Raúl Ramírez

Raúl Ramírez (born 20 June 1953) is a retired Mexican professional tennis player. He was active during the 1970s and 1980s. Ramírez was the first player to finish first in both singles and doubles Grand Prix point standings, accomplishing the feat in 1976. He attended and played tennis at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.[1]

Raúl Ramírez
Full nameRaúl Carlos Ramírez
Country (sports) Mexico
ResidenceEnsenada, Baja California, Mexico
Born (1953-06-20) 20 June 1953
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1973 (amateur tour from 1970)
Retired1983
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,217,971
Singles
Career record544–268 (67.0%)
Career titles19
Highest rankingNo. 4 (7 November 1976)
Grand Slam Singles results
French OpenSF (1976, 1977)
WimbledonSF (1976)
US OpenQF (1978)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (1974)
WCT FinalsQF (1975, 1976, 1978)
Doubles
Career record583–194 (75.0%)
Career titles60
Highest rankingNo. 1 (12 April 1976)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French OpenW (1975, 1977)
WimbledonW (1976)
US OpenF (1977)

Personal life

Ramírez was born in Ensenada, Baja California. He is not related to Yola Ramírez, a Mexican tennis champion of the 1950s and 1960s. In 1981, he married the Venezuelan-born former Miss Universe Maritza Sayalero. The couple lives in Ensenada and has three children: Rebecca (born 1982), Raúl (born 1984), and Daniel Francisco (1989).

Career

Ramirez was ranked as high as World No. 4 (achieving this ranking on 7 November 1976) and he is one of the all-time leading doubles winners, having spent 61 weeks ranked World No. 1 in doubles, beginning 12 April 1976. He won 19 singles titles, including titles at the ATP Masters Series events in Rome (1975) and Monte Carlo (1978).

He won 60 doubles titles, including Wimbledon (1976), the French Open (1975 & '77), and at ATP Masters Series events in Cincinnati (1978), Canada (1976, ’77 & ’81), Monte Carlo (1979), Paris (1977), and Rome (1974, ’75, ’76 & ’77). He won the WCT World Doubles twice in 1975 and 1980. He won the men's singles in the Ojai Tennis Tournament in 1971.[2]

He played tournaments of the two world tennis circuits played at the time, the Grand Prix tennis circuit and the World Championship Tennis (WCT). These circuits were predecessors of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour (ATP Tour). In 1975 he won the Grand Prix, the present day equivalent of the Race.

ATP career finals

Singles: 39 (18 titles, 21 runner-ups)

