Andrés Gómez
Ecuadorian tennis player
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Andrés Gómez Santos (Latin American Spanish: [anˈdɾes ˈɣomes ˈsantos];[a] born 27 February 1960) is an Ecuadorian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 4 in singles and world No. 1 in doubles. Gómez won 21 singles titles and 33 doubles titles during his career, including a singles major at the 1990 French Open, and two doubles majors at the 1986 US Open and the 1988 French Open.
FullnameAndrés Gómez Santos
Country(sports)
Ecuador
EcuadorBorn27 February 1960
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
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| Full name | Andrés Gómez Santos | ||||||||
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| Country (sports) | Ecuador | ||||||||
| Born | 27 February 1960 Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||
| Turned pro | 1979 | ||||||||
| Retired | 1995 | ||||||||
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||
| Prize money | $4,385,130 | ||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||
| Career record | 531–273 (66.0%) | ||||||||
| Career titles | 21 | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (11 June 1990) | ||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||
| Australian Open | 4R (1990) | ||||||||
| French Open | W (1990) | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (1984) | ||||||||
| US Open | QF (1984) | ||||||||
| Other tournaments | |||||||||
| Tour Finals | SF (1985) | ||||||||
| Grand Slam Cup | 1R (1990) | ||||||||
| WCT Finals | SF (1987) | ||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||
| Career record | 369–194 (65.6%) | ||||||||
| Career titles | 33 | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (15 September 1986) | ||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R (1992) | ||||||||
| French Open | W (1988) | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | SF (1987) | ||||||||
| US Open | W (1986) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Andrés Gómez is the current director of the Guayaquil Challenger[1] and the former director of the Salinas Challenger.[2]
Personal information
His son, Emilio Gómez, is a professional tennis player.[3] His nephew Nicolás Lapentti was also a professional tennis player who reached a world ranking of No. 6, and another nephew, Roberto Quiroz, is currently pursuing a career in professional tennis.
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.
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).
His first top-level singles title came in 1981 in Bordeaux over Thierry Tulasne in the final.[4] He then won the Italian Open in 1982, beating Eliot Teltscher in the final in three sets, and again in 1984, when he defeated Aaron Krickstein in four sets.
In 1990, Gómez reached his first and only Grand Slam singles final at the French Open. He beat Fernando Luna, Marcelo Filippini, Alexander Volkov, Magnus Gustafsson, Thierry Champion, and Thomas Muster[5] to reach the final. There he faced 20-year-old Andre Agassi who, like Gómez, was playing in his first Grand Slam singles final.[5] The up-and-coming American star was considered the favourite, but Gómez seized the moment and claimed the title with a four-set win.[5] 30 year old Gomez said "at this point last year, I was just thinking of taking some time off, maybe even taking time off forever".[5] Gómez reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 4 later that year.
Throughout 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.
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1–0)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1990 | French Open | Clay |  Andre Agassi | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles: 2 (2–0)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1986 | US Open[6] | Hard |  Slobodan Živojinović |  Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 1988 | French Open | Clay |  Emilio Sánchez |  John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd | 6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
Career finals
Singles: 35 (21 titles, 14 runners-up)
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| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | 1980 | Sarasota, United States | Clay | Eddie Dibbs |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | 1981 | Bordeaux, France | Clay |  Thierry Tulasne |
7–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–2 | 1981 | Santiago, Chile | Clay |  Hans Gildemeister |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–3 | 1982 | Denver, U.S. | Carpet (i) | John Sadri |
6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | 1982 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Eliot Teltscher |
6–2, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–3 | 1982 | Quito, Ecuador | Clay | Loïc Courteau |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–4 | 1983 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay |  José Luis Clerc |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | 1983 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | Jimmy Arias |
4–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–5 | 1983 | Dallas, U.S. | Hard | Brian Teacher |
6–7(2–7), 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4–6 | 1983 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Eliot Teltscher |
5–7, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Win | 5–6 | 1984 | Nice, France | Clay | Henrik Sundström |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–6 | 1984 | Rome, Italy (2) | Clay | Aaron Krickstein |
2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–6 | 1984 | Washington, U.S. | Clay | Aaron Krickstein |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–6 | 1984 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay |  Balázs Taróczy |
6–0, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 9–6 | 1984 | Hong Kong, U.K. | Hard |  Tomáš Šmíd |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 9–7 | 1984 | Wembley, U.K. | Carpet (i) | Ivan Lendl |
6–7(1–7), 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 9–8 | 1985 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | Ivan Lendl |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 10–8 | 1985 | Hong Kong, U.K. | Hard | Aaron Krickstein |
6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–8 | 1986 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | Thierry Tulasne |
6–4, 7–6(7–1) |
| Win | 12–8 | 1986 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Henrik Sundström |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 13–8 | 1986 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | Martín Jaite |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 13–9 | 1986 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Miloslav Mečíř |
4–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Loss | 13–10 | 1986 | Hong Kong, U.K. | Hard |  Ramesh Krishnan |
6–7(7–9), 0–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 14–10 | 1986 | Itaparica, Brazil | Hard | Jean-Philippe Fleurian |
4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 15–10 | 1987 | Forest Hills, U.S. | Clay | Yannick Noah |
6–4, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–1) |
| Loss | 15–11 | 1987 | Frankfurt, West Germany | Carpet (i) | Tim Mayotte |
6–7(6–8), 4–6 |
| Loss | 15–12 | 1988 | Stuttgart, West Germany | Clay | Andre Agassi |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 15–13 | 1988 | Washington, U.S. | Hard | Jimmy Connors |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 16–13 | 1989 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | Mats Wilander |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 17–13 | 1989 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay |  Horst Skoff |
6–4, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 17–14 | 1990 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Pete Sampras |
6–7(4–7), 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 18–14 | 1990 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Guillermo Pérez Roldán |
6–0, 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 0–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 19–14 | 1990 | Madrid, Spain | Clay |  Marc Rosset |
6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 20–14 | 1990 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Andre Agassi |
