Andrés Gimeno

Andrés Gimeno

Country (sports)	Spain
Residence	Barcelona, Spain
Born	(1937-08-03)3 August 1937 Barcelona, Spain
Died	9 October 2019(2019-10-09) (aged 82)
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1960
Retired	1974
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF	2009 (member page)
Singles
Career record	787-473 (62.4%) [1]
Career titles	41 [1]
Highest ranking	No. 6 (1961, L'Équipe)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	F (1969)
French Open	W (1972)
Wimbledon	SF (1970)
US Open	4R (1969, 1972)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals	RR (1972)
Professional majors
US Pro	F (1967)
Wembley Pro	F (1965)
French Pro	F (1962, 1967)
Doubles
Career record	94–60
Career titles	3
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	F (1960)
Wimbledon	QF (1959)
US Open	F (1968)

Andrés Gimeno Tolaguera (3 August 1937 – 9 October 2019) was a Spanish tennis player. In 1972, when he won the French Open and he was the oldest first-time grand slam champion of the open era at 34 years of age.^[2]

Gimeno died of cancer, on 9 October 2019, at the age of 82.^[3]

References

1. "Andres Gimeno: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennis Base. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
2. Dorish, Joe (8 May 2013). "Youngest and Oldest Men to win the French Open in Tennis". Yahoo. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013.
3. "Muere Andrés Gimeno, mito del tenis y campeón de Roland Garros". El Español (in European Spanish). 9 October 2019.