Alejandro González (tennis)

Alejandro González (American Spanish: [aleˈxandɾo ɣonˈsales];[lower-alpha 1] born 7 February 1989)[1] is a Colombian professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of World No. 70 achieved on the 9 June 2014.

Alejandro González
Alejandro González at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Colombia
ResidenceMedellín, Colombia
Born (1989-02-07) 7 February 1989
Medellín, Colombia[1]
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2006
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,091,245
Singles
Career record17-40
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 70 (9 June 2014)
Current rankingNo. 331 (5 February 2018)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (2015)
French Open2R (2014)
Wimbledon1R (2014)
US Open2R (2014)
Doubles
Career record5–14
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 177 (2 August 2010)
Current rankingNo. 451 (5 February 2018)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open1R (2014)
French Open1R (2014)
Wimbledon1R (2014)
Last updated on: 5 February 2018.

Career

Alejandro Gonzalez won his first singles title on the ATP Challenger Tour at the Ecuador tournament Challenger ATP de Salinas Diario Expreso in March 2013, defeating Argentine Renzo Olivo in three sets in the final. Previously, he had already won seven singles and six doubles tournaments on the circuit Future ITF and three doubles tournaments ATP Challenger Series. He followed this up with two more Challenger titles the same year, the Seguros Bolívar Open Medellín defeating Argentinian Guido Andreozzi in two sets, and the first edition of the São Paulo Challenger de Tênis, defeating another Argentinian Eduardo Schwank taking his tally to three Challenger wins in 2013.

ATP Tour

In July 2013 Gonzalez received direct entry to his first ATP World Tour event, the 2013 Claro Open Colombia, however he lost in the first round to Frenchman Adrian Mannarino in three sets.

Gonzalez made his Grand Slam tournament debut at the beginning of 2014 at the Australian Open, receiving direct entry for the first time. He was drawn against third seed David Ferrer, however lost in straight sets to the Spaniard. He also entered the doubles draw, teaming up with Argentine Carlos Berlocq. The pair were drawn against local wildcard pairing of Benjamin Mitchell and Jordan Thompson, however lost in three sets despite taking the opening set. Gonzalez received direct entry to two consecutive ATP Tour events in South America, losing in the first round of the Royal Guard Open to Italian Paolo Lorenzi, followed by another opening round loss, at the Copa Claro in Buenos Aires, this time to Frenchman Jérémy Chardy. He followed this with an appearance at the inaugural rio Open in Brazil, losing once again in the first round to Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay. The following week, he made it four losses in a row, losing to Potito Starace of Italy at the Brasil Open.

At the 2014 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, Gonzalez received his first ever entry to a Masters 1000 tournament. Here he recorded the first ever Tour level wins of his career, defeating Adrian Mannarino in the first round, and backing that up with a win over 31st seed Ivan Dodig of Croatia. His third round opponent was world number 2 and eventual champion Novak Djokovic, in a significant step up from his previous opponents. He took a set off the former world number one before succumbing 1-6 6-3 1-6.

