Gonzalo Escobar

Gonzalo Escobar (Latin American Spanish: [ɡonˈsalo eskoˈβaɾ]; born 20 January 1989, in Manta) is an Ecuadorian tennis player. His career-high doubles ranking is World No. 38, achieved on 15 November 2021. He has won three ATP doubles titles with Uruguayan Ariel Behar and three with Kazakhstani Aleksandr Nedovyesov. Escobar also has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 281 achieved on 15 June 2015.

Gonzalo Escobar
Escobar at the 2021 French Open
Full nameGonzalo Escobar
Country (sports) Ecuador
ResidenceManta, Ecuador
Born (1989-01-20) 20 January 1989 (age 35)
Manta, Ecuador
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
PlaysLeft-handed (two–handed backhand)
CollegeTexas Tech University
Prize money$860,108
Singles
Career record4–5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 281 (15 June 2015)
Doubles
Career record105–95 (52.5% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 38 (15 November 2021)
Current rankingNo. 56 (29 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2022, 2023)
French Open2R (2022, 2024)
Wimbledon3R (2021)
US Open3R (2022)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2022)
French OpenQF (2022)
Wimbledon2R (2021)
Medal record
Representing  Ecuador
Men's tennis
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaMen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2015 TorontoMen's doubles
Last updated on: 29 January 2024.

Playing for Ecuador in Davis Cup, Escobar has a W/L record of 8–9.

Career

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2021–2022: Three ATP doubles titles and top 50

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Partnering with Uruguyan Ariel Behar, Escobar won two ATP titles at the 2021 Delray Beach Open and the 2021 Andalucía Open[2] and reached three other finals on the ATP tour in 2021 after winning two ATP Challenger Tour titles together in 2020. He entered the top 50 following the final at the 2021 Serbia Open on 26 April 2021. He reached the third round of a Major for the first time at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships.Escobar finished the year 2021 ranked No. 38, a career-high doubles ranking.

In 2022, he reached a fourth final and won his third ATP 250 title with Behar at the 2022 Serbia Open defeating top seeds Mate Pavić and Nikola Mektić.[3] The pair reached two Major third rounds at the 2022 Australian Open and the 2022 US Open (tennis).Escobar finished the year 2022 ranked No. 40, a second best career-high doubles ranking.

2023: Fourth and fifth ATP titles

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He reached the third round at the 2023 Australian Open with Tomislav Brkić.

He reached his ninth ATP final at the 2023 Libéma Open with Kazakhstani Aleksandr Nedovyesov.

He won his fourth title at the 2023 Swedish Open with Nedovyesov.[4]He won his fifth title at the 2023 Sofia Open with Nedovyesov.[5]

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 14 (6 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (6–8)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (4–3)
Grass (0–3)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (5–8)
Indoor (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jan 2021Delray Beach Open,
United States
250 SeriesHard Ariel Behar Christian Harrison
Ryan Harrison
6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), [10–4]
Loss1–1Mar 2021Argentina Open,
Argentina
250 SeriesClay Ariel Behar Tomislav Brkić
Nikola Ćaćić
3–6, 5–7
Win2–1Apr 2021Andalucía Open,
Spain
250 SeriesClay Ariel Behar Tomislav Brkić
Nikola Ćaćić
6–2, 6–4
Loss2–2Apr 2021Serbia Open,
Serbia
250 SeriesClay Ariel Behar Ivan Sabanov
Matej Sabanov
3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss2–3Jun 2021Stuttgart Open,
Germany
250 SeriesGrass Ariel Behar Marcelo Demoliner
Santiago González
6–4, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss2–4Jan 2022Adelaide International,
Australia
250 SeriesHard Ariel Behar Wesley Koolhof
Neal Skupski
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win3–4Apr 2022Serbia Open,
Serbia
250 SeriesClay Ariel Behar Nikola Mektić
Mate Pavić
6–2, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss3–5Jun 2022Mallorca Championships,
Spain
250 SeriesGrass Ariel Behar Rafael Matos
David Vega Hernández
6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), [1–10]
Loss3–6Jun 2023Rosmalen Championships,
Netherlands
250 SeriesGrass Aleksandr Nedovyesov Wesley Koolhof
Neal Skupski
6–7(1–7), 2–6
Win4–6Jul 2023Swedish Open,
Sweden
250 SeriesClay Aleksandr Nedovyesov Francisco Cabral
Rafael Matos
6–2, 6–2
Loss4–7Aug 2023Austrian Open Kitzbühel,
Austria
250 SeriesClay Aleksandr Nedovyesov Alexander Erler
Lucas Miedler
4–6, 4–6
Win5–7Nov 2023Sofia Open,
Bulgaria
250 SeriesHard (i) Aleksandr Nedovyesov Julian Cash
Nikola Mektić
6–3, 3–6, [13–11]
Loss5–8Feb 2024Los Cabos Open,
Mexico
250 SeriesHard Aleksandr Nedovyesov Max Purcell
Jordan Thompson
5–7, 6–7(2–7)
Win6–8Apr 2024Estoril Open, Portugal250 SeriesClay Aleksandr Nedovyesov Sadio Doumbia
Fabien Reboul
7–5, 6–2

