Gonzalo Escobar

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FullnameGonzalo Escobar
Country(sports) Ecuador
ResidenceManta, Ecuador
Born (1989-01-20) 20 January 1989 (age 37)
Manta, Ecuador
Gonzalo Escobar
Full nameGonzalo Escobar
Country (sports) Ecuador
ResidenceManta, Ecuador
Born (1989-01-20) 20 January 1989 (age 37)
Manta, Ecuador
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
PlaysLeft-handed (two–handed backhand)
CollegeTexas Tech University
Prize money$ 1,071,488
Singles
Career record5 - 5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 281 (15 June 2015)
Doubles
Career record127–114
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 38 (15 November 2021)
Current rankingNo. 84 (10 November 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2022, 2023)
French Open2R (2022, 2024)
Wimbledon3R (2021)
US Open3R (2022)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2022)
French OpenQF (2022)
Wimbledon2R (2021)
Medal record
Representing  Ecuador
Men's tennis
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaMen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2015 TorontoMen's doubles
Last updated on: 16 June 2025.

Gonzalo Escobar (Latin American Spanish: [ɡonˈsalo eskoˈβaɾ]; born 20 January 1989, in Manta) is an Ecuadorian tennis player. His career-high doubles ranking is World No. 38, achieved on 15 November 2021. He has won three ATP doubles titles with Uruguayan Ariel Behar and three with Kazakhstani Aleksandr Nedovyesov. Escobar also has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 281 achieved on 15 June 2015.

Playing for Ecuador in Davis Cup, Escobar has a W/L record of 8–9.

2021–2022: Three ATP doubles titles and top 50

Partnering with Uruguayan Ariel Behar, Escobar won two ATP titles at the 2021 Delray Beach Open and the 2021 Andalucía Open[2] and reached three other finals on the ATP tour in 2021 after winning two ATP Challenger Tour titles together in 2020. He entered the top 50 following the final at the 2021 Serbia Open on 26 April 2021. He reached the third round of a Major for the first time at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. Escobar finished the year 2021 ranked No. 38, a career-high doubles ranking.

In 2022, he reached a fourth final and won his third ATP 250 title with Behar at the 2022 Serbia Open defeating top seeds Mate Pavić and Nikola Mektić.[3] The pair reached two Major third rounds at the 2022 Australian Open and the 2022 US Open (tennis). Escobar finished the year 2022 ranked No. 40, a second best career-high doubles ranking.

2023: Fourth and fifth ATP titles

He reached the third round at the 2023 Australian Open with Tomislav Brkić.[citation needed]

He reached his ninth ATP final at the 2023 Libéma Open with Kazakhstani Aleksandr Nedovyesov, losing to Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski.[4]

He won his fourth title at the 2023 Swedish Open with Nedovyesov.[5] He won his fifth title at the 2023 Sofia Open with Nedovyesov.[6]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (6–8)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (4–3)
Grass (0–3)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (5–8)
Indoor (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2021 Delray Beach Open,
United States
250 Series Hard Uruguay Ariel Behar United States Christian Harrison
United States Ryan Harrison
6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), [10–4]
Loss 1–1 Mar 2021 Argentina Open,
Argentina
250 Series Clay Uruguay Ariel Behar Bosnia and Herzegovina Tomislav Brkić
Serbia Nikola Ćaćić
3–6, 5–7
Win 2–1 Apr 2021 Andalucía Open,
Spain
250 Series Clay Uruguay Ariel Behar Bosnia and Herzegovina Tomislav Brkić
Serbia Nikola Ćaćić
6–2, 6–4
Loss 2–2 Apr 2021 Serbia Open,
Serbia
250 Series Clay Uruguay Ariel Behar Croatia Ivan Sabanov
Croatia Matej Sabanov
3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 2–3 Jun 2021 Stuttgart Open,
Germany
250 Series Grass Uruguay Ariel Behar Brazil Marcelo Demoliner
Mexico Santiago González
6–4, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss 2–4 Jan 2022 Adelaide International,
Australia
250 Series Hard Uruguay Ariel Behar Netherlands Wesley Koolhof
United Kingdom Neal Skupski
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 3–4 Apr 2022 Serbia Open,
Serbia
250 Series Clay Uruguay Ariel Behar Croatia Nikola Mektić
Croatia Mate Pavić
6–2, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 3–5 Jun 2022 Mallorca Championships,
Spain
250 Series Grass Uruguay Ariel Behar Brazil Rafael Matos
Spain David Vega Hernández
6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), [1–10]
Loss 3–6 Jun 2023 Rosmalen Championships,
Netherlands
250 Series Grass Kazakhstan Aleksandr Nedovyesov Netherlands Wesley Koolhof
United Kingdom Neal Skupski
6–7(1–7), 2–6
Win 4–6 Jul 2023 Swedish Open,
Sweden
250 Series Clay Kazakhstan Aleksandr Nedovyesov Portugal Francisco Cabral
Brazil Rafael Matos
6–2, 6–2
Loss 4–7 Aug 2023 Austrian Open Kitzbühel,
Austria
250 Series Clay Kazakhstan Aleksandr Nedovyesov Austria Alexander Erler
Austria Lucas Miedler
4–6, 4–6
Win 5–7 Nov 2023 Sofia Open,
Bulgaria
250 Series Hard (i) Kazakhstan Aleksandr Nedovyesov United Kingdom Julian Cash
Croatia Nikola Mektić
6–3, 3–6, [13–11]
Loss 5–8 Feb 2024 Los Cabos Open,
Mexico
250 Series Hard Kazakhstan Aleksandr Nedovyesov Australia Max Purcell
Australia Jordan Thompson
5–7, 6–7(2–7)
Win 6–8 Apr 2024 Estoril Open, Portugal 250 Series Clay Kazakhstan Aleksandr Nedovyesov France Sadio Doumbia
France Fabien Reboul
7–5, 6–2

Challenger and Futures finals

References

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