Spanish tennis player (born 1983)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
García and the second or maternal family name is
López .
Guillermo García López (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡiˈʎeɾmo ɣaɾˈθi.a ˈlopeθ] ,[ a] born 4 June 1983) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He won five singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 23 in February 2011.
As of 2021, he collected thirteen wins over top-10 players, including world No. 1 Rafael Nadal in 2010, world No. 4 Andy Murray in 2012 and world No. 3 Stan Wawrinka in 2014.
He is named after the famed tennis player Guillermo Vilas – who his father admired greatly for his clay court dominance. He is good friends with fellow Spanish tennis player Juan Carlos Ferrero , and both train at the JC Ferrero Equelite Sport Academy in Villena , Spain.
Professional career [ edit ]
On 23 November 2009, García López achieved his then career-high singles ranking of World No. 41 after winning his first round at Austrian Open .
During the 2009 year, he beat 11th seed Fernando Verdasco in the first round of the 2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open , also beating Mikhail Youzhny in the second round. He fell to Julien Benneteau in the third round.
At the 2010 BNP Paribas Open , he upset World No. 9 Marin Čilić in the second round. García López continued his good form into the next round by defeating 26th seed Thomaz Bellucci after losing the first set. However, he lost to Juan Mónaco in the fourth round.
At the 2010 Aegon International in Eastbourne, he reached the final, but lost to Michaël Llodra .
In the semifinals of the 2010 PTT Thailand Open , he recorded arguably the biggest win of his career, defeating World No. 1 Rafael Nadal , saving 24 of 26 break points, while converting his only opportunity to break Nadal.[ 1] He then went on to take his second title (his first on hard court) with a victory over Jarkko Nieminen .
He continued his form in the 2010 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo. He stretched his winning streak to seven by beating Rajeev Ram and Feliciano López , before falling to Viktor Troicki in the quarterfinals.
Going into the 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters 1000 , he managed to battle fatigue with his newfound confidence, beating Eduardo Schwank , tenth seed Andy Roddick (who retired due to injury in the second set), and stunning seventh seed (and World No. 7) Tomáš Berdych to reach the quarterfinals. There, he went down against second seed and World No. 2 Novak Djokovic .
In 2012, he upset World No. 4 Andy Murray at Indian Wells in the second round.
Garcia Lopez also defeated fourth-seeded Pablo Andújar to enter the quarterfinals of the Mercedes Cup .[ 2]
In January 2021, Garcia Lopez announced that he would retire after the 2021 season.[ 3] [ 4]
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)[ edit ]
Singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runners-up)[ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (5–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–1)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (3–3)
Indoor (2–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
May 2009
Austrian Open , Austria
250 Series
Clay
Julien Benneteau
3–6, 7–6(7–1) , 6–3
Loss
1–1
Jun 2010
Eastbourne International , United Kingdom
250 Series
Grass
Michaël Llodra
5–7, 2–6
Win
2–1
Oct 2010
Thailand Open , Thailand
250 Series
Hard (i)
Jarkko Nieminen
6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Loss
2–2
Apr 2013
Romanian Open , Romania
250 Series
Clay
Lukáš Rosol
3–6, 2–6
Loss
2–3
Sep 2013
St. Petersburg Open , Russia
250 Series
Hard (i)
Ernests Gulbis
6–3, 4–6, 0–6
Win
3–3
Apr 2014
Grand Prix Hassan II , Morocco
250 Series
Clay
Marcel Granollers
5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Win
4–3
Feb 2015
Zagreb Indoors , Croatia
250 Series
Hard (i)
Andreas Seppi
7–6(7–4) , 6–3
Win
5–3
Apr 2015
Romanian Open, Romania
250 Series
Clay
Jiří Veselý
7–6(7–5) , 7–6(13–11)
Loss
5–4
Oct 2015
Shenzhen Open , China
250 Series
Hard
Tomáš Berdych
3–6, 6–7(7–9)
Doubles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runners-up)[ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (1–4)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (2–5)
Indoor (1–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Jul 2006
