André Ghem
André Ghem in 2016 | |
| Country (sports) | Brazil |
|---|---|
| Residence | Novo Hamburgo, Brazil |
| Born | 29 May 1982 |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 2003 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $ 526,358 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 2–5 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 118 (27 July 2015) |
| Current ranking | No. 331 (31 July 2017) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q3 (2012, 2017) |
| French Open | Q3 (2014, 2015) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2014) |
| US Open | Q2 (2013) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–2 (ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 88 (25 June 2007) |
| Current ranking | No. 239 (31 July 2017) |
| Last updated on: 2 August 2017. | |
André Swytka Ghem (born 29 May 1982), also known as German, is a former Brazilian professional tennis player. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking in July 2015, when he became the World No. 118.
Career
Born in Porto Alegre, Brazil and a right-handed tennis player, Ghem turned professional in 2003 and became the World No. 181 in August 2006. The highlights of his career include reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 118 and doubles ranking of No. 88 by the ATP.[1]
The main and most memorable moment of his career came when he defeated Gustavo Kuerten at the ATP Costa do Sauípe in Bahia as an unknown player in 2006. The score was 3–6, 6–3, 6–4. [2] [3]
In 2011, he advanced through the qualifying rounds of the ATP 250 Brasil Open in São Paulo but was eliminated in the first round by Argentine player Carlos Berlocq.[4][5]
His main singles title came at the Joinville Challenger in 2007.[6] After that, he reached six more ATP Challenger Tour singles finals but lost all of them: in Smarkan (2008), Rio Quente (2013), Campinas and Prague (2014), and Shenzhen and Tampere (2015). In doubles, he won nine Challenger titles and finished runner-up on twelve occasions.[4]
Nowadays, Ghem is a tennis commentator at the ESPN Brazil sports channels and the Disney+ Brazil streaming platform. [7][8]
Titles (14)
Challengers and futures (5)
| Challengers (1) |
| Futures (4) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 August 2004 | Caldas Novas | Outdoor Hard | Júlio Silva | 6–2, 7–5 |
| 2. | 1 November 2004 | Campinas | Clay | Francisco Costa | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 3. | 7 August 2006 | Joinville | Clay | Bruno Echagaray | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 4. | 1 November 2010 | Porto Alegre | Clay | André Miele | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 5. | 24 January 2011 | João Pessoa | Clay | Tiago Lopes | 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(1) |
Doubles (9)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 April 2006 | Mexico City, Mexico | Hard | Pierre-Ludovic Duclos | Rik de Voest Glenn Weiner |
6–4, 0–6, [10–3] |
| 2. | 7 August 2006 | Joinville, Brazil | Clay | Alexandre Simoni | Marcelo Melo André Sá |
6–4, 5–7, [10–8] |
| 3. | 9 October 2006 | Medellín, Colombia | Clay | Marcelo Melo | Pablo Cuevas Horacio Zeballos |
Walkover |
| 4. | 6 November 2006 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Flávio Saretta | Tomas Behrend Marcel Granollers |
6–1, 6–4 |
| 5. | 13 November 2006 | Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | Tomas Behrend | Carlos Berlocq Martín Vassallo Argüello |
3–6, 6–3, [10–3] |
| 6. | 14 May 2007 | Zagreb, Croatia | Clay | Tomas Behrend | James Auckland Jamie Delgado |
6–2, 6–1 |
| 7. | 4 June 2007 | Furth, Germany | Clay | Bruno Echagaray | Fabio Fognini Frederico Gil |
7–6(1), 4–6, [13–11] |
| 8. | 22 July 2012 | Bercuit, Belgium | Clay | Marco Trungelliti | Facundo Bagnis Pablo Galdón |
6–1, 6–2 |
| 9. | 24 January 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Clay | Gastão Elias | Jonathan Eysseric Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela |
6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
Runners-up (7)
Singles (1)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 August 2008 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Clay | Mikhail Elgin | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Doubles (6)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 January 2006 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | Lucas Engel | Thiago Alves Flávio Saretta |
7–6(12–10), 6–3 |
| 2. | 13 March 2006 | Salinas, Ecuador | Hard | Alexandre Simoni | Thiago Alves Júlio Silva |
3–6, 6–4, [10–4] |
| 3. | 14 July 2008 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Clay | Boy Westerhof | Dušan Karol Jaroslav Pospíšil |
6–7(2–7), 6–1, [10–6] |
| 4. | 21 July 2008 | Penza, Russia | Hard | Boy Westerhof | Denis Istomin Evgeniy Kirillov |
6–2, 3–6, [10–6] |
| 5. | 28 April 2012 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | João Pedro Sorgi | Paul Capdeville Marcel Felder |
7–5, 6–3 |
| 6. | 29 July 2012 | Tampere, Finland | Clay | Niels Desein | Michael Linzer Gerald Melzer |
1–6, 6–7(3–7) |
References
- ^ "Andre Ghem | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ^ "Guga loses in 2006 debut". Globoesporte. 21 February 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ "Gaudio y Massú a octavos y Kuerten vuelve a decepcionar" [Gaudio and Massú into Round of 16, Kuerten disappoints again]. El Universo (in Spanish). Costa do Sauípe. DPA. 21 February 2006. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
The biggest deception on first round was, once again, former No. 1 'Guga' Kuerten, who was eliminated after losing to his youngest compatriot André Ghem, invited by the tournament organizers.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
atpwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Guga's conqueror in 2006, André Ghem, loses in first round in Bahia". Globoesporte. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ "André Ghem wins his first title". Globoesporte. 13 August 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ Allan Simon (17 January 2024). "ESPN fecha mais um pacote de renovações de contratos; veja quem fica". UOL Esporte. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "André Ghem, comentarista e técnico: "Cansei de sentir dor" - UOL Esporte". saqueevoleio.blogosfera.uol.com.br. Retrieved 30 October 2025.