Pella at the2019 French Open | |
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Born | (1990-05-17)17 May 1990 (age 35) Bahía Blanca, Argentina |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2007 |
| Retired | 2023 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Jose Acasuso, Kevin Konfederak |
| Prize money | US$6,368,373 |
| Official website | guidopella.com |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 128–151 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 20 (19 August 2019)[1] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2020) |
| French Open | 2R (2013,2016,2018,2019,2020,2021,2023) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2019) |
| US Open | 3R (2018) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 39–69 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 55 (1 July 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 424 (15 January 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2020) |
| French Open | SF (2019) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2016,2019,2023) |
| US Open | 1R (2016,2017,2018,2019) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W(2016) |
| Last updated on: 19 January 2024. | |
Guido Pella (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈɡiðoˈpela];[2] born 17 May 1990) is an Argentine former professionaltennis player. In August 2019, Pella reached his career best world No. 20 in singles.[3] In July 2019, he peaked at No. 55 in doubles.[4]
His father, Carlos, taught him the game at the age of five.[5] His sister,Catalina, is also a tennis player who competes mainly in ITF tournaments.[6] He is engaged to marry the model and entrepreneur Stephanie Demner.[7]
In February 2020, Pella announced via his Instagram account that he would be out indefinitely after being diagnosed withMorton's neuroma.[8]
As a junior Pella posted a 19–5 record in singles and reached as high as No. 42 in the combined world rankings in 2008.[9] Entering as a qualifier, he reached the semifinals of the French Open boys' singles in 2008, upsetting first-seededBernard Tomic in the quarterfinals (and losing toJerzy Janowicz).
Pella started playingFutures tournaments in 2005, winning his first at Peru F3 in July 2008 without dropping a set. In the following years, he won six further Futures titles, all of them on clay. His firstChallenger final came at Guayaquil, Ecuador in November 2011, losing the match toMatteo Viola in straight sets. He finished the 2011 season ranked world no. 350 in singles and no. 501 in doubles.
Pella started his2012 Challenger season in March, capturing his first title in that category at theSalinas Challenger in Ecuador, with a victory overPaolo Lorenzi in the final round. The following month, he won his first doubles Challenger title at thePereira Challenger in Colombia, partneringMartín Alund.
In May, he entered theFrench Open qualifying draw, losing in the first round to former world no. 2Tommy Haas.[10] In August, he won his first hard-court tournament at theManta Challenger, beating Maximiliano Estévez in the final.
In the US Open, he made it through thequalifying stage of the tournament, beatingLukáš Rosol to reach his first Grand Slam main-draw match, which he lost toNikolay Davydenko in four sets.[11] In September, he defeatedAlex Bogomolov Jr. andLeonardo Kirche on his way to win theCampinas Challenger in Brazil.
He cracked the top 100 for the first time after winning the2012 ATP Challenger Tour Finals, defeatingAdrian Ungur in the final round.[12] Pella finished the year ranked world no. 97 in singles and world no. 187 in doubles,[13] a career high and a 249-spots improvement since the beginning of the season.

Guido Pella entered the2013 Australian Open main draw directly, but he lost in the first round to qualifierAmir Weintraub. He then competed inViña del Mar, also losing in the first round, this time to countrymanFederico Delbonis. The following week, he played at theBrasil Open, winning his first ATP World Tour-level match against sixth seedFabio Fognini,[14] losing then in the second round to eventual finalistDavid Nalbandian. At 2013 Düsseldorf, he advanced to his first ATP semifinal starting as a qualifier, defeating No. 10Janko Tipsarević along the way.
Pella reached his fourth ATP Tour final inCórdoba Open in February, but lost to compatriotJuan Ignacio Londero in three sets. Having lost each of his previous four finals, in March 2019, he won his first ATP title at the2019 Brasil Open. He defeatedCristian Garín in straight sets.[15]
At the2019 Mutua Madrid Open he reached the semifinals of a Masters 1000 for the first time, partneringJoão Sousa where they lost toDominic Thiem andDiego Schwartzman. Following this successful run, he entered the top 100 in doubles at World No. 99 on 13 May 2019. Later in June, at the2019 French Open he also reached the semifinals in doubles for the first time in his career partnering with Schwartzman this time where they were defeated by eventual champions German duoKevin Krawietz andAndreas Mies. As a result, he reached a career-high of No. 56 in doubles on 10 June 2019.
AtWimbledon in July, he reached his first-ever Grand Slam singles quarterfinal by defeating former World Number 3 and2016 Wimbledon finalistMilos Raonic in five sets from two sets down, but was then defeated by Roberto Bautista Agut.[16] The victory marked his third against the most-recent runners-up of Wimbledon: He had previously defeated2017 Wimbledon finalistMarin Čilić in the second round of2018 Wimbledon, also from two sets down, and2018 Wimbledon finalistKevin Anderson in the third round of the 2019 championships. Following his successful runs at the Canada and Cincinnati Masters of third and second round respectively on his debut, he reached a career-high in singles of World No. 20 on 19 August 2019.
