Hermes Gamonal

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Hermes Gamonal
Country (sports) Flag of Chile.svg Chile
Residence Santiago
Born (1977-05-31) 31 May 1977 (age 45)
Bulnes, Chile
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1997
Retired2006
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$180,996
Singles
Career record5–11
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 135 (15 September 2003)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2004)
French Open 1R (2003)
Wimbledon Q1 (2002, 2003, 2004)
US Open Q2 (2003, 2004)
Doubles
Career record5–13
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 181 (4 April 2005)

Hermes Gamonal (born 31 May 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Chile. [1]

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Career

Gamonal first played Davis Cup tennis for Chile in 1998 and by the time he retired had taken part in nine ties. He won three of his eight singles rubbers and four of his five doubles matches. [2]

The Chilean appeared in one Grand Slam event during his career, the 2003 French Open. [3] He lost in straight sets to Christophe Rochus in the first round. [3]

By late 2006, Gamonal decided to retire from professional tennis, claiming that multiple injuries interrupted his career. [4]

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

No.YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.2002 Waco, United StatesHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Hernych 6–1, 3–6, 6–3

Doubles: (1)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.2002 Budaors, HungaryClay Flag of Chile.svg Adrián García Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Vaněk
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Robin Vik
6–3, 0–6, 6–3

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References

  1. ITF Tennis Profile
  2. Davis Cup Profile
  3. 1 2 "Hermes Gamonal - Overview - ATP World Tour - Tennis" . Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  4. Vera, Leonardo (6 November 2006). "La nueva vida de Hermes Gamonal" [Hermes Gamonal's new life]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2018.