Andrés Gómez

Andrés Gómez Santos (American Spanish: [anˈdɾez ˈɣomes ˈsantos];[lower-alpha 1] born 27 February 1960) is an Ecuadorian former professional tennis player. He won the men's singles title at the French Open in 1990.

Andrés Gómez
Country (sports) Ecuador
ResidenceGuayaquil, Ecuador
Born (1960-02-27) 27 February 1960
Guayaquil
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro1979
Retired1995
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$4,385,130
Singles
Career record531–273 (66.0%)
Career titles21
Highest rankingNo. 4 (11 June 1990)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open4R (1990)
French OpenW (1990)
WimbledonQF (1984)
US OpenQF (1984)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (1985)
WCT FinalsSF (1987)
Doubles
Career record369–194
Career titles33
Highest rankingNo. 1 (15 September 1986)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (1992)
French OpenW (1988)
WimbledonSF (1987)
US OpenW (1986)

His son, Emilio Gómez, is a professional tennis player.[1] His nephew Nicolás Lapentti was also a professional tennis player who reached a world ranking of No. 6, and another nephew, Roberto Quiroz, is currently pursuing a career in professional tennis.

Career

Gómez turned professional in 1979. Early success in his career came mainly in doubles competition. He won five doubles titles in 1980, and seven in 1981.

In 1986, Gómez attained the world No. 1 doubles ranking. He won seven doubles events that year, including the US Open men's doubles title (partnering Slobodan Živojinović). Gómez won a second Grand Slam men's doubles title in 1988 at the French Open (partnering Emilio Sánchez).

His first top-level singles title came in 1981 in Bordeaux. He then won the Italian Open in 1982, beating Eliot Teltscher in the final in three sets, and again in 1984, when he defeated Aaron Krickstein in four sets.

In 1990, Gómez reached his first and only Grand Slam singles final at the French Open. He beat Fernando Luna, Marcelo Filippini, Alexander Volkov, Magnus Gustafsson, Thierry Champion and Thomas Muster to reach the final. There he faced 20-year-old Andre Agassi who, like Gómez, was playing in his first Grand Slam singles final. The up-and-coming American star was considered the favourite, but Gómez seized the moment and claimed the title with a four-set win. Gómez reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 4 later that year.

Over the course of his career, Gómez won 21 singles and 33 doubles titles. His last singles title was won in 1991 in Brasília. His final doubles title came in 1992 in Barcelona.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1–0)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win1990French OpenClay Andre Agassi6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 2 (2–0)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1986US Open[2]Hard Slobodan Živojinović Joakim Nyström
Mats Wilander
4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Win1988French OpenClay Emilio Sánchez John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd
6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3

Career finals

Singles: 35 (21–14)

Legend
Grand Slam (1–0)
Grand Prix Super Series (2–0)
ATP Championship Series (1–1)
Grand Prix Regular Series / ATP World Series (17–13)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (16–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–4)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 1980 Sarasota, United States Clay Eddie Dibbs 1–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 1981 Bordeaux, France Clay Thierry Tulasne 7–6, 7–6, 6–1
Loss 1–2 1981 Santiago, Chile Clay Hans Gildemeister 4–6, 5–7
Loss 1–3 1982 Denver, U.S. Carpet (i) John Sadri 6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Win 2–3 1982 Rome, Italy Clay Eliot Teltscher 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
Win 3–3 1982 Quito, Ecuador Clay Loïc Courteau 6–3, 6–4
Loss 3–4 1983 North Conway, U.S. Clay José Luis Clerc 3–6, 1–6
Loss 3–5 1983 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Jimmy Arias 4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win 4–5 1983 Dallas, U.S. Hard Brian Teacher 6–7, 6–1, 6–1
Loss 4–6 1983 Tokyo, Japan Hard Eliot Teltscher 5–7, 6–3, 1–6
Win 5–6 1984 Nice, France Clay Henrik Sundström 6–1, 6–4
Win 6–6 1984 Rome, Italy (2) Clay Aaron Krickstein 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
Win 7–6 1984 Washington, U.S. Clay Aaron Krickstein 6–2, 6–2
Win 8–6 1984 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Balázs Taróczy 6–0, 7–6
Win 9–6 1984 Hong Kong, U.K. Hard Tomáš Šmíd 6–3, 6–2
Loss 9–7 1984 Wembley, U.K. Carpet (i) Ivan Lendl 6–7, 2–6, 1–6
Loss 9–8 1985 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Ivan Lendl 1–6, 3–6
Win 10–8 1985 Hong Kong Hard Aaron Krickstein 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win 11–8 1986 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Thierry Tulasne 6–4, 7–6
Win 12–8 1986 Florence, Italy Clay Henrik Sundström 6–3, 6–4
Win 13–8 1986 Boston, U.S. Clay Martín Jaite 7–5, 6–4
Loss 13–9 1986 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Miloslav Mečíř 4–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss 13–10 1986 Hong Kong Hard Ramesh Krishnan 6–7, 0–6, 5–7
Win 14–10 1986 Itaparica, Brazil Hard Jean-Philippe Fleurian 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 15–10 1987 Forest Hills, U.S. Clay Yannick Noah 6–4, 7–6, 7–6
Loss 15–11 1987 Frankfurt, Germany Carpet (i) Tim Mayotte 6–7, 4–6
Loss 15–12 1988 Stuttgart, Germany Clay Andre Agassi 4–6, 2–6
Loss 15–13 1988 Washington, U.S. Hard Jimmy Connors 1–6, 4–6
Win 16–13 1989 Boston, U.S. Clay Mats Wilander 6–1, 6–4
Win 17–13 1989 Barcelona, Spain Clay Horst Skoff 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 17–14 1990 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) Pete Sampras 6–7, 5–7, 2–6
Win 18–14 1990 Barcelona, Spain Clay Guillermo Pérez Roldán 6–0, 7–6, 3–6, 0–6, 6–2
Win 19–14 1990 Madrid, Spain Clay Marc Rosset 6–3, 7–6
Win 20–14 1990 French Open, Paris Clay Andre Agassi 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 21–14 1991 Brasília, Brazil Carpet Javier Sánchez 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Doubles: 51 (33–18)

Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1980 Sarasota, U.S. Clay Ricardo Ycaza David Carter
Rick Fagel
6–3, 6–4
Win 1980 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Hans Gildemeister Reinhart Probst
Max Wünschig
6–3, 6–4
Loss 1980 Boston, U.S. Clay Hans Gildemeister Gene Mayer
Sandy Mayer
6–1, 4–6, 4–6
Win 1980 Washington, U.S. Clay Hans Gildemeister Gene Mayer
Sandy Mayer
6–4, 7–5
Win 1980 Madrid, Spain Clay Hans Gildemeister Jan Kodeš
Balázs Taróczy
3–6, 6–3, 10–8
Win 1980 Quito, Ecuador Clay Hans Gildemeister José Luis Clerc
Belus Prajoux
6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Loss 1980 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Ricardo Ycaza Álvaro Fillol
Carlos Kirmayr
4–6, 3–6
Loss 1981 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay Belus Prajoux David Carter
Paul Kronk
1–6, 2–6
Win 1981 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Hans Gildemeister Peter McNamara
Paul McNamee
6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Win 1981 Rome, Italy Clay Hans Gildemeister Bruce Manson
Tomáš Šmíd
7–5, 6–2
Win 1981 Brussels Outdoor, Belgium Clay Ricardo Cano Carlos Kirmayr
Cássio Motta
6–2, 6–2
Loss 1981 Boston, U.S. Clay Hans Gildemeister Raúl Ramírez
Pavel Složil
4–6, 6–7
Win 1981 Bordeaux, France Clay Belus Prajoux Jim Gurfein
Anders Järryd
7–5, 6–3
Win 1981 Madrid, Spain Clay Hans Gildemeister Heinz Günthardt
Tomáš Šmíd
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 1981 Barcelona, Spain Clay Hans Gildemeister Anders Järryd
Hans Simonsson
1–6, 4–6
Win 1981 Quito, Ecuador Clay Hans Gildemeister David Carter
Ricardo Ycaza
7–5, 6–3
Win 1981 Santiago, Chile Clay Hans Gildemeister Ricardo Cano
Belus Prajoux
6–2, 7–6
Loss 1982 Washington, U.S. Clay Hans Gildemeister Raúl Ramírez
Van Winitsky
5–7, 6–7
Win 1982 Bordeaux, France Clay Hans Gildemeister Anders Järryd
Hans Simonsson
6–4, 6–2
Loss 1983 Caracas, Venezuela Hard Ilie Năstase Jaime Fillol Sr.
Stan Smith
7–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 1983 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Sherwood Stewart Steve Meister
Brian Teacher
7–6, 6–7, 2–6
Loss 1984 Nice, France Clay Hans Gildemeister Jan Gunnarsson
Michael Mortensen
1–6, 5–7
Win 1984 Wembley, England Carpet (i) Ivan Lendl Pavel Složil
Tomáš Šmíd
6–2, 6–2
Win 1985 Marbella, Spain Clay Cássio Motta Loïc Courteau
Michiel Schapers
6–1, 6–1
Win 1985 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Hans Gildemeister Heinz Günthardt
Balázs Taróczy
1–6, 7–6, 6–4
Win 1985 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Guy Forget Mike De Palmer
Gary Donnelly
6–3, 6–4
Win 1986 Ft. Myers, U.S. Hard Ivan Lendl Peter Doohan
Paul McNamee
7–5, 6–4
Win 1986 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Hans Gildemeister John Fitzgerald
Sherwood Stewart
6–4, 6–3
Win 1986 Forest Hills, U.S. Clay Hans Gildemeister Boris Becker
Slobodan Živojinović
7–6, 7–6
Win 1986 Boston, U.S. Clay Hans Gildemeister Dan Cassidy
Mel Purcell
4–6, 7–5, 6–0
Win 1986 Washington, U.S. Clay Hans Gildemeister Ricardo Acioly
Cesar Kist
6–3, 7–5
Loss 1986 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Hans Gildemeister Heinz Günthardt
Tomáš Šmíd
6–4, 3–6, 6–7
Win 1986 US Open, New York Hard Slobodan Živojinović Joakim Nyström
