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Andrés Gimeno#Performance timeline

{{Short description|Spanish tennis player (1937–2019)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

|name = Andrés Gimeno

|image=Andrés Gimeno, Bestanddeelnr 922-4574 (cropped).jpg

|country = {{flagu|Spain}}

|residence= Barcelona

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1937|8|3|df=yes}}

|birth_place = Barcelona, Spain

|death_date = {{death date and age|2019|10|9|1937|8|3|df=y}}

|death_place = Barcelona, Spain

|height ={{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|turnedpro = 1960

|retired = 1974

|plays = Right-handed (one-handed backhand)

|careerprizemoney =

|tennishofyear = 2009

|tennishofid = andres-gimeno

|singlesrecord = 935-535 (63.6%) {{cite web|title=Andrés Gimeno: Career match record|url=https://app.thetennisbase.com/?enlace=playern&player1=GIMENO,%20ANDRES&sub=2#aSubmenu|website=thetennisbase.com|publisher=Tennis Base|access-date=22 September 2021}}

|singlestitles = 41 (11 open era titles listed by ATP)

|highestsinglesranking =

|AustralianOpenresult = F (1969)

|FrenchOpenresult = W (1972)

|Wimbledonresult = SF (1970)

|USOpenresult = 4R (1969, 1972)

|Othertournaments = yes

|MastersCupresult = RR (1972)

| Promajors = yes

| USProresult = F (1967)

| WembleyProresult = F (1965)

| FrenchProresult = F (1962, 1967)

| TOCresult =

|doublesrecord = 94–60

|doublestitles = 3

|highestdoublesranking=

|FrenchOpenDoublesresult= F (1960)

|WimbledonDoublesresult= QF (1959)

|USOpenDoublesresult= F (1968)

}}

{{family name hatnote|Gimeno|Tolaguera |lang=Spanish}}

Andrés Gimeno Tolaguera (3 August 1937 – 9 October 2019) was a Spanish tennis player. His greatest achievement came in 1972, when he won the French Open and became the oldest first-time Grand Slam champion in the Open era at 34 years of age.{{cite news|last=Dorish |first=Joe |title=Youngest and Oldest Men to win the French Open in Tennis |url=http://voices.yahoo.com/youngest-oldest-men-win-french-open-in-12126070.html?cat=37 |newspaper=Yahoo |date=8 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702164310/http://voices.yahoo.com/youngest-oldest-men-win-french-open-in-12126070.html?cat=37 |archive-date= 2 July 2013 }}

Early years

Andrés came from a family which loved tennis, and his father Esteban supported his efforts to play the game. Esteban had been a good tennis player and he became Andres' coach. They practiced at Real Club de Tenis Barcelona. At an early age Andres started to become a really good tennis player, winning some important tournaments in his region. At age sixteen, he won the U-18 Championship of Spain. In 1954, he won the Championship of Spain in the doubles category playing with Juan Manuel Couder.{{cite news |last1=Buddell |first1=James |title=Pioneer of Spanish tennis was one of the sport's nicest guys |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/andres-gimeno-2019-obituary |publisher=ATPtour.com |date=10 October 2019}} At the same time, he stopped studying to focus on his tennis career.{{Citation needed|date=October 2019}}

He was not only a successful tennis player in Spain, but also represented his country throughout Europe. He played in the Galea's Cup, the European Championship U21, and won it in 1956 and 1957.{{cite news |title=Los tenistas Españoles han ganado la Copa Galea de 1957 |url=http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1957/08/06/037.html |access-date=10 October 2019 |publisher=ABC |date=6 August 1957 |language=es}} He was the runner-up in 1958. After that, he decided to go to Australia to play with the man who was considered the best tennis coach in the world, Harry Hopman.{{Citation needed|date=October 2019}} He improved his tennis level and soon, he had two important victories in the championships in Perth and in Sydney.{{Citation needed|date=October 2019}}

