Gonzalo Escobar (; born 20 January 1989, in Manta) is an Ecuadorian tennis player. His career-high doubles ranking is World No. 38, achieved on 15 November 2021. He has won three ATP doubles titles with Uruguayan Ariel Behar and three with Kazakhstani Aleksandr Nedovyesov. Escobar also has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 281 achieved on 15 June 2015.

Playing for Ecuador in Davis Cup, Escobar has a W/L record of 8–9.

Career 2021–2022: Three ATP doubles titles and top 50 Partnering with Uruguayan Ariel Behar, Escobar won two ATP titles at the 2021 Delray Beach Open and the 2021 Andalucía Open and reached three other finals on the ATP tour in 2021 after winning two ATP Challenger Tour titles together in 2020. He entered the top 50 following the final at the 2021 Serbia Open on 26 April 2021. He reached the third round of a Major for the first time at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. Escobar finished the year 2021 ranked No. 38, a career-high doubles ranking.

In 2022, he reached a fourth final and won his third ATP 250 title with Behar at the 2022 Serbia Open defeating top seeds Mate Pavić and Nikola Mektić. The pair reached two Major third rounds at the 2022 Australian Open and the 2022 US Open (tennis). Escobar finished the year 2022 ranked No. 40, a second best career-high doubles ranking.

2023: Fourth and fifth ATP titles

He reached the third round at the 2023 Australian Open with Tomislav Brkić.

He reached his ninth ATP final at the 2023 Libéma Open with Kazakhstani Aleksandr Nedovyesov, losing to Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski.

He won his fourth title at the 2023 Swedish Open with Nedovyesov. He won his fifth title at the 2023 Sofia Open with Nedovyesov.

ATP career finals Doubles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner-ups) LegendGrand Slam tournaments (0–0)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)ATP World Tour 250 Series (6–8)Titles by surfaceHard (2–2)Clay (4–3)Grass (0–3)Titles by settingOutdoor (5–8)Indoor (1–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Delray Beach Open,United States250 SeriesHard Ariel Behar Christian Harrison Ryan Harrison6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), [10–4]Loss1–1Argentina Open,Argentina250 SeriesClay Ariel Behar Tomislav Brkić Nikola Ćaćić3–6, 5–7Win2–1Andalucía Open,Spain250 SeriesClay Ariel Behar Tomislav Brkić Nikola Ćaćić6–2, 6–4Loss2–2Serbia Open,Serbia250 SeriesClay Ariel Behar Ivan Sabanov Matej Sabanov 3–6, 6–7(5–7)Loss2–3Stuttgart Open,Germany250 SeriesGrass Ariel Behar Marcelo Demoliner Santiago González 6–4, 3–6, [8–10] Loss2–4Adelaide International,Australia250 SeriesHard Ariel Behar Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski 6–7(5–7), 4–6Win3–4Serbia Open,Serbia250 SeriesClay Ariel Behar Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić 6–2, 3–6, [10–7] Loss3–5Mallorca Championships,Spain250 SeriesGrass Ariel Behar Rafael Matos David Vega Hernández6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), [1–10]Loss3–6Rosmalen Championships,Netherlands250 SeriesGrass Aleksandr Nedovyesov Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski6–7(1–7), 2–6Win4–6Swedish Open,Sweden250 SeriesClay Aleksandr Nedovyesov Francisco Cabral Rafael Matos6–2, 6–2Loss4–7Austrian Open Kitzbühel,Austria250 SeriesClay Aleksandr Nedovyesov Alexander Erler Lucas Miedler4–6, 4–6Win5–7Nov 2023Sofia Open,Bulgaria250 SeriesHard (i) Aleksandr Nedovyesov Julian Cash Nikola Mektić6–3, 3–6, [13–11]Loss5–8Feb 2024Los Cabos Open,Mexico250 SeriesHard Aleksandr Nedovyesov Max Purcell Jordan Thompson 5–7, 6–7(2–7)Win6–8Estoril Open, Portugal250 SeriesClay Aleksandr Nedovyesov Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul 7–5, 6–2

