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player. Gómez has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 352, achieved on 20 March 2017. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 161 achieved on 8 August 2022. Gómez made his ATP main draw singles debut at the 2015 Claro Open Colombia where he qualified for the main draw, defeating Felipe Rojas,

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and

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in the qualifying rounds. In the main draw, he defeated fifth-seed

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in the first round, but lost to the Japanese

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in the second round Gómez has a very fast and accurate serve, though one of his weaknesses are his frequent double faults, he has an average of 11 double faults per game. In fact, he recorded a 227 km/h at the 2015 Claro Open Colombia. In August 2022, Gómez was suspended from competition after testing positive for

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. He was required to serve a period of ineligibility of fourteen months; that period starts on 15 December 2021, and ends on 14 February 2023.

ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 6 (4–2)

Doubles: 14 (8–6)

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* * 1991 births Living people Colombian male tennis players Tennis players from Cali Doping cases in tennis 21st-century Colombian sportsmen {{Colombia-tennis-bio-stub