Result No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 1973 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Manuel Orantes ABN
Win 1. 1973 Tehran, Iran Clay John Newcombe 6–7, 6–1, 7–5, 6–3
Win 2. 1974 Columbus, U.S. Hard Roscoe Tanner 3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss 2. 1974 Tehran, Iran Clay Guillermo Vilas 0–6, 3–6, 1–6
Win 3. 1975 St. Petersburg WCT, U.S. Hard Roscoe Tanner 6–0, 1–6, 6–2
Loss 3. 1975 Caracas WCT, Venezuela Hard Rod Laver 6–7, 2–6
Win 4. 1975 Charlotte, U.S. Clay Roscoe Tanner 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 5. 1975 Rome, Italy Clay Manuel Orantes 7–6, 7–5, 7–5
Win 6. 1975 Tokyo, Japan Clay Manuel Orantes 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
Win 7. 1976 Mexico City WCT, Mexico Clay Eddie Dibbs 7–6, 6–2
Loss 4. 1976 Jackson WCT, U.S. Carpet Ken Rosewall 3–6, 3–6
Win 8. 1976 Caracas WCT, Venezuela Clay Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–4
Win 9. 1976 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Adriano Panatta 7–5, 6–7, 6–1, 6–3
Loss 5. 1976 Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay Jimmy Connors 2–6, 4–6
Loss 6. 1976 North Conway, U.S. Clay Jimmy Connors 6–7, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 7. 1976 Tehran, Iran Clay Manuel Orantes 6–7, 0–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss 8. 1976 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Wojciech Fibak 7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 1–6
Win 10. 1976 London, England Carpet Manuel Orantes 6–3, 6–4
Loss 9. 1977 Miami WCT, U.S. Clay Eddie Dibbs 0–6, 3–6
Loss 10. 1977 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard Jimmy Connors 4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Win 11. 1977 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Mark Cox 9–7, 7–5
Win 12. 1977 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Brian Gottfried 7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 11. 1977 Oviedo, Spain Hard Eddie Dibbs 4–6, 1–6
Win 13. 1978 Mexico City WCT, Mexico Hard Pat DuPré 6–4, 6–1
Loss 12. 1978 Rancho Mirage, U.S. Hard Roscoe Tanner 1–6, 6–7
Loss 13. 1978 Washington Indoor, U.S. Carpet Brian Gottfried 5–7, 6–7
Loss 14. 1978 Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands Carpet Jimmy Connors 5–7, 5–7
Win 14. 1978 Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco Clay Tomáš Šmíd 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 15. 1978 Birmingham, England Grass Jimmy Connors 3–6, 1–6, 2–6
Loss 16. 1978 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Eddie Dibbs 2–6, 3–6
Loss 17. 1978 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Vijay Amritraj 4–6, 4–6
Win 15. 1979 Florence, Italy Clay Karl Meiler 6–4, 1–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0
Win 16. 1980 San Juan, Puerto Rico Hard Phil Dent 6–3, 6–2
Loss 18. 1980 Florence, Italy Clay Adriano Panatta 2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss 19. 1981 Florence, Italy Clay José Luis Clerc 1–6, 2–6
Loss 20. 1982 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay Pedro Rebolledo 4–6, 6–3, 6–7
Win 17. 1982 Caracas, Venezuela Hard Zoltan Kuharszky 4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Loss 21. 1982 South Orange, U.S. Clay Yannick Noah 3–6, 6–7
Win 18. 1983 Caracas, Venezuela Hard Morris Skip Strode 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 101 (60 titles, 41 runners-up)

