Carlos Gattiker

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Carlos Gattiker
Country (sports)Argentina Argentina
Born(1956-06-06)6 June 1956
Buenos Aires,
Argentina
Died19 May 2010(2010-05-19) (aged 53)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$121,831
Singles
Career record2–25
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 89 (26 Dec 1979)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open1R (1980, 1981, 1983)
Wimbledon1R (1980)
Doubles
Career record23–40
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 110 (9 Jul 1984)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open1R (1980, 1981, 1984)
Wimbledon1R (1980)
US Open1R (1979)

Carlos Gattiker (6 June 1956 – 19 May 2010) was a professional tennis player from Argentina.[1]

Career[]

Gattiker made four Grand Prix doubles semi-finals during his career, at Buenos Aires in 1977, Indianapolis in 1980, Kitzbuhel in 1981 and Bahia in 1983.[2] His partner in Kitzbuhel was his brother Alejandro Gattiker.[2]

He also partnered his brother at Grand Slam level.[2] One of their three Grand Slam appearances together was at the 1980 Wimbledon Championships, where they lost a five-set match to another pair of brothers, John and Tony Lloyd.[2] Gattiker played in five further Grand Slam tournaments, as either a singles of doubles player, but was never able to progress past the first round.[2]

The Argentinian represented his country in a 1980 Davis Cup tie against the United States. He and Ricardo Cano took part in the doubles rubber, which they lost to Peter Fleming and John McEnroe.[3]

Post-retirement[]

After retiring, Gattiker turned to coaching. Gattiker worked mostly with players from Argentina, including Pablo Albano and Luis Lobo, but also coached Morocco's Karim Alami. He died in 2010 of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which he had been suffering for 12 years.[4]

Challenger titles[]

Singles: (1)[]

No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 1979 Ribeirão Preto, Brazil Clay Brazil Carlos Kirmayr 6–4, 2–6, 6–2

Doubles: (5)[]

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1980 Cuneo, Italy Clay Argentina Ricardo Cano Bolivia Mario Martinez
Chile Pedro Rebolledo 		4–6, 7–6, 6–2
2. 1981 Galatina, Italy Clay Italy Patrizio Parrini Argentina Roberto Carruthers
Argentina Fernando Dalla Fontana 		6–4, 5–7, 7–5
3. 1983 Le Touquet, France Clay Argentina Alejandro Gattiker France Tarik Benhabiles
France Jean-Louis Haillet 		7–6, 6–2
4. 1983 Messina, Italy Clay Argentina Alejandro Gattiker Spain Juan Aguilera
Peru Pablo Arraya 		7–5, 6–2
5. 1984 Vina Del Mar, Chile Clay Argentina Gustavo Tiberti Chile Hans Gildemeister
Chile Belus Prajoux 		6–4, 5–7, 6–3

References[]

  1. ^ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. ^ a b c d e ATP World Tour Profile
  3. ^ Davis Cup Profile
  4. ^ Perfil, "Murió el tenista Carlos Gattiker", 20 May 2010 (in Spanish)
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