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 14 (6–8) Legend (singles)ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)ITF Futures Tour (6–7)Titles by surfaceHard (2–5)Clay (4–3)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Ecuador F1, GuayaquilFuturesHard Emilio Gómez3–6, 2–6Loss0–2Ecuador F1, GuayaquilFuturesClay Emilio Gómez5–7, 6–7(3–7)Win1–2Ecuador F1, GuayaquilFuturesClay Roberto Quiroz6–2, 6–2Win2–2Ecuador F2, GuayaquilFuturesHard Iván Endara6–3, 7–5Win3–2Ecuador F3, QuitoFuturesClay Jean-Yves Aubone4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3Win4–2Ecuador F5, QuitoFuturesClay Mauricio Echazú6–2, 6–1Loss4–3Peru F8, LimaFuturesClay Duilio Beretta0–6, 4–6Win5–3Canada F7, WinnipegFuturesHard Fritz Wolmarans7–6(7–4), 6–0Loss5–4Canada F8, CalgaryFuturesHard Frank Dancevic4–6, 3–6Win6–4Italy F14, FrascatiFuturesClay Viktor Galović6–1, 6–2Loss6–5Bolivia F1, La PazFuturesClay Juan Ignacio Galarza6–6 ret.Loss6–6Mexico F7, MetepecFuturesHard Marc-Andrea Hüsler3–6, 4–6Loss6–7Mexico F8, CancúnFuturesHard Lucas Catarina4–6, 6–7(2–7)Loss6–8Morelos, MexicoChallengerHard Matías Franco Descotte1–6, 4–6