Result No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 1973 Salt Lake City, U.S. Hard (i) Mike Estep Jiří Hřebec
Jan Kukal
6–4, 7–6
Win 2. 1973 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Jim McManus José Mandarino
Tito Vázquez
6–2, 6–2, 6–3
Loss 1. 1973 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Brian Gottfried John Alexander
Phil Dent
6–1, 6–7, 6–7
Win 3. 1973 New Delhi, India Outdoor Jim McManus Anand Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj
6–2, 6–4
Win 4. 1974 Toronto WCT, Canada Carpet Tony Roche Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Win 5. 1974 Charlotte, U.S. Clay Buster Mottram Owen Davidson
John Newcombe
6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Loss 2. 1974 Hamburg, Germany Clay Brian Gottfried Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
3–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win 6. 1974 Rome, Italy Clay Brian Gottfried Juan Gisbert, Sr.
Ilie Năstase
6–3, 6–2, 6–3
Loss 3. 1974 Chicago, U.S. Carpet Brian Gottfried Tom Gorman
Marty Riessen
6–4, 3–6, 5–7
Win 7. 1974 South Orange, U.S. Hard Brian Gottfried Anand Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj
7–6, 6–7, 7–6
Loss 4. 1974 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Brian Gottfried Ross Case
Geoff Masters
3–6, 2–6
Loss 5. 1974 Madrid, Spain Clay Brian Gottfried Patrice Dominguez
Antonio Muñoz
1–6, 3–6
Loss 6. 1974 Tehran, Iran Clay Brian Gottfried Manuel Orantes
Guillermo Vilas
6–7, 6–2, 2–6
Loss 7. 1974 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i) Brian Gottfried Patrice Dominguez
François Jauffret
5–7, 4–6
Loss 8. 1974 London, England Carpet Brian Gottfried Jimmy Connors
Ilie Năstase
6–3, 6–7, 3–6
Win 8. 1975 Philadelphia WCT, U.S. Carpet Brian Gottfried Dick Stockton
Erik van Dillen
3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Win 9. 1975 St. Petersburg WCT, U.S. Hard Brian Gottfried Charlie Pasarell
Roscoe Tanner
6–4, 6–4
Win 10. 1975 La Costa WCT, U.S. Hard Brian Gottfried Charlie Pasarell
Roscoe Tanner
7–5, 6–4
Loss 9. 1975 São Paulo WCT, Brazil Carpet Brian Gottfried Ross Case
Geoff Masters
7–6, 6–7, 6–7
Loss 10. 1975 Caracas WCT, Venezuela Hard Brian Gottfried Ross Case
Geoff Masters
5–7, 6–4, 2–6
Win 11. 1975 Orlando WCT, U.S. Hard Brian Gottfried Colin Dibley
Ray Ruffels
6–4, 6–4
Win 12. 1975 Tucson, U.S. Hard William Brown Raymond Moore
Dennis Ralston
2–6, 7–6, 6–4
Win 13. 1975 World Doubles WCT, Mexico Carpet Brian Gottfried Mark Cox
Cliff Drysdale
7–6, 6–7, 6–2, 7–6
Win 14. 1975 Dallas WCT, U.S. Carpet Brian Gottfried Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 7–5
Win 15. 1975 Rome, Italy Clay Brian Gottfried Jimmy Connors
Ilie Năstase
6–4, 7–6, 2–6, 6–1
Win 16. 1975 French Open, Paris Clay Brian Gottfried John Alexander
Phil Dent
6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss 11. 1975 Washington, D.C., U.S. Outdoor Brian Gottfried Robert Lutz
Stan Smith
5–7, 6–2, 1–6
Win 17. 1975 Boston, U.S. Clay Brian Gottfried John Andrews
Mike Estep
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Loss 12. 1975 Melbourne Indoor, Australia Grass Brian Gottfried Ross Case
Geoff Masters
4–6, 0–6
Win 18. 1975 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Brian Gottfried Ross Case
Geoff Masters
6–4, 6–2
Win 19. 1975 Perth, Australia Hard Brian Gottfried Ross Case
Geoff Masters
2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–0
Win 20. 1975 Tokyo, Japan Clay Brian Gottfried Juan Gisbert, Sr.
Manuel Orantes
7–6, 6–4
Win 21. 1976 Monterrey WCT, Mexico Carpet Brian Gottfried Ross Case
Geoff Masters
6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Win 22. 1976 Richmond WCT, U.S. Carpet Brian Gottfried Arthur Ashe
Tom Okker
6–4, 7–5
Win 23. 1976 St. Louis WCT, U.S. Carpet Brian Gottfried John Alexander
Phil Dent
6–4, 6–2
Win 24. 1976 México City WCT, México Clay Brian Gottfried Ismail El Shafei
Brian Fairlie
6–4, 7–6
Win 25. 1976 Jackson, U.S. Carpet Brian Gottfried Ross Case
Geoff Masters
7–5, 4–6, 6–0
Win 26. 1976 Caracas WCT, Venezuela Clay Brian Gottfried Jeff Borowiak
Ilie Năstase
7–5, 6–4
Win 27. 1976 Rome, Italy Clay Brian Gottfried Geoff Masters
John Newcombe
7–6, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 13. 1976 French Open, Paris Clay Brian Gottfried Fred McNair
Sherwood Stewart
6–7, 3–6, 1–6
Win 28. 1976 Wimbledon, London Grass Brian Gottfried Ross Case
Geoff Masters
3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5
Win 29. 1976 Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay Brian Gottfried Arthur Ashe
Jimmy Connors
6–3, 6–3
Win 30. 1976 North Conway, U.S. Clay Brian Gottfried Ricardo Cano
Víctor Pecci
6–3, 6–0
Win 31. 1976 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Brian Gottfried Fred McNair
Sherwood Stewart
6–2, 6–2
Win 32. 1976 Montreal, Canada Hard Bob Hewitt Juan Gisbert, Sr.
Manuel Orantes
6–2, 6–1
Win 33. 1976 Woodlands Doubles, U.S. Hard Brian Gottfried Phil Dent
Allan Stone
6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6
Win 34. 1976 Tehran, Iran Clay Wojciech Fibak Juan Gisbert, Sr.
Manuel Orantes
7–5, 6–1
Win 35. 1976 Madrid, Spain Clay Wojciech Fibak Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
4–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win 36. 1976 Barcelona, Spain Clay Brian Gottfried Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
7–6, 6–4
Loss 14. 1976 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Brian Gottfried Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
4–6, 0–4, ret.
Win 37. 1977 Miami, U.S. Clay Brian Gottfried Paul Kronk
Cliff Letcher
7–5, 6–4
Loss 15. 1977 Washington Indoor, U.S. Carpet Brian Gottfried Robert Lutz
