Guillermo Canas
Tennis Player Profiles
| Country | Argentina |
| Residence | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Date of birth | November 25, 1977 (1977-11-25) (age 32) |
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 1995 |
| Retired | 2010 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | $5,211,718 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 250–190 |
| Career titles | 7 |
| Highest ranking | No. 8 (June 6, 2005) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2004, 2005) |
| French Open | QF (2002, 2005, 2007) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2001) |
| US Open | 3R (2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 61–82 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 47 (July 15, 2002) |
Canas uses a two-handed backhand and his favorite surface is clay.
Guillermo Canas uses his retrieving skill to frustrate his opponents.
Guillermo Canas is equally good on hard-court and grass too.
Guillermo was named as the ATP Comeback Player of the year in 2001 after a wrist injury.
Guillermo Canas is under investigation now for testing positive in a doping test.
Career finals
Singles: 16 (7–9)
Wins (7)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup / ATP World Tour Finals (0) |
| ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1) |
| ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (1) |
| ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (5) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | April 9, 2001 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Tommy Robredo | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 2. | December 31, 2001 | Chennai, India | Hard | Paradorn Srichaphan | 6–4, 7–6(2) |
| 3. | July 29, 2002 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Andy Roddick | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 4. | July 12, 2004 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Gastón Gaudio | 5–7, 6–2, 6–0, 1–6, 6–3 |
| 5. | July 19, 2004 | Umag, Croatia | Clay | Filippo Volandri | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 6. | September 27, 2004 | Shanghai, China | Hard | Lars Burgsmüller | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 7. | February 12, 2007 | Costa do Sauípe, Brazil | Clay | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 7–6(4), 6–2 |
Runner-ups (9)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | April 26, 1999 | Orlando, USA | Clay | Magnus Norman | 6–0, 6–3 |
| 2. | June 25, 2001 | s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Lleyton Hewitt | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 3. | July 23, 2001 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 4. | October 15, 2001 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Tommy Haas | 6–2, 7–6(6), 6–4 |
| 5. | April 15, 2002 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Younes El Aynaoui | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 6. | July 22, 2002 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Mikhail Youzhny | 6–3, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 7. | October 18, 2004 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Feliciano López | 6–4, 1–6, 7–5, 3–6, 7–5 |
| 8. | April 2, 2007 | Miami, USA | Hard | Novak Djokovic | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 9. | April 30, 2007 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Rafael Nadal | 6–3, 6–4 |
Doubles
Wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | August 23, 1999 | Boston, USA | Hard | Martín García | Marius Barnard T.J. Middleton |
5–7, 7–6(2), 6–4 |
| 2. | July 19, 2001 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Rainer Schüttler | Michael Hill Jeff Tarango |
4–6, 7–6(1), 6–4 |
Career ITF finals
Singles: 15 (11–4)
Wins (11)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | December 2, 1996 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Franco Squillari | 7–6, 6–1 |
| 2. | August 25, 1997 | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | Clay | Marcio Carlsson | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 3. | September 29, 1997 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Dennis van Scheppingen | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 4. | April 20, 1998 | Espinho, Portugal | Clay | Mariano Puerta | 6–1, 2–6, 6–2 |
| 5. | September 14, 1998 | Florianópolis, Brazil | Clay | Marcio Carlsson | 6–2, 7–5 |
| 6. | December 29, 2003 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Hard | Todd Reid | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 7. | September 11, 2006 | Belém, Brazil | Clay | Carlos Berlocq | 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(8) |
| 8. | October 23, 2006 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Clay | Nicolás Lapentti | 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(3) |
| 9. | November 6, 2006 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Martín Vassallo | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 10. | November 13, 2006 | Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | Flávio Saretta | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 11. | January 1, 2007 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Diego Hartfield | 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-ups (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | March 9, 1998 | Salinas, Ecuador | Hard | André Sá | 7–5, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 2. | March 29, 1999 | Barletta, Italy | Clay | Jacobo Díaz | 6–7(6), 6–0, 6–3 |
| 3. | April 12, 1999 | Bermuda, Bermuda | Clay | Hernán Gumy | 6–3, 7–6(3) |
| 4. | October 2, 2006 | Quito, Ecuador | Clay | Chris Guccione | 6–3, 7–6(4) |
Doubles
Wins (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | November 16, 1998 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Martín García | Alberto Martín Salvador Navarro |
6–7(5), 6–1, 6–4 |
| 2. | March 29, 1999 | Barletta, Italy | Clay | Javier Sánchez | Gastón Gaudio Hernán Gumy |
4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 3. | November 15, 1999 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Martín García | Paul Rosner Dušan Vemić |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 4. | December 4, 2000 | San José, Costa Rica | Hard | Adrián García | Devin Bowen Brandon Coupe |
7–6(5), 6–1 |
| 5. | November 10, 2008 | Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine | Hard (i) | Dmitry Tursunov | Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach |
6–3, 7–6(5) |
Performance timeline
Singles
| Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Career SR | Career win–loss |
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 4R | 4R | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 8 | 11–8 |
| French Open | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | 2R | 1R | 4R | QF | A | 1R | QF | A | QF | 1R | LQ | 0 / 8 | 16–8 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | LQ | 2R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 9 | 9–9 |
| U.S. Open | A | A | LQ | A | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | 3R | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 6–6 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 32 | N/A |
| Grand Slam Win–Loss1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 8–4 | 7–3 | 1–1 | 5–4 | 7–2 | 0–0 | 7–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | N/A | 42–31 |
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | SF | A | 3R | 4R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 9–6 |
| Miami Masters | A | A | LQ | LQ | 2R | A | 2R | A | 3R | A | 4R | 2R | A | F | 4R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 8–8 |
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 |
| Rome Masters | A | A | A | LQ | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 3R | A | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 5 | 4–5 |
| Madrid Masters | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | 3R | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | 3R | LQ | 1R | 0 / 5 | 4–5 |
| Canada Masters | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | W | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1 / 4 | 7–3 |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 |
| Shanghai Masters | Not Held | Not ATP Masters Series | Not Held | Not ATP Masters Series | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | 2R | 3R | A | SF | A | A | 3R | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 5–5 |
| Hamburg Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | NM1 | 0 / 5 | 3–5 |
| Total Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 7 |
A = did not participate in the tournament.
LQ = lost in qualifying draw
SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
