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Gustavo " Guga " Kuerten ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡusˈtavu ˈkiʁtẽ]; born 10 September 1976) is a Brazilian former world No. 1 tennis player. He won the French Open singles title three times ( 1997, 2000, 2001 ), and was the Tennis Masters Cup champion in 2000.
Official tennis player profile of Gustavo Kuerten on the ATP Tour. Featuring news, bio, rankings, playing activity, coach, stats, win-loss, points breakdown, videos, and more.
By lifting his fifth trophy of 2000 at the Tennis Masters Cup [now named the Nitto ATP Finals] in Lisbon, Gustavo Kuerten overtook Marat Safin to become World No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings for the first time on 4 December.
May 24, 2017 · The 1997 French Open final pitted a two-time Roland Garros champion, Sergi Bruguera, against an unknown 20-year-old from Brazil named Gustavo Kuerten. Kuerten was ranked No. 66, and he hailed...
Kuerten won five titles in 2000, and rose to a world No. 1 ranking, punctuated by winning the Masters at Lisbon by defeating Sampras and Agassi in the semis and finals respectively – the only player in history to do so.
May 4, 2020 · Gustavo Kuerten's run had started with victories over Slava Dosedel and Jonas Björkman, but when he also fought Thomas Muster, the French Open winner in 1995, in five brutal sentences from the tournament, one could have guessed: this man may be dangerous.
Gustavo “Guga” Kuerten is among clay-court royalty. Winning at Roland Garros three times (1997, 2000-01) the skinny, popular Brazilian has joined the Roland Garros aristocracy.
Throughout his career, Kuerten won a total of 28 ATP titles — 20 in singles, including 3 Grand Slam titles, 5 ATP Masters Series tournaments and a Tennis Masters Cup, as well as 8 in doubles.
Gustavo Kuerten. Height: 6-foot-3 Weight: 167. Plays: Right-handed Career Titles: 16. Birthplace: Florianopolis, BRA Birthdate: Sept. 10, 1976. Career Highlights. 2002. Lost in the first round...
Nov 8, 2018 · Gustavo Kuerten v Juan Carlos Ferrero Highlights - Men's Semifinal I Roland-Garros 2000
