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| Full name | Raúl Carlos Ramírez |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Mexico |
| Residence | Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico |
| Born | 20 June 1953 Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 1973 (amateur tour from 1970) |
| Retired | 1983 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $2,217,971 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 544–268 (67.0%) |
| Career titles | 19 |
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (7 November 1976) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | SF (1976, 1977) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1976) |
| US Open | QF (1978) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | SF (1974) |
| WCT Finals | QF (1975, 1976, 1978) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 583–194 (75.0%) |
| Career titles | 60 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (12 April 1976) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | W (1975, 1977) |
| Wimbledon | W (1976) |
| US Open | F (1977) |
Raúl Ramírez (born 20 June 1953) is a Mexican former professional tennis player. He was active during the 1970s and 1980s. Ramírez was the first player to finish first in both singles and doubles Grand Prix point standings, accomplishing the feat in 1976. He attended and played tennis at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.[1]
Personal life
Ramírez was born in Ensenada, Baja California. In 1981, he married the Venezuelan-born former Miss Universe Maritza Sayalero. The couple lives in Ensenada and has three children: Rebecca (born 1982), Raúl (born 1984), and Daniel Francisco (1989).
Career
Ramirez was ranked as high as World No. 4 (achieving this ranking on 7 November 1976) and he is one of the all-time leading doubles winners, having spent 62 weeks ranked World No. 1 in doubles, beginning 12 April 1976. He won 19 singles titles, including titles at the ATP Masters Series events in Rome (1975) and Monte Carlo (1978).
He won 60 doubles titles, including Wimbledon (1976), the French Open (1975 & '77), and at ATP Masters Series events in Cincinnati (1978), Canada (1976, ’77 & ’81), Monte Carlo (1979), Paris (1977), and Rome (1974, ’75, ’76 & ’77). He won the WCT World Doubles twice in 1975 and 1980. He won the men's singles in the Ojai Tennis Tournament in 1971.[2]
He played tournaments of the two world tennis circuits played at the time, the Grand Prix tennis circuit and the World Championship Tennis (WCT). These circuits were predecessors of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour (ATP Tour). In 1975 he won the Grand Prix, the present day equivalent of the Race.
Grand Slam tournament finals
Doubles finals, 7 (3 titles, 4 runners-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1975 | French Open | Clay |  Brian Gottfried |
 John Alexander Phil Dent |
6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1976 | French Open | Clay | Brian Gottfried |
Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart |
6–7, 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1976 | Wimbledon | Grass | Brian Gottfried |
Ross Case Geoff Masters |
3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 1977 | French Open (2) | Clay | Brian Gottfried |
 Wojciech Fibak Jan Kodeš |
7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1977 | US Open | Clay | Brian Gottfried |
 Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 1979 | Wimbledon | Grass | Brian Gottfried |
Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1980 | French Open (2) | Clay | Brian Gottfried |
Victor Amaya Hank Pfister |
6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Mixed doubles final, 1 (runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1973 | Wimbledon | Grass | Janet Newberry |
Billie Jean King Owen Davidson |
3–6, 2–6 |
ATP career finals
Singles: 40 (19 titles, 21 runner-ups)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Jul 1973 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay |  Manuel Orantes
|
ABN |
| Win | 1. | Oct 1973 | Tehran, Iran | Clay | John Newcombe
|
6–7, 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 2. | Feb 1974 | Dayton, U.S. | Carpet | Brian Gottfried
|
6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–1) |
| Win | 3. | Aug 1974 | Columbus, U.S. | Hard | Roscoe Tanner
|
3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2. | Oct 1974 | Tehran, Iran | Clay |  Guillermo Vilas
|
0–6, 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 4. | Feb 1975 | St. Petersburg WCT, U.S. | Hard | Roscoe Tanner
|
6–0, 1–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3. | Mar 1975 | Caracas WCT, Venezuela | Hard | Rod Laver
|
6–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 5. | Apr 1975 | Charlotte, U.S. | Clay | Roscoe Tanner
|
3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 6. | Jun 1975 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Manuel Orantes
|
7–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 7. | Nov 1975 | Tokyo, Japan | Clay | Manuel Orantes
|
6–4, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 8. | Mar 1976 | Mexico City WCT, Mexico | Clay | Eddie Dibbs
|
7–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4. | Mar 1976 | Jackson WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Ken Rosewall
|
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 9. | Apr 1976 | Caracas WCT, Venezuela | Clay |  Ilie Năstase
|
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 10. | Jul 1976 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay |  Adriano Panatta
|
7–5, 6–7, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5. | Jul 1976 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | Jimmy Connors
|
2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6. | Aug 1976 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | Jimmy Connors
|
6–7, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7. | Oct 1976 | Tehran, Iran | Clay | Manuel Orantes
|
6–7, 0–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Loss | 8. | Oct 1976 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Wojciech Fibak
|
7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 1–6 |
| Win | 11. | Nov 1976 | London, England | Carpet | Manuel Orantes
|
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9. | Feb 1977 | Miami WCT, U.S. | Clay | Eddie Dibbs
|
0–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 10. | May 1977 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | Jimmy Connors
|
4–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
| Win | 12. | Jun 1977 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass |  Mark Cox
|
9–7, 7–5 |
| Win | 13. | Sep 1977 | Los Angeles, II, U.S. | Hard | Brian Gottfried
|
7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 11. | Nov 1977 | Oviedo, Spain | Hard | Eddie Dibbs
|
4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 14. | Feb 1978 | Mexico City WCT, Mexico | Hard | Pat DuPré
|
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 12. | Feb 1978 | Rancho Mirage, U.S. | Hard | Roscoe Tanner
|
1–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 13. | Mar 1978 | Washington Indoor, U.S. | Carpet | Brian Gottfried
|
5–7, 6–7 |
| Loss | 14. | Apr 1978 | Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands | Carpet | Jimmy Connors
|
5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 15. | Apr 1978 | Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco | Clay | Tomáš Šmíd
|
6–3, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 15. | Jun 1978 | Birmingham, England | Grass | Jimmy Connors
|
3–6, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 16. | Jul 1978 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | Eddie Dibbs
|
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 17. | Oct 1978 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay |  Vijay Amritraj
|
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 16. | May 1979 | Florence, Italy | Clay |  Karl Meiler
|
6–4, 1–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
| Win | 17. | Feb 1980 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Hard | Phil Dent
|
6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 18. | May 1980 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Adriano Panatta
|
2–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Loss | 19. | May 1981 | Florence, Italy | Clay | José Luis Clerc
|
1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 20. | Jan 1982 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay |  Pedro Rebolledo
|
4–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
| Win | 18. | Feb 1982 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard |  Zoltan Kuharszky
|
4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 21. | Aug 1982 | South Orange, U.S. | Clay |  Yannick Noah
|
3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 19. | Feb 1983 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | Morris Skip Strode
|
6–4, 6–2 |