Tennis career

Gimeno went back to Spain in 1960 where he then had his best year as an amateur, winning the titles in Barcelona, Caracas, Monte Carlo, and at Queen's Club. In Barcelona, he became the first Spanish player to win the Torneo Conde de Godó, beating the Italian player Giuseppe Merlo. That same year he reached the doubles final of the French Open too, losing to an Australian duo. After that year, he joined the professional group World Championship Tennis,{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DootAAAAIBAJ&pg=4744%2C1934154|title=Andres Gimeno Inked by Kramer for Pro Circuit|newspaper=The Montreal Gazette|date=13 July 1960|via=Google News Archive}} where Jack Kramer offered him $50,000 for three years, and more money for each victory. The group consisted of some of the best tennis players in history such as Rod Laver, Pancho Gonzales and Ken Rosewall.

Gimeno won the Pörtschach pro tournament in August 1963 beating Rosewall and Frank Sedgman.{{cite web|title=The Times-News (Twin Falls), 5 August 1963|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/408407777|website=newspapers.com}} He also won the Genoa Pro in September 1963 beating Laver and Rosewall. Gimeno won the College Park Pro Championships in May 1964 beating Lew Hoad in the final.The History of Professional Tennis, Joe McCauley (2003 reprint), p. 231 He won tournaments in Noordwijk and Munich in August and September 1964 beating Laver and Rosewall in both events.The History of Professional Tennis, Joe McCauley (2003 reprint), p. 233-234 Gimeno won the Milan Pro in September 1965 over Laver and Rosewall and beat Laver in the final of the pro event at Port Elizabeth in October 1965.The History of Professional Tennis, Joe McCauley (2003 reprint), p. 238-239 Gimeno won the US Pro hardcourt event at St. Louis in June 1966 beating Laver in the final.{{cite web|title=St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 20 June 1966|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/142235421|website=newspapers.com}} He won the World pro championships in Oklahoma City in July 1966 beating Laver and Rosewall.{{cite web|title=The Daily Oklahoman, 5 July 1966|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/450191911|website=newspapers.com}} He also won the Geneva and Barcelona pro tournaments in September 1966 (both over Laver).{{cite web|title=The Miami Herald, 26 September 1966|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/621069478|website=newspapers.com}} He won the Cincinnati Pro in July 1967 beating Laver and Rosewall.{{cite web|title=The Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 July 1967|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/100431095|website=newspapers.com}} In September 1967, Gimeno won the Border Pro at Selborne (over Rosewall and Fred Stolle) and the Eastern Province Pro at Port Elizabeth (over Laver and Rosewall).The History of Professional Tennis, Joe McCauley (2003 reprint), p. 248-249

Gimeno's best Grand Slam results as a singles player came in 1968 when the Open era started and the professional could participate in Grand Slams. His first good result was the final in Australian Open{{cite news|last=EFE|title=Verdasco bate al gigante Tsonga y alcanza su primera semifinal de Grand Slam|url=http://www.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-28-01-2009/abc/Deportes/verdasco-bate-al-gigante-tsonga-y-alcanza-su-primera-semifinal-en-un-grand-slam_912752942583.html|newspaper=ABC|date=28 January 2009|language=es}} in 1969, where he lost to Rod Laver in three sets.{{cite news|last=Serras|first=Manel|title=Andres es uno de los grandes|url=http://deportes.elpais.com/deportes/2011/10/22/actualidad/1319268119_850215.html|newspaper=El País|date=22 October 2011|language=es}} Gimeno won events at Barcelona, Cologne and New York in 1969, Dallas in 1970 and Hamburg in 1971.{{cite web|title=Andres Gimeno Open era titles|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andres-gimeno/g075/titles-and-finals|website=atptour.com}}

