Gonzalo Andrés Lama Feliu (Latin American Spanish: [ɡonˈsalo ˈlama]; born 27 April 1993 in Santiago) is a former Chilean professional tennis player. His best singles ranking was 160 in June 2016. He won two Challengers (Cali and São Paulo), along with fourteen futures, twelve in singles and two in doubles.

Gonzalo Lama
Country (sports)Chile
ResidenceSantiago de Chile, Chile
Born (1993-04-27) 27 April 1993 (age 31)
Santiago, Chile
Turned pro2013
Retired2024
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$293,810
Singles
Career record8–7 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 160 (20 June 2016)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2015)
French OpenQ1 (2016)
WimbledonQ1 (2022)
US OpenQ1 (2014, 2016)
Doubles
Career record1–5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 367 (3 April 2017)
Medal record
Representing  Chile
Men's tennis
South American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cochabamba Mixed doubles
Last updated on: 26 January 2024.

Career

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During his career, Lama defeated former top 100 players such as Santiago Giraldo, Robin Haase, Alejandro González, Víctor Estrella, Pere Riba, Boris Pašanski, Blaž Kavčič, Potito Starace and Roberto Carballés Baena. He announced his retirement on 29 January 2024, at the age of 30, after a knee injury.[1]

Finals

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Singles

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Legend
ATP Challengers (2–2)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (14–9)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2012 Chile F9 Futures Clay   Stefano Travaglia 3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Apr 2013 Chile F1 Futures Clay   Hugo Dellien 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7)
Win 1–2 Apr 2013 Chile F2 Futures Clay   Wilson Leite 5–7, 7–6(10–8), 6–2
Win 2–2 Oct 2013 Chile F5 Futures Clay   Facundo Mena 6–2, 6–1
Loss 2–3 Nov 2013 Chile F8 Futures Clay   Hans Podlipnik 3–6, 2–6
Win 3–3 Nov 2013 Chile F9 Futures Clay   Andrés Molteni 6–1, 6–4
Win 4–3 Mar 2014 Chile F1 Futures Clay   Nicolás Jarry 6–1, 6–2
Loss 4–4 Mar 2014 Chile F2 Futures Clay   Hans Podlipnik 3–6, 6–2, 6–7(2–7)
Win 5–4 May 2014 Cali Challenger Clay   Marco Trungelliti 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Win 6–4 Aug 2015 Finland F2 Futures Clay   Sam Barry 6–2, 6–3
Win 7–4 Aug 2015 Belgium F12 Futures Clay   Marvin Netuschil 6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Loss 7–5 Oct 2015 Medellín Challenger Clay   Paolo Lorenzi 6–7(3–7), 0–2 ret.
Win 8–5 Oct 2015 Chile F7 Futures Clay   Nico Matic 6–3, 6–4
Win 9–5 Dec 2015 Chile F9 Futures Clay   Tomás Lipovšek Puches 7–5, 6–3
Win 10–5 Apr 2016 São Paulo Challenger Clay   Ernesto Escobedo 6–2, 6–2
Loss 10–6 Nov 2017 Chile F1 Futures Clay   Mariano Kestelboim 6–7(11–13), 6–3, 0–2, ret.
Loss 10–7 Sep 2018 Spain F28 Futures Clay   Raúl Brancaccio 3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Loss 10–8 Sep 2018 Spain F29 Futures Clay   Álvaro López San Martín 6–7(2–7), 3–6
Win 11–8 Jan 2021 Egypt M15 Futures Clay   Nicolas Moreno de Alboran 6–0, 6–0
Win 12–8 Apr 2021 Argentina M15 Futures Clay   Facundo Juárez 6–3, 6–2
Win 13–8 Jun 2021 Turkey M15 Futures Clay   Francisco Comesaña 6–4, 6–2
Win 14–8 Jun 2021 Turkey M15 Futures Clay   Savva Polukhin 6–2, 6–3
Loss 14–9 Sep 2021 Quito Challenger Clay   Facundo Mena 4–6, 4–6
Win 15–9 Aug 2022 Guayaquil M25, Ecuador World Tennis Tour Clay   João Lucas Reis da Silva 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 15–10 Sep 2022 Ibagué M25, Colombia World Tennis Tour Clay   Gustavo Heide 3–6, 5–7
Loss 15–11 Nov 2022 Salta M25, Argentina World Tennis Tour Clay   Gustavo Heide 4–6, 4–6
Win 16–11 Nov 2022 Córdoba M15, Argentina World Tennis Tour Clay   Matías Franco Descotte 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)

Doubles

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Legend (doubles)
Challengers (0–2)
Futures (2–5)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2011 Chile F11 Futures Clay   Cristóbal Saavedra Corvalán   Federico Coria
  Gabriel Hidalgo
6–3, 6–7(6–8), [7–10]
Loss 0–2 Feb 2012 Chile F4 Futures Clay   Felipe Mantilla   Jorge Aguilar
  Rodrigo Perez
3–6, 2–6
Win 1–2 Oct 2012 Chile F10 Futures Clay   Nicolás Jarry   Gabriel Hidalgo
  Mauricio Pérez
5–7, 6–3, [10–4]
Win 2–2 Oct 2012 Chile F11 Futures Clay   Benjamín Ugarte   Patricio Heras
  Gastón Paz
7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), [10–4]
Loss 0–1 Nov 2014 Montevideo Challenger Clay   Nicolás Jarry   Pablo Cuevas
  Martín Cuevas
2–6, 4–6
Loss 2–3 Dec 2014 Chile F9 Futures Clay   Ariel Behar   Julio Peralta
  Hans Podlipnik Castillo
6–7(3–7), 2–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 2016 Lima Challenger Clay   Ariel Behar   Sergio Galdós
  Leonardo Mayer
2–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss 2–4 Jan 2019 M15 Naples, USA Futures Clay   Alejandro Tabilo   Julian Bradley
  Strong Kirchheimer
4–6, 2–6
Loss 2–5 Dec 2020 M15 Santo Domingo Futures Hard   Antonio Cayetano March   Nick Hardt
  Shintaro Mochizuki
3–6, 3–6

References

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  1. ^ "Gonzalo Lama anuncia su retiro del tenis: "Mi cuerpo y mi mente me dijeron que era el momento en que tenía que parar"" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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