Leyton Rivera was born in Kristianstad, Sweden, 28th of October 2001. He is a righthanded player (double handed backhand). His favourite surface is clay and his favorite player is Rafael Nadal.
Antonio Rivera is his fulltime coach together with Leyton`s brother; Claudio Rivera. Leyton trains both in Bergen, Norway and Mallorca, Spain. When in Bergen he trains with Antonio and Claudio at the Bergen Tennisarena in Bergen.
Leyton was ranked number 1 in Norway (international ranking U14 July 2015) and number 1 in Sweden (national ranking U14 January 2015).
The great facilities and team in Bergen helps him improve his game further to reach his goals.
Siste nyheter og oppdateringer:
I oktober 2017 ble det 4 IFT turneringer i Asia. 2 i Malaysia og 2 i Thailand. Beste resultat ble fra Asia ble 2 kvartsfinaler.
I september 2017 var han i Kypros og spilte 3 IFT turneringer og tok seg til finalen i singel i én av turneringene.
Leyton spilte NM i Oslo i august 2017 og ble norgesmester i junior singel.
Nummer 550 på U18 IFT ranking (verdensranking for alle U18 i verden).
RANKINGS
NUMBER # 133 ON TE-EUROPE RANKINGS U14 (world ranking july 2015)
NUMBER # 1 IN NORWAY U14 (international ranking july 2015)
NUMBER # 1 IN SWEDEN U14 (national ranking january 2015)
FACTS/RESULTS
Final U12 Salk Open, Sweden. Biggest indoor junior tournament in Scandinavia
3rd place TE-Europe U12 Czech Republic
3rd place National Championships U12 indoor & outdoor Sweden
2nd place SEB NEXT GENERATION U12, Sweden
Winner of Nike Masters U12 Borås, Sweden
Winner of Nike Masters U12 Norrköping, Sweden
3rd place TE-Europe U12 Turkey
Winner VESTLANDSMESTERSKAP U14, Norway
Winner Båstadtennis U14 & U16. Biggest outdoor junior tournament in Europe
Winner Region West, Norway U16
Winner Paradis Open U18, Norway
3rd place Salk Open U14, Biggest indoor junior tournament in Scandinavia
Winner TE-Europe U14, Lidingö (Stockholm) Sweden
3rd place TE-Europe U14, Maribor, Slovenia
3rd place TE-Europe U14, Falköping, Sweden
3rd place TE-Europe U14, Stabekk, Norway
Winner TE-Europe U14, Horsholm, Denmark
3rd place TE-Europe U14, Oslo, Norway
Winner Proaktiv Eiendomsmegling U14, Bergen, Norway
Winner Proaktiv Eiendomsmegling U14 double, Bergen, Norway
