Álvaro Guillén Meza

Álvaro Guillén Meza
Country (sports)	Ecuador
Born	2 January 2003; Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$ 198,133
Singles
Career record	1–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 175 (9 June 2025)
Current ranking	No. 233 (30 June 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	Q2 (2025)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2025)
US Open	Q1 (2024)
Doubles
Career record	0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 400 (22 July 2024)
Current ranking	No. 540 (30 June 2025)
	Last updated on: 30 June 2025.

Álvaro Guillén Meza (born 2 January 2003) is an Ecuadorian tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 175 achieved on 9 June 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 400 achieved on 22 July 2024.^[1] He is currently the No. 1 Ecuadorian tennis player.^[2]

Guillén Meza represents Ecuador at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 1–1.^[3]^[4]

Career

At 20 years old, Guillén Meza became the youngest Ecuadorian champion since Giovanni Lapentti in 2003 after winning the 2023 Lima Challenger.^[5] ^[6] He won his second Challenger title at the 2024 Ibagué Open, defeating Facundo Mena in the final.^[7]

Guillén Meza claimed his third Challenger title at the 2025 Santos Brasil Tennis Cup, overcoming Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida in the final.^[8]^[9]^[10] As a result he reached the top 200 at world No. 180 on 19 May 2025.

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–2)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 2023	Lima Challenger, Peru	Challenger	Clay	Blaise Bicknell	7–6^(7–3), 6–1
Loss	1–1	Jun 2024	Santa Cruz Challenger II, Bolivia	Challenger	Clay	Juan Manuel Cerúndolo	6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Win	2–1	Jun 2024	Ibagué Open, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Facundo Mena	6–0, 6–4
Loss	2–2	Mar 2025	Campeonato Internacional de Tênis de Campinas, Brazil	Challenger	Clay	Tomás Barrios Vera	4–6, 3–6
Win	3–2	May 2025	Santos Brasil Tennis Cup, Brazil	Challenger	Clay	Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida	6–3, 7–6^(14–12)

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2023	Salinas Challenger, Ecuador	Challenger	Hard	Ángel Díaz Jalil	Vasil Kirkov Alfredo Perez	5–7, 5–7
Loss	0–2	Mar 2024	Paraguay Open, Paraguay	Challenger	Clay	Gonzalo Bueno	Boris Arias Federico Zeballos	2–6, 2–6

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (4–3)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4–3)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 2023	M15 Litija, Slovenia	WTT	Clay	Paweł Juszczak	3–6, 1–6
Win	1–1	Jun 2023	M15 Štore, Slovenia	WTT	Clay	Dominik Kellovský	6–4, 6–0
Win	2–1	Aug 2023	M15 Arequipa, Peru	WTT	Clay	Guido Iván Justo	6–4, 6–3
Loss	2–2	Sep 2023	M15 Punta del Este, Uruguay	WTT	Clay	Bruno Kuzuhara	7–6^(7–3), 1–6, 3–6
Win	3–2	Oct 2023	M25 Luján, Argentina	WTT	Clay	Luciano Emanuel Ambrogi	3–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–3)
Loss	3–3	Feb 2024	M25 Punta del Este, Uruguay	WTT	Clay	Murkel Dellien	1–6, 0–6
Win	4–3	Feb 2025	M25 Punta del Este, Uruguay	WTT	Clay	Mariano Kestelboim	6–1, 6–2

Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (1–3)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–3)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2021	M25 Guayaquil, Ecuador	WTT	Clay	Ángel Díaz Jalil	Facundo Juárez Luis Patiño	3–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Jul 2022	M15 Aprilia, Italy	WTT	Clay	Gonzalo Bueno	Franco Emanuel Egea Gabriel Alejandro Hidalgo	2–6, 3–6
Win	1–2	Jul 2022	M15 Gubbio, Italy	WTT	Clay	Gonzalo Bueno	Francesco Forti Gabriele Piraino	walkover
Loss	1–3	Mar 2023	M15 Naples, USA	WTT	Clay	Gonzalo Bueno	Ignacio Monzón Federico Agustín Gómez	3–6, 2–6

References

^ "Alvaro Guillen Meza | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
^ "Ecuador Rankings | Singles". ATP Tour.
^ "Davis Cup - Players".
^ "Andrés Andrade y Álvaro Guillén, por un histórico debut". www.expreso.ec.
^ "Guillen Meza, 20, Becomes Youngest Ecuadorian Challenger Champion Since '03". 27 August 2023.
^ "Guillén Meza Es El Campeón De Challenger Ecuatoriano Más joven Desde 2003" (in Spanish). 27 August 2023.
^ "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Guillen Meza Demolishing Altitude Experts". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
^ "Guillen Meza Triumphs At Rainy Santos Brasil Tennis Cup". tennistourtalk.com. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
^ "Alvaro Guillen Meza endures weather, emerges as champion at Santos Brasil Tennis Cup". 12 May 2025.
^ "Guillen Meza masters marathon day to win Challenger title". 12 May 2025.

External links

Álvaro Guillén Meza at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Álvaro Guillén Meza at the International Tennis Federation
Álvaro Guillén Meza at the Davis Cup

[1] "Alvaro Guillen Meza | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.

[2] "Ecuador Rankings | Singles". ATP Tour.

[3] "Davis Cup - Players".

[4] "Andrés Andrade y Álvaro Guillén, por un histórico debut". www.expreso.ec.

[5] "Guillen Meza, 20, Becomes Youngest Ecuadorian Challenger Champion Since '03". 27 August 2023.

[6] "Guillén Meza Es El Campeón De Challenger Ecuatoriano Más joven Desde 2003" (in Spanish). 27 August 2023.

[7] "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Guillen Meza Demolishing Altitude Experts". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved 23 January 2025.

[8] "Guillen Meza Triumphs At Rainy Santos Brasil Tennis Cup". tennistourtalk.com. Retrieved 12 May 2025.

[9] "Alvaro Guillen Meza endures weather, emerges as champion at Santos Brasil Tennis Cup". 12 May 2025.

[10] "Guillen Meza masters marathon day to win Challenger title". 12 May 2025.

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Association of Tennis Professionals Top Ecuadorian male singles tennis players
As of Jun 29, 2025
1. Alvaro Guillen Meza (233 41) 2. Andres Andrade (262 6) 3. Patricio Alvarado (T1,542 8) 4. Marcos Lee Chan Baratau (T1,758 3) 5. Alejandro Jacome Jaramillo (T1,770 4)