Challenger and Futures finals

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Singles: 14 (6–8)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ITF Futures Tour (6–7)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–5)
Clay (4–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Aug 2009Ecuador F1, GuayaquilFuturesHard Emilio Gómez3–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Aug 2013Ecuador F1, GuayaquilFuturesClay Emilio Gómez5–7, 6–7(3–7)
Win1–2Aug 2014Ecuador F1, GuayaquilFuturesClay Roberto Quiroz6–2, 6–2
Win2–2Aug 2014Ecuador F2, GuayaquilFuturesHard Iván Endara6–3, 7–5
Win3–2Aug 2014Ecuador F3, QuitoFuturesClay Jean-Yves Aubone4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win4–2Sep 2014Ecuador F5, QuitoFuturesClay Mauricio Echazú6–2, 6–1
Loss4–3Oct 2014Peru F8, LimaFuturesClay Duilio Beretta0–6, 4–6
Win5–3Aug 2015Canada F7, WinnipegFuturesHard Fritz Wolmarans7–6(7–4), 6–0
Loss5–4Sep 2015Canada F8, CalgaryFuturesHard Frank Dancevic4–6, 3–6
Win6–4May 2017Italy F14, FrascatiFuturesClay Viktor Galović6–1, 6–2
Loss6–5Sep 2017Bolivia F1, La PazFuturesClay Juan Ignacio Galarza6–6 ret.
Loss6–6Dec 2017Mexico F7, MetepecFuturesHard Marc-Andrea Hüsler3–6, 4–6
Loss6–7Dec 2017Mexico F8, CancúnFuturesHard Lucas Catarina4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss6–8Feb 2019Morelos, MexicoChallengerHard Matías Franco Descotte1–6, 4–6

