Guillermo Pérez Roldán Explained

Guillermo Pérez Roldán
Residence:Mar del Plata, Argentina
Birth Date:1969 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Tandil, Argentina
Turnedpro:1986
Retired:1996
Plays:Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$1,686,459
Singlesrecord:241–137
Singlestitles:9
Highestsinglesranking:No. 13 (12 September 1988)
Frenchopenresult:QF (1988)
Usopenresult:3R (1988)
Doublesrecord:45–45
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 74 (1 May 1989)
Frenchopendoublesresult:1R (1988)
Frenchopenmixedresult:1R (1987)

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).[1]

Personal life

He is married to Daniela with whom he has three sons. He has alleged suffering extensive physical, mental and financial abuse during his tennis career from his coach and father Raúl Pérez Roldán.[2] A biopic based on his life was directed by Rodolfo Lamboglia and released on Star network.[3]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1986French OpenClay Stéphane Grenier4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win1987French OpenClay Jason Stoltenberg6–3, 3–6, 6–2

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1986French OpenClay Franco Davin
0–0, 0–0, 0–0
Loss1987French OpenClay Franco Davin Jim Courier
Jonathan Stark		7–6, 4–6, 3–6

ATP career finals

Singles: 20 (9 titles, 11 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand 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 surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (9–11)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (9–11)
Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Munich, GermanyGrand PrixClay Marián Vajda6–3, 7–6
Win2–0Athens, GreeceGrand PrixClay Tore Meinecke6–2, 6–3
Loss2–1Hilversum, NetherlandsGrand PrixClay Miloslav Mečíř4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 2–6
Win3–1Buenos Aires, ArgentinaGrand PrixClay Jay Berger3–2 ret.
Win4–1Munich, GermanyGrand PrixClay Jonas Svensson7–5, 6–3
Loss4–2Rome, ItalyMasters SeriesClay Ivan Lendl6–2, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss4–3Hilversum, NetherlandsGrand PrixClay Emilio Sánchez3–6, 1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss4–4Prague, Czech RepublicGrand PrixClay Thomas Muster4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Loss4–5Buenos Aires, ArgentinaGrand PrixClay Javier Sánchez2–6, 6–7
Loss4–6Geneva, SwitzerlandGrand PrixClay Marc Rosset4–6, 5–7
Win5–6Palermo, ItalyGrand PrixClay Paolo Canè6–1, 6–4
Loss5–7Casablanca, MoroccoWorld SeriesClay Thomas Muster1–6, 7–6(8–6), 2–6
Loss5–8Barcelona, SpainChampionship SeriesClay Andrés Gómez0–6, 6–7(1–7), 6–3, 6–0, 2–6
Loss5–9Stuttgart, GermanyChampionship SeriesClay Goran Ivanišević7–6(7–2), 1–6, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win6–9San Marino, San MarinoWorld SeriesClay Omar Camporese6–3, 6–3
Loss6–10Munich, GermanyWorld SeriesClay Magnus Gustafsson6–3, 3–6, 3–4 ret.
Win7–10San Marino, San MarinoWorld SeriesClay Frédéric Fontang6–3, 6–1
Win8–10Casablanca, MoroccoWorld SeriesClay Germán López2–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss8–11Genova, ItalyWorld SeriesClay Andrei Medvedev3–6, 4–6
Win9–11Casablanca, MoroccoWorld SeriesClay Younes El Aynaoui6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand 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 surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–3)
Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Hilversum, NetherlandsGrand PrixClay Magnus Gustafsson Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez Vicario		6–7, 3–6
Loss0–2Geneva, SwitzerlandGrand PrixClay Gustavo Luza Mansour Bahrami
Tomáš Šmíd		4–6, 3–6
Loss0–3Geneva, SwitzerlandGrand PrixClay Mansour Bahrami Andrés Gómez
Alberto Mancini		3–6, 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 surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Agadir, MoroccoChallengerClay Thomas Muster2–6, 5–7
Win1–1Messina, ItalyChallengerClay6–1, 6–3
Win2–1Salerno, ItalyChallengerClay4–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win3–1Agadir, MoroccoChallengerClay Francisco Roig6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Win4–1Graz, 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 surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Resultclass=unsortableW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsclass=unsortableScore
Loss0–1bgcolor=moccasinSan Luis Potosí, Mexicobgcolor=moccasinChallengerClay Luis Herrera Leonardo Lavalle
Jorge Lozano		7–5, 3–6, 2–6
Win1–1Messina, ItalyChallengerHard Renzo Furlan Jan Apell
Markus Naewie		6–4, 6–2

Performance timelines

Singles

Tournament19871988198919901991199219931994SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
French Open1RQF4R4R1R1R1R1R0 / 810–8
WimbledonAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
US OpenA3R3RAAAAA0 / 24–2
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–16–25–23–10–10–10–10–10 / 1014–10
ATP Masters Series
MiamiA1R2RA2RAAA0 / 31–3
Monte CarloA2RQF2R2R1R1RA0 / 64–6
Hamburg2RQF3R1RA2R1RA0 / 65–6
Rome2Rbgcolor=thistleFQFQF1R2RQFA0 / 716–7
CanadaAA2RAAAAA0 / 11–1
CincinnatiA1RAAAAAA0 / 10–1
ParisA1RA2RAAAA0 / 20–2
style=text-align:leftWin–loss2–27–68–54–41–32–33–30–00 / 2627–26

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Teenage Title Winners – Most.
  2. News: Guillermo Pérez Roldán accuses his father and coach: "I suffered physical abuse". La Nación. 25 May 2020. Torok. Sebastián.
  3. Web site: Un productor anunció que está trabajando en la serie de Manu Ginóbili .

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