Andrés Gómez

Andrés Gómez
Full name	Andrés Gómez Santos
Country (sports)	Ecuador
Residence	Guayaquil, Ecuador
Born	27 February 1960 (age 64); Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro	1979
Retired	1995
Plays	Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$4,385,130
Singles
Career record	531–273
Career titles	21
Highest ranking	No. 4 (11 June 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	4R (1990)
French Open	W (1990)
Wimbledon	QF (1984)
US Open	QF (1984)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals	SF (1985)
WCT Finals	SF (1987)
Doubles
Career record	369–194
Career titles	33
Highest ranking	No. 1 (15 September 1986)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1992)
French Open	W (1988)
Wimbledon	SF (1987)
US Open	W (1986)
Medal record
Pan American Games – Tennis

Andrés Gómez Santos (Latin American Spanish: [anˈdɾes ˈɣomes ˈsantos];^[a] born 27 February 1960) is an Ecuadorian former professional tennis player. He won the men's doubles title at the US Open in 1986 and the men's doubles and singles at the French Open in 1990.

His son, Emilio Gómez, is a professional tennis player.^[1] His nephew Nicolás Lapentti was also a professional tennis player who reached a world ranking of No. 6, and another nephew, Roberto Quiroz, is currently pursuing a career in professional tennis.

Career

Gómez turned professional in 1979. Early success in his career came mainly in doubles competition. He won five doubles titles in 1980 and seven in 1981.

In 1986, Gómez attained the world No. 1 doubles ranking. He won seven doubles events that year, including the US Open men's doubles title (partnering Slobodan Živojinović). Gómez won a second Grand Slam men's doubles title in 1988 at the French Open (partnering Emilio Sánchez).

His first top-level singles title came in 1981 in Bordeaux. He then won the Italian Open in 1982, beating Eliot Teltscher in the final in three sets, and again in 1984, when he defeated Aaron Krickstein in four sets.

In 1990, Gómez reached his first and only Grand Slam singles final at the French Open. He beat Fernando Luna, Marcelo Filippini, Alexander Volkov, Magnus Gustafsson, Thierry Champion, and Thomas Muster to reach the final. There he faced 20-year-old Andre Agassi who, like Gómez, was playing in his first Grand Slam singles final. The up-and-coming American star was considered the favourite, but Gómez seized the moment and claimed the title with a four-set win. Gómez reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 4 later that year.

Throughout his career, Gómez won 21 singles and 33 doubles titles. His last singles title was won in 1991 in Brasília. His final doubles title came in 1992 in Barcelona.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1–0)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1990	French Open	Clay	Andre Agassi	6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 2 (2–0)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1986	US Open^[2]	Hard	Slobodan Živojinović	Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander	4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Win	1988	French Open	Clay	Emilio Sánchez	John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd	6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3

Career finals

Singles: 35 (21 titles, 14 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam (1–0)
Grand Prix Super Series (2–0)
ATP Championship Series (1–1)
Grand Prix Regular Series / ATP World Series (17–13)

Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (16–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–4)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	1980	Sarasota, United States	Clay	Eddie Dibbs	1–6, 1–6
Win	1–1	1981	Bordeaux, France	Clay	Thierry Tulasne	7–6, 7–6, 6–1
Loss	1–2	1981	Santiago, Chile	Clay	Hans Gildemeister	4–6, 5–7
Loss	1–3	1982	Denver, U.S.	Carpet (i)	John Sadri	6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Win	2–3	1982	Rome, Italy	Clay	Eliot Teltscher	6–2, 6–3, 6–2
Win	3–3	1982	Quito, Ecuador	Clay	Loïc Courteau	6–3, 6–4
Loss	3–4	1983	North Conway, U.S.	Clay	José Luis Clerc	3–6, 1–6
Loss	3–5	1983	Indianapolis, U.S.	Clay	Jimmy Arias	4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win	4–5	1983	Dallas, U.S.	Hard	Brian Teacher	6–7^(2–7), 6–1, 6–1
Loss	4–6	1983	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Eliot Teltscher	5–7, 6–3, 1–6
Win	5–6	1984	Nice, France	Clay	Henrik Sundström	6–1, 6–4
Win	6–6	1984	Rome, Italy (2)	Clay	Aaron Krickstein	2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
Win	7–6	1984	Washington, U.S.	Clay	Aaron Krickstein	6–2, 6–2
Win	8–6	1984	Indianapolis, U.S.	Clay	Balázs Taróczy	6–0, 7–6^(7–5)
Win	9–6	1984	Hong Kong, U.K.	Hard	Tomáš Šmíd	6–3, 6–2
Loss	9–7	1984	Wembley, U.K.	Carpet (i)	Ivan Lendl	6–7^(1–7), 2–6, 1–6
Loss	9–8	1985	Indianapolis, U.S.	Clay	Ivan Lendl	1–6, 3–6
Win	10–8	1985	Hong Kong, U.K.	Hard	Aaron Krickstein	6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win	11–8	1986	Indianapolis, U.S.	Clay	Thierry Tulasne	6–4, 7–6
Win	12–8	1986	Florence, Italy	Clay	Henrik Sundström	6–3, 6–4
Win	13–8	1986	Boston, U.S.	Clay	Martín Jaite	7–5, 6–4
Loss	13–9	1986	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Miloslav Mečíř	4–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss	13–10	1986	Hong Kong, U.K.	Hard	Ramesh Krishnan	6–7, 0–6, 5–7
Win	14–10	1986	Itaparica, Brazil	Hard	Jean-Philippe Fleurian	4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win	15–10	1987	Forest Hills, U.S.	Clay	Yannick Noah	6–4, 7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–1)
Loss	15–11	1987	Frankfurt, West Germany	Carpet (i)	Tim Mayotte	6–7, 4–6
Loss	15–12	1988	Stuttgart, West Germany	Clay	Andre Agassi	4–6, 2–6
Loss	15–13	1988	Washington, U.S.	Hard	Jimmy Connors	1–6, 4–6
Win	16–13	1989	Boston, U.S.	Clay	Mats Wilander	6–1, 6–4
Win	17–13	1989	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Horst Skoff	6–4, 6–4, 6–2
Loss	17–14	1990	Philadelphia, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Pete Sampras	6–7^(4–7), 5–7, 2–6
Win	18–14	1990	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Guillermo Pérez Roldán	6–0, 7–6^(7–1), 3–6, 0–6, 6–2
Win	19–14	1990	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Marc Rosset	6–3, 7–6^(7–3)
Win	20–14	1990	French Open, Paris	Clay	Andre Agassi	6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win	21–14	1991	Brasília, Brazil	Carpet	Javier Sánchez	6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Doubles: 51 (33 titles, 18 runners-up)

