![]() García López at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships | ||||||||||||
Country (sports) | ![]() | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residence | La Roda, Spain | |||||||||||
Born | La Roda, Spain | 4 June 1983|||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||
Turned pro | 2002 | |||||||||||
Retired | 2021 | |||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||
Coach | José Luis Aparisi & Diego Dinomo | |||||||||||
Prize money | $8,451,851 | |||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||
Career record | 297–354 (45.6% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) | |||||||||||
Career titles | 5 | |||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 23 (21 February 2011) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | 4R (2015) | |||||||||||
French Open | 4R (2014) | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | 3R (2008) | |||||||||||
US Open | 3R (2015) | |||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||
Career record | 118–171 (40.8% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) | |||||||||||
Career titles | 3 | |||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 27 (15 May 2017) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | SF (2017) | |||||||||||
French Open | 2R (2007, 2009, 2014, 2018) | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (2015) | |||||||||||
US Open | F (2016) | |||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||
Last updated on: 25 August 2021. |
Guillermo García López (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡiˈʎeɾmo ɣaɾˈθi.a ˈlopeθ],[lower-alpha 1] born 4 June 1983) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He won five singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 23 in February 2011.
As of 2021, he collected thirteen wins over top-10 players, including world No. 1 Rafael Nadal in 2010, world No. 4 Andy Murray in 2012 and world No. 3 Stan Wawrinka in 2014.
Personal life
He is named after the famed tennis player Guillermo Vilas – who his father admired greatly for his clay court dominance. 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
On 23 November 2009, García López achieved his then career-high singles ranking of World No. 41 after winning his first round at 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 reached the final, but lost 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 World No. 4 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]
In January 2021, Garcia Lopez announced that he would retire after the 2021 season.[3][4]
Significant finals
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Runner-up | 2016 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
ATP career finals
Singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runners-up)
|
|
|
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | 1–0 | May 2009 | Austrian Open, Austria | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2010 | Eastbourne International, United Kingdom | 250 Series | Grass | ![]() |
5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Oct 2010 | Thailand Open, Thailand | 250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–2 | Apr 2013 | Romanian Open, Romania | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2013 | St. Petersburg Open, Russia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 0–6 |
Win | 3–3 | Apr 2014 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 4–3 | Feb 2015 | Zagreb Indoors, Croatia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Win | 5–3 | Apr 2015 | Romanian Open, Romania | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–5), 7–6(13–11) |
Loss | 5–4 | Oct 2015 | Shenzhen Open, China | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Doubles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runners-up)
|
|
|
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2006 | Croatia Open, Croatia | International | Clay | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2007 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | Intl. Gold | Clay | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Oct 2009 | Thailand Open, Thailand | 250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
Win | 1–3 | Jan 2010 | Qatar Open, Qatar | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 1–4 | Jul 2013 | Swiss Open, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–4 | Mar 2014 | Brasil Open, Brazil | 250 Series | Clay (i) | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
5–7, 6–4, [15–13] |
Loss | 2–5 | Jul 2014 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
6–2, 1–6, [7–10] |
Win | 3–5 | Aug 2016 | Winston-Salem Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
4–6, 7–6(8–6), [10–8] |
Loss | 3–6 | Sep 2016 | US Open, United States | Grand Slam | Hard | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Challenger and Futures Finals
Singles: 18 (6-12)
|
|
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2002 | Spain F4, Canary Islands, Spain | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2002 | Spain F16, Madrid | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–7(1–7) |
Loss | 0–3 | Mar 2003 | Portugal F5, Faro | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
4-6, 1-6 |
Win | 1-3 | Apr 2003 | Spain F5, Castellon | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6-0, 6-3 |
Loss | 1-4 | Jul 2003 | Spain F13, Alicante | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1-5 | Jul 2003 | Spain F14, Elche | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 1-6 | Oct 2003 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
0–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Win | 2-6 | Mar 2004 | Portugal F1, Faro | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6-3, 6-2 |
Loss | 2-7 | May 2004 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 2-8 | Jun 2006 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
