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Mariano Rubén Puerta (; born 19 September 1978) is an Argentine coach and a former professional player. He reached a career-high ATP world No. 9 singles in August 2005. His career highlight is reaching the final of the in 2005.

Shortly afterwards he tested positive for the banned substance in a drugs test, for which he received an eight-year doping ban, subsequently reduced to two years on appeal.

Tennis career
Puerta made his debut on the in 1997, and turned professional in 1998. He won his first ATP title in 1998 in , Italy. In 2000, Puerta achieved his highest year-end ranking of World No. 21, reaching five finals, and winning one of them (Bogotá). That same year, however, he underwent wrist surgery, which kept him off the tour for several months.

Besides from not recovering his previous playing level, he was suspended from tennis for 9 months from October 2003 onwards for a doping offense (see section on doping controversies). Owing to the suspension he missed most of the 2004 season, and by August 2004 his world ranking had dropped to No. 440. He was reduced to playing Challenger-level tournaments for a while until he had earned enough points to return to the ATP Tour.

In 2005, Puerta made an eye-opening comeback on the Tour by winning the title in Casablanca and then making it to the final of the world's most prestigious clay court tournament, the , where he eventually succumbed to in a close match (7–6(8–6), 3–6, 1–6, 5–7). By August 2005 he had climbed to a career-best World No. 9 in the ATP singles rankings, an advancement of 431 places in one year.

In December 2005, he was, again, suspended for a doping offense, this time for 8 years, effectively ending his professional career. This suspension was later reduced to two years on appeal.

On June 6, 2007, Puerta returned to the professional circuit with a 6–4, 6–3 victory over Australian at the Sassuolo Challenger, a tournament to which he was invited as a wild card since he had no ranking. "Puerta: Espero terminar el año entre los 100 mejores" , Clarín.com, 7 June 2007. In the second round, Puerta lost 6–3, 6–0 to Spaniard Marc López. Since returning to the tour, Puerta has only played on the ATP Challenger Tour, including winning the Bogotá Challenger in 2008 and reaching the final of the San Luis Potosí Challenger in 2008 without dropping a set, where he was forced to default the final, and the Cordenons challenger in 2007.

Playing style
Puerta is left-handed and uses a single-handed backhand. He is an excellent clay-court specialist with a game that revolves around very accurate and powerful groundstrokes off both wings with heavy topspin. His main weaknesses are his mental strength, slow court speed and comparatively weak serve, the latter two which significantly prevents his success on fast surfaces. He is also very capable at the net, having good volleys and quick reflexes despite his slow court speed.

Doping controversies
In 2003, Puerta received a two-year doping suspension after testing positive for at Viña del Mar. In his defence, he argued that the substance had been administered to him by his doctor to combat and that it had no performance-enhancing effect. The sanction was subsequently reduced to nine months suspension, effective from October 2003, and a 5600 fine.

In December 2005, Puerta was banned again, this time after it was revealed that he had tested positive for the use of the stimulant following his 2005 French Open final loss to . News of this positive drug test had been circulating since October 2005. The suspension was for eight years, the longest in tennis history at that time. As a result, Puerta was forced to forfeit all of his rankings points and prize money from the 2005 French Open onwards, and had all his 2005 results from after the French Open annulled. Puerta's finish as a finalist at the 2005 French Open was allowed to remain on the record books.

The International Tennis Federation tribunal noted, however, that "The amount of etilefrine detected in the positive drugs test was too small to have any effect on his performance". Puerta appealed against the ban, claiming on his web site that he only ingested trace amounts of it accidentally left over by his wife in a glass. On July 12, 2006, his suspension was reduced to two years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, making him eligible to restart his career on June 5, 2007.

Grand Slams finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
7–6(8–6), 3–6, 1–6, 5–7

ATP Career Finals
Singles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner-ups)
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Grand Slam (0–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP International Series Gold (0–1)
ATP World Series (3–5)
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Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–7)
Grass (0–0)
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Outdoor (3–7)
Indoor (0–0)
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Loss0–1 San Marino Open, San MarinoWorld SeriesClayDominik Hrbatý2–6, 5–7
Win1–1 Palermo, ItalyWorld SeriesClay6–3, 6–2
Loss1–2 Mexican Open, MexicoInternational Series GoldClayJuan Ignacio Chela4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss1–3 Chile Open, ChileWorld SeriesClay6–7(3–7), 3–6
Win2–3, ColombiaWorld SeriesClayYounes El Aynaoui6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss2–4 Swiss Open, SwitzerlandWorld SeriesClayÀlex Corretja1–6, 3–6
Loss2–5 , CroatiaWorld SeriesClayMarcelo Ríos6–7(1–7), 6–4, 3–6
Loss2–6 , ArgentinaInternational SeriesClayGastón Gaudio4–6, 4–6
Win3–6 Casablanca, MoroccoInternational SeriesClayJuan Mónaco6–4, 6–1
Loss3–7 , FranceGrand SlamClay7–6(8–6), 3–6, 1–6, 5–7

Doubles: 3 (3 titles)
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ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP International Series Gold (0–0)
ATP World Series (3–0)
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Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–0)
Grass (0–0)
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Outdoor (3–0)
Indoor (0–0)
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Win1–0 , ColombiaWorld SeriesClayDiego del RíoGábor Köves
6–7, 6–3, 6–2
Win2–0 Bavarian Championships, GermanyWorld SeriesClayMassimo Bertolini
7–6(7–3), 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
Win3–0 , CroatiaWorld SeriesClayJavier SánchezMassimo Bertolini
3–6, 6–2, 6–3

