Víctor Estrella Burgos
Víctor Estrella Burgos (American Spanish: [ˈbiktoɾ esˈtɾeʝa ˈβuɾɣos];[1][lower-alpha 1] born August 2, 1980) is a Dominican retired professional tennis player. In 2014, Estrella became the first Dominican to reach the top 100 in the ATP rankings. He also became the first Dominican player to reach the semifinals in an ATP 250 tournament in Bogota. In 2015, he also became the first tennis player from his country to participate in all four Grand Slams, playing in the Australian Open.[2] In February 2015, he won his first career ATP title at the Ecuador Open, becoming the oldest first-time ATP tour winner in the Open Era.[3] He successfully defended his title and 100% winning record at the event in 2016 and 2017, but lost in the second round in 2018.
![]() Víctor Estrella Burgos at the 2013 US Open | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Residence | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | August 2, 1980||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | October 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prize money | US$2,163,776 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 84–81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 43 (13 July 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 776 (21 October 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | 2R (2016, 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | 3R (2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | 1R (2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 37–46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 135 (13 July 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam Doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (2016, 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | 1R (2015, 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | 3R (2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team competitions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davis Cup | WG-PO (2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Estrella has been a member of the Davis Cup team from the Dominican Republic since 1998, posting a record of 41–17 in singles and 21–22 in doubles. Since 2014 he belongs to the Dominican olympic program CRESO.[4]
On 5 August 2019, Estrella Burgos announced that he will retire from professional tennis. His last tournament was the Santo Domingo Open, played in October.[5]
ATP career finals
Singles: 3 (3 titles)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Feb 2015 | Ecuador Open, Ecuador | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 2–0 | Feb 2016 | Ecuador Open, Ecuador (2) | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
Win | 3–0 | Feb 2017 | Ecuador Open, Ecuador (3) | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(2–7), 7–5, 7–6(8–6) |
Doubles: 2 (2 runners-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2015 | Ecuador Open, Ecuador | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2016 | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, US | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [8–10] |
ATP Challengers and ITF Futures titles
Singles: 28
ATP Challengers (7) |
ITF Futures (21) |
No. | Year | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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1. | Jul 2006 | Buffalo, United States | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
2. | Jul 2006 | Pittsburgh, United States | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
7–6, 6–3 |
3. | May 2007 | Tampa, United States | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
4. | Oct 2007 | Managua, Nicaragua | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
5. | Nov 2007 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
6. | Dec 2007 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
7. | Dec 2007 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–6, 6–3 |
8. | Jun 2008 | Loomis, United States | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 0–6, 7–6 |
9. | Dec 2008 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–6, 6–4 |
10. | Dec 2008 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–6, 6–4 |
11. | Nov 2009 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–1 |
12. | Dec 2009 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–6, 6–3 |
13. | Feb 2010 | Brownsville, United States | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
14. | Sep 2010 | Manizales, Colombia | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
15. | Nov 2010 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 2–6, 6–1 |
16. | Dec 2010 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
17. | Dec 2010 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
18. | Feb 2011 | Panama City, Panama | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–0 |
1. | Nov 2011 | Medellín, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–4 |
19. | Feb 2012 | Mexico City, Mexico | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–6, 3–6, 6–2 |
20. | Aug 2012 | Bogotá, Colombia | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–4 |
21. | Aug 2013 | Medellín, Colombia | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 0–6, 6–3 |
2. | Sep 2013 | Quito, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
3. | Nov 2013 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 3–0, ret. |
4. | Mar 2014 | Salinas, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
5. | Sep 2014 | Pereira, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–6(8–6) |
6. | Feb 2015 | Cuernavaca, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–4 |
7. | Aug 2017 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Doubles: 9
ATP Challengers (4) |
ITF Futures (5) |
No. | Year | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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1. | Jan 2003 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
2. | Oct 2007 | Caracas, Venezuela | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–2, [10–6] |
3. | Dec 2008 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–0 |
1. | May 2009 | Pereira, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
2. | May 2009 | Sarasota, United States | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
4. | Feb 2010 | Brownsville, United States | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–3 |
3. | Nov 2010 | Cancún, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
4. | Jul 2012 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
5. | Apr 2013 | Cordoba, Mexico | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Singles performance timeline
Current through the 2019 US Open.
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | Q1 | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | Q3 | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 15 | 6–15 | 29% |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
Madrid Open | Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Shanghai Masters | Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 9 | 2–9 | 18% |
National representation | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||
Davis Cup | Z3 | Z2 | Z3 | Z2 | Z2 | Z2 | Z2 | Z2 | Z2 | Z2 | Z1 | Z2 | Z2 | Z1 | Z1 | PO | Z1 | Z1 | Z1 | Z1 | 0 / 0 | 43–17 | 72% |
Win–Loss | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 43–18 | 70% |
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 69 | ||
Titles / Finals | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 3 | ||
Overall Win–Loss | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 9–10 | 20–20 | 14–19 | 9–10 | 2–9 | 0–0 | 84–81 | ||
Year-end ranking | N/A | N/A | 1055 | 1061 | 1463 | N/A | 570 | 317 | 235 | 325 | 211 | 202 | 255 | 144 | 78 | 56 | 102 | 83 | 278 | 51% |
Record against top-10 players
Estrella's match record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who have been No. 1 in bold
Marin Čilić 1–0 Janko Tipsarević 1–0 Dominic Thiem 1–1 Richard Gasquet 1–2 Marcos Baghdatis 0–1 Roberto Bautista Agut 0–1 Tomáš Berdych 0–1 David Ferrer 0–1 Fabio Fognini 0–1 David Goffin 0–1 Ernests Gulbis 0–1 John Isner 0–1 Jürgen Melzer 0–1 Rafael Nadal 0–1 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 0–1 Stanislas Wawrinka 0–1 Pablo Carreño Busta 0–2 Milos Raonic 0–2 Jack Sock 0–2 Fernando Verdasco 0–2
- * Statistics correct as of 19 August 2019.
Wins over top 10 players
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | EB rank |
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9 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | 2R | 6–4, 6–4 | 53 |
Notes
- In isolation, Burgos is pronounced [ˈbuɾɣos].
References
- "The pronunciation by Víctor Estrella Burgos himself". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- https://challengertennis.wordpress.com/tag/victor-estrella/
- "HISTORY MADE: ESTRELLA BURGOS WINS FIRST TITLE IN QUITO". ATP Tour, inc. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- "El tenista dominicano Víctor Estrella Burgos anuncia su retiro oficial de las canchas" [Dominican tennis player Víctor Estrella Burgos announces his official retirement from the courts] (in Spanish). Dominican Republic: Deportes al Límite. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.