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Guillermo García López

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Guillermo García López
García López at the2018 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)Spain
ResidenceLa Roda,Spain
Born(1983-06-04)4 June 1983(age 41)
La Roda, Spain
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2002
Retired2021
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CoachJosé Luis Aparisi& Diego Dinomo
Prize money$8,451,851
Singles
Career record297–354
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 23 (21 February 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (2015)
French Open4R (2014)
Wimbledon3R (2008)
US Open3R (2015)
Doubles
Career record118–171
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 27 (15 May 2017)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2017)
French Open2R (2007,2009,2014,2018)
Wimbledon2R (2015)
US OpenF (2016)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2005 Almería Singles
Gold medal – first place 2005 Almería Doubles
Last updated on: 25 August 2021.

Guillermo García López(Spanish pronunciation:[ɡiˈʎeɾmoɣaɾˈθi.aˈlopeθ],[a]born 4 June 1983) is a Spanish former professionaltennisplayer. He won five singles titles and achieved a career-high singlesrankingof world No. 23 in February 2011.

As of 2021, he collected thirteen wins over top-10 players, including world No. 1Rafael Nadalin 2010, world No. 4Andy Murrayin 2012 and world No. 3Stan Wawrinkain 2014.

Personal life

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He is named after the famed tennis playerGuillermo Vilas– who his father admired greatly for his clay court dominance. He is good friends with fellow Spanish tennis playerJuan Carlos Ferrero,and both train at theJC Ferrero Equelite Sport AcademyinVillena,Spain.

Professional career

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On 23 November 2009, García López achieved his then career-high singles ranking of World No. 41 after winning his first round atAustrian Open. During the 2009 year, he beat 11th seedFernando Verdascoin the first round of the2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open,also beatingMikhail Youzhnyin the second round. He fell toJulien Benneteauin the third round.

At the2010 BNP Paribas Open,he upset World No. 9Marin Čilićin the second round. García López continued his good form into the next round by defeating 26th seedThomaz Bellucciafter losing the first set. However, he lost toJuan Mónacoin the fourth round.

At the2010 Aegon Internationalin Eastbourne, he reached the final, but lost toMichaël Llodra.

In the semifinals of the2010 PTT Thailand Open,he recorded arguably the biggest win of his career, defeating World No. 1Rafael Nadal,saving 24 of 26 break points, while converting his only opportunity to break Nadal.[1]He then went on to take his second title (his first on hard court) with a victory overJarkko Nieminen.

He continued his form in the2010 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championshipsin Tokyo. He stretched his winning streak to seven by beatingRajeev RamandFeliciano López,before falling toViktor Troickiin the quarterfinals.

Going into the2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters 1000,he managed to battle fatigue with his newfound confidence, beatingEduardo Schwank,tenth seedAndy Roddick(who retired due to injury in the second set), and stunning seventh seed (and World No. 7)Tomáš Berdychto reach the quarterfinals. There, he went down against second seed and World No. 2Novak Djokovic.

In 2012, he upset World No. 4Andy MurrayatIndian Wellsin the second round. Garcia Lopez also defeated fourth-seededPablo Andújarto enter the quarterfinals of theMercedes Cup.[2]

In January 2021, Garcia Lopez announced that he would retire after the 2021 season.[3][4]

Significant finals

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Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 2016 US Open Hard SpainPablo Carreño Busta United KingdomJamie Murray
BrazilBruno Soares
2–6, 3–6

ATP career finals

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Singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runners-up)

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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 (5–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–1)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (3–3)
Indoor (2–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2009 Austrian Open,Austria 250 Series Clay FranceJulien Benneteau 3–6, 7–6(7–1),6–3
Loss 1–1 Jun 2010 Eastbourne International,United Kingdom 250 Series Grass FranceMichaël Llodra 5–7, 2–6
Win 2–1 Oct 2010 Thailand Open,Thailand 250 Series Hard (i) FinlandJarkko Nieminen 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 2–2 Apr 2013 Romanian Open,Romania 250 Series Clay Czech RepublicLukáš Rosol 3–6, 2–6
Loss 2–3 Sep 2013 St. Petersburg Open,Russia 250 Series Hard (i) LatviaErnests Gulbis 6–3, 4–6, 0–6
Win 3–3 Apr 2014 Grand Prix Hassan II,Morocco 250 Series Clay SpainMarcel Granollers 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Win 4–3 Feb 2015 Zagreb Indoors,Croatia 250 Series Hard (i) ItalyAndreas Seppi 7–6(7–4),6–3
Win 5–3 Apr 2015 Romanian Open, Romania 250 Series Clay Czech RepublicJiří Veselý 7–6(7–5),7–6(13–11)
Loss 5–4 Oct 2015 Shenzhen Open,China 250 Series Hard Czech RepublicTomáš Berdych 3–6, 6–7(7–9)

