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Guillermo Pérez Roldán

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Guillermo Pérez Roldán (born 20 October 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.

Guillermo Pérez Roldán
Country (sports) Argentina
ResidenceMar del Plata, Argentina
Born (1969-10-20) 20 October 1969 (age 55)
Tandil, Argentina
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1986
Retired1996
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$1,686,459
Singles
Career record241–137
Career titles9
Highest rankingNo. 13 (12 September 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQF (1988)
US Open3R (1988)
Doubles
Career record45–45
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 74 (1 May 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (1988)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open1R (1987)

Pérez Roldán was known particularly as a strong clay court player. He turned professional in 1986. Between 1987 and 1993, he won nine top-level singles titles. His best Grand Slam performance came at the 1988 French Open, where he reached the quarter-finals, beating Alberto Mancini, Tore Meinecke, Patrik Kühnen and Stefan Edberg on the way, before being knocked out by Andre Agassi.

Tennis career

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Juniors

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Pérez Roldán had an excellent junior career, winning the French Open Boys' Singles championship on his favored red clay in both 1986 and 1987 – since the open era, he is the only individual to have captured the Boys' Singles championship at the French Open more than once.

Junior Grand Slam results:

Australian Open: -
French Open: W (1986, 1987)
Wimbledon: 2R (1985)
US Open: 3R (1985)

Pro tour

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He burst onto the scene as a teenager in 1987, winning two tour titles at the age of seventeen. In 1988, already seeded 14 by age eighteen, he reached the final of the Italian Open, where he battled Ivan Lendl in five grueling sets. Later that year, he followed up his clay-court success at the French Open, reaching the quarterfinals with wins over Alberto Mancini, Tore Meinecke, Patrik Kühnen and Stefan Edberg, before losing to Andre Agassi. He was named Rolex Rookie of the Year in 1988.

At the 1988 US Open, John McEnroe expressed outrage at being seeded lower than Pérez Roldán, who had not yet won a match on hard courts. However, Pérez Roldán silenced critics by progressing further in the tournament than McEnroe.

Pérez Roldán's career-high singles ranking was World No. 13 (in 1988), and his career prize-money earnings totaled $1,686,341. Despite his teenage success, in the early 1990s, his career was hamstrung by injuries, and he finally retired from the professional tour in 1996.

Pérez Roldán is currently tied for tenth on the list of most titles won by a teenager in the Open Era (five).[1]

Personal life

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He is married to Daniela with whom he has three sons. He has alleged suffering extensive physical, mental and financial abuse during his tennis career from his coach and father Raúl Pérez Roldán.[2] A biopic based on his life was directed by Rodolfo Lamboglia and released on Star network.[3]

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 2 (2 titles)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1986 French Open Clay   Stéphane Grenier 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 1987 French Open Clay   Jason Stoltenberg 6–3, 3–6, 6–2

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1986 French Open Clay   Franco Davin  
 		 0–0, 0–0, 0–0
Loss 1987 French Open Clay   Franco Davin   Jim Courier
  Jonathan Stark		 7–6, 4–6, 3–6

