Alejandro Gómez (tennis)
Alejandro Gómez (American Spanish: [aleˈxandɾo ˈɣomes];[lower-alpha 1] born 14 August 1991) is a Colombian tennis player.
| Country (sports) |  Colombia |
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| Residence | Cali, Colombia |
| Born | 14 August 1991 Cali, Colombia |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2015 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two handed-backhand) |
| Prize money | $64,640 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 352 (20 March 2017) |
| Current ranking | No. 511 (13 December 2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 170 (13 December 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 170 (13 December 2021) |
Gómez has a career high ATP singles ranking of 352, achieved on 20 March 2017. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 181 achieved on 6 December 2021.
Gómez made his ATP main draw singles debut at the 2015 Claro Open Colombia where he qualified for the main draw, defeating Felipe Rojas, Andrés Molteni and Juan Ignacio Londero in the qualifying rounds. In the main draw, he defeated fifth-seed Marcos Baghdatis in the first round, but lost to the Japanese Tatsuma Ito in the second round
Gómez has a very fast and accurate serve, though one of his weaknesses are his frequent double faults , he has an average of 11 double faults per game. In fact, he recorded a 227 km/h at the 2015 Claro Open Colombia[1]
Finals: 15 (9–6)
Singles: 6 (4–2)
| Legend |
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| ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) |
| ITF Futures (4–2) |
Doubles: 14 (8–6)
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| ATP Challenger Tour (3–3) |
| ITF Futures (5–3) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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| Runner–up | 1. | 11 October 2015 | Medellín, Colombia | Clay (Red) | Felipe Mantilla |
Nicolás Barrientos Eduardo Struvay |
6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–4), [4–10] |
| Win | 2. | 18 September 2021 | Quito, Ecuador | Clay |  Thiago Agustín Tirante |
 Adrián Menéndez Maceiras Mario Vilella Martínez |
7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10–8] |
| Runner–up | 3. | 25 September 2021 | Ambato, Ecuador | Clay | Thiago Agustín Tirante |
 Diego Hidalgo Cristian Rodríguez |
3-6, 6-4, [3-10] |
| Runner–up | 4. | 23 October 2021 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Nicolás Barrientos |
 Nicolás Jarry Roberto Quiroz |
7-6(7-4), 5-7, [4-10] |
| Win | 5. | 4 December 2021 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Nicolás Barrientos |
 Rafael Matos Felipe Meligeni Alves |
w/o |
| Win | 6. | 11 December 2021 | Florianópolis, Brazil | Clay | Nicolás Barrientos |
 Martín Cuevas Rafael Matos |
6-3, 6-3 |
Notes
- In isolation, Gómez is pronounced [ˈɡomes].
References
External links
- Alejandro Gomez at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Alejandro Gomez at the International Tennis Federation
Association of Tennis Professionals: Top Colombian male singles tennis players | |
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as of 20 September 2021 | |
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