Víctor Estrella Burgos
Introduction '''Víctor Estrella Burgos''' (; born August 2, 1980) is a Dominican former professional tennis player. In 2014, Estrella became the first Dominican to reach the top 100 in the ATP rankings. He also became the first Dominican player to reach the semifinals in an ATP 250 tournament in Bogotá. In 2015, he also became the first tennis player from his country to participate in all four Grand Slams, playing in the Australian Open. In February 2015, he won his first career ATP title at the Ecuador Open, becoming the oldest first-time ATP tour winner in the Open Era. He successfully defended his title with a 100% winning record at the event in 2016 and 2017, but lost in the second round in 2018.Estrella has been a member of the Davis Cup team from the Dominican Republic since 1998, posting a record of 41–17 in singles and 21–22 in doubles. Since 2014 he belongs to the Dominican olympic program CRESO.Estrella Burgos reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 43, achieved on July 13, 2015.He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 135, achieved on the same date.
Junior career Estrella Burgos began playing tennis at the age of 8.Estrella Burgos played his first junior match in July 1996 at the age of 15 at a grade 5 tournament in the Dominican Republic. He did not play much junior tennis as he play just six tournaments in singles and five tournaments in doubles. His best result was a semifinal appearance at a grade 4 tournament in El Salvador in singles and a final appearance at a grade 4 tournament in the Dominican Republic in doubles. He did not play in any junior Grand Slams or any major junior tournaments.Estrella Burgos ended his junior career with a high ranking of 360 in singles and 292 in doubles. He had an overall win–loss record of 9–6 in singles and 10–5 in doubles.
Career ===2002–2013: Slow rise===Although playing his first ITF event in 2000, Estrella Burgos officially turned pro in 2002 at the age of 22.He reportedly did not take his career seriously until he was 26 when he decided that a career on the ATP Tour was the best option. For the first few years of his career, he played tournaments only located in The Americas. It was not until 2011 where he started to play in other parts of the world. Throughout 2002–2013, he earned a handful of ITF titles while also improving his year-end ranking.Highlights during this period include qualifying for his first ATP tournament, the 2008 Cincinnati Masters which he qualified for but lost to Fernando Verdasco in the first round, winning his first challenger title in 2011, and winning a gold medal at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games and a bronze medal at the 2011 Pan American Games, both in singles.In October 2012, Estrella Burgos suffered an elbow injury. He was contemplating retirement during this time but returned to tennis in April 2013.At the age of 32, Estrella Burgos picked up his first ATP win at the 2013 Colombia Open defeating Facundo Argüello in the first round.===2014: Breakout year===In early 2014, he became the first Dominican player to break into the top 100 and he started to qualify for ATP events and grand slams. His first grand slam was the 2014 French Open where he got an automatic qualification due to ranking but lost in the first round to 22nd seed Jerzy Janowicz in 4 sets.At the 2014 Colombia Open, he went into the tournament as 8th seed and made the semifinals defeating the 1st seed and world number 14 Richard Gasquet along the way. He lost to eventual champion Bernard Tomic.At the 2014 US Open, he made the third round which remains as his best result in a slam. He lost to Milos Raonic in straight sets which all went to tiebreaks.At the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games, Estrella Burgos repeated his gold medal feat from 2010 in singles and also won a bronze medal in mixed doubles.Estrella Burgos would finish 2014 with a year-end ranking of 78 and a win–loss record of 9–10.