Gimeno's best year was in 1972, when he was a finalist in Brussels and in Paris, and he won in Los Angeles, in Eastbourne,{{cite news|title=Nadal, primer español en 36 años que gana un torneo jugado en hierba|url=http://www.abcdesevilla.es/hemeroteca/historico-16-06-2008/sevilla/Deportes/nadal-primer-español-en-36-años-que-gana-un-torneo-jugado-en-hierba_1641936216989.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616121955/http://www.abcdesevilla.es/hemeroteca/historico-16-06-2008/sevilla/Deportes/nadal-primer-espa%C3%B1ol-en-36-a%C3%B1os-que-gana-un-torneo-jugado-en-hierba_1641936216989.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 June 2013|newspaper=ABC|date=16 June 2008|language=es}} in Gstaad, and the French Open. The Catalan won his first and only Grand Slam in 1972. He held the record for the oldest male player to win the French Open (at the age of 34) until 2022, and remains the oldest first-time Grand Slam champion. In the final, he beat the French player Patrick Proisy in four sets. In addition, he reached the semifinals at Wimbledon in 1970.{{cite news|title=Gimeno wins first major tennis title|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1301&dat=19720606&id=X8pQAAAAIBAJ&pg=4491,2165409|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=6 June 1972|via=Google News Archive}} In 1973, he reached the final of the Dutch Open in Hilversum, where Tom Okker beat him in five sets.{{cite web|title=Tom Okker Player Activity 1973|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tom-okker/o032/player-activity?year=1973|website=atptour.com}}

Gimeno was an active Davis Cup player, recording an 18–5 singles record and 5–5 doubles record.{{cite book|last=Grasso|first=John|title=Historical Dictionary of Tennis|year=2011|publisher=Scarecrow Press|location=Maryland|page=117|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W39oSS7c2xAC&q=andres+gimeno|isbn=9780810872370}} His debut was in the match that Spain played against Egypt with one of the most important players in Spain, Manuel Santana. He could not play the competition while he was a part of the professional group, but he participated as coach in 1966. In 1973, he injured his meniscus and decided to quit playing tennis. He became the tennis coach in the RFET, Tennis' Spanish Federation and then in the Suisse Federation.{{cite news|last=Serras|first=Manel|title=El pacto de Gimeno y la Federación Española|url=http://elpais.com/diario/2000/12/06/deportes/976057223_850215.html|newspaper=El País|date=6 December 2000|language=es}}

After retiring from tennis

After his professional career, he decided to join the tennis circuit for retired players called Legends Championship. He also founded a tennis club in 1974 called "Club de Tenis Andres Gimeno" in Castelldefels, Barcelona.{{cite web |title=Andres Gimeno Tennis Club |url=http://www.castelldefelsturisme.com/es/qh-esports-andres-gimeno-tennis-club?idioma=3&id_pagina=es/qh-esports-andres-gimeno-tennis-club |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302232847/http://www.castelldefelsturisme.com/es/qh-esports-andres-gimeno-tennis-club?idioma=3&id_pagina=es%2Fqh-esports-andres-gimeno-tennis-club |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 March 2014 |publisher=Castelldefells Tourisme |language=es }}File:Top Tennis Toernooi 1969 in Amsterdam Gimeno, aktie, Bestanddeelnr 922-4469.jpg

He was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2009, becoming the fourth Spanish tennis player in it, after Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Manuel Alonso and Manuel Santana.{{cite web|title=Spanish tennis legends Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario|url=http://www.tennisfame.com/spanish-tennis-legends-arantxa-sanchez-vicario-andres-gimeno-and-manolo-santana-presented-with-hall|work=tennisfame.com|publisher=International Tennis Hall of Fame}}{{cite news|title=Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Manolo Santana y Andrés Gimeno recibirán el anillo de oro del 'Hall of Fame' en el Conde de Godó|url=http://www.marca.com/2011/03/23/tenis/1300885617.html|newspaper=MARCA|date=23 March 2011|language=es}}

