Guillermo García-López
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| Country |
Spain |
| Residence |
La Roda, Spain |
| Born |
(1983-06-04) June 4, 1983 (age 29)
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) |
| Prize money |
$3,689,770 |
| Singles |
| Career record |
150–174 |
| Career titles |
2 |
| Highest ranking |
No. 23 (21 February 2011) |
| Current ranking |
No. 66 (29 April 2013) |
| Grand Slam Singles results |
| Australian Open |
3R (2008, 2011) |
| French Open |
3R (2011) |
| Wimbledon |
3R (2008) |
| US Open |
2R (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) |
| Doubles |
| Career record |
23–41 |
| Career titles |
1 |
| Highest ranking |
No. 88 (26 April 2010) |
| Current ranking |
No. 209 (14 January 2013) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results |
| Australian Open |
1R (2004, 2007, 2008, 2009) |
| French Open |
2R (2007, 2009) |
| Wimbledon |
2R (2009) |
| US Open |
2R (2012) |
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Last updated on: January 12, 2013.
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Guillermo García-López (born June 4, 1983 in La Roda, Castile-La Mancha) is a professional male tennis player from Spain. He has won two singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 23 in February 2011.
To date, he has collected eight wins over top-10 players, including World No. 1 Rafael Nadal in 2010, and World No. 4 Andy Murray in 2012.
Personal life [edit]
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.
Professional career [edit]
On November 23, 2009, García-López achieved his then career-high singles ranking of World No. 41 after winning the Austrian Open. During the 2009 year, he beat 11th seed Fernando Verdasco in the first round of the 2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open, also beating Mikhail Youzhny in the second round. He fell to Julien Benneteau in the third round.
At the 2010 BNP Paribas Open, he upset World No. 9 Marin Čilić in the second round. García-López continued his good form into the next round by defeating 26th seed Thomaz Bellucci after losing the first set. However, he lost to Juan Mónaco in the fourth round.
At the 2010 AEGON International in Eastbourne, he made the final, but lost there to Michaël Llodra.
In the semifinals of the 2010 PTT Thailand Open, he recorded arguably the biggest win of his career, defeating World No. 1 Rafael Nadal, saving 24 of 26 break points, while converting his only opportunity to break Nadal.[1] He then went on to take his second title (his first on hard court) with a victory over Jarkko Nieminen.
He continued his form in the 2010 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo. He stretched his winning streak to seven by beating Rajeev Ram and Feliciano López, before falling to Viktor Troicki in the quarterfinals. Going into the 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters 1000, he managed to battle fatigue with his newfound confidence, beating Eduardo Schwank, tenth seed Andy Roddick (who retired due to injury in the second set), and stunning seventh seed (and World No. 7) Tomáš Berdych to reach the quarterfinals. There, he went down against second seed and World No. 2 Novak Djokovic.
In 2012, he upset Andy Murray at Indian Wells in the second round. Garcia-Lopez also defeated fourth-seeded Pablo Andújar to enter the quarterfinals of the Mercedes Cup.[2]
ATP career finals [edit]
Singles: 4 (2–2) [edit]
| Legend |
| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour 250 Series (2–2) |
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| Finals by Surface |
| Hard (1–0) |
| Clay (1–1) |
| Grass (0–1) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
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| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
| 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 |
| Runner-up |
2 |
April 28, 2013 |
Bucharest, Romania |
Clay |
Lukáš Rosol |
3-6, 2-6 |
Doubles: 4 (1–3) [edit]
| Legend |
| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) |
| 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) |
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| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
| 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 |
Singles Performance Timeline [edit]
- Key
| W |
F |
SF |
QF |
#R |
RR |
Q# |
A |
P |
Z# |
PO |
SF-B |
F |
S |
G |
NMS |
NH |
Won tournament, or reached Final, Semifinal, Quarterfinal, Round 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a Round Robin stage or lost in Qualification Round 3, 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, silver (F or S) or gold medal at the Olympics, the former of which has, from 1908–1924 and 1996–present, been awarded to the winner of a play-off match between losing semifinalists. The last two are for a Masters Series/1000 tournament that was relegated (Not a Masters Series) or a tournament that was Not Held in a given year. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of (not during) a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.
Current till 2013 Mutua Madrid Open.
Doubles Performance Timeline [edit]
- Key
| W |
F |
SF |
QF |
#R |
RR |
Q# |
A |
P |
Z# |
PO |
SF-B |
F |
S |
G |
NMS |
NH |
Won tournament, or reached Final, Semifinal, Quarterfinal, Round 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a Round Robin stage or lost in Qualification Round 3, 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, silver (F or S) or gold medal at the Olympics, the former of which has, from 1908–1924 and 1996–present, been awarded to the winner of a play-off match between losing semifinalists. The last two are for a Masters Series/1000 tournament that was relegated (Not a Masters Series) or a tournament that was Not Held in a given year. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of (not during) a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Garcia Lopez, Guillermo |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Spanish tennis player |
| 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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