Gustavo Kuerten, known as Guga, is a Brazilian former professional tennis player who arrived at the 1997 French Open ranked 66th in the world and won it, taking his first Tour-level title in only his third Grand Slam event. He won the French Open again in 2000 and 2001 and ended 2000 as the year-end world number one, the first South American to do so in the ATP rankings. Clay was his favourite surface, and in 1999 he added the Monte-Carlo and Rome Masters titles. In his career he won 20 Tour-level singles titles and eight in doubles, was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012, and is regarded as the best Brazilian tennis player of all time.
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is a Brazilian former professional tennis player
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born 10 September 1976
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He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals for 43 weeks
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Kuerten won 20 ATP Tour-level singles titles
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Kuerten won 20 ATP Tour-level singles titles
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is a Brazilian former professional tennis player
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including three majors at the French Open in 1997, 2000, and 2001
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