Guillermo Garcia-Lopez | Bio | ATP Tour

Nicknames are Guilleand Willy.
Began playing tennis at age 7.
Father, Juan Garcia Ballesteros, is a teacher; mother, Paqui Lopez Cuesta, is a nurse; brother, Juan.
Enjoys playing football, surfing and skiing.
Supports FC Barcelona.
Inspired by Zinedine Zidane, Pete Sampras and Michael Jordan.
Favourite movie is Gladiator and book is Da Vinci Code.
Fitness trainer is Jose Luis Hernandez.

(UPDATED 5 SEPTEMBER 2019)

Achievedcareer-high No. 23 on 21 February 2011 soon after reaching Zagreb SF. Finished 13 straight seasons in Top 100 (2005-17).Fell to No. 166on 19 August 2019 -- lowest ranking in 15+ years.
Captured 5 ATP Tour titles, including Zagreb and Bucharest in 2015. Earned 20+ wins in 9 straight seasons (2008-16). Enjoyed biggest win of career at 2010 Bangkok, beating World No. 1 Nadal in SF by saving 24/26 BPs and converting 1/1. Went on to defeat Nieminen in final.
Upset Wawrinka en route to 2014 Roland Garros 4R, but lost to him in 2015 Australian Open 4R. Played at 50 straight Grand Slam events until missing 2017 Wimbledon while competing at Challengers in Marburg, GER and Bastad, SWE.
Advanced to 1st Grand Slam QF, SF and final in doubles at 2016 US Open w/Carreno Busta. Spaniards were 1st unseeded team to reach US Open final since Hewitt/Mirnyi in 2000.
Reached ATP Masters 1000 QFs at 2010 Shanghai and 2014 Monte-Carlo. Defeated Murray in 2012 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 2R.