Guido Pella
Pella at the 2015 Wimbledon
qualifying tournament |
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| Country (sports) |
 Argentina
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|---|---|
| Residence | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Born |
17 May 1990 Bahia Blanca, Argentina |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2007 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,397,680 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 27–45 (37.5% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Highest ranking | No. 39 (21 March 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 80 (28 November 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2016) |
| French Open | 2R (2013, 2016) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2013, 2016) |
| US Open | 2R (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 5–14 |
| Career titles | 0 1 Challenger, 8 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 119 (21 September 2015) |
| Current ranking | No. 211 (21 November 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2016, 2017) |
| French Open | 1R (2016) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2016) |
| US Open | 1R (2016) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (2016) |
| Last updated on: 21 November 2016. | |
Guido Pella (born 17 May 1990) is an Argentine professional tennis player. In March 2016, Pella reached his best singles rankings of world number 39. On 21 September 2015, he peaked at world number 119 in the doubles rankings.
His father, Carlos, first taught him the game at the age of five. His sister, Catalina, is also a tennis player who competes mainly in ITF tournaments.
As a junior Pella posted a 19–5 record in singles and reached as high as No. 42 in the combined world rankings in 2008. Entering as a qualifier, he had a good showing at the junior French Open, upsetting first-seeded Bernard Tomic in the quarterfinals, but lost to Jerzy Janowicz in the following round.
Junior Slam results – Singles:
Australian Open: -
French Open: SF (2008)
Wimbledon: -
US Open: 3R (2008)
Pella started playing Futures tournaments in 2005, winning his first at Peru F3 in July 2008 without dropping a set. In the following years, he won six further Futures titles, all of them on clay. His first Challenger final came at Guayaquil, Ecuador in November 2011, losing the match to Matteo Viola in straight sets. He finished the 2011 season ranked world no. 350 in singles and no. 501 in doubles.
Pella started his 2012 Challenger season in March, capturing his first title in that category at the Salinas Challenger in Ecuador, with a victory over Paolo Lorenzi in the final round. The following month, he won his first doubles Challenger title at the Pereira Challenger in Colombia, partnering Martín Alund.
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