Andrés Gómez

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Andrés Gómez
Country Flag of Ecuador Ecuador
Residence Guayaquil, Ecuador
Date of birth February 27, 1960
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 84 kg (190 lb/13.2 st)
Turned Pro 1979
Retired 1995
Plays Left
Career Prize Money US$4,385,130
Singles
Career record: 523 - 267
Career titles: 21
Highest ranking: 4 (June 11, 1990)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open 4R (1990)
French Open W (1990)
Wimbledon QF (1984)
US Open QF (1984)
Doubles
Career record: 369 - 194
Career titles: 33
Highest ranking: 1 (September 15, 1986)

Infobox 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.

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[edit] 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.

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

[edit] Grand Slam singles final

[edit] Win (1)

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

[edit] Runner-ups (0)

[edit] Grand Slam men's doubles finals (2)

[edit] Wins (2)

Year Championship Partnering Opponents in Final Score/Final
1986 U.S. Open[1] Flag of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović Flag of Sweden Joakim Nyström
Flag of Sweden Mats Wilander
4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
1988 French Open Flag of Spain Emilio Sánchez Flag of Australia John Fitzgerald
Flag of Sweden Anders Järryd
6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3

[edit] Runner-ups (0)

[edit] Singles titles (21)

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

[edit] Runner-ups (14)

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

[edit] 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

[edit] Doubles titles (33)

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

[edit] Runner-ups (18)

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

[edit] 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

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