Gustavo Kuerten

Gustavo Kuerten

Kuerten in 2019
Country (sports)	Brazil
Residence	Florianópolis, Brazil
Born	(1976-09-10) 10 September 1976 (age 48) Florianópolis, Brazil
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Turned pro	1995
Retired	2008
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$14,807,000
Int. Tennis HoF	2012 (member page)
Singles
Career record	358–195
Career titles	20
Highest ranking	No. 1 (4 December 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (2004)
French Open	W (1997, 2000, 2001)
Wimbledon	QF (1999)
US Open	QF (1999, 2001)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals	W (2000)
Grand Slam Cup	1R (1997, 1999)
Olympic Games	QF (2000)
Doubles
Career record	108–95
Career titles	8
Highest ranking	No. 38 (13 October 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1999)
French Open	QF (1998)
Wimbledon	1R (1999, 2000)
US Open	1R (1997, 2003, 2004, 2007)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	SF (2000)

Gustavo "Guga" Kuerten (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡusˈtavu ˈkiʁtẽ]; born 10 September 1976) is a Brazilian former world No. 1 tennis player. He won the French Open singles title three times (1997, 2000, 2001), and was the Tennis Masters Cup champion in 2000. During his career he won 20 singles and eight doubles titles.

Kuerten suffered from injuries that limited his attendances at tournaments in 2002 and from 2004 and 2008. After two hip surgeries and a few attempted comebacks, he retired from top-level tennis in May 2008. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012. In 2016, Kuerten was asked to be a torch bearer for the Rio Olympics.