# Guillermo García López

Guillermo García López (Spanish pronunciation:, born 4 June 1983) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He won five singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 23 in February 2011.
As of 2021, he collected thirteen wins over top-10 players, including world No. 1 Rafael Nadal in 2010, world No. 4 Andy Murray in 2012 and world No. 3 Stan Wawrinka in 2014.

## Personal life

He is named after the famed tennis player Guillermo Vilas – who his father admired greatly for his clay court dominance. He is good friends with fellow Spanish tennis player Juan Carlos Ferrero, and both train at the JC Ferrero Equelite Sport 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 reached the final, but lost 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 World No. 4 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.
In January 2021, Garcia Lopez announced that he would retire after the 2021 season.

## Significant finals
### Grand Slam finals
#### Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Runner-up | 2016 | US Open | Hard | Pablo Carreño Busta | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares | 2–6, 3–6 |

## ATP career finals
### Singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runners-up)

* Legend
* 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)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (2–2)
* Clay (3–1)
* Grass (0–1)
* Titles by setting
* Outdoor (3–3)
* Indoor (2–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | May 2009 | Austrian Open, Austria | 250 Series | Clay | Julien Benneteau | 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2010 | Eastbourne International, United Kingdom | 250 Series | Grass | Michaël Llodra | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Oct 2010 | Thailand Open, Thailand | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Jarkko Nieminen | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Apr 2013 | Romanian Open, Romania | 250 Series | Clay | Lukáš Rosol | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2013 | St. Petersburg Open, Russia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Ernests Gulbis | 6–3, 4–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Apr 2014 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | 250 Series | Clay | Marcel Granollers | 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–3 | Feb 2015 | Zagreb Indoors, Croatia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Andreas Seppi | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–3 | Apr 2015 | Romanian Open, Romania | 250 Series | Clay | Jiří Veselý | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–6$^{(13–11)}$ |
| Loss | 5–4 | Oct 2015 | Shenzhen Open, China | 250 Series | 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 (0–1)
* ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–4)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (2–2)
* Clay (1–4)
* Grass (0–0)
* Titles by setting
* Outdoor (2–5)
* Indoor (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2006 | Croatia Open, Croatia | International | Clay | Albert Portas | Jaroslav Levinský David Škoch | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2007 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | Intl. Gold | Clay | Fernando Verdasco | František Čermák Leoš Friedl | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Oct 2009 | Thailand Open, Thailand | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Mischa Zverev | Eric Butorac Rajeev Ram | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–3 | Jan 2010 | Qatar Open, Qatar | 250 Series | Hard | Albert Montañés | František Čermák Michal Mertiňák | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jul 2013 | Swiss Open, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | Pablo Andújar | Jamie Murray John Peers | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | Mar 2014 | Brasil Open, Brazil | 250 Series | Clay (i) | Philipp Oswald | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 5–7, 6–4, [15–13] |
| Loss | 2–5 | Jul 2014 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | 250 Series | Clay | Philipp Oswald | Mateusz Kowalczyk Artem Sitak | 6–2, 1–6, [7–10] |
| Win | 3–5 | Aug 2016 | Winston-Salem Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | Henri Kontinen | Andre Begemann Leander Paes | 4–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, [10–8] |
| Loss | 3–6 | Sep 2016 | US Open, United States | Grand Slam | Hard | Pablo Carreño Busta | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares | 2–6, 3–6 |

## Challenger and Futures Finals
### Singles: 18 (6-12)

* Legend (singles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (4-7)
* ITF Futures Tour (2-5)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (3-3)
* Clay (3-9)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2002 | Spain F4, Canary Islands, Spain | Futures | Hard | Nikos Rovas | 7–5, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2002 | Spain F16, Madrid | Futures | Hard | Rafael Nadal | 3–6, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$ |
| Loss | 0–3 | Mar 2003 | Portugal F5, Faro | Futures | Hard | Konstantinos Economidis | 4-6, 1-6 |
| Win | 1-3 | Apr 2003 | Spain F5, Castellon | Futures | Clay | Gorka Fraile | 6-0, 6-3 |
| Loss | 1-4 | Jul 2003 | Spain F13, Alicante | Futures | Clay | Nicolás Almagro | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1-5 | Jul 2003 | Spain F14, Elche | Futures | Clay | Miguel Ángel López Jaén | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1-6 | Oct 2003 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Luis Horna | 0–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Win | 2-6 | Mar 2004 | Portugal F1, Faro | Futures | Hard | Philipp Petzschner | 6-3, 6-2 |
| Loss | 2-7 | May 2004 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Nicolas Coutelot | 7–5, 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2-8 | Jun 2006 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Olivier Patience | 4-6, 1-6 |
| Win | 3-8 | Jul 2006 | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Albert Montañés | 0–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 4-8 | Nov 2007 | Tunis, Tunisia | Challenger | Hard | Michael Lammer | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Loss | 4-9 | Apr 2013 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Julian Reister | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5-9 | Jul 2017 | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Ruben Bemelmans | 6–1, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5-10 | Aug 2017 | Manerbio, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Roberto Carballés Baena | 4–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5-11 | Sep 2017 | Genova, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 5–7, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$ |
| Win | 6-11 | Oct 2017 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Kamil Majchrzak | 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$ |
| Loss | 6-12 | Jul 2019 | Perugia, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Federico Delbonis | 0–6, 6–1, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | 15–15 |
| French Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | A | 13–16 |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | Q2 | NH | A | 8–13 |
| US Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | A | 8–13 |
| 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 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 44–57 |
| ATP Masters 1000 ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 3R | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | NH | A | 9–9 |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 3R | 3R | 2R | A | 2R | A | NH | A | 7–10 |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | 1R | A | 3R | Q2 | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | QF | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | NH | A | 6–8 |
| Madrid Open | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | NH | A | 6–10 |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 3R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 3R | 2R | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 6–5 |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0–2 |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | 3R | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 2–4 |
| Shanghai Masters | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | 1R | QF | 2R | Q2 | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | NH | A | 4–6 |
| Paris Masters | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | 1–4 |
| German Open | A | Q2 | 2R | 1R | A | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | 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 | 3–6 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 42–60 |
| 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 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–9 |
| Year End Ranking | 129 | 91 | 68 | 90 | 62 | 41 | 33 | 39 | 76 | 62 | 36 | 27 | 70 | 70 | 105 | 144 | 220 | 461 | |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | SF | 3R | 3R | A | A | 12–13 |
| French Open | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | 6–10 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | NH | A | 1–9 |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | F | A | A | A | A | A | 10–10 |
| 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 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 29–42 |

## Wins over top 10 players

* He has a 13–49 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
| Season | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Total |
| Wins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
| 2005 |||||||
| 1. | Carlos Moyá | 5 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | 1R | 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 2006 |||||||
| 2. | Andre Agassi | 9 | Delray Beach, United States | Hard | QF | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2009 |||||||
| 3. | Fernando Verdasco | 10 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | 1R | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| 2010 |||||||
| 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 |||||||
| 8. | Andy Murray | 4 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | 2R | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–3 |
| 2013 |||||||
| 9. | Janko Tipsarević | 10 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | QF | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 2014 |||||||
| 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 |||||||
| 12. | Marin Čilić | 10 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 1R | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2018 |||||||
| 13. | Pablo Carreño Busta | 10 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | 2R | 7–6 $^{(7–5)}$, 1–6, 7–6 $^{(8–6)}$ |