Román Andrés Burruchaga
| Country (sports) | Argentina |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 January 2002 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Coach | Leonardo Mayer[1] Miguel Pastura (-2024) |
| Prize money | $ 590,043 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 2–6 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 117 (19 May 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 132 (30 June 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2024, 2025) |
| French Open | 1R (2024) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (2024) |
| US Open | Q2 (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 191 (3 October 2022) |
| Last updated on: 30 June 2025. | |
Román Andrés Burruchaga (born 23 January 2002) is an Argentine tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 117 achieved on 19 May 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 191 achieved on 3 October 2022.[2]
Personal life
Burruchaga is the son of Argentine former footballer and 1986 FIFA World Cup winner Jorge Burruchaga.[3]
Career
2022-2023: First doubles Challenger title and singles final
Burruchaga won his first ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2022 Copa Sevilla with Facundo Díaz Acosta.[4]
2024: ATP, Major and top 125 debuts
He made his ATP main draw debut at the 2024 Córdoba Open as a qualifier and recorded his first ATP win over Diego Schwartzman.[1][5][6] He made his top 150 debut on 8 April 2024 at world No. 149.[2]
In May, he qualified for the 2024 French Open making his Grand Slam debut. Following a final showing in July at the 2024 Zug Open, he reached the top 130 in the rankings on 29 July 2024 and the top 125 a week later.[7][2]
2025: Won first title in second-longest Challenger final, Masters debut and first win
Burruchaga won his first singles title at the Brasil Tennis Challenger, defeating Facundo Mena in the second-longest Challenger final in history.[8][9]
Ranked No. 135, Burruchaga made his Masters 1000 debut in Rome at the 2025 Italian Open after qualifying for the main draw with a win over former top 10 player Pablo Carreno Busta,[10] and defeated Lorenzo Sonego recording his first Masters win.
ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 6 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2021 | M15 Gdynia, Poland | WTT | Clay | Filip Peliwo | 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–1 |
| Win | 2–0 | Aug 2021 | M25 Poznań, Poland | WTT | Clay | Paweł Ciaś | 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Mar 2022 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | Lukas Neumayer | 4–6, 6–1, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Dec 2022 | M25 Vacaria, Brazil | WTT | Clay (i) | Orlando Luz | 0–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Nov 2023 | Brasília, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Alejandro Tabilo | 3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jul 2024 | Zug, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Jérôme Kym | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Feb 2025 | Piracicaba, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Facundo Mena | 7–6(10–8), 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–4) |
Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2021 | M15 Bergamo, Italy | WTT | Clay | Juan Ignacio Galarza | Dali Blanch Pedro Boscardin Dias |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2021 | M15 Poprad, Slovakia | WTT | Clay | Fermín Tenti | Luca Castelnuovo Dominik Palan |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | Mar 2022 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | Felix Gill | Sarp Ağabigün Admir Kalender |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Mar 2022 | M25 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | Alexander Weis | Sarp Ağabigün Oleksii Krutykh |
4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Loss | 3–2 | Apr 2022 | M25 Rosario, Argentina | WTT | Clay | Juan Ignacio Galarza | Murkel Dellien Arklon Huertas del Pino |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 4–2 | Sep 2022 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Facundo Díaz Acosta | Nicolás Álvarez Varona Alberto Barroso Campos |
7–5, 6–7(8–10), [10–7] |
| Loss | 4–3 | Sep 2022 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Facundo Díaz Acosta | Guido Andreozzi Guillermo Durán |
0–6, 5–7 |
References
- ^ a b "Son of World Cup star, Roman Andres Burruchaga celebrates maiden ATP Tour win | ATP Tour | Tennis". 8 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Roman Andres Burruchaga | Rankings history | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Román Burruchaga, el hijo del campeón del mundo, ganó su primer título profesional en el tenis". La Nación (in Spanish). 15 August 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Burruchaga Kicking Goals On Challenger Tour". ATP Tour. 4 November 2022.
- ^ "makes winning ATP Tour debut against Schwartzman in Cordoba". 7 February 2024.
- ^ Varela, Sebastián (7 February 2024). "Román Burruchaga, football legacy from his father and his first ATP win". CLAY. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Jerome Kym wins the Dialectic Zug Open 2024; The 21-year-old from Fricktal won the biggest title of his professional career to date with a 6:4, 6:4 victory in the final against Argentinian Roman Andres Burruchaga (ATP 148).". 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Burruchaga Earns Brasil Tennis Challenger Title In Sao Paulo". tennistourtalk.com. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ "Burruchaga's battle: Argentine wins second-longest Challenger final in history". ATPTour. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "Román Burruchaga, son of Argentine football World Cup winner qualified for Italian Open 2025 main draw". 6 May 2025.