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Oncins represented his native country at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] in [[Barcelona]], where he reached the quarterfinals before falling to Russia's [[Andrei Cherkasov]]. The right-hander won two individual career titles ([[Bologna]] and [[Búzios]], both in 1992). He reached his highest singles [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]]-ranking on May 3, 1993, when he became world no. 34.

Oncins' best performance at a major was at the [[1992 French Open – Men's Singles|1992 French Open]], where he reached the Round of 16, losing to eventual finalist, [[Petr Korda]]. In the second round of the tournament, Oncins had a famous victory from two sets down against former world no. 1 and three-time [[French Open]] champion, [[Ivan Lendl]]. Oncins was also the last player that [[Jimmy Connors]] beat at the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]. Connors beat Oncins in straight sets in the first round of the [[1992 US Open – Men's Singles|1992 US Open]], which was on Connors' 40th birthday.

Oncins was a runner-up in the Roland Garros mixed doubles event in 2001, with [[Paola Suárez]] from Argentina.