Career
He lost to Vitas Gerulaitis at Treviso in 1984, and he lost to Ronald Agénor at Genova in 1990. He ended his professional tennis player career in 1992, when he was 27. His career singles record was 69–107.
After he retired, Benhabiles began a coaching career, first working with Nicolas Escudé until 1997 and then relocating to the United States to coach a young Andy Roddick.
He built a strong relationship with Roddick and helped guide him to the Association of Tennis Professionals Top 10. They parted company after Roddick"s loss to Sargis Sargsian at the 2003 French Open.
After Roddick, Benhabiles coached Richard Gasquet (until January 2004), Tatiana Golovin (in 2006), Benjamin Becker, and Vania King.