Raúl Ramírez
Raúl Ramírez (born 20 June 1953) is a retired Mexican professional tennis player. He was active during the 1970s and 1980s. Ramírez was the first player to finish first in both singles and doubles Grand Prix point standings, accomplishing the feat in 1976. He attended and played tennis at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.[1]
Full name | Raúl Carlos Ramírez |
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Country (sports) | |
Residence | Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico |
Born | Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico | 20 June 1953
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Turned pro | 1973 (amateur tour from 1970) |
Retired | 1983 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $2,217,971 |
Singles | |
Career record | 544–268 (67.0%) |
Career titles | 19 |
Highest ranking | No. 4 (7 November 1976) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
French Open | SF (1976, 1977) |
Wimbledon | SF (1976) |
US Open | QF (1978) |
Other tournaments | |
Tour Finals | SF (1974) |
WCT Finals | QF (1975, 1976, 1978) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 583–194 (75.0%) |
Career titles | 60 |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (12 April 1976) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
French Open | W (1975, 1977) |
Wimbledon | W (1976) |
US Open | F (1977) |
Personal life
Ramírez was born in Ensenada, Baja California. He is not related to Yola Ramírez, a Mexican tennis champion of the 1950s and 1960s. In 1981, he married the Venezuelan-born former Miss Universe Maritza Sayalero. The couple lives in Ensenada and has three children: Rebecca (born 1982), Raúl (born 1984), and Daniel Francisco (1989).
Career
Ramirez was ranked as high as World No. 4 (achieving this ranking on 7 November 1976) and he is one of the all-time leading doubles winners, having spent 61 weeks ranked World No. 1 in doubles, beginning 12 April 1976. He won 19 singles titles, including titles at the ATP Masters Series events in Rome (1975) and Monte Carlo (1978).
He won 60 doubles titles, including Wimbledon (1976), the French Open (1975 & '77), and at ATP Masters Series events in Cincinnati (1978), Canada (1976, ’77 & ’81), Monte Carlo (1979), Paris (1977), and Rome (1974, ’75, ’76 & ’77). He won the WCT World Doubles twice in 1975 and 1980.
He played tournaments of the two world tennis circuits played at the time, the Grand Prix tennis circuit and the World Championship Tennis (WCT). These circuits were predecessors of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour (ATP Tour). In 1975 he won the Grand Prix, the present day equivalent of the Race.
ATP career finals
Singles: 39 (18 titles, 21 runner-ups)
Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 1973 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | ABN | |
Win | 1. | 1973 | Tehran, Iran | Clay | 6–7, 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 | |
Win | 2. | 1974 | Columbus, U.S. | Hard | 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 | |
Loss | 2. | 1974 | Tehran, Iran | Clay | 0–6, 3–6, 1–6 | |
Win | 3. | 1975 | St. Petersburg WCT, U.S. | Hard | 6–0, 1–6, 6–2 | |
Loss | 3. | 1975 | Caracas WCT, Venezuela | Hard | 6–7, 2–6 | |
Win | 4. | 1975 | Charlotte, U.S. | Clay | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |
Win | 5. | 1975 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 7–6, 7–5, 7–5 | |
Win | 6. | 1975 | Tokyo, Japan | Clay | 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 | |
Win | 7. | 1976 | Mexico City WCT, Mexico | Clay | 7–6, 6–2 | |
Loss | 4. | 1976 | Jackson WCT, U.S. | Carpet | 3–6, 3–6 | |
Win | 8. | 1976 | Caracas WCT, Venezuela | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Win | 9. | 1976 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | 7–5, 6–7, 6–1, 6–3 | |
Loss | 5. | 1976 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | 2–6, 4–6 | |
Loss | 6. | 1976 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | 6–7, 6–4, 3–6 | |
Loss | 7. | 1976 | Tehran, Iran | Clay | 6–7, 0–6, 6–2, 4–6 | |
Loss | 8. | 1976 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | 7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 1–6 | |
Win | 10. | 1976 | London, England | Carpet | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Loss | 9. | 1977 | Miami WCT, U.S. | Clay | 0–6, 3–6 | |
Loss | 10. | 1977 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | 4–6, 7–5, 2–6 | |
Win | 11. | 1977 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | 9–7, 7–5 | |
Win | 12. | 1977 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 | |
Loss | 11. | 1977 | Oviedo, Spain | Hard | 4–6, 1–6 | |
Win | 13. | 1978 | Mexico City WCT, Mexico | Hard | 6–4, 6–1 | |
Loss | 12. | 1978 | Rancho Mirage, U.S. | Hard | 1–6, 6–7 | |
Loss | 13. | 1978 | Washington Indoor, U.S. | Carpet | 5–7, 6–7 | |
Loss | 14. | 1978 | Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands | Carpet | 5–7, 5–7 | |
Win | 14. | 1978 | Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco | Clay | 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 | |
Loss | 15. | 1978 | Birmingham, England | Grass | 3–6, 1–6, 2–6 | |
Loss | 16. | 1978 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | 2–6, 3–6 | |
Loss | 17. | 1978 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | 4–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 15. | 1979 | Florence, Italy | Clay | 6–4, 1–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0 | |
Win | 16. | 1980 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | |
Loss | 18. | 1980 | Florence, Italy | Clay | 2–6, 6–2, 4–6 | |
