Alejandro Gómez (Latin American Spanish: [aleˈxandɾo ˈɣomes];[a] born 14 August 1991) is a former Colombian tennis player.
Country (sports) | |
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Residence | Cali, Colombia |
Born | Cali, Colombia | 14 August 1991
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Turned pro | 2015 |
Retired | 2021 (last match played) |
Plays | Right-handed (two handed-backhand) |
Prize money | $114,149 |
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. 794 (10 October 2021) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 161 (8 August 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 241 (10 October 2022) |
Last updated on: 30 June 2024. |
Gómez has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 352, achieved on 20 March 2017. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 161 achieved on 8 August 2022.
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][circular reference]
In August 2022, Gómez was suspended from competition after testing positive for cocaine. He was required to serve a period of ineligibility of fourteen months; that period starts on 15 December 2021, and ends on 14 February 2023.[2]
ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures finals
editSingles: 6 (4–2)
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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) | 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–4), [4–10] | ||
Win | 2. | 18 September 2021 | Quito, Ecuador | Clay | 7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10–8] | ||
Runner–up | 3. | 25 September 2021 | Ambato, Ecuador | Clay | 3-6, 6-4, [3-10] | ||
Runner–up | 4. | 23 October 2021 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | 7-6(7-4), 5-7, [4-10] | ||
Win | 5. | 4 December 2021 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | w/o | ||
Win | 6. | 11 December 2021 | Florianópolis, Brazil | Clay | 6-3, 6-3 |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Fastest recorded tennis serves
- ^ "Decision in the case of Alejandro Gomez". antidoping.itftennis.com. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
External links
edit- Alejandro Gomez at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Alejandro Gomez at the International Tennis Federation