Raúl Ramírez

Raúl Ramírez (born 20 June 1953) is a Mexican former professional tennis player.

He attended and played tennis at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

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 Ramírez was active during the 1970s and 1980s.

He was in 40 singles finals where he won 19 titles and 21 runner-up titles, and participated in 101 doubles finals where he won 60 titles and 41 runner-up titles.

Ramírez was the first player to finish No. 1 in both singles and doubles Grand Prix point standings, accomplishing the feat in 1976.

He was ranked as high as World No. 4 in singles (achieved on November 7 1976) by the ATP ranking 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 participated in a total of 5 editions of the season-ending tournaments known in his time as the Masters Grand Prix or ATP Finals, in 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978

Ramírez 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.

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)

Mixed doubles final, 1 (runner-up) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1973 Wimbledon Grass Janet Newberry Billie Jean King Owen Davidson 3–6, 2–6

ATP career finals Singles: 40 (19 titles / 21 runner-ups)

Doubles: 101 (60 titles / 41 runners-up)

ResultNo.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. 1973 Salt Lake City, U.S. Hard (i) Mike Estep Jiří Hřebec Jan Kukal 6–4, 7–6Win 2. 1973 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Jim McManus José Mandarino Tito Vázquez 6–2, 6–2, 6–3Loss 1. 1973 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Brian Gottfried John Alexander Phil Dent 6–1, 6–7, 6–7Win 3. 1973 New Delhi, India Outdoor Jim McManus Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj 6–2, 6–4Win 4. 1974 Toronto WCT, Canada Carpet Tony Roche Tom Okker Marty Riessen 6–3, 2–6, 6–4Win 5. 1974 Charlotte, U.S. Clay Buster Mottram Owen Davidson John Newcombe 6–3, 1–6, 6–3Loss 2. 1974 Hamburg, Germany Clay Brian Gottfried Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 3–6, 4–6, 4–6Win 6. 1974 Rome, Italy Clay Brian Gottfried Juan Gisbert, Sr. Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–2, 6–3Loss 3. 1974 Chicago, U.S. Carpet Brian Gottfried Tom Gorman Marty Riessen 6–4, 3–6, 5–7Win 7. 1974 South Orange, U.S. Hard Brian Gottfried Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj 7–6, 6–7, 7–6Loss 4. 1974 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Brian Gottfried Ross Case Geoff Masters 3–6, 2–6Loss 5. 1974 Madrid, Spain Clay Brian Gottfried Patrice Dominguez Antonio Muñoz 1–6, 3–6Loss 6. 1974 Tehran, Iran Clay Brian Gottfried Manuel Orantes Guillermo Vilas 6–7, 6–2, 2–6Loss 7. 1974 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i) Brian Gottfried Patrice Dominguez François Jauffret 5–7, 4–6Loss 8. 1974 London, England Carpet Brian Gottfried Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–7, 3–6Win 8. 1975 Philadelphia WCT, U.S. Carpet Brian Gottfried Dick Stockton Erik van Dillen 3–6, 6–3, 7–6Win 9. 1975 St. Petersburg WCT, U.S. Hard Brian Gottfried Charlie Pasarell Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 6–4Win 10. 1975 La Costa WCT, U.S. Hard Brian Gottfried Charlie Pasarell Roscoe Tanner 7–5, 6–4Loss 9. 1975 São Paulo WCT, Brazil Carpet Brian Gottfried Ross Case Geoff Masters 7–6, 6–7, 6–7Loss 10. 1975 Caracas WCT, Venezuela Hard Brian Gottfried Ross Case Geoff Masters 5–7, 6–4, 2–6Win 11. 1975 Orlando WCT, U.S. Hard Brian Gottfried Colin Dibley Ray Ruffels 6–4, 6–4Win 12. 1975 Tucson, U.S. Hard William Brown Raymond Moore Dennis Ralston 2–6, 7–6, 6–4Win 13. 1975 World Doubles WCT, Mexico Carpet Brian Gottfried Mark Cox Cliff Drysdale 7–6, 6–7, 6–2, 7–6Win 14. 1975 Dallas WCT, U.S. Carpet Brian Gottfried Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 7–5Win 15. 1975 Rome, Italy Clay Brian Gottfried Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase 6–4, 7–6, 2–6, 6–1Win 16. 1975 French Open, Paris Clay Brian Gottfried John Alexander Phil Dent 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4Loss 11. 