríos is the shortest man to hold the number 1 ranking in men's tennis.

Ríos was the first player to win all three clay-court Masters Series tournaments (Monte Carlo, Rome, and Hamburg) since the format began in 1990. He was also the third man in history (after Michael Chang and Pete Sampras) to complete the Sunshine Double (winning Indian Wells and Miami Masters in one year), which he achieved in 1998.

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