Germán López

Germán López Montoya (born 29 December 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.[1]

For the Argentine minister, see Germán López (politician).
Germán López
Country (sports) Spain
Born (1971-12-29) December 29, 1971
Barcelona, Spain
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro1990
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$298,869
Singles
Career record32-44
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 61 (23 Mar 1992)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open2R (1992)
Wimbledon1R (1992)
US Open1R (1992)
Doubles
Career record2-10

Career

Lopez was runner-up in the 18 and Under category of the 1989 Orange Bowl, losing the final to Fernando Meligeni.

The Spaniard made his first Grand Slam appearance in the 1991 French Open and in the opening round lost to Cristiano Caratti, despite winning the first two sets. He played in three further Grand Slam tournaments during his career, all in 1992. Only once did he make the second round, in the 1992 French Open, where he defeated Tomás Carbonell.[2]

He reached the quarter-finals at Madrid, Stuttgart and Guarujá in 1991. His victory over world number 10 Emilio Sánchez in Stuttgart was the biggest win of his career. The following year he made the final of the Grand Prix Hassan II event in Casablanca, after a comprehensive semi-final win over Bart Wuyts when he didn't drop a single game. He won the first set of the final against Guillermo Pérez Roldán but was unable to win the title. Also in 1992, Lopez was a semi-finalist in San Marino and Bordeaux.[3]

As a doubles player he won one Challenger tournament and reached a highest ranking of 210.

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Mar 1992 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Guillermo Pérez Roldán 6–2, 5–7, 3–6

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)
No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
1. 1990 Messina, Italy Clay Francisco Roig Carlos Costa
Pablo Arraya		 6–3, 6–2

Top 10 wins
# Player Rank Event Surface Round Score López Rank
1991
1. Emilio Sánchez 10 Stuttgart, Germany Clay 2R 7–6(7–4), 7–6(13–11) 126

References
  1. Punto de break "Además, respecto a cuerpos técnicos y de entrenamiento destacan los nombres de: Xavier Budó, Alejo Mancisidor, Marc Casabó, Germán López, Víctor López, Andreu Guilera, Toni Martínez e Ignacio Barroso."
  2. ITF Tennis Profile
  3. ATP World Tour Profile
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