# Víctor Pecci

Víctor Pecci Sr. (born October 15, 1955) is a Paraguayan former professional tennis player.
He was ranked as high as world No. 9 in singles in 1980 and world No. 31 in doubles in 1984. Pecci is famous for reaching the 1979 French Open final. He beat Guillermo Vilas in the quarterfinals and Jimmy Connors in the semifinals, but lost to three-time champion Björn Borg in the final. He also reached the semifinals in 1981 and was runner-up in Rome. Pecci won the French Open boys' singles in 1973.

## Grand Slam finals
### Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1979 | French Open | Clay | Björn Borg | 3–6, 1–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 4–6 |

## Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | Career W-L |
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | A | NH | 1–2 |
| French Open | 1R | Q3 | A | 1R | 1R | 4R | F | 2R | SF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 17–11 |
| Wimbledon | Q3 | 2R | 2R | A | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 6–7 |
| US Open | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 5–7 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 10–3 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 29–27 |
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.

## Career finals
### Singles: 22 (10 titles, 12 runner-ups)

| Result | W–L | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | 1976 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Éric Deblicker | 7–5, 7–6, 3–6, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | 1976 | Berlin, West Germany | Hard | Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | 6–1, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–1 | 1977 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | Željko Franulović | 1–6, 1–6, 7–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–1 | 1978 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Rolf Gehring | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–2 | 1978 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | José Luis Clerc | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | 1978 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | José Luis Clerc | 6–3, 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | 1979 | Nice, France | Clay | John Alexander | 6–3, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 4–4 | 1979 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Björn Borg | 3–6, 1–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–5 | 1979 | London Queen's Club, UK | Grass | John McEnroe | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4–6 | 1979 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Win | 5–6 | 1979 | Quito, Ecuador | Clay | José Higueras | 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–6 | 1979 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Jairo Velasco Sr. | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–7 | 1979 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Andrew Pattison | 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6–8 | 1980 | Quito, Ecuador | Clay | José Luis Clerc | 4–6, 6–1, 8–10 |
| Win | 7–8 | 1980 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Christophe Freyss | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–8 | 1981 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | José Higueras | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 8–9 | 1981 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 6–2, 3–6, 1–2 ret. |
| Win | 9–9 | 1981 | Bournemouth, UK | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9–10 | 1981 | Rome, Italy | Clay | José Luis Clerc | 3–6, 4–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 10–10 | 1983 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | Jaime Fillol | 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10–11 | 1984 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | José Higueras | 5–7, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Loss | 10–12 | 1985 | Nice, France | Clay | Henri Leconte | 4–6, 4–6 |

### Doubles: 18 (12 titles, 6 runner-ups)

| Result | W–L | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | 1976 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | Ricardo Cano | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | 1976 | São Paulo, Brazil | Carpet (i) | Lito Álvarez | Ricardo Cano Belus Prajoux | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–1 | 1978 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | José Higueras | Wojciech Fibak Raúl Ramírez | 5–7, 7–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | 1978 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | Antonio Muñoz | Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | 1978 | Rome Masters, Italy | Clay | Belus Prajoux | Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd | 6–7, 7–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–2 | 1978 | Louisville, United States | Clay | Wojciech Fibak | Victor Amaya John James | 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–2 | 1978 | Boston, United States | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | Heinz Günthardt Van Winitsky | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–2 | 1978 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Balázs Taróczy | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 6–3, 6–7, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–3 | 1978 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Hans Gildemeister | Álvaro Fillol Jaime Fillol | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–3 | 1978 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Hans Gildemeister | Álvaro Fillol Jaime Fillol | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7–4 | 1979 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | Ilie Năstase Raúl Ramírez | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7–5 | 1980 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | Gianni Ocleppo Ricardo Ycaza | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8–5 | 1981 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | Ricardo Cano | Buster Mottram Tomáš Šmíd | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–5 | 1983 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Francisco González | Dominique Bedel Bernard Fritz | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 10–5 | 1983 | Rome Masters, Italy | Clay | Francisco González | Jan Gunnarsson Mike Leach | 6–2, 6–7, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–5 | 1983 | Venice, Italy | Clay | Francisco González | Steve Krulevitz Zoltán Kuhárszky | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 11–6 | 1984 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Martín Jaite | Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 12–6 | 1985 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | Hans Gildemeister | David Graham Balázs Taróczy | 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 |