ATP career finals

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Singles: 20 (9 titles, 11 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–1)
ATP Championship Series (0–2)
ATP World Series (9–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (9–11)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (9–11)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 1987 Munich, Germany Grand Prix Clay   Marián Vajda 6–3, 7–6
Win 2–0 Jun 1987 Athens, Greece Grand Prix Clay   Tore Meinecke 6–2, 6–3
Loss 2–1 Jul 1987 Hilversum, Netherlands Grand Prix Clay   Miloslav Mečíř 4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 2–6
Win 3–1 Nov 1987 Buenos Aires, Argentina Grand Prix Clay   Jay Berger 3–2 ret.
Win 4–1 May 1988 Munich, Germany Grand Prix Clay   Jonas Svensson 7–5, 6–3
Loss 4–2 May 1988 Rome, Italy Masters Series Clay   Ivan Lendl 6–2, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 4–3 Jul 1988 Hilversum, Netherlands Grand Prix Clay   Emilio Sánchez 3–6, 1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 4–4 Aug 1988 Prague, Czech Republic Grand Prix Clay   Thomas Muster 4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Loss 4–5 Nov 1988 Buenos Aires, Argentina Grand Prix Clay   Javier Sánchez 2–6, 6–7
Loss 4–6 Sep 1989 Geneva, Switzerland Grand Prix Clay   Marc Rosset 4–6, 5–7
Win 5–6 Sep 1989 Palermo, Italy Grand Prix Clay   Paolo Canè 6–1, 6–4
Loss 5–7 Mar 1990 Casablanca, Morocco World Series Clay   Thomas Muster 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 2–6
Loss 5–8 Apr 1990 Barcelona, Spain Championship Series Clay   Andrés Gómez 0–6, 6–7(1–7), 6–3, 6–0, 2–6
Loss 5–9 Jul 1990 Stuttgart, Germany Championship Series Clay   Goran Ivanišević 7–6(7–2), 1–6, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 6–9 Aug 1990 San Marino, San Marino World Series Clay   Omar Camporese 6–3, 6–3
Loss 6–10 Apr 1991 Munich, Germany World Series Clay   Magnus Gustafsson 6–3, 3–6, 3–4 ret.
Win 7–10 Jul 1991 San Marino, San Marino World Series Clay   Frédéric Fontang 6–3, 6–1
Win 8–10 Mar 1992 Casablanca, Morocco World Series Clay   Germán López 2–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss 8–11 Jun 1992 Genova, Italy World Series Clay   Andrei Medvedev 3–6, 4–6
Win 9–11 Mar 1993 Casablanca, Morocco World Series Clay   Younes El Aynaoui 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (0–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–3)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 1988 Hilversum, Netherlands Grand Prix Clay   Magnus Gustafsson   Sergio Casal
  Emilio Sánchez Vicario 		6–7, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 1988 Geneva, Switzerland Grand Prix Clay   Gustavo Luza   Mansour Bahrami
  Tomáš Šmíd 		4–6, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Sep 1989 Geneva, Switzerland Grand Prix Clay   Mansour Bahrami   Andrés Gómez
  Alberto Mancini 		3–6, 5–7

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals

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Singles: 5 (4–1)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–1)
ITF Futures Tour (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 1990 Agadir, Morocco Challenger Clay   Thomas Muster 2–6, 5–7
Win 1–1 Sep 1990 Messina, Italy Challenger Clay   Stefano Pescosolido 6–1, 6–3
Win 2–1 Jul 1991 Salerno, Italy Challenger Clay   Claudio Pistolesi 4–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win 3–1 Mar 1992 Agadir, Morocco Challenger Clay   Francisco Roig 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Win 4–1 Aug 1992 Graz, Austria Challenger Clay   Karel Novacek 3–6, 6–2, 7–5

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)
ITF Futures Tour (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 1990 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Challenger Clay   Luis Herrera   Leonardo Lavalle
  Jorge Lozano 		7–5, 3–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Sep 1991 Messina, Italy Challenger Hard   Renzo Furlan   Jan Apell
  Markus Naewie 		6–4, 6–2

Performance timelines

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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

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Tournament 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open 1R QF 4R 4R 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 8 10–8 56%
Wimbledon A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A 3R 3R A A A A A 0 / 2 4–2 67%
Win–loss 0–1 6–2 5–2 3–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0 / 10 14–10 58%
ATP Masters Series
Miami A 1R 2R A 2R A A A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Monte Carlo A 2R QF 2R 2R 1R 1R A 0 / 6 4–6 40%
Hamburg 2R QF 3R 1R A 2R 1R A 0 / 6 5–6 45%
Rome 2R F QF QF 1R 2R QF A 0 / 7 16–7 70%
Canada A A 2R A A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Cincinnati A 1R A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Paris A 1R A 2R A A A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–loss 2–2 7–6 8–5 4–4 1–3 2–3 3–3 0–0 0 / 26 27–26 51%

References

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  1. ^ "Teenage Title Winners – Most".
  2. ^ Torok, Sebastián (25 May 2020). "Guillermo Pérez Roldán accuses his father and coach: "I suffered physical abuse"". La Nación.
  3. ^ "Un productor anunció que está trabajando en la serie de Manu Ginóbili".
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