César Ramírez (tennis)

César Ramírez (Latin American Spanish: [ˈsesaɾ raˈmiɾes]; born January 25, 1990) nicknamed "el Tiburón" ("the Shark"), is a tennis player from Mexico.[1][2][3] He played for the Mexican Davis Cup squad in 2012.[4]

César Ramírez
Country (sports) Mexico
Born (1990-01-25) January 25, 1990 (age 34)
Veracruz, Mexico
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$ 141,642
Singles
Career record8–12 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 391 (10 September 2012)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open Junior2R (2008)
Doubles
Career record7–11 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 105 (16 February 2015)
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Men's tennis
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Veracruz Doubles
Last updated on: 24 May 2021.

Ramírez tested positive for steroids[5] and has been suspended from competition for four years, until 12 April 2022.[6]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals edit

Singles: 14 (8–6) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (8–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2008 Mexico F13, Ciudad Obregón Futures Hard   Fabrice Martin 6–2, 6–4
Win 2–0 May 2009 Mexico F4, Coatzacoalcos Futures Hard   Bruno Echagaray 6–3, 5–7, 6–2
Loss 2–1 May 2009 Mexico F5, Puerto Vallarta Futures Hard   Luigi D'Agord 7–5, 2–6, 3–6
Loss 2–2 Nov 2009 Mexico F14, Guadalajara Futures Clay   Vasek Pospisil 2–6, 2–6
Win 3–2 Feb 2010 Panama F1, Panama City Futures Clay   Julio César Campozano 2–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss 3–3 Aug 2010 Mexico F5, Zacatecas Futures Hard   David Rice 3–6, 4–6
Loss 3–4 Nov 2010 Mexico F8, Guadalajara Futures Clay   Roman Borvanov 1–6, 4–6
Loss 3–5 Nov 2010 Mexico F10, Colima Futures Hard   James Ludlow 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Win 4–5 Sep 2011 Mexico F10, Zacatecas Futures Hard   Boris Nicola Bakalov 6–3, 6–3
Win 5–5 Dec 2011 Mexico F16, Guadalajara Futures Clay   Nicolás Barrientos 6–2, 6–1
Win 6–5 Apr 2012 Mexico F4, Mexico City Futures Hard   Víctor Romero 6–2, 6–4
Loss 6–6 Jul 2012 USA F21, Godfrey Futures Hard   Jason Jung 6–2, 5–7, 2–6
Win 7–6 Aug 2012 Colombia F2, Medellín Futures Clay   Michael Quintero walkover
Win 8–6 Oct 2013 Mexico F15, Quintana Roo Futures Hard   Michael Quintero 6–1, 6–1