He participated in the Inaugural2020 ATP Cup where Argentina reached the quarterfinals and also in the2021 ATP Cup where Argentina reached second place in their group (first place was Russia) and was eliminated from reaching the semifinals knockout stage.[17]
Seeded 22nd, Pella reached the third round at the2020 Australian Open for the first time in his career where he lost to 12th seedFabio Fognini. He announced an indefinite break due to health issues but returned to the tour after 6 months at the2020 US Open.[18]
At the2021 Western & Southern Open Masters 1000 in Cincinnati he reached the third round by defeating 15th seedDavid Goffin,[19] and took his revenge for the loss at the Australian Open in 2020 by defeating Fabio Fognini in the second round.
After a year hiatus, he entered the2023 Australian Open using a protected ranking.
Using also his protected ranking he reached the second rounds of the2023 BNP Paribas Open and the2023 Miami Open defeatingThiago Monteiro andJuan Pablo Varillas respectively. As a result, he jumped more the 250 positions back into the top 500.
He entered theItalian Open using protected ranking and reached the second round defeatingMaxime Cressy. He moved another 60 positions up in the top 450. At the2023 French Open he also reached the second round defeatingQuentin Halys in five sets with a super tiebreak in the fifth, coming back from two sets to one down, and moved another 95 positions up in the top 350 in the rankings.
At the2023 Wimbledon Championships he defeated 13th seedBorna Ćorić and qualifierHarold Mayot to reach the third round. He climbed more than 80 positions up and moved into the top 250.
In September 2023, Pella announced his retirement from professional tennis.[20][21]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in ATP Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Davis Cup/ATP Cup/Laver Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[22]
Current through the2023 Miami Open.
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 8 | 3–8 | 27% |
| French Open | Q1 | 2R | Q2 | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | 0 / 8 | 7–8 | 47% |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | Q3 | 1R | A | 3R | QF | NH | 1R | A | 3R | 0 / 6 | 8–6 | 57% |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 0 / 10 | 5–10 | 33% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0 / 32 | 23–32 | 42% |
| ATP Masters 1000 tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | 1R | Q2 | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | 3R | NH | 2R | A | 2R | 0 / 6 | 7–7 | 45% |
| Miami Open | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | NH | A | A | 2R | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36% |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | QF | NH | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | NH | 1R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 2R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 3R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | NH | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–7 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 8–8 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0 / 30 | 20–30 | 40% |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 13 | Career total: 146 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 5 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 7–13 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 16–23 | 16–18 | 25–22 | 36–25 | 7–10 | 8–18 | 0–0 | 9–13 | 1 / 146 | 128–151 | 46% |
| Year-end ranking | 97 | 118 | 155 | 74 | 80 | 64 | 58 | 25 | 43 | 74 | – | – | $6,368,373 | ||
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 7 | 1–7 | 13% |
| French Open | 1R | A | 2R | SF | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 0 / 6 | 7–6 | 54% |
| Wimbledon | 1R | A | A | 1R | NH | A | A | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0 / 21 | 8–21 | 28% |
| ATP Masters 1000 tournaments | |||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | 2R | A | A | 1R | NH | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | 2R | NH | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | 2R | NH | QF | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% | |
| Madrid Open | 1R | A | A | SF | NH | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% | |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | 1R | NH | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |
| Win–loss | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6–8 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–6 | 0 / 18 | 11–18 | 43% |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2016 | Rio Open, Brazil | 500 Series | Clay | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2017 | Bavarian Championships, Germany | 250 Series | Clay | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jul 2018 | Croatia Open Umag, Croatia | 250 Series | Clay | 2–6, 6–7(4–7) | |
| Loss | 0–4 | Feb 2019 | Córdoba Open, Argentina | 250 Series | Clay | 6–3, 5–7, 1–6 | |
| Win | 1–4 | Mar 2019 | Brasil Open, Brazil | 250 Series | Clay (i) | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Outcome | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner(s) | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Nov 2016 | Davis Cup, Zagreb, Croatia | Hard (i) | 3–2 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2007 | ITF Lima, Peru F2 | Futures | Clay | 6–7(6), 6–1, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2007 | ITF La Paz, Bolivia F3 | Futures | Clay | 5–7, 3–6 | |
| Win | 1–2 | Jul 2008 | ITF Trujillo, Peru F3 | Futures | Clay | 6–0, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 1–3 | Nov 2008 | ITF Bahia Bianca, Argentina F15 | Futures | Clay | 1–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 2–3 | Apr 2009 | ITF Jujuy, Argentina F1 | Futures | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 2–4 | May 2009 | ITF Córdoba, Argentina F4 | Futures | Clay | 3–6, 6–2, 3–6 | |