6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 21–14 | 1991 | Brasília, Brazil | Carpet | Javier Sánchez |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Doubles: 51 (33 titles, 18 runners-up)
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1980 | Sarasota, U.S. | Clay | Ricardo Ycaza |
David Carter Rick Fagel |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 1980 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | Hans Gildemeister |
 Reinhart Probst Max Wünschig |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1980 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | Hans Gildemeister |
Gene Mayer Sandy Mayer |
6–1, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1980 | Washington, U.S. | Clay | Hans Gildemeister |
Gene Mayer Sandy Mayer |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 1980 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Hans Gildemeister |
Jan Kodeš Balázs Taróczy |
3–6, 6–3, 10–8 |
| Win | 1980 | Quito, Ecuador | Clay | Hans Gildemeister |
José Luis Clerc Belus Prajoux |
6–3, 1–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1980 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Ricardo Ycaza |
Álvaro Fillol Carlos Kirmayr |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1981 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | Belus Prajoux |
David Carter Paul Kronk |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1981 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | Hans Gildemeister |
Peter McNamara Paul McNamee |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 1981 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Hans Gildemeister |
Bruce Manson Tomáš Šmíd |
7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 1981 | Brussels Outdoor, Belgium | Clay | Ricardo Cano |
Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1981 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | Hans Gildemeister |
 Raúl Ramírez Pavel Složil |
4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 1981 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Belus Prajoux |
Jim Gurfein Anders Järryd |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 1981 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Hans Gildemeister |
Heinz Günthardt Tomáš Šmíd |
6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1981 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Hans Gildemeister |
Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1981 | Quito, Ecuador | Clay | Hans Gildemeister |
David Carter Ricardo Ycaza |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 1981 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Hans Gildemeister |
Ricardo Cano Belus Prajoux |
6–2, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1982 | Washington, U.S. | Clay | Hans Gildemeister |
Raúl Ramírez Van Winitsky |
5–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 1982 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Hans Gildemeister |
Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1983 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard |  Ilie Năstase |
Jaime Fillol Sr. Stan Smith |
7–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1983 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Sherwood Stewart |
Steve Meister Brian Teacher |
7–6, 6–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1984 | Nice, France | Clay | Hans Gildemeister |
Jan Gunnarsson Michael Mortensen |
1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1984 | Wembley, England | Carpet (i) | Ivan Lendl |
Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 1985 | Marbella, Spain | Clay | Cássio Motta |
Loïc Courteau Michiel Schapers |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 1985 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | Hans Gildemeister |
Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy |
1–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 1985 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Guy Forget |
Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 1986 | Ft. Myers, U.S. | Hard | Ivan Lendl |
Peter Doohan Paul McNamee |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 1986 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | Hans Gildemeister |
John Fitzgerald Sherwood Stewart |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 1986 | Forest Hills, U.S. | Clay | Hans Gildemeister |
Boris Becker Slobodan Živojinović |
7–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 1986 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | Hans Gildemeister |
Dan Cassidy Mel Purcell |
4–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
| Win | 1986 | Washington, U.S. | Clay | Hans Gildemeister |
Ricardo Acioly Cesar Kist |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1986 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Hans Gildemeister |
Heinz Günthardt Tomáš Šmíd |
6–4, 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 1986 | US Open, New York | Hard | Slobodan Živojinović |
Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander |
4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 1986 | Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany | Clay | Hans Gildemeister |
 Mansour Bahrami Diego Pérez |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1986 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet (i) | Ivan Lendl |
Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1986 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard (i) | Sherwood Stewart |
Mike De Palmer Christo van Rensburg |
6–3, 2–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 1987 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Hard | Anders Järryd |
Paul Annacone Kevin Curren |
4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 1987 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Hans Gildemeister |
Mansour Bahrami Michael Mortensen |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 1987 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | Hans Gildemeister |
Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander |
7–6, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 1988 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Emilio Sánchez |
John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd |
6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1988 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Emilio Sánchez |
Petr Korda Milan Šrejber |
6–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 1988 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet (i) | Slobodan Živojinović |
Boris Becker Eric Jelen |
7–5, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Win | 1989 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | Alberto Mancini |
Todd Nelson Phil Williamson |
7–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 1989 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Alberto Mancini |
Mansour Bahrami Guillermo Pérez Roldán |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1989 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet (i) | Slobodan Živojinović |
Kevin Curren David Pate |
6–4, 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 1990 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Javier Sánchez |
Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez |
7–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1990 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Javier Sánchez |
Petr Korda Tomáš Šmíd |
4–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 1990 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Javier Sánchez |
Juan Carlos Baguena Omar Camporese |
4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1991 | Schenectady, U.S. | Hard | Emilio Sánchez |
Javier Sánchez Todd Woodbridge |
6–3, 6–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 1991 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | Jaime Oncins |
Jorge Lozano Cássio Motta |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 1992 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Javier Sánchez |
Ivan Lendl Karel Nováček |
6–4, 6–4 |
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
| Tournament | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | SR |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Year-end ranking | 61 | 44 | 37 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 70 | 179 | |
Doubles
| Tournament | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | SR |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
