Víctor Pecci

Víctor Pecci (born October 15, 1955) is a former professional Paraguayan tennis player. Pecci was born in Asunción.

Pecci was ranked as high as World No. 9 in singles in 1980 and World No. 31 in doubles in 1984. Pecci is famous for reaching the 1979 French Open final. Pecci beat Guillermo Vilas 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 in the quarterfinals and Jimmy Connors 7-5, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 in the semifinals, but Björn Borg beat Pecci 6-3, 6-1, 6-7, 6-4 in the final.

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Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (0-1)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1979 French Open Clay Björn Borg 3–6, 1–6, 7–6(6), 4–6

Singles titles (10)

Outcome No. Date Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner 1. 1976 Madrid, Spain Clay Éric Deblicker 7–5, 7–6, 3–6, 2–6, 6–4
Winner 2. 1976 Berlin, Germany Hard Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6–1, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
Runner-up 1. 1977 Munich, Germany Clay Željko Franulović 1–6, 1–6, 7–6, 5–7
Winner 3. 1978 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Rolf Gehring 6–4, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 1978 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay José Luis Clerc 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 1978 Santiago, Chile Clay José Luis Clerc 6–3, 3–6, 1–6
Winner 4. 1979 Nice, France Clay John Alexander 6–3, 6–2, 7–5
Runner-up 4. 1979 French Open, Paris Clay Björn Borg 3–6, 1–6, 7–6, 4–6
Runner-up 5. 1979 London/Queen's Club, England Grass John McEnroe 7–6, 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 6. 1979 Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay Guillermo Vilas 6–7, 6–7
Winner 5. 1979 Quito, Ecuador Clay José Higueras 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Winner 6. 1979 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Jairo Velasco 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 7. 1979 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Andrew Pattison 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 8. 1980 Quito, Ecuador Clay José Luis Clerc 4–6, 6–1, 8–10
Winner 7. 1980 Santiago, Chile Clay Christophe Freyss 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner 8. 1981 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay José Higueras 6–4, 6–0
Runner-up 9. 1981 Mar del Plata, Argentina Clay Guillermo Vilas 6–2, 3–6, 1–2, RET.
Winner 9. 1981 Bournemouth, England Clay Balázs Taróczy 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 10. 1981 Rome, Italy Clay José Luis Clerc 3–6, 4–6, 0–6
Winner 10. 1983 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay Jaime Fillol 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Runner-up 11. 1984 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay José Higueras 5–7, 6–3, 1–6
Runner-up 12. 1985 Nice, France Clay Henri Leconte 4–6, 4–6

Doubles titles (12)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 1976 North Conway, U.S. Clay Ricardo Cano Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
3–6, 0–6
Winner 1. 1976 São Paulo, Brazil Carpet Lito Álvarez Ricardo Cano
Belus Prajoux
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Winner 2. 1978 Milan WCT, Italy Carpet José Higueras Wojtek Fibak
Raúl Ramírez
5–7, 7–6, 7–6
Runner-up 2. 1978 Hamburg, Germany Clay Antonio Muñoz Wojtek Fibak
Tom Okker
2–6, 4–6
Winner 3. 1978 Rome, Italy Clay Belus Prajoux Jan Kodeš
Tomáš Šmíd
6–7, 7–6, 6–1
Winner 4. 1978 Louisville, U.S. Clay Wojtek Fibak Victor Amaya
John James
6–4, 6–7, 6–4
Winner 5. 1978 Boston, U.S. Clay Balázs Taróczy Heinz Günthardt
Van Winitsky
6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Winner 6. 1978 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Balázs Taróczy Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
6–3, 6–7, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 1978 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Hans Gildemeister Álvaro Fillol
Jaime Fillol
4–6, 3–6
Winner 7. 1978 Santiago, Chile Clay Hans Gildemeister Álvaro Fillol
Jaime Fillol
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 4. 1979 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Balázs Taróczy Ilie Năstase
Raúl Ramírez
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 5. 1980 Palermo, Italy Clay Balázs Taróczy Gianni Ocleppo
Ricardo Ycaza
2–6, 2–6
Winner 8. 1981 Bournemouth, England Clay Ricardo Cano Buster Mottram
Tomáš Šmíd
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Winner 9. 1983 Florence, Italy Clay Francisco González Dominique Bedel
Bernard Fritz
4–6, 6–4, 7–6
Winner 10. 1983 Rome, Italy Clay Francisco González Jan Gunnarsson
Mike Leach
6–2, 6–7, 6–4
Winner 11. 1983 Venice, Italy Clay Francisco González Steve Krulevitz
Zoltan Kuharszky
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 6. 1984 Barcelona, Spain Clay Martín Jaite Pavel Složil
Tomáš Šmíd
2–6, 0–6
Winner 12. 1985 Washington, D.C. Clay Hans Gildemeister David Graham
Balázs Taróczy
6–3, 1–6, 6–4

References

Awards
Preceded by
John McEnroe
ATP Most Improved Player
1979
Succeeded by
not awarded, 1980
Ivan Lendl, 1981