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  playername Gaston Gaudio
  country Argentina
  residence Buenos Aires , Argentina
  datebirth 9 December , 1978
  placebirth Buenos Aires , Argentina
  height 5'9in (175 cm)
  weight 155 lbs (70 kg)
  turnedpro 1996
  plays Right
  careerprizemoney $5,297,917
  singlesrecord 247-159
  singlestitles 8
  highestsinglesranking No 5 ( 25 April , 2005 )
  AustralianOpenresult 3rd round (2006)
  FrenchOpenresult Champion (2004)
  Wimbledonresult 2nd round (2002)
  USOpenresult 3rd round (2002)
  doublesrecord 21-34
  doublestitles 2
  highestdoublesranking No 78 ( 14 June , 2004 )


Gastón Gaudio (born December 9 , 1978 in Buenos Aires , Argentina ), nicknamed '''''El Gato''''' (''The Cat'' in Spanish ), is a professional Tennis player from Argentina . A Clay Court specialist, he won the Roland Garros Men's Singles title in 2004 by defeating compatriot Guillermo Coria 0-6 3-6 6-4 6-1 8-6 in an unprecedented all-Argentinean final; Gaudio was not seeded in the tournament. As a result of this victory he reached the top 10 in the ATP entry rankings for the first time.

Gaudio's best stroke is his one-handed backhand, which has been praised by Guillermo Vilas .


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Singles (8)



Singles Finalist (8)

  • 2000 : Stuttgart (lost to Franco Squillari)

  • 2001 : Vina del Mar (lost to Guillermo Coria)

  • 2002 : Gstaad (lost to Alex Corretja)

  • 2004 : Barcelona (lost to Tommy Robredo)

  • 2004: Båstad (lost to Mariano Zabaleta)

  • 2004: Stuttgart (lost to Guillermo Canas)

  • 2004: Kitzbühel (lost to Nicolas Massu)

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