Doubles: 29 (18–11) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–4)
ITF Futures (16–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (14–5)
Clay (4–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2008 Mexico F11, Torreón Futures Hard   Juan Manuel Elizondo   Matthew Roberts
  Antonio Ruiz-Rosales
5–7, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Nov 2008 Mexico F14, Ciudad Obregón Futures Hard   Juan Manuel Elizondo   Claudio Grassi
  Antonio Ruiz-Rosales
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 0–3 Nov 2008 Mexico F15, Guadalajara Futures Clay   Juan Manuel Elizondo   Bruno Rodríguez
  Víctor Romero
6–4, 2–6, [8–10]
Win 1–3 May 2009 Mexico F3, Córdoba Futures Hard   Juan Manuel Elizondo   Carlos Palencia
  Santiago González
6–4, 5–7, [12–10]
Loss 1–4 May 2009 Mexico F5, Puerto Vallarta Futures Hard   Juan Manuel Elizondo   Adil Shamasdin
  Vasek Pospisil
1–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Win 2–4 Jun 2009 Mexico F8, León Futures Hard   Juan Manuel Elizondo   Manuel Sánchez
  German Sanchez Delfin
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 2–5 Oct 2009 France F16, Sarreguemines Futures Carpet   Vladimir Obradović   Martijn van Haasteren
  Michel Koning
4–6, 4–6
Win 3–5 Nov 2009 Mexico F15, Puerto Vallarta Futures Hard   Javier Herrera-Eguiluz   Nima Roshan
  Roman Borvanov
6–3, 6–4
Win 4–5 May 2010 Mexico F3, Mexico City Futures Hard   Nima Roshan   Conor Pollock
  Brett Joelson
6–3, 3–6, [14–12]
Win 5–5 Aug 2010 Mexico F5, Zacatecas Futures Hard   Juan Manuel Elizondo   Christopher Díaz Figueroa
  Bruno Rodríguez
6–4, 6–7(2–7), [10–4]
Win 6–5 Sep 2010 Mexico F6, León Futures Hard   Juan Manuel Elizondo   Nima Roshan
  Vasek Pospisil
6–3, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss 6–6 Nov 2010 Cancún, Mexico Challenger Clay   Rainer Eitzinger   Santiago González
  Víctor Estrella Burgos
1–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 6–7 Jul 2011 Italy F19, Fano Futures Clay   Nima Roshan   Luca Vanni
  Stefano Ianni
7–6(7–2), 3–6, [6–10]
Win 7–7 Sep 2011 Mexico F10, Zacatecas Futures Hard   Marcelo Arévalo   Christopher Díaz Figueroa
  Sebastien Vidal
6–3, 6–2
Loss 7–8 Dec 2011 Mexico F14, Ixtapa Futures Hard   Nima Roshan   Luis Díaz Barriga
  Adam El Mihdawy
4–6, 4–6
Win 8–8 Dec 2011 Mexico F15, Tehuacán Futures Hard   Nima Roshan   Daniel Garza
  Raul-Isaias Rosas-Zarur
6–3, 6–1
Win 9–8 Feb 2012 Panama F1, Panama City Futures Clay   Marcelo Arévalo   Christopher Díaz Figueroa
  Sebastien Vidal
6–1, 6–4
Loss 9–9 Apr 2012 Leon, Mexico Challenger Hard   Bruno Rodríguez   John-Patrick Smith
  John Peers
3–6, 3–6
Win 10–9 Aug 2012 Colombia F1, Bogotá Futures Clay   Mauricio Echazú   Michael Quintero
  Víctor Estrella Burgos
6–4, 7–5
Win 11–9 Oct 2013 Mexico F13, Veracruz Futures Hard   Alex Llompart   Juan Carlos Spir
  Dean O'Brien
6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
Win 12–9 Oct 2013 Mexico F15, Quintana Roo Futures Hard   Kaichi Uchida   Alex Llompart
  Finn Tearney
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win 13–9 Mar 2014 Guadalajara, Mexico Challenger Hard   Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela   Matthew Ebden
  Andre Begemann
6–4, 6–2
Win 14–9 Apr 2014 Mexico F1, Querétaro Futures Hard   Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela   Dean O'Brien
  Kevin King
6–3, 7–5
Win 15–9 May 2014 Mexico F2, Córdoba Futures Hard   Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela   Dean O'Brien
  Kevin King
7–6(7–1), 6–1
Win 16–9 May 2014 Mexico F4, Morelia Futures Hard   Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela   Mauricio Echazú
  Jorge Brian Panta
7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win 17–9 Aug 2014 Colombia F3, Medellín Futures Clay   Marcelo Arévalo   Facundo Mena
  Cătălin Gârd
6–4, 6–4
Win 18–9 Sep 2014 Medellín, Colombia Challenger Clay   Austin Krajicek   Roberto Maytín
  Andrés Molteni
6–3, 7–5
Loss 18–10 Oct 2014 Cali, Colombia Challenger Clay   Alejandro González   Guido Andreozzi
  Guillermo Durán
3–6, 4–6
Loss 18–11 Jul 2015 San Benedetto, Italy Challenger Clay   Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela   Antonio Šančić
  Dino Marcan
3–6, 7–6(12–10), [10–12]

Junior Grand Slam finals edit

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) edit

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2008 Australian Open Hard   Vasek Pospisil   Hsieh Cheng-peng
  Yang Tsung-hua
6–3, 5–7, [5–10]

References edit

  1. ^ Avanza el tenista mexicano César Ramírez a la siguiente ronda "El Tiburón rompió el saque del su rival dos veces consecutivas el segundo set, lo que facilitó su victoria."
  2. ^ Interview (Spanish)
  3. ^ “Tiburón” Ramírez podría estar en el “top 20” de la ATP
  4. ^ "ATP Notability". Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  5. ^ "Ramirez tests positive for steroids, suspended". 29 June 2018.
  6. ^ "ITF Tennis – ANTIDOPING". Archived from the original on 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2021-01-14.

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