| _(51376938919).jpg.webp) Escobar at the 2021 French Open | ||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Gonzalo Escobar | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) |  Ecuador | |||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Manta, Ecuador | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 January 1989 Manta, Ecuador | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Left-handed (two–handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||
| College | Texas Tech University | |||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $788,431 | |||||||||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 4–5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) | |||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 281 (15 June 2015) | |||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 96–87 (52.5% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) | |||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 38 (15 November 2021) | |||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 58 (6 November 2023) | |||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 3R (2022, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||
| French Open | 2R (2022) | |||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 3R (2021) | |||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 3R (2022) | |||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | SF (2022) | |||||||||||||||||
| French Open | QF (2022) | |||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (2021) | |||||||||||||||||
| Medal record 
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| Last updated on: 11 November 2023. | ||||||||||||||||||
Gonzalo Escobar (Latin American Spanish: [ɡonˈsalo eskoˈβaɾ]; born 20 January 1989, in Manta) is an Ecuadorian tennis player. His career-high doubles ranking is World No. 38, achieved on 15 November 2021. He has won three ATP doubles titles with Uruguayan Ariel Behar and two with Kazakhstani Aleksandr Nedovyesov. Escobar also has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 281 achieved on 15 June 2015.
Playing for Ecuador in Davis Cup, Escobar has a W/L record of 8–9.
Career
2021–2022: Three ATP doubles titles and top 50
Partnering with Uruguyan Ariel Behar, Escobar won two ATP titles at the 2021 Delray Beach Open and the 2021 Andalucía Open[2] and reached three other finals on the ATP tour in 2021 after winning two ATP Challenger Tour titles together in 2020. He entered the top 50 following the final at the 2021 Serbia Open on 26 April 2021. He reached the third round of a Major for the first time at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. Escobar finished the year 2021 ranked No. 38, a career-high doubles ranking.
In 2022, he reached a fourth final and won his third ATP 250 title with Behar at the 2022 Serbia Open defeating top seeds Mate Pavić and Nikola Mektić.[3] The pair reached two Major third rounds at the 2022 Australian Open and the 2022 US Open (tennis). Escobar finished the year 2022 ranked No. 40, a second best career-high doubles ranking.
2023: Fourth ATP title
He reached the third round at the 2023 Australian Open with Tomislav Brkić.
He reached his ninth ATP final at the 2023 Libéma Open with Kazakhstani Aleksandr Nedovyesov. He won his fourth title at the 2023 Swedish Open with Nedovyesov.[4]
ATP career finals
Doubles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | 
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| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2021 | Delray Beach Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard |  Ariel Behar |  Christian Harrison  Ryan Harrison | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), [10–4] | 
| Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2021 | Argentina Open, Argentina | 250 Series | Clay |  Ariel Behar |  Tomislav Brkić  Nikola Ćaćić | 3–6, 5–7 | 
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 2021 | Andalucía Open, Spain | 250 Series | Clay |  Ariel Behar |  Tomislav Brkić  Nikola Ćaćić | 6–2, 6–4 | 
| Loss | 2–2 | Apr 2021 | Serbia Open, Serbia | 250 Series | Clay |  Ariel Behar |  Ivan Sabanov  Matej Sabanov | 3–6, 6–7(5–7) | 
| Loss | 2–3 | Jun 2021 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | 250 Series | Grass |  Ariel Behar |  Marcelo Demoliner  Santiago González | 6–4, 3–6, [8–10] | 
