André Ghem


André Swytka Ghem, also known as German, is a former Brazilian professional tennis player. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking in July 2015, when he became the World No. 118.

Career

Born in Porto Alegre, Brazil and a right-handed tennis player, Ghem turned professional in 2003 and became the World No. 181 in August 2006. The highlights of his career include reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 118 and doubles ranking of No. 88 by the ATP.
The main and most memorable moment of his career came when he defeated Gustavo Kuerten at the ATP Costa do Sauípe in Bahia as an unknown player in 2006. The score was 3–6, 6–3, 6–4.
In 2011, he advanced through the qualifying rounds of the ATP 250 Brasil Open in São Paulo but was eliminated in the first round by Argentine player Carlos Berlocq.
His main singles title came at the Joinville Challenger in 2007. After that, he reached six more ATP Challenger Tour singles finals but lost all of them: in Smarkan, Rio Quente, Campinas and Prague, and Shenzhen and Tampere. In doubles, he won nine Challenger titles and finished runner-up on twelve occasions.
Nowadays, Ghem is a tennis commentator at the ESPN Brazil sports channels and the Disney+ Brazil streaming platform.

Titles (14)

Challengers and futures (5)

No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore
1.16 August 2004Caldas NovasOutdoor Hard

Doubles (9)

No.DateTournamentSurfacePartneringOpponents in the finalScore
1.24 April 2006Mexico City, MexicoHard

Runners-up (7)

Singles (1)

No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.4 August 2008Samarkand, UzbekistanClay

Doubles (6)

No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.2 January 2006São Paulo, BrazilHard