Raúl Ramírez
Mexican tennis player
Raúl Ramírez Full name Raúl Carlos Ramírez Country (sports) Mexico Residence Ensenada, Baja California , MexicoBorn (1953-06-20 ) 20 June 1953 (age 71) Ensenada, Baja California, MexicoHeight 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Turned pro 1973 (amateur tour from 1970) Retired 1983 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Prize money $ 2,217,971Career record 544–268 Career titles 19 Highest ranking No. 4 (7 November 1976) French Open SF (1976 , 1977 ) Wimbledon SF (1976 ) US Open QF (1978 ) Tour Finals SF (1974 ) WCT Finals QF (1975 , 1976 , 1978 ) Career record 583–194 Career titles 60 Highest ranking No. 1 (12 April 1976)French Open W (1975 , 1977 )Wimbledon W (1976 )US Open F (1977 )
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).
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)
Result
Year
Championship
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1975
French Open
Clay
Brian Gottfried
John Alexander Phil Dent
6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss
1976
French Open
Clay
Brian Gottfried
Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart
6–7, 3–6, 1–6
Win
1976
Wimbledon
Grass
Brian Gottfried
Ross Case Geoff Masters
3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5
Win
1977
French Open (2)
Clay
Brian Gottfried
Wojciech Fibak Jan Kodeš
7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss
1977
US Open
Clay
Brian Gottfried
Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
4–6, 0–6
Loss
1979
Wimbledon
Grass
Brian Gottfried
Peter Fleming John McEnroe
6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 2–6
Loss
1980
French Open (2)
Clay
Brian Gottfried
Victor Amaya Hank Pfister
6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 3–6
Mixed doubles final, 1 (runner-up)
ATP career finals
Singles: 40 (19 titles, 21 runner-ups)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
1.
Jul 1973
Kitzbühel , Austria
Clay
Manuel Orantes
ABN
Win
1.
Oct 1973
Tehran , Iran
Clay
John Newcombe
6–7, 6–1, 7–5, 6–3
Win
2.
Feb 1974
Dayton , U.S.
Carpet
Brian Gottfried
6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Win
3.
Aug 1974
Columbus , U.S.
Hard
Roscoe Tanner
3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss
2.
Oct 1974
Tehran , Iran
Clay
Guillermo Vilas
0–6, 3–6, 1–6
Win
4.
Feb 1975
St. Petersburg WCT , U.S.
Hard
Roscoe Tanner
6–0, 1–6, 6–2
Loss
3.
Mar 1975
Caracas WCT, Venezuela
Hard
Rod Laver
6–7, 2–6
Win
5.
Apr 1975
Charlotte , U.S.
Clay
Roscoe Tanner
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win
6.
Jun 1975
Rome , Italy
Clay
Manuel Orantes
7–6, 7–5, 7–5
Win
7.
Nov 1975
Tokyo , Japan
Clay
Manuel Orantes
6–4, 7–5, 6–3
Win
8.
Mar 1976
Mexico City WCT , Mexico
Clay
Eddie Dibbs
7–6, 6–2
Loss
4.
Mar 1976
Jackson WCT , U.S.
Carpet
Ken Rosewall
3–6, 3–6
Win
9.
Apr 1976
Caracas WCT , Venezuela
Clay
Ilie Năstase
6–3, 6–4
Win
10.
Jul 1976
Gstaad , Switzerland
Clay
Adriano Panatta
7–5, 6–7, 6–1, 6–3
Loss
5.
Jul 1976
Washington, D.C. , U.S.
Clay
Jimmy Connors
2–6, 4–6
Loss
6.
Aug 1976
North Conway , U.S.
Clay
Jimmy Connors
6–7, 6–4, 3–6
Loss
7.
Oct 1976
Tehran , Iran
Clay
Manuel Orantes
6–7, 0–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss
8.
Oct 1976
Vienna , Austria
Hard (i)
Wojciech Fibak
7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 1–6
Win
11.
Nov 1976
London , England
Carpet
Manuel Orantes
6–3, 6–4
Loss
9.
