Guillermo Pérez Roldán (; born 20 October 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.
Pérez Roldán was known particularly as a strong clay court player. He turned professional in 1986. Between 1987 and 1993, he won nine top-level singles titles. His best Grand Slam performance came at the 1988 French Open, where he reached the quarter-finals, beating Alberto Mancini, Tore Meinecke, Patrik Kühnen and Stefan Edberg on the way, before being knocked out by Andre Agassi.
Tennis career
Juniors Pérez Roldán had an excellent junior career, winning the French Open Boys' Singles championship on his favored red clay in both 1986 and 1987 – since the open era, he is the only individual to have captured the Boys' Singles championship at the French Open more than once.
Junior Grand Slam results:
Australian Open: - French Open: W (1986, 1987) Wimbledon: 2R (1985) US Open: 3R (1985)
Pro tour He burst onto the scene as a teenager in 1987, winning two tour titles at the age of seventeen. In 1988, already seeded 14 by age eighteen, he reached the final of the Italian Open, where he battled Ivan Lendl in five grueling sets. Later that year, he followed up his clay-court success at the French Open, reaching the quarterfinals with wins over Alberto Mancini, Tore Meinecke, Patrik Kühnen and Stefan Edberg, before losing to Andre Agassi. He was named Rolex Rookie of the Year in 1988.
At the 1988 US Open, John McEnroe expressed outrage at being seeded lower than Pérez Roldán, who had not yet won a match on hard courts. However, Pérez Roldán silenced critics by progressing further in the tournament than McEnroe.
Pérez Roldán's career-high singles ranking was World No. 13 (in 1988), and his career prize-money earnings totaled $1,686,341. Despite his teenage success, in the early 1990s, his career was hamstrung by injuries, and he finally retired from the professional tour in 1996.
Pérez Roldán is currently tied for tenth on the list of most titles won by a teenager in the Open Era (five).
Personal life He has alleged suffering extensive physical, mental and financial abuse during his tennis career from his coach and father Raúl Pérez Roldán. A biopic based on his life was directed by Rodolfo Lamboglia and released on Star Television Network.
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 2 (2 titles) ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1986French OpenClay Stéphane Grenier4–6, 6–3, 6–2Win1987French OpenClay Jason Stoltenberg6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss1987French OpenClay Franco Davín Jim Courier Jonathan Stark7–6, 4–6, 3–6
ATP career finals
Singles: 20 (9 titles / 11 runner-ups) LegendGrand Slam Tournaments (0–0)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–1)ATP Championship Series (0–2)ATP World Series (9–8)Finals by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (9–11)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)Finals by settingOutdoors (9–11)Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Munich, GermanyGrand PrixClay Marián Vajda6–3, 7–6Win2–0Athens, GreeceGrand PrixClay Tore Meinecke6–2, 6–3Loss2–1Hilversum, NetherlandsGrand PrixClay Miloslav Mečíř4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 2–6Win3–1Buenos Aires, ArgentinaGrand PrixClay Jay Berger3–2 ret.Win4–1Munich, GermanyGrand PrixClay Jonas Svensson7–5, 6–3Loss4–2Rome, ItalyMasters SeriesClay Ivan Lendl6–2, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4, 4–6Loss4–3Hilversum, NetherlandsGrand PrixClay Emilio Sánchez3–6, 1–6, 6–3, 3–6Loss4–4Prague, Czech RepublicGrand PrixClay Thomas Muster4–6, 7–5, 2–6Loss4–5Buenos Aires, ArgentinaGrand PrixClay Javier Sánchez2–6, 6–7Loss4–6Geneva, SwitzerlandGrand PrixClay Marc Rosset4–6, 5–7Win5–6Palermo, ItalyGrand PrixClay Paolo Canè6–1, 6–4Loss5–7Casablanca, MoroccoWorld SeriesClay Thomas Muster1–6, 7–6(8–6), 2–6Loss5–8Barcelona, SpainChampionship SeriesClay Andrés Gómez0–6, 6–7(1–7), 6–3, 6–0, 2–6Loss5–9Stuttgart, GermanyChampionship SeriesClay Goran Ivanišević7–6(7–2), 1–6, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)Win6–9San Marino, San MarinoWorld SeriesClay Omar Camporese6–3, 6–3Loss6–10Munich, GermanyWorld SeriesClay Magnus Gustafsson6–3, 3–6, 3–4 ret.Win7–10San Marino, San MarinoWorld SeriesClay Frédéric Fontang6–3, 6–1Win8–10Casablanca, MoroccoWorld SeriesClay Germán López2–6, 7–5, 6–3Loss8–11Genova, ItalyWorld SeriesClay Andrei Medvedev3–6, 4–6Win9–11Casablanca, MoroccoWorld SeriesClay Younes El Aynaoui6–4, 6–3
Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
LegendGrand Slam Tournaments (0–0)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP Masters Series (0–0)ATP Championship Series (0–0)ATP World Series (0–3)Finals by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (0–3)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)Finals by settingOutdoors (0–3)Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Hilversum, NetherlandsGrand PrixClay Magnus Gustafsson Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez Vicario6–7, 3–6Loss0–2Geneva, SwitzerlandGrand PrixClay Gustavo Luza Mansour Bahrami Tomáš Šmíd4–6, 3–6Loss0–3Geneva, SwitzerlandGrand PrixClay Mansour Bahrami Andrés Gómez Alberto Mancini3–6, 5–7
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals
Singles: 5 (4–1)
Legend (singles)ATP Challenger Tour (4–1)ITF Futures Tour (0–0)Titles by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (4–1)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Agadir, MoroccoChallengerClay Thomas Muster2–6, 5–7Win1–1Messina, ItalyChallengerClay Stefano Pescosolido 6–1, 6–3Win2–1Salerno, ItalyChallengerClay Claudio Pistolesi 4–6, 6–1, 6–3Win3–1Agadir, MoroccoChallengerClay Francisco Roig6–2, 2–6, 6–4Win4–1Graz, AustriaChallengerClay Karel Novacek3–6, 6–2, 7–5
Doubles: 2 (1–1)
Legend (singles)ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)ITF Futures Tour (0–0)Titles by surfaceHard (1–0)Clay (0–1)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1San Luis Potosí, MexicoChallengerClay Luis Herrera Leonardo Lavalle Jorge Lozano7–5, 3–6, 2–6Win1–1Messina, ItalyChallengerHard Renzo Furlan Jan Apell Markus Naewie6–4, 6–2
Performance timelines
Singles Tournament19871988198919901991199219931994SRW–LWin %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0French Open1RQF4R4R1R1R1R1R0 / 810–8WimbledonAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0US OpenA3R3RAAAAA0 / 24–2Win–loss0–16–25–23–10–10–10–10–10 / 1014–10ATP Masters SeriesMiamiA1R2RA2RAAA0 / 31–3Monte CarloA2RQF2R2R1R1RA0 / 64–6Hamburg2RQF3R1RA2R1RA0 / 65–6Rome2RFQFQF1R2RQFA0 / 716–7CanadaAA2RAAAAA0 / 11–1CincinnatiA1RAAAAAA0 / 10–1ParisA1RA2RAAAA0 / 20–2Win–loss2–27–68–54–41–32–33–30–00 / 2627–26
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