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1980	Sarasota, U.S.	Clay	Ricardo Ycaza	David Carter Rick Fagel	6–3, 6–4
Win	1980	Hamburg, West Germany	Clay	Hans Gildemeister	Reinhart Probst Max Wünschig	6–3, 6–4
Loss	1980	Boston, U.S.	Clay	Hans Gildemeister	Gene Mayer Sandy Mayer	6–1, 4–6, 4–6
Win	1980	Washington, U.S.	Clay	Hans Gildemeister	Gene Mayer Sandy Mayer	6–4, 7–5
Win	1980	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Hans Gildemeister	Jan Kodeš Balázs Taróczy	3–6, 6–3, 10–8
Win	1980	Quito, Ecuador	Clay	Hans Gildemeister	José Luis Clerc Belus Prajoux	6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Loss	1980	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Ricardo Ycaza	Álvaro Fillol Carlos Kirmayr	4–6, 3–6
Loss	1981	Viña del Mar, Chile	Clay	Belus Prajoux	David Carter Paul Kronk	1–6, 2–6
Win	1981	Hamburg, West Germany	Clay	Hans Gildemeister	Peter McNamara Paul McNamee	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Win	1981	Rome, Italy	Clay	Hans Gildemeister	Bruce Manson Tomáš Šmíd	7–5, 6–2
Win	1981	Brussels Outdoor, Belgium	Clay	Ricardo Cano	Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta	6–2, 6–2
Loss	1981	Boston, U.S.	Clay	Hans Gildemeister	Raúl Ramírez Pavel Složil	4–6, 6–7
Win	1981	Bordeaux, France	Clay	Belus Prajoux	Jim Gurfein Anders Järryd	7–5, 6–3
Win	1981	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Hans Gildemeister	Heinz Günthardt Tomáš Šmíd	6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	1981	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Hans Gildemeister	Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson	1–6, 4–6
Win	1981	Quito, Ecuador	Clay	Hans Gildemeister	David Carter Ricardo Ycaza	7–5, 6–3
Win	1981	Santiago, Chile	Clay	Hans Gildemeister	Ricardo Cano Belus Prajoux	6–2, 7–6
Loss	1982	Washington, U.S.	Clay	Hans Gildemeister	Raúl Ramírez Van Winitsky	5–7, 6–7
Win	1982	Bordeaux, France	Clay	Hans Gildemeister	Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson	6–4, 6–2
Loss	1983	Caracas, Venezuela	Hard	Ilie Năstase	Jaime Fillol Sr. Stan Smith	7–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss	1983	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Sherwood Stewart	Steve Meister Brian Teacher	7–6, 6–7, 2–6
Loss	1984	Nice, France	Clay	Hans Gildemeister	Jan Gunnarsson Michael Mortensen	1–6, 5–7
Win	1984	Wembley, England	Carpet (i)	Ivan Lendl	Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd	6–2, 6–2
Win	1985	Marbella, Spain	Clay	Cássio Motta	Loïc Courteau Michiel Schapers	6–1, 6–1
Win	1985	Hamburg, West Germany	Clay	Hans Gildemeister	Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy	1–6, 7–6, 6–4
Win	1985	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Guy Forget	Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly	6–3, 6–4
Win	1986	Ft. Myers, U.S.	Hard	Ivan Lendl	Peter Doohan Paul McNamee	7–5, 6–4
Win	1986	Indianapolis, U.S.	Clay	Hans Gildemeister	John Fitzgerald Sherwood Stewart	6–4, 6–3
Win	1986	Forest Hills, U.S.	Clay	Hans Gildemeister	Boris Becker Slobodan Živojinović	7–6, 7–6
Win	1986	Boston, U.S.	Clay	Hans Gildemeister	Dan Cassidy Mel Purcell	4–6, 7–5, 6–0
Win	1986	Washington, U.S.	Clay	Hans Gildemeister	Ricardo Acioly Cesar Kist	6–3, 7–5
Loss	1986	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Hans Gildemeister	Heinz Günthardt Tomáš Šmíd	6–4, 3–6, 6–7
Win	1986	US Open, New York	Hard	Slobodan Živojinović	Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander	4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Win	1986	Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany	Clay	Hans Gildemeister	Mansour Bahrami Diego Pérez	6–4, 6–3
Loss	1986	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet (i)	Ivan Lendl	Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly	3–6, 5–7
Loss	1986	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard (i)	Sherwood Stewart	Mike De Palmer Christo van Rensburg	6–3, 2–6, 6–7
Loss	1987	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Hard	Anders Järryd	Paul Annacone Kevin Curren	4–6, 6–7
Win	1987	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Hans Gildemeister	Mansour Bahrami Michael Mortensen	6–2, 6–4
Win	1987	Boston, U.S.	Clay	Hans Gildemeister	Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander	7–6, 3–6, 6–1
Win	1988	French Open, Paris	Clay	Emilio Sánchez	John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd	6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3
Loss	1988	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Emilio Sánchez	Petr Korda Milan Šrejber	6–7, 6–7
Win	1988	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet (i)	Slobodan Živojinović	Boris Becker Eric Jelen	7–5, 5–7, 6–3
Win	1989	Boston, U.S.	Clay	Alberto Mancini	Todd Nelson Phil Williamson	7–6, 6–2
Win	1989	Geneva, Switzerland	Clay	Alberto Mancini	Mansour Bahrami Guillermo Pérez Roldán	6–3, 7–5
Loss	1989	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet (i)	Slobodan Živojinović	Kevin Curren David Pate	6–4, 3–6, 6–7
Win	1990	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Javier Sánchez	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	7–6, 7–5
Loss	1990	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Javier Sánchez	Petr Korda Tomáš Šmíd	4–6, 6–7
Loss	1990	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Javier Sánchez	Juan Carlos Baguena Omar Camporese	4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss	1991	Schenectady, U.S.	Hard	Emilio Sánchez	Javier Sánchez Todd Woodbridge	6–3, 6–7, 6–7
Win	1991	São Paulo, Brazil	Hard	Jaime Oncins	Jorge Lozano Cássio Motta	7–5, 6–4
Win	1992	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Javier Sánchez	Ivan Lendl Karel Nováček	6–4, 6–4

Performance timelines

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.

Singles

Tournament	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	SR
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	NH	A	A	A	4R	A	1R	0 / 2
French Open	A	2R	2R	4R	4R	QF	3R	QF	QF	2R	2R	W	A	2R	1 / 12
Wimbledon	A	1R	A	1R	A	QF	A	1R	4R	A	2R	1R	A	A	0 / 7
US Open	2R	2R	3R	A	4R	QF	A	2R	4R	3R	3R	1R	1R	A	0 / 11
SR	0 / 1	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 1	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 3	1 / 4	0 / 1	0 / 2	1 / 32
Year-end championship
Tennis Masters Cup	A	A	A	A	QF	QF	SF	RR	A	A	A	RR	A	A	0 / 5
Year-end ranking	61	44	37	15	14	5	15	10	11	24	17	6	70	179

Doubles

Tournament	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	SR
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	NH	A	A	A	1R	A	2R	0 / 2
French Open	A	2R	2R	A	1R	1R	A	2R	3R	W	1R	A	A	1R	1 / 9
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	1R	SF	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 3
US Open	2R	1R	1R	A	1R	1R	A	W	SF	3R	2R	A	3R	A	1 / 10
SR	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 0	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 0	1 / 3	0 / 3	1 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 2	2 / 24