Gonzalo Escobar | |
Fullname: | Gonzalo Escobar |
Residence: | Manta, Ecuador |
Birth Date: | 1989 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Manta, Ecuador |
Height: | [1] |
Plays: | Left-handed (two–handed backhand) |
College: | Texas Tech University |
Careerprizemoney: | $860,108 |
Singlesrecord: | 4–5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Singlestitles: | 0 |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 281 (15 June 2015) |
Doublestitles: | 6 |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 38 (15 November 2021) |
Currentdoublesranking: | No. 56 (29 January 2024) |
Australianopendoublesresult: | 3R (2022, 2023) |
Frenchopendoublesresult: | 2R (2022, 2024) |
Wimbledondoublesresult: | 3R (2021) |
Usopendoublesresult: | 3R (2022) |
Australianopenmixedresult: | SF (2022) |
Frenchopenmixedresult: | QF (2022) |
Wimbledonmixedresult: | 2R (2021) |
Updated: | 29 January 2024 |
Gonzalo Escobar (pronounced as /es-419/; 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.
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.
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]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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Win | 1–0 | Delray Beach Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | Ariel Behar | Christian Harrison Ryan Harrison | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), [10–4] | ||
Loss | 1–1 | Argentina Open, Argentina | 250 Series | Clay | Ariel Behar | Tomislav Brkić Nikola Ćaćić | 3–6, 5–7 | ||
Win | 2–1 | Andalucía Open, Spain | 250 Series | Clay | Ariel Behar | Tomislav Brkić Nikola Ćaćić | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 2–2 | Serbia Open, Serbia | 250 Series | Clay | Ariel Behar | 3–6, 6–7(5–7) | |||
Loss | 2–3 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | 250 Series | Grass | Ariel Behar | 6–4, 3–6, [8–10] | |||
Loss | 2–4 | Adelaide International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | Ariel Behar | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | |||
Win | 3–4 | Serbia Open, Serbia | 250 Series | Clay | Ariel Behar | Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić | 6–2, 3–6, [10–7] | ||
Loss | 3–5 | Mallorca Championships, Spain | 250 Series | Grass | Ariel Behar | Rafael Matos David Vega Hernández | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), [1–10] | ||
Loss | 3–6 | Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands | 250 Series | Grass | Aleksandr Nedovyesov | Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski | 6–7(1–7), 2–6 | ||
Win | 4–6 | Swedish Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Clay | Aleksandr Nedovyesov | Francisco Cabral Rafael Matos | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 4–7 | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria | 250 Series | Clay | Aleksandr Nedovyesov | Alexander Erler Lucas Miedler | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Win | 5–7 | Nov 2023 | Sofia Open, Bulgaria | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Aleksandr Nedovyesov | Julian Cash Nikola Mektić | 6–3, 3–6, [13–11] | |
Loss | 5–8 | Feb 2024 | Los Cabos Open, Mexico | 250 Series | Hard | Aleksandr Nedovyesov | 5–7, 6–7(2–7) | ||
Win | 6–8 | Estoril Open, Portugal | 250 Series | Clay | Aleksandr Nedovyesov | Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul | 7–5, 6–2 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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Loss | 0–1 | Ecuador F1, Guayaquil | Futures | Hard | Emilio Gómez | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
Loss | 0–2 | Ecuador F1, Guayaquil | Futures | Clay | Emilio Gómez | 5–7, 6–7(3–7) | ||
Win | 1–2 | Ecuador F1, Guayaquil | Futures | Clay | Roberto Quiroz | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
Win | 2–2 | Ecuador F2, Guayaquil | Futures | Hard | Iván Endara | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
Win | 3–2 | Ecuador F3, Quito | Futures | Clay | Jean-Yves Aubone | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | ||
Win | 4–2 | Ecuador F5, Quito | Futures | Clay | Mauricio Echazú | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
Loss | 4–3 | Peru F8, Lima | Futures | Clay | Duilio Beretta | 0–6, 4–6 | ||
Win | 5–3 | Canada F7, Winnipeg | Futures | Hard | Fritz Wolmarans | 7–6(7–4), 6–0 | ||
Loss | 5–4 | Canada F8, Calgary | Futures | Hard | Frank Dancevic | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
Win | 6–4 | Italy F14, Frascati | Futures | Clay | Viktor Galović | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 6–5 | Bolivia F1, La Paz | Futures | Clay | Juan Ignacio Galarza | 6–6 ret. | ||
Loss | 6–6 | Mexico F7, Metepec | Futures | Hard | Marc-Andrea Hüsler | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 6–7 | Mexico F8, Cancún | Futures | Hard | Lucas Catarina | 4–6, 6–7(2–7) | ||
Loss | 6–8 | Morelos, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Matías Franco Descotte | 1–6, 4–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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Loss | 0–1 | USA F17, Oklahoma City | Futures | Hard | Jesús Bandrés | Mackenzie McDonald Martin Redlicki | 6–4, 6–7(3–7), [8–10] | ||
Win | 1–1 | Ecuador F1, Guayaquil | Futures | Clay | Jean-Yves Aubone | Iván Endara Caio Silva | 7–6(8–6), 6–2 | ||
