Ecuadorian tennis player
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Gómez and the second or maternal family name is
Santos .
Andrés Gómez Santos (Latin American Spanish: [anˈdɾes ˈɣomes ˈsantos] [ a] tennis player. He won the men's doubles title at the US Open in 1986 and the men's doubles and singles at the French Open in 1990 .
His son, Emilio Gómez , is a professional tennis player.[ 1] 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.
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 . 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 to reach the final. There he faced 20-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. 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.
[ edit ] Legend Grand Slam (1–0) Grand Prix Super Series (2–0) ATP Championship Series (1–1) Grand Prix Regular Series / ATP World Series (17–13)
Finals by surface Hard (4–3) Clay (16–7) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–4)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score 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 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 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 1–6, 3–6 Win 10–8 1985 Hong Kong, U.K. Hard 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 Win 11–8 1986 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay 6–4, 7–6 Win 12–8 1986 Florence , Italy Clay 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, 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, 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 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 Win 21–14 1991 Brasília , Brazil Carpet Javier Sánchez 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
[ edit ] Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score 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 Gene Mayer Sandy Mayer 6–1, 4–6, 4–6 Win 1980 Washington , U.S. Clay 6–4, 7–5 Win 1980 Madrid , Spain Clay Jan Kodeš Balázs Taróczy 3–6, 6–3, 10–8 Win 1980 Quito , Ecuador Clay José Luis Clerc Belus Prajoux 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 Loss 1980 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Álvaro Fillol Carlos Kirmayr 4–6, 3–6 Loss 1981 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay Paul Kronk 1–6, 2–6 Win 1981 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 Win 1981 Rome , Italy Clay Bruce Manson Tomáš Šmíd 7–5, 6–2 Win 1981 Brussels Outdoor , Belgium Clay Ricardo Cano Cássio Motta 6–2, 6–2 Loss 1981 Boston, U.S. Clay Raúl Ramírez Pavel Složil 4–6, 6–7 Win 1981 Bordeaux , France Clay Jim Gurfein Anders Järryd 7–5, 6–3 Win 1981 Madrid, Spain Clay Heinz Günthardt 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 Loss 1981 Barcelona , Spain Clay Hans Simonsson 1–6, 4–6 Win 1981 Quito, Ecuador Clay 7–5, 6–3 Win 1981 Santiago , Chile Clay 6–2, 7–6 Loss 1982 Washington, U.S. Clay Van Winitsky 5–7, 6–7 Win 1982 Bordeaux, France Clay 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 Jan Gunnarsson Michael Mortensen 1–6, 5–7 Win 1984 Wembley , England Carpet (i) Ivan Lendl 6–2, 6–2 Win 1985 Marbella, Spain Clay Loïc Courteau Michiel Schapers 6–1, 6–1 Win 1985 Hamburg, West Germany Clay 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 Peter Doohan 7–5, 6–4 Win 1986 Indianapolis , U.S. Clay John Fitzgerald 6–4, 6–3 Win 1986 Forest Hills , U.S. Clay Boris Becker Slobodan Živojinović 7–6, 7–6 Win 1986 Boston, U.S. Clay Dan Cassidy Mel Purcell 4–6, 7–5, 6–0 Win 1986 Washington, U.S. Clay Ricardo Acioly 6–3, 7–5 Loss 1986 Kitzbühel , Austria Clay 6–4, 3–6, 6–7 Win 1986 US Open , New York Hard Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 Win 1986 Stuttgart Outdoor , West Germany Clay Mansour Bahrami Diego Pérez 6–4, 6–3 Loss 1986 Tokyo Indoor , Japan Carpet (i) 3–6, 5–7 Loss 1986 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard (i) Christo van Rensburg 6–3, 2–6, 6–7 Loss 1987 Tokyo Outdoor , Japan Hard Paul Annacone Kevin Curren 4–6, 6–7 Win 1987 Monte Carlo , Monaco Clay 6–2, 6–4 Win 1987 Boston, U.S. Clay 7–6, 3–6, 6–1 Win 1988 French Open , Paris Clay Emilio Sánchez 6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 Loss 1988 Gstaad , Switzerland Clay Petr Korda Milan Šrejber 6–7, 6–7 Win 1988 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) 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 Guillermo Pérez Roldán 6–3, 7–5 Loss 1989 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) David Pate 6–4, 3–6, 6–7 Win 1990 Barcelona, Spain Clay Javier Sánchez Sergio Casal 7–6, 7–5 Loss 1990 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay 4–6, 6–7 Loss 1990 Madrid, Spain Clay Omar Camporese 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 Loss 1991 Schenectady , U.S. Hard Todd Woodbridge 6–3, 6–7, 6–7 Win 1991 São Paulo , Brazil Hard Jaime Oncins Jorge Lozano 7–5, 6–4 Win 1992 Barcelona, Spain Clay Karel Nováček 6–4, 6–4
Key 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.
^ In isolation, Gómez is pronounced [ˈɡomes]
Current ATP world No. 1 in bold, as of week of 18 November 2024[update] [ 1] ATP rankings was introduced on 1 March 1976 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55 56–60 61–65 (year first held/year last held – number of weeks (w)) weeks record underlined.
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Ecuador
Andre Agassi
Slobodan Živojinović
Joakim Nyström
Emilio Sánchez
John Fitzgerald
Thierry Tulasne 
Hans Gildemeister 
José Luis Clerc 
Balázs Taróczy 
Tomáš Šmíd 
Ramesh Krishnan 
Horst Skoff 
Marc Rosset 
Reinhart Probst
Carlos Kirmayr 
Raúl Ramírez
Ilie Năstase 
Michael Mortensen 
Michiel Schapers 
Mansour Bahrami
Diego Pérez 
Christo van Rensburg 
Omar Camporese 