Patricio Rodríguez
Full name | Patricio Rodríguez |
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Country (sports) | Chile |
Born | 20 December 1938 Santiago, Chile |
Died | 26 June 2020 (age 82) Santiago, Chile |
Turned pro | 1956 (amateur) |
Retired | 1979 |
Singles | |
Career record | 346–331[1] |
Career titles | 25[1] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1966) |
French Open | 3R (1960), (1963) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1959) |
US Open | 3R (1964 ) |
Doubles | |
Career titles | 2 |
Patricio (Pato) Rodríguez (20 December 1938 — 23 June 2020) was a professional tennis player from Chile. He was active from 1956 until 1979 and won 25 career singles titles.[1] In addition he won 2 doubles titles.
Career
[edit]Rodríguez was born in Santiago, Chile. In 1956 he played his first tournament at the South American Championships.[1] In 1959 he won his first title at the Bad Neuenahr Open at Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany.[1]
He also played in tennis Grand Slams and competed for his country in the Davis Cup in the 1960s and the 1970s. In 1970 he won the last of his 23 career singles titles at Pörtschach Championships. In 1970 he won his final singles title at the Pörtschach Championships.[1] In 1979 he played his last singles event at the Vina Del Mar tournament at Valparaíso, Chile.[1]
He also won two ATP doubles titles.
Career finals
[edit]Singles titles (25)
[edit](incomplete roll)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | Aug 1959 | Bad Neuenahr Open | Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler | Clay | Ernst Buchholz | 6–2, 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 2. | Jul 1960 | Bremen Clay Courts | Bremen | Clay | Bill Álvarez | 6–3, 6–0, 6–3.[1] |
Win | 3. | Jul 1961 | Bad Reichenhall Clay Courts | Bad Reichenhall | Clay | Alan E.G. Bailey | 6–2, 4–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–0.[1] |
Win | 4. | Jun 1961 | Worcestershire Championships | Malvern | Grass | Isaías Pimentel | 6–2, 7–5, 6–3.[1] |
Win | 5. | Jun 1961 | Ulster Grass Court Championships | Belfast | Grass | Peter Jackson | 6–3, 5–7, 6–3.[1] |
Win | 6. | Aug 1961 | Bagneres de Bigorre Tournament | Bagneres de Bigorre | Clay | Bernard Boutboul | 4–6, 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–0.[1] |
Win | 7. | Aug 1961 | USSR International Championships | Moscow | Clay | Toomas Leius | 0–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4.[1] |
Win | 8. | Jul 1962 | Sporting Club de Lyon | Lyon | Clay | Alan Lane | 6–1, 6–1.[1] |
Win | 9. | Aug 1962 | Adelboden International | Adelboden | Clay | Jorge Paulo Lemann | 2–6, 3–6, 10–8, 6–3, 6–4.[1] |
Win | 10. | Mar 1963 | Kingston International Invitation | Kingston | Clay | Michael Sangster | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3.[1] |
Win | 11. | Aug 1963 | Bavarian International Championships | Munich | Clay | Nikola Pilić | 1–6, 4–6, 7–5, 9–7, 6–2.[1] |
Win | 12. | Nov 1964 | Chilean National Championships | Santiago | Clay | Roberto Aubone | 4–6, 7-5, 6-3.[1] |
Win | 13. | Jul 1965 | Gstaad International | Gstaad | Clay | Thomaz Koch | 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2.[1] |
Win | 14. | Aug 1965 | Évian-les-Bains International | Évian-les-Bains | Clay | Eduardo Zuleta | 8–6, 6–2.[1] |
Win | 15. | Sep 1965 | Czech International Championships | Bratislava | Clay | Istvan Gulyas | 6–3, 6–3, 6–4.[1] |
Win | 16. | Jul 1966 | Tournoi International d'Enghien | Enghien | Clay | Bernard Montrenaud | 6–3, 7–5.[1] |
Win | 17. | Oct 1966 | Torneo Fiestas Patrias | Valparaiso | Clay | Jaime Pinto Bravo | 6–1, 6–1, 6–1.[1] |
Win | 18. | Dec 1966 | Chile International Championships | Valparaiso | Clay | Jaime Pinto Bravo | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4.[1] |
Win | 19. | Aug 1967 | Tournoi d'Arcachon | Arcachon | Clay | John Cottrill | 6–0, 6–4.[1] |
Win | 25. | Aug 1970 | Pörtschach Championships | Pörtschach am Wörthersee | Clay | Jaime Pinto Bravo | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1.[1] |
Doubles titles (2)
[edit]Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | Jun 1968 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Carlos Fernandes | Thomaz Koch José Edison Mandarino |
6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 2. | Oct 1969 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Manuel Orantes | Terry Addison Ray Keldie |
8–10, 6–3, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2 |