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Santiago González (tennis player)

Santiago González
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González at the 2015 French Open
Country (sports)  Mexico
Residence Córdoba, Mexico
Born (1983-02-24) 24 February 1983 (age 34)
Córdoba, Mexico
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro 2001
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money US$ 1,678,355
Singles
Career record 9–13
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 155 (22 May 2006)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2009)
French Open Q2 (2004, 2010)
Wimbledon 1R (2009)
US Open Q2 (2009)
Doubles
Career record 201–182
Career titles 11
Highest ranking No. 23 (17 June 2013)
Current ranking No. 31 (12 June 2017)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open QF (2012)
French Open F (2017)
Wimbledon 3R (2011)
US Open 3R (2012)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2013)
French Open F (2012)
Wimbledon 2R (2010, 2013)
US Open F (2013, 2014)
Last updated on: 12 June 2017.

Santiago González Torre (born 24 February 1983) is a Mexican professional tennis player. He is 6'3" (1.91 m). He turned professional in 2001. His highest ATP singles ranking in singles is World No. 155, achieved in May 2006, and World No. 23 in doubles, reached in June 2013. González represents Mexico at the Davis Cup competition; currently his record is 22–16. In 2017, he reached the French Open final in doubles along with his partner Donald Young. Additionally, he has reached the finals of three other Grand Slam tournaments in the Mixed category: the 2013 French Open and the 2014 and 2015 US Open.

González qualified for the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. He lost at his first match in Wimbledon against Israeli Dudi Sela. Along with American Scott Lipsky, he won an ATP World Tour 500 title in April 2011, the Barcelona Open. They defeated the Bryan brothers 5–7, 6–2, [12–10], breaking their 10-match winning streak. They also defeated doubles teams Jürgen Melzer & Nenad Zimonjić 6–3, 6–2, and Max Mirnyi & Daniel Nestor 7–6, 6–4.

In 2017 he reached his first grand slam final partnering Donald Young of the USA at the French Open.

Current through the 2017 Wimbledon Championships.


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