Andrés Gimeno

Born:: August 03, 1937
Place of Birth:: Barcelona, Spain
Citizenship:: Spain
Induction Category:: Master Player
Year of Induction:: 2009
Highest Ranking: World Singles Ranking: 9

When he captured the French Open title in 1972 at age 34, Spain’s Andrés Gimeno became the oldest ever to win at Roland Garros. Securing that title was a fitting capstone to a superb career. An authentic craftsman with terrific ground strokes and extraordinary strategic acumen, Gimeno was one of the finest professionals of the 1960s. He demonstrated his excellence by making it to the final of the initial Australian Open in 1969, reaching the semifinals of the French Open and Wimbledon in that span, and, most importantly, conducting himself as an ambassador for the game.