Víctor Pecci
Paraguayan tennis player
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Residence | Asunción, Paraguay |
Born | (1955-10-15) 15 October 1955 (age 68) Asunción, Paraguay |
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Turned pro | 1976 |
Retired | 1990 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $994,408 |
Singles | |
Career record | 358–243 |
Career titles | 10 |
Highest ranking | No. 9 (24 March 1980) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1980) |
French Open | F (1979) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1979, 1980) |
US Open | 3R (1979) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 194–170 |
Career titles | 12 |
Highest ranking | No. 13 (9 April 1979) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | 28–17 |
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 |
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Loss | 1979 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 4–6 |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | Career W-L | |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | A | NH | 1–2 |
French Open | 1R | Q3 | A | 1R | 4R | F | 2R | SF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 17–11 | |
Wimbledon | Q3 | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 6–7 | |
US Open | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 5–7 | |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 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 |
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Win | 1–0 | 1976 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | ![]() | 7–5, 7–6, 3–6, 2–6, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | 1976 | Berlin, West Germany | Hard | ![]() | 6–1, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–1 | 1977 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | ![]() | 1–6, 1–6, 7–6, 5–7 |
Win | 3–1 | 1978 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 3–2 | 1978 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–3 | 1978 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 4–3 | 1979 | Nice, France | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2, 7–5 |
Loss | 4–4 | 1979 | French Open, Paris | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 4–6 |
Loss | 4–5 | 1979 | London Queen's Club, UK | Grass | ![]() | 7–6(7–2), 1–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 4–6 | 1979 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | ![]() | 6–7(4–7), 6–7(3–7) |
Win | 5–6 | 1979 | Quito, Ecuador | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 6–6 | 1979 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 6–7 | 1979 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 6–8 | 1980 | Quito, Ecuador | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 6–1, 8–10 |
Win | 7–8 | 1980 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 8–8 | 1981 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 6–0 |
Loss | 8–9 | 1981 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 3–6, 1–2 ret. |
Win | 9–9 | 1981 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 9–10 | 1981 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 4–6, 0–6 |
Win | 10–10 | 1983 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 10–11 | 1984 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | ![]() | 5–7, 6–3, 1–6 |
Loss | 10–12 | 1985 | Nice, France | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 18 (12 titles, 6 runner-ups)
Result | W–L | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | 1976 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 0–6 |
Win | 1–1 | 1976 | São Paulo, Brazil | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 2–1 | 1978 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 7–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | 1978 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3–2 | 1978 | Rome Masters, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 7–6, 6–1 |
Win | 4–2 | 1978 | Louisville, United States | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 |
Win | 5–2 | 1978 | Boston, United States | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
Win | 6–2 | 1978 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–7, 6–4 |
Loss | 6–3 | 1978 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 7–3 | 1978 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 7–4 | 1979 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 7–5 | 1980 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 8–5 | 1981 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 9–5 | 1983 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 10–5 | 1983 | Rome Masters, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–7, 6–4 |
Win | 11–5 | 1983 | Venice, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 11–6 | 1984 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 0–6 |
Win | 12–6 | 1985 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 |
External links
- Víctor Pecci at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Víctor Pecci at the International Tennis Federation
- Víctor Pecci at the Davis Cup
Awards | ||
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Preceded by | ATP Most Improved Player 1979 | Succeeded by not awarded, 1980 Ivan Lendl, 1981 |
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