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Hans Gildemeister

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Hans Gildemeister
Gildemeister in 2004
Full nameHans Gildemeister Bohner
Country (sports) Chile
ResidenceSantiago, Chile
Born (1956-02-09) 9 February 1956 (age 68)
Lima, Peru
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1973
Retired1987
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed both sides)
Prize money$740,858
Singles
Career record194–142
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 12 (22 February 1980)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQF (1978, 1979, 1980)
Wimbledon2R (1977)
US Open2R (1977)
Doubles
Career record251–126
Career titles23
Highest rankingNo. 5 (27 April 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenF (1982)
Wimbledon2R (1977)
US Open3R (1977)

Hans Gildemeister Bohner (born Juan Pedro Gildemeister Bohner on 9 February 1956),[1] is a Chilean former tennis player of German ancestry, who won four singles and 23 doubles titles during his professional career.[1] The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on 22 February 1980, when he became world No. 12.

He is a former captain of the Chilean Davis Cup team.[2][citation needed]

Personal life

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Gildemeister was born in Lima, Peru, to German parents and moved to Chile at the age of two. His father, Benito, owned a printing house and his mother, Elena, was a German teacher. He has four siblings.[3][4]

He naturalized Chilean by residence in 1978.[5]

He is the brother of Heinz [es] and Fritz Gildemeister, tennis players,[3][5][6] and was brother in law of Laura Gildemeister, who was also a tennis player.[7]

He has lived in Tampa, Florida, United States.[3]

Grand Slam finals

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Doubles (1 loss)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1982 French Open Clay Chile Belus Prajoux United States Sherwood Stewart
United States Ferdi Taygan
5–7, 3–6, 1–1 ret.

Career finals

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Singles: 6 (4 wins, 2 losses)

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Result No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 1979 Boston, United States Clay Argentina José Luis Clerc 6–0, 2–6, 2–6
Win 1. 1979 Barcelona, Spain Clay United States Eddie Dibbs 6–4, 6–3, 6–1
Win 2. 1979 Santiago, Chile Clay Spain José Higueras 7–5, 5–7, 6–4
Loss 2. 1981 Boston, United States Clay Spain José Higueras 3–6, 1–6
Win 3. 1981 Santiago, Chile Clay Ecuador Andrés Gómez 6–4, 7–5
Win 4. 1982 Bordeaux, France Clay Peru Pablo Arraya 7–5, 6–1

Doubles: 34 (23 wins, 11 losses)

