Víctor Estrella Burgos (American Spanish: [ˈbiktoɾ esˈtɾeʝa ˈβuɾɣos];[1][lower-alpha 1] born August 2, 1980) is a Dominican 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 Bogota. In 2015, he also became the first tennis player from his country to participate in all four Grand Slams, playing in the Australian Open.[2] In February 2015, he won his first career ATP title at the 2015 Ecuador Open Quito, becoming the oldest first-time ATP tour winner in the Open Era.[3] He successfully defended his title and 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.[4]
ATP career finals
Singles: 3 (3 titles)
Legend |
Grand 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) |
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Finals by surface |
Hard (0–0) |
Clay (3–0) |
Grass (0–0) |
Carpet (0–0) |
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Doubles: 2 (2 runners-up)
Legend |
Grand 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) |
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Finals by surface |
Hard (0–0) |
Clay (0–2) |
Grass (0–0) |
Carpet (0–0) |
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ATP Challengers and ITF Futures titles
Singles: 28
ATP Challengers (7) |
ITF Futures (21) |
No. |
Year |
Tournament |
Tier |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
1. |
Jul 2006 |
Buffalo, United States |
Futures |
Clay |
Marcus Fugate |
4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
2. |
Jul 2006 |
Pittsburgh, United |
Futures |
Clay |
Matej Bocko |
7–6, 6–3 |
3. |
May 2007 |
Tampa, United States |
Futures |
Clay |
Stefano Ianni |
6–2, 6–2 |
4. |
Oct 2007 |
Managua, Nicaragua |
Futures |
Hard |
Alexander Satschko |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
5. |
Nov 2007 |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Futures |
Hard |
Ádám Kellner |
6–4, 6–4 |
6. |
Dec 2007 |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Futures |
Hard |
Nicolás Todero |
6–3, 6–3 |
7. |
Dec 2007 |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Futures |
Hard |
Óscar Burrieza-López |
7–6, 6–3 |
8. |
Jun 2008 |
Loomis, United States |
Futures |
Hard |
Ricardo Hocevar |
6–4, 0–6, 7–6 |
9. |
Dec 2008 |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Futures |
Hard |
Andrey Kumantsov |
7–6, 6–4 |
10. |
Dec 2008 |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Futures |
Hard |
Jhonson García |
7–6, 6–4 |
11. |
Nov 2009 |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Futures |
Hard |
Ričardas Berankis |
7–5, 6–1 |
12. |
Dec 2009 |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Futures |
Hard |
Adam El Mihdawy |
7–6, 6–3 |
13. |
Feb 2010 |
Brownsville, United States |
Futures |
Hard |
Vasek Pospisil |
6–4, 6–3 |
14. |
Sep 2010 |
Manizales, Colombia |
Futures |
Clay |
Juan Sebastián Cabal |
6–4, 6–4 |
15. |
Nov 2010 |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Futures |
Hard |
Matwe Middelkoop |
6–1, 2–6, 6–1 |
16. |
Dec 2010 |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Futures |
Hard |
Pierre-Hugues Herbert |
6–1, 6–3 |
17. |
Dec 2010 |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Futures |
Hard |
Matwe Middelkoop |
6–4, 6–2 |
18. |
Feb 2011 |
Panama City, Panama |
Futures |
Clay |
Martín Alund |
6–3, 6–0 |
1. |
Nov 2011 |
Medellín, Colombia |
Challenger |
Clay |
Alejandro Falla |
6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–4 |
19. |
Feb 2012 |
Mexico City, Mexico |
Futures |
Hard |
Marcel Felder |
7–6, 3–6, 6–2 |
20. |
Aug 2012 |
Bogotá, Colombia |
Futures |
Clay |
Nicolás Barrientos |
7–5, 6–4 |
21. |
Aug 2013 |
Medellín, Colombia |
Futures |
Clay |
Mauricio Echazú |
6–4, 0–6, 6–3 |
2. |
Sep 2013 |
Quito, Ecuador |
Challenger |
Clay |
Marco Trungelliti |
2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
3. |
Nov 2013 |
Bogotá, Colombia |
Challenger |
Clay |
Thomaz Bellucci |
6–2, 3–0, ret. |
4. |
Mar 2014 |
Salinas, Ecuador |
Challenger |
Clay |
Andrea Collarini |
6–3, 6–4 |
5. |
Sep 2014 |
Pereira, Colombia |
Challenger |
Clay |
João Souza |
7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–6(8–6) |
6. |
Feb 2015 |
Cuernavaca, Mexico |
Challenger |
Hard |
Damir Džumhur |
7–5, 6–4 |
7. |
Aug 2017 |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Challenger |
Clay |
Damir Džumhur |
7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Doubles: 9
ATP Challengers (4) |
ITF Futures (5) |
No. |
Year |
Tournament |
Tier |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
1. |
Jan 2003 |
Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Futures |
Hard |
Jhonson García |
Bruno Soares Márcio Torres |
6–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
2. |
Oct 2007 |
Caracas, Venezuela |
Futures |
Hard |
Román Recarte |
Piero Luisi Roberto Maytín |
5–7, 6–2, [10–6] |
3. |
Dec 2008 |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Futures |
Hard |
Jhonson García |
Andrey Kuznetsov Ryan Young |
6–4, 6–0 |
1. |
May 2009 |
Pereira, Colombia |
Challenger |
Clay |
João Souza |
Juan Sebastián Cabal Alejandro Falla |
6–4, 6–4 |
2. |
May 2009 |
Sarasota, United States |
Challenger |
Clay |
Santiago González |
Harsh Mankad Kaes Van't Hof |
6–2, 6–4 |
4. |
Feb 2010 |
Brownsville, United States |
Futures |
Hard |
Arnau Brugués Davi |
Brett Joelson Chris Klingemann |
7–6, 6–3 |
3. |
Nov 2010 |
Cancún, Mexico |
Challenger |
Clay |
Santiago González |
Rainer Eitzinger César Ramírez |
6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
4. |
Jul 2012 |
Bogotá, Colombia |
Challenger |
Clay |
Marcelo Demoliner |
Thomas Fabbiano Riccardo Ghedin |
6–4, 6–2 |
5. |
Apr 2013 |
Cordoba, Mexico |
Futures |
Hard |
Alex Llompart |
Ruben Gonzales Chris Letcher |
6–3, 6–3 |
Record against top-10 players
Estrella's match record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who have been No. 1 in bold
- * Statistics correct as of 15 January 2018.
Notes
- ↑ In isolation, Burgos is pronounced [ˈbuɾɣos].