Gaston Gaudio
Gaston Norberto Gaudio
"Gato"
ARG
Born: Dec 9, 1978, Temperley, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Age: 47
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Weight: 155 lbs (70 kg)
Plays: Right-handed
Turned Pro: 1996
Coach:
Franco Davin
Grand Slam Singles
1
Title
RG 1
67
Matches
36
Wins
53.7%
Win Rate
ATP Ranking
#5
Peak
#1025
Last rank (2011)
0
Weeks #1
6 points
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Biography
Gato is a retired tennis player from Argentina. He won eight singles titles and achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world no. 5 in April 2005. Gaudio's most significant title win came at the 2004 French Open, where he defeated fellow Argentine Guillermo Coria in five sets in the final.
He learned the game at the Temperley Lawn Tennis Club, and his first coach was Roberto Carruthers. In addition to tennis Gaudio played football and rugby as a child and chose tennis to help out his parents financially when their business ran into economic problems.
Gaudio started playing tennis at the age of six and was ranked no. 145 in the Argentine juniors behind Mariano Zabaleta. He turned professional in 1996, and in 1998 he won two ATP Challenger events in Santa Cruz, Bolivia over Luis Adrián Morejón. He finished year by winning in Santiago defeating Karim Alami.
He learned the game at the Temperley Lawn Tennis Club, and his first coach was Roberto Carruthers. In addition to tennis Gaudio played football and rugby as a child and chose tennis to help out his parents financially when their business ran into economic problems.
Gaudio started playing tennis at the age of six and was ranked no. 145 in the Argentine juniors behind Mariano Zabaleta. He turned professional in 1996, and in 1998 he won two ATP Challenger events in Santa Cruz, Bolivia over Luis Adrián Morejón. He finished year by winning in Santiago defeating Karim Alami.
Grand Slam Tracker
| AO | RG | W | US | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | |||||
| Age at 1st GS | PRO | ||||
| Age at Last GS | PRO | ||||
| Appearances | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 32 |
| Match Stats | |||||
| Matches | 16 | 30 | 8 | 13 | 67 |
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| Highest Seed | PRO | ||||
| Win/Loss | 8-8 | 21-9 | 2-6 | 5-8 | 36-31 |
| Sets Played | 58 | 114 | 30 | 48 | 250 |
| Results | |||||
| Finals | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Titles | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Runner-Up | - | - | - | - | - |
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