Mariano Puerta

Mariano Rubén Puerta
Country (sports) Argentina
ResidenceBuenos Aires, Argentina
Born (1978-09-19) 19 September 1978
San Francisco, Córdoba, Argentina
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1998
Retired2009
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$1,781,372
Singles
Career record128–118
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 9 (15 August 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1999)
French OpenF (2005)
Wimbledon1R (1998, 2001, 2003, 2005)
US Open2R (1999, 2005)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (2005)
Doubles
Career record42–54
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 68 (2 August 1999)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1999, 2000, 2003)
French Open2R (1999)
Wimbledon1R (2005)
US Open1R (1998, 2003, 2005)

Mariano Rubén Puerta (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈɾjano ruˈβem ˈpweɾta]; born 19 September 1978) is an Argentine tennis coach and former professional player. He reached a career-high ATP world No. 9 singles ranking in August 2005. His career highlight is reaching the final of the French Open in 2005.

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