Stan Smith
3–6, 5–7
Loss 16. 1977 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard Bob Hewitt Robert Lutz
Stan Smith
3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win 38. 1977 Rome, Italy Clay Brian Gottfried Fred McNair
Sherwood Stewart
6–7, 7–6, 7–5
Win 39. 1977 French Open, Paris Clay Brian Gottfried Wojciech Fibak
Jan Kodeš
7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 40. 1977 North Conway, U.S. Clay Brian Gottfried Fred McNair
Sherwood Stewart
7–5, 6–3
Win 41. 1977 Montreal, Canada Hard Bob Hewitt Fred McNair
Sherwood Stewart
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 17. 1977 U.S. Open, New York Clay Brian Gottfried Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
4–6, 0–6
Loss 18. 1977 Maui, U.S. Hard Brian Gottfried Robert Lutz
Stan Smith
6–7, 4–6
Win 42. 1977 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i) Brian Gottfried Jeff Borowiak
Roger Taylor
6–2, 6–0
Loss 19. 1977 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Brian Gottfried Wojciech Fibak
Tom Okker
3–6, 3–6
Loss 20. 1977 Wembley, England Hard Brian Gottfried Sandy Mayer
Frew McMillan
3–6, 6–7
Loss 21. 1977 Oviedo, Spain Hard Jan Kodeš Fred McNair
Sherwood Stewart
3–6, 1–6
Loss 22. 1978 Mexico City WCT, Mexico Hard Marcello Lara Gene Mayer
Sashi Menon
3–6, 6–7
Win 43. 1978 Memphis, U.S. Carpet Brian Gottfried Phil Dent
John Newcombe
3–6, 7–6, 6–2
Loss 23. 1978 Milan WCT, Italy Carpet Wojciech Fibak José Higueras
Víctor Pecci
7–5, 6–7, 6–7
Win 44. 1978 Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands Carpet Fred McNair Robert Lutz
Stan Smith
6–2, 6–3
Win 45. 1978 Cincinnati, U.S. Clay Gene Mayer Ismail El Shafei
Brian Fairlie
6–3, 6–3
Loss 24. 1978 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard Bob Hewitt Jaime Fillol
Álvaro Fillol
3–6, 6–7
Loss 25. 1978 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Fred McNair Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
2–6, 5–7
Loss 26. 1978 Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay Fred McNair Bob Hewitt
Arthur Ashe
3–6, 4–6
Loss 27. 1978 Los Angeles, U.S. Carpet Fred McNair John Alexander
Phil Dent
3–6, 6–7
Loss 28. 1978 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Fred McNair Anand Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj
4–6, 5–7
Win 46. 1979 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Ilie Năstase Víctor Pecci
Balázs Taróczy
6–3, 6–4
Loss 29. 1979 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard Adriano Panatta Marty Riessen
Sherwood Stewart
6–4, 4–6, 6–7
Loss 30. 1979 Wimbledon, London Grass Brian Gottfried Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 2–6
Loss 31. 1979 Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay Brian Gottfried Marty Riessen
Sherwood Stewart
6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 32. 1979 Louisville, U.S. Hard Vijay Amritraj Marty Riessen
Sherwood Stewart
2–6, 6–1, 1–6
Loss 33. 1979 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Brian Gottfried Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
3–6, 4–6
Loss 34. 1979 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Brian Gottfried Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
4–6, 6–3, 1–6
Win 47. 1980 Masters Doubles WCT, London Carpet Brian Gottfried Wojciech Fibak
Tom Okker
3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 35. 1980 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet Brian Gottfried Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
3–6, 6–7
Win 48. 1980 Florence, Italy Clay Gene Mayer Paolo Bertolucci
Adriano Panatta
6–1, 6–4
Loss 36. 1980 French Open, Paris Clay Brian Gottfried Victor Amaya
Hank Pfister
6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 3–6
Win 49. 1980 Sawgrass Doubles, U.S. Hard Brian Gottfried Robert Lutz
Stan Smith
7–6, 6–4, 2–6, 7–6
Loss 37. 1981 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet Brian Gottfried Marty Riessen
Sherwood Stewart
2–6, 2–6
Loss 38. 1981 Richmond WCT, U.S. Carpet Brian Gottfried Tim Gullikson
Bernard Mitton
6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Win 50. 1981 Milan, Italy Carpet Brian Gottfried John McEnroe
Peter Rennert
7–6, 6–3
Win 51. 1981 Florence, Italy Clay Pavel Složil Paolo Bertolucci
Adriano Panatta
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win 52. 1981 Boston, U.S. Clay Pavel Složil Hans Gildemeister
Andrés Gómez
6–4, 7–6
Win 53. 1981 Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay Van Winitsky Pavel Složil
Ferdi Taygan
5–7, 7–6, 7–6
Loss 39. 1981 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Van Winitsky Kevin Curren
Steve Denton
3–6, 7–5, 5–7
Win 54. 1981 Montreal, Canada Hard Ferdi Taygan Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
2–6, 7–6, 6–4
Win 55. 1982 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay Manuel Orantes Guillermo Aubone
Ángel Giménez
DEF
Win 56. 1982 La Quinta, U.S. Hard Brian Gottfried John Lloyd
Dick Stockton
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Win 57. 1982 Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay Van Winitsky Hans Gildemeister
Andrés Gómez
7–5, 7–6
Win 58. 1982 South Orange, U.S. Clay Van Winitsky Jai DiLouie
Blaine Willenborg
3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss 40. 1982 La Costa WCT, U.S. Hard Robert Lutz Fritz Buehning
Johan Kriek
6–3, 6–7, 3–6
Win 59. 1982 Sawgrass Doubles, U.S. Clay Brian Gottfried Mark Edmondson
Kim Warwick
W/O
Loss 41. 1983 Masters Doubles WCT, London Carpet Brian Gottfried Heinz Günthardt
Balázs Taróczy
3–6, 5–7, 6–7
Win 60. 1983 La Quinta, U.S. Hard Brian Gottfried Tian Viljoen
Danie Visser
6–3, 6–3

