Alejandro Gómez (tennis)

Alejandro Gómez
Country (sports)	Colombia
Residence	Cali, Colombia
Born	14 August 1991 (age 33); Cali, Colombia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	2015
Retired	2021 (last match played)
Plays	Right-handed (two handed-backhand)
Prize money	$114,149
Singles
Career record	1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 352 (20 March 2017)
Current ranking	No. 794 (10 October 2021)
Doubles
Career record	0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 161 (8 August 2022)
Current ranking	No. 241 (10 October 2022)
	Last updated on: 30 June 2024.

Alejandro Gómez (Latin American Spanish: [aleˈxandɾo ˈɣomes];^[a] born 14 August 1991) is a former Colombian tennis player.

Gómez has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 352, achieved on 20 March 2017. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 161 achieved on 8 August 2022.

Gómez made his ATP main draw singles debut at the 2015 Claro Open Colombia where he qualified for the main draw, defeating Felipe Rojas, Andrés Molteni and Juan Ignacio Londero in the qualifying rounds. In the main draw, he defeated fifth-seed Marcos Baghdatis in the first round, but lost to the Japanese Tatsuma Ito in the second round

Gómez has a very fast and accurate serve, though one of his weaknesses are his frequent double faults, he has an average of 11 double faults per game. In fact, he recorded a 227 km/h at the 2015 Claro Open Colombia^[1]^{[circular reference]}

In August 2022, Gómez was suspended from competition after testing positive for cocaine. He was required to serve a period of ineligibility of fourteen months; that period starts on 15 December 2021, and ends on 14 February 2023.^[2]

ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 6 (4–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures (4–2)

Doubles: 14 (8–6)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–3)
ITF Futures (5–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Runner–up	1.	11 October 2015	Medellín, Colombia	Clay (red)	Felipe Mantilla	Nicolás Barrientos Eduardo Struvay	6–7^(6–8), 7–6^(7–4), [4–10]
Win	2.	18 September 2021	Quito, Ecuador	Clay	Thiago Agustín Tirante	Adrián Menéndez Maceiras Mario Vilella Martínez	7–5, 6–7^(5–7), [10–8]
Runner–up	3.	25 September 2021	Ambato, Ecuador	Clay	Thiago Agustín Tirante	Diego Hidalgo Cristian Rodríguez	3-6, 6-4, [3-10]
Runner–up	4.	23 October 2021	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Nicolás Barrientos	Nicolás Jarry Roberto Quiroz	7-6^(7-4), 5-7, [4-10]
Win	5.	4 December 2021	São Paulo, Brazil	Clay	Nicolás Barrientos	Rafael Matos Felipe Meligeni Alves	w/o
Win	6.	11 December 2021	Florianópolis, Brazil	Clay	Nicolás Barrientos	Martín Cuevas Rafael Matos	6-3, 6-3