# Emilio Gómez (tennis)

Emilio Gómez Estrada (Latin American Spanish:; born 28 November 1991) is an Ecuadorian professional tennis player competing primarily on the ATP Challenger Tour. On 20 February 2023, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 90 and a doubles ranking of world No. 254, achieved on 14 September 2015. He is currently the No. 3 Ecuadorian tennis player.

## Career
### 2016–2018

He defeated Adam Hornby of Barbados during Davis Cup play on March 4, 2016, by a score of 6–0, 6–0, 6–0, making him the first player to win by such a scoreline at any tournament since 2011, and one of two players to accomplish the feat on that day (Jarkko Nieminen of Finland earned a triple bagel victory over Courtney John Lock of Zimbabwe at Davis Cup competition elsewhere).

### 2019–2021: First Challenger title, Top 200 & Grand Slam debuts

He reached the top 200 on 29 April 2019 following his first title at the 2019 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger in Florida.
Gómez made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2020 French Open as a qualifier where he was defeated by Lorenzo Sonego in the first round.

### 2022: Australian Open debut, Two Challenger titles & four more finals, Top 100

He made his 2022 Australian Open debut as a qualifier where he lost to 27th seed Marin Čilić.
He reached his sixth Challenger final of the year in Gwangju, South Korea. As a result, he reached the top 100 in the rankings at a new career-high of world No. 98 on 10 October 2022.

### 2023: First ATP quarterfinal, top 90

In Dallas he defeated Gabriel Diallo and fourth seed Miomir Kecmanović to reach the quarterfinals. Before the tournament he had won only three ATP matches. As a result, he moved to a new career high of No. 94 on 13 February 2023.
In his next tournament in Delray Beach, he continued his good form winning his opening match against qualifier Wu Tung-lin. He reached the top 90 on 27 February 2023.

## Personal life

Emilio is the son of Grand Slam champion and former doubles world no. 1 Andrés Gómez. He is also the cousin of former singles world no. 6 Nicolás Lapentti and Roberto Quiroz.

## Performance Timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current through the 2023 French Open qualifying.
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| French Open | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | NH | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | Q2 | A | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Year-end ranking | 147 | 160 | 149 | 114 | | | | |

## Challenger and Futures finals
### Singles: 22 (14–8)

* Legend (singles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (4–6)
* ITF Futures Tour (10–2)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (8–8)
* Clay (6–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2009 | Ecuador F1, Guayaquil | Futures | Hard | Gonzalo Escobar | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Aug 2012 | Ecuador F1, Guayaquil | Futures | Hard | José Hernández-Fernández | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Aug 2012 | Ecuador F2, Guayaquil | Futures | Hard | José Hernández-Fernández | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Aug 2013 | Ecuador F1, Guayaquil | Futures | Hard | Gonzalo Escobar | 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Win | 4–1 | Aug 2013 | Ecuador F2, Guayaquil | Futures | Hard | Benjamín Ugarte | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 5–1 | May 2015 | Colombia F1, Pereira | Futures | Clay | João Menezes | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–1 | Jun 2015 | USA F18, Rochester | Futures | Clay | Sekou Bangoura | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–1 | Jul 2015 | USA F20, Pittsburgh | Futures | Clay | Mikael Torpegaard | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–1 | Nov 2017 | USA F37, Pensacola | Futures | Clay | Ulises Blanch | 3–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 8–2 | Jan 2018 | USA F2, Long Beach | Futures | Hard | Collin Altamirano | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 9–2 | Jul 2018 | Ecuador F1, Manta | Futures | Hard | Jordi Arconada | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 10–2 | Aug 2018 | Ecuador F2, Portoviejo | Futures | Clay | Oscar José Gutierrez | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10–3 | Apr 2019 | Monterrey, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Alexander Bublik | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 11–3 | Apr 2019 | Tallahassee, USA | Challenger | Clay | Tommy Paul | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 12–3 | Apr 2021 | Salinas, Ecuador | Challenger | Hard | Nicolás Jarry | 4–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 12–4 | Jun 2021 | Little Rock, USA | Challenger | Hard | Jack Sock | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 13–4 | Apr 2022 | Salinas, Ecuador | Challenger | Hard | Nicolas Moreno de Alboran | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 7–5 |
| Loss | 13–5 | Jul 2022 | Málaga, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Constant Lestienne | 3–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
| Win | 14–5 | Jul 2022 | Winnipeg, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Alexis Galarneau | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Loss | 14–6 | Aug 2022 | Lexington, USA | Challenger | Hard | Shang Juncheng | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 14–7 | Sep 2022 | Columbus, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Jordan Thompson | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 2–6 |
| Loss | 14–8 | Oct 2022 | Gwangju, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Zsombor Piros | 2–6, 4–6 |