Personal life

Gimeno married Cristina Corolla in 1962 and together they had three children: Alejo Gimeno, Andrés Gimeno Jr. and Cristina Gimeno.{{cite news |last=Perez de Rozas |first=Emilio |title=La escalofriante vida de Andrés Gimeno |url=http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/emilio-perez-de-rozas/escalofriante-vida-andres-gimeno-2369728 |work=Sport|location=Spain |date=22 April 2013 |language=es |access-date=13 October 2019 |publisher=Grupo Zeta}} In 2011, Gimeno lost all his money,{{cite news |last=Escorcia |first=Dagoberto |title=Andrés Gimeno:"Solo quiero tener para pagar la luz." |url=http://www.lavanguardia.com/deportes/20111005/54225686784/andres-gimeno-solo-quiero-tener-para-pagar-la-luz.html |newspaper=La Vanguardia |date=5 October 2011 |language=es |access-date=13 October 2019}}{{cite news |title=El tenista Andrés Gimeno confiesa su precaria situación económica |url=http://www.eldiariomontanes.es/v/20111008/sociedad/destacados/tenista-andres-gimeno-confiesa-20111008.html |newspaper=El Diario Montañés |language=es |date=8 October 2011 |access-date=13 October 2019 |publisher=Vocento}} and some of the best Spanish tennis players such as Rafael Nadal, Tommy Robredo, Feliciano López and David Ferrer played an exhibition tennis tournament in Palau Blaugrana to raise funds for him.{{cite news |title=Gimeno recibe el apoyo de la familia del tenis |url=http://www.abc.es/videos-deportes/20111022/gimeno-recibe-apoyo-familia-1232731913001.html |newspaper=ABC |date=22 October 2011 |language=es |access-date=13 October 2019 |publisher=Vocento}}

Death

Gimeno died following a long illness, on 9 October 2019, at the age of 82.{{cite news |title=Muere Andrés Gimeno, mito del tenis y campeón de Roland Garros |url=https://www.elespanol.com/deportes/tenis/20191009/muere-tenista-andres-gimeno-larga-enfermedad/435457260_0.html |newspaper=El Español |date=9 October 2019 |language=es |access-date=13 October 2019 |author=E. E.}}

Grand Slam finals

=Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)=

class='sortable wikitable'

!style="width:40px"|Result

!style="width:30px"|Year

!style="width:160px"|Championship

!style="width:50px"|Surface

!style="width:140px"|Opponent

!style="width:150px" class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#ffc;"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1969

| Australian Open

| Grass

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver

| 3–6, 4–6, 5–7

style="background:#ebc2af;"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1972

| French Open

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Proisy

| 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1

=Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)=

class="sortable wikitable"

!style="width:40px"|Result

!style="width:30px"|Year

!style="width:160px"|Championship

!style="width:50px"|Surface

!style="width:140px"|Partner

!style="width:140px"|Opponents

!style="width:150px" class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#ebc2af;"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

1960French ChampionshipsClay{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} José Luis Arilla{{flagicon|AUS}} Roy Emerson
{{flagicon|AUS}} Neale Fraser		2–6, 10–8, 5–7, 4–6
style="background:#ccf;"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

1968US OpenGrass{{flagicon|USA}} Arthur Ashe{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Lutz
{{flagicon|USA}} Stan Smith		9–11, 1–6, 5–7

  • Stats per [https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andres-gimeno/g075/player-activity ATP website bio]

Career finals (Open era)

class="wikitable"

! Legend

style="background:#f3e6d7;"

| Grand Slam (1)

style="background:#ffc;"

| Tennis Masters Cup (0)

bgcolor="#ffffff"

| ATP Tour (10)

=Singles (11 wins, 13 losses)=

class="sortable wikitable"

!style="width:40px"|Result

!style="width:40px" class="unsortable"|W/L

!style="width:60px"|Date

!style="width:180px"|Tournament

!style="width:50px"|Surface

!style="width:140px"|Opponent

!style="width:180px" class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1–0

| Mar 1968

| Bogotá NTL, Colombia

| Clay (i)

