Álvaro Guillén Meza

Álvaro Guillén Meza
Country (sports) Ecuador
Born (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21)
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$102,938
Singles
Career record1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 215 (12 August 2024)
Current rankingNo. 261 (23 September 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenQ1 (2024)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 400 (22 July 2024)
Current rankingNo. 459 (23 September 2024)
Last updated on: 29 September 2024.

Álvaro Guillén Meza (born 2 January 2003) is an Ecuadorian tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 215 achieved on 12 August 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 400 achieved on 22 July 2024.[1] He is currently the No. 1 Ecuadorian tennis player.[2]

Guillén Meza represents Ecuador at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 1–1.[3][4]

Career

At 20 years old, he became the youngest Ecuadorian champion since Giovanni Lapentti in 2003 after winning the 2023 Lima Challenger.[5]

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (2–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2023 Lima, Peru Challenger Clay Jamaica Blaise Bicknell 7–6(7–3), 6–1
Loss 1–1 Jun 2024 Santa Cruz de la Sierra II, Bolivia Challenger Clay Argentina Juan Manuel Cerúndolo 6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 Jun 2024 Ibagué, Colombia Challenger Clay Argentina Facundo Mena 6–0, 6–4

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2023 Salinas, Ecuador Challenger Hard Ecuador Ángel Díaz Jalil United States Vasil Kirkov
United States Alfredo Perez
5–7, 5–7
Loss 0–2 Mar 2024 Asunción, Paraguay Challenger Clay Peru Gonzalo Bueno Bolivia Boris Arias
Bolivia Federico Zeballos
2–6, 2–6

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2023 M15 Litija, Slovenia WTT Clay Poland Paweł Ciaś 3–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Jun 2023 M15 Štore, Slovenia WTT Clay Czech Republic Dominik Kellovský 6–4, 6–0
Win 2–1 Aug 2023 M15 Arequipa, Peru WTT Clay Argentina Guido Iván Justo 6–4, 6–3
Loss 2–2 Sep 2023 M15 Punta del Este, Uruguay WTT Clay United States Bruno Kuzuhara 7–6(7–3), 1–6, 3–6
Win 3–2 Oct 2023 M25 Luján, Argentina WTT Clay Argentina Luciano Emanuel Ambrogi 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 3–3 Feb 2024 M25 Punta del Este, Uruguay WTT Clay Bolivia Murkel Dellien 1–6, 0–6

Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (1–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2021 M25 Guayaquil, Ecuador WTT Clay Ecuador Ángel Díaz Jalil Argentina Facundo Juárez
Mexico Luis Patiño
3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2022 M15 Aprilia, Italy WTT Clay Peru Gonzalo Bueno Argentina Franco Emanuel Egea
Argentina Gabriel Alejandro Hidalgo
2–6, 3–6
Win 1–2 Jul 2022 M15 Gubbio, Italy WTT Clay Peru Gonzalo Bueno Italy Francesco Forti
Italy Gabriele Piraino
walkover
Loss 1–3 Mar 2023 M15 Naples, USA WTT Clay Peru Gonzalo Bueno Argentina Ignacio Monzón
Argentina Federico Agustín Gómez
3–6, 2–6

References

  1. ^ "Alvaro Guillen Meza | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ "Rankings | Singles". ATP Tour.
  3. ^ "Davis Cup - Players".
  4. ^ "Andrés Andrade y Álvaro Guillén, por un histórico debut". www.expreso.ec.
  5. ^ https://www.atptour.com/en/atp-challenger-tour/challenger-news/guillen-meza-bicknell-lima-challenger-2023-final