Feb 1977
Miami WCT , U.S.
Clay
Eddie Dibbs
0–6, 3–6
Loss
10.
May 1977
Las Vegas , U.S.
Hard
Jimmy Connors
4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Win
12.
Jun 1977
London/Queen's Club , England
Grass
Mark Cox
9–7, 7–5
Win
13.
Sep 1977
Los Angeles , II, U.S.
Hard
Brian Gottfried
7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Loss
11.
Nov 1977
Oviedo , Spain
Hard
Eddie Dibbs
4–6, 1–6
Win
14.
Feb 1978
Mexico City WCT , Mexico
Hard
Pat DuPré
6–4, 6–1
Loss
12.
Feb 1978
Rancho Mirage , U.S.
Hard
Roscoe Tanner
1–6, 6–7
Loss
13.
Mar 1978
Washington Indoor , U.S.
Carpet
Brian Gottfried
5–7, 6–7
Loss
14.
Apr 1978
Rotterdam WCT , Netherlands
Carpet
Jimmy Connors
5–7, 5–7
Win
15.
Apr 1978
Monte Carlo WCT , Monaco
Clay
Tomáš Šmíd
6–3, 6–3, 6–4
Loss
15.
Jun 1978
Birmingham , England
Grass
Jimmy Connors
3–6, 1–6, 2–6
Loss
16.
Jul 1978
Cincinnati , U.S.
Hard
Eddie Dibbs
2–6, 3–6
Loss
17.
Oct 1978
Mexico City , Mexico
Clay
Vijay Amritraj
4–6, 4–6
Win
16.
May 1979
Florence , Italy
Clay
Karl Meiler
6–4, 1–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0
Win
17.
Feb 1980
San Juan , Puerto Rico
Hard
Phil Dent
6–3, 6–2
Loss
18.
May 1980
Florence , Italy
Clay
Adriano Panatta
2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss
19.
May 1981
Florence , Italy
Clay
José Luis Clerc
1–6, 2–6
Loss
20.
Jan 1982
Viña del Mar, Chile
Clay
Pedro Rebolledo
4–6, 6–3, 6–7
Win
18.
Feb 1982
Caracas , Venezuela
Hard
Zoltan Kuharszky
4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Loss
21.
Aug 1982
South Orange , U.S.
Clay
Yannick Noah
3–6, 6–7
Win
19.
Feb 1983
Caracas , Venezuela
Hard
Morris Skip Strode
6–4, 6–2
Doubles: 101 (60 titles, 41 runners-up)
Result
No.
Year
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1.
1973
Salt Lake City , U.S.
Hard (i)
Mike Estep
Jiří Hřebec Jan Kukal
6–4, 7–6
Win
2.
1973
Kitzbühel , Austria
Clay
Jim McManus
José Mandarino Tito Vázquez
6–2, 6–2, 6–3
Loss
1.
1973
Cincinnati , U.S.
Hard
Brian Gottfried
John Alexander Phil Dent
6–1, 6–7, 6–7
Win
3.
1973
New Delhi , India
Outdoor
Jim McManus
Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj
6–2, 6–4
Win
4.
1974
Toronto WCT , Canada
Carpet
Tony Roche
Tom Okker Marty Riessen
6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Win
5.
1974
Charlotte , U.S.
Clay
Buster Mottram
Owen Davidson John Newcombe
6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Loss
2.
1974
Hamburg , Germany
Clay
Brian Gottfried
Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
3–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win
6.
1974
Rome , Italy
Clay
Brian Gottfried
Juan Gisbert, Sr. Ilie Năstase
6–3, 6–2, 6–3
Loss
3.
1974
Chicago, U.S.
Carpet
Brian Gottfried
Tom Gorman Marty Riessen
6–4, 3–6, 5–7
Win
7.
1974
South Orange , U.S.
Hard
Brian Gottfried
Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj
7–6, 6–7, 7–6
Loss
4.
1974
Los Angeles , U.S.
Hard
Brian Gottfried
Ross Case Geoff Masters
3–6, 2–6
Loss
5.
