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Gustavo "Guga" Kuerten (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡusˈtavu ˈkiʁtẽ]; born 10 September 1976) is a Brazilian former world No. 1 tennis player. He won the French Open singles title three times ( 1997 , 2000 , 2001 ), and was the Tennis Masters Cup champion in 2000 .
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Gustavo “Guga” Kuerten is among clay-court royalty. Winning at Roland Garros three times (1997, 2000-01) the skinny, popular Brazilian has joined the Roland Garros aristocracy. Only Bjorn Borg, 1974-75, 78-79-80-81, and Rafael Nadal, 2005-06-07-08, 10-11-12, has won more titles.
Dec 4, 2000 · By lifting his fifth trophy of 2000 at the Tennis Masters Cup [now named the Nitto ATP Finals] in Lisbon, Gustavo Kuerten overtook Marat Safin to become World No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings for the first time on 4 December.
May 24, 2017 · Learn how the Brazilian champion's use of Luxilon Original at the French Open sparked a trend that transformed the sport in the 21st century. Find out how polyester strings changed the game, the players and the courts.
Brazilian tennis star Gustavo Kuerten was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012.
This is a list of the main career statistics of former Brazilian professional tennis player, Gustavo Kuerten. All statistics are according to the ATP World Tour and ITF website.
