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Jaime Fillol

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Jaime Fillol
Fillol in 2013
Full nameJaime José Fillol Durán
Country (sports)Chile
ResidenceSantiago, Chile
Born(1946-06-03)3 June 1946(age 78)
Santiago, Chile
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1968 (amateur from 1965)
Retired1985
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$187,169
Singles
Career record554–393 in pre Open-Era &Open Era
Career titles9
Highest rankingNo. 14 (2 March 1974)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open4R (1970,1974,1975,1976)
Wimbledon4R (1974)
US OpenQF (1975)
Doubles
Career record361–295(Open era)
Career titles16(Open era)
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenF (1972)
WimbledonSF (1972)
US OpenF (1974)
Mixed doubles
Career record14–14
Career titles1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenF (1975)
WimbledonQF (1970)
US Open3R (1970)
Team competitions
Davis CupF (1976)

Jaime José Fillol Durán(born 3 June 1946), known professionally asJaime Fillol Sr.,is a retired professionaltennisplayer from Chile, who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

Fillol was ranked as high as world No. 14 in singles on the ATP rankings (achieving that ranking on 2 March 1974) and No. 82 in doubles (2 January 1984).

In theOpen era(after 1968), Fillol won 6 singles titles and 16 doubles titles. In addition he was a founding member and one of the first ATP Presidents. As President of the ATP, Fillol had a passion to create the first pension plan of the ATP and thus it was named after him. Fillol is also a member of the University of Miami "Hall of Fame" where he graduated in 1969.

He competed at the1973 Davis CupwithPatricio Cornejowhere he played the longestDavis Cuprubber in terms of games, eventually losing toAmericansStan SmithandErik van Dillen,winning the first set 9–7, the next 39–37,[1]but lost the next three sets, 6–8, 1–6, 3–6 in the 1973 American Zone Final. The second set is the world record for the most games in a Davis Cup set.

He was also a member of the1975 Davis Cupteam, which advanced to the semifinals, and the1976 Davis Cupteam, which made it all the way to the final, losing to Italy.

He is the older brother of tennis playerÁlvaro Fillol,[2]father ofJaime Fillol Jr.,and the grandfather of tennis playerNicolás Jarry.Fillol, who currently works at a Chilean university, coached Jarry as theUnited Cupcaptain for Chile in2024.[3]

Career finals

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Singles: 24 (9 titles, 15 runner-ups)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 1968 St. Petersburg, US Clay CanadaMike Belkin 6–12, 0–6, 5–7, 4–6
Win 1. 1968 Indianapolis, US Clay United StatesCliff Richey 6–1, 7–5, 6–2
Loss 2. 1970 St. Petersburg, US Clay Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaŽeljko Franulović 2–6, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 3. 1970 Haverford,US Grass AustraliaRay Ruffels 2–6, 6–7, 3–6
Win 2. 1971 Washington-2, US Carpet (i) BrazilThomaz Koch 6–1, 3–6, 6–4, 6–7, 6–4
Win 3. 1971 Clemmons,US Clay Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaŽeljko Franulović 4–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss 4. 1973 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard United StatesBrian Gottfried W/O
Win 5. 1973 Clemmons,US (2) Clay United KingdomGerald Battrick 6–2, 6–4
Loss 5. 1973 Madrid,Spain Clay NetherlandsTom Okker 6–4, 3–6, 3–6, 5–7
Loss 6. 1974 Orlando WCT, US Clay AustraliaJohn Newcombe 2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 7. 1974 Louisville,US Clay ArgentinaGuillermo Vilas 4–6, 5–7
Win 6. 1975 Düsseldorf,West Germany Clay CzechoslovakiaJan Kodeš 6–4, 1–6, 6–0, 7–5
Win 7. 1976 Dayton,US Carpet (i) ZimbabweAndrew Pattison 6–4, 6–7, 6–4
Loss 8. 1976 Paris,France Hard (i) United StatesEddie Dibbs 7–5, 4–6, 4–6, 6–7
Loss 9. 1976 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay ArgentinaGuillermo Vilas 2–6, 2–6, 3–6
Loss 10. 1977 Nottingham,UK Grass United StatesTim Gullikson Final Abandoned
Loss 11. 1977 Toronto,Canada Hard United StatesJeff Borowiak 0–6, 1–6
Loss 12. 1977 Madrid, Spain Clay SwedenBjörn Borg 3–6, 0–6, 7–6, 6–7
Loss 13. 1977 Santiago,Chile Clay ArgentinaGuillermo Vilas 0–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss 14. 1977 Buenos Aires,Argentina Clay ArgentinaGuillermo Vilas 2–6, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6
Win 8. 1981 Mexico City, Mexico Clay AustraliaDavid Carter 6–2, 6–3
Win 9. 1982 Itaparica, Brazil Carpet (i) ChileRicardo Acuña 7–6, 6–4
Loss 15. 1983 Viña Del Mar, Chile Clay ParaguayVíctor Pecci 6–2, 5–7, 4–6