Loss | 19. | 1981 | Florence, Italy | Clay | 1–6, 2–6 | |
Loss | 20. | 1982 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7 | |
Win | 17. | 1982 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 | |
Loss | 21. | 1982 | South Orange, U.S. | Clay | 3–6, 6–7 | |
Win | 18. | 1983 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | 6–4, 6–2 |
Doubles: 101 (60 titles, 41 runners-up)
Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | 1973 | Salt Lake City, U.S. | Hard (i) | 6–4, 7–6 | ||
Win | 2. | 1973 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 | ||
Loss | 1. | 1973 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | 6–1, 6–7, 6–7 | ||
Win | 3. | 1973 | New Delhi, India | Outdoor | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
Win | 4. | 1974 | Toronto WCT, Canada | Carpet | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 | ||
Win | 5. | 1974 | Charlotte, U.S. | Clay | 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 | ||
Loss | 2. | 1974 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | 3–6, 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Win | 6. | 1974 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 | ||
Loss | 3. | 1974 | Chicago, U.S. | Carpet | 6–4, 3–6, 5–7 | ||
Win | 7. | 1974 | South Orange, U.S. | Hard | 7–6, 6–7, 7–6 | ||
Loss | 4. | 1974 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
Loss | 5. | 1974 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | 1–6, 3–6 | ||
Loss | 6. | 1974 | Tehran, Iran | Clay | 6–7, 6–2, 2–6 | ||
Loss | 7. | 1974 | Paris Indoor, France | Hard (i) | 5–7, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 8. | 1974 | London, England | Carpet | 6–3, 6–7, 3–6 | ||
Win | 8. | 1975 | Philadelphia WCT, U.S. | Carpet | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 | ||
Win | 9. | 1975 | St. Petersburg WCT, U.S. | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Win | 10. | 1975 | La Costa WCT, U.S. | Hard | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 9. | 1975 | São Paulo WCT, Brazil | Carpet | 7–6, 6–7, 6–7 | ||
Loss | 10. | 1975 | Caracas WCT, Venezuela | Hard | 5–7, 6–4, 2–6 | ||
Win | 11. | 1975 | Orlando WCT, U.S. | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Win | 12. | 1975 | Tucson, U.S. | Hard | 2–6, 7–6, 6–4 | ||
Win | 13. | 1975 | World Doubles WCT, Mexico | Carpet | 7–6, 6–7, 6–2, 7–6 | ||
Win | 14. | 1975 | Dallas WCT, U.S. | Carpet | 7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 7–5 | ||
Win | 15. | 1975 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 6–4, 7–6, 2–6, 6–1 | ||
Win | 16. | 1975 | French Open, Paris | Clay | 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 11. | 1975 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Outdoor | 5–7, 6–2, 1–6 | ||
Win | 17. | 1975 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 | ||
Loss | 12. | 1975 | Melbourne Indoor, Australia | Grass | 4–6, 0–6 | ||
Win | 18. | 1975 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
Win | 19. | 1975 | Perth, Australia | Hard | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–0 | ||
Win | 20. | 1975 | Tokyo, Japan | Clay | 7–6, 6–4 | ||
Win | 21. | 1976 | Monterrey WCT, Mexico | Carpet | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 | ||
Win | 22. | 1976 | Richmond WCT, U.S. | Carpet | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
Win | 23. | 1976 | St. Louis WCT, U.S. | Carpet | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
Win | 24. | 1976 | México City WCT, México | Clay | 6–4, 7–6 | ||
Win | 25. | 1976 | Jackson, U.S. | Carpet | 7–5, 4–6, 6–0 | ||
Win | 26. | 1976 | Caracas WCT, Venezuela | Clay | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
Win | 27. | 1976 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 7–6, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | ||
Loss | 13. | 1976 | French Open, Paris | Clay | 6–7, 3–6, 1–6 | ||
Win | 28. | 1976 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5 | ||
Win | 29. | 1976 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
Win | 30. | 1976 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | 6–3, 6–0 | ||
Win | 31. | 1976 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
Win | 32. | 1976 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
Win | 33. | 1976 | Woodlands Doubles, U.S. | Hard | 6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6 | ||
Win | 34. | 1976 | Tehran, Iran | Clay | 7–5, 6–1 | ||
Win | 35. | 1976 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 | ||
Win | 36. | 1976 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | 7–6, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 14. | 1976 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | 4–6, 0–4, ret. | ||
Win | 37. | 1977 | Miami, U.S. | Clay | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 15. | 1977 | Washington Indoor, U.S. | Carpet | 3–6, 5–7 | ||
Loss | 16. | 1977 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 | ||
Win | 38. | 1977 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 6–7, 7–6, 7–5 | ||
Win | 39. | 1977 | French Open, Paris | Clay | 7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Win | 40. | 1977 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
Win | 41. | 1977 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 17. | 1977 | U.S. Open, New York | Clay | 4–6, 0–6 | ||
Loss | 18. | 1977 | Maui, U.S. | Hard | 6–7, 4–6 | ||
Win | 42. | 1977 | Paris Indoor, France | Hard (i) | 6–2, 6–0 | ||
Loss | 19. | 1977 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
Loss | 20. | 1977 | Wembley, England | Hard | 3–6, 6–7 | ||
Loss | 21. | 1977 | Oviedo, Spain | Hard | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
