Álvaro Guillén Meza (born 2 January 2003) is an

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ian

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player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 175 achieved on 9 June 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 400 achieved on 22 July 2024. He is currently the No. 1 Ecuadorian tennis player. Guillén Meza represents

at the

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, where he has a W/L record of 1–1.

Career

At 20 years old, Guillén Meza became the youngest Ecuadorian champion since

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in 2003 after winning the 2023 Lima Challenger. He won his second Challenger title at the 2024 Ibagué Open, defeating

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in the final. Guillén Meza claimed his third Challenger title at the 2025 Santos Brasil Tennis Cup, overcoming

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in the final. As a result he reached the top 200 at world No. 180 on 19 May 2025.

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

References

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* * * 2003 births Living people Ecuadorian male tennis players Tennis players from Guayaquil {{Ecuador-tennis-bio-stub