ATP: Juan Martin del Potro in debt because of his father
Due to his father's questionable investments, Juan Martin del Potro is under severe financial pressure.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Jan 15, 2022, 11:54 am
As recently reported , Juan Martin del Potro is preparing for his long-awaited comeback - the "Tower from Tandil" should be back on the ATP tour by mid-February at the latest. However, the 33-year-old should not only pursue a successful return from a sporting point of view, because according to the Argentine TV station América TV, the 2009 US Open champion is financially on the brink of collapse.
Of the 25 million US dollars he has earned through sponsorship and prize money so far in his career, only 3 million are said to be in his bank account at the moment. In addition, he owes nearly $30 million in debt due to his father's mismanagement.
Father brings through entire fortune
A real shock for del Potro, who had confidently placed the financial agenda in the hands of his senior. However, he made questionable investments with Filius' hard-earned mammon. The TV report talks about soy plantations and real estate projects. In any case, the admiring attitude towards his father should now have been broken.
However, it is more than questionable whether a financial restructuring for the Argentinian is still possible with tennis alone. Firstly, the two-time Olympic medalist is already part of the older generation on the Tour and secondly, there is still a big question mark over his physical fitness - del Potro has had four surgeries on his right knee in the last two and a half years and has his last competitive game in mid-June held in 2019.