Doubles open era (16 titles, 14 runner-ups)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 1968 Cincinnati, U.S. Clay MexicoJoaquin Loyo Mayo United StatesWilliam Brown
United StatesRon Goldman
8–10, 3–6
Win 1. 1969 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay ChilePatricio Cornejo AustraliaRoy Emerson
South AfricaFrew McMillan
W/O
Win 2. 1970 South Orange, U.S. Hard ChilePatricio Cornejo SpainAndrés Gimeno
AustraliaRod Laver
3–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss 2. 1971 Bournemouth, England Clay ChilePatricio Cornejo AustraliaBill Bowrey
AustraliaOwen Davidson
6–8, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 3. 1971 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay ChilePatricio Cornejo Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaŽeljko Franulović
RomaniaIlie Năstase
4–6, 4–6
Win 3. 1972 Caracas, Venezuela Hard ChilePatricio Cornejo United StatesJim McManus
SpainManuel Orantes
6–4, 6–3, 7–6
Win 4. 1972 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay ChileJaime Pinto-Bravo AustraliaBarry Phillips-Moore
ColombiaIván Molina
2–6, 7–6, 6–2
Loss 4. 1972 Brussels, Belgium Clay ChilePatricio Cornejo SpainJuan Gisbert
SpainManuel Orantes
7–9, 3–6
Loss 5. 1972 French Open, Paris Clay ChilePatricio Cornejo South AfricaBob Hewitt
South AfricaFrew McMillan
3–6, 6–8, 6–3, 1–6
Loss 6. 1972 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay ChilePatricio Cornejo South AfricaBob Hewitt
South AfricaFrew McMillan
2–6, 3–6
Loss 7. 1974 Washington D.C., U.S. Clay ChilePatricio Cornejo United StatesTom Gorman
United StatesMarty Riessen
5–7, 1–6
Loss 8. 1974 U.S. Open, New York Grass ChilePatricio Cornejo United StatesRobert Lutz
United StatesStan Smith
3–6, 3–6
Loss 9. 1974 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay ChilePatricio Cornejo SpainManuel Orantes
ArgentinaGuillermo Vilas
4–6, 3–6
Win 5. 1975 Charlotte, U.S. Clay ChilePatricio Cornejo EgyptIsmail El Shafei
New ZealandBrian Fairlie
6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Loss 10. 1976 Dayton, U.S. Carpet United StatesCharlie Pasarell AustraliaRay Ruffels
United StatesSherwood Stewart
2–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win 6. 1976 Toronto Indoor WCT, Canada Carpet South AfricaFrew McMillan Soviet UnionAlex Metreveli
RomaniaIlie Năstase
6–7, 6–2, 6–3
Win 7. 1977 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay ChilePatricio Cornejo AustraliaDick Crealy
AustraliaCliff Letcher
6–7, 6–4, 6–3
Win 8. 1977 Santiago, Chile Clay ChilePatricio Cornejo United StatesHenry Bunis
AustraliaPaul McNamee
5–7, 6–1, 6–1
Loss 11. 1978 Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco Clay RomaniaIlie Năstase United StatesPeter Fleming
CzechoslovakiaTomáš Šmíd
4–6, 5–7
Win 9. 1978 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard ChileÁlvaro Fillol South AfricaBob Hewitt
MexicoRaúl Ramírez
6–3, 7–6
Win 10. 1978 Bogotá, Colombia Clay ChileÁlvaro Fillol ChileHans Gildemeister
ParaguayVíctor Pecci
6–4, 6–3
Loss 12. 1978 Santiago, Chile Clay ChileÁlvaro Fillol ChileHans Gildemeister
ParaguayVíctor Pecci
4–6, 3–6
Win 11. 1979 Quito, Ecuador Clay ChileÁlvaro Fillol ColombiaIván Molina
ColombiaJairo Velasco, Sr.
6–7, 6–3, 6–1
Win 12. 1980 San José, Costa Rica Hard ChileÁlvaro Fillol IndiaAnand Amritraj
United StatesNick Saviano
6–2, 7–6
Win 13. 1980 Republic of China Carpet AustraliaRoss Case United StatesAndy Kohlberg
United StatesLarry Stefanki
6–2, 7–6
Win 14. 1980 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Clay AustraliaRoss Case United StatesTerry Moor
United StatesEliot Teltscher
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 13. 1981 Palermo, Italy Clay ChileBelus Prajoux UruguayJosé Luis Damiani
UruguayDiego Pérez
1–6, 4–6
Loss 14. 1981 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay ChileÁlvaro Fillol BrazilMarcos Hocevar
BrazilJoão Soares
6–7, 7–6, 4–6
Win 15. 1982 Quito, Ecuador Clay ChilePedro Rebolledo United StatesEgan Adams
United StatesRocky Royer
6–2, 6–3
Win 16. 1983 Caracas, Venezuela Hard United StatesStan Smith EcuadorAndrés Gómez
RomaniaIlie Năstase
6–7, 6–4, 6–3

Mixed doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 1971 Torquay Carpet NetherlandsBetty Stöve United KingdomWinnie Shaw
United KingdomKeith Wooldridge
6–1, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 1. 1975 French Open, Paris Clay United StatesPam Teeguarden BrazilThomaz Koch
UruguayFiorella Bonicelli
4–6, 6–7

References

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  1. ^"U.S. Loses a 39-37 Set To Chile in Cup Doubles".The New York Times.6 August 1973.Retrieved6 April2010.
  2. ^Mario Cavalla (2006).Historia del Tenis en Chile 1882-2006(in Spanish). Ocho Libros Editores. p. 190.ISBN9568018263.
  3. ^"Chile Captain Jaime Fillol to Guide Grandson Nicolas Jarry at United Cup | United Cup | Tennis".
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