César Ramírez (tennis)

César Ramírez (Latin American Spanish: [ˈsesaɾ raˈmiɾes]; born January 25, 1990) nicknamed "el Tiburón" ("the Shark"), is a tennis player from Mexico.[1][2][3] He played for the Mexican Davis Cup squad in 2012.[4]

César Ramírez
Country (sports) Mexico
Born (1990-01-25) January 25, 1990 (age 34)
Veracruz, Mexico
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$ 141,642
Singles
Career record8–12 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 391 (10 September 2012)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open Junior2R (2008)
Doubles
Career record7–11 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 105 (16 February 2015)
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Men's tennis
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place2014 VeracruzDoubles
Last updated on: 24 May 2021.

Ramírez tested positive for steroids[5] and has been suspended from competition for four years, until 12 April 2022.[6]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 14 (8–6)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (8–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Oct 2008Mexico F13, Ciudad ObregónFuturesHard Fabrice Martin6–2, 6–4
Win2–0May 2009Mexico F4, CoatzacoalcosFuturesHard Bruno Echagaray6–3, 5–7, 6–2
Loss2–1May 2009Mexico F5, Puerto VallartaFuturesHard Luigi D'Agord7–5, 2–6, 3–6
Loss2–2Nov 2009Mexico F14, GuadalajaraFuturesClay Vasek Pospisil2–6, 2–6
Win3–2Feb 2010Panama F1, Panama CityFuturesClay Julio César Campozano2–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss3–3Aug 2010Mexico F5, ZacatecasFuturesHard David Rice3–6, 4–6
Loss3–4Nov 2010Mexico F8, GuadalajaraFuturesClay Roman Borvanov1–6, 4–6
Loss3–5Nov 2010Mexico F10, ColimaFuturesHard James Ludlow6–7(4–7), 4–6
Win4–5Sep 2011Mexico F10, ZacatecasFuturesHard Boris Nicola Bakalov6–3, 6–3
Win5–5Dec 2011Mexico F16, GuadalajaraFuturesClay Nicolás Barrientos6–2, 6–1
Win6–5Apr 2012Mexico F4, Mexico CityFuturesHard Víctor Romero6–2, 6–4
Loss6–6Jul 2012USA F21, GodfreyFuturesHard Jason Jung6–2, 5–7, 2–6
Win7–6Aug 2012Colombia F2, MedellínFuturesClay Michael Quinterowalkover
Win8–6Oct 2013Mexico F15, Quintana RooFuturesHard Michael Quintero6–1, 6–1

