Mario Rincon Named Head Men's Tennis Coach
Oct. 22, 2004
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Athletic Director Paul Dee and the University of Miami announced today the hiring of Mario Rincon as the head men’s tennis coach.
Rincon heads to Miami following a three-year stint at the University of Alabama where he served as an assistant coach on the Crimson Tide staff.
“I am thrilled to be at the University of Miami,” said Rincon. “I’m extremely grateful for the opportunity to become part of one of the greatest universities in the country.”
“With out a doubt, this is among the top jobs in the nation and I think we have all the resources to do some great things – I look forward to the future of the program here at Miami,” Rincon added.
As an assistant at Alabama, Rincon shared in the Crimson Tide’s recruiting efforts in addition to his day-to-day responsibilities of coaching.
Rincon joined the Crimson Tide in July of 2001 and along with head coaches, Billy Pate in 2002 and 2003 and Adam Steinberg in 2001, guided Alabama to two top-20 final rankings and one top-40 finish in three seasons. In 2002, Rincon helped lead Alabama to a No. 15 national raking after winning the NCAA East Regional and a birth into the NCAA “Sweet 16.”
As a player, he spent nine years (1989-1998) on the ATP tour, playing in each of the four Grand Slam venues: the U.S. Open, French Open, Wimbledon and Australian Open. As a professional, Rincon was ranked as high as No. 193 on the ATP tour and in the top 200 from 1994-96.
Rincon also spent five years (1993-97) on the Japanese pro tour, where he was ranked as high as No. 2 in singles, and was a member of the Colombian Davis Cup team for nine years (1989-98), leading the team to Group I in 1997.
Rincon was an NCAA All-American as a standout at the University of Kentucky, winning an SEC No. 2 flight Championship in 1988. He spent two seasons (1986-87) at North Greenville College (S.C.) where he was named the National Junior College Champion in 1987.
A native of Colombia, Rincon graduated from Kentucky in 2001 with a bachelor of science in Agricultural Communications. He is the owner and editor of the on-line tennis publication “Tenis del Nuestro.”
