Guillermo Cañas
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| Country (sports) |
 Argentina
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| Residence | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Born |
November 25, 1977 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 1995 |
| Retired | 2010 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 5,285,575 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 252–195 |
| Career titles | 7 |
| Highest ranking | No. 8 (June 6, 2005) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2004, 2005) |
| French Open | QF (2002, 2005, 2007) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2001) |
| US Open | 3R (2004) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | Alt (2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 61–82 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 47 (July 15, 2002) |
Guillermo Ignacio Cañas (born November 25, 1977), often referred to as Willy Cañas, is a retired Argentine professional tennis player. He was born in Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, and named after Argentine tennis star Guillermo Vilas. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 8, achieved in June 2005. Cañas was the coach of Ernests Gulbis from July 2011 until May 2012 and became the coach of Teymuraz Gabashvili in 2015.
He now runs his own tennis academy in Aventura, Florida along with former tour pros Martín García, and Gustavo Oribe.
After being suspended in August 2005, Cañas returned to the circuit on September 2006 at the challenger of Belém, Brazil.
Cañas holds a record of 5 victories and 2 defeats (3:1 in singles) in Davis Cup matches.
Cañas played a defensive counter-punching game from the baseline, utilising his retrieving skills in order to frustrate opponents. He used a double-handed backhand.
Cañas started playing at age 7. He turned professional in 1995, and began playing on the juniors circuit, enjoying some successes; these included a runner-up appearance at Surbiton, United Kingdom, and a win in the doubles event at the Italian Junior Championships, partnering Martín García.
From 1995–1999, Cañas played mainly Challenger Series tournaments, that is, the level of competition directly below that of the ATP Tour. In April 1998, he broke into the top 100 for the first time, having won three Challenger tournaments in the previous 52 weeks. This allowed him to qualify for more ATP level tournaments, and he reached his first final in 1999 at Orlando. He also began to regularly qualify for Grand Slam tournaments, the most prestigious events in tennis.
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