# Hans Gildemeister

Hans Gildemeister Bohner (born Juan Pedro Gildemeister Bohner on 9 February 1956), is a Chilean former tennis player of German ancestry, who won four singles and 23 doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on 22 February 1980, when he became world No. 12.
He is a former captain of the Chilean Davis Cup team.

## Personal life

Gildemeister was born in Lima, Peru, to German parents and moved to Chile at the age of two. His father, Benito, owned a printing house and his mother, Elena, was a German teacher. He has four siblings.
He naturalized Chilean by residence in 1978.
He is the brother of Heinz and Fritz Gildemeister, also pro tennis players, and was brother in law of Laura Gildemeister, who was also a tennis player.
He has lived in Tampa, Florida, United States.

## Grand Slam finals
### Doubles (1 loss)

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1982 | French Open | Clay | Belus Prajoux | Sherwood Stewart Ferdi Taygan | 5–7, 3–6, 1–1 ret. |

## Career finals
### Singles: 6 (4 wins, 2 losses)

| Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 1979 | Boston, United States | Clay | José Luis Clerc | 6–0, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1. | 1979 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Eddie Dibbs | 6–4, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 2. | 1979 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | José Higueras | 7–5, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2. | 1981 | Boston, United States | Clay | José Higueras | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 3. | 1981 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Andrés Gómez | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 4. | 1982 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Pablo Arraya | 7–5, 6–1 |

### Doubles: 34 (23 wins, 11 losses)

| Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1. | 1976 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Patricio Cornejo | Lito Álvarez Belus Prajoux | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1. | 1977 | Murcia, Spain | Clay | Patricio Cornejo | Patrice Dominguez François Jauffret | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 2. | 1977 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Belus Prajoux | Jorge Andrew Carlos Kirmayr | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2. | 1978 | Berlin, West Germany | Clay | Željko Franulović | Colin Dowdeswell Jürgen Fassbender | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3. | 1978 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Željko Franulović | Jean-Louis Haillet Gilles Moretton | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3. | 1978 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Víctor Pecci | Jaime Fillol Álvaro Fillol | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4. | 1978 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Víctor Pecci | Jaime Fillol Álvaro Fillol | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4. | 1980 | Boston, United States | Clay | Andrés Gómez | Gene Mayer Sandy Mayer | 6–1, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5. | 1980 | Washington DC., United States | Clay | Andrés Gómez | Gene Mayer Sandy Mayer | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 6. | 1980 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Andrés Gómez | Jan Kodeš Balázs Taróczy | 3–6, 6–3, 10–8 |
| Win | 7. | 1980 | Quito, Ecuador | Clay | Andrés Gómez | José Luis Clerc Belus Prajoux | 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 8. | 1981 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | Andrés Gómez | Peter McNamara Paul McNamee | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 9. | 1981 | Rome Masters, Italy | Clay | Andrés Gómez | Bruce Manson Tomáš Šmíd | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5. | 1981 | Boston, United States | Clay | Andrés Gómez | Raúl Ramírez Pavel Složil | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 10. | 1981 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Andrés Gómez | Heinz Günthardt Tomáš Šmíd | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6. | 1981 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Andrés Gómez | Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 11. | 1981 | Quito, Ecuador | Clay | Andrés Gómez | David Carter Ricardo Ycaza | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 12. | 1981 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Andrés Gómez | Ricardo Cano Belus Prajoux | 6–2, 7–6 |
| Loss | 7. | 1982 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Belus Prajoux | Sherwood Stewart Ferdi Taygan | 5–7, 3–6, 1–1 ret. |
| Loss | 8. | 1982 | Washington DC., United States | Clay | Andrés Gómez | Raúl Ramírez Van Winitsky | 5–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 13. | 1982 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Andrés Gómez | Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 14. | 1983 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | Belus Prajoux | Júlio Góes Ney Keller | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 9. | 1983 | Boston, United States | Clay | Belus Prajoux | Mark Dickson Cássio Motta | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 10. | 1984 | Nice, France | Clay | Andrés Gómez | Jan Gunnarsson Michael Mortensen | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 15. | 1985 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | Andrés Gómez | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy | 1–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 16. | 1985 | Washington DC., United States | Clay | Víctor Pecci | David Graham Balázs Taróczy | 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 17. | 1986 | Indianapolis, United States | Clay | Andrés Gómez | John Fitzgerald Sherwood Stewart | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 18. | 1986 | Forest Hills, United States | Clay | Andrés Gómez | Boris Becker Slobodan Živojinović | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 19. | 1986 | Boston, United States | Clay | Andrés Gómez | Dan Cassidy Mel Purcell | 4–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
| Win | 20. | 1986 | Washington, D.C., United States | Clay | Andrés Gómez | Ricardo Acioly César Kist | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 11. | 1986 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Andrés Gómez | Heinz Günthardt Tomáš Šmíd | 6–4, 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 21. | 1986 | Stuttgart, West Germany | Clay | Andrés Gómez | Mansour Bahrami Diego Pérez | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 22. | 1987 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Andrés Gómez | Mansour Bahrami Michael Mortensen | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 23. | 1987 | Boston, United States | Clay | Andrés Gómez | Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander | 7–6, 3–6, 6–1 |