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Andrés Gómez
Country (sports) Ecuador
ResidenceGuayaquil, Ecuador
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro1979
Retired1995
PlaysLeft
Prize moneyUS$4,385,130
Singles
Career record523 - 267
Career titles21
Highest ranking4 (June 11, 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (1990)
French OpenW (1990)
WimbledonQF (1984)
US OpenQF (1984)
Doubles
Career record369 - 194
Career titles33
Highest ranking1 (September 15, 1986)
Last updated on: February 22, 2007.

Andrés Gómez (born February 27 1960, in Guayaquil, Ecuador) is a former professional tennis player from Ecuador. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 1990.

Career

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. His first top-level singles title came in 1981 in Bordeaux.

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).

The crowning achievement of Gómez's career came in 1990 when he reached his first (and only) Grand Slam singles final at the French Open. 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 (6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4). Gómez reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 4 later that year.

Over the course of his career, Gómez won 21 singles and 33 doubles titles. His last singles title was won in 1991 in Brasília. His final doubles title came in 1992 in Barcelona.

Path to the French Open title

Gomez had to defeat the following people in order to win the Grand Slam French Open title over Agassi.

1990 French Open Men's Singles
Round
Defeated
Score
Opponent's Rank
Notes
First Round Spain Fernando Luna 7–6, 6–1, 7–6 163
Second Round Uruguay Marcelo Filippini 7–6, 6–2, 6–1 62
Third Round Soviet Union Alexander Volkov 6–2, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 92
Fourth Round Sweden Magnus Gustafsson Walkover 19
Quarterfinals France Thierry Champion 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 191
Semifinal Austria Thomas Muster 7–5, 6–1, 7–5 9 Muster went on to win the French Open in 1995.
Final United States Andre Agassi 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 5 First and only Grand Slam title; and only final

Grand Slam singles final

Win (1)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1990 French Open United States Andre Agassi 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4

Runner-ups (0)

Grand Slam men's doubles finals (2)

Wins (2)

Year Championship Partnering Opponents in Final Score/Final
1986 U.S. Open Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović Sweden Joakim Nyström
Sweden Mats Wilander
4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
1988 French Open Spain Emilio Sánchez Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd
6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3

Runner-ups (0)

Singles titles (21)

Legend
Grand Slam (1)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
Grand Prix (20)
Titles by Surface
Hard (4)
Grass (0)
Clay (16)
Carpet (1)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 1981 Bordeaux, France Clay France Thierry Tulasne 7–6, 7–6, 6–1
2. 1982 Rome, Italy Clay United States Eliot Teltscher 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
3. 1982 Quito, Ecuador Clay France Loïc Courteau 6–3, 6–4
4. 1983 Dallas, U.S. Hard United States Brian Teacher 6–7, 6–1, 6–1
5. 1984 Nice, France Clay Sweden Henrik Sundström 6–1, 6–4
6. 1984 Rome, Italy Clay United States Aaron Krickstein 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
7. 1984 Washington D.C., U.S. Clay United States Aaron Krickstein 6–2, 6–2
8. 1984 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Hungary Balazs Taroczy 6–0, 7–6
9. 1984 Hong Kong Hard Czech Republic Tomáš Šmíd 6–3, 6–2
10. 1985 Hong Kong Hard United States Aaron Krickstein 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
11. 1986 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay France Thierry Tulasne 6–4, 7–6
12. 1986 Florence, Italy Clay Sweden Henrik Sundström 6–3, 6–4
13. 1986 Boston, U.S. Clay Argentina Martín Jaite 7–5, 6–4
14. 1986 Itaparica, Brazil Hard France Jean-Philippe Fleurian 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
15. 1987 Forest Hills, U.S. Clay France Yannick Noah 6–4, 7–6, 7–6
16. 1989 Boston, U.S. Clay Sweden Mats Wilander 6–1, 6–4
17 1989 Barcelona, Spain Clay Austria Horst Skoff 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
18. 1990 Barcelona, Spain Clay Argentina Guillermo Pérez-Roldán 6–0, 7–6, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2
19. 1990 Madrid, Spain Clay Switzerland Marc Rosset 6–3, 7–6
20. 1990 French Open, Paris Clay United States Andre Agassi 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
21. 1991 Brasília, Brazil Clay Spain Javier Sánchez 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Runner-ups (14)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 1980 Sarasota, U.S. Clay United States Eddie Dibbs 6–1, 6–1
2. 1981 Santiago, Chile Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister 6–4, 7–5
3. 1982 Denver, U.S. Carpet United States John Sadri 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
4. 1983 North Conway, U.S. Clay Argentina José Luis Clerc 6–3, 6–1
5. 1983 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay United States Jimmy Arias 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
6. 1983 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard United States Eliot Teltscher 7–5, 3–6, 6–1
7. 1984 Wembley, England Carpet Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 7–6, 6–2, 6–1
8. 1985 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6–1, 6–3
9. 1986 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3
10. 1986 Hong Kong Hard India Ramesh Krishnan 7–6, 6–0, 7–5
11. 1987 Frankfurt, Germany Carpet United States Tim Mayotte 7–6, 6–4
12. 1988 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay United States Andre Agassi 6–4, 6–2
13. 1988 Washington D.C., U.S. Hard United States Jimmy Connors 6–1, 6–4
14. 1990 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet United States Pete Sampras 7–6, 7–5, 6–2

