Víctor Pecci
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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Víctor Pecci Sr. (born October 15, 1955) is a Paraguayan former professional tennis player.
He was ranked as high as world No. 9 in singles in 1980 and world No. 31 in doubles in 1984. Pecci is famous for reaching the 1979 French Open final. He beat Guillermo Vilas in the quarterfinals and Jimmy Connors in the semifinals, but lost to three-time champion Björn Borg in the final. He also reached the semifinals in 1981 and was runner-up in Rome. Pecci won the French Open boys' singles in 1973.
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1979 | French Open | Clay | Template:Flagicon Björn Borg | 3–6, 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 4–6 |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | Career W-L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | A | NH | 1–2 |
| French Open | 1R | Q3 | A | 1R | 4R | F | 2R | SF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 17–11 | |
| Wimbledon | Q3 | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 6–7 | |
| US Open | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 5–7 | |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 10–3 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 29–27 | |
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
Career finals
Singles: 22 (10 titles, 12 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | 1976 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Template:Flagicon Éric Deblicker | 7–5, 7–6, 3–6, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | 1976 | Berlin, West Germany | Hard | Template:Flagicon Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | 6–1, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–1 | 1977 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | Template:Flagicon Željko Franulović | 1–6, 1–6, 7–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–1 | 1978 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Template:Flagicon Rolf Gehring | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–2 | 1978 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Template:Flagicon José Luis Clerc | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | 1978 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Template:Flagicon José Luis Clerc | 6–3, 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | 1979 | Nice, France | Clay | Template:Flagicon John Alexander | 6–3, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 4–4 | 1979 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Template:Flagicon Björn Borg | 3–6, 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–5 | 1979 | London Queen's Club, UK | Grass | Template:Flagicon John McEnroe | 7–6(7–2), 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4–6 | 1979 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | Template:Flagicon Guillermo Vilas | 6–7(4–7), 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 5–6 | 1979 | Quito, Ecuador | Clay | Template:Flagicon José Higueras | 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–6 | 1979 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Template:Flagicon Jairo Velasco Sr. | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–7 | 1979 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Template:Flagicon Andrew Pattison | 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6–8 | 1980 | Quito, Ecuador | Clay | Template:Flagicon José Luis Clerc | 4–6, 6–1, 8–10 |
| Win | 7–8 | 1980 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Template:Flagicon Christophe Freyss | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–8 | 1981 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | Template:Flagicon José Higueras | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 8–9 | 1981 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | Clay | Template:Flagicon Guillermo Vilas | 6–2, 3–6, 1–2 ret. |
| Win | 9–9 | 1981 | Bournemouth, UK | Clay | Template:Flagicon Balázs Taróczy | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9–10 | 1981 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Template:Flagicon José Luis Clerc | 3–6, 4–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 10–10 | 1983 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | Template:Flagicon Jaime Fillol | 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10–11 | 1984 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Template:Flagicon José Higueras | 5–7, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Loss | 10–12 | 1985 | Nice, France | Clay | Template:Flagicon Henri Leconte | 4–6, 4–6 |