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Andrés Gómez

Andrés Gómez
Andrés Gómez Roland Garros 2012.JPG
Country (sports)  Ecuador
Residence Guayaquil, Ecuador
Born (1960-02-27) February 27, 1960 (age 56)
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro 1979
Retired 1995
Plays Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money $4,385,130
Singles
Career record 523–267
Career titles 21
Highest ranking No. 4 (June 11, 1990)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 4R (1990)
French Open W (1990)
Wimbledon QF (1984)
US Open QF (1984)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals SF (1985)
WCT Finals SF (1987)
Doubles
Career record 369–194
Career titles 33
Highest ranking No. 1 (September 15, 1986)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1992)
French Open W (1988)
Wimbledon SF (1987)
US Open W (1986)

Andrés Gómez Santos (born February 27, 1960 in Guayaquil, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian former professional tennis player. He won the Men's Singles title at the French Open in 1990.

His son, Emilio Gómez, is a professional tennis player. His nephew Nicolás Lapentti was also a professional tennis player who reached a world ranking of number 6, and another nephew, Roberto Quiroz, is currently pursuing a career in professional tennis.

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 19-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.


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