Guillermo García-López (born 4 June 1983) is a professional tennis player from Spain. He has won five singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 23 in February 2011.
To date, he has collected twelve wins over top-10 players, including world No. 1 Rafael Nadal in 2010, and world No. 3 Stan Wawrinka in 2014.
Personal life
He is good friends with fellow Spanish tennis player Juan Carlos Ferrero, and both train at the JC Ferrero Equelite Tennis Academy in Villena, Spain.
Professional career
On 23 November 2009, García-López achieved his then career-high singles ranking of World No. 41 after winning his first round at Austrian Open. During the 2009 year, he beat 11th seed Fernando Verdasco in the first round of the 2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open, also beating Mikhail Youzhny in the second round. He fell to Julien Benneteau in the third round.
At the 2010 BNP Paribas Open, he upset World No. 9 Marin Čilić in the second round. García-López continued his good form into the next round by defeating 26th seed Thomaz Bellucci after losing the first set. However, he lost to Juan Mónaco in the fourth round.
At the 2010 Aegon International in Eastbourne, he made the final, but lost there to Michaël Llodra.
In the semifinals of the 2010 PTT Thailand Open, he recorded arguably the biggest win of his career, defeating World No. 1 Rafael Nadal, saving 24 of 26 break points, while converting his only opportunity to break Nadal. He then went on to take his second title (his first on hard court) with a victory over Jarkko Nieminen.
He continued his form in the 2010 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo. He stretched his winning streak to seven by beating Rajeev Ram and Feliciano López, before falling to Viktor Troicki in the quarterfinals. Going into the 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters 1000, he managed to battle fatigue with his newfound confidence, beating Eduardo Schwank, tenth seed Andy Roddick (who retired due to injury in the second set), and stunning seventh seed (and World No. 7) Tomáš Berdych to reach the quarterfinals. There, he went down against second seed and World No. 2 Novak Djokovic.
In 2012, he upset Andy Murray at Indian Wells in the second round.
Garcia-Lopez also defeated fourth-seeded Pablo Andújar to enter the quarterfinals of the Mercedes Cup.
Significant finals
ATP career finals
Singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runners-up)
| Legend |
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| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) | | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) | | ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) | | ATP World Tour 250 Series (5–4) |
| | Finals by Surface |
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| Hard (2–1) | | Clay (3–1) | | Grass (0–1) | | Carpet (0–0) |
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Winner | 1. | 23 May 2009 | Austrian Open, Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay |  Julien Benneteau | 3–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 19 June 2010 | Eastbourne International, Eastbourne, United Kingdom | Grass | Michaël Llodra | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 3 October 2010 | Thailand Open, Bangkok, Thailand | Hard (i) |  Jarkko Nieminen | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 28 April 2013 | Romanian Open, Bucharest, Romania | Clay |  Lukáš Rosol | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 22 September 2013 | St. Petersburg Open, St. Petersburg, Russia | Hard (i) |  Ernests Gulbis | 6–3, 4–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 13 April 2014 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco | Clay |  Marcel Granollers | 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 4. | 8 February 2015 | Zagreb Indoors, Zagreb, Croatia | Hard (i) |  Andreas Seppi | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
| Winner | 5. | 26 April 2015 | Romanian Open, Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Jiří Veselý | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(13–11) |
| Runner-up | 4. | 5 October 2015 | Shenzhen Open, Shenzhen, China | Hard | Tomáš Berdych | 3–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Doubles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runners-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–1) | | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) | | ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) | | ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–5) |
| | Finals by Surface |
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| Hard (2–2) | | Clay (1–4) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) |
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 24 July 2006 | Croatia Open, Umag, Croatia | Clay | Albert Portas | Jaroslav Levinský
David Škoch | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 16 July 2007 | Stuttgart Open, Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Fernando Verdasco | František Čermák
Leoš Friedl | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 4 October 2009 | Thailand Open, Bangkok, Thailand | Hard (i) |  Mischa Zverev |  Eric Butorac
Rajeev Ram | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 8 January 2010 | Qatar Open, Doha, Qatar | Hard | Albert Montañés | František Čermák
 Michal Mertiňák | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 28 July 2013 | Swiss Open, Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Pablo Andújar |  Jamie Murray
 John Peers | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 2 March 2014 | Brasil Open, São Paulo, Brazil | Clay (i) |  Philipp Oswald |  Juan Sebastián Cabal
Robert Farah | 5–7, 6–4, [15–13] |
