Santiago González (tennis)
![]() González at the 2015 French Open | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Residence | Córdoba, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Córdoba, Mexico | 24 February 1983||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prize money | US$ 1,381,337 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 9–12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 155 (22 May 2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | Q1 (2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | Q2 (2004, 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | Q2 (2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 165–151 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 23 (17 June 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 55 (1 February 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam Doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | QF (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | 3R (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 3R (2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | 3R (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | F (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (2010, 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | F (2013, 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 1 February 2016. |
Santiago González Torre (born 24 February 1983) is a Mexican professional tennis player. He is 6'3" (1.91 m). He turned professional in 2001. His highest ATP singles ranking in singles is World No. 155, achieved in May 2006, and World No. 23 in doubles, reached in June 2013. González represents Mexico at the Davis Cup competition; currently his record is 22–16.
Tennis career
González qualified for the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. He lost at his first match in Wimbledon against Israeli Dudi Sela. Along with American Scott Lipsky, he won an ATP World Tour 500 title in April 2011, the Barcelona Open. They defeated the Bryan brothers 5–7, 6–2, [12–10], breaking their 10-match winning streak. They also defeated doubles teams Jürgen Melzer & Nenad Zimonjić 6–3, 6–2, and Max Mirnyi & Daniel Nestor 7–6, 6–4.[1]
Significant finals
Grand Slam finals
Mixed doubles: 3 (0–3)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 2012 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(3–7), 1–6 |
Runner-up | 2013 | US Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2014 | US Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 6–2, [9–11] |
ATP career finals
Doubles: 16 (11 titles, 4 runners-up)
Legend |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) |
ATP World Tour 500 (1–1) |
ATP World Tour 250 (10–3) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
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Winner | 1. | May 9, 2010 | Serbia Open, Belgrade, Serbia | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 6–1 |
Runner-up | 1. | July 11, 2010 | Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, Newport, United States | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2. | April 24, 2011 | Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–2, [12–10] |
Runner-up | 2. | May 21, 2011 | Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, Nice, France | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 3. | August 6, 2011 | Bet-at-home Cup Kitzbühel, Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–1), 4–6, [11–9] |
Winner | 4. | July 15, 2012 | Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, Newport, United States | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Winner | 5. | August 25, 2012 | Winston-Salem Open, Winston-Salem, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, [10–2] |
Winner | 6. | May 5, 2013 | Portugal Open, Oeiras, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, [10–7] |
Winner | 7. | June 16, 2013 | Gerry Weber Open, Halle, Germany | Grass | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
Winner | 8. | May 4, 2014 | Portugal Open, Oeiras, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [10–8] |
Winner | 9. | May 24, 2014 | Düsseldorf Open, Düsseldorf, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 4–6, [10–3] |
Winner | 10. | February 15, 2015 | Memphis Open, Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–6(7–1), [10–8] |
Runner-up | 3. | March 1, 2015 | Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Acapulco, Mexico | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(2–7), 7–5, [3–10] |
Runner-up | 4. | July 25, 2015 | Croatia Open Umag, Umag, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [5–10] |
Winner | 11. | 14 February 2016 | Memphis Open, Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
12./5. | 10 April 2016 | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, Houston, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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Doubles performance timeline
Current through the 2016 US Open.
Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | SR | W-L | |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | |
French Open | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | |
Wimbledon | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 8 | 8–8 | |
US Open | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | |
Win–Loss | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 7–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0 / 28 | 20–28 |
References
- ↑ "Tennis – ATP World Tour – Barcelona 2011 Doubles Sunday". ATP World Tour. 24 April 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
External links
- Santiago González at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Santiago González at the International Tennis Federation
- Santiago González at the Davis Cup
- Wimbledon profile