Gustavo Kuerten

Gustavo Kuerten is a player of Tennis, born the September 10th 1976 with Florianópolis with the Brésil. It started to play tennis at the six years age and passed professional in 1995. It counts 20 tournaments into simple to its prize list, including three tournaments of the Grand Slam and five Masters Series. It also gained eight tournaments in double.

For the French-speaking public, the evocation of Guga (its nickname) is closely related to the history of Roland Garros; however, its career counts sufficient victories except ground beaten to have enabled him to become also world number one (during 43 weeks) all the more remarkable as the majority of the South-Americans gaining with the Porte of Auteuil butt against this ultimate marche.

Out of the courts, it is also known for its charitable actions. Thus, in 2001, its gifts made it possible to help: 10000 people with Santa Catarina. His/her own brother is mentally handicapped person. He received UNESCO this year the price Youth and Citizenship .

At the beginning of October 2006, Guga and Larri Passos recover together after two years from rupture.

This same Larri Passos still believes in its foal and currently works hard with Florianópolis.

Prize list

Titles into simple (20)

Finales into simple (9)

Titles in double (8)

Finales in double (2)

Semi-final

1998: Masters of Rome

1999: Masters d' Indian Wells

2000: Masters of Paris-Bercy

2000: Masters of Cincinnati

Quarterfinals

1999: International of France

2004: International of France

Eighth of finale

2002: International of France

2003: International of France

Results in Large Slam

Into simple

In double

Career

1997

At the beginning of 1997, it is classified only with the 87e world place and is beaten with the second turn of the Open of Australia. After some good performances, including two third turn in Masters Series, it reaches the 66e world place right before Roland-Garros. It is with the general surprise that it rises until finally, beating with the passage three former winners of the tournaments. The June 8th, it beats Sergi Bruguera 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 finally and becomes the first Brazilian one to gain a tournament of the Grand Slam. It consequently passes occasion in the 15th world place. It will return in signal 10 after being tilted finally Masters of Canada against Chris Woodruff. It also disputes a final with Bologna.

1998

It finally gained this year two tournaments over the circuit such as Stuttgart by beating Karol Kucera 4-6 6-2 6-4 and Majorque by beating finally Carlos Moya 6-7 6-2 6-3.

1999

In 1999, Guga gained two prestigious Masters Series: Monte Carlo (victory against Rios 6-4 2-1) and Rome (victory against Rafter 6-4 7-5 7-6). Grandissime Favori has Roland-Garros it loses in quarterfinal against Medvedev in a state of grace.

2000

Gained 5 tournaments such as Santiago, Hamburg, Roland-Garros, Indianapolis, Masters Cup. Its second victory has Rolang Garros: 6-2, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 against Magnus Norman coincides with its first world place. It becomes n° 1 in turn by concluding the year by a victory with the Masters (last tournament of the season bringing together the 8 best players of the year) with Lisbon by beating Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras. Throughout the year, the fight was tight with Marat Safin and only one additional defeat for Marat gave this first place to " guga".

2001

Gained 6 tournaments: Buenos Aires, Acapulco, Monte Carlo, Roland Garros, Stuttgart, Cincinnati. Its wallet is furnished well since, for the second consecutive year, he is the leader in dollars gained in tournament: : 4091004. Score of its third final: 6-7, 7-5, 6-2, 6-0 against Alex Corretja, another Spaniard, after having drawn his heart on the Exchange at the end of one 8th testing vis-a-vis modest American Russel (3-6 4-6 7-6 (3) 6-3 6-1). It joined Björn Borg (6), Ivan Lendl (3) and Mats Wilander (3), other famous winners.

2002

It gained a tournament at his place with El Salvador with the Brésil, by beating Guillermo Coria 6-7 7-5 7-6.

2003

In 2003, it gained two tournaments: Auckland and St-Petersbourg.

2004

In 2004 it gained a tournament at his place finally has Costa del Sol in Brazil by beating Calleri 3-6 6-2 6-3. It carried out very good Rg while yielding in quarterfinal against Nalbandian after having beaten with the third Roger Federer turn 6-4 6-4 6-4. However this year was " noire" because of its wound to the hip which often moved away it from the ground.

2005

Guga gains finally the tournament-exhibition of Rio de Janeiro by beating Argentinian the Mariano Puerta (7-5, 6-3) with Copacabana. A victory which makes it possible Brazilian to find the moral one, after two years of galères due to a wound with the hip requiring two surgical operations. Some 3000 supporters attended the match during which Kuerten (current 294e world), victorious triple of Roland Garros, gradually imposed its play after being carried out 5-3 in the first sleeve. Classified 294e with the ATP, and having disputed only nine tournaments this year, Gustavo Kuerten stressed that this victory was very important for its motivation and that it hoped to be classified among the 50 best world players in 2006.

This year, the American journalists of Tennis Magazine elected Gustavo Kuerten with the 37e row of the " forty great champions of Tennis of these forty last années" (men & women confused), behind Jennifer Capriati (36e) and in front of Virginia Wade (38e).

2006

In February 2006, Guga announces that it will at the end of the year put a term at its career if it did not find its best level by then. 29 years old, the Brazilian one had been operated with the hip in 2004 and forever completely found the play which was it his when it gained Roland-Garros with three recoveries. Guga currently points with the 300e world place. It spent two months to the United States at the beginning of 2006 to solidify its hips. Kuerten announced on May 8th that it renonçait to take part in the tournament of Roland-Garros, but remains given to return on the circuit. It has just engaged for this reason the physical coach which had made it possible Ronaldo to return on its best level after its wound to the knee.

External bond

Official site

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