Patricio Cornejo

Patricio Cornejo Seckel (Spanish pronunciation: [paˈtɾisjo koɾˈnexo]; 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.

Patricio Cornejo
Country (sports) Chile
ResidenceSantiago, Chile
Born (1944-06-06) 6 June 1944
Llolleo, Chile
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Retired1983
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record104–184
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 65 (4 September 1974)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQF (1974)
Wimbledon2R (1967)
US Open3R (1972)
Doubles
Career record227–165
Career titles8
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenF (1972)
WimbledonSF (1972)
US OpenF (1974)
Mixed doubles
Career record10–7
Career titles0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenQF (1975)
WimbledonQF (1972)
US Open2R (1970, 1972)
Team competitions
Davis CupF (1976)

Cornejo retired from professional tennis in 1983 but still continues to play socially and in charity tournaments.

Career finals

Doubles (8 titles, 10 runner-ups)

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


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