Doubles: 52 (29–23) Legend (doubles)ATP Challenger Tour (21–17)ITF Futures Tour (8–6)Titles by surfaceHard (12–8)Clay (16–15)Grass (1–0)Carpet (0–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1USA F17, Oklahoma CityFuturesHard Jesús Bandrés Mackenzie McDonald Martin Redlicki6–4, 6–7(3–7), [8–10]Win1–1Ecuador F1, GuayaquilFuturesClay Jean-Yves Aubone Iván Endara Caio Silva7–6(8–6), 6–2Win2–1Ecuador F3, QuitoFuturesClay Rodrigo Sánchez Caio Silva Thales Turini6–1, 6–0Win3–1Peru F8, LimaFuturesClay Emilio Gómez Eduardo Dischinger Tiago Lopes6–3, 6–2Loss3–2Canada F7, WinnipegFuturesHard Sora Fukuda Luis David Martínez Luis Patiño4–6, 3–6Win4–2USA F16, TampaFuturesClay Roberto Quiroz Miomir Kecmanović Jonas Lütjen6–4, 7–6(7–4)Loss4–3Barranquilla, ColombiaChallengerClay Roberto Quiroz Alejandro Falla Eduardo Struvay4–6, 5–7Loss4–4Bogotá, ColombiaChallengerClay Ariel Behar Marcelo Arévalo Sergio Galdós4–6, 1–6Loss4–5USA F5, WestonFuturesClay Luis David Martínez Facundo Argüello Juan Ignacio Londero4–6, 7–6(7–1), [12–14]Loss4–6Italy F15, Reggio EmiliaFuturesClay Alexander Centenari Grzegorz Panfil Ante Pavić1–6, 6–7(4–7)Loss4–7Mexico F6, MonterreyFuturesHard Federico Zeballos Marc-Andrea Hüsler Jessy Kalambay6–7(5–7), 4–6Win5–7Mexico F7, MetepecFuturesHard Manuel Sánchez John Paul Fruttero Thai-Son Kwiatkowski6–3, 6–3Win6–7Mexico F8, CancúnFuturesHard Bruno Sant'Anna Boris Arias Federico Zeballos1–6, 6–3, [10–4]Win7–7Croatia F2, PorečFuturesClay Bruno Sant'Anna Ivan Sabanov Matej Sabanov6–4, 5–7, [11–9]Win8–7León, MexicoChallengerHard Manuel Sánchez Bradley Mousley John-Patrick Smith6–4, 6–4Loss8–8Romania F2, BacăuFuturesClay Gábor Borsos Franco Agamenone Hernán Casanova2–6, 3–6Loss8–9Milan, ItalyChallengerClay Fernando Romboli Julian Ocleppo Andrea Vavassori6–4, 1–6, [9–11]Loss8–10Recanati, ItalyChallengerHard Fernando Romboli Gong Maoxin Zhang Ze6–2, 6–7(5–7), [8–10]Win9–10Italy F21, BolzanoFuturesClay Hernán Casanova Wilson Leite Bruno Sant'Anna7–5, 6–2Loss9–11Columbus, USAChallengerHard (i) Roberto Quiroz Peter Polansky Tommy Paul3–6, 3–6Loss9–12Lima, PeruChallengerClay Ariel Behar Guido Andreozzi Guillermo Durán6–2, 6–7(5–7), [5–10]Loss9–13Morelos, MexicoChallengerHard Luis David Martínez André Göransson Marc-Andrea Hüsler3–6, 6–3, [9–11]Loss9–14Puerto Vallarta, MexicoChallengerHard Luis David Martínez Matt Reid John-Patrick Smith6–7(10–12), 3–6Win10–14Jerusalem, IsraelChallengerHard Ariel Behar Evan King Julian Ocleppo6–4, 7–6(7–5)Loss10–15Parma, ItalyChallengerClay Ariel Behar Laurynas Grigelis Andrea Pellegrino6–1, 3–6, [7–10]Win11–15Prague, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Ariel Behar Andrey Golubev Aleksandr Nedovyesov6–7(4–7), 7–5, [10–8]Win12–15Genoa, ItalyChallengerClay Ariel Behar Guido Andreozzi Andrés Molteni3–6, 6–4, [10–3]Win13–15Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicChallengerClay Ariel Behar Orlando Luz Luis David Martínez6–7(5–7), 6–4, [12–10]Win14–15Lima, PeruChallengerClay Ariel Behar Felipe Meligeni Alves Luis David Martínez2–6, 6–2, [3–10]Win15–15Guayaquil, EcuadorChallengerClay Ariel Behar Pedro Sakamoto Thiago Seyboth Wild7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)Loss15–16Houston, USAChallengerHard Ariel Behar Jonathan Erlich Santiago González3–6, 6–7(4–7)Win16–16Bangkok, ThailandChallengerHard Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela Zhang Ze Gong Maoxin6-3, 6–3Win17–16Newport Beach, USAChallengerHard Ariel Behar Antonio Šančić6–2, 6–4Loss17–17Aix-en-Provence, FranceChallengerClay Ariel Behar Andrés Molteni Hugo Nys4–6, 6–7(4–7)Loss17–18Parma, ItalyChallengerClay Ariel Behar Marcelo Arévalo Tomislav Brkić4–6, 4–6Win18–18Istanbul, TurkeyChallengerHard Ariel Behar Robert Galloway Nathaniel Lammons4–6, 6–3, [10–7]Win19–18Ilkley, UKChallengerGrass Aleksandr Nedovyesov Robert Galloway John-Patrick Smith2–6, 7–5, [11–9]Win20–18Girona, SpainChallengerClay Aleksandr Nedovyesov Jonathan Eysseric Albano Olivetti7–6(7–1), 6–4Loss20–19Braunschweig, GermanyChallengerClay Sriram Balaji Sander Arends Robin Haase6–4, 4–6, [8–10]Win21–19Punta Cana, Dominican RepublicChallengerHard Diego Hidalgo Petr Nouza Patrik Rikl7–6(7–5), 6–4Win22–19Morelia, MexicoChallengerHard Diego Hidalgo Marc-Andrea Hüsler Stefano Napolitano6–4, 4–6, [10–3]Win23–19Antofagasta, ChileChallengerClay Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela Luís Britto Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida6–3, 4–6, [10–6]Loss23–20Curitiba, BrazilChallengerClay Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela Matías Soto Federico Zeballos4–6, 5–7Loss23–21Sauipe, BrazilChallengerClay Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela Luís Miguel Eduardo Ribeiro6–7(4–7), 6–4, [5–10]Win24–21Lima, PeruChallengerClay Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela Federico Agustín Gómez Luis David Martínez6–4, 6–4Loss24–22Montevideo, UruguayChallengerClay Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela Facundo Mena Rodrigo Pacheco Méndez6–3, 3–6, [9–11]Win25–22Concepción, ChileChallengerClay Eduardo Ribeiro Mariano Kestelboim Marcelo Zormann7–6(7–4), 6–4Win26–22Zadar, CroatiaChallengerClay Nino Serdarušić Simone Agostini Jonáš Forejtek6–1, 6–2Loss26–23Bogotá, ColombiaChallengerClay Facundo Mena Matías Soto Federico Zeballos4–6, 6–2, [9–11]Win27–23Lexington, USAChallengerHard Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha Andre Ilagan Karl Poling6–7(1–7), 6–3, [11–9]Win28–23Brownsburg, USAChallengerHard Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha Robert Cash Bart Stevens6–4, 6–1Win29–23Jingshan, ChinaChallengerHard Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela Reese Stalder7–5, 6–2

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