Guillermo Pérez Roldán

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).

Personal life

He has alleged suffering extensive physical, mental and financial abuse during his tennis career from his coach and father Raúl Pérez Roldán. A biopic based on his life was directed by Rodolfo Lamboglia and released on Star network.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1986	French Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Stéphane Grenier	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win	1987	French Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jason Stoltenberg	6–3, 3–6, 6–2

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

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1986	French Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Franco Davin	Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon	0–0, 0–0, 0–0
Loss	1987	French Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Franco Davin	Template:Flagicon Jim Courier Template:Flagicon 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)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	[[1987 Bavarian Tennis Championships – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Munich, Germany	Grand Prix	Clay	Template:Flagicon Marián Vajda	6–3, 7–6
Win	2–0	[[1987 Athens Open – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Athens, Greece	Grand Prix	Clay	Template:Flagicon Tore Meinecke	6–2, 6–3
Loss	2–1	[[1987 Dutch Open – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Hilversum, Netherlands	Grand Prix	Clay	Template:Flagicon Miloslav Mečíř	4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 2–6
Win	3–1	[[1987 Buenos Aires Grand Prix – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Grand Prix	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jay Berger	3–2 ret.
Win	4–1	[[1988 Bavarian Tennis Championships – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Munich, Germany	Grand Prix	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jonas Svensson	7–5, 6–3
Loss	4–2	[[1988 Italian Open – Men's singles|Template:Dts]]	Rome, Italy	Masters Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Ivan Lendl	6–2, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss	4–3	[[1988 Dutch Open – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Hilversum, Netherlands	Grand Prix	Clay	Template:Flagicon Emilio Sánchez	3–6, 1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss	4–4	[[1988 Cedok Open|Template:Dts]]	Prague, Czech Republic	Grand Prix	Clay	Template:Flagicon Thomas Muster	4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Loss	4–5	[[1988 Buenos Aires Grand Prix – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Grand Prix	Clay	Template:Flagicon Javier Sánchez	2–6, 6–7
Loss	4–6	[[1989 Geneva Open – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Geneva, Switzerland	Grand Prix	Clay	Template:Flagicon Marc Rosset	4–6, 5–7
Win	5–6	[[1989 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Palermo, Italy	Grand Prix	Clay	Template:Flagicon Paolo Canè	6–1, 6–4
Loss	5–7	[[1990 Casablanca Open – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Casablanca, Morocco	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Thomas Muster	1–6, 7–6(8–6), 2–6
Loss	5–8	[[1990 Torneo Godó|Template:Dts]]	Barcelona, Spain	Championship Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Andrés Gómez	0–6, 6–7(1–7), 6–3, 6–0, 2–6
Loss	5–9	[[1990 Mercedes Cup – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Stuttgart, Germany	Championship Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Goran Ivanišević	7–6(7–2), 1–6, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win	6–9	[[1990 Campionati Internazionali di San Marino|Template:Dts]]	San Marino, San Marino	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Omar Camporese	6–3, 6–3
Loss	6–10	[[1991 BMW Open – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Munich, Germany	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Magnus Gustafsson	6–3, 3–6, 3–4 ret.
Win	7–10	[[1991 Campionati Internazionali di San Marino – Singles|Template:Dts]]	San Marino, San Marino	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Frédéric Fontang	6–3, 6–1
Win	8–10	[[1992 Grand Prix Hassan II – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Casablanca, Morocco	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Germán López	2–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss	8–11	[[Hypo Group Tennis International|Template:Dts]]	Genova, Italy	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Andrei Medvedev	3–6, 4–6
Win	9–11	[[1993 Grand Prix Hassan II – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Casablanca, Morocco	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Younes El Aynaoui	6–4, 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)

Result	W–L	Template:NsDateTemplate:Ns	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	[[1988 Dutch Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Hilversum, Netherlands	Grand Prix	Clay	Template:Flagicon Magnus Gustafsson	Template:Flagicon Sergio Casal Template:Flagicon Emilio Sánchez Vicario	6–7, 3–6
Loss	0–2	[[1988 Geneva Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Geneva, Switzerland	Grand Prix	Clay	Template:Flagicon Gustavo Luza	Template:Flagicon Mansour Bahrami Template:Flagicon Tomáš Šmíd	4–6, 3–6
Loss	0–3	[[1989 Geneva Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Geneva, Switzerland	Grand Prix	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mansour Bahrami	Template:Flagicon Andrés Gómez Template:Flagicon 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)

Result	W–L	Template:NsDateTemplate:Ns	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Template:Dts	Agadir, Morocco	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Thomas Muster	2–6, 5–7
Win	1–1	Template:Dts	Messina, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Stefano Pescosolido	6–1, 6–3
Win	2–1	Template:Dts	Salerno, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Claudio Pistolesi	4–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win	3–1	Template:Dts	Agadir, Morocco	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Francisco Roig	6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Win	4–1	Template:Dts	Graz, Austria	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Karel Novacek	3–6, 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)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Template:Dts	San Luis Potosí, Mexico	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Luis Herrera	Template:Flagicon Leonardo Lavalle Template:Flagicon Jorge Lozano	7–5, 3–6, 2–6
Win	1–1	Template:Dts	Messina, Italy	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Renzo Furlan	Template:Flagicon Jan Apell Template:Flagicon Markus Naewie	6–4, 6–2

Performance timelines

Singles

Tournament	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	Template:Tennis win percentage
French Open	1R	QF	4R	4R	1R	1R	1R	1R	0 / 8	10–8	Template:Tennis win percentage
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	Template:Tennis win percentage
US Open	A	3R	3R	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	4–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	0–1	6–2	5–2	3–1	0–1	0–1	0–1	0–1	0 / 10	14–10	Template:Tennis win percentage
ATP Masters Series
Miami	A	1R	2R	A	2R	A	A	A	0 / 3	1–3	Template:Tennis win percentage
Monte Carlo	A	2R	QF	2R	2R	1R	1R	A	0 / 6	4–6	Template:Tennis win percentage
Hamburg	2R	QF	3R	1R	A	2R	1R	A	0 / 6	5–6	Template:Tennis win percentage
Rome	2R	F	QF	QF	1R	2R	QF	A	0 / 7	16–7	Template:Tennis win percentage
Canada	A	A	2R	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	1–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Cincinnati	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Paris	A	1R	A	2R	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	0–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	2–2	7–6	8–5	4–4	1–3	2–3	3–3	0–0	0 / 26	27–26	Template:Tennis win percentage

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