### Doubles: 22 (12–10)

* Legend (doubles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (2–3)
* ITF Futures Tour (10–7)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (6–4)
* Clay (6–6)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2009 | Brazil F22, Bauru | Futures | Clay | Roberto Quiroz | Juan-Pablo Amado André Miele | 6–4, 0–6, [10–8] |
| Win | 2–0 | Nov 2009 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Julio César Campozano | Andreas Haider-Maurer Lars Pörschke | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Win | 3–0 | Jan 2010 | El Salvador F1, Santa Tecla | Futures | Clay | Julio César Campozano | Conor Pollock Maciek Sykut | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Loss | 3–1 | Nov 2010 | Peru F3, Lima | Futures | Clay | Julio César Campozano | Diego Matos Renzo Olivo | 3–6, 6–3, [3–10] |
| Loss | 3–2 | Aug 2011 | Ecuador F4, Guayaquil | Futures | Hard | Julio César Campozano | Iván Endara Roberto Quiroz | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–2, [7–10] |
| Win | 4–2 | Aug 2012 | Ecuador F1, Guayaquil | Futures | Hard | Roberto Quiroz | Miguel Gallardo Valles Luis David Martínez | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 5–2 | Aug 2012 | Ecuador F2, Guayaquil | Futures | Hard | Roberto Quiroz | Sergio Galdós José Hernández-Fernández | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–2 | Jul 2013 | Medellín, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Roman Borvanov | Nicolás Barrientos Eduardo Struvay | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 7–2 | Aug 2013 | Ecuador F2, Guayaquil | Futures | Hard | Roberto Quiroz | Nicolás Álvarez Duilio Beretta | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–3 | Feb 2014 | Guatemala F1, Guatemala City | Futures | Hard | Luis David Martínez | Marcelo Arévalo Christopher Díaz Figueroa | 3–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Win | 8–3 | Oct 2014 | Peru F8, Lima | Futures | Clay | Gonzalo Escobar | Eduardo Dischinger Tiago Lopes | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 8–4 | Dec 2014 | Dominican Republic F3, Santo Domingo | Futures | Clay | Manuel Sánchez | Duilio Beretta Hugo Dellien | 7–6$^{(11–9)}$, 4–6, [4–10] |
| Loss | 8–5 | Jan 2015 | USA F3, Sunrise | Futures | Clay | Connor Smith | Romain Arneodo Benjamin Balleret | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 8–6 | Feb 2015 | Morelos, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Roberto Maytín | Ruben Gonzales Darren Walsh | 6–4, 3–6, [10–12] |
| Loss | 8–7 | May 2015 | Cali, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Roberto Maytín | Marcelo Demoliner Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 9–7 | Aug 2015 | Brazil F4, Belém | Futures | Hard | Igor Marcondes | André Miele Alexandre Tsuchiya | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, [16–14] |
| Win | 10–7 | Nov 2015 | El Salvador F2, La Libertad | Futures | Hard | Darian King | Marcelo Arévalo Christopher Díaz Figueroa | 6–3, 7–6$^{(12–10)}$ |
| Loss | 10–8 | May 2016 | Romania F4, Bacău | Futures | Clay | Nicolás Barrientos | Andreas Mies Oscar Otte | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 10–9 | Jul 2018 | USA F18, Pittsburgh | Futures | Clay | Alejandro Gómez | Mateo Nicolás Martínez Junior Alexander Ore | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 11–9 | Jul 2018 | Ecuador F1, Manta | Futures | Hard | Jordi Arconada | Oscar José Gutierrez Bernardo Saraiva | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 12–9 | Aug 2018 | Ecuador F2, Portoviejo | Futures | Clay | Jordi Arconada | Juan Sebastián Gómez Diego Matos | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 12–10 | Jan 2019 | United States M25, Los Angeles | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Luis Patiño | Alexander Cozbinov Maxime Cressy | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 12–11 | Jul 2022 | Málaga, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Daniel Cukierman | Altuğ Çelikbilek Dmitry Popko | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 4–6, [6–10] |

