Víctor Pecci Sr. (born October 15, 1955) is a former professional tennis player from Paraguay.
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Residence | Asunción, Paraguay |
Born | (1955-10-15) 15 October 1955 (age 66) Asunción |
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Turned pro | 1976 |
Retired | 1990 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $994,408 |
Singles | |
Career record | 358–243 |
Career titles | 10 |
Highest ranking | No. 9 (24 March 1980) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1980) |
French Open | F (1979) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1990, 1980) |
US Open | 3R (1979) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 194–170 |
Career titles | 12 |
Highest ranking | No. 13 (9 April 1979) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | 28–17 |
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 6–0, 6–2, 7–5 in the quarterfinals and Jimmy Connors 7–5, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3 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.
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1979 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 4–6 |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | Career W-L | |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | A | NH | 1–2 |
French Open | 1R | Q3 | A | 1R | 4R | F | 2R | SF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 17–11 | |
Wimbledon | Q3 | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 6–7 | |
US Open | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 5–7 | |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 10–3 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 29–27 |
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December.
Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | 1976 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 7–6, 3–6, 2–6, 6–4 |
Win | 2. | 1976 | Berlin, Germany | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 |
Loss | 1. | 1977 | Munich, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 1–6, 7–6, 5–7 |
Win | 3. | 1978 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 2. | 1978 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3. | 1978 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 4. | 1979 | Nice, France | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2, 7–5 |
Loss | 4. | 1979 | French Open, Paris | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 1–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 5. | 1979 | London Queen's Club, UK | Grass | ![]() |
7–6, 1–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 6. | 1979 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 6–7(3–7) |
Win | 5. | 1979 | Quito, Ecuador | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 6. | 1979 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 7. | 1979 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 8. | 1980 | Quito, Ecuador | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–1, 8–10 |
Win | 7. | 1980 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 8. | 1981 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–0 |
Loss | 9. | 1981 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 3–6, 1–2 ret. |
Win | 9. | 1981 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 10. | 1981 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6, 0–6 |
Win | 10. | 1983 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 11. | 1984 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 6–3, 1–6 |
Loss | 12. | 1985 | Nice, France | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 1976 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 0–6 |
Win | 1. | 1976 | São Paulo, Brazil | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 2. | 1978 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 2. | 1978 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3. | 1978 | Rome Masters, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 7–6, 6–1 |
Win | 4. | 1978 | Louisville, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7, 6–4 |
Win | 5. | 1978 | Boston, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
Win | 6. | 1978 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7, 6–4 |
Loss | 3. | 1978 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 7. | 1978 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 4. | 1979 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 5. | 1980 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 8. | 1981 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 9. | 1983 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 10. | 1983 | Rome Masters, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7, 6–4 |
Win | 11. | 1983 | Venice, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 6. | 1984 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 0–6 |
Win | 12. | 1985 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 1–6, 6–4 |
Awards | ||
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Preceded by | ATP Most Improved Player 1979 |
Succeeded by not awarded, 1980 Ivan Lendl, 1981 |