1975 Washington, D.C., U.S. Outdoor Brian Gottfried Robert Lutz Stan Smith 5–7, 6–2, 1–6Win 17. 1975 Boston, U.S. Clay Brian Gottfried John Andrews Mike Estep 4–6, 6–3, 7–6Loss 12. 1975 Melbourne Indoor, Australia Grass Brian Gottfried Ross Case Geoff Masters 4–6, 0–6Win 18. 1975 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Brian Gottfried Ross Case Geoff Masters 6–4, 6–2Win 19. 1975 Perth, Australia Hard Brian Gottfried Ross Case Geoff Masters 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–0Win 20. 1975 Tokyo, Japan Clay Brian Gottfried Juan Gisbert, Sr. Manuel Orantes 7–6, 6–4Win 21. 1976 Monterrey WCT, Mexico Carpet Brian Gottfried Ross Case Geoff Masters 6–2, 4–6, 6–3Win 22. 1976 Richmond WCT, U.S. Carpet Brian Gottfried Arthur Ashe Tom Okker 6–4, 7–5Win 23. 1976 St. Louis WCT, U.S. Carpet Brian Gottfried John Alexander Phil Dent 6–4, 6–2Win 24. 1976 Mexico City WCT, Mexico Clay Brian Gottfried Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie 6–4, 7–6Win 25. 1976 Jackson, U.S. Carpet Brian Gottfried Ross Case Geoff Masters 7–5, 4–6, 6–0Win 26. 1976 Caracas WCT, Venezuela Clay Brian Gottfried Jeff Borowiak Ilie Năstase 7–5, 6–4Win 27. 1976 Rome, Italy Clay Brian Gottfried Geoff Masters John Newcombe 7–6, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3Loss 13. 1976 French Open, Paris Clay Brian Gottfried Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart 6–7, 3–6, 1–6Win 28. 1976 Wimbledon, London Grass Brian Gottfried Ross Case Geoff Masters 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5Win 29. 1976 Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay Brian Gottfried Arthur Ashe Jimmy Connors 6–3, 6–3Win 30. 1976 North Conway, U.S. Clay Brian Gottfried Ricardo Cano Víctor Pecci 6–3, 6–0Win 31. 1976 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Brian Gottfried Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart 6–2, 6–2Win 32. 1976 Montreal, Canada Hard Bob Hewitt Juan Gisbert, Sr. Manuel Orantes 6–2, 6–1Win 33. 1976 Woodlands Doubles, U.S. Hard Brian Gottfried Phil Dent Allan Stone 6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6Win 34. 1976 Tehran, Iran Clay Wojciech Fibak Juan Gisbert, Sr. Manuel Orantes 7–5, 6–1Win 35. 1976 Madrid, Spain Clay Wojciech Fibak Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 4–6, 7–5, 6–3Win 36. 1976 Barcelona, Spain Clay Brian Gottfried Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 7–6, 6–4Loss 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, 6–4Loss 15. 1977 Washington Indoor, U.S. Carpet Brian Gottfried Robert Lutz Stan Smith 3–6, 5–7Loss 16. 1977 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard Bob Hewitt Robert Lutz Stan Smith 3–6, 6–3, 4–6Win 38. 1977 Rome, Italy Clay Brian Gottfried Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart 6–7, 7–6, 7–5Win 39. 1977 French Open, Paris Clay Brian Gottfried Wojciech Fibak Jan Kodeš 7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4Win 40. 1977 North Conway, U.S. Clay Brian Gottfried Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart 7–5, 6–3Win 41. 1977 Montreal, Canada Hard Bob Hewitt Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart 6–4, 3–6, 6–2Loss 17. 1977 U.S. Open, New York Clay Brian Gottfried Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 4–6, 0–6Loss 18. 1977 Maui, U.S. Hard Brian Gottfried Robert Lutz Stan Smith 6–7, 4–6Win 42. 1977 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i) Brian Gottfried Jeff Borowiak Roger Taylor 6–2, 6–0Loss 19. 1977 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Brian Gottfried Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker 3–6, 3–6Loss 20. 1977 Wembley, England Hard Brian Gottfried Sandy Mayer Frew McMillan 3–6, 6–7Loss 21. 1977 Oviedo, Spain Hard Jan Kodeš Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart 3–6, 1–6Loss 22. 1978 Mexico City WCT, Mexico Hard Marcello Lara Gene Mayer Sashi Menon 3–6, 6–7Win 43. 1978 Memphis, U.S. Carpet Brian Gottfried Phil Dent John Newcombe 3–6, 7–6, 6–2Loss 23. 1978 Milan WCT, Italy Carpet Wojciech Fibak José Higueras Víctor Pecci 7–5, 6–7, 6–7Win 44. 1978 Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands Carpet Fred McNair Robert Lutz Stan Smith 6–2, 6–3Win 45. 