Gonzalo Andrés Lama Feliu (Latin American Spanish: [ɡonˈsalo ˈlama]; born 27 April 1993 in Santiago) is a former Chilean professional tennis player. His best singles ranking was 160 in June 2016. He won two Challengers (Cali and São Paulo), along with fourteen futures, twelve in singles and two in doubles.
 Lama at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) | Chile | ||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Santiago de Chile, Chile | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 April 1993 Santiago, Chile | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2013 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $293,810 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 8–7 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level and in Davis Cup) | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 160 (20 June 2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q1 (2015) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | Q1 (2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2022) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | Q1 (2014, 2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 1–5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level and in Davis Cup) | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 367 (3 April 2017) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 26 January 2024. | |||||||||||||||
Career
editDuring his career, Lama defeated former top 100 players such as Santiago Giraldo, Robin Haase, Alejandro González, Víctor Estrella, Pere Riba, Boris Pašanski, Blaž Kavčič, Potito Starace and Roberto Carballés Baena. He announced his retirement on 29 January 2024, at the age of 30, after a knee injury.[1]
Finals
editSingles
edit| Legend |
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| ATP Challengers (2–2) |
| ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (14–9) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2012 | Chile F9 | Futures | Clay |  Stefano Travaglia
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3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2013 | Chile F1 | Futures | Clay |  Hugo Dellien
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4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7) |
| Win | 1–2 | Apr 2013 | Chile F2 | Futures | Clay |  Wilson Leite
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5–7, 7–6(10–8), 6–2 |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 2013 | Chile F5 | Futures | Clay |  Facundo Mena
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6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Nov 2013 | Chile F8 | Futures | Clay |  Hans Podlipnik
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3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Nov 2013 | Chile F9 | Futures | Clay | Andrés Molteni
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6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–3 | Mar 2014 | Chile F1 | Futures | Clay | Nicolás Jarry
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6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Mar 2014 | Chile F2 | Futures | Clay | Hans Podlipnik
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3–6, 6–2, 6–7(2–7) |
| Win | 5–4 | May 2014 | Cali | Challenger | Clay | Marco Trungelliti
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6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–4 | Aug 2015 | Finland F2 | Futures | Clay |  Sam Barry
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6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–4 | Aug 2015 | Belgium F12 | Futures | Clay |  Marvin Netuschil
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6–3, 7–6(9–7) |
| Loss | 7–5 | Oct 2015 | Medellín | Challenger | Clay | Paolo Lorenzi
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6–7(3–7), 0–2 ret. |
| Win | 8–5 | Oct 2015 | Chile F7 | Futures | Clay | Nico Matic
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 9–5 | Dec 2015 | Chile F9 | Futures | Clay | Tomás Lipovšek Puches
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 10–5 | Apr 2016 | São Paulo | Challenger | Clay |  Ernesto Escobedo
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6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10–6 | Nov 2017 | Chile F1 | Futures | Clay | Mariano Kestelboim
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6–7(11–13), 6–3, 0–2, ret. |
| Loss | 10–7 | Sep 2018 | Spain F28 | Futures | Clay | Raúl Brancaccio
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3–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Loss | 10–8 | Sep 2018 | Spain F29 | Futures | Clay |  Álvaro López San Martín
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6–7(2–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 11–8 | Jan 2021 | Egypt M15 | Futures | Clay | Nicolas Moreno de Alboran
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6–0, 6–0 |
| Win | 12–8 | Apr 2021 | Argentina M15 | Futures | Clay | Facundo Juárez
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 13–8 | Jun 2021 | Turkey M15 | Futures | Clay | Francisco Comesaña
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 14–8 | Jun 2021 | Turkey M15 | Futures | Clay |  Savva Polukhin
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6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 14–9 | Sep 2021 | Quito | Challenger | Clay | Facundo Mena
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 15–9 | Aug 2022 | Guayaquil M25, Ecuador | World Tennis Tour | Clay | João Lucas Reis da Silva
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6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 15–10 | Sep 2022 | Ibagué M25, Colombia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Gustavo Heide
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3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 15–11 | Nov 2022 | Salta M25, Argentina | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Gustavo Heide
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 16–11 | Nov 2022 | Córdoba M15, Argentina | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Matías Franco Descotte
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6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–3) |
Doubles
edit| Legend (doubles) |
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| Challengers (0–2) |
| Futures (2–5) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2011 | Chile F11 | Futures | Clay | Cristóbal Saavedra Corvalán
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Federico Coria Gabriel Hidalgo
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6–3, 6–7(6–8), [7–10] |
| Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2012 | Chile F4 | Futures | Clay |  Felipe Mantilla
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Jorge Aguilar Rodrigo Perez
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3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Oct 2012 | Chile F10 | Futures | Clay | Nicolás Jarry
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Gabriel Hidalgo Mauricio Pérez
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5–7, 6–3, [10–4] |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 2012 | Chile F11 | Futures | Clay | Benjamín Ugarte
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Patricio Heras Gastón Paz
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7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), [10–4] |
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2014 | Montevideo | Challenger | Clay | Nicolás Jarry
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 Pablo Cuevas Martín Cuevas
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2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Dec 2014 | Chile F9 | Futures | Clay | Ariel Behar
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Julio Peralta Hans Podlipnik Castillo
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6–7(3–7), 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2016 | Lima | Challenger | Clay | Ariel Behar
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 Sergio Galdós Leonardo Mayer
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2–6, 6–7(7–9) |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jan 2019 | M15 Naples, USA | Futures | Clay | Alejandro Tabilo
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Julian Bradley Strong Kirchheimer
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4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Dec 2020 | M15 Santo Domingo | Futures | Hard |  Antonio Cayetano March
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 Nick Hardt Shintaro Mochizuki
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3–6, 3–6 |
References
edit- ^ "Gonzalo Lama anuncia su retiro del tenis: "Mi cuerpo y mi mente me dijeron que era el momento en que tenía que parar"" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
