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Emilio Gómez (tennis)

Emilio Gómez (tennis)

Ecuadorian tennis player (b. 1991) Emilio Gómez Estrada (Latin American Spanish: [eˈmiljo ˈɣomes]; born 28 November 1991) is an Ecuadorian professional tennis player who competed primarily on the ATP Challenger Tour. On 20 February 2023, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 90 and a doubles ranking of world No. 254, achieved on 14 September 2015. Career 2016–2018 He defeated Adam Hornby of Barbados during Davis Cup play on 4 March 2016, by a score of 6–0, 6–0, 6–0, making him the first player to win by such a scoreline at any tournament since 2011, and one of two players to accomplish the feat on that day (Jarkko Nieminen of Finland earned a triple bagel victory over Courtney John Lock of Zimbabwe at Davis Cup competition elsewhere).[citation needed] 2019–2021: First Challenger title, Top 200 & Grand Slam debuts He reached the top 200 on 29 April 2019 following his first title at the 2019 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger in Florida. Gómez made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2020 French Open as a qualifier where he was defeated by Lorenzo Sonego in the first round. 2022: Australian Open debut, Two Challenger titles & four more finals, Top 100 He