| Loss | 2–4 | Jan 2022 | Adelaide International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard |  Ariel Behar |  Wesley Koolhof  Neal Skupski | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | 
| Win | 3–4 | Apr 2022 | Serbia Open, Serbia | 250 Series | Clay |  Ariel Behar |  Nikola Mektić  Mate Pavić | 6–4, 3–6, [8–10] | 
| Loss | 3–5 | Jun 2022 | Mallorca Championships, Spain | 250 Series | Grass |  Ariel Behar |  Rafael Matos  David Vega Hernández | 6–75–7, 7–68–6, [1–10] | 
| Loss | 3–6 | Jun 2023 | Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands | 250 Series | Grass |  Aleksandr Nedovyesov |  Wesley Koolhof  Neal Skupski | 6–7(1–7), 2–6 | 
| Win | 4–6 | Jul 2023 | Swedish Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Clay |  Aleksandr Nedovyesov |  Francisco Cabral  Rafael Matos | 6–2, 6–2 | 
| Loss | 4–7 | Aug 2023 | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria | 250 Series | Clay |  Aleksandr Nedovyesov |  Alexander Erler  Lucas Miedler | 4–6, 4–6 | 
| Win | 5–7 | Nov 2023 | Sofia Open, Bulgaria | 250 Series | Hard (i) |  Aleksandr Nedovyesov |  Julian Cash  Nikola Mektić | 6–3, 3–6, [13–11] | 
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 14 (6–8)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | 
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| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2009 | Ecuador F1, Guayaquil | Futures | Hard |  Emilio Gómez | 3–6, 2–6 | 
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2013 | Ecuador F1, Guayaquil | Futures | Clay |  Emilio Gómez | 5–7, 6–7(3–7) | 
| Win | 1–2 | Aug 2014 | Ecuador F1, Guayaquil | Futures | Clay |  Roberto Quiroz | 6–2, 6–2 | 
| Win | 2–2 | Aug 2014 | Ecuador F2, Guayaquil | Futures | Hard |  Iván Endara | 6–3, 7–5 | 
| Win | 3–2 | Aug 2014 | Ecuador F3, Quito | Futures | Clay |  Jean-Yves Aubone | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | 
| Win | 4–2 | Sep 2014 | Ecuador F5, Quito | Futures | Clay |  Mauricio Echazú | 6–2, 6–1 | 
| Loss | 4–3 | Oct 2014 | Peru F8, Lima | Futures | Clay |  Duilio Beretta | 0–6, 4–6 | 
| Win | 5–3 | Aug 2015 | Canada F7, Winnipeg | Futures | Hard |  Fritz Wolmarans | 7–6(7–4), 6–0 | 
| Loss | 5–4 | Sep 2015 | Canada F8, Calgary | Futures | Hard | .svg.png.webp) Frank Dancevic | 4–6, 3–6 | 
| Win | 6–4 | May 2017 | Italy F14, Frascati | Futures | Clay |  Viktor Galović | 6–1, 6–2 | 
| Loss | 6–5 | Sep 2017 | Bolivia F1, La Paz | Futures | Clay |  Juan Ignacio Galarza | 6–6 ret. | 
| Loss | 6–6 | Dec 2017 | Mexico F7, Metepec | Futures | Hard | .svg.png.webp) Marc-Andrea Hüsler | 3–6, 4–6 | 
| Loss | 6–7 | Dec 2017 | Mexico F8, Cancún | Futures | Hard |  Lucas Catarina | 4–6, 6–7(2–7) | 
| Loss | 6–8 | Feb 2019 | Morelos, Mexico | Challenger | Hard |  Matías Franco Descotte | 1–6, 4–6 | 
Doubles: 36 (18–18)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | 
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2014 | USA F17, Oklahoma City | Futures | Hard |  Jesús Bandrés |  Mackenzie McDonald  Martin Redlicki | 6–4, 6–7(3–7), [8–10] | 
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2014 | Ecuador F1, Guayaquil | Futures | Clay |  Jean-Yves Aubone |  Iván Endara  Caio Silva | 7–6(8–6), 6–2 | 
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 2014 | Ecuador F3, Quito | Futures | Clay |  Rodrigo Sánchez |  Caio Silva  Thales Turini | 6–1, 6–0 | 
| Win | 3–1 | Oct 2014 | Peru F8, Lima | Futures | Clay |  Emilio Gómez |  Eduardo Dischinger  Tiago Lopes | 6–3, 6–2 | 
| Loss | 3–2 | Aug 2015 | Canada F7, Winnipeg | Futures | Hard |  Sora Fukuda |  Luis David Martínez  Luis Patiño | 4–6, 3–6 | 
| Win | 4–2 | May 2016 | USA F16, Tampa | Futures | Clay |  Roberto Quiroz |  Miomir Kecmanović  Jonas Lütjen | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | 
| Loss | 4–3 | Sep 2016 | Barranquilla, Colombia | Challenger | Clay |  Roberto Quiroz |  Alejandro Falla  Eduardo Struvay | 4–6, 5–7 | 
| Loss | 4–4 | Nov 2016 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay |  Ariel Behar |  Marcelo Arévalo  Sergio Galdós | 4–6, 1–6 | 
| Loss | 4–5 | Jan 2017 | USA F5, Weston | Futures | Clay |  Luis David Martínez |  Facundo Argüello  Juan Ignacio Londero | 4–6, 7–6(7–1), [12–14] | 
| Loss | 4–6 | Jun 2017 | Italy F15, Reggio Emilia | Futures | Clay |  Alexander Centenari |  Grzegorz Panfil  Ante Pavić | 1–6, 6–7(4–7) | 
| Loss | 4–7 | Nov 2017 | Mexico F6, Monterrey | Futures | Hard | .svg.png.webp) Federico Zeballos | .svg.png.webp) Marc-Andrea Hüsler .svg.png.webp) Jessy Kalambay | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | 
