César Ramírez (Latin American Spanish: [ˈsesaɾ raˈmiɾes]; born January 25, 1990) nicknamed "el Tiburón" ("the Shark"), is a tennis player from Mexico.[1][2][3] He played for the Mexican Davis Cup squad in 2012.[4]
Country (sports) | Mexico | ||||||||||||||
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Born | Veracruz, Mexico | January 25, 1990||||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
Prize money | $ 141,642 | ||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 8–12 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup) | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 391 (10 September 2012) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
US Open Junior | 2R (2008) | ||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 7–11 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup) | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 105 (16 February 2015) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 24 May 2021. |
Ramírez tested positive for steroids[5] and has been suspended from competition for four years, until 12 April 2022.[6]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
editSingles: 14 (8–6)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 2008 | Mexico F13, Ciudad Obregón | Futures | Hard | Fabrice Martin | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | May 2009 | Mexico F4, Coatzacoalcos | Futures | Hard | Bruno Echagaray | 6–3, 5–7, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–1 | May 2009 | Mexico F5, Puerto Vallarta | Futures | Hard | Luigi D'Agord | 7–5, 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | Nov 2009 | Mexico F14, Guadalajara | Futures | Clay | Vasek Pospisil | 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 3–2 | Feb 2010 | Panama F1, Panama City | Futures | Clay | Julio César Campozano | 2–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 3–3 | Aug 2010 | Mexico F5, Zacatecas | Futures | Hard | David Rice | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–4 | Nov 2010 | Mexico F8, Guadalajara | Futures | Clay | Roman Borvanov | 1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–5 | Nov 2010 | Mexico F10, Colima | Futures | Hard | James Ludlow | 6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
Win | 4–5 | Sep 2011 | Mexico F10, Zacatecas | Futures | Hard | Boris Nicola Bakalov | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 5–5 | Dec 2011 | Mexico F16, Guadalajara | Futures | Clay | Nicolás Barrientos | 6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 6–5 | Apr 2012 | Mexico F4, Mexico City | Futures | Hard | Víctor Romero | 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 6–6 | Jul 2012 | USA F21, Godfrey | Futures | Hard | Jason Jung | 6–2, 5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 7–6 | Aug 2012 | Colombia F2, Medellín | Futures | Clay | Michael Quintero | walkover |
Win | 8–6 | Oct 2013 | Mexico F15, Quintana Roo | Futures | Hard | Michael Quintero | 6–1, 6–1 |
Doubles: 29 (18–11)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2008 | Mexico F11, Torreón | Futures | Hard | Juan Manuel Elizondo | Matthew Roberts Antonio Ruiz-Rosales |
5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Nov 2008 | Mexico F14, Ciudad Obregón | Futures | Hard | Juan Manuel Elizondo | Claudio Grassi Antonio Ruiz-Rosales |
4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 0–3 | Nov 2008 | Mexico F15, Guadalajara | Futures | Clay | Juan Manuel Elizondo | Bruno Rodríguez Víctor Romero |
6–4, 2–6, [8–10] |
Win | 1–3 | May 2009 | Mexico F3, Córdoba | Futures | Hard | Juan Manuel Elizondo | Carlos Palencia Santiago González |
6–4, 5–7, [12–10] |
Loss | 1–4 | May 2009 | Mexico F5, Puerto Vallarta | Futures | Hard | Juan Manuel Elizondo | Adil Shamasdin Vasek Pospisil |
1–6, 6–2, [7–10] |
Win | 2–4 | Jun 2009 | Mexico F8, León | Futures | Hard | Juan Manuel Elizondo | Manuel Sánchez German Sanchez Delfin |
6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
Loss | 2–5 | Oct 2009 | France F16, Sarreguemines | Futures | Carpet | Vladimir Obradović | Martijn van Haasteren Michel Koning |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3–5 | Nov 2009 | Mexico F15, Puerto Vallarta | Futures | Hard | Javier Herrera-Eguiluz | Nima Roshan Roman Borvanov |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 4–5 | May 2010 | Mexico F3, Mexico City | Futures | Hard | Nima Roshan | Conor Pollock Brett Joelson |
