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Guillermo Sebastián Coria (born January 13, 1982
in Rufino, Buenos Aires Province), nicknamed El
Mago (The Magician in Spanish language|Spanish),
is a professional tennis player from Argentina. He
was named after tennis champion and countryman
Guillermo Vilas.

Coria turned professional in 2000, finishing 2003
and 2004 as a top ten. In 2004 he reached the
French Open Men's Singles final beating, among
others former #1 Carlos Moyá, but was
unexpectedly defeated by unseeded compatriot
Gastón Gaudio in an unprecedented all-Argentinean
final, 0-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 8-6.

El Mago has a good friend on the tour, David
Nalbandian, with whom he attended preschool in
Argentina. He is a well known River Plate fan, as
shown when he wins his matches and celebrates like
chilean football (soccer) Player Marcelo Salas. 

Coria tested positive for nandrolone in April 2001
for which he was suspended 3 months.  In August
2004, he had a shoulder injurey for which he had
to go to surgery shortly before the Houston Master
Cup, in which he had a poor performance. He is
nevertheless one of the fastest players in the
Association of Tennis Professionals, consistently
showing great performances on clay courts
tournaments.

==Titles (9)==
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|Legend (Singles)
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| Grand Slam (0)
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| Tennis Masters Cup (0)
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| ATP Masters Series (2)
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| ATP Tour (7)
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===Singles (9)===
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|No.
|Date
|Tournament
|Surface
|Opponent in the final
|Score
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| 1.
| Feb 12, 2001                       
| Vina del Mar, Chile
| Clay
| Gaston Gaudio (Argentina)     
| 4-6 6-2 7-5 
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| 2.
| May 12, 2003                                
| Hamburg, Germany
| Clay
| Agustin Calleri (Argentina) 
| 6-3 6-4 6-4 
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| 3.
| Jul 14, 2003                             
| Stuttgart, Germany 
| Clay
| Tommy Robredo (Spain)
| 6-2 6-2 6-1 
|-
| 4.
| Jul 21, 2003                                  
| Kitzbühel, Austria
| Clay
| Nicolas Massu (Chile)
| 6-1 6-4 6-2 
|-
| 5.
| Jul 28, 2003                               
| Sopot, Poland
| Clay
| David Ferrer (Spain)
| 7-5 6-1 
|-
| 6.
| Oct 12, 2003                                    
    
| Basel, Switzerland
| Carpet
| David Nalbandian (Argentina)
| W/O
|-
| 7.
| Feb 16, 2004
| Buenos Aires, Argentina
| Clay
| Carlos Moya (Spain)
| 6-4 6-1
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| 8.
| Apr 19, 2004                             
| Monte Carlo, Monaco
| Clay
| Rainer Schuettler (Germany)
| 6-2 6-1 6-3
|-
| 9.
| Jul 31, 2005
| Umag, Croatia
| Clay
| Carlos Moyá (Spain)
|  6-2 4-6 6-2
|}

===Singles Finalist (10)===
*2001: Mallorca (lost to Alberto Martin)
*2002: Costa Do Sauipe (lost to Gustavo Kuerten)
*2003: Buenos Aires (lost to Carlos Moya)
*2003: Monte Carlo AMS (lost to Juan Carlos
Ferrero)
*2004: Miami AMS (lost to Andy Roddick)
*2004: Hamburg AMS (lost to Roger Federer)
*2004: Roland Garros (lost to Gaston Gaudio) 
*2004: 's-Hertogenbosch (lost to Michael Llodra) 
*2005:  Monte Carlo AMS (lost to Rafael Nadal)
*2005: Rome AMS (lost to Rafael Nadal)

===Performance timeline===
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2001 !! 2000 !! Career
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|Australian Open

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|Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon

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|Tennis Masters Cup

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===Doubles (0)===

==External links==
*
http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/playerprofiles
/default2.asp?playersearch=Coria,+G ATP Profile
* http://www.piccas.com/?Guillermo%20Coria
Guillermo Coria at Piccas Fansite