| Win | 5–7 | Dec 2017 | Mexico F7, Metepec | Futures | Hard |  Manuel Sánchez |  John Paul Fruttero  Thai-Son Kwiatkowski | 6–3, 6–3 | 
| Win | 6–7 | Dec 2017 | Mexico F8, Cancún | Futures | Hard |  Bruno Sant'Anna | .svg.png.webp) Boris Arias .svg.png.webp) Federico Zeballos | 1–6, 6–3, [10–4] | 
| Win | 7–7 | Mar 2018 | Croatia F2, Poreč | Futures | Clay |  Bruno Sant'Anna |  Ivan Sabanov  Matej Sabanov | 6–4, 5–7, [11–9] | 
| Win | 8–7 | Apr 2018 | León, Mexico | Challenger | Hard |  Manuel Sánchez | .svg.png.webp) Bradley Mousley .svg.png.webp) John-Patrick Smith | 6–4, 6–4 | 
| Loss | 8–8 | Jun 2018 | Romania F2, Bacău | Futures | Clay |  Gábor Borsos |  Franco Agamenone  Hernán Casanova | 2–6, 3–6 | 
| Loss | 8–9 | Jul 2018 | Milan, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Fernando Romboli |  Julian Ocleppo  Andrea Vavassori | 6–4, 1–6, [9–11] | 
| Loss | 8–10 | Jul 2018 | Recanati, Italy | Challenger | Hard |  Fernando Romboli |  Gong Maoxin  Zhang Ze | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), [8–10] | 
| Win | 9–10 | Aug 2018 | Italy F21, Bolzano | Futures | Clay |  Hernán Casanova |  Wilson Leite  Bruno Sant'Anna | 7–5, 6–2 | 
| Loss | 9–11 | Sep 2018 | Columbus, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Roberto Quiroz | .svg.png.webp) Peter Polansky  Tommy Paul | 3–6, 3–6 | 
| Loss | 9–12 | Oct 2018 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay |  Ariel Behar |  Guido Andreozzi  Guillermo Durán | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), [5–10] | 
| Loss | 9–13 | Feb 2019 | Morelos, Mexico | Challenger | Hard |  Luis David Martínez |  André Göransson .svg.png.webp) Marc-Andrea Hüsler | 3–6, 6–3, [9–11] | 
| Loss | 9–14 | May 2019 | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Challenger | Hard |  Luis David Martínez | .svg.png.webp) Matt Reid .svg.png.webp) John-Patrick Smith | 6–7(10–12), 3–6 | 
| Win | 10–14 | May 2019 | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard |  Ariel Behar |  Evan King  Julian Ocleppo | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) | 
| Loss | 10–15 | Jun 2019 | Parma, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Ariel Behar |  Laurynas Grigelis  Andrea Pellegrino | 6–1, 3–6, [7–10] | 
| Win | 11–15 | Jul 2019 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay |  Ariel Behar |  Andrey Golubev  Aleksandr Nedovyesov | 6–7(4–7), 7–5, [10–8] | 
| Win | 12–15 | Sep 2019 | Genoa, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Ariel Behar |  Guido Andreozzi  Andrés Molteni | 3–6, 6–4, [10–3] | 
| Win | 13–15 | Oct 2019 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Challenger | Clay |  Ariel Behar |  Orlando Luz  Luis David Martínez | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, [12–10] | 
| Win | 14–15 | Oct 2019 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay |  Ariel Behar |  Felipe Meligeni Alves  Luis David Martínez | 2–6, 6–2, [3–10] | 
| Win | 15–15 | Nov 2019 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay |  Ariel Behar |  Pedro Sakamoto  Thiago Seyboth Wild | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) | 
| Loss | 15–16 | Nov 2019 | Houston, USA | Challenger | Hard |  Ariel Behar |  Jonathan Erlich  Santiago González | 3–6, 6–7(4–7) | 
| Win | 16–16 | Jan 2020 | Bangkok, Thailand | Challenger | Hard |  Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela |  Zhang Ze  Gong Maoxin | 6-3, 6-3 | 
| Win | 17–16 | Jan 2020 | Newport Beach, USA | Challenger | Hard |  Ariel Behar |  Antonio Šančić  Tristan-Samuel Weissborn | 6–2, 6-4 | 
| Loss | 17–17 | Sep 2020 | Aix-en-Provence, France | Challenger | Clay |  Ariel Behar |  Andrés Molteni  Hugo Nys | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) | 
| Loss | 17–18 | Oct 2020 | Parma, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Ariel Behar |  Marcelo Arévalo  Tomislav Brkić | 4–6, 4-6 | 
| Win | 18–18 | Oct 2020 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard |  Ariel Behar |  Robert Galloway  Nathaniel Lammons | 4–6, 6–3, [10–7] | 
References
- ↑ "Gonzalo Escobar". ATP Tour. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ↑ "Ariel Behar, Gonzalo Escobar Capture Marbella Doubles Crown". ATP Tour.
- ↑ "Ariel Behar/ Gonzalo Escobar Clinch Belgrade Title". ATP Tour.
- ↑ https://www.atptour.com/en/news/bastad-2023-doubles-final-sunday
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