Joseph Lizardo

Joseph "Popet" Francisco Lizardo (born January 17, 1969 ) is a Filipino former professional tennis player.

Education Lizardo attended the University of Santo Tomas High School before moving to the United States to study Temple University in Philadelphia under a full scholarship and obtained a double degree in international Business and marketing in 1991.

Playing career Lizardo began playing tennis competitively at age 12.

He was the non-playing captain of the Philippine Davis Cup team in 2001 and later coach in 2024.

Personal life Lizardo is married to Filipino American actress Belinda Panelo. They became boyfriend-girlfriend in the late 1990s. They moved to New York in 2003 before resettling in California by 2017. The couple has two children.