Raúl Ramírez
Raúl Ramírez is a retired Mexican professional tennis player. He was active during the 1970s and 1980s. Ramírez was the first player to finish first in both singles and doubles Grand Prix point standings, accomplishing the feat in 1976. He attended and played tennis at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
Personal life
Ramírez was born in Ensenada, Baja California. He is not related to Yola Ramírez, a Mexican tennis champion of the 1950s and 1960s. In 1981, he married the Venezuelan-born former Miss Universe Maritza Sayalero. The couple lives in Ensenada and has three children: Rebecca, Raúl, and Daniel Francisco.Career
Ramirez was ranked as high as World No. 4 and he is one of the all-time leading doubles winners, having spent 61 weeks ranked World No. 1 in doubles, beginning 12 April 1976. He won 19 singles titles, including titles at the ATP Masters Series events in Rome and Monte Carlo.He won 60 doubles titles, including Wimbledon, the French Open, and at ATP Masters Series events in Cincinnati, Canada, Monte Carlo, Paris, and Rome. He won the WCT World Doubles twice in 1975 and 1980.
He played tournaments of the two world tennis circuits played at the time, the Grand Prix tennis circuit and the World Championship Tennis. These circuits were predecessors of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. In 1975 he won the Grand Prix, the present day equivalent of the Race.
ATP career finals
Singles: 39 (18 titles, 21 runner-ups)
Doubles: 101 (60 titles, 41 runners-up)
Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Win | 1. | 1973 | Salt Lake City, U.S. | Hard | Mike Estep | Jiří Hřebec Jan Kukal | 6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 2. | 1973 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Jim McManus | José Mandarino Tito Vázquez | 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 1. | 1973 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | Brian Gottfried | John Alexander Phil Dent | 6–1, 6–7, 6–7 |
Win | 3. | 1973 | New Delhi, India | Outdoor | Jim McManus | Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 4. | 1974 | Toronto WCT, Canada | Carpet | Tony Roche | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
Win | 5. | 1974 | Charlotte, U.S. | Clay | Buster Mottram | Owen Davidson John Newcombe | 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 2. | 1974 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Brian Gottfried | Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | 3–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6. | 1974 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Brian Gottfried | Juan Gisbert, Sr. Ilie Năstase | 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 3. | 1974 | Chicago, U.S. | Carpet | Brian Gottfried | Tom Gorman Marty Riessen | 6–4, 3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 7. | 1974 | South Orange, U.S. | Hard | Brian Gottfried | Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj | 7–6, 6–7, 7–6 |
Loss | 4. | 1974 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | Brian Gottfried | Ross Case Geoff Masters | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 5. | 1974 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Brian Gottfried | Patrice Dominguez Antonio Muñoz | 1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 6. | 1974 | Tehran, Iran | Clay | Brian Gottfried | Manuel Orantes Guillermo Vilas | 6–7, 6–2, 2–6 |
Loss | 7. | 1974 | Paris Indoor, France | Hard | Brian Gottfried | Patrice Dominguez François Jauffret | 5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 8. | 1974 | London, England | Carpet | Brian Gottfried | Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase | 6–3, 6–7, 3–6 |
Win | 8. | 1975 | Philadelphia WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Brian Gottfried | Dick Stockton Erik van Dillen | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
Win | 9. | 1975 | St. Petersburg WCT, U.S. | Hard | Brian Gottfried | Charlie Pasarell Roscoe Tanner | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 10. | 1975 | La Costa WCT, U.S. | Hard | Brian Gottfried | Charlie Pasarell Roscoe Tanner | 7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 9. | 1975 | São Paulo WCT, Brazil | Carpet | Brian Gottfried | Ross Case Geoff Masters | 7–6, 6–7, 6–7 |
Loss | 10. | 1975 | Caracas WCT, Venezuela | Hard | Brian Gottfried | Ross Case Geoff Masters | 5–7, 6–4, 2–6 |
Win | 11. | 1975 | Orlando WCT, U.S. | Hard | Brian Gottfried | Colin Dibley Ray Ruffels | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 12. | 1975 | Tucson, U.S. | Hard | William Brown | Raymond Moore Dennis Ralston | 2–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 13. | 1975 | World Doubles WCT, Mexico | Carpet | Brian Gottfried | Mark Cox Cliff Drysdale | 7–6, 6–7, 6–2, 7–6 |
Win | 14. | 1975 | Dallas WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Brian Gottfried | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 7–5 |
Win | 15. | 1975 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Brian Gottfried | Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase | 6–4, 7–6, 2–6, 6–1 |
Win | 16. | 1975 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Brian Gottfried | John Alexander Phil Dent | 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 11. | 1975 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Outdoor | Brian Gottfried | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | 5–7, 6–2, 1–6 |
Win | 17. | 1975 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | Brian Gottfried | John Andrews Mike Estep | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
Loss | 12. | 1975 | Melbourne Indoor, Australia | Grass | Brian Gottfried | Ross Case Geoff Masters | 4–6, 0–6 |
