Víctor Pecci Sr. (born October 15, 1955) is a Paraguayan former professional

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player. He was ranked as high as world No. 9 in singles in 1980 and world No. 31 in doubles in 1984. Pecci is famous for reaching the

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final. He beat

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in the quarterfinals and

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in the semifinals, but lost to three-time champion

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in the final. He also reached the semifinals in 1981 and was runner-up in

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. Pecci won the

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boys' singles in 1973.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

Career finals

Singles: 22 (10 titles, 12 runner-ups)

Doubles: 18 (12 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pecci, Victor 1955 births Living people French Open junior champions Paraguayan male tennis players Paraguayan people of Italian descent Tennis players from Asunción Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles