Ecuadorian tennis player
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Gómez and the second or maternal family name is
Santos .
Andrés Gómez Santos (Latin American Spanish: [anˈdɾes [ a] tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 4 in singles andworld No. 1 in doubles. Gómez won 21 singles titles and 33 doubles titles during his career, including a singlesmajor at the1990 French Open , and two doubles majors at the1986 US Open and the1988 French Open .
Andrés Gómez is the current director of theGuayaquil Challenger [ 1] Salinas Challenger .[ 2]
Personal information [ edit ] His son,Emilio Gómez , is a professional tennis player.[ 3] Nicolás Lapentti was also a professional tennis player who reached a world ranking of No. 6, and another nephew,Roberto Quiroz , is currently pursuing a career in professional tennis.
Gómez turned professional in 1979. Early success in his career came mainly in doubles competition. He won five doubles titles in 1980 and seven in 1981.
In 1986, Gómez attained the world No. 1 doubles ranking. He won seven doubles events that year, including theUS Open men's doubles title (partneringSlobodan Živojinović ). Gómez won a secondGrand Slam men's doubles title in 1988 at the French Open (partneringEmilio Sánchez ).
His first top-level singles title came in 1981 inBordeaux overThierry Tulasne in the final.[ 4] Italian Open in 1982, beatingEliot Teltscher in the final in three sets, and again in 1984, when he defeatedAaron Krickstein in four sets.
In 1990, Gómez reached his first and only Grand Slam singles final at theFrench Open . He beatFernando Luna ,Marcelo Filippini ,Alexander Volkov ,Magnus Gustafsson ,Thierry Champion , andThomas Muster [ 5] Andre Agassi who, like Gómez, was playing in his first Grand Slam singles final.[ 5] [ 5] [ 5]
Throughout his career, Gómez won 21 singles and 33 doubles titles. His last singles title was won in 1991 in Brasília. His final doubles title came in 1992 in Barcelona.
[ edit ] Legend Grand Slam (1–0) Grand Prix Super Series (2–0) ATP Championship Series (1–1) Grand Prix Regular Series / ATP World Series (17–13)
Finals by surface Hard (4–3) Clay (16–7) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–4)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Loss 0–1 1980 Sarasota , United StatesClay Eddie Dibbs 1–6, 1–6 Win 1–1 1981 Bordeaux , FranceClay Thierry Tulasne 7–6, 7–6, 6–1 Loss 1–2 1981 Santiago , ChileClay Hans Gildemeister 4–6, 5–7 Loss 1–3 1982 Denver , U.S.Carpet (i) John Sadri 6–4, 1–6, 4–6 Win 2–3 1982 Rome , ItalyClay Eliot Teltscher 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 Win 3–3 1982 Quito , EcuadorClay Loïc Courteau 6–3, 6–4 Loss 3–4 1983 North Conway , U.S.Clay José Luis Clerc 3–6, 1–6 Loss 3–5 1983 Indianapolis , U.S.Clay Jimmy Arias 4–6, 6–2, 4–6 Win 4–5 1983 Dallas , U.S.Hard Brian Teacher 6–7(2–7) , 6–1, 6–1 Loss 4–6 1983 Tokyo , JapanHard 5–7, 6–3, 1–6 Win 5–6 1984 Nice , FranceClay Henrik Sundström 6–1, 6–4 Win 6–6 1984 Rome, Italy(2) Clay Aaron Krickstein 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 Win 7–6 1984 Washington , U.S.Clay 6–2, 6–2 Win 8–6 1984 Indianapolis , U.S.Clay Balázs Taróczy 6–0, 7–6(7–5) Win 9–6 1984 Hong Kong , U.K.Hard Tomáš Šmíd 6–3, 6–2 Loss 9–7 1984 Wembley , U.K.Carpet (i) Ivan Lendl 6–7(1–7) , 2–6, 1–6 Loss 9–8 1985 Indianapolis , U.S.Clay 1–6, 3–6 Win 10–8 1985 Hong Kong, U.K. Hard 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 Win 11–8 1986 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay 6–4, 7–6(7–1) Win 12–8 1986 Florence , ItalyClay 6–3, 6–4 Win 13–8 1986 Boston , U.S.Clay Martín Jaite 7–5, 6–4 Loss 13–9 1986 Kitzbühel , AustriaClay Miloslav Mečíř 4–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 3–6 Loss 13–10 1986 Hong Kong, U.K. Hard Ramesh Krishnan 6–7, 0–6, 5–7 Win 14–10 1986 Itaparica , BrazilHard Jean-Philippe Fleurian 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 Win 15–10 1987 Forest Hills , U.S.Clay Yannick Noah 6–4, 7–6(7–5) , 7–6(7–1) Loss 15–11 1987 Frankfurt , West GermanyCarpet (i) Tim Mayotte 6–7, 4–6 Loss 15–12 1988 Stuttgart , West GermanyClay Andre Agassi 4–6, 2–6 Loss 15–13 1988 Washington, U.S. Hard Jimmy Connors 1–6, 4–6 Win 16–13 1989 Boston, U.S. Clay Mats Wilander 6–1, 6–4 Win 17–13 1989 Barcelona , SpainClay Horst Skoff 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 Loss 17–14 1990 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) Pete Sampras 6–7(4–7) , 5–7, 2–6 Win 18–14 1990 Barcelona, Spain Clay Guillermo Pérez Roldán 6–0, 7–6(7–1) , 3–6, 0–6, 6–2 Win 19–14 1990 Madrid , SpainClay Marc Rosset 6–3, 7–6(7–3) Win 20–14 1990 French Open , ParisClay 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 Win 21–14 1991 Brasília , BrazilCarpet Javier Sánchez 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
