> Nickname is Peque.
> Began playing tennis at age 7.
> Father, Ricardo; mother, Silvana; brothers, Andres and Matias; sister, Natali.
> Baptised in honour of former football player Diego Maradona.
> As a junior, he and his family sold rubber bracelets with names and logos of popular football teams to help pay for travel expenses.
> At age 15, practised with former World No. 10 Juan Monaco and Maximo Gonzalez, who served as his mentors.
> Favourite surface is clay, shot is backhand and tournament is Roland Garros.
> Idols growing up were Rafael Nadal and football player Juan Roman Riquelme.
> Hobbies include playing football, watching Boca Juniors and listening to reggaeton music.
> Fitness trainer is Martiniano Orazi.
> Began playing tennis at age 6 with father, also Horacio, who coached him until age 18.
> Mother, Carolina, is a geography teacher; sister, Carolina, plays on the ITF Women's Circuit.
> Moved to Buenos Aires in January 2009.
> Favourite surface is clay, shot is forehand and tournaments are US Open and Acapulco.
> Idols growing up were Goran Ivanisevic and Thomas Muster. Met both in 2008 at Graz, Austria.
> Fan of Boca Juniors and enjoys drinking mate on the Argentinean coast.
> Voted 2009 ATP Newcomer of the Year by his fellow players.
> Fitness coach is Esteban Perez.
> Wife, Sofia Menconi (married 28 October 2014); daughter, Emma (born 18 April 2016); son, Fausto (born 13 June 2018).