Colombian tennis player
Alejandro González (Latin American Spanish: [aleˈxandɾo ɣonˈsales] ;[a] born 7 February 1989)[1] is a Colombian former professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of World No. 70 achieved on 9 June 2014.
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 [ edit ]
In July 2013 Gonzalez received a 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 they lost in three sets despite taking the opening set. Gonzalez received a 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 recorded 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 his first ever ATP 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 was 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 [ edit ]
Singles: 26 (11–15) [ edit ]
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) [ edit ]
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
Loss
1.
19 August 2007
F1 Futures Valencia, Venezuela
Hard
Borja Malo-Casado
Daniel Garza Santiago González
3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win
2.
28 October 2007
F1 Futures Managua, Nicaragua
Hard
Nicolás Todero
Víctor Estrella José-Roberto Velasco
7–5, 6–4
Loss
3.
11 May 2018
F4 Futures Barranquilla, Colombia
Clay
Eduardo Struvay
Julio César Campozano Alejandro Kon
6–2, 6–7(1–7), [9–11]
Win
1.
19 July 2008
Manta , Ecuador
Hard
Eduardo Struvay
Víctor Estrella Alejandro Fabbri
7–5, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss
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]
Win
5.
3 August 2008
F5 Futures Valencia, Venezuela
Hard
Eduardo Struvay
Piero Luisi Roberto Maytín
w/o
Win
6.
12 October 2008
F8 Futures Valencia, Venezuela
Hard
Pablo González
Piero Luisi Roberto Maytín
6–3, 6–4
Win
7.
8 February 2009
F1 Futures Manizales, Colombia
Clay
Eduardo Struvay
Juan Pablo Amado Víctor Estrella
6–2, 6–7(6–8) , [10–5]
Win
8.
23 May 2009
F2 Futures Mérida, Venezuela
Hard
Eduardo Struvay
Mauricio Echazú Iván Endara
6–2, 7–5
Loss
9.
14 June 2009
F12 Futures Loomis, United States
Hard
Eduardo Struvay
Austin Krajicek Conor Pollock
2–6, 6–7(1–7)
Loss
10.
22 August 2009
F4 Futures Bogota, Colombia
Clay
Felipe Mantilla
Juan Sebastián Cabal Julio César Campozano
2–6, 0–6
Win
11.
30 August 2009
F5 Futures Medellin, Colombia
Clay
Juan Sebastián Cabal
Daniel Garza Michael Quintero
6–1, 6–4
Win
2.
27 September 2009
Bogotá , Colombia
Clay
Alejandro Falla
Diego Álvarez Sebastián Decoud
5–7, 6–4 (10–8)
Loss
3.
12 July 2010
Bogotá , Colombia
Clay
Víctor Estrella
Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah
7–6(7–6) , 6–4
Loss
4.
4 October 2010
Quito , Ecuador
Clay
Carlos Salamanca
Daniel Garza Eric Nunez
7–5, 6–4
Loss
12.
31 January 2011
F1 Futures Cúcuta, Colombia
Clay
Eduardo Struvay
Martín Alund Diego Álvarez
6–4, 6–4
Loss
13.
9 May 2011
F9 Futures Pozzuoli, Italy
Clay
Eduardo Struvay
Erik Crepaldi Claudio Grassi
6–7(12–14) ,6–1, [10–6]
Loss
14.
8 August 2011
F5 Futures Guayaquil, Ecuador
Hard
Felipe Mantilla
Guido Andreozzi Ariel Behar
7–6(17–9) ,4–6, [10–8]
Win
5.
8 July 2012
Panama City , Panama
Clay
Júlio César Campozano
Daniel Kosakowski Peter Polansky
6–4, 7–5
Loss
15.
30 July 2012
F20 Futures La Spezia, Italy
Clay
Pedro Sousa
Cristian Rodriguez Óscar Rodríguez
7–6(7–1) ,6–4
Loss
6.
15 April 2013
Panama City , Panama
Clay
Júlio César Campozano
Jorge Aguilar Sergio Galdós
6–4, 6–4
Loss
7.
1 July 2013
Manta , Ecuador
Clay
Carlos Salamanca
Marcelo Arévalo Sergio Galdós
6–3, 6–4
Win
8.
10 November 2013
Bogotá , Colombia
Clay
Juan Sebastián Cabal
Nicolás Barrientos Eduardo Struvay
6–3, 6–2
Loss
9.
4 October 2014
Cali , Colombia
Clay (red)
César Ramírez
Guido Andreozzi Guillermo Durán
6–3, 6–4
Win
10.
7 August 2016
Granby , Canada
Hard
Guilherme Clezar
Saketh Myneni Sanam Singh
3–6, 6–1, [12–10]
Loss
11.
6 January 2018
Nouméa , New Caledonia
Hard
Jaume Munar
Hugo Nys Tim Pütz
2–6, 2–6
Performance timelines [ edit ]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record; .
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Singles [ edit ]
Current till 2015 US Open .
Doubles [ edit ]
This table is current through the 2014 Australian Open .
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]