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 19 (11–8)
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ATP Challenger (10–8)
ITF Futures (1–0)
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Hard (0–0)
Clay (11–8)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
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Win1–0 , EcuadorChallengerClayRamón Delgado6–1, 7–5
Win2–0 , FranceChallengerClayArnaud Di Pasquale6–7, 6–4, 6–4
Loss2–1 Espinho, PortugalChallengerClayGuillermo Cañas1–6, 6–2, 2–6
Loss2–2 , CroatiaChallengerClayJiří Novák5–7, 1–6
Loss2–3 Sassuolo, ItalyChallengerClay4–6, 1–6
Win3–3 , ItalyChallengerClay6–3, 1–0 ret.
Win4–3 , ItalyChallengerClay6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Win5–3 Aix En Provence, FranceChallengerClay3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss5–4 Prostějov, Czech RepublicChallengerClayRadek Štěpánek5–7, 3–6
Win6–4 Samarkand, UzbekistanChallengerClayPavel Šnobel6–1, 6–2
Win7–4 , IranChallengerClayMelle van Gemerden6–3, 6–4
Win8–4 Chile F2, FuturesClay6–1, 6–1
Win9–4 Santa Cruz, BoliviaChallengerClay6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–3
Loss9–5 Bogotá, ColombiaChallengerClayRamón Delgado4–6, 5–7
Win10–5 , MexicoChallengerClayNicolás Lapentti6–0, 6–2
Loss10–6 La Serena, ChileChallengerClay4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss10–7 Cordenons, ItalyChallengerClayMáximo González6–2, 5–7, 5–7
Loss10–8 San Luis Potosí, MexicoChallengerClaywalkover
Win11–8 Bogotá, ColombiaChallengerClay7–6(7–2), 7–5

Doubles: 10 (5–5)
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ATP Challenger (5–5)
ITF Futures (0–0)
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Hard (0–0)
Clay (5–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
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Loss0–1 , BrazilChallengerClay
Herbert Wiltschnig		3–6, 4–6
Win1–1 , ColombiaChallengerClayBernardo Martínez
7–6, 7–5
Win2–1 Geneva, SwitzerlandChallengerClayDiego del Río
Olivier Morel		6–3, 6–4
Loss2–2 , ChileChallengerClayDiego del RíoLucas Arnold Ker
2–6, 2–6
Loss2–3 , EcuadorChallengerClayDiego del RíoGábor Köves
6–2, 3–6, 6–7
Loss2–4 , ChileChallengerClayDiego del RíoSebastián Prieto
5–7, 1–6
Loss2–5 , FranceChallengerClayAndré Sá
5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Win3–5 , CroatiaChallengerClayEduardo Nicolás Espin
Germán Puentes Alcañiz		6–1, 6–4
Win4–5 Biella, ItalyChallengerClayMartín García
Fredrik Bergh		6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Win5–5 , BulgariaChallengerClay
6–3, 1–6, 10–3

Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
6–7, 4–6

Performance timelines
Singles
Grand Slam tournaments
A2R1RAA1RAAAAAA !0 / 3 !1–3 !
Q12R3R2R2R2RAFAAAA !0 / 6 !12–6 !
Wimbledon1RAA1RA1RA1RAAAA !0 / 3 !0–3 !
US Open1R2R1RAA1RA2RAAAA !0 / 4 !1–4 !
Year-end championships
ATP World Tour FinalsDid not qualifyRRDid not qualify !0 / 0 !0–0 !
National representation
Summer OlympicsNot HeldANot HeldANot HeldANH !0 / 0 !0–0 !
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells MastersA1RAAAAAAAAAA !0 / 1 !0–1 !
Miami MastersA1RA1RAAAAAAAA !0 / 2 !0–2 !
Monte-Carlo MastersAA2R1RAAA3RAAAA !0 / 3 !3–3 !
Madrid MastersNot HeldAAA3RAAAA !0 / 0 !0–0 !
Rome MastersA1RQF1RAAAAAAAA !0 / 3 !3–3 !
A3R3R1RAAA2RAAANMS !0 / 3 !4–3 !
AA1RAAAAQFAAAA !0 / 1 !0–1 !
Cincinnati MastersAA2RAAAA1RAAAA !0 / 1 !1–1 !
Shanghai MastersNot HeldNMSNot HeldNot Masters SeriesA !0 / 0 !0–0 !
AA1RAAAA2RAAAA !0 / 1 !0–1 !
Career Statistics

Doubles
Grand Slam tournaments
A1R1RAA1RAA !0 / 3 !0–3 !
1R2RAAAAA1R !0 / 3 !1–3 !
WimbledonAAAAAAA1R !0 / 0 !0–0 !
US Open1RAAAA1RA1R !0 / 2 !0–2 !
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Miami MastersA1RAAAAAA !0 / 1 !0–1 !
Monte-Carlo MastersA1RAAAAAA !0 / 1 !0–1 !
Madrid MastersNot HeldAAA1R !0 / 0 !0–0 !
Rome MastersA1RAAAAAA !0 / 1 !0–1 !
AA2RAAAA2R !0 / 1 !1–1 !
Walkovers are neither official wins nor official losses.

See also
  • List of doping cases in sport

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