Mats Wilander
4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Win 1986 Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany Clay Hans Gildemeister Mansour Bahrami
Diego Pérez
6–4, 6–3
Loss 1986 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) Ivan Lendl Mike De Palmer
Gary Donnelly
3–6, 5–7
Loss 1986 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard (i) Sherwood Stewart Mike De Palmer
Christo van Rensburg
6–3, 2–6, 6–7
Loss 1987 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard Anders Järryd Paul Annacone
Kevin Curren
4–6, 6–7
Win 1987 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Hans Gildemeister Mansour Bahrami
Michael Mortensen
6–2, 6–4
Win 1987 Boston, U.S. Clay Hans Gildemeister Joakim Nyström
Mats Wilander
7–6, 3–6, 6–1
Win 1988 French Open, Paris Clay Emilio Sánchez John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd
6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 1988 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Emilio Sánchez Petr Korda
Milan Šrejber
6–7, 6–7
Win 1988 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) Slobodan Živojinović Boris Becker
Eric Jelen
7–5, 5–7, 6–3
Win 1989 Boston, U.S. Clay Alberto Mancini Todd Nelson
Phil Williamson
7–6, 6–2
Win 1989 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Alberto Mancini Mansour Bahrami
Guillermo Pérez Roldán
6–3, 7–5
Loss 1989 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) Slobodan Živojinović Kevin Curren
David Pate
6–4, 3–6, 6–7
Win 1990 Barcelona, Spain Clay Javier Sánchez Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez
7–6, 7–5
Loss 1990 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Javier Sánchez Petr Korda
Tomáš Šmíd
4–6, 6–7
Loss 1990 Madrid, Spain Clay Javier Sánchez Juan Carlos Baguena
Omar Camporese
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 1991 Schenectady, U.S. Hard Emilio Sánchez Javier Sánchez
Todd Woodbridge
6–3, 6–7, 6–7
Win 1991 São Paulo, Brazil Hard Jaime Oncins Jorge Lozano
Cássio Motta
7–5, 6–4
Win 1992 Barcelona, Spain Clay Javier Sánchez Ivan Lendl
Karel Nováček
6–4, 6–4

Performance timelines

Singles

Tournament19791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992SR
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A NH A A A 4R A 1R 0 / 2
French Open A 2R 2R 4R 4R QF 3R QF QF 2R 2R W A 2R 1 / 12
Wimbledon A 1R A 1R A QF A 1R 4R A 2R 1R A A 0 / 7
US Open 2R 2R 3R A 4R QF A 2R 4R 3R 3R 1R 1R A 0 / 11
SR 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 3 1 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 2 1 / 32
Year-end championship
Tennis Masters Cup A A A A QF QF SF RR A A A RR A A 0 / 5
Year-end ranking 61 44 37 15 14 5 15 10 11 24 17 6 70 179

Doubles

Tournament19791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992SR
Australian Open A A A A A A A NH A A A 1R A 2R 0 / 2
French Open A 2R 2R A 1R 1R A 2R 3R W 1R A A 1R 1 / 9
Wimbledon A A A A A 1R A 1R SF A A A A A 0 / 3
US Open 2R 1R 1R A 1R 1R A W SF 3R 2R A 3R A 1 / 10
SR 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 0 1 / 3 0 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 2 / 24

Notes

  1. In isolation, Andrés and Gómez are pronounced [anˈdɾes] and [ˈɡomes] respectively.

References

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