Doubles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runners-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (1–4)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (2–5)
Indoor (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2006 Croatia Open,Croatia International Clay SpainAlbert Portas Czech RepublicJaroslav Levinský
Czech RepublicDavid Škoch
4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2007 Stuttgart Open,Germany Intl. Gold Clay SpainFernando Verdasco Czech RepublicFrantišek Čermák
Czech RepublicLeoš Friedl
4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Oct 2009 Thailand Open,Thailand 250 Series Hard (i) GermanyMischa Zverev United StatesEric Butorac
United StatesRajeev Ram
6–7(4–7),3–6
Win 1–3 Jan 2010 Qatar Open,Qatar 250 Series Hard SpainAlbert Montañés Czech RepublicFrantišek Čermák
SlovakiaMichal Mertiňák
6–4, 7–5
Loss 1–4 Jul 2013 Swiss Open,Switzerland 250 Series Clay SpainPablo Andújar United KingdomJamie Murray
AustraliaJohn Peers
3–6, 4–6
Win 2–4 Mar 2014 Brasil Open,Brazil 250 Series Clay (i) AustriaPhilipp Oswald ColombiaJuan Sebastián Cabal
ColombiaRobert Farah
5–7, 6–4, [15–13]
Loss 2–5 Jul 2014 Stuttgart Open, Germany 250 Series Clay AustriaPhilipp Oswald PolandMateusz Kowalczyk
New ZealandArtem Sitak
6–2, 1–6, [7–10]
Win 3–5 Aug 2016 Winston-Salem Open,United States 250 Series Hard FinlandHenri Kontinen GermanyAndre Begemann
IndiaLeander Paes
4–6, 7–6(8–6),[10–8]
Loss 3–6 Sep 2016 US Open,United States Grand Slam Hard SpainPablo Carreño Busta United KingdomJamie Murray
BrazilBruno Soares
2–6, 3–6

Challenger and Futures Finals

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Singles: 18 (6-12)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4-7)
ITF Futures Tour (2-5)
Titles by surface
Hard (3-3)
Clay (3-9)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2002 Spain F4,Canary Islands,Spain Futures Hard GreeceNikos Rovas 7–5, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2002 Spain F16,Madrid Futures Hard SpainRafael Nadal 3–6, 6–7(1–7)
Loss 0–3 Mar 2003 Portugal F5,Faro Futures Hard GreeceKonstantinos Economidis 4-6, 1-6
Win 1-3 Apr 2003 Spain F5,Castellon Futures Clay SpainGorka Fraile 6-0, 6-3
Loss 1-4 Jul 2003 Spain F13,Alicante Futures Clay SpainNicolás Almagro 3–6, 4–6
Loss 1-5 Jul 2003 Spain F14,Elche Futures Clay SpainMiguel Ángel López Jaén 4–6, 5–7
Loss 1-6 Oct 2003 Seville,Spain Challenger Clay PeruLuis Horna 0–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win 2-6 Mar 2004 Portugal F1,Faro Futures Hard GermanyPhilipp Petzschner 6-3, 6-2
Loss 2-7 May 2004 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay FranceNicolas Coutelot 7–5, 5–7, 2–6
Loss 2-8 Jun 2006 Lugano,Switzerland Challenger Clay FranceOlivier Patience 4-6, 1-6
Win 3-8 Jul 2006 Scheveningen,Netherlands Challenger Clay SpainAlbert Montañés 0–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 4-8 Nov 2007 Tunis,Tunisia Challenger Hard SwitzerlandMichael Lammer 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 4-9 Apr 2013 Rome,Italy Challenger Clay GermanyJulian Reister 6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Win 5-9 Jul 2017 Scheveningen,Netherlands Challenger Clay BelgiumRuben Bemelmans 6–1, 6–7(3–7),6–2
Loss 5-10 Aug 2017 Manerbio,Italy Challenger Clay SpainRoberto Carballés Baena 4–6, 6–2, 2–6
Loss 5-11 Sep 2017 Genova,Italy Challenger Clay GreeceStefanos Tsitsipas 5–7, 6–7(2–7)
Win 6-11 Oct 2017 Tashkent,Uzbekistan Challenger Hard PolandKamil Majchrzak 6–1, 7–6(7–1)
Loss 6-12 Jul 2019 Perugia,Italy Challenger Clay ArgentinaFederico Delbonis 0–6, 6–1, 6–7(5–7)

