Patricio Rodríguez

Patricio (Pato) Rodríguez (20 December 1938 — 23 June 2020) was a professional tennis player from Chile. He was active from 1956 until 1979 and won 25 career singles titles.[1] In addition he won 2 doubles titles.

For the Argentine footballer, see Patricio Julián Rodríguez.
Pato Rodríguez
Full namePatricio Rodríguez
Country (sports) Chile
Born20 December 1938
Santiago, Chile
Died26 June 2020 (age 82)
Santiago, Chile
Turned pro1956 (amateur)
Retired1979
Singles
Career record346–331 (51.1%)[1]
Career titles25[1]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1966)
French Open3R (1960), (1963)
Wimbledon2R (1959)
US Open3R (1964 )
Doubles
Career titles2

Career

Rodríguez was born in Santiago, Chile. In 1956 he played his first tournament at the South American Championships.[1] In 1959 he won his first title at the Bad Neuenahr Open at Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany.[1]

He also played in tennis Grand Slams and competed for his country in the Davis Cup in the 1960s and the 1970s. In 1970 he won the last of his 23 career singles titles at Pörtschach Championships. In 1970 he won his final singles title at the Pörtschach Championships.[1] In 1979 he played his last singles event at the Vina Del Mar tournament at Valparaíso, Chile.[1]

He also won two ATP doubles titles.

Career finals

Singles titles (25)

(incomplete roll)

Result No. Date Tournament Location Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. Aug 1959 Bad Neuenahr Open Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler Clay West Germany Ernst Buchholz 6–2, 7–5, 6–3
Win 2. Jul 1960 Bremen Clay Courts Bremen Clay Colombia Bill Álvarez 6–3, 6–0, 6–3.[1]
Win 3. Jul 1961 Bad Reichenhall Clay Courts Bad Reichenhall Clay Australia Alan E.G. Bailey 6–2, 4–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–0.[1]
Win 4. Jun 1961 Worcestershire Championships Malvern Grass Venezuela Isaías Pimentel 6–2, 7–5, 6–3.[1]
Win 5. Jun 1961 Ulster Grass Court Championships Belfast Grass Republic of Ireland Peter Jackson 6–3, 5–7, 6–3.[1]
Win 6. Aug 1961 Bagneres de Bigorre Tournament Bagneres de Bigorre Clay Tunisia Bernard Boutboul 4–6, 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–0.[1]
Win 7. Aug 1961 USSR International Championships Moscow Clay Soviet Union Toomas Leius 0–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4.[1]
Win 8. Jul 1962 Sporting Club de Lyon Lyon Clay Australia Alan Lane 6–1, 6–1.[1]
Win 9. Aug 1962 Adelboden International Adelboden Clay Brazil Jorge Paulo Lemann 2–6, 3–6, 10–8, 6–3, 6–4.[1]
Win 10. Mar 1963 Kingston International Invitation Kingston Clay United Kingdom Michael Sangster 4–6, 7–5, 6–3.[1]
Win 11. Aug 1963 Bavarian International Championships Munich Clay Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 1–6, 4–6, 7–5, 9–7, 6–2.[1]
Win 12. Nov 1964 Chilean National Championships Santiago Clay Argentina Roberto Aubone 4–6, 7-5, 6-3.[1]
Win 13. Jul 1965 Gstaad International Gstaad Clay Brazil Thomaz Koch 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2.[1]
Win 14. Aug 1965 Évian-les-Bains International Évian-les-Bains Clay Ecuador Eduardo Zuleta 8–6, 6–2.[1]
Win 15. Sep 1965 Czech International Championships Bratislava Clay Hungary Istvan Gulyas 6–3, 6–3, 6–4.[1]
Win 16. Jul 1966 Tournoi International d'Enghien Enghien Clay France Bernard Montrenaud 6–3, 7–5.[1]
Win 17. Oct 1966 Torneo Fiestas Patrias Valparaiso Clay Chile Jaime Pinto Bravo 6–1, 6–1, 6–1.[1]
Win 18. Dec 1966 Chile International Championships Valparaiso Clay Chile Jaime Pinto Bravo 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4.[1]
Win 19. Aug 1967 Tournoi d'Arcachon Arcachon Clay Australia John Cottrill 6–0, 6–4.[1]
Win 25. Aug 1970 Pörtschach Championships Pörtschach am Wörthersee Clay Chile Jaime Pinto Bravo 6–3, 3–6, 6–1.[1]

Doubles titles (2)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Jun 1968 Barcelona, Spain Clay Brazil Carlos Fernandes Brazil Thomaz Koch
Brazil José Edison Mandarino		 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win 2. Oct 1969 Barcelona, Spain Clay Spain Manuel Orantes Australia Terry Addison
Australia Ray Keldie		 8–10, 6–3, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2

References
  1. "Players:Rodriguez, Patricio (Pato)". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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