[ edit ] Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1980 Sarasota, U.S. Clay Ricardo Ycaza David Carter Rick Fagel 6–3, 6–4 Win 1980 Hamburg , West GermanyClay Hans Gildemeister Reinhart Probst Max Wünschig 6–3, 6–4 Loss 1980 Boston , U.S.Clay Gene Mayer Sandy Mayer 6–1, 4–6, 4–6 Win 1980 Washington , U.S.Clay 6–4, 7–5 Win 1980 Madrid , SpainClay Jan Kodeš Balázs Taróczy 3–6, 6–3, 10–8 Win 1980 Quito , EcuadorClay José Luis Clerc Belus Prajoux 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 Loss 1980 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Álvaro Fillol Carlos Kirmayr 4–6, 3–6 Loss 1981 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay Paul Kronk 1–6, 2–6 Win 1981 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 Win 1981 Rome , ItalyClay Bruce Manson Tomáš Šmíd 7–5, 6–2 Win 1981 Brussels Outdoor , BelgiumClay Ricardo Cano Cássio Motta 6–2, 6–2 Loss 1981 Boston, U.S. Clay Raúl Ramírez Pavel Složil 4–6, 6–7 Win 1981 Bordeaux , FranceClay Jim Gurfein Anders Järryd 7–5, 6–3 Win 1981 Madrid, Spain Clay Heinz Günthardt 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 Loss 1981 Barcelona , SpainClay Hans Simonsson 1–6, 4–6 Win 1981 Quito, Ecuador Clay 7–5, 6–3 Win 1981 Santiago , ChileClay 6–2, 7–6 Loss 1982 Washington, U.S. Clay Van Winitsky 5–7, 6–7 Win 1982 Bordeaux, France Clay 6–4, 6–2 Loss 1983 Caracas , VenezuelaHard Ilie Năstase Jaime Fillol Sr. Stan Smith 7–6, 4–6, 3–6 Loss 1983 Johannesburg , South AfricaHard Sherwood Stewart Steve Meister Brian Teacher 7–6, 6–7, 2–6 Loss 1984 Nice , FranceClay Jan Gunnarsson Michael Mortensen 1–6, 5–7 Win 1984 Wembley , EnglandCarpet (i) Ivan Lendl 6–2, 6–2 Win 1985 Marbella, Spain Clay Loïc Courteau Michiel Schapers 6–1, 6–1 Win 1985 Hamburg, West Germany Clay 1–6, 7–6, 6–4 Win 1985 Stockholm , SwedenHard (i) Guy Forget Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly 6–3, 6–4 Win 1986 Ft. Myers , U.S.Hard Peter Doohan 7–5, 6–4 Win 1986 Indianapolis , U.S.Clay John Fitzgerald 6–4, 6–3 Win 1986 Forest Hills , U.S.Clay Boris Becker Slobodan Živojinović 7–6, 7–6 Win 1986 Boston, U.S. Clay Dan Cassidy Mel Purcell 4–6, 7–5, 6–0 Win 1986 Washington, U.S. Clay Ricardo Acioly 6–3, 7–5 Loss 1986 Kitzbühel , AustriaClay 6–4, 3–6, 6–7 Win 1986 US Open , New YorkHard Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 Win 1986 Stuttgart Outdoor , West GermanyClay Mansour Bahrami Diego Pérez 6–4, 6–3 Loss 1986 Tokyo Indoor , JapanCarpet (i) 3–6, 5–7 Loss 1986 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard (i) Christo van Rensburg 6–3, 2–6, 6–7 Loss 1987 Tokyo Outdoor , JapanHard Paul Annacone Kevin Curren 4–6, 6–7 Win 1987 Monte Carlo , MonacoClay 6–2, 6–4 Win 1987 Boston, U.S. Clay 7–6, 3–6, 6–1 Win 1988 French Open , ParisClay Emilio Sánchez 6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 Loss 1988 Gstaad , SwitzerlandClay Petr Korda Milan Šrejber 6–7, 6–7 Win 1988 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) Eric Jelen 7–5, 5–7, 6–3 Win 1989 Boston, U.S. Clay Alberto Mancini Todd Nelson Phil Williamson 7–6, 6–2 Win 1989 Geneva , SwitzerlandClay Guillermo Pérez Roldán 6–3, 7–5 Loss 1989 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) David Pate 6–4, 3–6, 6–7 Win 1990 Barcelona, Spain Clay Javier Sánchez Sergio Casal 7–6, 7–5 Loss 1990 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay 4–6, 6–7 Loss 1990 Madrid, Spain Clay Omar Camporese 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 Loss 1991 Schenectady , U.S.Hard Todd Woodbridge 6–3, 6–7, 6–7 Win 1991 São Paulo , BrazilHard Jaime Oncins Jorge Lozano 7–5, 6–4 Win 1992 Barcelona, Spain Clay Karel Nováček 6–4, 6–4
Performance timelines [ edit ] (W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Current ATP world No. 1 in bold, as of week of 24 November 2025 ATP rankings was introduced on 1 March 19761–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55 56–60 61–65 66–70 (year first held/year last held – number of weeks (w)) weeks record underlined.
Ecuador
Andre Agassi
Slobodan Živojinović
Joakim Nyström
Emilio Sánchez
John Fitzgerald
Thierry Tulasne
Hans Gildemeister
José Luis Clerc
Balázs Taróczy
Tomáš Šmíd
Ramesh Krishnan
Horst Skoff
Marc Rosset
Reinhart Probst
Carlos Kirmayr
Raúl Ramírez
Ilie Năstase
Michael Mortensen
Michiel Schapers
Mansour Bahrami
Diego Pérez
Christo van Rensburg
Omar Camporese
