André Swytka Ghem (born 29 May 1982) is a former Brazilian professional
tennis
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player. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking in July 2015, when he became the World No. 118.
Career
Born in
Porto Alegre
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, Brazil, Ghem became the World No. 181 in August 2006. At the
2006 Brasil Open, he won against
Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo "Guga" Kuerten (; born 10 September 1976) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the list of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals f ...
. The score was 3–6, 6–3, 6–4.
Nowadays, Ghem is a tennis commentator at
ESPN Brazil sports channels.
Titles (14)
Challengers and futures (5)
Doubles (9)
Runners-up (7)
Singles (1)
Doubles (6)
References
External links
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1982 births
Living people
Brazilian male tennis players
Brazilian people of German descent
Brazilian people of Polish descent
Sportspeople from Novo Hamburgo
Tennis players from Rio Grande do Sul
21st-century Brazilian sportsmen