Patricio Rodríguez

Patricio (Pato) Rodríguez (20 December 1938 — 23 June 2020) was a professional tennis player from Chile. He was active from 1956 until 1979 and won 25 career singles titles. In addition he won 2 doubles titles.

Career Rodríguez was born in Santiago, Chile. In 1956 he played his first tournament at the South American Championships. In 1959 he won his first title at the Bad Neuenahr Open at Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany.

He also played in tennis Grand Slams and competed for his country in the Davis Cup in the 1960s and the 1970s. In 1970 he won the last of his 23 career singles titles at Pörtschach Championships. In 1970 he won his final singles title at the Pörtschach Championships. In 1979 he played his last singles event at the Vina Del Mar tournament at Valparaíso, Chile.

He also won two ATP doubles titles.

Career finals

Singles titles (25) (incomplete roll) ResultNo.DateTournamentLocationSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1. Aug 1959 Bad Neuenahr Open Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler Clay Ernst Buchholz 6–2, 7–5, 6–3Win 2. Jul 1960 Bremen Clay Courts Bremen Clay Bill Álvarez 6–3, 6–0, 6–3. Win 3. Jul 1961 Bad Reichenhall Clay Courts Bad Reichenhall Clay Alan E.G. Bailey 6–2, 4–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–0. Win 4. Jun 1961 Worcestershire Championships Malvern Grass Isaías Pimentel 6–2, 7–5, 6–3. Win 5. Jun 1961 Ulster Grass Court Championships Belfast Grass Peter Jackson 6–3, 5–7, 6–3. Win 6. Aug 1961 Bagneres de Bigorre Tournament Bagneres de Bigorre Clay Bernard Boutboul 4–6, 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–0. Win 7. Aug 1961 USSR International Championships Moscow Clay Toomas Leius 0–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4. Win 8. Jul 1962 Sporting Club de Lyon Lyon Clay Alan Lane 6–1, 6–1. Win 9. Aug 1962 Adelboden International Adelboden Clay Jorge Paulo Lemann2–6, 3–6, 10–8, 6–3, 6–4. Win 10. Mar 1963 Kingston International Invitation Kingston Clay Michael Sangster 4–6, 7–5, 6–3. Win 11. Aug 1963 Bavarian International Championships Munich Clay Nikola Pilić 1–6, 4–6, 7–5, 9–7, 6–2. Win 12. Nov 1964 Chilean National Championships Santiago Clay Roberto Aubone 4–6, 7-5, 6-3. Win 13. Jul 1965 Gstaad International Gstaad Clay Thomaz Koch 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2. Win 14. Aug 1965 Évian-les-Bains International Évian-les-Bains Clay Eduardo Zuleta 8–6, 6–2. Win 15. Sep 1965 Czech International Championships Bratislava Clay Istvan Gulyas 6–3, 6–3, 6–4. Win 16. Jul 1966 Tournoi International d'Enghien Enghien Clay Bernard Montrenaud 6–3, 7–5. Win 17. Oct 1966 Torneo Fiestas Patrias Valparaiso Clay Jaime Pinto Bravo 6–1, 6–1, 6–1. Win 18. Dec 1966 Chile International Championships Valparaiso Clay Jaime Pinto Bravo6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4. Win 19. Aug 1967 Tournoi d'Arcachon Arcachon Clay John Cottrill 6–0, 6–4. Win 25. Aug 1970 Pörtschach Championships Pörtschach am Wörthersee Clay Jaime Pinto Bravo 6–3, 3–6, 6–1.

Doubles titles (2) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. Jun 1968 Barcelona, Spain Clay Carlos Fernandes Thomaz Koch José Edison Mandarino 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4Win 2. Oct 1969 Barcelona, Spain Clay Manuel Orantes Terry Addison Ray Keldie 8–10, 6–3, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2