Patricio Cornejo

Patricio Cornejo Seckel (Spanish pronunciation: [paˈtɾisjo koɾˈnexo]; born 6 June 1944) is a retired Chilean professional tennis player of the 1970s. He competed at the 1975 Davis Cup with Jaime Fillol and played the longest Davis Cup rubber in terms of games, eventually losing to Stan Smith/Erik van Dillen from the US team 9–7, 39–37, 6–8, 1–6, 3–6 in the 1973 American Zone Final. The second set is the world record for the most games in a Davis Cup set.

Patricio Cornejo
Country (sports) Chile
ResidenceSantiago, Chile
Born (1944-06-06) 6 June 1944
Llolleo, Chile
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Retired1983
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record104–184
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 65 (4 September 1974)
Grand Slam Singles results
French OpenQF (1974)
Wimbledon2R (1967)
US Open3R (1972)
Doubles
Career record227–165
Career titles8
Grand Slam Doubles results
French OpenF (1972)
WimbledonSF (1972)
US OpenF (1974)
Mixed doubles
Career record10–7
Career titles0
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French OpenQF (1975)
WimbledonQF (1972)
US Open2R (1970, 1972)
Team competitions
Davis CupF (1976)

Cornejo retired from professional tennis in 1983 but still continues to play socially and in charity tournaments.

Career finals

Doubles (8 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Result No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 1969 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Jaime Fillol Roy Emerson
Frew McMillan
w/o
Win 2. 1970 South Orange, United States Hard Jaime Fillol Andrés Gimeno
Rod Laver
3–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss 1. 1971 Bournemouth, England Clay Jaime Fillol Bill Bowrey
Owen Davidson
6–8, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 2. 1971 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Jaime Fillol Željko Franulović
Ilie Năstase
4–6, 4–6
Win 3. 1972 Caracas, Venezuela Hard Jaime Fillol Jim McManus
Manuel Orantes
6–4, 6–3, 7–6
Loss 3. 1972 Brussels, Belgium Clay Jaime Fillol Juan Gisbert
Manuel Orantes
7–9, 3–6
Loss 4. 1972 French Open, Paris Clay Jaime Fillol Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
3–6, 6–8, 6–3, 1–6
Loss 5. 1972 Indianapolis, United States Clay Jaime Fillol Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
2–6, 3–6
Loss 6. 1973 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Iván Molina Ricardo Cano
Guillermo Vilas
6–7, 3–6
Loss 7. 1974 Washington D.C., United States Clay Jaime Fillol Tom Gorman
Marty Riessen
5–7, 1–6
Loss 8. 1974 US Open, New York Grass Jaime Fillol Bob Lutz
Stan Smith
3–6, 3–6
Loss 9. 1974 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Jaime Fillol Manuel Orantes
Guillermo Vilas
4–6, 3–6
Win 4. 1975 Charlotte, United States Clay Jaime Fillol Ismail El Shafei
Brian Fairlie
6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Win 5. 1976 West-Berlin, Germany Hard Antonio Muñoz Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
7–5, 6–1
Win 6. 1976 Santiago, Chile Clay Hans Gildemeister Lito Álvarez
Belus Prajoux
6–3, 7–6
Loss 10. 1977 Murcia, Spain Clay Hans Gildemeister Patrice Dominguez
François Jauffret
5–7, 2–6
Win 7. 1977 Indianapolis, United States Clay Jaime Fillol Dick Crealy
Cliff Letcher
6–7, 6–4, 6–3
Win 8. 1977 Santiago, Chile Clay Jaime Fillol Henry Bunis
Paul McNamee
5–7, 6–1, 6–1


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