Win | 18. | 1975 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard | Brian Gottfried | Ross Case Geoff Masters | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 19. | 1975 | Perth, Australia | Hard | Brian Gottfried | Ross Case Geoff Masters | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–0 |
Win | 20. | 1975 | Tokyo, Japan | Clay | Brian Gottfried | Juan Gisbert, Sr. Manuel Orantes | 7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 21. | 1976 | Monterrey WCT, Mexico | Carpet | Brian Gottfried | Ross Case Geoff Masters | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
Win | 22. | 1976 | Richmond WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Brian Gottfried | Arthur Ashe Tom Okker | 6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 23. | 1976 | St. Louis WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Brian Gottfried | John Alexander Phil Dent | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 24. | 1976 | México City WCT, México | Clay | Brian Gottfried | Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie | 6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 25. | 1976 | Jackson, U.S. | Carpet | Brian Gottfried | Ross Case Geoff Masters | 7–5, 4–6, 6–0 |
Win | 26. | 1976 | Caracas WCT, Venezuela | Clay | Brian Gottfried | Jeff Borowiak Ilie Năstase | 7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 27. | 1976 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Brian Gottfried | Geoff Masters John Newcombe | 7–6, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 13. | 1976 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Brian Gottfried | Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart | 6–7, 3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 28. | 1976 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Brian Gottfried | Ross Case Geoff Masters | 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5 |
Win | 29. | 1976 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | Brian Gottfried | Arthur Ashe Jimmy Connors | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 30. | 1976 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | Brian Gottfried | Ricardo Cano Víctor Pecci | 6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 31. | 1976 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | Brian Gottfried | Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 32. | 1976 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Bob Hewitt | Juan Gisbert, Sr. Manuel Orantes | 6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 33. | 1976 | Woodlands Doubles, U.S. | Hard | Brian Gottfried | Phil Dent Allan Stone | 6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6 |
Win | 34. | 1976 | Tehran, Iran | Clay | Wojciech Fibak | Juan Gisbert, Sr. Manuel Orantes | 7–5, 6–1 |
Win | 35. | 1976 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Wojciech Fibak | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 36. | 1976 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Brian Gottfried | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 7–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 14. | 1976 | Vienna, Austria | Hard | Brian Gottfried | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 4–6, 0–4, ret. |
Win | 37. | 1977 | Miami, U.S. | Clay | Brian Gottfried | Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher | 7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 15. | 1977 | Washington Indoor, U.S. | Carpet | Brian Gottfried | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | 3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 16. | 1977 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | Bob Hewitt | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Win | 38. | 1977 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Brian Gottfried | Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart | 6–7, 7–6, 7–5 |
Win | 39. | 1977 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Brian Gottfried | Wojciech Fibak Jan Kodeš | 7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 40. | 1977 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | Brian Gottfried | Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart | 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 41. | 1977 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Bob Hewitt | Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 17. | 1977 | U.S. Open, New York | Clay | Brian Gottfried | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 4–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 18. | 1977 | Maui, U.S. | Hard | Brian Gottfried | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | 6–7, 4–6 |
Win | 42. | 1977 | Paris Indoor, France | Hard | Brian Gottfried | Jeff Borowiak Roger Taylor | 6–2, 6–0 |
Loss | 19. | 1977 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard | Brian Gottfried | Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker | 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 20. | 1977 | Wembley, England | Hard | Brian Gottfried | Sandy Mayer Frew McMillan | 3–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 21. | 1977 | Oviedo, Spain | Hard | Jan Kodeš | Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart | 3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 22. | 1978 | Mexico City WCT, Mexico | Hard | Marcello Lara | Gene Mayer Sashi Menon | 3–6, 6–7 |
Win | 43. | 1978 | Memphis, U.S. | Carpet | Brian Gottfried | Phil Dent John Newcombe | 3–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 23. | 1978 | Milan WCT, Italy | Carpet | Wojciech Fibak | José Higueras Víctor Pecci | 7–5, 6–7, 6–7 |