===2015: Best year of career===At the 2015 Ecuador Open, Estrella Burgos made his first ATP final. In the final, he defeated top seed and world No. 14 Feliciano López to win his first ATP title. Not only did he become the first Dominican to win an ATP title, but the oldest first-time ATP champion in Open Era history. He also made the final of the doubles draw partnering João Souza but lost to Gero Kretschmer and Alexander Satschko in straight sets.At the 2015 Barcelona Open, he recorded his only win over a top 10 player when he defeated world number 9 Marin Čilić. He also beat future world number 3 Dominic Thiem during the tournament.On July 13, 2015, he reach his career-high ranking of 43 and would finish 2015 with his best year-end rankings of 56 and a win–loss record of 20–20.===2016–2017: More success on tour===Estrella Burgos made his second final in doubles at the 2016 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship partnering Santiago González but lost to the Bryan brothers (Bob and Mike) in three sets.He defended his title the Ecuador Open two more times in 2016 and 2017.He also played in the 2016 Summer Olympics but lost in the first round to Fabio Fognini in three sets.He won his last challenger title in August 2017 against Damir Džumhur at the 2017 Santo Domingo Open in his home country of the Dominican Republic.===2018: Downfall===At the 2018 Australian Open, he played his last grand slam match against world number 1 Rafael Nadal. He lost in straight sets.His win streak at the Ecuador Open ended at the 2018 edition with a second round loss to Gerald Melzer.He played his last ATP match after qualifying for the 2018 Hall of Fame Open after qualifying for the main draw where he lost in the first round against eventual finalist Ramkumar Ramanathan in straight sets.At the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games, Estrella Burgos won three gold medals for singles, doubles, and team event. It would be the last time he attended the games.At the 2018 US Open qualifying, Estrella Burgos defeated 2nd seed Jürgen Zopp and Bjorn Fratangelo to make the qualifying competition. He lost to Stefano Travaglia in straight sets.Estrella Burgos' ranking dropped to a low of 326 in November and he ended the year with a win–loss record of 2–9 and a year-end ranking of 278.A severe dip from his win–loss record of 9–10 and year-end ranking of 83 in 2017.===2019: Retirement===On 5 August 2019, after playing in a few more challenger events and his ranking having dropped to 665 in the world, Estrella Burgos announced that he will retire from professional tennis. His last tournament was the Santo Domingo Open, which was played in October.On October 7, he won his last match against Marcelo Arévalo. On October 8, Estrella Burgos played his last match against Thiago Monteiro. He was honored as one of the biggest retirees in 2019.===Davis Cup===Estrella Burgos made his Davis Cup debut in 1998 at the age of 17.During his time with the Dominican Davis Cup team, he posted a win–loss record of 43–17 in singles, 22–23 in doubles, and 65–40 overall.In 2015, the Dominican Republic entered the world group playoff for the first time in their history and were paired up against Germany. Estrella Burgos won the opening match in the series when he defeated Dustin Brown in four sets. He would lose his second singles match against Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets and the Dominican Republic would lose the series 4–1.
Personal life Estrella Burgos was born in Santiago de los Caballeros to father Elgio Felix and mother Ana. He also has three brothers; Hector, Henry and Felix.Estrella Burgos' nickname is "Viti"Estrella Burgos is also a big baseball fan and likes to go to many games.
