Alejandro Tabilo continues to add achievements in his career.
Alejandro Tabilo (22nd ATP) entered the history of Chilean tennis, after securing an important milestone within the South American “white sport.”
The first national racket mathematically assured that will finish the 2024 season as No. 1 in South America. In this sense, it will become the fifth Chilean player to achieve it, and furthermore, it allows Chile to maintain this scepter of honor, since it replicates what Nicolás Jarry did last year.
The above was confirmed with the defeat of the Argentine Francisco Cerúndolo (29th) at the hands of the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas in the round of 16 of the Paris Masters 1000.
Even though Alejandro Tabilo fell to Tsitsipas in the second round of the French tournament, the left-hander ensured that he finished the year as the best on this side of the world. Although the one next in the continental ranking is the Argentine Sebastián Báez (26th), the only one who had a chance of surpassing him was Cerúndolo, since he was still alive in the last major tournament of the season.
However, with his fall against the Greek, the trans-Andean player was left with no chance of catching up with the Chilean, considering that there is only one week left on the calendar. In detail, Tabilo is 22nd in the live ranking with 2018 pointswhile Baez is located 27th with 1690 y cerundolo in 29th place with 1580 units.
Now, the three players will play the ATP 250 Belgrade and taking into account the difference in their scores, no matter what happens, no South American will be able to surpass the Chilean in the year-end ranking.
The Chilean tennis players who have finished the year as number one in South America
- 2024: Alejandro Tabilo (?).
- 2023: Nicolás Jarry (19th).
- 1998: Marcelo Ríos (2nd).
- 1997: Marcelo Ríos (10th).
- 1996: Marcelo Ríos (11th).
- 1995: Marcelo Ríos (25th).
- 1973: Jaime Fillol (17th).
The No. 1 in South America in the ATP ranking in the last 15 years
- 2024: Alejandro Tabilo, Chile (?).
- 2023: Nicolás Jarry, Chile (19th).
- 2022: Diego Schwartzman, Argentina (25°).
- 2021: Diego Schwartzman, Argentina (13°).
- 2020: Diego Schwartzman, Argentina (9°).
- 2019: Diego Schwartzman, Argentina (14°).
- 2018: Juan Martín del Potro, Argentina (5th).
- 2017: Juan Martín del Potro, Argentina (11th).
- 2016: Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay (22nd).
- 2015: Leonardo Mayer, Argentina (35°).
- 2014: Leonardo Mayer, Argentina (28°).
- 2013: Juan Martín del Potro, Argentina (5th).
- 2012: Juan Martín del Potro, Argentina (7th).
- 2011: Juan Martín del Potro, Argentina (11th).
- 2010: Juan Mónaco, Argentina (26th).