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Result No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 1976 Santiago, Chile Clay Chile Patricio Cornejo Argentina Lito Álvarez
Chile Belus Prajoux
6–3, 7–6
Loss 1. 1977 Murcia, Spain Clay Chile Patricio Cornejo France Patrice Dominguez
France François Jauffret
5–7, 2–6
Win 2. 1977 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Chile Belus Prajoux Venezuela Jorge Andrew
Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
6–4, 6–2
Loss 2. 1978 Berlin, West Germany Clay Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović Switzerland Colin Dowdeswell
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
3–6, 4–6
Win 3. 1978 Barcelona, Spain Clay Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović France Jean-Louis Haillet
France Gilles Moretton
6–1, 6–4
Loss 3. 1978 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Paraguay Víctor Pecci Chile Jaime Fillol
Chile Álvaro Fillol
4–6, 3–6
Win 4. 1978 Santiago, Chile Clay Paraguay Víctor Pecci Chile Jaime Fillol
Chile Álvaro Fillol
6–4, 6–3
Loss 4. 1980 Boston, United States Clay Ecuador Andrés Gómez United States Gene Mayer
United States Sandy Mayer
6–1, 4–6, 4–6
Win 5. 1980 Washington DC., United States Clay Ecuador Andrés Gómez United States Gene Mayer
United States Sandy Mayer
6–4, 7–5
Win 6. 1980 Madrid, Spain Clay Ecuador Andrés Gómez Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
3–6, 6–3, 10–8
Win 7. 1980 Quito, Ecuador Clay Ecuador Andrés Gómez Argentina José Luis Clerc
Chile Belus Prajoux
6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Win 8. 1981 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Ecuador Andrés Gómez Australia Peter McNamara
Australia Paul McNamee
6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Win 9. 1981 Rome Masters, Italy Clay Ecuador Andrés Gómez United States Bruce Manson
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
7–5, 6–2
Loss 5. 1981 Boston, United States Clay Ecuador Andrés Gómez Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
4–6, 6–7
Win 10. 1981 Madrid, Spain Clay Ecuador Andrés Gómez Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 6. 1981 Barcelona, Spain Clay Ecuador Andrés Gómez Sweden Anders Järryd
Sweden Hans Simonsson
1–6, 4–6
Win 11. 1981 Quito, Ecuador Clay Ecuador Andrés Gómez Australia David Carter
Ecuador Ricardo Ycaza
7–5, 6–3
Win 12. 1981 Santiago, Chile Clay Ecuador Andrés Gómez Argentina Ricardo Cano
Chile Belus Prajoux
6–2, 7–6
Loss 7. 1982 French Open, Paris Clay Chile Belus Prajoux United States Sherwood Stewart
United States Ferdi Taygan
5–7, 3–6, 1–1 ret.
Loss 8. 1982 Washington DC., United States Clay Ecuador Andrés Gómez Mexico Raúl Ramírez
United States Van Winitsky
5–7, 6–7
Win 13. 1982 Bordeaux, France Clay Ecuador Andrés Gómez Sweden Anders Järryd
Sweden Hans Simonsson
6–4, 6–2
Win 14. 1983 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay Chile Belus Prajoux Brazil Júlio Góes
Brazil Ney Keller
6–3, 6–1
Loss 9. 1983 Boston, United States Clay Chile Belus Prajoux United States Mark Dickson
Brazil Cássio Motta
5–7, 3–6
Loss 10. 1984 Nice, France Clay Ecuador Andrés Gómez Sweden Jan Gunnarsson
Denmark Michael Mortensen
1–6, 5–7
Win 15. 1985 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Ecuador Andrés Gómez Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
1–6, 7–6, 6–4
Win 16. 1985 Washington DC., United States Clay Paraguay Víctor Pecci Australia David Graham
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Win 17. 1986 Indianapolis, United States Clay Ecuador Andrés Gómez Australia John Fitzgerald
United States Sherwood Stewart
6–4, 6–3
Win 18. 1986 Forest Hills, United States Clay Ecuador Andrés Gómez West Germany Boris Becker
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Živojinović
7–6, 7–6
Win 19. 1986 Boston, United States Clay Ecuador Andrés Gómez United States Dan Cassidy
United States Mel Purcell
4–6, 7–5, 6–0
Win 20. 1986 Washington, D.C., United States Clay Ecuador Andrés Gómez Brazil Ricardo Acioly
Brazil César Kist
6–3, 7–5
Loss 11. 1986 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Ecuador Andrés Gómez Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
6–4, 3–6, 6–7
Win 21. 1986 Stuttgart, West Germany Clay Ecuador Andrés Gómez Iran Mansour Bahrami
Uruguay Diego Pérez
6–4, 6–3
Win 22. 1987 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Ecuador Andrés Gómez Iran Mansour Bahrami
Denmark Michael Mortensen
6–2, 6–4
Win 23. 1987 Boston, United States Clay Ecuador Andrés Gómez Sweden Joakim Nyström
Sweden Mats Wilander
7–6, 3–6, 6–1

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hans GILDEMEISTER". Davis Cup. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  2. ^ Valdebenito, Rodrigo. "Massu and Minar to start in Coquimbo". Davis Cup. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  3. ^ a b c Méndez, Carolina (9 July 2019). "El excapitán de Copa Davis, quien llegó a estar número doce en el escalafón mundial, escribe desde Estados Unidos su primera biografía oficial". segreader.emol.cl (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  4. ^ "La luminosa soledad de Hans Gildemeister" (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b Ried, Sergio (14 October 2023). "Crónicas de Sergio Ried: Hans Gildemeister, toda una vida". Diario El Ágora (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  6. ^ Leyton Ojeda, Sebastián (24 May 2024). "Muere sobrino de destacado ex tenista Hans Gildemeister en trágico accidente vehicular". www.chilevision.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Proyección de un triunfo en Copa Davis". Radio Cooperativa (in Spanish). 9 March 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
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