Win | 2–1 | Ecuador F3, Quito | Futures | Clay | Rodrigo Sánchez | Caio Silva Thales Turini | 6–1, 6–0 | ||
Win | 3–1 | Peru F8, Lima | Futures | Clay | Emilio Gómez | Eduardo Dischinger Tiago Lopes | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 3–2 | Canada F7, Winnipeg | Futures | Hard | Sora Fukuda | Luis David Martínez Luis Patiño | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
Win | 4–2 | USA F16, Tampa | Futures | Clay | Roberto Quiroz | Miomir Kecmanović Jonas Lütjen | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | ||
Loss | 4–3 | Barranquilla, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Roberto Quiroz | Alejandro Falla Eduardo Struvay | 4–6, 5–7 | ||
Loss | 4–4 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Ariel Behar | Marcelo Arévalo Sergio Galdós | 4–6, 1–6 | ||
Loss | 4–5 | USA F5, Weston | Futures | Clay | Luis David Martínez | Facundo Argüello Juan Ignacio Londero | 4–6, 7–6(7–1), [12–14] | ||
Loss | 4–6 | Italy F15, Reggio Emilia | Futures | Clay | Alexander Centenari | Grzegorz Panfil Ante Pavić | 1–6, 6–7(4–7) | ||
Loss | 4–7 | Mexico F6, Monterrey | Futures | Hard | Federico Zeballos | Marc-Andrea Hüsler Jessy Kalambay | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | ||
Win | 5–7 | Mexico F7, Metepec | Futures | Hard | Manuel Sánchez | John Paul Fruttero Thai-Son Kwiatkowski | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
Win | 6–7 | Mexico F8, Cancún | Futures | Hard | Bruno Sant'Anna | Boris Arias Federico Zeballos | 1–6, 6–3, [10–4] | ||
Win | 7–7 | Croatia F2, Poreč | Futures | Clay | Bruno Sant'Anna | Ivan Sabanov Matej Sabanov | 6–4, 5–7, [11–9] | ||
Win | 8–7 | León, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Manuel Sánchez | Bradley Mousley John-Patrick Smith | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Loss | 8–8 | Romania F2, Bacău | Futures | Clay | Gábor Borsos | Franco Agamenone Hernán Casanova | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
Loss | 8–9 | Milan, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Fernando Romboli | Julian Ocleppo Andrea Vavassori | 6–4, 1–6, [9–11] | ||
Loss | 8–10 | Recanati, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Fernando Romboli | Gong Maoxin Zhang Ze | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), [8–10] | ||
Win | 9–10 | Italy F21, Bolzano | Futures | Clay | Hernán Casanova | Wilson Leite Bruno Sant'Anna | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 9–11 | Columbus, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Roberto Quiroz | Peter Polansky Tommy Paul | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
Loss | 9–12 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay | Ariel Behar | Guido Andreozzi Guillermo Durán | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), [5–10] | ||
Loss | 9–13 | Morelos, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Luis David Martínez | André Göransson Marc-Andrea Hüsler | 3–6, 6–3, [9–11] | ||
Loss | 9–14 | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Luis David Martínez | Matt Reid John-Patrick Smith | 6–7(10–12), 3–6 | ||
Win | 10–14 | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | Ariel Behar | Evan King Julian Ocleppo | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) | ||
Loss | 10–15 | Parma, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Ariel Behar | Laurynas Grigelis Andrea Pellegrino | 6–1, 3–6, [7–10] | ||
Win | 11–15 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Ariel Behar | Andrey Golubev Aleksandr Nedovyesov | 6–7(4–7), 7–5, [10–8] | ||
Win | 12–15 | Genoa, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Ariel Behar | Guido Andreozzi Andrés Molteni | 3–6, 6–4, [10–3] | ||
Win | 13–15 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Challenger | Clay | Ariel Behar | Orlando Luz Luis David Martínez | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, [12–10] | ||
Win | 14–15 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay | Ariel Behar | Felipe Meligeni Alves Luis David Martínez | 2–6, 6–2, [3–10] | ||
Win | 15–15 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Ariel Behar | Pedro Sakamoto Thiago Seyboth Wild | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) | ||
Loss | 15–16 | Houston, USA | Challenger | Hard | Ariel Behar | Jonathan Erlich Santiago González | 3–6, 6–7(4–7) | ||
Win | 16–16 | Bangkok, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | Zhang Ze Gong Maoxin | 6-3, 6-3 | ||
Win | 17–16 | Newport Beach, USA | Challenger | Hard | Ariel Behar | Antonio Šančić | 6–2, 6-4 | ||
Loss | 17–17 | Aix-en-Provence, France | Challenger | Clay | Ariel Behar | Andrés Molteni Hugo Nys | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) | ||
Loss | 17–18 | Parma, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Ariel Behar | Marcelo Arévalo Tomislav Brkić | 4–6, 4-6 | ||
Win | 18–18 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Ariel Behar | Robert Galloway Nathaniel Lammons | 4–6, 6–3, [10–7] | ||
Win | 19–18 | Ilkley, UK | Challenger | Grass | Aleksandr Nedovyesov | Robert Galloway John-Patrick Smith | 2–6, 7-5, [11–9] | ||
Win | 20–18 | Girona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Aleksandr Nedovyesov | Jonathan Eysseric Albano Olivetti | 7–6(7–1), 6–4 |