Country | Ecuador |
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Residence | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
Date of birth | February 27, 1960 (1960-02-27) (age 50) |
Place of birth | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Turned pro | 1979 |
Retired | 1995 |
Plays | Left-handed; |
Career prize money | US$4,385,130 |
Singles | |
Career record | 523–267 |
Career titles | 21 |
Highest ranking | 4 (June 11, 1990) |
Grand Slam results | |
Australian Open | 4R (1990) |
French Open | W (1990) |
Wimbledon | QF (1984) |
US Open | QF (1984) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 369–194 |
Career titles | 33 |
Highest ranking | 1 (September 15, 1986) |
Andres Gomez born on February 27, 1960 in Ecuador is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 1990.
Gomez attained the World no. 1 ranking in men's doubles in the year 1986.
In 1990 Andres Gomez achieved his first and only Grand Slam Title at the French Open.
Gomez had to defeat the following people in order to win the Grand Slam French Open title over Agassi.
1990 | French Open | Men's Singles | |
Round | Defeated | Score | Opponent's Rank |
First Round | Fernando Luna | 7–6, 6–1, 7–6 | 163 |
Second Round | Marcelo Filippini | 7–6, 6–2, 6–1 | 62 |
Third Round | Alexander Volkov | 6–2, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 | 92 |
Fourth Round | Magnus Gustafsson | Walkover | 19 |
Quarterfinals | Thierry Champion | 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 | 191 |
Semifinal | Thomas Muster | 7–5, 6–1, 7–5 | 9 |
Final | Andre Agassi | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 | 5 |
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Winner | 1990 | French Open | Clay | Andre Agassi | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Winner | 1986 | US Open | Hard | Slobodan Živojinović | Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander |
4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 1988 | French Open | Clay | Emilio Sánchez | John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd |
6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
Wins (21)
Legend | Titles by Surface |
Grand Slam (1) | Hard (4) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) | Grass (0) |
Championship Series (1) | Clay (16) |
Grand Prix (19) | Carpet (1) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
1. | 1981 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Thierry Tulasne | 7–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
2. | 1982 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Eliot Teltscher | 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 |
3. | 1982 | Quito, Ecuador | Clay | Loïc Courteau | 6–3, 6–4 |
4. | 1983 | Dallas, USA | Hard | Brian Teacher | 6–7, 6–1, 6–1 |
5. | 1984 | Nice, France | Clay | Henrik Sundström | 6–1, 6–4 |
6. | 1984 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Aaron Krickstein | 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 |
7. | 1984 | Washington, D.C., USA | Clay | Aaron Krickstein | 6–2, 6–2 |
8. | 1984 | Indianapolis, USA | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | 6–0, 7–6 |
9. | 1984 | Hong Kong, UK | Hard | Tomáš Šmíd | 6–3, 6–2 |
10. | 1985 | Hong Kong, UK | Hard | Aaron Krickstein | 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
11. | 1986 | Indianapolis, USA | Clay | Thierry Tulasne | 6–4, 7–6 |
12. | 1986 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Henrik Sundström | 6–3, 6–4 |
13. | 1986 | Boston, USA | Clay | Martín Jaite | 7–5, 6–4 |
14. | 1986 | Itaparica, Brazil | Hard | Jean-Philippe Fleurian | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
15. | 1987 | Forest Hills, USA | Clay | Yannick Noah | 6–4, 7–6, 7–6 |
16. | 1989 | Boston, USA | Clay | Mats Wilander | 6–1, 6–4 |
17 | 1989 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Horst |