Gonzalo Escobar
![]() Escobar at the 2021 French Open | ||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Gonzalo Escobar | |||||||||||||||||
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Country (sports) | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
Residence | Manta, Ecuador | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Manta, Ecuador | 20 January 1989|||||||||||||||||
Plays | Left-handed (two–handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||
College | Texas Tech University | |||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $633,477 | |||||||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 4–5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 6 Futures | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 281 (15 June 2015) | |||||||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 71–66 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 38 (15 November 2021) | |||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 41 (10 October 2022) | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 3R (2022) | |||||||||||||||||
French Open | 2R (2022) | |||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 3R (2021) | |||||||||||||||||
US Open | 3R (2022) | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | SF (2022) | |||||||||||||||||
French Open | QF (2022) | |||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (2021) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 10 October 2022. |
Gonzalo Escobar (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡonˈsalo eskoˈβaɾ]; born 20 January 1989, in Manta) is an Ecuadorian tennis player. His career-high doubles ranking is World No. 38, achieved on 15 November 2021. He has won three doubles titles with Uruguayan partner Ariel Behar. Escobar has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 281 achieved on 15 June 2015.
Playing for Ecuador in Davis Cup, Escobar has a W/L record of 8–5.
Career
2018-2022: Three ATP doubles titles and top 50
Partnering with Uruguyan Ariel Behar, Escobar won two ATP titles at the 2021 Delray Beach Open and the 2021 Andalucía Open[1] and reached three other finals on the ATP tour in 2021 after winning two ATP Challenger Tour titles together in 2020. He entered the top 50 following the final at the 2021 Serbia Open on 26 April 2021. The pair has also won a total of 8 Challenger titles.
Escobar finished the year 2021 ranked No. 38, a career-high doubles ranking.
In 2022, he reached a fourth final and won his third ATP 250 title with Behar at the 2022 Serbia Open defeating top seeds Mate Pavic and Nikola Mektic.[2]
ATP career finals
Doubles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jan 2021 | Delray Beach Open, United States |
250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), [10–4] |
Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2021 | Argentina Open, Argentina |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 2–1 | Apr 2021 | Andalucía Open, Spain |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–2 | Apr 2021 | Serbia Open, Serbia |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Loss | 2–3 | Jun 2021 | Stuttgart Open, Germany |
250 Series | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [8–10] |
Loss | 2–4 | Jan 2022 | Adelaide International, Australia |
250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Win | 3–4 | Apr 2022 | Serbia Open, Serbia |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [8–10] |
Loss | 3–5 | Jun 2022 | Mallorca Championships, Spain |
250 Series | Grass | ![]() |
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6–75–7, 7–68–6, [1–10] |
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 14 (6–8)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2009 | Ecuador F1, Guayaquil | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2013 | Ecuador F1, Guayaquil | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 6–7(3–7) |
Win | 1–2 | Aug 2014 | Ecuador F1, Guayaquil | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 2–2 | Aug 2014 | Ecuador F2, Guayaquil | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 3–2 | Aug 2014 | Ecuador F3, Quito | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Win | 4–2 | Sep 2014 | Ecuador F5, Quito | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 4–3 | Oct 2014 | Peru F8, Lima | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
0–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5–3 | Aug 2015 | Canada F7, Winnipeg | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 6–0 |
Loss | 5–4 | Sep 2015 | Canada F8, Calgary | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 6–4 | May 2017 | Italy F14, Frascati | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 6–5 | Sep 2017 | Bolivia F1, La Paz | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–6 ret. |
Loss | 6–6 | Dec 2017 | Mexico F7, Metepec | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 6–7 | Dec 2017 | Mexico F8, Cancún | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–7(2–7) |
Loss | 6–8 | Feb 2019 | Morelos, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 36 (18–18)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2014 | USA F17, Oklahoma City | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(3–7), [8–10] |
Win | 1–1 | Aug 2014 | Ecuador F1, Guayaquil | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 6–2 |
Win | 2–1 | Aug 2014 | Ecuador F3, Quito | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–0 |
Win | 3–1 | Oct 2014 | Peru F8, Lima | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–2 | Aug 2015 | Canada F7, Winnipeg | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 4–2 | May 2016 | USA F16, Tampa | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 4–3 | Sep 2016 | Barranquilla, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 4–4 | Nov 2016 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 4–5 | Jan 2017 | USA F5, Weston | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6(7–1), [12–14] |
Loss | 4–6 | Jun 2017 | Italy F15, Reggio Emilia | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 4–7 | Nov 2017 | Mexico F6, Monterrey | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Win | 5–7 | Dec 2017 | Mexico F7, Metepec | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 6–7 | Dec 2017 | Mexico F8, Cancún | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
Win | 7–7 | Mar 2018 | Croatia F2, Poreč | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, [11–9] |
Win | 8–7 | Apr 2018 | León, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 8–8 | Jun 2018 | Romania F2, Bacău | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 8–9 | Jul 2018 | Milan, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 1–6, [9–11] |
Loss | 8–10 | Jul 2018 | Recanati, Italy | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7(5–7), [8–10] |
Win | 9–10 | Aug 2018 | Italy F21, Bolzano | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 9–11 | Sep 2018 | Columbus, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 9–12 | Oct 2018 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7(5–7), [5–10] |
Loss | 9–13 | Feb 2019 | Morelos, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [9–11] |
Loss | 9–14 | May 2019 | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(10–12), 3–6 |
Win | 10–14 | May 2019 | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
Loss | 10–15 | Jun 2019 | Parma, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 3–6, [7–10] |
Win | 11–15 | Jul 2019 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 7–5, [10–8] |
Win | 12–15 | Sep 2019 | Genoa, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
Win | 13–15 | Oct 2019 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 6–4, [12–10] |
Win | 14–15 | Oct 2019 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–2, [3–10] |
Win | 15–15 | Nov 2019 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) |
Loss | 15–16 | Nov 2019 | Houston, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 16–16 | Jan 2020 | Bangkok, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6-3, 6-3 |
Win | 17–16 | Jan 2020 | Newport Beach, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6-4 |
Loss | 17–17 | Sep 2020 | Aix-en-Provence, France | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 17–18 | Oct 2020 | Parma, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4-6 |
Win | 18–18 | Oct 2020 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [10–7] |
References
External links
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Ecuadorian male tennis players
- People from Manta, Ecuador
- Texas Tech Red Raiders men's tennis
- Tennis players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Ecuador
- Pan American Games medalists in tennis
- Tennis players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- College men's tennis players in the United States