title: Maurice Ruah
text: # Maurice Ruah
  
  Maurice Ruah (born 19 February 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Venezuela. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 82 in 1994.
  
  His father Luis works in medical supplies and in the shoe industry, and his mother Claire assists her husband in medical supplies.
  
  He and his doubles partner Yohny Romero won a bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games.
  
  Ruah participated in 19 Davis Cup ties for Venezuela from 1989 to 2000, posting a 17–17 record in singles and an 8–5 record in doubles.
  
  In July 2019, he becomes captain of the Davis Cup.
  
  ## Doubles titles
  
  * Legend (singles)
  * Grand Slam (0)
  * Tennis Masters Cup (0)
  * ATP Masters Series (0)
  * ATP Tour (1)
  * Challengers (15)
  
  | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. | 1991 | Furth, Germany | Clay | Marcos Aurelio Gorriz | Jamie Morgan Sandon Stolle | 6–2, 6–4 |
  | 2. | 1992 | Ribeirão, Brazil | Clay | Christer Allgårdh | Lan Bale Brendan Curry | 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
  | 3. | 1992 | Guaruja, Brazil | Hard | Mario Tabares | Danilo Marcelino Fernando Meligeni | W/O |
  | 4. | 1992 | Búzios, Brazil | Hard | Mario Tabares | Mark Keil Tom Mercer | 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 |
  | 5. | 1993 | Riemerling, Germany | Clay (i) | Mario Tabares | Sander Groen Arne Thoms | 6–3, 6–3 |
  | 6. | 1993 | Caracas-3, Venezuela | Hard | Laurence Tieleman | Mark Knowles Alex O'Brien | 5–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
  | 7. | 1994 | Taipei, Taiwan | Hard | Daniel Nestor | Sandon Stolle Michael Tebbutt | 6–2, 6–0 |
  | 8. | 1994 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Clay | Juan Garat | Kelly Jones David Pate | 6–2, 6–2 |
  | 9. | 1996 | Andijan, Uzbekistan | Hard | Geoff Grant | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 6–4, 6–3 |
  | 10. | 1996 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Hard | Leonardo Lavalle | Luis Herrera Gabriel Trifu | 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
  | 11. | 1996 | Puebla, Mexico | Hard | Leonardo Lavalle | Bill Behrens Steve Campbell | 7–5, 6–2 |
  | 12. | 1997 | Olbia, Italy | Hard | Geoff Grant | Mosé Navarra Stefano Pescosolido | 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
  | 13. | 1997 | Puebla, Mexico | Hard | Tamer El Sawy | Massimo Ardinghi Vincenzo Santopadre | 7–6, 7–5 |
  | 14. | 1997 | Ixtapa, Mexico | Hard | Chris Haggard | Bernardo Martínez Rogier Wassen | 6–4, 7–6 |
  | 15. | 1998 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | Geoff Grant | Gouichi Motomura André Sá | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
  | 16. | 1999 | Wolfsburg, Germany | Carpet | Adriano Ferreira | Karsten Braasch Dirk Dier | W/O |
  