Gastón Etlis

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameGastón Ariel•Etlis
Used nameGastón•Etlis
Born4 November 1974 in Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (ARG)
Measurements185 cm / 81 kg
NOC Argentina

Biography

Gastón Etlis was an Argentine tennis player who played professionally from 1993 to 2006. Etlis achieved a career-best doubles ranking of 17 in the world in January 2005, and a singles ranking of 114 in the world in May 2000.

Etlis started his career as a singles player before switching his focus to doubles. As a singles player he reached the second round of the French Open in 1997, and the second round of the US Open in 2002. His first ATP doubles win came in February 2002 at the BellSouth Open in Chile when he teamed with Martín Rodríguez. Etlis won four ATP doubles titles in his career all with Rodríguez.

Etlis competed in the singles at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics but lost in the first round to Wayne Ferreira. At the 2004 Athína Olympics he and Rodríguez competed in the doubles with the pair reaching the second round.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1996 Summer Olympics Tennis ARG Gastón Etlis
Singles, Men (Olympic) =33
2004 Summer Olympics Tennis ARG Gastón Etlis
Doubles, Men (Olympic) Martín Rodríguez =9