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 26 (11–15)
Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour Finals (0–1)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–5)
ITF Futures (7–9)
Titles by Surface
Hard (3–4)
Clay (8–11)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2007 Brazil F15, Recife Futures Clay Daniel Dutra da Silva 6–7(1–7), 5–7
Loss 0–2 Feb 2009 Colombia F1, Manizales Futures Clay Guillermo Hormazábal 7–6(7–2), 1–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 May 2009 Venezuela F1, Maracay Futures Hard Jhonnatan Medina-Álvarez 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–1
Win 2–2 May 2009 Venezuela F2, Mérida Futures Hard Yohny Romero 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Loss 2–3 May 2009 Venezuela F3, Maracaibo Futures Hard José de Armas 5–7, 3–6
Win 3–3 Aug 2009 Colombia F3, Barranquilla Futures Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal 6–2, 6–4
Loss 3–4 Aug 2009 Colombia F4, Bogotá Futures Clay Marcel Felder 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win 4–4 Aug 2009 Colombia F5, Medellín Futures Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Loss 4–5 Jun 2010 Italy F14, Aosta Futures Clay Matteo Marrai 2–6, 3–6
Win 5–5 Oct 2010 Venezuela F5, Caracas Futures Hard Greg Ouellette 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 5–6 Mar 2011 Turkey F9, Antalya Futures Clay Daniel Köllerer 1–6, 0–6
Loss 5–7 Mar 2011 Turkey F11, Antalya Futures Hard Radu Albot 5–7, 3–6
Loss 5–8 Aug 2011 Colombia F4, Medellín Futures Clay Eduardo Struvay 4–6, 2–6
Win 6–8 Aug 2011 Colombia F5, Bogotá Futures Clay Carlos Salamanca 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Win 7–8 Sep 2012 Colombia F3, Cúcuta Futures Clay Michael Quintero 7–5, 6–2
Loss 7–9 Oct 2012 Colombia F4, Villavicencio Futures Clay Patricio Heras 7–6(9–7), 6–4
Win 8–9 Feb 2013 Salinas, Ecuador Challenger Clay Renzo Olivo 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 (9–7)
Loss 8–10 Apr 2013 Panama City, Panama Challenger Clay Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 6–4, 5–7, 7–6 (7–4)
Win 9–10 Jul 2013 Medellín, Colombia Challenger Clay Guido Andreozzi 6–4, 6–4
Win 10–10 Aug 2013 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Clay Eduardo Schwank 6–2, 6–3
Loss 10–11 Oct 2013 São José do Rio Preto, Brazil Challenger Clay João Souza 7–6(7–0), 6–3
Loss 10–12 Nov 2013 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Finals Clay Filippo Volandri 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 10–13 Jan 2014 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Hard João Souza 6–4, 6–4
Win 11–13 Oct 2014 Córdoba, Argentina Challenger Clay Máximo González 7–5, 1–6, 6–3
Loss 11–14 Oct 2015 Pereira, Colombia Challenger Clay Paolo Lorenzi 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 11–15 Feb 2016 Morelos, Mexico Challenger Hard Gerald Melzer 6–7(4–7), 3–6

