Guillermo García-López
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| Country |
Spain |
| Residence |
La Roda, Spain |
| Born |
June 4, 1983(1983-06-04)
La Roda, Spain |
| Height |
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight |
82 kg (180 lb) |
| Turned pro |
2002 |
| Plays |
Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money |
US$2,533,025 |
| Singles |
| Career record |
150–174 |
| Career titles |
2 |
| Highest ranking |
No. 23 (February 21, 2011) |
| Current ranking |
No. 93 (February 27, 2012) |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open |
3R (2008, 2011, 2012) |
| French Open |
3R (2011) |
| Wimbledon |
3R (2008) |
| US Open |
2R (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) |
| Doubles |
| Career record |
23–41 |
| Career titles |
1 |
| Highest ranking |
No. 88 (April 26, 2010) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results |
| Australian Open |
1R (2004, 2007, 2008, 2009) |
| French Open |
2R (2007, 2009) |
| Wimbledon |
2R (2009) |
| US Open |
1R (2006, 2008) |
| Last updated on: October 14, 2010. |
Guillermo García López (born June 4, 1983 in La Roda, Castile-La Mancha) is a professional male tennis player from Spain.
He is good friends with fellow Spanish tennis player Juan Carlos Ferrero, and both train at the JC Ferrero Equelite Tennis Academy in Villena, Spain.
[edit] Professional career
On November 23, 2009, García-López achieved his career-high singles ranking of world no. 41 after winning the Austrian Open. During the 2009 year, he beat #11 seed countryman Fernando Verdasco 7–6, 7–6 in the first round of the 2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open, also beating Mikhail Youzhny 7–5, 6–3 in the second round. He fell to Julien Benneteau 6–4, 4–6, 6–7 in the third round.
On March 14, 2010 at the 2010 BNP Paribas Open, he upset world no.9 Croat Marin Čilić 7–6, 6–0 in the 2nd round. García-López continued his good form into the next round by defeating the 26th seed Thomaz Bellucci after losing the first set. However he lost out to Juan Mónaco in the 4th round.
On June 19, 2010 at the 2010 AEGON International in Eastbourne, he made the final but lost there to Michaël Llodra 5–7, 2–6.
In the semi-finals of the 2010 PTT Thailand Open he recorded arguably the biggest win of his career, defeating World No.1 Rafael Nadal 2–6, 7–6, 6–3, saving 24 out of 26 break points while converting his only opportunity to break Nadal,[1] then went on to take his second title (his first on hardcourt) with a victory over Jarkko Nieminen 6–4, 3–6, 6–4.
He continued his form towards the 2010 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo. He stretched his winning streak up to 7, by beating Rajeev Ram, Feliciano López, before falling to Viktor Troicki 2–6, 6–3, 4–6 in the quarterfinals. Going into the 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters 1000, he mustered the fatigue with confidence and luck – beating Eduardo Schwank, #10 seed Andy Roddick (who retired due to injury in the 2nd set), and stunning #7 seed (and World No.7) Tomáš Berdych 7–6, 6–3 to reach the quarterfinals. There, he went down against #2 seed and World No.2 Novak Djokovic 2–6, 3–6.
[edit] Career finals
[edit] Singles: 3 (2–1)
| Legend (pre/post 2009) |
| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) |
Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) |
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) |
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (2–1) |
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| Finals by Surface |
| Hard (1–0) |
| Clay (1–0) |
| Grass (0–1) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
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| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
| Winner |
1. |
May 23, 2009 |
Kitzbühel, Austria |
Clay |
Julien Benneteau |
3–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
| Runner-up |
1. |
June 19, 2010 |
Eastbourne, United Kingdom |
Grass |
Michaël Llodra |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Winner |
2. |
October 3, 2010 |
Bangkok, Thailand |
Hard (i) |
Jarkko Nieminen |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
[edit] Doubles: 4 (1–3)
| Legend (pre/post 2009) |
| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) |
Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) |
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) |
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–3) |
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| Finals by Surface |
| Hard (1–1) |
| Clay (0–2) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
|
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents in the final |
Score in the final |
| Runner-up |
1. |
July 24, 2006 |
Umag, Croatia |
Clay |
Albert Portas |
Jaroslav Levinský
David Škoch |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up |
2. |
July 16, 2007 |
Stuttgart, Germany |
Clay |
Fernando Verdasco |
František Čermák
Leoš Friedl |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up |
3. |
October 4, 2009 |
Bangkok, Thailand |
Hard (i) |
Mischa Zverev |
Eric Butorac
Rajeev Ram |
6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Winner |
1. |
January 8, 2010 |
Doha, Qatar |
Hard |
Albert Montañés |
František Čermák
Michal Mertiňák |
6–4, 7–5 |
His favorite surface is clay and best shot is backhand down the line.He says greatest match he ever seen was Countryman Sergi Bruguera's five set win over Jim Courier in 1993 Roland Garros final.
[edit] Singles Performance timeline
- Key
| W |
F |
SF |
QF |
#R |
RR |
Q# |
A |
P |
Z# |
PO |
SF-B |
F |
NMS |
Won tournament, or reached Final, Semifinal, Quarterfinal, Round 4, 3, 2, 1, played in Round Robin or lost in Qualification Round 3, Round 2, Round 1, Absent from a tournament or Participated in a team event, played in a Davis Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play-Off, won a bronze or silver match at the Olympics. The last is for a Masters Series/1000 tournament that was relegated (Not a Masters Series).
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded.
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[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Garcia Lopez, Guillermo |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
June 4, 1983 |
| Place of birth |
La Roda, Spain |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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