Please answer the following question: Facts: - singlesrecord: 358 slam level , and davis cup -rrb- -- 195 -lrb- atp tour level , grand - usopendoublesresult: 1r -rrb- -lrb- 1997 , 2003 , 2004 , 2007 - wimbledonresult: qf -lrb- 1999 -rrb- - tennishofyear: 2012 - team: yes - frenchopenresult: '' , 2001 -rrb- ' w '' ' -lrb- 1997 , 2000 - birth date: 10 september 1976 - frenchopendoublesresult: qf -lrb- 1998 -rrb- - daviscupresult: sf -lrb- 2000 -rrb- - height: 190 cm ftin on - olympicsresult: qf -lrb- 2000 -rrb- - retired: may 25 , 2008 - wimbledondoublesresult: 1r -lrb- 1999 , 2000 -rrb- - singlestitles: 20 - australianopenresult: 3r -lrb- 2004 -rrb- - masterscupresult: '' ' w '' ' -lrb- 2000 -rrb- - name: gustavo kuerten - birth place: florianopolis , brazil - turnedpro: 1995 - doublesrecord: 108 slam level , and davis cup -rrb- -- 95 -lrb- atp tour level , grand - doublestitles: 8 - usopenresult: qf -lrb- 1999 , 2001 -rrb- - othertournaments: yes - grandslamsdoublesresults: yes - australianopendoublesresult: qf -lrb- 1999 -rrb- - residence: florianopolis , brazil - plays: right-handed -lrb- one-handed backhand -rrb- - highestdoublesranking: no. 38 -lrb- october 13 , 1997 -rrb- - tennishofid: gustavo-kuerten - highestsinglesranking: no 4 , 2000 -rrb- . '' ' 1 '' ' -lrb- december - image: gustavo kuerten2.jpeg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of gustavo kuerten .
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gustavo kuerten -lrb- ; born september 10 , 1976 -rrb- , also known as guga , is a retired former world no. 1 tennis player from brazil .he won the french open three times -lrb- 1997 , 2000 , and 2001 -rrb- , and was the tennis masters cup champion in 2000 , becoming the only player to defeat pete sampras and andre agassi in the same major tournament .kuerten suffered many problems with injuries which led him to miss a number of tournaments between 2002 and 2005 .after a few failed attempts of comebacks , he retired from top-level tennis in may 2008 .kuerten is commonly known as '' guga '' -lrb- -rrb- , an affectionate nickname which is a common abbreviation of the name '' gustavo '' in portuguese-speaking countries .