Lucas Arnold Ker


Lucas Arnold Ker is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina.
Arnold Ker started playing tennis in the Olivos Tenis Club of Buenos Aires, under coach Malcolm Campbell. He is the younger brother of Patricio Arnold.
He is right-handed and turned professional in 1994. He has played several times for the Argentine Davis Cup team, where he made his debut in 1997 against Venezuela. He was Roger Federer's opponent in the Swiss' first professional match in 1998, beating the 17-year-old future great in straight sets.

Cancer

In August 2006, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. The testicle was removed, and he successfully underwent chemotherapy. In 2008, he was in remission and returned to playing professional tennis.

Career titles

Doubles: 33 (15 wins, 18 losses)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePertnerOpponentsScore
Win1.Aug 1996San Marino, San MarinoClay Pablo Albano Mariano Hood
Sebastián Prieto
6–1, 6–3
Loss1.Oct 1996Marbella, SpainClay Pablo Albano Lucas Arnold
Jack Waite
7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Win2.Jun 1999Merano, ItalyClay Jaime Oncins Marc-Kevin Goellner
Eric Taino
6–4, 7–6
Win3.Aug 1999San Marino, San MarinoClay Mariano Hood Petr Pála
Pavel Vízner
6–3, 6–2
Win4.Sep 1999Mallorca, SpainClay Tomás Carbonell Alberto Berasategui
Francisco Roig
6–1, 6–4
Win5.Oct 1999Bucharest, RomaniaClay Martín García Marc-Kevin Goellner
Francisco Montana
6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Loss2.Feb 2000San Jose, U.S.Hard Eric Taino Jan-Michael Gambill
Scott Humphries
1–6, 4–6
Win6.Mar 2000Bogotà, ColombiaClay Pablo Albano Joan Balcells
Mauricio Hadad
7-6, 1–6, 6–2
Loss3.Jul 2000Stuttgart, GermanyClay Donald Johnson Jiří Novák
David Rikl
7–5, 2–6, 3–6
Win7.Feb 2001Viña del Mar, ChileClay Tomás Carbonell Mariano Hood
Sebastián Prieto
6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Win8.Feb 2001Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Tomás Carbonell Mariano Hood
Sebastián Prieto
5–7, 7–5, 7–6
Loss4.Feb 2002Viña del Mar, ChileClay Luis Lobo Gastón Etlis
Martín Rodríguez
3–6, 4–6
Loss5.Apr 2002Barcelona, SpainClay Gastón Etlis Michael Hill
Daniel Vacek
4–6, 4–6
Loss6.Jul 2002Kitzbühel, AustriaClay Àlex Corretja Robbie Koenig
Thomas Shimada
6–7, 4–6
Win9.Sep 2002Palermo, ItalyClay Luis Lobo František Čermák
Leoš Friedl
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Loss7.Feb 2003Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay David Nalbandian Mariano Hood
Sebastián Prieto
2–6, 2–6
Loss8.Apr 2003Estoril, PortugalClay Mariano Hood Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi
1–6, 2–6
Win10.May 2003Valencia, SpainClay Mariano Hood Brian MacPhie
Nenad Zimonjić
6-1, 6–7, 6-4
Loss9.Jul 2003Båstad, SwedenClay Mariano Hood Simon Aspelin
Massimo Bertolini
7–6, 0–6, 4–6
Win11.Sep 2003Palermo, ItalyClay Mariano Hood František Čermák
Leoš Friedl
7-6, 6–7, 6–3
Loss10.Oct 2003Basel, SwitzerlandCarpet Mariano Hood Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
4–6, 2–6
Win12.Feb 2004Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Mariano Hood Federico Browne
Diego Veronelli
7–5, 6–7, 6–4
Loss11.Jul 2004Kitzbühel, AustriaClay Martín García František Čermák
Leoš Friedl
3–6, 5–7
Win13.Sep 2004Bucharest, RomaniaClay Mariano Hood José Acasuso
Óscar Hernández
7–6, 6–1
Win14.Oct 2004Palermo, ItalyClay Mariano Hood Gastón Etlis
Martín Rodríguez
7-5, 6–2
Loss12.Oct 2004Basel, SwitzerlandCarpet Mariano Hood Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–7, 2–6
Loss13.Apr 2005Valencia, SpainClay Mariano Hood Fernando González
Martín Rodríguez
4–6, 4–6
Win15.May 2005Sankt Pölten, AustriaClay Paul Hanley Martin Damm
Mariano Hood
6–3, 6–4
Loss14.Aug 2005Sopot, PolandClay Sebastián Prieto Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
6–7, 4–6
Loss15.Apr 2006Estoril, PortugalClay Leoš Friedl Lukáš Dlouhý
Pavel Vízner
3–6, 1–6
Loss16.Jul 2006Amersfoort, NetherlandsClay Christopher Kas Alberto Martín
Fernando Vicente
4–6, 3–6
Loss17.Jul 2008Kitzbühel, AustriaClay Olivier Rochus James Cerretani
Victor Hănescu
3–6, 5–7
Loss18.Feb 2009Costa do Sauípe, BrazilClay Juan Mónaco Marcel Granollers
Tommy Robredo
4–6, 5–7