Lucas Arnold Ker

Lucas Arnold Ker (born 12 October 1974 in Buenos Aires) 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 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.

Titles

Singles (0)

Doubles (15)

• 1996:
  • San Marino (with Pablo Albano)
• 1999:
  • Merano (with Jaime Oncins)
  • San Marino (with Mariano Hood)
  • Majorca (with Tomás Carbonell)
  • Bucharest (with Martín García)
• 2000:
  • Bogotá (with Pablo Albano)
• 2001:
  • Viña del Mar (with Tomás Carbonell)
  • Buenos Aires (with Tomás Carbonell)
• 2002:
  • Palermo (with Luis Lobo)
• 2003:
  • Valencia (with Mariano Hood)
  • Palermo (with Mariano Hood)
• 2004:
  • Buenos Aires (with Mariano Hood)
  • Bucharest (with Mariano Hood)
  • Palermo (with Mariano Hood)
• 2005:
  • St. Pölten (with Paul Hanley)