Grand Slam statistics

Doubles finals, 7 (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner1975French OpenClay Brian Gottfried John Alexander
Phil Dent
6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up1976French OpenClay Brian Gottfried Fred McNair
Sherwood Stewart
6–7, 3–6, 1–6
Winner1976WimbledonGrass Brian Gottfried Ross Case
Geoff Masters
3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5
Winner1977French Open (2)Clay Brian Gottfried Wojtek Fibak
Jan Kodeš
7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up1977US OpenClay Brian Gottfried Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
4–6, 0–6
Runner-up1979WimbledonGrass Brian Gottfried Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up1980French Open (2)Clay Brian Gottfried Victor Amaya
Hank Pfister
6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 3–6

Mixed doubles final, 1 (runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up1973WimbledonGrass Janet Newberry Billie Jean King
Owen Davidson
3–6, 2–6

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament1971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983Career SR
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0
French Open A A 2R QF QF SF SF QF 1R 4R 1R A A 0 / 9
Wimbledon A A 1R 2R QF SF 2R QF 2R 1R 2R A 1R 0 / 10
US Open 1R 3R 3R 4R 4R 2R 1R QF 1R 1R 2R 2R A 0 / 12
Annual Win-Loss 0–1 2–1 3–3 8–3 11–3 11–3 6–3 12–3 1–3 3–3 2–3 1–1 0–1 N/A

A = did not participate in the tournament.

Grand Slam doubles tournament timeline

Tournament1971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986Career SR
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A NH 0 / 0
French Open A A 1R 2R W F W SF QF F 1R A A A A 1R 2 / 10
Wimbledon A QF 3R QF 2R W 1R QF F QF 3R A A A A A 1 / 10
US Open 1R 2R SF QF 3R 2R F 1R 2R A 2R SF A A A A 0 / 11
Annual Win-Loss 0–1 4–2 6–3 6–3 6–2 12–2 11–2 7–3 9–3 8–2 2–3 4–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 N/A

NH = tournament not held.

A = did not participate in the tournament.

References

  1. USC Men's Tennis – On The Pro Tour Archived 22 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine, USCTrojans.com, Accessed 8 July 2008.
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