4-6, 1-6 |
Win | 3-8 | Jul 2006 | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
0–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 4-8 | Nov 2007 | Tunis, Tunisia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
Loss | 4-9 | Apr 2013 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 5-9 | Jul 2017 | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–7(3–7), 6–2 |
Loss | 5-10 | Aug 2017 | Manerbio, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
Loss | 5-11 | Sep 2017 | Genova, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 6–7(2–7) |
Win | 6-11 | Oct 2017 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 7–6(7–1) |
Loss | 6-12 | Jul 2019 | Perugia, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
0–6, 6–1, 6–7(5–7) |
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | W–L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | 15–15 |
French Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | A | 13–16 |
Wimbledon | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | Q2 | NH | A | 8–13 |
US Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | A | 8–13 |
Win–loss | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 6–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 6–4 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 44–57 |
ATP Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 3R | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | NH | A | 9–9 |
Miami Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 3R | 3R | 2R | A | 2R | A | NH | A | 7–10 |
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | 1R | A | 3R | Q2 | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | QF | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | NH | A | 6–8 |
Madrid Open | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | NH | A | 6–10 |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 3R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 3R | 2R | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 6–5 |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0–2 |
Cincinnati Masters | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | 3R | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 2–4 |
Shanghai Masters | Not Masters Series | 1R | QF | 2R | Q2 | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | NH | A | 4–6 | ||||
Paris Masters | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | 1–4 |
German Open | A | Q2 | 2R | 1R | A | Not Masters Series | 1–2 | ||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 2–6 | 11–6 | 5–8 | 5–5 | 0–1 | 6–7 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 42–60 |
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
Titles–Finals | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–9 |
Year End Ranking | 129 | 91 | 68 | 90 | 62 | 41 | 33 | 39 | 76 | 62 | 36 | 27 | 70 | 70 | 105 | 144 | 220 | 461 |
Doubles
Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | W–L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | SF | 3R | 3R | A | A | 12–13 |
French Open | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | 6–10 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | NH | A | 1–9 |
US Open | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | F | A | A | A | A | A | 10–10 |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 29–42 |
Wins over top 10 players
- He has a 13–49 (21.0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | ||||||
1. | ![]() |
5 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | 1R | 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
2006 | ||||||
2. | ![]() |
9 | Delray Beach, United States | Hard | QF | 6–4, 6–2 |
2009 | ||||||
3. | ![]() |
10 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | 1R | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4) |
2010 | ||||||
4. | ![]() |
9 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | 2R | 7–6(7–1), 6–0 |
5. | ![]() |
10 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | 2R | 6–2, retired |
6. | ![]() |
1 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard (i) | SF | 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
7. | ![]() |
7 | Shanghai, China | Hard | 3R | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
2012 | ||||||
8. | ![]() |
4 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | 2R | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
2013 | ||||||
9. | ![]() |
10 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | QF | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
2014 | ||||||
10. | ![]() |
5 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 3R | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
11. | ![]() |
3 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | 1R | 6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 6–0 |
2015 | ||||||
12. | ![]() |
10 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 1R | 6–4, 6–3 |
2018 | ||||||
13. | ![]() |
10 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | 2R | 7–6 (7–5) , 1–6, 7–6 (8–6) |
Notes
- ↑ In isolation, García is pronounced [ɡaɾˈθi.a].
References
- ↑ "García López holds off perse Nadal, faces Nieminen for title". ATP World Tour. 2 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- ↑ "Janko Tipsarevic storms into Mercedes Cup quarterfinals". The Times of India. 12 July 2012.
- ↑ "El último baile de Guillermo García López". Punto de Break (in Spanish). 7 January 2021.
- ↑ "Adios to the Legend of "Gee-Gee-El" | ATP Tour | Tennis".
External links
![](../I/Commons-logo.svg.png.webp)
- Guillermo García López at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Garcia Lopez Recent Match Results Archived 7 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Garcia Lopez World Ranking History Archived 7 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Official web site