Doubles: 38 (20–18)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (12–12)
ITF Futures Tour (8–6)
Titles by surface
Hard (7–8)
Clay (12–10)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jun 2014USA F17, Oklahoma CityFuturesHard Jesús Bandrés Mackenzie McDonald
Martin Redlicki
6–4, 6–7(3–7), [8–10]
Win1–1Aug 2014Ecuador F1, GuayaquilFuturesClay Jean-Yves Aubone Iván Endara
Caio Silva
7–6(8–6), 6–2
Win2–1Aug 2014Ecuador F3, QuitoFuturesClay Rodrigo Sánchez Caio Silva
Thales Turini
6–1, 6–0
Win3–1Oct 2014Peru F8, LimaFuturesClay Emilio Gómez Eduardo Dischinger
Tiago Lopes
6–3, 6–2
Loss3–2Aug 2015Canada F7, WinnipegFuturesHard Sora Fukuda Luis David Martínez
Luis Patiño
4–6, 3–6
Win4–2May 2016USA F16, TampaFuturesClay Roberto Quiroz Miomir Kecmanović
Jonas Lütjen
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss4–3Sep 2016Barranquilla, ColombiaChallengerClay Roberto Quiroz Alejandro Falla
Eduardo Struvay
4–6, 5–7
Loss4–4Nov 2016Bogotá, ColombiaChallengerClay Ariel Behar Marcelo Arévalo
Sergio Galdós
4–6, 1–6
Loss4–5Jan 2017USA F5, WestonFuturesClay Luis David Martínez Facundo Argüello
Juan Ignacio Londero
4–6, 7–6(7–1), [12–14]
Loss4–6Jun 2017Italy F15, Reggio EmiliaFuturesClay Alexander Centenari Grzegorz Panfil
Ante Pavić
1–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss4–7Nov 2017Mexico F6, MonterreyFuturesHard Federico Zeballos Marc-Andrea Hüsler
Jessy Kalambay
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win5–7Dec 2017Mexico F7, MetepecFuturesHard Manuel Sánchez John Paul Fruttero
Thai-Son Kwiatkowski
6–3, 6–3
Win6–7Dec 2017Mexico F8, CancúnFuturesHard Bruno Sant'Anna Boris Arias
Federico Zeballos
1–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Win7–7Mar 2018Croatia F2, PorečFuturesClay Bruno Sant'Anna Ivan Sabanov
Matej Sabanov
6–4, 5–7, [11–9]
Win8–7Apr 2018León, MexicoChallengerHard Manuel Sánchez Bradley Mousley
John-Patrick Smith
6–4, 6–4
Loss8–8Jun 2018Romania F2, BacăuFuturesClay Gábor Borsos Franco Agamenone
Hernán Casanova
2–6, 3–6
Loss8–9Jul 2018Milan, ItalyChallengerClay Fernando Romboli Julian Ocleppo
Andrea Vavassori
6–4, 1–6, [9–11]
Loss8–10Jul 2018Recanati, ItalyChallengerHard Fernando Romboli Gong Maoxin
Zhang Ze
6–2, 6–7(5–7), [8–10]
Win9–10Aug 2018Italy F21, BolzanoFuturesClay Hernán Casanova Wilson Leite
Bruno Sant'Anna
7–5, 6–2
Loss9–11Sep 2018Columbus, USAChallengerHard (i) Roberto Quiroz Peter Polansky
Tommy Paul
3–6, 3–6
Loss9–12Oct 2018Lima, PeruChallengerClay Ariel Behar Guido Andreozzi
Guillermo Durán
6–2, 6–7(5–7), [5–10]
Loss9–13Feb 2019Morelos, MexicoChallengerHard Luis David Martínez André Göransson
Marc-Andrea Hüsler
3–6, 6–3, [9–11]
Loss9–14May 2019Puerto Vallarta, MexicoChallengerHard Luis David Martínez Matt Reid
John-Patrick Smith
6–7(10–12), 3–6
Win10–14May 2019Jerusalem, IsraelChallengerHard Ariel Behar Evan King
Julian Ocleppo
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss10–15Jun 2019Parma, ItalyChallengerClay Ariel Behar Laurynas Grigelis
Andrea Pellegrino
6–1, 3–6, [7–10]
Win11–15Jul 2019Prague, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Ariel Behar Andrey Golubev
Aleksandr Nedovyesov
6–7(4–7), 7–5, [10–8]
Win12–15Sep 2019Genoa, ItalyChallengerClay Ariel Behar Guido Andreozzi
Andrés Molteni
3–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Win13–15Oct 2019Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
ChallengerClay Ariel Behar Orlando Luz
Luis David Martínez
6–7(5–7), 6–4, [12–10]
Win14–15Oct 2019Lima, PeruChallengerClay Ariel Behar Felipe Meligeni Alves
Luis David Martínez
2–6, 6–2, [3–10]
Win15–15Nov 2019Guayaquil, EcuadorChallengerClay Ariel Behar Pedro Sakamoto
Thiago Seyboth Wild
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Loss15–16Nov 2019Houston, USAChallengerHard Ariel Behar Jonathan Erlich
Santiago González
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win16–16Jan 2020Bangkok, ThailandChallengerHard Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela Zhang Ze
Gong Maoxin
6-3, 6-3
Win17–16Jan 2020Newport Beach, USAChallengerHard Ariel Behar Antonio Šančić
Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
6–2, 6-4
Loss17–17Sep 2020Aix-en-Provence, FranceChallengerClay Ariel Behar Andrés Molteni
Hugo Nys
4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss17–18Oct 2020Parma, ItalyChallengerClay Ariel Behar Marcelo Arévalo
Tomislav Brkić
4–6, 4-6
Win18–18Oct 2020Istanbul, TurkeyChallengerHard Ariel Behar Robert Galloway
Nathaniel Lammons
4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Win19–18June 2023Ilkley, UKChallengerGrass Aleksandr Nedovyesov Robert Galloway
John-Patrick Smith
2–6, 7-5, [11–9]
Win20–18Mar 2024Girona, SpainChallengerClay Aleksandr Nedovyesov Jonathan Eysseric
Albano Olivetti
7–6(7–1), 6–4

References

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  1. ^ "Gonzalo Escobar". ATP Tour. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Ariel Behar, Gonzalo Escobar Capture Marbella Doubles Crown". ATP Tour.
  3. ^ "Ariel Behar/ Gonzalo Escobar Clinch Belgrade Title". ATP Tour.
  4. ^ "Escobar & Nedovyesov Triumph in Bastad | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  5. ^ "Escobar/Nedovyesov Win Sofia Doubles Title; Nys/Zielinski Retain Metz Crown".
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