Roberto Quiroz | Bio | ATP Tour

Nickname is Ro.
Uncle, Andres Gomez, is former World No. 4 and winner of 1990 Roland Garros.
Cousin, Emilio Gomez, also plays on ATP Tour and was his teammate in college.
Graduated with economics degree from University of Southern California in 2015.
Helped lead USC to NCAA national team titles in 2012 and 2014. Named a doubles All-American in 2012 and 2015.
Played doubles as a freshman with senior and fellow ATP pro Steve Johnson, finishing as No. 2 doubles team in nation.
Favourite shot is forehand,surface is grass and tournament is Roland Garros
Idol growing up was Rafael Nadal.
Also enjoys football and basketball.
Favourite football team is Real Madrid and player is Cristiano Ronaldo.
Favourite basketball team is Los Angeles Lakers and player is LeBron James.
Hero is countryman and 1996 Olympics gold medallist Jefferson Perez (race walking).
Favourite superhero is Thor, movie is Troy and TV show is Game of Thrones.
Enjoys reading the Harry Potter book series by J.K. Rowling.
Favourite actor is Al Pacino and musician is John Mayer.
Enjoys going to the movies and eating Chipotle.
Underwentinguinal hernia and varicocele surgery in May 2020.

(UPDATED 10JANUARY 2021)

Former World No. 7 junior achieved career-high No. 172 in 2019 after breaking into Top 200 in 2018.
Defeated former USC teammate Hanfmann for 1st ATP Tour win of career at 2018 Quito as WC, then reached 1st QF at 2021 Delray Beach as Q.
Owns 7-4 Davis Cup singles record, highlighted by 7-6(4) 2-6 7-6(8) win over Uchiyama during Ecuador’s 3-0 sweep of Japan in 2020 Qualifiers.
Won 2010 Roland Garros and US Open boys’ doubles titles w/Beretta, then chose to go to college and was a 2-time doubles All-American (2012, 2015) and NCAA team champion (2012, 2014).
Uncle, Andres Gomez, won 1990 Roland Garros title; cousin, Nicolas Lapentti, was also a Top-10 player on ATP Tour.