André Ghem Explained
| André Ghem |
| Residence: | Novo Hamburgo, Brazil |
| Birth Date: | 29 May 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Turnedpro: | 2003 |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Careerprizemoney: | $ 526,358 |
| Singlesrecord: | 2–5 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup) |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 118 (27 July 2015) |
| Currentsinglesranking: | No. 331 (31 July 2017) |
| Australianopenresult: | Q3 (2012, 2017) |
| Frenchopenresult: | Q3 (2014, 2015) |
| Wimbledonresult: | Q2 (2014) |
| Usopenresult: | Q2 (2013) |
| Doublesrecord: | 1–2 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup) |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 88 (25 June 2007) |
| Currentdoublesranking: | No. 239 (31 July 2017) |
| Updated: | 2 August 2017 |
André Swytka Ghem (born 29 May 1982) is a Brazilian professional tennis player. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking in July 2015, when he became the World No. 118.
Career
Born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Ghem became the World No. 181 in August 2006. At the 2006 Brasil Open, he won against Gustavo Kuerten. The score was 3–6, 6–3, 6–4.[1]
Titles (14)
Challengers and futures (5)
| Challengers (1) |
| Futures (4) | |
Doubles (9)
| valign=top width=33% align=left | | Legend |
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| Grand Slam (0) | | Tennis Masters Cup (0) | | ATP Masters Series (0) | | ATP Tour (0) | | Challengers (9) | |
| valign=top width=33% align=left | | Titles by surface |
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| Hard (1) | | Grass (0) | | Clay (8) | | Carpet (0) | |
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score |
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| 1. | 24 April 2006 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard |  Pierre-Ludovic Duclos | Rik de Voest
 Glenn Weiner | 6–4, 0–6, [10–3] |
| 2. | 7 August 2006 | Joinville, Brazil | Clay |  Alexandre Simoni | Marcelo Melo
André Sá | 6–4, 5–7, [10–8] |
| 3. | 9 October 2006 | Medellín, Colombia | Clay | Marcelo Melo | Pablo Cuevas
 Horacio Zeballos | Walkover |
| 4. | 6 November 2006 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Flávio Saretta | Tomas Behrend
 Marcel Granollers | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 5. | 13 November 2006 | Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | Tomas Behrend | Carlos Berlocq
Martín Vassallo Argüello | 3–6, 6–3, [10–3] |
| 6. | 14 May 2007 | Zagreb, Croatia | Clay | Tomas Behrend |  James Auckland
Jamie Delgado | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 7. | 4 June 2007 | Furth, Germany | Clay |  Bruno Echagaray |  Fabio Fognini
Frederico Gil | 7–6(1), 4–6, [13–11] |
| 8. | 22 July 2012 | Bercuit, Belgium | Clay | Marco Trungelliti | Facundo Bagnis
Pablo Galdón | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 9. | 24 January 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Clay | Gastão Elias |  Jonathan Eysseric
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | 6–4, 7–6(7–2) | |
Runners-up (7)
Singles (1)
| Legend |
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| Grand Slam (0) | | Tennis Masters Cup (0) | | ATP Masters Series (0) | | ATP Tour (0) | | Challengers (1) | |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (0) | | Grass (0) | | Clay (1) | | Carpet (0) | |
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Doubles (6)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam (0) | | Tennis Masters Cup (0) | | ATP Masters Series (0) | | ATP Tour (0) | | Challengers (6) | |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (3) | | Grass (0) | | Clay (3) | | Carpet (0) | |
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| 1. | 2 January 2006 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | Lucas Engel | Thiago Alves
Flávio Saretta | 7–6(12–10), 6–3 |
| 2. | 13 March 2006 | Salinas, Ecuador | Hard | Alexandre Simoni | Thiago Alves
Júlio Silva | 3–6, 6–4, [10–4] |
| 3. | 14 July 2008 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Clay | Boy Westerhof |  Dušan Karol
Jaroslav Pospíšil | 6–7(2–7), 6–1, [10–6] |
| 4. | 21 July 2008 | Penza, Russia | Hard | Boy Westerhof |  Denis Istomin
 Evgeniy Kirillov | 6–2, 3–6, [10–6] |
| 5. | 28 April 2012 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | João Pedro Sorgi | Paul Capdeville
Marcel Felder | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 6. | 29 July 2012 | Tampere, Finland | Clay |  Niels Desein |  Michael Linzer
Gerald Melzer | 1–6, 6–7(3–7) | |
Notes and References
- News: Gaudio y Massú a octavos y Kuerten vuelve a decepcionar. Gaudio and Massú into Round of 16, Kuerten disappoints again. 23 July 2017. El Universo. DPA. 21 February 2006. Costa do Sauípe. es. The biggest deception on first round was, once again, former No. 1 'Guga' Kuerten, who was eliminated after losing to his youngest compatriot André Ghem, invited by the tournament organizers..