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Fred Stolle

| 11–13, 6–3, 6–4

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1–1

| Apr 1968

| Paris NTL, France

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ken Rosewall

| 3–6, 4–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 2–1

| Aug 1968

| Binghamton NTL, USA

| Hard

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Fred Stolle

| 6–4, 6–1

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 2–2

| Aug 1968

| Fort Worth NTL, USA

| Hard

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ken Rosewall

| 4–6, 3–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 2–3

| Oct 1968

| Corpus Christi NTL, USA

| Hard

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver

| 2–6, 4–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 2–4

| Oct 1968

| São Paulo NTL-2, Brazil

| Clay (i)

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver

| 2–6, 6–2, 3–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 2–5

| Oct 1968

| La Paz NTL, Bolivia

| Clay

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver

| 4–6, 6–3, 5–7

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 2–6

| Oct 1968

| Lima NTL, Peru

| Clay

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Fred Stolle

| 6–2, 2–6, 3–6

style="background:#f3e6d7;"

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 2–7

| Jan 1969

| Australian Open, Australia

| Grass

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver

| 3–6, 4–6, 5–7

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 3–7

| Mar 1969

| New York-1, USA

| Carpet (i)

| {{flagicon|USA}} Arthur Ashe

| 6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 6–8, 9–7

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 3–8

| May 1969

| Amsterdam, Netherlands

| Clay

| {{flagicon|NED}} Tom Okker

| 4–6, 3–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 4–8

| Oct 1969

| Cologne, Germany

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Roy Emerson

| 6–3, 19–17

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 5–8

| Nov 1969

| Barcelona-2, Spain

| Clay

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver

| 10–8, 2–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 5–9

| Feb 1970

| Hollywood, Florida, USA

| Clay

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ken Rosewall

| 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 6–7, 3–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 6–9

| Apr 1970

| Dallas, USA

| Carpet (i)

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Roy Emerson

| 6–2, 6–3, 6–2

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 6–10

| Jun 1970

| Casablanca, Morocco

| Clay

| {{flagicon|AUS}} John Newcombe

| 4–6, 4–6, 4–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 7–10

| May 1971

| Hamburg Open, Germany

| Clay

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Péter Szőke

| 6–3, 6–2, 6–2

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 8–10

| Feb 1972

| Los Angeles, USA

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Barthès

| 6–3, 2–6, 6–3

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 8–11

| May 1972

| Brussels, Belgium

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Manuel Orantes

| 4–6, 1–6, 6–2, 5–7

style="background:#f3e6d7;"

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 9–11

| May 1972

| French Open, Paris

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Proisy

| 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 10–11

| Jun 1972

| Eastbourne, England

| Grass

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Barthès

| 7–5, 6–3

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 11–11

| Jul 1972

| Gstaad, Switzerland

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Adriano Panatta

| 7–5, 9–8, 6–4

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 11–12

| Oct 1972

| Paris, France

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|USA}} Stan Smith

| 2–6, 2–6, 5–7

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 11–13

| Jul 1973

| Hilversum, Netherlands

| Clay

| {{flagicon|NED}} Tom Okker

| 6–2, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6, 3–6

Source: ATP{{cite web |title=Andres Gimeno – titles and finals |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andres-gimeno/g075/titles-and-finals |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}

Performance timeline

{{performance key|short=yes|active=no}}

class=wikitable style=text-align:center;font-size:97%

!rowspan="2"| Tournament !!colspan="5"| Amateur !! Pro !!colspan="6"| Open Era !!rowspan="2"| {{Tooltip| SR | Strike rate}} !!rowspan="2"| {{Tooltip| W–L | Win–loss}} !!rowspan="2"| Win %