Performance timelines

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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.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 2R 2R 2R 3R 2R 1R 3R 1R 1R 2R 4R 3R 1R 2R 1R Q1 Q1 15–15
French Open 2R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 2R 3R 1R 1R 4R 1R 2R 3R 2R 1R Q1 A 13–16
Wimbledon A 2R 2R 1R 3R 2R 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R A 2R Q2 NH A 8–13
US Open A 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R 2R 2R 1R 2R 3R 1R A A 1R A A 8–13
Win–loss 1–1 2–4 2–4 2–4 6–4 3–4 2–4 6–4 2–4 0–4 5–4 5–4 3–4 2–2 3–3 0–3 0–0 0–0 44–57
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A 3R 2R 1R 4R 2R 3R A A 2R 2R 1R A A NH A 9–9
Miami Open A A A 2R 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R A 3R 3R 2R A 2R A NH A 7–10
Monte-Carlo Masters A 1R A 3R Q2 A 1R 2R A A QF A 2R 1R 2R A NH A 6–8
Madrid Open A Q2 A Q1 Q1 1R 3R 3R 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R A NH A 6–10
Italian Open A A A A A Q1 3R 1R 2R A A 3R 2R A Q2 A A A 6–5
Canadian Open A A A A A 1R A A A A 1R A A A A A NH A 0–2
Cincinnati Masters A Q2 A Q1 A 3R A 1R A A 1R A A A 2R A A A 2–4
Shanghai Masters Not Masters Series 1R QF 2R Q2 A 1R 1R 1R A A A NH A 4–6
Paris Masters A Q1 A Q1 Q1 A A 2R 1R Q1 1R 1R A Q2 A A A A 1–4
German Open A Q2 2R 1R A Not Masters Series 1–2
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 1–1 4–4 1–2 2–6 11–6 5–8 5–5 0–1 6–7 3–6 3–6 0–3 1–4 0–0 0–0 0–0 42–60
Career statistics
Titles–Finals 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 5–9
Year End Ranking 129 91 68 90 62 41 33 39 76 62 36 27 70 70 105 144 220 461

Doubles

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Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R A A 1R 1R 1R A 1R 2R 1R 3R 2R 1R SF 3R 3R A A 12–13
French Open A A A 2R A 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 3R 1R 1R 2R A A A 6–10
Wimbledon A A A 1R A 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R A 1R A NH A 1–9
US Open A A 1R A 1R 3R 1R 1R 2R 1R 3R 1R F A A A A A 10–10
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–3 0–2 3–4 0–3 0–4 2–4 0–4 5–4 4–2 5–4 4–2 3–3 2–1 0–0 0–0 29–42

Wins over top 10 players

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  • He has a 13–49 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Total
Wins 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 13
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score
2005
1. SpainCarlos Moyá 5 Australian Open,Melbourne, Australia Hard 1R 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
2006
2. United StatesAndre Agassi 9 Delray Beach,United States Hard QF 6–4, 6–2
2009
3. SpainFernando Verdasco 10 Cincinnati,United States Hard 1R 7–6(7–4),7–6(7–4)
2010
4. CroatiaMarin Čilić 9 Indian Wells,United States Hard 2R 7–6(7–1),6–0
5. FranceJo-Wilfried Tsonga 10 Madrid,Spain Clay 2R 6–2, retired
6. SpainRafael Nadal 1 Bangkok,Thailand Hard (i) SF 2–6, 7–6(7–3),6–3
7. Czech RepublicTomáš Berdych 7 Shanghai,China Hard 3R 7–6(7–4),6–3
2012
8. United KingdomAndy Murray 4 Indian Wells,United States Hard 2R 7–6(7–4),6–3
2013
9. SerbiaJanko Tipsarević 10 Bucharest,Romania Clay QF 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
2014
10. Czech RepublicTomáš Berdych 5 Monte Carlo,Monaco Clay 3R 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
11. SwitzerlandStan Wawrinka 3 French Open,Paris, France Clay 1R 6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 6–0
2015
12. CroatiaMarin Čilić 10 Rome,Italy Clay 1R 6–4, 6–3
2018
13. SpainPablo Carreño Busta 10 Buenos Aires,Argentina Clay 2R 7–6(7–5),1–6, 7–6(8–6)

Notes

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  1. ^In isolation,Garcíais pronounced[ɡaɾˈθi.a].

References

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  1. ^"García López holds off perse Nadal, faces Nieminen for title".ATP World Tour.2 October 2010.Retrieved8 October2010.
  2. ^"Janko Tipsarevic storms into Mercedes Cup quarterfinals".The Times of India.12 July 2012.
  3. ^"El último baile de Guillermo García López".Punto de Break(in Spanish). 7 January 2021.
  4. ^"Adios to the Legend of" Gee-Gee-El "| ATP Tour | Tennis".
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