Doubles: 26 (11–15)
Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (5–6)
ITF Futures (6–9)
Titles by Surface
Hard (6–5)
Clay (5–10)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Runner–up 1. 19 August 2007 F1 Futures Valencia, Venezuela Hard Borja Malo-Casado Daniel Garza
Santiago González		 3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Winner 2. 28 October 2007 F1 Futures Managua, Nicaragua Hard Nicolás Todero Víctor Estrella
José-Roberto Velasco		 7–5, 6–4
Runner–up 3. 11 May 2018 F4 Futures Barranquilla, Colombia Clay Eduardo Struvay Julio César Campozano
Alejandro Kon		 6–2, 6–7(1–7), [9–11]
Winner 1. 19 July 2008 Manta, Ecuador Hard Eduardo Struvay Víctor Estrella
Alejandro Fabbri		 7–5, 3–6, [10–7]
Runner–up 4. 27 July 2008 F4 Futures Maracaibo, Venezuela Hard Eduardo Struvay Piero Luisi
Roberto Maytín		 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), [12–14]
Winner 5. 3 August 2008 F5 Futures Valencia, Venezuela Hard Eduardo Struvay Piero Luisi
Roberto Maytín		 w/o
Winner 6. 12 October 2008 F8 Futures Valencia, Venezuela Hard Pablo González Piero Luisi
Roberto Maytín		 6–3, 6–4
Winner 7. 8 February 2009 F1 Futures Manizales, Colombia Clay Eduardo Struvay Juan Pablo Amado
Víctor Estrella		 6–2, 6–7(6–8), [10–5]
Winner 8. 23 May 2009 F2 Futures Merida, Venezuela Hard Eduardo Struvay Mauricio Echazú
Iván Endara		 6–2, 7–5
Runner–up 9. 14 June 2009 F12 Futures Loomis, United States Hard Eduardo Struvay Austin Krajicek
Conor Pollock		 2–6, 6–7(1–7)
Runner–up 10. 22 August 2009 F4 Futures Bogota, Colombia Clay Felipe Mantilla Juan Sebastián Cabal
Julio César Campozano		 2–6, 0–6
Winner 11. 30 August 2009 F5 Futures Medellin, Colombia Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal Daniel Garza
Michael Quintero		 6–1, 6–4
Winner 2. 27 September 2009 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Alejandro Falla Diego Álvarez
Sebastián Decoud		 5–7, 6–4 (10–8)
Runner–up 3. 12 July 2010 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Víctor Estrella Juan Sebastián Cabal
Robert Farah		 7–6(7–6), 6–4
Runner–up 4. 4 October 2010 Quito, Ecuador Clay Carlos Salamanca Daniel Garza
Eric Nunez		 7–5, 6–4
Runner–up 12. 31 January 2011 F1 Futures Cúcuta, Colombia Clay Eduardo Struvay Martín Alund
Diego Álvarez		 6–4, 6–4
Runner–up 13. 9 May 2011 F9 Futures Pozzuoli, Italy Clay Eduardo Struvay Erik Crepaldi
Claudio Grassi		 6–7(12–14),6–1, [10–6]
Runner–up 14. 8 August 2011 F5 Futures Guayaquil, Ecuador Hard Felipe Mantilla Guido Andreozzi
Ariel Behar		 7–6(17–9),4–6, [10–8]
Winner 5. 8 July 2012 Panama City, Panama Clay Júlio César Campozano Daniel Kosakowski
Peter Polansky		 6–4, 7–5
Runner–up 15. 30 July 2012 F20 Futures La Spezia, Italy Clay Pedro Sousa Cristian Rodriguez
Oscar Rodriguez-Sanchez		 7–6(7–1),6–4
Runner–up 6. 15 April 2013 Panama City, Panama Clay Júlio César Campozano Jorge Aguilar
Sergio Galdós		 6–4, 6–4
Runner–up 7. 1 July 2013 Manta, Ecuador Clay Carlos Salamanca Marcelo Arévalo
Sergio Galdós		 6–3, 6–4
Winner 8. 10 November 2013 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Juan Sebastián Cabal Nicolás Barrientos
Eduardo Struvay		 6–3, 6–2
Runner–up 9. 4 October 2014 Cali, Colombia Clay (Red) César Ramírez Guido Andreozzi
Guillermo Durán		 6–3, 6–4
Winner 10. 7 August 2016 Granby, Canada Hard Guilherme Clezar Saketh Myneni
Sanam Singh		 3–6, 6–1, [12–10]
Runner–up 11. 6 January 2018 Nouméa, New Caledonia Hard Jaume Munar Hugo Nys
Tim Pütz		 2–6, 2–6

Singles performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current till 2015 US Open.

Tournament20122013201420152016SRW-L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 A 1R 2R Q3 0 / 4 3–3
French Open A Q1 2R Q1 Q2 0 / 1 1–1
Wimbledon A Q1 1R Q1 A 0 / 1 0–1
US Open Q2 Q2 2R 1R Q3 0 / 2 1–2
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 2–4 1–2 0-0 0 / 6 3–6
Davis Cup Singles
Americas Zone Group I A A A 2R 0 / 0 2–0
World Group A A PO 0 / 1 1–1
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 1–1 2-0 0 / 1 3–1
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A 3R A 0 / 1 2–1
Miami A A 2R Q2 0 / 1 1–1
Madrid A Q1 Q2 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Rome A A 1R Q1 0 / 1 0–1
Canada A A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0
Cincinnati A A Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 3–3 0–1 0 / 4 3–4
Career statistics
Year End Ranking 243 91 92 141

Doubles performance timeline

This table is current through the 2014 Australian Open.

Tournament2012201320142015SRW-L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1
French Open A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1
Wimbledon A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1
US Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–3 0 / 3 0–3
ATP World Tour 250 series
Quito Not Held QF 0 / 1 1–1
Viña del Mar A A 1R NH 0 / 1 0–1
Buenos Aires A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1
São Paulo A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1
Houston A A SF A 0 / 1 2–1
Oeiras A A 1R NH 0 / 1 0–1
Bogotá NH 1R 1R 1R 0 / 3 0–3
Atlanta A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Win–Loss 0–0 0–1 2–7 1-2 0 / 10 3–10
Career statistics
Year End Ranking 379 204 414 N. 177

Notes
  1. In isolation, González is pronounced [ɡonˈsales].

References
  1. ATPWorldTour.com profile
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