1974
Madrid , Spain
Clay
Brian Gottfried
Patrice Dominguez Antonio Muñoz
1–6, 3–6
Loss
6.
1974
Tehran , Iran
Clay
Brian Gottfried
Manuel Orantes Guillermo Vilas
6–7, 6–2, 2–6
Loss
7.
1974
Paris Indoor , France
Hard (i)
Brian Gottfried
Patrice Dominguez François Jauffret
5–7, 4–6
Loss
8.
1974
London, England
Carpet
Brian Gottfried
Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase
6–3, 6–7, 3–6
Win
8.
1975
Philadelphia WCT , U.S.
Carpet
Brian Gottfried
Dick Stockton Erik van Dillen
3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Win
9.
1975
St. Petersburg WCT , U.S.
Hard
Brian Gottfried
Charlie Pasarell Roscoe Tanner
6–4, 6–4
Win
10.
1975
La Costa WCT , U.S.
Hard
Brian Gottfried
Charlie Pasarell Roscoe Tanner
7–5, 6–4
Loss
9.
1975
São Paulo WCT , Brazil
Carpet
Brian Gottfried
Ross Case Geoff Masters
7–6, 6–7, 6–7
Loss
10.
1975
Caracas WCT , Venezuela
Hard
Brian Gottfried
Ross Case Geoff Masters
5–7, 6–4, 2–6
Win
11.
1975
Orlando WCT , U.S.
Hard
Brian Gottfried
Colin Dibley Ray Ruffels
6–4, 6–4
Win
12.
1975
Tucson , U.S.
Hard
William Brown
Raymond Moore Dennis Ralston
2–6, 7–6, 6–4
Win
13.
1975
World Doubles WCT , Mexico
Carpet
Brian Gottfried
Mark Cox Cliff Drysdale
7–6, 6–7, 6–2, 7–6
Win
14.
1975
Dallas WCT , U.S.
Carpet
Brian Gottfried
Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 7–5
Win
15.
1975
Rome , Italy
Clay
Brian Gottfried
Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase
6–4, 7–6, 2–6, 6–1
Win
16.
1975
French Open, Paris
Clay
Brian Gottfried
John Alexander Phil Dent
6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss
11.
1975
Washington, D.C. , U.S.
Outdoor
Brian Gottfried
Robert Lutz Stan Smith
5–7, 6–2, 1–6
Win
17.
1975
Boston , U.S.
Clay
Brian Gottfried
John Andrews Mike Estep
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Loss
12.
1975
Melbourne Indoor , Australia
Grass
Brian Gottfried
Ross Case Geoff Masters
4–6, 0–6
Win
18.
1975
Sydney Indoor , Australia
Hard (i)
Brian Gottfried
Ross Case Geoff Masters
6–4, 6–2
Win
19.
1975
Perth , Australia
Hard
Brian Gottfried
Ross Case Geoff Masters
2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–0
Win
20.
1975
Tokyo , Japan
Clay
Brian Gottfried
Juan Gisbert, Sr. Manuel Orantes
7–6, 6–4
Win
21.
1976
Monterrey WCT , Mexico
Carpet
Brian Gottfried
Ross Case Geoff Masters
6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Win
22.
1976
Richmond WCT , U.S.
Carpet
Brian Gottfried
Arthur Ashe Tom Okker
6–4, 7–5
Win
23.
1976
St. Louis WCT , U.S.
Carpet
Brian Gottfried
John Alexander Phil Dent
6–4, 6–2
Win
24.
1976
Mexico City WCT , Mexico
Clay
Brian Gottfried
Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie
6–4, 7–6
Win
25.
1976
Jackson , U.S.
Carpet
Brian Gottfried
Ross Case Geoff Masters
7–5, 4–6, 6–0
Win
26.
1976
Caracas WCT , Venezuela
Clay
Brian Gottfried
Jeff Borowiak Ilie Năstase
7–5, 6–4
Win
27.
1976
Rome , Italy
Clay
Brian Gottfried
Geoff Masters John Newcombe
7–6, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss
13.
