Guillermo Pérez Roldán
| Country (sports) |
 Argentina
|
|---|---|
| Residence | Mar del Plata, Argentina |
| Born |
20 October 1969 Tandil, Argentina |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 1986 |
| Retired | 1996 (very brief comeback in 2004) |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,686,459 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 241–137 (Grand Slam, ATP, Grand Prix and WCT tour, and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 9 |
| Highest ranking | No. 13 (12 September 1988) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | QF (1988) |
| US Open | 3R (1988) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 45–45 (Grand Slam, ATP, Grand Prix and WCT tour, and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 74 (1 May 1989) |
Guillermo Pérez Roldán (born 20 October 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.
Pérez Roldán was known particularly as a strong clay court player. He turned professional in 1986. Between 1987 and 1993, he won nine top-level singles titles. His best Grand Slam performance came at the 1988 French Open, where he reached the quarter-finals, beating Stefan Edberg on the way, before being knocked out by Andre Agassi.
Pérez Roldán had an excellent junior career, winning the French Open Boys' Singles championship on his favored red clay in both 1986 and 1987 – since the open era, he is the only individual to have captured the Boys' Singles championship at the French Open more than once.
Junior Grand Slam results:
Australian Open: -
French Open: W (1986, 1987)
Wimbledon: 2R (1985)
US Open: 3R (1985)
He burst onto the scene as a teenager in 1988 by reaching the final of the Italian Open, where he battled Ivan Lendl in five grueling sets. Later that year, at the US Open, John McEnroe famously expressed outrage at being seeded significantly lower than Pérez Roldán, who had not yet won a match on hard courts. However, Pérez Roldán silenced critics by progressing further in the tournament than McEnroe, beating Alberto Mancini, Tore Meinecke, Patrik Kühnen and Stefan Edberg before losing to Andre Agassi. He was named Rolex Rookie of the Year in 1988, influenced no doubt by his run to the finals of the Italian Open and the quarter-finals of the French Open that year.
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