# Víctor Romero

Víctor Romero (born 26 January 1979) is a Mexican former professional tennis player.

## Biography

Romero grew up in Mexico City and was a top-50 ITF junior. Before turning professional he played college tennis in the United States for Tulane University, a private university in New Orleans, Louisiana. He represented Mexico at the 2005 Summer Universiade and won a mixed doubles silver medal.
On the professional tour he reached a best singles ranking of 395 in the world. As a doubles player he was runner-up in two ATP Challenger tournaments, both in 2006. He won 20 ITF satellite tournaments, 7 in singles and 13 in doubles.
Romero was a men's doubles bronze medalist for Mexico at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, partnering Santiago González.
During his career he featured in four Davis Cup ties for his native country and retired unbeaten, from one singles and three doubles rubbers.
Romero emigrated with his family to New Zealand in 2010. His wife, who he met while at Tulane University, is a New Zealander.

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 14 (7–7)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (0–0)
* ITF Futures (7–7)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (6–6)
* Clay (1–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2002 | Mexico F12, Tuxtla Gutiérrez | Futures | Hard | Matt Klinger | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2004 | Mexico F11, Mexico City | Futures | Hard | Santiago González | 2–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–6$^{(10–8)}$ |
| Loss | 2–1 | Oct 2005 | Mexico F14, Monterrey | Futures | Hard | Bruno Echagaray | 6–7$^{(8–10)}$, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Nov 2005 | Mexico F17, León | Futures | Hard | Riccardo Ghedin | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jul 2006 | Mexico F10, Comitán | Futures | Hard | Lazaro Navarro-Batles | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | May 2007 | Mexico F4, Guadalajara | Futures | Clay | Carlos Palencia | 7–5, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$ |
| Loss | 3–4 | May 2007 | Mexico F5, Celaya | Futures | Hard | Nicholas Monroe | 0–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | May 2008 | Mexico F5, Guadalajara | Futures | Clay | Marinko Matosevic | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–4 | May 2008 | Mexico F6, Celaya | Futures | Hard | Rafael Arévalo | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 6–4 | Feb 2009 | Mexico F2, Naucalpan | Futures | Hard | Adriano Biasella | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6–5 | May 2010 | Mexico F3, Mexico City | Futures | Hard | Miguel Gallardo Valles | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–5 | May 2010 | Mexico F4, Celaya | Futures | Hard | Adam El Mihdawy | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7–6 | Nov 2010 | Mexico F9, Durango | Futures | Hard | Roman Borvanov | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7–7 | Apr 2012 | Mexico F4, Mexico City | Futures | Hard | César Ramírez | 2–6, 4–6 |

### Doubles: 20 (13–7)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (0–2)
* ITF Futures (13–5)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (11–3)
* Clay (2–4)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 1998 | Bolivia F1, La Paz | Futures | Clay | Pedro Braga | Keith Brill Paulo Taicher | 4–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 1999 | Spain F4, Gandia | Futures | Clay | JL Condor-Fernandez | Tim Crichton Todd Perry | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 1999 | Mexico F7, León | Futures | Hard | Marco Osorio | Flávio Saretta Leonardo Silva | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2004 | Mexico F10, Comitán | Futures | Hard | Michael Kogan | Bruno Echagaray Miguel Gallardo Valles | 5–7, 6–3, 7–6$^{(10–8)}$ |
| Win | 4–1 | Oct 2004 | Mexico F12, Torreón | Futures | Hard | Michael Kogan | Carlos Palencia Daniel Garza | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–1 | Oct 2004 | Mexico F13, Monterrey | Futures | Hard | Michael Kogan | David Brewer Richard Irwin | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–1 | Oct 2004 | USA F30, Baton Rouge | Futures | Hard | Michael Kogan | Julien Cassaigne Philip Gubenco | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–1 | Nov 2004 | Mexico F16, León | Futures | Hard | Daniel Langre | Dawid Olejniczak Piotr Szczepanik | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 7–5 |
| Loss | 7–2 | Feb 2005 | Mexico F1, Naucalpan | Futures | Hard | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | Santiago González Alejandro Hernández | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8–2 | Feb 2005 | Mexico F2, Casablanca Satelite | Futures | Hard | Daniel Langre | Daniel Garza Marco Osorio | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–2 | Sep 2005 | Mexico F12, Puerto Vallarta | Futures | Hard | Daniel Garza | Scott Doerner Jason Zimmermann | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Loss | 9–3 | Jan 2006 | Mexico F1, Naucalpan | Futures | Hard | Daniel Langre | Nicholas Monroe Sam Warburg | 6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 9–4 | Apr 2006 | Aguascalientes, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Hector Almada | Juan Martín del Potro Martín Vassallo Argüello | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 9–5 | Apr 2006 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Hector Almada | Daniel Garza Dawid Olejniczak | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 9–6 | May 2006 | Mexico F7, Guadalajara | Futures | Clay | Eduardo Peralta-Tello | Pierre-Ludovic Duclos Bruno Echagaray | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 9–7 | Oct 2006 | Mexico F18, Mazatlán | Futures | Hard | Bruno Rodríguez | Carlos Palencia Miguel Gallardo Valles | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 10–7 | Nov 2006 | Mexico F20, Querétaro | Futures | Hard | Bruno Rodríguez | Pablo Gonzalez Daniel Garza | 6–1, 5–7, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Win | 11–7 | Nov 2007 | Mexico F13, Querétaro | Futures | Hard | Bruno Rodríguez | Joel Kielbowicz Ross Wilson | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 12–7 | Nov 2008 | Mexico F15, Guadalajara | Futures | Clay | Bruno Rodríguez | Juan Manuel Elizondo César Ramírez | 4–6, 6–2, [10–8] |
| Win | 13–7 | Nov 2010 | Mexico F9, Durango | Futures | Hard | Roman Borvanov | Maciek Sykut Denis Zivkovic | 6–3, 6–4 |