Win | 44. | 1978 | Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands | Carpet | Fred McNair | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 45. | 1978 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Clay | Gene Mayer | Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 24. | 1978 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | Bob Hewitt | Jaime Fillol Álvaro Fillol | 3–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 25. | 1978 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | Fred McNair | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 26. | 1978 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | Fred McNair | Bob Hewitt Arthur Ashe | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 27. | 1978 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Carpet | Fred McNair | John Alexander Phil Dent | 3–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 28. | 1978 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | Fred McNair | Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj | 4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 46. | 1979 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Ilie Năstase | Víctor Pecci Balázs Taróczy | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 29. | 1979 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | Adriano Panatta | Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart | 6–4, 4–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 30. | 1979 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Brian Gottfried | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 31. | 1979 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | Brian Gottfried | Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 32. | 1979 | Louisville, U.S. | Hard | Vijay Amritraj | Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart | 2–6, 6–1, 1–6 |
Loss | 33. | 1979 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard | Brian Gottfried | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 34. | 1979 | Vienna, Austria | Hard | Brian Gottfried | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 4–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
Win | 47. | 1980 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet | Brian Gottfried | Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 35. | 1980 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet | Brian Gottfried | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | 3–6, 6–7 |
Win | 48. | 1980 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Gene Mayer | Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta | 6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 36. | 1980 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Brian Gottfried | Victor Amaya Hank Pfister | 6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 49. | 1980 | Sawgrass Doubles, U.S. | Hard | Brian Gottfried | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | 7–6, 6–4, 2–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 37. | 1981 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet | Brian Gottfried | Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart | 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 38. | 1981 | Richmond WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Brian Gottfried | Tim Gullikson Bernard Mitton | 6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 50. | 1981 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | Brian Gottfried | John McEnroe Peter Rennert | 7–6, 6–3 |
Win | 51. | 1981 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Pavel Složil | Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 52. | 1981 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | Pavel Složil | Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez | 6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 53. | 1981 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | Van Winitsky | Pavel Složil Ferdi Taygan | 5–7, 7–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 39. | 1981 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | Van Winitsky | Kevin Curren Steve Denton | 3–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
Win | 54. | 1981 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Ferdi Taygan | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | 2–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 55. | 1982 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | Manuel Orantes | Guillermo Aubone Ángel Giménez | DEF |
Win | 56. | 1982 | La Quinta, U.S. | Hard | Brian Gottfried | John Lloyd Dick Stockton | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
Win | 57. | 1982 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | Van Winitsky | Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez | 7–5, 7–6 |
Win | 58. | 1982 | South Orange, U.S. | Clay | Van Winitsky | Jai DiLouie Blaine Willenborg | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 40. | 1982 | La Costa WCT, U.S. | Hard | Robert Lutz | Fritz Buehning Johan Kriek | 6–3, 6–7, 3–6 |
Win | 59. | 1982 | Sawgrass Doubles, U.S. | Clay | Brian Gottfried | Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick | W/O |
Loss | 41. | 1983 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet | Brian Gottfried | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy | 3–6, 5–7, 6–7 |
Win | 60. | 1983 | La Quinta, U.S. | Hard | Brian Gottfried | Tian Viljoen Danie Visser | 6–3, 6–3 |
Grand Slam statistics
Doubles finals, 7 (3 titles, 4 runners-up)
Mixed doubles final, 1 (runner-up)
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
A = did not participate in the tournament.Grand Slam doubles tournament timeline
NH = tournament not held.A = did not participate in the tournament.