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André Swytka Ghem (born 29 May 1982) is a Brazilian professional tennis player. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking in July 2015, when he became the World No. 118.
Country (sports) | Brazil |
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Residence | Novo Hamburgo, Brazil |
Born | Porto Alegre, Brazil | 29 May 1982
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Turned pro | 2003 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $ 526,358 |
Singles | |
Career record | 2–5 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 118 (27 July 2015) |
Current ranking | No. 331 (31 July 2017) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q3 (2012, 2017) |
French Open | Q3 (2014, 2015) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2014) |
US Open | Q2 (2013) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 1–2 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 88 (25 June 2007) |
Current ranking | No. 239 (31 July 2017) |
Last updated on: 2 August 2017. |
Career
editBorn in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Ghem became the World No. 181 in August 2006. At the 2006 Brasil Open, he won against Gustavo Kuerten. The score was 3–6, 6–3, 6–4.[1]
Titles (14)
editChallengers and futures (5)
editChallengers (1) |
Futures (4) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
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1. | 16 August 2004 | Caldas Novas | Outdoor Hard | Júlio Silva | 6–2, 7–5 |
2. | 1 November 2004 | Campinas | Clay | Francisco Costa | 7–5, 6–3 |
3. | 7 August 2006 | Joinville | Clay | Bruno Echagaray | 6–1, 6–4 |
4. | 1 November 2010 | Porto Alegre | Clay | André Miele | 6–4, 6–1 |
5. | 24 January 2011 | João Pessoa | Clay | Tiago Lopes | 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(1) |
Doubles (9)
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No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score |
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1. | 24 April 2006 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard | Pierre-Ludovic Duclos | Rik de Voest Glenn Weiner |
6–4, 0–6, [10–3] |
2. | 7 August 2006 | Joinville, Brazil | Clay | Alexandre Simoni | Marcelo Melo André Sá |
6–4, 5–7, [10–8] |
3. | 9 October 2006 | Medellín, Colombia | Clay | Marcelo Melo | Pablo Cuevas Horacio Zeballos |
Walkover |
4. | 6 November 2006 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Flávio Saretta | Tomas Behrend Marcel Granollers |
6–1, 6–4 |
5. | 13 November 2006 | Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | Tomas Behrend | Carlos Berlocq Martín Vassallo Argüello |
3–6, 6–3, [10–3] |
6. | 14 May 2007 | Zagreb, Croatia | Clay | Tomas Behrend | James Auckland Jamie Delgado |
6–2, 6–1 |
7. | 4 June 2007 | Furth, Germany | Clay | Bruno Echagaray | Fabio Fognini Frederico Gil |
7–6(1), 4–6, [13–11] |
8. | 22 July 2012 | Bercuit, Belgium | Clay | Marco Trungelliti | Facundo Bagnis Pablo Galdón |
6–1, 6–2 |
9. | 24 January 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Clay | Gastão Elias | Jonathan Eysseric Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela |
6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
Runners-up (7)
editSingles (1)
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No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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1. | 4 August 2008 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Clay | Mikhail Elgin | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Doubles (6)
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No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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1. | 2 January 2006 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | Lucas Engel | Thiago Alves Flávio Saretta |
7–6(12–10), 6–3 |
2. | 13 March 2006 | Salinas, Ecuador | Hard | Alexandre Simoni | Thiago Alves Júlio Silva |
3–6, 6–4, [10–4] |
3. | 14 July 2008 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Clay | Boy Westerhof | Dušan Karol Jaroslav Pospíšil |
6–7(2–7), 6–1, [10–6] |
4. | 21 July 2008 | Penza, Russia | Hard | Boy Westerhof | Denis Istomin Evgeniy Kirillov |
6–2, 3–6, [10–6] |
5. | 28 April 2012 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | João Pedro Sorgi | Paul Capdeville Marcel Felder |
7–5, 6–3 |
6. | 29 July 2012 | Tampere, Finland | Clay | Niels Desein | Michael Linzer Gerald Melzer |
1–6, 6–7(3–7) |
References
edit- ^ "Gaudio y Massú a octavos y Kuerten vuelve a decepcionar" [Gaudio and Massú into Round of 16, Kuerten disappoints again]. El Universo (in Spanish). Costa do Sauípe. DPA. 21 February 2006. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
The biggest deception on first round was, once again, former No. 1 'Guga' Kuerten, who was eliminated after losing to his youngest compatriot André Ghem, invited by the tournament organizers.