Gonzalo_Escobar

Gonzalo Escobar

Gonzalo Escobar

Ecuadorian tennis player


Gonzalo Escobar (Latin American Spanish: [ɡonˈsalo eskoˈβaɾ]; 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.

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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 Uruguyan Ariel Behar, Escobar won two ATP titles at the 2021 Delray Beach Open and the 2021 Andalucía Open[2] 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.[3] 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.

He won his fourth title at the 2023 Swedish Open with Nedovyesov.[4] He won his fifth title at the 2023 Sofia Open with Nedovyesov.[5]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 14 (6–8)

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Doubles: 38 (20–18)

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References

  1. "Gonzalo Escobar". ATP Tour. Retrieved 1 January 2023.

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