Singles performance timeline

Tournament 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Career SR
Grand Slams
Australian Open A A A A A A A NH A A A 4R A 1R 0 / 2
French Open A 2R 2R 4R 4R QF 3R QF QF 2R 2R W A 2R 1 / 12
Wimbledon A 1R A 1R A QF A 1R 4R A 2R 1R A A 0 / 7
US Open 2R 2R 3R A 4R QF A 2R 4R 3R 3R 1R 1R A 0 / 11
Grand Slam SR 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 3 1 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 2 1 / 32
Year-End Championship
Tennis Masters Cup A A A A QF QF SF RR A A A RR A A 0 / 5

Doubles titles (33)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. 1980 Sarasota, U.S. Clay Ecuador Ricardo Ycaza Australia David Carter
United States Rick Fagel
6–3, 6–4
2. 1980 Hamburg, Germany Clay Chile Heinz Gildemeister Germany Reinhart Probst
Germany Max Wunschig
6–3, 6–4
3. 1980 Washington D.C., U.S. Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister United States Gene Mayer
United States Sandy Mayer
6–4, 7–5
4. 1980 Madrid, Spain Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister Czech Republic Jan Kodeš
Hungary Balazs Taroczy
3–6, 6–3, 10-8
5. 1980 Quito, Ecuador Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister Argentina José Luis Clerc
Chile Belus Prajoux
6–3, 1–6, 6–4
6. 1981 Hamburg, Germany Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister Australia Peter McNamara
Australia Paul McNamee
6–4, 3–6, 6–4
7. 1981 Rome, Italy Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister United States Bruce Manson
Czech Republic Tomáš Šmíd
7–5, 6–2
8. 1981 Brussels, Belgium Clay Argentina Ricardo Cano Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
Brazil Cassio Motta
6–2, 6–2
9. 1981 Bordeaux, France Clay Chile Belus Prajoux United States Jim Gurfein
Sweden Anders Järryd
7–5, 6–3
10. 1981 Madrid, Spain Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Czech Republic Tomáš Šmíd
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
11. 1981 Quito, Ecuador Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister Australia David Carter
Ecuador Ricardo Ycaza
7–5, 6–3
12. 1981 Santiago, Chile Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister Argentina Ricardo Cano
Chile Belus Prajoux
6–2, 7–6
13. 1982 Bordeaux, France Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister Sweden Anders Järryd
Sweden Hans Simonsson
6–4, 6–2
14. 1984 Wembley, England Carpet Czech Republic Ivan Lendl Czech Republic Pavel Složil
Czech Republic Tomáš Šmíd
6–2, 6–2
15. 1985 Marbella, Spain Clay Brazil Cassio Motta France Loïc Courteau
Netherlands Michiel Schapers
6–1, 6–1
16. 1985 Hamburg, Germany Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Hungary Balazs Taroczy
1–6, 7–6, 6–4
17. 1985 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) France Guy Forget United States Mike De Palmer
United States Gary Donnelly
6–3, 6–4
18. 1986 Ft. Myers, U.S. Hard Czech Republic Ivan Lendl Australia Peter Doohan
Australia Paul McNamee
7–5, 6–4
19. 1986 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister Australia John Fitzgerald
United States Sherwood Stewart
6–4, 6–3
20. 1986 Forest Hills, U.S. Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister Germany Boris Becker
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović
7–6, 7–6
21. 1986 Boston, U.S. Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister United States Dan Cassidy
United States Mel Purcell
4–6, 7–5, 6–0
22. 1986 Washington D.C., U.S. Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister Brazil Ricardo Acioly
Brazil Cesar Kist
6–3, 7–5
23. 1986 U.S. Open, New York Hard Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović Sweden Joakim Nyström
Sweden Mats Wilander
4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
24. 1986 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister Iran Mansour Bahrami
Uruguay Diego Perez
6–4, 6–3
25. 1987 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister Iran Mansour Bahrami
Denmark Michael Mortensen
6–2, 6–4
26. 1987 Boston, U.S. Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister Sweden Joakim Nyström
Sweden Mats Wilander
7–6, 3–6, 6–1
27. 1988 French Open, Paris Clay Spain Emilio Sánchez Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd
6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3
28. 1988 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović Germany Boris Becker
Germany Eric Jelen
7–5, 5–7, 6–3
29. 1989 Boston, U.S. Clay Argentina Alberto Mancini United States Todd Nelson
United States Phillip Williamson
7–6, 6–2
30. 1989 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Argentina Alberto Mancini Iran Mansour Bahrami
Argentina Guillermo Pérez-Roldán
6–3, 7–5
31. 1990 Barcelona, Spain Clay Spain Javier Sánchez Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
7–6, 7–5
32. 1991 São Paulo, Brazil Hard Brazil Jaime Oncins Mexico Jorge Lozano
Brazil Cassio Motta
7–5, 6–4
33. 1992 Barcelona, Spain Clay Spain Javier Sánchez Czech Republic Ivan Lendl
Czech Republic Karel Nováček
6–4, 6–4