1976
French Open, Paris
Clay
Brian Gottfried
Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart
6–7, 3–6, 1–6
Win
28.
1976
Wimbledon , London
Grass
Brian Gottfried
Ross Case Geoff Masters
3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5
Win
29.
1976
Washington, D.C. , U.S.
Clay
Brian Gottfried
Arthur Ashe Jimmy Connors
6–3, 6–3
Win
30.
1976
North Conway , U.S.
Clay
Brian Gottfried
Ricardo Cano Víctor Pecci
6–3, 6–0
Win
31.
1976
Indianapolis , U.S.
Clay
Brian Gottfried
Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart
6–2, 6–2
Win
32.
1976
Montreal , Canada
Hard
Bob Hewitt
Juan Gisbert, Sr. Manuel Orantes
6–2, 6–1
Win
33.
1976
Woodlands Doubles , U.S.
Hard
Brian Gottfried
Phil Dent Allan Stone
6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6
Win
34.
1976
Tehran , Iran
Clay
Wojciech Fibak
Juan Gisbert, Sr. Manuel Orantes
7–5, 6–1
Win
35.
1976
Madrid , Spain
Clay
Wojciech Fibak
Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
4–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win
36.
1976
Barcelona , Spain
Clay
Brian Gottfried
Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
7–6, 6–4
Loss
14.
1976
Vienna , Austria
Hard (i)
Brian Gottfried
Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
4–6, 0–4, ret.
Win
37.
1977
Miami , U.S.
Clay
Brian Gottfried
Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher
7–5, 6–4
Loss
15.
1977
Washington Indoor , U.S.
Carpet
Brian Gottfried
Robert Lutz Stan Smith
3–6, 5–7
Loss
16.
1977
Las Vegas , U.S.
Hard
Bob Hewitt
Robert Lutz Stan Smith
3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win
38.
1977
Rome , Italy
Clay
Brian Gottfried
Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart
6–7, 7–6, 7–5
Win
39.
1977
French Open, Paris
Clay
Brian Gottfried
Wojciech Fibak Jan Kodeš
7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win
40.
1977
North Conway , U.S.
Clay
Brian Gottfried
Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart
7–5, 6–3
Win
41.
1977
Montreal , Canada
Hard
Bob Hewitt
Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Loss
17.
1977
U.S. Open , New York
Clay
Brian Gottfried
Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
4–6, 0–6
Loss
18.
1977
Maui , U.S.
Hard
Brian Gottfried
Robert Lutz Stan Smith
6–7, 4–6
Win
42.
1977
Paris Indoor , France
Hard (i)
Brian Gottfried
Jeff Borowiak Roger Taylor
6–2, 6–0
Loss
19.
1977
Stockholm , Sweden
Hard (i)
Brian Gottfried
Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker
3–6, 3–6
Loss
20.
1977
Wembley , England
Hard
Brian Gottfried
Sandy Mayer Frew McMillan
3–6, 6–7
Loss
21.
1977
Oviedo , Spain
Hard
Jan Kodeš
Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart
3–6, 1–6
Loss
22.
1978
Mexico City WCT , Mexico
Hard
Marcello Lara
Gene Mayer Sashi Menon
3–6, 6–7
Win
43.
1978
Memphis , U.S.
Carpet
Brian Gottfried
Phil Dent John Newcombe
3–6, 7–6, 6–2
Loss
23.
1978
Milan WCT , Italy
Carpet
Wojciech Fibak
José Higueras Víctor Pecci
7–5, 6–7, 6–7
Win
44.
1978
Rotterdam WCT , Netherlands
Carpet
Fred McNair
Robert Lutz Stan Smith
6–2, 6–3
Win
45.
1978
Cincinnati , U.S.
Clay
Gene Mayer
Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie
6–3, 6–3
Loss
24.
1978
Las Vegas , U.S.
Hard
Bob Hewitt
Jaime Fillol Álvaro Fillol
3–6, 6–7
Loss
25.
1978
London/Queen's Club , England
Grass
Fred McNair
Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
2–6, 5–7
Loss
26.
1978
Washington, D.C. , U.S.
