Raúl Ramírez
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Raúl Ramírez (born 20 June 1953) is a Mexican former professional tennis player. He was active during the 1970s and 1980s. Ramírez was the first player to finish first in both singles and doubles Grand Prix point standings, accomplishing the feat in 1976. He attended and played tennis at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.[1]
Personal life
Ramírez was born in Ensenada, Baja California. In 1981, he married the Venezuelan-born former Miss Universe Maritza Sayalero. The couple lives in Ensenada and have three children: Rebecca (born 1982), Raúl (born 1984), and Daniel Francisco (1989).
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Career
Ramirez was ranked as high as World No. 4 (achieving this ranking on 7 November 1976) and he is one of the all-time leading doubles winners, having spent 62 weeks ranked World No. 1 in doubles, beginning 12 April 1976. He won 19 singles titles, including titles at the ATP Masters Series events in Rome (1975) and Monte Carlo (1978).
He won 60 doubles titles, including Wimbledon (1976), the French Open (1975 & '77), and at ATP Masters Series events in Cincinnati (1978), Canada (1976, ’77 & ’81), Monte Carlo (1979), Paris (1977), and Rome (1974, ’75, ’76 & ’77). He won the WCT World Doubles twice in 1975 and 1980. He won the men's singles in the Ojai Tennis Tournament in 1971.[2]
He played tournaments of the two world tennis circuits played at the time, the Grand Prix tennis circuit and the World Championship Tennis (WCT). These circuits were predecessors of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour (ATP Tour). In 1975 he won the Grand Prix, the present day equivalent of the Race.
Grand Slam tournament finals
Doubles finals, 7 (3 titles, 4 runners-up)
Mixed doubles final, 1 (runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1973 | Wimbledon | Grass | Template:Flagicon Janet Newberry | Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King Template:Flagicon Owen Davidson |
3–6, 2–6 |
ATP career finals
Singles: 40 (19 titles, 21 runner-ups)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Jul 1973 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Template:Flagicon Manuel Orantes | ABN |
| Win | 1. | Oct 1973 | Tehran, Iran | Clay | Template:Flagicon John Newcombe | 6–7, 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 2. | Feb 1974 | Dayton, U.S. | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Brian Gottfried | 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–1) |
| Win | 3. | Aug 1974 | Columbus, U.S. | Hard | Template:Flagicon Roscoe Tanner | 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2. | Oct 1974 | Tehran, Iran | Clay | Template:Flagicon Guillermo Vilas | 0–6, 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 4. | Feb 1975 | St. Petersburg WCT, U.S. | Hard | Template:Flagicon Roscoe Tanner | 6–0, 1–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3. | Mar 1975 | Caracas WCT, Venezuela | Hard | Template:Flagicon Rod Laver | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 5. | Apr 1975 | Charlotte, U.S. | Clay | Template:Flagicon Roscoe Tanner | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 6. | Jun 1975 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Template:Flagicon Manuel Orantes | 7–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 7. | Nov 1975 | Tokyo, Japan | Clay | Template:Flagicon Manuel Orantes | 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 8. | Mar 1976 | Mexico City WCT, Mexico | Clay | Template:Flagicon Eddie Dibbs | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4. | Mar 1976 | Jackson WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 9. | Apr 1976 | Caracas WCT, Venezuela | Clay | Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 10. | Jul 1976 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Template:Flagicon Adriano Panatta | 7–5, 6–7, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5. | Jul 1976 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | Template:Flagicon Jimmy Connors | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6. | Aug 1976 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | Template:Flagicon Jimmy Connors | 6–7, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7. | Oct 1976 | Tehran, Iran | Clay | Template:Flagicon Manuel Orantes | 6–7, 0–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Loss | 8. | Oct 1976 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Wojciech Fibak | 7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 1–6 |
| Win | 11. | Nov 1976 | London, England | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Manuel Orantes | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9. | Feb 1977 | Miami WCT, U.S. | Clay | Template:Flagicon Eddie Dibbs | 0–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 10. | May 1977 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | Template:Flagicon Jimmy Connors | 4–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
| Win | 12. | Jun 1977 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | Template:Flagicon Mark Cox | 9–7, 7–5 |
| Win | 13. | Sep 1977 | Los Angeles, II, U.S. | Hard | Template:Flagicon Brian Gottfried | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 11. | Nov 1977 | Oviedo, Spain | Hard | Template:Flagicon Eddie Dibbs | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 14. | Feb 1978 | Mexico City WCT, Mexico | Hard | Template:Flagicon Pat DuPré | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 12. | Feb 1978 | Rancho Mirage, U.S. | Hard | Template:Flagicon Roscoe Tanner | 1–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 13. | Mar 1978 | Washington Indoor, U.S. | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Brian Gottfried | 5–7, 6–7 |
| Loss | 14. | Apr 1978 | Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Jimmy Connors | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 15. | Apr 1978 | Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco | Clay | Template:Flagicon Tomáš Šmíd | 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 15. | Jun 1978 | Birmingham, England | Grass | Template:Flagicon Jimmy Connors | 3–6, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 16. | Jul 1978 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | Template:Flagicon Eddie Dibbs | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 17. | Oct 1978 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | Template:Flagicon Vijay Amritraj | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 16. | May 1979 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Template:Flagicon Karl Meiler | 6–4, 1–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
| Win | 17. | Feb 1980 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Hard | Template:Flagicon Phil Dent | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 18. | May 1980 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Template:Flagicon Adriano Panatta | 2–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Loss | 19. | May 1981 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Template:Flagicon José Luis Clerc | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 20. | Jan 1982 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | Template:Flagicon Pedro Rebolledo | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
| Win | 18. | Feb 1982 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | Template:Flagicon Zoltan Kuharszky | 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 21. | Aug 1982 | South Orange, U.S. | Clay | Template:Flagicon Yannick Noah | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 19. | Feb 1983 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | Template:Flagicon Morris Skip Strode | 6–4, 6–2 |
Doubles: 101 (60 titles, 41 runners-up)
Grand slam tournament timelines
Singles
| Tournament | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 |
| French Open | A | A | 2R | QF | QF | SF | SF | QF | 1R | 4R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 9 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 2R | QF | SF | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 0 / 10 |
| US Open | 1R | 3R | 3R | 4R | 4R | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 12 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 8–3 | 11–3 | 11–3 | 6–3 | 12–3 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | N/A |
Doubles
| Tournament | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 |
| French Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | W | F | W | SF | QF | F | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2 / 10 |
| Wimbledon | A | QF | 3R | QF | 2R | W | 1R | QF | F | QF | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | 1 / 10 |
| US Open | 1R | 2R | SF | QF | 3R | 2R | F | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | SF | A | A | A | A | 0 / 11 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 4–2 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 6–2 | 12–2 | 11–2 | 7–3 | 9–3 | 8–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | N/A |
References
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- Living people
- Mexican male tennis players
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- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles
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- Wimbledon champions
- ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players
- 20th-century Mexican sportsmen