Andrés Gómez
Andrés Gómez Santos is an Ecuadorian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 4 in singles and List of ATP number 1 ranked [doubles tennis players|world No. 1] in doubles. Gómez won 21 singles titles and 33 doubles titles during his career, including a singles major at the 1990 [French Open – Men's singles|1990 French Open], and two doubles majors at the 1986 US Open and the 1988 French Open.
Andrés Gómez is the current director of the Guayaquil Challenger and the former director of the Salinas Challenger.
Personal information
His son, Emilio Gómez, is a professional tennis player. His nephew Nicolás Lapentti was also a professional tennis player who reached a world ranking of No. 6, and another nephew, Roberto Quiroz, is currently pursuing a career in professional tennis.Career
Gómez turned professional in 1979. Early success in his career came mainly in doubles competition. He won five doubles titles in 1980 and seven in 1981.In 1986, Gómez attained the world No. 1 doubles ranking. He won seven doubles events that year, including the US Open men's doubles title. Gómez won a second Grand Slam men's doubles title in 1988 at the French Open.
His first top-level singles title came in 1981 in Bordeaux over Thierry Tulasne in the final. He then won the Italian Open in 1982, beating Eliot Teltscher in the final in three sets, and again in 1984, when he defeated Aaron Krickstein in four sets.
In 1990, Gómez reached his first and only Grand Slam singles final at the French Open. He beat Fernando Luna, Marcelo Filippini, Alexander Volkov, Magnus Gustafsson, Thierry Champion, and Thomas Muster to reach the final. There he faced 20-year-old Andre Agassi who, like Gómez, was playing in his first Grand Slam singles final. The up-and-coming American star was considered the favourite, but Gómez seized the moment and claimed the title with a four-set win. 30 year old Gomez said "at this point last year, I was just thinking of taking some time off, maybe even taking time off forever". Gómez reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 4 later that year.
Throughout his career, Gómez won 21 singles and 33 doubles titles. His last singles title was won in 1991 in Brasília. His final doubles title came in 1992 in Barcelona.
Career finals
Singles: 35 (21 titles, 14 runners-up)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | 1980 | Sarasota, United States | Clay |  |