Clay
Fred McNair
Bob Hewitt Arthur Ashe
3–6, 4–6
Loss
27.
1978
Los Angeles , U.S.
Carpet
Fred McNair
John Alexander Phil Dent
3–6, 6–7
Loss
28.
1978
Mexico City , Mexico
Clay
Fred McNair
Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj
4–6, 5–7
Win
46.
1979
Monte Carlo , Monaco
Clay
Ilie Năstase
Víctor Pecci Balázs Taróczy
6–3, 6–4
Loss
29.
1979
Las Vegas , U.S.
Hard
Adriano Panatta
Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart
6–4, 4–6, 6–7
Loss
30.
1979
Wimbledon , London
Grass
Brian Gottfried
Peter Fleming John McEnroe
6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 2–6
Loss
31.
1979
Washington, D.C. , U.S.
Clay
Brian Gottfried
Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart
6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Loss
32.
1979
Louisville , U.S.
Hard
Vijay Amritraj
Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart
2–6, 6–1, 1–6
Loss
33.
1979
Basel , Switzerland
Hard (i)
Brian Gottfried
Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
3–6, 4–6
Loss
34.
1979
Vienna , Austria
Hard (i)
Brian Gottfried
Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
4–6, 6–3, 1–6
Win
47.
1980
Masters Doubles WCT , London
Carpet
Brian Gottfried
Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker
3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss
35.
1980
Philadelphia , U.S.
Carpet
Brian Gottfried
Peter Fleming John McEnroe
3–6, 6–7
Win
48.
1980
Florence , Italy
Clay
Gene Mayer
Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta
6–1, 6–4
Loss
36.
1980
French Open, Paris
Clay
Brian Gottfried
Victor Amaya Hank Pfister
6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 3–6
Win
49.
1980
Sawgrass Doubles , U.S.
Hard
Brian Gottfried
Robert Lutz Stan Smith
7–6, 6–4, 2–6, 7–6
Loss
37.
1981
Philadelphia , U.S.
Carpet
Brian Gottfried
Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart
2–6, 2–6
Loss
38.
1981
Richmond WCT , U.S.
Carpet
Brian Gottfried
Tim Gullikson Bernard Mitton
6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Win
50.
1981
Milan , Italy
Carpet
Brian Gottfried
John McEnroe Peter Rennert
7–6, 6–3
Win
51.
1981
Florence , Italy
Clay
Pavel Složil
Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win
52.
1981
Boston , U.S.
Clay
Pavel Složil
Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez
6–4, 7–6
Win
53.
1981
Washington, D.C. , U.S.
Clay
Van Winitsky
Pavel Složil Ferdi Taygan
5–7, 7–6, 7–6
Loss
39.
1981
Indianapolis , U.S.
Clay
Van Winitsky
Kevin Curren Steve Denton
3–6, 7–5, 5–7
Win
54.
1981
Montreal , Canada
Hard
Ferdi Taygan
Peter Fleming John McEnroe
2–6, 7–6, 6–4
Win
55.
1982
Viña del Mar , Chile
Clay
Manuel Orantes
Guillermo Aubone Ángel Giménez
DEF
Win
56.
1982
La Quinta , U.S.
Hard
Brian Gottfried
John Lloyd Dick Stockton
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Win
57.
1982
Washington, D.C. , U.S.
Clay
Van Winitsky
Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez
7–5, 7–6
Win
58.
1982
South Orange , U.S.
Clay
Van Winitsky
Jai DiLouie Blaine Willenborg
3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss
40.
1982
La Costa WCT , U.S.
Hard
Robert Lutz
Fritz Buehning Johan Kriek
6–3, 6–7, 3–6
Win
59.
1982
Sawgrass Doubles , U.S.
Clay
Brian Gottfried
Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick
W/O
Loss
41.
1983
Masters Doubles WCT , London
Carpet
Brian Gottfried
Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy
3–6, 5–7, 6–7
Win
60.
1983
La Quinta , U.S.
Hard
Brian Gottfried
Tian Viljoen Danie Visser
6–3, 6–3
Grand slam tournament timelines
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
Doubles
References
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