Paraguayan tennis player
Víctor Pecci Country (sports) Paraguay Residence Asunción , ParaguayBorn (1955-10-15 ) 15 October 1955 (age 68) Asunción, ParaguayHeight 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Turned pro 1976 Retired 1990 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Prize money $994,408 Career record 358–243 Career titles 10 Highest ranking No. 9 (24 March 1980) Australian Open 2R (1980 ) French Open F (1979 ) Wimbledon 3R (1979 , 1980 ) US Open 3R (1979 ) Career record 194–170 Career titles 12 Highest ranking No. 13 (9 April 1979) Davis Cup 28–17
Víctor Pecci Sr. (born October 15, 1955) is a Paraguayan former professional tennis player.
He was ranked as high as world No. 9 in singles in 1980 and world No. 31 in doubles in 1984. Pecci is famous for reaching the 1979 French Open final. He beat Guillermo Vilas in the quarterfinals and Jimmy Connors in the semifinals, but lost to three-time champion Björn Borg in the final. He also reached the semifinals in 1981 and was runner-up in Rome . Pecci won the French Open boys' singles in 1973.
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)[ edit ]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
Singles: 22 (10 titles, 12 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Result
W–L
Year
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
1976
Madrid, Spain
Clay
Éric Deblicker
7–5, 7–6, 3–6, 2–6, 6–4
Win
2–0
1976
Berlin , West Germany
Hard
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6–1, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
Loss
2–1
1977
Munich , West Germany
Clay
Željko Franulović
1–6, 1–6, 7–6, 5–7
Win
3–1
1978
Bogotá , Colombia
Clay
Rolf Gehring
6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss
3–2
1978
Buenos Aires , Argentina
Clay
José Luis Clerc
4–6, 4–6
Loss
3–3
1978
Santiago , Chile
Clay
José Luis Clerc
6–3, 3–6, 1–6
Win
4–3
1979
Nice , France
Clay
John Alexander
6–3, 6–2, 7–5
Loss
4–4
1979
French Open , Paris
Clay
Björn Borg
3–6, 1–6, 7–6(8–6) , 4–6
Loss
4–5
1979
London Queen's Club , UK
Grass
John McEnroe
7–6(7–2) , 1–6, 1–6
Loss
4–6
1979
Washington, D.C. , U.S.
Clay
Guillermo Vilas
6–7(4–7) , 6–7(3–7)
Win
5–6
1979
Quito , Ecuador
Clay
José Higueras
2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win
6–6
1979
Bogotá, Colombia
Clay
Jairo Velasco Sr.
6–3, 6–4
Loss
6–7
1979
Johannesburg, South Africa
Hard
Andrew Pattison
6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 3–6
Loss
6–8
1980
Quito, Ecuador
Clay
José Luis Clerc
4–6, 6–1, 8–10
Win
7–8
1980
Santiago, Chile
Clay
Christophe Freyss
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win
8–8
1981
Viña del Mar, Chile
Clay
José Higueras
6–4, 6–0
Loss
8–9
1981
Mar del Plata , Argentina
Clay
Guillermo Vilas
6–2, 3–6, 1–2 ret.
Win
9–9
1981
Bournemouth, England
Clay
Balázs Taróczy
6–3, 6–4
Loss
9–10
1981
Rome , Italy
Clay
José Luis Clerc
3–6, 4–6, 0–6
Win
10–10
1983
Viña del Mar, Chile
Clay
Jaime Fillol
2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Loss
10–11
1984
Kitzbühel , Austria
Clay
José Higueras
5–7, 6–3, 1–6
Loss
10–12
1985
Nice , France
Clay
Henri Leconte
4–6, 4–6
Doubles: 18 (12 titles, 6 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Result
W–L
Year
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
1976
North Conway , U.S.
Clay
Ricardo Cano
Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
3–6, 0–6
Win
1–1
1976
São Paulo, Brazil
Carpet (i)
Lito Álvarez
Ricardo Cano Belus Prajoux
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win
2–1
1978
Milan , Italy
Carpet (i)
José Higueras
Wojciech Fibak Raúl Ramírez
5–7, 7–6, 7–6
Loss
2–2
1978
Hamburg , West Germany
Clay
Antonio Muñoz
Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker
2–6, 4–6
Win
3–2
1978
Rome Masters , Italy
Clay
Belus Prajoux
Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd
6–7, 7–6, 6–1
Win
4–2
1978
Louisville , United States
Clay
Wojciech Fibak
Victor Amaya John James
6–4, 6–7, 6–4
Win
5–2
1978
Boston , United States
Clay
Balázs Taróczy
Heinz Günthardt Van Winitsky
6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Win
6–2
1978
Vienna , Austria
Hard (i)
Balázs Taróczy
Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
6–3, 6–7, 6–4
Loss
6–3
1978
Bogotá , Colombia
Clay
Hans Gildemeister
Álvaro Fillol Jaime Fillol
4–6, 3–6
Win
7–3
1978
Santiago , Chile
Clay
Hans Gildemeister
Álvaro Fillol Jaime Fillol
6–4, 6–3
Loss
7–4
1979
Monte Carlo , Monaco
Clay
Balázs Taróczy
Ilie Năstase Raúl Ramírez
3–6, 4–6
Loss
7–5
1980
Palermo , Italy
Clay
Balázs Taróczy
Gianni Ocleppo Ricardo Ycaza
2–6, 2–6
Win
8–5
1981
Bournemouth, England
Clay
Ricardo Cano
Buster Mottram Tomáš Šmíd
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win
9–5
1983
Florence , Italy
Clay
Francisco González
Dominique Bedel Bernard Fritz
4–6, 6–4, 7–6
Win
10–5
1983
Rome Masters, Italy
Clay
Francisco González
Jan Gunnarsson Mike Leach
6–2, 6–7, 6–4
Win
11–5
1983
Venice , Italy
Clay
Francisco González
Steve Krulevitz Zoltán Kuhárszky
6–1, 6–2
Loss
11–6
1984
Barcelona , Spain
Clay
Martín Jaite
Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd
2–6, 0–6
Win
12–6
1985
Washington, D.C. , U.S.
Clay
Hans Gildemeister
David Graham Balázs Taróczy
6–3, 1–6, 6–4