6–3, 3–6, [14–12] |
Win | 5–5 | Aug 2010 | Mexico F5, Zacatecas | Futures | Hard | Juan Manuel Elizondo | Christopher Díaz Figueroa Bruno Rodríguez |
6–4, 6–7(2–7), [10–4] |
Win | 6–5 | Sep 2010 | Mexico F6, León | Futures | Hard | Juan Manuel Elizondo | Nima Roshan Vasek Pospisil |
6–3, 4–6, [10–6] |
Loss | 6–6 | Nov 2010 | Cancún, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Rainer Eitzinger | Santiago González Víctor Estrella Burgos |
1–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 6–7 | Jul 2011 | Italy F19, Fano | Futures | Clay | Nima Roshan | Luca Vanni Stefano Ianni |
7–6(7–2), 3–6, [6–10] |
Win | 7–7 | Sep 2011 | Mexico F10, Zacatecas | Futures | Hard | Marcelo Arévalo | Christopher Díaz Figueroa Sebastien Vidal |
6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 7–8 | Dec 2011 | Mexico F14, Ixtapa | Futures | Hard | Nima Roshan | Luis Díaz Barriga Adam El Mihdawy |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 8–8 | Dec 2011 | Mexico F15, Tehuacán | Futures | Hard | Nima Roshan | Daniel Garza Raul-Isaias Rosas-Zarur |
6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 9–8 | Feb 2012 | Panama F1, Panama City | Futures | Clay | Marcelo Arévalo | Christopher Díaz Figueroa Sebastien Vidal |
6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 9–9 | Apr 2012 | Leon, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Bruno Rodríguez | John-Patrick Smith John Peers |
3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 10–9 | Aug 2012 | Colombia F1, Bogotá | Futures | Clay | Mauricio Echazú | Michael Quintero Víctor Estrella Burgos |
6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 11–9 | Oct 2013 | Mexico F13, Veracruz | Futures | Hard | Alex Llompart | Juan Carlos Spir Dean O'Brien |
6–4, 3–6, [10–5] |
Win | 12–9 | Oct 2013 | Mexico F15, Quintana Roo | Futures | Hard | Kaichi Uchida | Alex Llompart Finn Tearney |
7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Win | 13–9 | Mar 2014 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | Matthew Ebden Andre Begemann |
6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 14–9 | Apr 2014 | Mexico F1, Querétaro | Futures | Hard | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | Dean O'Brien Kevin King |
6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 15–9 | May 2014 | Mexico F2, Córdoba | Futures | Hard | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | Dean O'Brien Kevin King |
7–6(7–1), 6–1 |
Win | 16–9 | May 2014 | Mexico F4, Morelia | Futures | Hard | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | Mauricio Echazú Jorge Brian Panta |
7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
Win | 17–9 | Aug 2014 | Colombia F3, Medellín | Futures | Clay | Marcelo Arévalo | Facundo Mena Cătălin Gârd |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 18–9 | Sep 2014 | Medellín, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Austin Krajicek | Roberto Maytín Andrés Molteni |
6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 18–10 | Oct 2014 | Cali, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Alejandro González | Guido Andreozzi Guillermo Durán |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 18–11 | Jul 2015 | San Benedetto, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | Antonio Šančić Dino Marcan |
3–6, 7–6(12–10), [10–12] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
editDoubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
editResult | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2008 | Australian Open | Hard | Vasek Pospisil | Hsieh Cheng-peng Yang Tsung-hua |
6–3, 5–7, [5–10] |
References
edit- ^ Avanza el tenista mexicano César Ramírez a la siguiente ronda "El Tiburón rompió el saque del su rival dos veces consecutivas el segundo set, lo que facilitó su victoria."
- ^ Interview (Spanish)
- ^ “Tiburón” Ramírez podría estar en el “top 20” de la ATP
- ^ "ATP Notability". Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- ^ "Ramirez tests positive for steroids, suspended". 29 June 2018.
- ^ "ITF Tennis – ANTIDOPING". Archived from the original on 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
Sources
edit- César Ramírez at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- César Ramírez at the International Tennis Federation