195619571958195919601961–67196819691970197119721973
colspan="16" align="left"| Grand Slam tournaments
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="left"| Australian Championships/OpenAAAbgcolor="#FFEBCD"| QFAcolspan="2"| bannedbgcolor="#D8BFD8"| FAbgcolor="#AFEEEE"| 2RAAbgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 0 / 3bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 6–3bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 66.67
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="left"| French Championships/Openbgcolor="#AFEEEE"| 1Rbgcolor="#AFEEEE"| 3Rbgcolor="#AFEEEE"| 4RAbgcolor="#FFEBCD"| QFbannedbgcolor="yellow"| SFbgcolor="#FFEBCD"| QFAAbgcolor="lime"| Wbgcolor="#AFEEEE"| 2Rbgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 1 / 8bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 23–7bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 76.67
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="left"| Wimbledonbgcolor="#AFEEEE"| 3Rbgcolor="#AFEEEE"| 1Rbgcolor="#AFEEEE"| 2Rbgcolor="#AFEEEE"| 3Rbgcolor="#AFEEEE"| 2Rbannedbgcolor="#AFEEEE"| 3Rbgcolor="#AFEEEE"| 4Rbgcolor="yellow"| SFbgcolor="#AFEEEE"| 1Rbgcolor="#AFEEEE"| 2RAbgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 0 / 10bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 17–10bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 62.96
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="left"| US National Championships/OpenAAAAAbannedbgcolor="#AFEEEE"| 1Rbgcolor="#AFEEEE"| 4Rbgcolor="#AFEEEE"| 1RAbgcolor="#AFEEEE"| 4RAbgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 0 / 4bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 6–4bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 60.00
bgcolor="#EFEFEF"

|align="left"| Win–loss

2–22–24–24–24–2n/a7–314–45–20–210–21–11 / 2552–24 68.42
colspan="16" align="left"| Year-end championships
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="left"| The Masterscolspan="8"| Not heldAAbgcolor="#AFEEEE"| RRAbgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 0 / 1bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 0–3bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 0.00
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="left"| Win–losscolspan="8" bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| –bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| –bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| –bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 0–3bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| –bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 0 / 1bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 0–3bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 0.00

=Professional Grand Slams=

class=wikitable style=text-align:center;font-size:97%

! Tournament !! 1960 !! 1961 !! 1962 !! 1963 !! 1964 !! 1965 !! 1966 !! 1967 !! {{Tooltip| SR | Strike rate}} !! {{Tooltip| W–L | Win–loss}} !! Win %

bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="left"| US Pro ChampionshipsAbgcolor="yellow"| SFAAbgcolor="yellow"| SFAbgcolor="yellow"| SFbgcolor="D8BFD8"| Fbgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 0 / 4bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 4–4bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 50.00
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="left"| French Pro Championshipbgcolor="#FFEBCD"| QFbgcolor="#FFEBCD"| QFbgcolor="#D8BFD8"| Fbgcolor="#AFEEEE"| 1Rbgcolor="yellow"| SFbgcolor="#FFEBCD"| QFbgcolor="yellow"| SFbgcolor="#D8BFD8"| Fbgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 0 / 8bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 10–8bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 55.55
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="left"| Wembley Championshipsbgcolor="#FFEBCD"| QFbgcolor="#FFEBCD"| QFbgcolor="#FFEBCD"| QFbgcolor="#FFEBCD"| QFbgcolor="#FFEBCD"| QFbgcolor="#D8BFD8"| Fbgcolor="#FFEBCD"| QFbgcolor="yellow"| SFbgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 0 / 8bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 8–8bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 50.00
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="left"| Win–lossbgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 2–2bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 2–3bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 4–2bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 1–2bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 2–3bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 2–2bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 2–3bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 7–3bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 0 / 20bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 22–20bgcolor="#EFEFEF"| 52.38

Source:{{Citation needed|date=October 2019}}

References

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{{French Open boys' singles champions}}

{{International Tennis Hall of Fame members}}

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Category:French Championships junior (tennis) champions

Category:French Open champions

Category:International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees

Category:Spanish male tennis players

Category:Tennis players from Barcelona

Category:1937 births

Category:2019 deaths

Category:Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's singles

Category:Professional tennis players before the Open Era

Category:Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles

Category:20th-century Spanish sportsmen