## Record against other players

Gómez's match record against players who have been ranked in the top 50, with those who are active in boldface.
ATP Tour, Challenger and Future tournaments' main draw and qualifying matches are considered.
| Opponent | Highest ranking | Matches | Won | Lost | Win % | Last match |
| Stan Wawrinka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (4–6, 3–6, 3–6) at 2013 Davis Cup WG PO |
| Kevin Anderson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (3–6, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$) at 2013 Bogotá 2R |
| Jack Sock | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (5–7, 4–6) at 2021 Little Rock F |
| Lucas Pouille | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (7–6$^{(10–8)}$, 4–6, 5–7) at 2016 Toronto 1R |
| Casper Ruud | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (6–2, 6–4) at 2019 Monterrey 2R |
| Ivo Karlović | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 3–6) at 2018 Houston 2R |
| Nikoloz Basilashvili | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (4–6, 5–7) at 2016 Tallahassee 1R |
| Marco Cecchinato | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2016 Milan 2R |
| Albert Ramos Viñolas | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (3–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$) at 2014 Panama City 1R |
| Cristian Garín | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% | Won (7–5, 6–4) at 2018 United States F1 1R |
| Florian Mayer | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2016 Geneva Q1 |
| Thomaz Bellucci | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% | Lost (2–6, 6–3, 4–6) at 2018 Guayaquil 1R |
| Leonardo Mayer | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | Lost (2–6, 4–6) at 2013 Guayaquil QF |
| Damir Džumhur | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (7–5, 3–6, 2–6) at 2021 Australian Open Q1 |
| Reilly Opelka | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2018 Knoxville 1R |
| Daniel Evans | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (4–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 1–6) at 2016 Aptos 2R |
| Vasek Pospisil | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (6–4, 3–6, 3–6) at 2021 Washington 1R |
| Lorenzo Sonego | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 3–6, 1–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 3–6) at 2020 French Open 1R |
| Santiago Giraldo | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2009 Guayaquil 1R |
| Frances Tiafoe | 29 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% | Lost (6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 2–6) at 2020 Delray Beach 1R |
| Sergiy Stakhovsky | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (4–6, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$) at 2018 Manacor 1R |
| Federico Delbonis | 33 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% | Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2019 Perugia 3R |
| Paolo Lorenzi | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (4–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$) at 2019 Sarasota 2R |
| Benjamin Becker | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (3–6, 6–7$^{(0–7)}$) at 2016 Monterrey 2R |
| Alexander Bublik | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% | Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2019 Monterrey F |
| Steve Darcis | 38 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (1–6 0–2 ret.) at 2014 US Open Q3 |
| Nicolás Jarry | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% | Won (4–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–4) at 2021 Salinas F |
| Miomir Kecmanović | 38 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (1–6, 6–4, 3–6) at 2017 San Luis Potosí 2R |
| Donald Young | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (2–6, 6–3, 6–4) at 2019 Monterrey SF |
| Mikhail Kukushkin | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (2–6, 0–3 ret.) at 2016 Moscow SF |
| Horacio Zeballos | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2016 Montevideo 1R |
| Thiemo de Bakker | 40 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% | Lost (5–7, 3–6) at 2015 Indian Wells Q1 |
| Malek Jaziri | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (2–6, 4–6) at 2014 Cuernavaca 1R |
| Víctor Estrella Burgos | 43 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% | Lost (6–3, 1–6, 4–6) at 2017 Guayaquil 1R |
| Teymuraz Gabashvili | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 1–6, 6–4) at 2020 St. Petersburg Q1 |
| Lukáš Lacko | 44 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–4, 3–6) at 2019 Recanati 3R |
| Maximilian Marterer | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (1–6, 1–6) at 2017 Monterrey 1R |
| Go Soeda | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (7–5, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$) at 2020 Davis Cup WQ |
| Daniel Gimeno Traver | 48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (6–4, 6–1) at 2019 French Open Q1 |
| Juan Ignacio Londero | 50 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% | Won (7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$) at 2016 León Q3 |
| Total | Total | 56 | 13 | 43 | 23% | * Statistics correct as of 3 August 2021 |