▁first ▁top - level ▁singles ▁title ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁in ▁Bor de aux . ▁He ▁then ▁won ▁the ▁Italian ▁Open ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁be ating ▁Eli ot ▁T elt scher ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁in ▁three ▁sets , ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁when ▁he ▁defeated ▁A aron ▁Kr ick stein ▁in ▁four ▁sets . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Gó mez ▁reached ▁his ▁first ▁and ▁only ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁singles ▁final ▁at ▁the ▁French ▁Open . ▁He ▁beat ▁Fernando ▁L una , ▁Marcel o ▁Fil ipp ini , ▁Alexander ▁Vol kov , ▁Magn us ▁Gust af sson , ▁Th ier ry ▁Champion ▁and ▁Thomas ▁M uster ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁final . ▁There ▁he ▁faced ▁ 2 0 - year - old ▁Andre ▁Ag ass i ▁who , ▁like ▁Gó mez , ▁was ▁playing ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁singles ▁final . ▁The ▁up - and - coming ▁American ▁star ▁was ▁considered ▁the ▁favour ite , ▁but ▁Gó mez ▁seized ▁the ▁moment ▁and ▁claimed ▁the ▁title ▁with ▁a ▁four - set ▁win . ▁Gó mez ▁reached ▁his ▁career - high ▁singles ▁ranking ▁of ▁world ▁No . ▁ 4 ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁Gó mez ▁won ▁ 2 1 ▁singles ▁and ▁ 3 3 ▁doubles ▁titles . ▁His ▁last ▁singles ▁title ▁was ▁won ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁in ▁Bras ília . ▁His ▁final ▁doubles ▁title ▁came ▁in ▁ 1