Juan Gisbert Sr.
Juan Gisbert Sr. (born 5 April 1942) is a retired Spanish amateur and professional tennis player from the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked world No. 14 in 1967.
| Full name | Juan Gisbert Ortiga | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) | Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Barcelona, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 April 1942 Barcelona, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1968 (amateur tour from 1962) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 445-304 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 14 (1967, World's Top 20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | F (1968) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | 4R (1966) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (1963, 1972) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 2R (1974) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | QF (1968, demonstration) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 218–71 (Open era) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | SF (1968) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | SF (1975, 1976) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (1972) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 3R (1975) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tour Finals | W (1975) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | F (1968, demonstration) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He won one ATP singles title (plus several others) and reached the finals at the Australian Championships in 1968 and Cincinnati in 1971.
In June 1965 he won the Conde de Godo Championships (currently Barcelona Open) in Barcelona on clay at the Réal Tennis Club defeating Manuel Santana, Rafael Osuna, and Martin Mulligan in best-of -five set matches.
Gisbert won the 1971 ATP Bavarian International Tennis Championships at Munich on clay defeating Mulligan, Christian Kuhnke, and Péter Szőke in the final.
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