| Runner-up | 5. | 13 July 2014 | Stuttgart Open, Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Philipp Oswald |  Mateusz Kowalczyk
Artem Sitak | 6–2, 1–6, [7–10] |
| Winner | 3. | 27 August 2016 | Winston-Salem Open, Winston-Salem, United States | Hard | Henri Kontinen | Andre Begemann
 Leander Paes | 4–6, 7–6(8–6), [10–8] |
| Runner-up | 6. | 10 September 2016 | US Open, New York, United States | Hard | Pablo Carreño Busta | Jamie Murray
 Bruno Soares | 2–6, 3–6 |
Singles performance timeline
Key| W | F | SF | QF | R# | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | W–L |
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| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Australian Open | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 1R | 14–13 |
| French Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 2R | | 10–13 |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | | 7–12 |
| US Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | | 8–12 |
| Win–Loss | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 6–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 6–4 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 36–50 |
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| ATP Masters Series |
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 3R | A | A | 2R | 2R | | 9–8 |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 3R | 3R | 2R | | 6–9 |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | 1R | A | 3R | LQ | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | QF | A | 2R | | 6–5 |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | 3R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 3R | 2R | | 6–5 |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | | 6–8 |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | | 0–2 |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | LQ | A | 3R | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | A | | 2–3 |
| Shanghai Masters | Not Masters Series | 1R | QF | 2R | Q2 | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | | 4–6 |
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | A | | 1–5 |
| German Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | Not Masters Series | 1–2 |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 2–6 | 11–6 | 5–8 | 5–5 | 0–1 | 6–7 | 3–6 | 3–5 | 0–0 | 41–52 |
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| Career statistics |
| Titles–Finals | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–9 |
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| Year End Ranking | 129 | 91 | 68 | 90 | 62 | 41 | 33 | 39 | 76 | 62 | 36 | 27 | 70 | | |
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Doubles performance timeline
Key| W | F | SF | QF | R# | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | W–L |
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| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Australian Open | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 4–9 |
| French Open | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 5–8 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1–7 |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | | 5–8 |
| Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 15–32 |
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Wins over top 10 players
| Season | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Total |
| Wins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
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| 2005 |
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| 1. | Carlos Moyá | 5 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | 1R | 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 2006 |
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| 2. | Andre Agassi | 9 | Delray Beach, United States | Hard | QF | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2009 |
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| 3. | Fernando Verdasco | 10 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | 1R | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4) |
| 2010 |
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| 4. |  Marin Čilić | 9 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | 2R | 7–6(7–1), 6–0 |
| 5. | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 10 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | 2R | 6–2, retired |
| 6. | Rafael Nadal | 1 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard (i) | SF | 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
| 7. | Tomáš Berdych | 7 | Shanghai, China | Hard | 3R | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
| 2012 |
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| 8. | Andy Murray | 4 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | 2R | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
| 2013 |
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| 9. |  Janko Tipsarević | 10 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | QF | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 2014 |
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| 10. | Tomáš Berdych | 5 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 3R | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 11. |  Stan Wawrinka | 3 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | 1R | 6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 6–0 |
| 2015 |
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| 12. | Marin Čilić | 10 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 1R | 6–4, 6–3 |
Pablo Carreño Busta
Jamie Murray
Bruno Soares
Julien Benneteau
Jarkko Nieminen
Lukáš Rosol
Ernests Gulbis
Andreas Seppi
Mischa Zverev
Eric Butorac
Michal Mertiňák
John Peers
Philipp Oswald
Juan Sebastián Cabal
Mateusz Kowalczyk
Leander Paes
Marin Čilić
Janko Tipsarević
Stan Wawrinka