Singles performance timeline Tournament20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019SRW–LWin%'''Grand Slam tournaments''''''Australian OpenAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA1R1R2R1RA0 / 41–420%French OpenAAAAAAAAAQ1AQ1Q1A1R1R2R2RQ1A0 / 42–433%WimbledonAAAAAAAAAQ1AQ1AQ11R2R1R1RAA0 / 41–420% US OpenAAAAAAAAQ2Q2AQ1Q1Q33R1R1RAQ3A0 / 32–340%Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–02–31–41–42–30–10–00 / 156–1529%'''ATP World Tour Masters 1000'''Indian Wells MastersAAAAAAAAAAAAQ1AA1R1RA1RA0 / 30–30% Miami OpenAAAAAAAAAAAAQ1AQ21R1RA1RA0 / 30–30%Monte-Carlo MastersAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA2RAAAA0 / 11–150%Madrid Opennot heldAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQ1Q1AA0 / 00–0 – Italian OpenAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQ2AAQ1AA0 / 00–0 –Cincinnati MastersAAAAAAAA1RAAAAAAAAAAA0 / 10–10%Shanghai Mastersnot heldAAAAAA2RAAAA0 / 11–150%Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–10–00–00–00–00–00–02–40–20–00–20–00 / 92–918%'''National representation'''Summer OlympicsAnot heldAnot heldAnot heldAnot held1Rnot held0 / 10–10%Davis CupZ3Z2Z3Z2Z2Z2Z2Z2Z2Z2Z1Z2Z2Z1Z1POZ1Z1Z1Z10 / 043–1772%Win–loss0–12–04–13–13–11–22–23–02–14–00–32–16–01–01–15–12–31–01–00–00 / 143–1870%'''Career statistics'''Tournaments0000000010000192018119069Titles / Finals0 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 01 / 11 / 11 / 10 / 00 / 03 / 3Overall win–loss0–02–00–03–13–11–22–23–02–24–00–32–16–02–19–1020–2014–199–102–90–084–81Win %100%50%100%50%100%0%100%50%–Year-end rankingN/AN/A105510611463N/A57031723532521120225514478561028327877451%
ATP career finals ===Singles: 3 (3 titles)===LegendGrand Slam Tournaments (0–0)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–0)Finals by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (3–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Ecuador Open, Ecuador250 SeriesClay Feliciano López6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5)Win2–0Ecuador Open, Ecuador (2)250 SeriesClay4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2Win3–0Ecuador Open, Ecuador (3)250 SeriesClay Paolo Lorenzi6–7(2–7), 7–5, 7–6(8–6)===Doubles: 2 (2 runners-up)===LegendGrand Slam Tournaments (0–0)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–2)Finals by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (0–2)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Ecuador Open, Ecuador250 SeriesClay João Souza Gero Kretschmer Alexander Satschko5–7, 6–7(3–7)Loss0–2U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, US250 SeriesClay Santiago González Bob Bryan Mike Bryan6–4, 3–6, 8–10
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals ===Singles: 39 (28–11)===LegendATP Challenger (7–4)ITF Futures (21–7)Finals by surfaceHard (15–6)Clay (13–5)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1USA F9, Vero BeachFuturesClay Ryan Sweeting3–6, 0–6Win1–1USA F15, BuffaloFuturesClay Marcus Fugate4–6, 6–3, 6–2Win2–1USA F16, PittsburghFuturesClay Matej Bocko7–6, 6–3Loss2–2USA F17, PeoriaFuturesClay Denis Zivkovic2–6, 1–6Loss2–3USA F5, HarlingenFuturesHard Alex Bogomolov Jr.4–6, 1–6Win3–3USA F11, TampaFuturesClay Stefano Ianni6–2, 6–2Loss3–4Venezuela F5, CaracasFuturesHard Julio César Campozano3–6, 3–6Win4–4Nicaragua F1, ManaguaFuturesHard Alexander Satschko6–4, 3–6, 6–4Win5–4Dominican Republic F1, Santo DomingoFuturesHard Ádám Kellner6–4, 6–4Win6–4Dominican Republic F2, Santo DomingoFuturesHard Nicolás Todero6–3, 6–3Win7–4Dominican Republic F3, Santo DomingoFuturesHard Óscar Burrieza-López7–6, 6–3Win8–4USA F12, LoomisFuturesHard Ricardo Hocevar6–4, 0–6, 7–6Loss8–5Dominican Republic F3, Santo DomingoFuturesHard Philipp Oswald6–7(2–7), 4–6Win9–5Dominican Republic F4, Santo DomingoFuturesHard Andrey Kumantsov7–6, 6–4Win10–5Dominican Republic F5, Santo DomingoFuturesHard Jhonson García7–6, 6–4Win11–5Dominican Republic F1, Santo DomingoFuturesHard Ričardas Berankis7–5, 6–1Win12–5Dominican Republic F2, Santo DomingoFuturesHard Adam El Mihdawy7–6, 6–3Loss12–6Dominican Republic F3, Santo DomingoFuturesHard Cătălin-Ionuț Gârd4–6, 6–0, 4–6Loss12–7USA F4, Palm CoastFuturesClay Marco Mirnegg1–6, 3–6Win13–7USA F5, BrownsvilleFuturesHard Vasek Pospisil6–4, 6–3Win14–7Colombia F3, ManizalesFuturesClay Juan Sebastián Cabal6–4, 6–4Win15–7Dominican Republic F1, Santo DomingoFuturesHard Matwé Middelkoop6–1, 2–6, 6–1Win16–7Dominican Republic F2, Santo DomingoFuturesHard Pierre-Hugues Herbert6–1, 6–3Win17–7Dominican Republic F3, Santo DomingoFuturesHard Matwé