Mexican tennis player
Víctor Romero (born 26 January 1979) is a Mexican former professional tennis player.
Biography
Romero grew up in Mexico City and was a top-50 ITF junior. Before turning professional he played college tennis in the United States for Tulane University , a private university in New Orleans, Louisiana.[ 1] He represented Mexico at the 2005 Summer Universiade and won a mixed doubles silver medal.[ 2]
On the professional tour he reached a best singles ranking of 395 in the world.[ 1] As a doubles player he was runner-up in two ATP Challenger tournaments, both in 2006. He won 20 ITF satellite tournaments, 7 in singles and 13 in doubles.
Romero was a men's doubles bronze medalist for Mexico at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, partnering Santiago González .[ 3]
During his career he featured in four Davis Cup ties for his native country and retired unbeaten, from one singles and three doubles rubbers.
Romero emigrated with his family to New Zealand in 2010. His wife, who he met while at Tulane University, is a New Zealander.[ 1]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 14 (7–7)
Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (7–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–6)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Aug 2002
Mexico F12, Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Futures
Hard
Matt Klinger
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win
2–0
Sep 2004
Mexico F11, Mexico City
Futures
Hard
Santiago González
2–6, 7–6(7–5) , 7–6(10–8)
Loss
2–1
Oct 2005
Mexico F14, Monterrey
Futures
Hard
Bruno Echagaray
6–7(8–10) , 2–6
Win
3–1
Nov 2005
Mexico F17, León
Futures
Hard
Riccardo Ghedin
6–3, 7–5
Loss
3–2
Jul 2006
Mexico F10, Comitán
Futures
Hard
Lazaro Navarro-Batles
1–6, 0–6
Loss
3–3
May 2007
Mexico F4, Guadalajara
Futures
Clay
Carlos Palencia
7–5, 6–7(3–7) , 6–7(1–7)
Loss
3–4
May 2007
Mexico F5, Celaya
Futures
Hard
Nicholas Monroe
0–6, 2–6
Win
4–4
May 2008
Mexico F5, Guadalajara
Futures
Clay
Marinko Matosevic
6–4, 6–2
Win
5–4
May 2008
Mexico F6, Celaya
Futures
Hard
Rafael Arévalo
7–5, 7–5
Win
6–4
Feb 2009
Mexico F2, Naucalpan
Futures
Hard
Adriano Biasella
6–7(2–7) , 6–2, 6–1
Loss
6–5
May 2010
Mexico F3, Mexico City
Futures
Hard
Miguel Gallardo Valles
4–6, 3–6
Win
7–5
May 2010
Mexico F4, Celaya
Futures
Hard
Adam El Mihdawy
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss
7–6
Nov 2010
Mexico F9, Durango
Futures
Hard
Roman Borvanov
3–6, 4–6
Loss
7–7
Apr 2012
Mexico F4, Mexico City
Futures
Hard
César Ramírez
2–6, 4–6
Doubles: 20 (13–7)
Legend
ATP Challenger (0–2)
ITF Futures (13–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (11–3)
Clay (2–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Sep 1998
Bolivia F1, La Paz
Futures
Clay
Pedro Braga
Keith Brill Paulo Taicher
4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss
1–1
Aug 1999
Spain F4, Gandia
Futures
Clay
JL Condor-Fernandez
Tim Crichton Todd Perry
4–6, 1–6
Win
2–1
Nov 1999
Mexico F7, León
Futures
Hard
Marco Osorio
Flávio Saretta Leonardo Silva
7–6, 6–3
Win
3–1
Sep 2004
Mexico F10, Comitán
Futures
Hard
Michael Kogan
Bruno Echagaray Miguel Gallardo Valles
5–7, 6–3, 7–6(10–8)
Win
4–1
Oct 2004
Mexico F12, Torreón
Futures
Hard
Michael Kogan
Carlos Palencia Daniel Garza
6–1, 6–2
Win
5–1
Oct 2004
Mexico F13, Monterrey
Futures
Hard
Michael Kogan
David Brewer Richard Irwin
6–3, 6–2
Win
6–1
Oct 2004
USA F30, Baton Rouge
Futures
Hard
Michael Kogan
Julien Cassaigne Philip Gubenco
6–3, 6–1
Win
7–1
Nov 2004
Mexico F16, León
Futures
Hard
Daniel Langre
Dawid Olejniczak Piotr Szczepanik
7–6(7–4) , 7–5
Loss
7–2
Feb 2005
Mexico F1, Naucalpan
Futures
Hard
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
Santiago González Alejandro Hernández
4–6, 2–6
Win
8–2
Feb 2005
Mexico F2, Casablanca Satelite
Futures
Hard
Daniel Langre
Daniel Garza Marco Osorio
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Win
9–2
Sep 2005
Mexico F12, Puerto Vallarta
Futures
Hard
Daniel Garza
Scott Doerner Jason Zimmermann
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss
9–3
Jan 2006
Mexico F1, Naucalpan
Futures
Hard
Daniel Langre
Nicholas Monroe Sam Warburg
6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Loss
9–4
Apr 2006
Aguascalientes , Mexico
Challenger
Clay
Hector Almada
Juan Martín del Potro Martín Vassallo Argüello
5–7, 5–7
Loss
9–5
Apr 2006
San Luis Potosí , Mexico
Challenger
Clay
Hector Almada
Daniel Garza Dawid Olejniczak
2–6, 2–6
Loss
9–6
May 2006
Mexico F7, Guadalajara
Futures
Clay
Eduardo Peralta-Tello
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos Bruno Echagaray
3–6, 3–6
Loss
9–7
Oct 2006
Mexico F18, Mazatlán
Futures
Hard
Bruno Rodríguez
Carlos Palencia Miguel Gallardo Valles
2–6, 2–6
Win
10–7
Nov 2006
Mexico F20, Querétaro
Futures
Hard
Bruno Rodríguez
Pablo Gonzalez Daniel Garza
6–1, 5–7, 7–6(7–3)
Win
11–7
Nov 2007
Mexico F13, Querétaro
Futures
Hard
Bruno Rodríguez
Joel Kielbowicz Ross Wilson
6–3, 6–4
Win
12–7
Nov 2008
Mexico F15, Guadalajara
Futures
Clay
Bruno Rodríguez
Juan Manuel Elizondo César Ramírez
4–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Win
13–7
Nov 2010
Mexico F9, Durango
Futures
Hard
Roman Borvanov
Maciek Sykut Denis Zivkovic
6–3, 6–4
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