Juan Gisbert, Sr.

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Juan Gisbert, Sr. (born April 5, 1942, in Barcelona, Spain) played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as No. 32 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings (achieving that ranking on April 8, 1975).

He won one singles title and reached the finals at the Australian Championships in 1968 and Cincinnati in 1971.

Contents 1 Major finals 1.1 Grand Slam finals 1.1.1 Singles: 1 (0-1) 2 Career highlights

[edit] Major finals

[edit] Grand Slam finals

[edit] Singles: 1 (0-1)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1968	Australian Championships	Grass	William Bowrey	7–5, 2–6, 9–7, 6–4

[edit] Career highlights

Career Singles Titles (1):

• 1975—Shreveport

Career Singles Finals (6):

• 1968--Australian Championships;
• 1971--Cincinnati;
• 1972—New York;
• 1974—Cedar Grove, Tokyo WCT;
• 1975—Barcelona

Career Doubles Titles (20):

• 1976—Munich, Valencia;
• 1975--Hamburg, Shreveport, Boca Raton, Bournemouth, Calcutta, Indianapolis, Tehran;
• 1974—Barcelona, Bournemouth;
• 1973--Monte Carlo, Paris, Barcelona;
• 1972—Barcelona, Brussels, Eastbourne;
• 1971—Barcelona WCT, New York, Salisbury

Career Doubles Finals (17):

• 1976--Canada, Bastad, Bournemouth, Tehran, Johannesburg - WCT;
• 1975—Bastad, Madrid, Tokyo, Roanoke;
• 1974--Rome, Tokyo WCT;
• 1973—Omaha, Salisbury, Florence, Des Moines;
• 1972--Paris, Salisbury