Hernán Gumy
Hernán Gumy (born 5 March 1972) is a former tennis player from Argentina, who turned professional in 1991. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he was defeated in the first round by Venezuela's Nicolás Pereira. Gumy made two finals in his career; both of them ATP 250s on clay in 1996. He won Santiago, Chile (his final tournament of 1996) by beating the Spanish World No. 15 Félix Mantilla in a tough three-setter: in the semi-finals, and the Chilean world number 11 Marcelo Ríos in the final 6–4, 7–5. He lost the other final he was in, in Oporto, Portugal to Spain's Félix Mantilla despite winning the first set.
Country (sports) | Argentina | ||||||||
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Residence | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||
Born | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 5 March 1972||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||
Turned pro | 1991 | ||||||||
Retired | 2001 | ||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||
Prize money | $1,226,776 | ||||||||
Singles | |||||||||
Career record | 115–128 (47.3%) | ||||||||
Career titles | 1 | ||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 39 (19 August 1996) | ||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||
Australian Open | 3R (1996) | ||||||||
French Open | 3R (1998) | ||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (1998, 1999, 2000) | ||||||||
US Open | 3R (1996, 1997) | ||||||||
Other tournaments | |||||||||
Olympic Games | 1R (1996) | ||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||
Career record | 5–11 (31.3%) | ||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 232 (6 June 1994) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 6 December 2021. |
The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 19 August 1996, when he became World No. 39. Gumy won the gold medal in the men's singles competition at the 1995 Pan American Games.
Coaching
Gumy has been coaching Svetlana Kuznetsova.[1][2]
Gumy has coached former World No. 1 and US and Australian Open champion Marat Safin as well as Guillermo Cañas and Ernests Gulbis.
ATP career finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jun 1996 | Oporto, Portugal | World Series | Clay | Félix Mantilla | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Nov 1996 | Santiago, Chile | World Series | Clay | Marcelo Ríos | 6–4, 7–5 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals
Singles: 11 (6–5)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 1994 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Gabriel Markus | 6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | May 1994 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | Francisco Montana | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 2–1 | May 1994 | Bochum, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Lars Koslowski | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 2–2 | Oct 1994 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay | Christian Ruud | 6–3, 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 3–2 | May 1996 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | Karim Alami | 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 4–2 | Apr 1998 | Paget, Bermuda | Challenger | Clay | Lucas Arnold Ker | 7–6, 4–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 4–3 | Mar 1999 | Salinas, Colombia | Challenger | Hard | Juan Ignacio Chela | 4–6, 6–7 |
Win | 5–3 | Apr 1999 | Paget, Bermuda | Challenger | Clay | Guillermo Cañas | 6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 6–3 | Oct 1999 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Thierry Guardiola | 7–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 6–4 | Nov 1999 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Franco Squillari | 7–5, 1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 6–5 | Sep 2000 | Biella, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Filippo Volandri | 3–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 2 (0–2)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 1995 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Jordi Burillo | Javier Frana Luis Lobo |
6–7, 0–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Apr 1999 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Gastón Gaudio | Guillermo Cañas Javier Sánchez |
6–4, 2–6, 2–6 |
Performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | 3R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% | ||||||||||||
French Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | 40% | ||||||||||||
Wimbledon | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | ||||||||||||
US Open | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 6 | 7–6 | 54% | ||||||||||||
Win–loss | 1–2 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0 / 19 | 14–19 | 42% | ||||||||||||
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||||
Miami | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | ||||||||||||
Monte Carlo | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||||||||
Hamburg | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||||||||
Rome | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% | ||||||||||||
Canada | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||
Stuttgart | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 4–7 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 14 | 6–14 | 30% |
References
- "Kuznetsova hires Gumy for a coaching trial". Montreal Gazette. 26 May 2012.
- "Again, issue of coaching during a match raised at Wimbledon". USA Today. 11 July 2017.
External links
- Hernán Gumy at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Hernán Gumy at the International Tennis Federation
- Hernán Gumy at the Davis Cup