Marcelo Arévalo
Salvadoran tennis player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marcelo Arévalo González (Latin American Spanish: [maɾˈselo aˈɾeβalo ɣonˈsales];[2][lower-alpha 1] born October 17, 1990)[1] is a Salvadoran professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 5 in doubles by the ATP, achieved on 14 November 2022 and No. 139 in singles, attained in April 2018, making him the highest-ranked player, male or female, across both disciplines in Salvadoran tennis history.
Full name | Marcelo Arévalo González |
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Country (sports) | El Salvador |
Residence | San Salvador, El Salvador |
Born | (1990-10-17) October 17, 1990 (age 33) Sonsonate, El Salvador[1] |
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Turned pro | 2012 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
College | Tulsa |
Coach | Yari Bernardo Carlos Teixeira |
Prize money | US $2,492,125 |
Singles | |
Career record | 31–21 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 139 (2 July 2018) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2017, 2019) |
French Open | Q2 (2018) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2016) |
US Open | Q2 (2018) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 164–122 |
Career titles | 12 |
Highest ranking | No. 5 (14 November 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 7 (1 July 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2020, 2021, 2023) |
French Open | W (2022, 2024) |
Wimbledon | QF (2024) |
US Open | SF (2022) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Tour Finals | RR (2022) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2022, 2023) |
French Open | QF (2023, 2024) |
Wimbledon | QF (2023) |
US Open | F (2021) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | 50–31 |
Medal record | |
Last updated on: 18 May 2024. |
He has won twelve career ATP Tour doubles titles, including two Grand Slam titles at the Roland Garros in 2022 with partner Jean-Julien Rojer and in 2024 with Mate Pavić. With the win, he became the first player from Central America to claim a men's doubles major title.[3] He had previously reached one other Grand Slam final, having lost at the 2021 US Open in the mixed doubles tournament with partner Giuliana Olmos.
As a junior, Arévalo was ranked as high as No. 8 in the world and won seven singles and doubles titles on the ITF Junior Circuit. As a professional, he broke into the top 100 in 2018 and won his first ATP title at the 2018 Los Cabos Open with Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela, making his debut in the top 50. After several years with intermittent partners, Arévalo formed a new partnership with Rojer in 2022 that took them to four additional tour finals, three of which they won, and helped him debut in the top 10.