Runner-ups (18)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. 1980 Boston, U.S. Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister United States Gene Mayer
United States Sandy Mayer
1–6, 6–4, 6–4
2. 1980 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Ecuador Ricardo Ycaza Chile Alvaro Fillol
Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
6–4, 6–3
3. 1981 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay Chile Belus Prajoux Australia David Carter
Australia Paul Kronk
6–1, 6–2
4. 1981 Boston, U.S. Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister Mexico Raul Ramirez
Czech Republic Pavel Složil
6–4, 7–6
5. 1981 Barcelona, Spain Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister Sweden Anders Järryd
Sweden Hans Simonsson
6–1, 6–4
6. 1982 Washington D.C., U.S. Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister Mexico Raúl Ramírez
United States Van Winitsky
7–5, 7–6
7. 1983 Caracas, Venezuela Hard Romania Ilie Năstase Chile Jaime Fillol Sr.
United States Stan Smith
6–7, 6–4, 6–3
8. 1983 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard United States Sherwood Stewart United States Steve Meister
United States Brian Teacher
6–7, 7–6, 6–2
9. 1984 Nice, France Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister Sweden Jan Gunnarsson
Denmark Michael Mortensen
6–1, 7–5
10. 1986 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Chile Hans Gildemeister Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Czech Republic Tomáš Šmíd
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
11. 1986 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet Czech Republic Ivan Lendl United States Mike De Palmer
United States Gary Donnelly
6–3, 7–5
12. 1986 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard (i) United States Sherwood Stewart United States Mike De Palmer
South Africa Christo Van Rensburg
3–6, 6–2, 7–6
13. 1987 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard Sweden Anders Järryd United States Paul Annacone
United States Kevin Curren
6–4, 7–6
14. 1988 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Spain Emilio Sánchez Czech Republic Petr Korda
Czech Republic Milan Šrejber
7–6, 7–6
15. 1989 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović United States Kevin Curren
United States David Pate
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
16. 1990 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Spain Javier Sánchez Czech Republic Petr Korda
Czech Republic Tomáš Šmíd
6–4, 7–6
17. 1990 Madrid, Spain Clay Spain Javier Sánchez Spain Juan Carlos Baguena
Italy Omar Camporese
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
18. 1991 Schenectady, U.S. Hard Spain Emilio Sánchez Spain Javier Sánchez
Australia Todd Woodbridge
3–6, 7–6, 7–6

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Career SR
Australian Open A A A A A A A NH A A A 1R A 2R 0 / 2
French Open A 2R 2R A 1R 1R A 2R 3R W 1R A A 1R 1 / 9
Wimbledon A A A A A 1R A 1R SF A A A A A 0 / 3
US Open 2R 1R 1R A 1R 1R A W SF 3R 2R A 3R A 1 / 10
Grand Slam SR 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 0 1 / 3 0 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 2 / 24

References

  1. The US Open 2006 - Grand Slam Tennis - Official Site by IBM - History & Records

External links

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