Croatia Open , Croatia
International
Clay
Albert Portas
Jaroslav Levinský David Škoch
4–6, 4–6
Loss
0–2
Jul 2007
Stuttgart Open , Germany
Intl. Gold
Clay
Fernando Verdasco
František Čermák Leoš Friedl
4–6, 4–6
Loss
0–3
Oct 2009
Thailand Open , Thailand
250 Series
Hard (i)
Mischa Zverev
Eric Butorac Rajeev Ram
6–7(4–7) , 3–6
Win
1–3
Jan 2010
Qatar Open , Qatar
250 Series
Hard
Albert Montañés
František Čermák Michal Mertiňák
6–4, 7–5
Loss
1–4
Jul 2013
Swiss Open , Switzerland
250 Series
Clay
Pablo Andújar
Jamie Murray John Peers
3–6, 4–6
Win
2–4
Mar 2014
Brasil Open , Brazil
250 Series
Clay (i)
Philipp Oswald
Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah
5–7, 6–4, [15–13]
Loss
2–5
Jul 2014
Stuttgart Open, Germany
250 Series
Clay
Philipp Oswald
Mateusz Kowalczyk Artem Sitak
6–2, 1–6, [7–10]
Win
3–5
Aug 2016
Winston-Salem Open , United States
250 Series
Hard
Henri Kontinen
Andre Begemann Leander Paes
4–6, 7–6(8–6) , [10–8]
Loss
3–6
Sep 2016
US Open , United States
Grand Slam
Hard
Pablo Carreño Busta
Jamie Murray Bruno Soares
2–6, 3–6
Challenger and Futures Finals [ edit ]
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4-7)
ITF Futures Tour (2-5)
Titles by surface
Hard (3-3)
Clay (3-9)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Jun 2002
Spain F4, Canary Islands , Spain
Futures
Hard
Nikos Rovas
7–5, 4–6, 4–6
Loss
0–2
Sep 2002
Spain F16, Madrid
Futures
Hard
Rafael Nadal
3–6, 6–7(1–7)
Loss
0–3
Mar 2003
Portugal F5, Faro
Futures
Hard
Konstantinos Economidis
4-6, 1-6
Win
1-3
Apr 2003
Spain F5, Castellon
Futures
Clay
Gorka Fraile
6-0, 6-3
Loss
1-4
Jul 2003
Spain F13, Alicante
Futures
Clay
Nicolás Almagro
3–6, 4–6
Loss
1-5
Jul 2003
Spain F14, Elche
Futures
Clay
Miguel Ángel López Jaén
4–6, 5–7
Loss
1-6
Oct 2003
Seville , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Luis Horna
0–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win
2-6
Mar 2004
Portugal F1, Faro
Futures
Hard
Philipp Petzschner
6-3, 6-2
Loss
2-7
May 2004
Rome, Italy
Challenger
Clay
Nicolas Coutelot
7–5, 5–7, 2–6
Loss
2-8
Jun 2006
Lugano , Switzerland
Challenger
Clay
Olivier Patience
4-6, 1-6
Win
3-8
Jul 2006
Scheveningen , Netherlands
Challenger
Clay
Albert Montañés
0–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win
4-8
Nov 2007
Tunis , Tunisia
Challenger
Hard
Michael Lammer
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss
4-9
Apr 2013
Rome , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Julian Reister
6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Win
5-9
Jul 2017
Scheveningen , Netherlands
Challenger
Clay
Ruben Bemelmans
6–1, 6–7(3–7) , 6–2
Loss
5-10
Aug 2017
Manerbio , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Roberto Carballés Baena
4–6, 6–2, 2–6
Loss
5-11
Sep 2017
Genova , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Stefanos Tsitsipas
5–7, 6–7(2–7)
Win
6-11
Oct 2017
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
Challenger
Hard
Kamil Majchrzak
6–1, 7–6(7–1)
Loss
6-12
Jul 2019
Perugia , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Federico Delbonis
0–6, 6–1, 6–7(5–7)
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Wins over top 10 players [ edit ]
He has a 13–49 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
#
Player
Rank
Event
Surface
Rd
Score
2005
1.
Carlos Moyá
5
Australian Open , Melbourne, Australia
Hard
1R
7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
2006
2.
Andre Agassi
9
Delray Beach , United States
Hard
QF
6–4, 6–2
2009
3.
Fernando Verdasco
10
Cincinnati , United States
Hard
1R
7–6(7–4) , 7–6(7–4)
2010
4.
Marin Čilić
9
Indian Wells , United States
Hard
2R
7–6(7–1) , 6–0
5.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
10
Madrid , Spain
Clay
2R
6–2, retired
6.
Rafael Nadal
1
Bangkok , Thailand
Hard (i)
SF
2–6, 7–6(7–3) , 6–3
7.
Tomáš Berdych
7
Shanghai , China
Hard
3R
7–6(7–4) , 6–3
2012
8.
Andy Murray
4
Indian Wells , United States
Hard
2R
7–6(7–4) , 6–3
2013
9.
Janko Tipsarević
10
Bucharest , Romania
Clay
QF
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
2014
10.
Tomáš Berdych
5
Monte Carlo , Monaco
Clay
3R
4–6, 6–3, 6–1
11.
Stan Wawrinka
3
French Open , Paris, France
Clay
1R
6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 6–0
2015
12.
Marin Čilić
10
Rome , Italy
Clay
1R
6–4, 6–3
2018
13.
Pablo Carreño Busta
10
Buenos Aires , Argentina
Clay
2R
7–6 (7–5) , 1–6, 7–6 (8–6)