Andrés Gimeno

Andrés Gimeno

Country	Spain
Residence	Barcelona, Spain
Born	(1937-08-03) August 3, 1937 (age 74) Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	89 kg (200 lb; 14.0 st)
Turned pro	1960
Retired	1974
Plays	Right-handed (1-handed backhand)
Career prize money	$2,500 Since Open Era
Int. Tennis HOF	2009 (member page)
Singles
Career record	159–85
Career titles	5 Both since Open Era
Highest ranking	No. 9 (1972)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	F (1969)
French Open	W (1972)
Wimbledon	SF (1970)
US Open	4R (1969, 1972)
Doubles
Career record	94–60
Career titles	3
Last updated on: 13 May 2012.

Andrés Gimeno Tolaguera (born August 3, 1937 in Barcelona, Spain) is a retired Spanish tennis player. He major achievement came in 1972, when he won the French Open.

Gimeno turned professional in 1960, the year in which he became the first Spanish player to win the Torneo Godó. That same year he reached the doubles final too, but failed to win in that category, losing to an Australian duo in the final.

The Catalan won his first and only Grand Slam in 1972. He holds the record for the oldest male player to win the French Open (at the age of 34). He also reached the final of the Australian Open in 1969, losing to Rod Laver in three sets. Gimeno reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 9.

He was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2009.^[1]

Grand Slam singles finals

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up (0/1)	1969	Australian Open	Grass	Rod Laver	3–6, 4–6, 5–7
Winner (1/2)	1972	French Open	Clay	Patrick Proisy	4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1

References

External links

• Andrés Gimeno at the International Tennis Hall of Fame