Patricio Cornejo
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Chilean tennis player
| Country (sports) | Chile |
|---|---|
| Residence | Santiago, Chile |
| Born | (1944年06月06日) 6 June 1944 (age 80) Llolleo, Chile |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Retired | 1983 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 104–184 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 65 (4 September 1974) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | QF (1974) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1967) |
| US Open | 3R (1972) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 227–165 |
| Career titles | 8 |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | F (1972) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1972) |
| US Open | F (1974) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career record | 10–7 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | QF (1975) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1972) |
| US Open | 2R (1970, 1972) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | F (1976) |
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cornejo and the second or maternal family name is Seckel.
Patricio Cornejo Seckel (Spanish pronunciation: [paˈtɾisjokoɾˈnexo] ; born 6 June 1944) is a retired Chilean professional tennis player of the 1970s. He competed at the 1975 Davis Cup with Jaime Fillol and played the longest Davis Cup rubber in terms of games, eventually losing to Stan Smith/Erik van Dillen from the US team 9–7, 39–37, 6–8, 1–6, 3–6 in the 1973 American Zone Final. The second set is the world record for the most games in a Davis Cup set.
Cornejo retired from professional tennis in 1983 but still continues to play socially and in charity tournaments.
Career finals
[edit ]Doubles (8 titles, 10 runner-ups)
[edit ]| Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 1969 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Chile Jaime Fillol | Australia Roy Emerson South Africa Frew McMillan |
w/o |
| Win | 2. | 1970 | South Orange, United States | Hard | Chile Jaime Fillol | Spain Andrés Gimeno Australia Rod Laver |
3–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1. | 1971 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | Chile Jaime Fillol | Australia Bill Bowrey Australia Owen Davidson |
6–8, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 1971 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Chile Jaime Fillol | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović Romania Ilie Năstase |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3. | 1972 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | Chile Jaime Fillol | United States Jim McManus Spain Manuel Orantes |
6–4, 6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 1972 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Chile Jaime Fillol | Spain Juan Gisbert Spain Manuel Orantes |
7–9, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 1972 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Chile Jaime Fillol | South Africa Bob Hewitt South Africa Frew McMillan |
3–6, 6–8, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 1972 | Indianapolis, United States | Clay | Chile Jaime Fillol | South Africa Bob Hewitt South Africa Frew McMillan |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 1973 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Colombia Iván Molina | Argentina Ricardo Cano Argentina Guillermo Vilas |
6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7. | 1974 | Washington D.C., United States | Clay | Chile Jaime Fillol | United States Tom Gorman United States Marty Riessen |
5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 8. | 1974 | US Open, New York | Grass | Chile Jaime Fillol | United States Bob Lutz United States Stan Smith |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 9. | 1974 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Chile Jaime Fillol | Spain Manuel Orantes Argentina Guillermo Vilas |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4. | 1975 | Charlotte, United States | Clay | Chile Jaime Fillol | Egypt Ismail El Shafei New Zealand Brian Fairlie |
6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Win | 5. | 1976 | West-Berlin, Germany | Hard | Spain Antonio Muñoz | West Germany Jürgen Fassbender West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 6. | 1976 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Chile Hans Gildemeister | Argentina Lito Álvarez Chile Belus Prajoux |
6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 10. | 1977 | Murcia, Spain | Clay | Chile Hans Gildemeister | France Patrice Dominguez France François Jauffret |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 7. | 1977 | Indianapolis, United States | Clay | Chile Jaime Fillol | Australia Dick Crealy Australia Cliff Letcher |
6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 8. | 1977 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Chile Jaime Fillol | United States Henry Bunis Australia Paul McNamee |
5–7, 6–1, 6–1 |
External links
[edit ]- Patricio Cornejo at the Association of Tennis Professionals Edit this at Wikidata
- Patricio Cornejo at the International Tennis Federation Edit this at Wikidata
- Patricio Cornejo at the Davis Cup Edit this at Wikidata
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