Doubles: 29 (18–11)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (2–4)
ITF Futures (16–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (14–5)
Clay (4–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Oct 2008Mexico F11, TorreónFuturesHard Juan Manuel Elizondo Matthew Roberts
Antonio Ruiz-Rosales
5–7, 4–6
Loss0–2Nov 2008Mexico F14, Ciudad ObregónFuturesHard Juan Manuel Elizondo Claudio Grassi
Antonio Ruiz-Rosales
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss0–3Nov 2008Mexico F15, GuadalajaraFuturesClay Juan Manuel Elizondo Bruno Rodríguez
Víctor Romero
6–4, 2–6, [8–10]
Win1–3May 2009Mexico F3, CórdobaFuturesHard Juan Manuel Elizondo Carlos Palencia
Santiago González
6–4, 5–7, [12–10]
Loss1–4May 2009Mexico F5, Puerto VallartaFuturesHard Juan Manuel Elizondo Adil Shamasdin
Vasek Pospisil
1–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Win2–4Jun 2009Mexico F8, LeónFuturesHard Juan Manuel Elizondo Manuel Sánchez
German Sanchez Delfin
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss2–5Oct 2009France F16, SarregueminesFuturesCarpet Vladimir Obradović Martijn van Haasteren
Michel Koning
4–6, 4–6
Win3–5Nov 2009Mexico F15, Puerto VallartaFuturesHard Javier Herrera-Eguiluz Nima Roshan
Roman Borvanov
6–3, 6–4
Win4–5May 2010Mexico F3, Mexico CityFuturesHard Nima Roshan Conor Pollock
Brett Joelson
6–3, 3–6, [14–12]
Win5–5Aug 2010Mexico F5, ZacatecasFuturesHard Juan Manuel Elizondo Christopher Díaz Figueroa
Bruno Rodríguez
6–4, 6–7(2–7), [10–4]
Win6–5Sep 2010Mexico F6, LeónFuturesHard Juan Manuel Elizondo Nima Roshan
Vasek Pospisil
6–3, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss6–6Nov 2010Cancún, MexicoChallengerClay Rainer Eitzinger Santiago González
Víctor Estrella Burgos
1–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss6–7Jul 2011Italy F19, FanoFuturesClay Nima Roshan Luca Vanni
Stefano Ianni
7–6(7–2), 3–6, [6–10]
Win7–7Sep 2011Mexico F10, ZacatecasFuturesHard Marcelo Arévalo Christopher Díaz Figueroa
Sebastien Vidal
6–3, 6–2
Loss7–8Dec 2011Mexico F14, IxtapaFuturesHard Nima Roshan Luis Díaz Barriga
Adam El Mihdawy
4–6, 4–6
Win8–8Dec 2011Mexico F15, TehuacánFuturesHard Nima Roshan Daniel Garza
Raul-Isaias Rosas-Zarur
6–3, 6–1
Win9–8Feb 2012Panama F1, Panama CityFuturesClay Marcelo Arévalo Christopher Díaz Figueroa
Sebastien Vidal
6–1, 6–4
Loss9–9Apr 2012Leon, MexicoChallengerHard Bruno Rodríguez John-Patrick Smith
John Peers
3–6, 3–6
Win10–9Aug 2012Colombia F1, BogotáFuturesClay Mauricio Echazú Michael Quintero
Víctor Estrella Burgos
6–4, 7–5
Win11–9Oct 2013Mexico F13, VeracruzFuturesHard Alex Llompart Juan Carlos Spir
Dean O'Brien
6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
Win12–9Oct 2013Mexico F15, Quintana RooFuturesHard Kaichi Uchida Alex Llompart
Finn Tearney
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win13–9Mar 2014Guadalajara, MexicoChallengerHard Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela Matthew Ebden
Andre Begemann
6–4, 6–2
Win14–9Apr 2014Mexico F1, QuerétaroFuturesHard Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela Dean O'Brien
Kevin King
6–3, 7–5
Win15–9May 2014Mexico F2, CórdobaFuturesHard Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela Dean O'Brien
Kevin King
7–6(7–1), 6–1
Win16–9May 2014Mexico F4, MoreliaFuturesHard Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela Mauricio Echazú
Jorge Brian Panta
7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win17–9Aug 2014Colombia F3, MedellínFuturesClay Marcelo Arévalo Facundo Mena
Cătălin Gârd
6–4, 6–4
Win18–9Sep 2014Medellín, ColombiaChallengerClay Austin Krajicek Roberto Maytín
Andrés Molteni
6–3, 7–5
Loss18–10Oct 2014Cali, ColombiaChallengerClay Alejandro González Guido Andreozzi
Guillermo Durán
3–6, 4–6
Loss18–11Jul 2015San Benedetto, ItalyChallengerClay Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela Antonio Šančić
Dino Marcan
3–6, 7–6(12–10), [10–12]

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss2008Australian OpenHard Vasek Pospisil Hsieh Cheng-peng
Yang Tsung-hua
6–3, 5–7, [5–10]

References

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  1. ^ Avanza el tenista mexicano César Ramírez a la siguiente ronda "El Tiburón rompió el saque del su rival dos veces consecutivas el segundo set, lo que facilitó su victoria."
  2. ^ Interview (Spanish)
  3. ^ “Tiburón” Ramírez podría estar en el “top 20” de la ATP
  4. ^ "ATP Notability". Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  5. ^ "Ramirez tests positive for steroids, suspended". 29 June 2018.
  6. ^ "ITF Tennis – ANTIDOPING". Archived from the original on 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2021-01-14.

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