Andrés Gómez
| Full name | Andrés Gómez Santos | ||||||||
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| Country (sports) | Ecuador | ||||||||
| Residence | Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||||||||
| Born | 27 February 1960 Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||
| Turned pro | 1979 | ||||||||
| Retired | 1995 | ||||||||
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||
| Prize money | $4,385,130 | ||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||
| Career record | 531–273 (66.0%) | ||||||||
| Career titles | 21 | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (11 June 1990) | ||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||
| Australian Open | 4R (1990) | ||||||||
| French Open | W (1990) | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (1984) | ||||||||
| US Open | QF (1984) | ||||||||
| Other tournaments | |||||||||
| Tour Finals | SF (1985) | ||||||||
| Grand Slam Cup | 1R (1990) | ||||||||
| WCT Finals | SF (1987) | ||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||
| Career record | 369–194 (65.6%) | ||||||||
| Career titles | 33 | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (15 September 1986) | ||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R (1992) | ||||||||
| French Open | W (1988) | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | SF (1987) | ||||||||
| US Open | W (1986) | ||||||||
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Andrés Gómez Santos (Latin American Spanish: [anˈdɾes ˈɣomes ˈsantos]; born 27 February 1960) is an Ecuadorian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 4 in singles and world No. 1 in doubles. Gómez won 21 singles titles and 33 doubles titles during his career, including a singles major at the 1990 French Open, and two doubles majors at the 1986 US Open and the 1988 French Open.
His son, Emilio Gómez, is a professional tennis player. His nephew Nicolás Lapentti was also a professional tennis player who reached a world ranking of No. 6, and another nephew, Roberto Quiroz, is currently pursuing a career in professional tennis.