Guillermo Pérez-Roldán

Guillermo Pérez Roldán (; born 20 October 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.

Pérez Roldán was known particularly as a strong clay court player. He turned professional in 1986. Between 1987 and 1993, he won nine top-level singles titles. His best Grand Slam performance came at the 1988 French Open, where he reached the quarter-finals, beating Alberto Mancini, Tore Meinecke, Patrik Kühnen and Stefan Edberg on the way, before being knocked out by Andre Agassi.

Tennis career

Juniors Pérez Roldán had an excellent junior career, winning the French Open Boys' Singles championship on his favored red clay in both 1986 and 1987 – since the open era, he is the only individual to have captured the Boys' Singles championship at the French Open more than once.

Junior Grand Slam results:

Australian Open: - French Open: W (1986, 1987) Wimbledon: 2R (1985) US Open: 3R (1985)

Pro tour He burst onto the scene as a teenager in 1987, winning two tour titles at the age of seventeen. In 1988, already seeded 14 by age eighteen, he reached the final of the Italian Open, where he battled Ivan Lendl in five grueling sets. Later that year, he followed up his clay-court success at the French Open, reaching the quarterfinals with wins over Alberto Mancini, Tore Meinecke, Patrik Kühnen and Stefan Edberg, before losing to Andre Agassi. He was named Rolex Rookie of the Year in 1988.

At the 1988 US Open, John McEnroe expressed outrage at being seeded lower than Pérez Roldán, who had not yet won a match on hard courts. However, Pérez Roldán silenced critics by progressing further in the tournament than McEnroe.

Pérez Roldán's career-high singles ranking was World No. 13 (in 1988), and his career prize-money earnings totaled $1,686,341. Despite his teenage success, in the early 1990s, his career was hamstrung by injuries, and he finally retired from the professional tour in 1996.

Pérez Roldán is currently tied for tenth on the list of most titles won by a teenager in the Open Era (five).

Personal life He has alleged suffering extensive physical, mental and financial abuse during his tennis career from his coach and father Raúl Pérez Roldán. A biopic based on his life was directed by Rodolfo Lamboglia and released on Star Television Network.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ATP career finals

Singles: 20 (9 titles, 11 runner-ups) LegendGrand Slam Tournaments (0–0)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–1)ATP Championship Series (0–2)ATP World Series (9–8)Finals by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (9–11)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)Finals by settingOutdoors (9–11)Indoors (0–0)

Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

LegendGrand Slam Tournaments (0–0)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP Masters Series (0–0)ATP Championship Series (0–0)ATP World Series (0–3)Finals by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (0–3)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)Finals by settingOutdoors (0–3)Indoors (0–0)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals

Singles: 5 (4–1)

Legend (singles)ATP Challenger Tour (4–1)ITF Futures Tour (0–0)Titles by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (4–1)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

Legend (singles)ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)ITF Futures Tour (0–0)Titles by surfaceHard (1–0)Clay (0–1)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)

Performance timelines

Singles