| Win | 3–4 | Aug 2009 | ITF Santa Cruz, Bolivia F1 | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Win | 4–4 | Sep 2009 | ITF Cochabamba, Bolivia F2 | Futures | Clay | 6–2, 6–7(3), 7–6(5) | |
| Win | 5–4 | Nov 2009 | ITF Corrientes, Argentina F25 | Futures | Clay | 6–3, 6–0 | |
| Win | 6–4 | Jul 2010 | ITF Corrientes, Argentina F13 | Futures | Clay | 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 | |
| Win | 7–4 | Oct 2011 | ITF Cochabamba, Bolivia F2 | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 7–5 | Nov 2011 | Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | 8–5 | Mar 2012 | Challenger de Salinas Diario Expreso, Ecuador | Challenger | Hard | 1–6, 7–5, 6–3 | |
| Win | 9–5 | Aug 2012 | Manta Open, Ecuador | Challenger | Hard | 6–4, 7–5 | |
| Win | 10–5 | Sep 2012 | Campeonato Internacional de Campinas, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 6–0 | |
| Win | 11–5 | Dec 2012 | ATP Challenger Finals, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | 6–3, 6–7(4), 7–6(4) | |
| Win | 12–5 | Oct 2013 | IS Open São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | 6–1, 6–0 | |
| Win | 13–5 | Nov 2014 | Lima Challenger, Peru | Challenger | Clay | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| Win | 14–5 | Apr 2015 | San Luis Open Challenger Tour, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Win | 15–5 | May 2015 | São Paulo Challenger, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | 7–5, 7–6(1) | |
| Loss | 15–6 | May 2015 | Heilbronn Neckarcup, Germany | Challenger | Clay | 1–6, 6–7(7) | |
| Win | 16–6 | Oct 2015 | Aberto do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 7–6(5) | |
| Win | 17–6 | Nov 2015 | Montevideo Open, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | 7–5, 2–6, 6–4 | |
| Win | 18–6 | Jul 2017 | Aspria Cup Milan, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6–2, 2–1 ret. | |
| Win | 19–6 | Aug 2017 | Claro Open Floridablanca, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| Win | 20–6 | Nov 2018 | Montevideo Open, Uruguay(2) | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2008 | ITF Trujillo, Peru F3 | Futures | Clay | 6–2, 1–6, [7–10] | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 2008 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina F14 | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 6–3, [10–8] | ||
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 2008 | ITF Neuquén, Argentina F16 | Futures | Clay | 6–3, 5–7, [14–12] | ||
| Win | 3–1 | Dec 2008 | ITF Tucumán, Argentina F17 | Futures | Clay | 6–7(6), 7–6(13), [10–6] | ||
| Loss | 3–2 | Apr 2009 | ITF Jujuy, Argentina F1 | Futures | Clay | 5–7, 6–7(7) | ||
| Win | 4–2 | May 2009 | ITF Córdoba, Argentina F3 | Futures | Clay | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 5–2 | Aug 2009 | ITF Santa Cruz, Bolivia F1 | Futures | Clay | 6–1, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 6–2 | Nov 2009 | ITF Corrientes, Argentina F25 | Futures | Clay | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 6–3 | Nov 2010 | ITF Rosario, Argentina F22 | Futures | Clay | 3–6, 6–2, [7–10] | ||
| Loss | 6–4 | Nov 2010 | Challenger de Buenos Aires, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | 6–7(4), 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 6–5 | Aug 2011 | ITF Arequipa, Perj F1 | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 0–6 | ||
| Win | 7–5 | Oct 2011 | ITF Cochabamba, Bolivia F2 | Futures | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 8–5 | Oct 2011 | ITF Santa Cruz, Bolivia F3 | Futures | Clay | 3–6, 6–2, [10–8] | ||
| Loss | 8–6 | Oct 2011 | ITF Sucre, Bolivia F4 | Futures | Clay | 6–7(3), 4–6 | ||
| Win | 9–6 | Apr 2012 | Seguros Bolívar Open Pereira, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 2–6, [10–5] | ||
| Loss | 9–7 | Oct 2013 | IS Open São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 6–7(3) | ||
| Win | 10–7 | Apr 2014 | São Paulo Challenger, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | 1–6, 6–3, [10–4] | ||
| Loss | 10–8 | Sep 2014 | Seguros Bolívar Open Pereira, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 3–6, [9–11] | ||
| Win | 11–8 | Nov 2014 | Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | 2–6, 7–6(3), [10–5] | ||
| Win | 12–8 | Nov 2014 | Lima Challenger, Peru | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 13–8 | Mar 2015 | Challenger Cachantún Cup, Chile | Challenger | Clay | 7–6(7), 3–6, [10–4] | ||
| Loss | 13–9 | Apr 2015 | San Luis Open Challenger Tour, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | 6–7(4), 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 13–10 | Apr 2015 | Campeonato Internacional de Santos, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 6–7(4) | ||
| Win | 14–10 | May 2015 | Vicenza Internazionali, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Season | 2013 | ... | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Total |
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| Wins | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | GPR |
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| 2013 | |||||||
| 1. | 10 | Horse Cup Düsseldorf, Germany | Clay | 2R | 7–6(1), 6–1 | 101 | |
| 2017 | |||||||
| 2. | 7 | Chengdu Open, China | Hard | 2R | 7–6(6), 6–4 | 72 | |
| 2018 | |||||||
| 3. | 5 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | 2R | 3–6, 1–6, 6–4, 7–6(3), 7–5 | 82 | |
| 2019 | |||||||
| 4. | 8 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | 3R | 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(4) | 26 | |