Loss | 22. | 1978 | Mexico City WCT, Mexico | Hard | 3–6, 6–7 | ||
Win | 43. | 1978 | Memphis, U.S. | Carpet | 3–6, 7–6, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 23. | 1978 | Milan WCT, Italy | Carpet | 7–5, 6–7, 6–7 | ||
Win | 44. | 1978 | Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands | Carpet | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
Win | 45. | 1978 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
Loss | 24. | 1978 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | 3–6, 6–7 | ||
Loss | 25. | 1978 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | 2–6, 5–7 | ||
Loss | 26. | 1978 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 27. | 1978 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Carpet | 3–6, 6–7 | ||
Loss | 28. | 1978 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | 4–6, 5–7 | ||
Win | 46. | 1979 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 29. | 1979 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | 6–4, 4–6, 6–7 | ||
Loss | 30. | 1979 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 2–6 | ||
Loss | 31. | 1979 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 32. | 1979 | Louisville, U.S. | Hard | 2–6, 6–1, 1–6 | ||
Loss | 33. | 1979 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 34. | 1979 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | 4–6, 6–3, 1–6 | ||
Win | 47. | 1980 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | ||
Loss | 35. | 1980 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet | 3–6, 6–7 | ||
Win | 48. | 1980 | Florence, Italy | Clay | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 36. | 1980 | French Open, Paris | Clay | 6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 3–6 | ||
Win | 49. | 1980 | Sawgrass Doubles, U.S. | Hard | 7–6, 6–4, 2–6, 7–6 | ||
Loss | 37. | 1981 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
Loss | 38. | 1981 | Richmond WCT, U.S. | Carpet | 6–3, 2–6, 3–6 | ||
Win | 50. | 1981 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | 7–6, 6–3 | ||
Win | 51. | 1981 | Florence, Italy | Clay | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | ||
Win | 52. | 1981 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | 6–4, 7–6 | ||
Win | 53. | 1981 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | 5–7, 7–6, 7–6 | ||
Loss | 39. | 1981 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | 3–6, 7–5, 5–7 | ||
Win | 54. | 1981 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | 2–6, 7–6, 6–4 | ||
Win | 55. | 1982 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | DEF | ||
Win | 56. | 1982 | La Quinta, U.S. | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 | ||
Win | 57. | 1982 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | 7–5, 7–6 | ||
Win | 58. | 1982 | South Orange, U.S. | Clay | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 | ||
Loss | 40. | 1982 | La Costa WCT, U.S. | Hard | 6–3, 6–7, 3–6 | ||
Win | 59. | 1982 | Sawgrass Doubles, U.S. | Clay | W/O | ||
Loss | 41. | 1983 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet | 3–6, 5–7, 6–7 | ||
Win | 60. | 1983 | La Quinta, U.S. | Hard | 6–3, 6–3 |
Grand Slam statistics
Doubles finals, 7 (3 titles, 4 runners-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Winner | 1975 | French Open | Clay | 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 1976 | French Open | Clay | 6–7, 3–6, 1–6 | ||
Winner | 1976 | Wimbledon | Grass | 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5 | ||
Winner | 1977 | French Open (2) | Clay | 7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 1977 | US Open | Clay | 4–6, 0–6 | ||
Runner-up | 1979 | Wimbledon | Grass | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 2–6 | ||
Runner-up | 1980 | French Open (2) | Clay | 6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Mixed doubles final, 1 (runner-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Runner-up | 1973 | Wimbledon | Grass | 3–6, 2–6 |
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
Tournament | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | Career SR |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 |
French Open | A | A | 2R | QF | QF | SF | SF | QF | 1R | 4R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 9 |
Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 2R | QF | SF | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 0 / 10 |
US Open | 1R | 3R | 3R | 4R | 4R | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 12 |
Annual Win-Loss | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 8–3 | 11–3 | 11–3 | 6–3 | 12–3 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | N/A |
A = did not participate in the tournament.
Grand Slam doubles tournament timeline
Tournament | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | Career SR |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 |
French Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | W | F | W | SF | QF | F | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2 / 10 |
Wimbledon | A | QF | 3R | QF | 2R | W | 1R | QF | F | QF | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | 1 / 10 |
US Open | 1R | 2R | SF | QF | 3R | 2R | F | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | SF | A | A | A | A | 0 / 11 |
Annual Win-Loss | 0–1 | 4–2 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 6–2 | 12–2 | 11–2 | 7–3 | 9–3 | 8–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | N/A |
NH = tournament not held.
A = did not participate in the tournament.
References
- USC Men's Tennis – On The Pro Tour Archived 22 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine, USCTrojans.com, Accessed 8 July 2008.