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Andres Gomez (1960)

Tennis is an outdoor sport which can be played between two players or four players. Players utilize a stringed racquet to hit a rubber ball, hollow inside covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. In some places tennis is referred to as lawn tennis. This game started in England and was the most popular amongst the upper class of society. Presently tennis is an Olympic sport, as well as, it is played in various tournaments including the four Grand Slams in many countries, by people of all ages and classes.

There are three different court surfaces it is played on namely, clay court, grass court and hardcourt. Depending on the surface, each one provides a different movement of speed and bounce for the ball, which in turn affects the level of play of individual players.

Andres Gomez was born on February 27, 1960, in Guayaquil, Ecuador. He is a former professional tennis player from Ecuador. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 1990. Gomez turned professional in 1979. Early success in his career came mainly in doubles competition. He won five doubles titles in 1980, and seven in 1981. His first top-level singles title came in 1981 in Bordeaux.

In 1986, Gomez attained the world number one doubles ranking. He won seven doubles events that year, including the US Open men's doubles title with Slobodan Zivojinovic. Gomez won a second Grand Slam men's doubles title in 1988 at the French Open. The crowning achievement of Gomez's career came in 1990 when he reached his first and only Grand Slam singles final at the French Open. There he faced 19 year-old Andre Agassi who, like Gomez, was playing in his first Grand Slam singles final. The up-and-coming American star was considered the favourite, but Gomez seized the moment and claimed the title with a four-set win. Gomez reached his career-high singles ranking of world number 4 later that year.

Over the course of his career, Gomez won 21 singles and 33 doubles titles. His last singles title was won in 1991 in Brasília. His final doubles title came in 1992 in Barcelona.

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