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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, 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, 4–6 |
Loss | 4–5 | 1979 | London Queen's Club, UK | Grass | ![]() |
7–6, 1–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 4–6 | 1979 | Washington, "D."C., U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
6–7, 6–7 |
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 | ![]() |
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3–6, 0–6 |
Win | 1–1 | 1976 | São Paulo, Brazil | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 2–1 | 1978 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | 1978 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3–2 | 1978 | Rome Masters, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 7–6, 6–1 |
Win | 4–2 | 1978 | Louisville, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7, 6–4 |
Win | 5–2 | 1978 | Boston, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
Win | 6–2 | 1978 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7, 6–4 |
Loss | 6–3 | 1978 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 7–3 | 1978 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 7–4 | 1979 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 7–5 | 1980 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 8–5 | 1981 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 9–5 | 1983 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 10–5 | 1983 | Rome Masters, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7, 6–4 |
Win | 11–5 | 1983 | Venice, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 11–6 | 1984 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 0–6 |
Win | 12–6 | 1985 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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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 |