1978 Cincinnati, U.S. Clay Gene Mayer Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie 6–3, 6–3Loss 24. 1978 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard Bob Hewitt Jaime Fillol Álvaro Fillol 3–6, 6–7Loss 25. 1978 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Fred McNair Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 2–6, 5–7Loss 26. 1978 Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay Fred McNair Bob Hewitt Arthur Ashe 3–6, 4–6Loss 27. 1978 Los Angeles, U.S. Carpet Fred McNair John Alexander Phil Dent 3–6, 6–7Loss 28. 1978 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Fred McNair Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj 4–6, 5–7Win 46. 1979 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Ilie Năstase Víctor Pecci Balázs Taróczy 6–3, 6–4Loss 29. 1979 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard Adriano Panatta Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart 6–4, 4–6, 6–7Loss 30. 1979 Wimbledon, London Grass Brian Gottfried Peter Fleming John McEnroe 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 2–6Loss 31. 1979 Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay Brian Gottfried Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart 6–2, 3–6, 4–6Loss 32. 1979 Louisville, U.S. Hard Vijay Amritraj Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart 2–6, 6–1, 1–6Loss 33. 1979 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Brian Gottfried Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 3–6, 4–6Loss 34. 1979 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Brian Gottfried Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 4–6, 6–3, 1–6Win 47. 1980 Masters Doubles WCT, London Carpet Brian Gottfried Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3Loss 35. 1980 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet Brian Gottfried Peter Fleming John McEnroe 3–6, 6–7Win 48. 1980 Florence, Italy Clay Gene Mayer Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta 6–1, 6–4Loss 36. 1980 French Open, Paris Clay Brian Gottfried Victor Amaya Hank Pfister 6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 3–6Win 49. 1980 Sawgrass Doubles, U.S. Hard Brian Gottfried Robert Lutz Stan Smith 7–6, 6–4, 2–6, 7–6Loss 37. 1981 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet Brian Gottfried Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart 2–6, 2–6Loss 38. 1981 Richmond WCT, U.S. Carpet Brian Gottfried Tim Gullikson Bernard Mitton 6–3, 2–6, 3–6Win 50. 1981 Milan, Italy Carpet Brian Gottfried John McEnroe Peter Rennert 7–6, 6–3Win 51. 1981 Florence, Italy Clay Pavel Složil Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta 6–3, 3–6, 6–3Win 52. 1981 Boston, U.S. Clay Pavel Složil Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez 6–4, 7–6Win 53. 1981 Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay Van Winitsky Pavel Složil Ferdi Taygan 5–7, 7–6, 7–6Loss 39. 1981 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Van Winitsky Kevin Curren Steve Denton 3–6, 7–5, 5–7Win 54. 1981 Montreal, Canada Hard Ferdi Taygan Peter Fleming John McEnroe 2–6, 7–6, 6–4Win 55. 1982 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay Manuel Orantes Guillermo Aubone Ángel Giménez DEFWin 56. 1982 La Quinta, U.S. Hard Brian Gottfried John Lloyd Dick Stockton 6–4, 3–6, 6–2Win 57. 1982 Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay Van Winitsky Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez 7–5, 7–6Win 58. 1982 South Orange, U.S. Clay Van Winitsky Jai DiLouie Blaine Willenborg 3–6, 6–4, 6–1Loss 40. 1982 La Costa WCT, U.S. Hard Robert Lutz Fritz Buehning Johan Kriek 6–3, 6–7, 3–6Win 59. 1982 Sawgrass Doubles, U.S. Clay Brian Gottfried Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick W/OLoss 41. 1983 Masters Doubles WCT, London Carpet Brian Gottfried Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy 3–6, 5–7, 6–7Win 60. 1983 La Quinta, U.S. Hard Brian Gottfried Tian Viljoen Danie Visser 6–3, 6–3

Grand slam tournament timelines

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