Middelkoop6–4, 6–2Win18–7Panama F1, Panama CityFuturesClay Martín Alund6–3, 6–0Win19–7Medellín, ColombiaChallengerClay Alejandro Falla6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–4Win20–7Mexico F2, Mexico CityFuturesHard Marcel Felder7–6, 3–6, 6–2Win21–7Colombia F1, BogotáFuturesClay Nicolás Barrientos7–5, 6–4Win22–7Colombia F3, MedellínFuturesClay Mauricio Echazú6–4, 0–6, 6–3Win23–7Quito, EcuadorChallengerClay Marco Trungelliti2–6, 6–4, 6–4Win24–7Bogotá, ColombiaChallengerClay Thomaz Bellucci6–2, 3–0, ret.Loss24–8Morelos, MexicoChallengerHard Gerald Melzer1–6, 4–6Win25–8Salinas, EcuadorChallengerClay Andrea Collarini6–3, 6–4Win26–8Pereira, ColombiaChallengerClay João Souza7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–6(8–6)Loss26–9Cali, ColombiaChallengerClay Paolo Lorenzi6–4, 3–6, 3–6Win27–9Morelos, MexicoChallengerHard Damir Džumhur7–5, 6–4Loss27–10Monterrey, MexicoChallengerHard Thiemo de Bakker6–7(1–7), 6–4, 3–6Loss27–11Cali, ColombiaChallengerClay Darian King7–5, 4–6, 5–7Win28–11Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicChallengerClay Damir Džumhur7–6(7–4), 6–4===Doubles: 24 (9–15)===LegendATP Challenger (4–9)ITF Futures (5–6)Finals by surfaceHard (5–8)Clay (4–7)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Guatemala F1, Guatemala CityFuturesHard Jhonson García Bruno Soares   Márcio Torres6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–6(15-13)Loss1–1Carson, United StatesChallengerHard Alberto Francis Rajeev Ram   Bobby Reynolds6–7(8–10), 2–6Win2–1Venezuela F6, CaracasFuturesHard Román Recarte Piero Luisi   Roberto Maytín5–7, 6–2, 10–6Loss2–2Nicaragua F1, ManaguaFuturesHard Jose-Roberto Velasco Alejandro González   Nicolás Todero5–7, 4–6Loss2–3USA F12, LoomisFuturesHard Ricardo Hocevar G.D. Jones   Daniel King-Turner2–6, 3–6Loss2–4Manta, EcuadorChallengerHard Alejandro Fabbri Alejandro González   Eduardo Struvay5–7, 6–3, 7–10Loss2–5Medellín, ColombiaChallengerClay Juan-Pablo Amado Juan Sebastián Cabal   Alejandro Falla4–3 ret.Win3–5Dominican Republic F5,  Santo DomingoFuturesHard Jhonson García Andrey Kuznetsov   Ryan Young6–4, 6–0Loss3–6Colombia F1, MedellínFuturesClay Juan-Pablo Amado Alejandro González   Eduardo Struvay2–6, 7–6(8–6), 5–10Loss3–7Mexico City, MexicoChallengerHard João Souza Sonchat Ratiwatana   Sanchai Ratiwatana3–6, 3–6Win4–7Pereira, ColombiaChallengerClay João Souza Juan Sebastián Cabal   Alejandro Falla6–4, 6–4Win5–7Sarasota, United StatesChallengerClay Santiago González Harsh Mankad   Kaes Van't Hof6–2, 6–4Loss5–8USA F2, HollywoodFuturesClay Arnau Brugués Davi Stefano Ianni   Matteo Viola7–6(7–1), 1–6, 7–10Win6–8USA F5, BrownsvilleFuturesHard Arnau Brugués Davi Brett Joelson   Chris Klingemann7–6, 6–3Loss6–9Bogotá, ColombiaChallengerClay Alejandro González Juan Sebastián Cabal   Robert Farah6–7(6–8), 4–6Win7–9Cancún, MexicoChallengerClay Santiago González Rainer Eitzinger   César Ramírez6–1, 7–6(7–3)Loss7–10Aguascalientes, MexicoChallengerClay Julio César Campozano Santiago González   Daniel Garza4–6, 7–5, 7–3Loss7–11Mexico F2, Mexico CityFuturesHard Piero Luisi Austin Krajicek   Devin Britton3–6, 4–6Win8–11Bogotá, ColombiaChallengerClay Marcelo Demoliner Thomas Fabbiano   Riccardo Ghedin6–4, 6–2Loss8–12Manta, EcuadorChallengerHard João Souza Duilio Beretta   Renzo Olivo3–6, 0–6Loss8–13Colombia F1, BogotáFuturesClay Michael Quintero Mauricio Echazú   César Ramírez4–6, 5–7Win9–13Mexico F5, CórdobaFuturesHard Alex Llompart Ruben Gonzales   Chris Letcher6–3, 6–3Loss9–14Porto Alegre, BrazilChallengerClay João Souza Guillermo Durán   Máximo González6–3, 2–6, 5–10Loss9–15São Paulo, BrazilChallengerHard Nicolás Barrientos Alexander Satschko   Gero Kretschmer6–4, 5–7, 6–10
Record against top 10 players Estrella Burgos's match record against players who have been ranked in the top 10,with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour and Challenger main draw matches are considered.
Wins over top 10 players #PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScore20151.Marin Čilić9Barcelona, SpainClay2R6–4, 6–453
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