Jaime Fillol Explained

Jaime Fillol
Fullname:Jaime José Fillol Durán
Residence:Santiago, Chile
Birth Date:1946 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Santiago, Chile
Height:1.80 m
Turnedpro:1968 (amateur from 1965)
Retired:1985
Plays:Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$187,169
Singlesrecord: in pre Open-Era & Open Era
Singlestitles:9
Highestsinglesranking:No. 14 (2 March 1974)
Frenchopenresult:4R (1970, 1974, 1975, 1976)
Wimbledonresult:4R (1974)
Usopenresult:QF (1975)
Doublesrecord:361–295 (Open era)
Doublestitles:16 (Open era)
Frenchopendoublesresult:F (1972)
Wimbledondoublesresult:SF (1972)
Usopendoublesresult:F (1974)
Mixed:yes
Mixedrecord:14–14
Mixedtitles:1
Frenchopenmixedresult:F (1975)
Wimbledonmixedresult:QF (1970)
Usopenmixedresult:3R (1970)
Team:yes
Daviscupresult:F (1976)

Jaime José Fillol Durán (born 3 June 1946), known professionally as Jaime Fillol Sr., is a retired professional tennis player from Chile, who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

Fillol was ranked as high as world No. 14 in singles on the ATP rankings (achieving that ranking on 2 March 1974) and No. 82 in doubles (2 January 1984).

In the Open era (after 1968), Fillol won 6 singles titles and 16 doubles titles. In addition he was a founding member and one of the first ATP Presidents. As President of the ATP, Fillol had a passion to create the first pension plan of the ATP and thus it was named after him. Fillol is also a member of the University of Miami "Hall of Fame" where he graduated in 1969.

He competed at the 1973 Davis Cup with Patricio Cornejo where he played the longest Davis Cup rubber in terms of games, eventually losing to Americans Stan Smith and Erik van Dillen, winning the first set 9–7, the next 39–37,[1] but lost the next three sets, 6–8, 1–6, 3–6 in the 1973 American Zone Final. The second set is the world record for the most games in a Davis Cup set.

He was also a member of the 1975 Davis Cup team, which advanced to the semifinals, and the 1976 Davis Cup team, which made it all the way to the final, losing to Italy.

He is the older brother of tennis player Álvaro Fillol,[2] father of Jaime Fillol Jr., and the grandfather of tennis player Nicolás Jarry. Fillol, who currently works at a Chilean university, coached Jarry as the United Cup captain for Chile in 2024.[3]

Career finals

Singles: 24 (9 titles, 15 runner-ups)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.1968St. Petersburg, USClay Mike Belkin6–12, 0–6, 5–7, 4–6
Win1.1968Indianapolis, USClay Cliff Richey6–1, 7–5, 6–2
Loss2.1970St. Petersburg, USClay Željko Franulović2–6, 4–6, 2–6
Loss3.1970Haverford, USGrass Ray Ruffels2–6, 6–7, 3–6
Win2.1971Washington-2, USCarpet (i) Thomaz Koch6–1, 3–6, 6–4, 6–7, 6–4
Win3.1971Clemmons, USClay Željko Franulović4–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss4.1973Johannesburg, South AfricaHard Brian GottfriedW/O
Win5.1973Clemmons, US (2)Clay Gerald Battrick6–2, 6–4
Loss5.1973Madrid, SpainClay Tom Okker6–4, 3–6, 3–6, 5–7
Loss6.1974Orlando WCT, USClay John Newcombe2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss7.1974Louisville, USClay Guillermo Vilas4–6, 5–7
Win6.1975Düsseldorf, West GermanyClay Jan Kodeš6–4, 1–6, 6–0, 7–5
Win7.1976Dayton, USCarpet (i) Andrew Pattison6–4, 6–7, 6–4
Loss8.1976Paris, FranceHard (i) Eddie Dibbs7–5, 4–6, 4–6, 6–7
Loss9.1976Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Guillermo Vilas2–6, 2–6, 3–6
Loss10.1977Nottingham, UKGrass Tim GulliksonFinal Abandoned
Loss11.1977Toronto, CanadaHard Jeff Borowiak0–6, 1–6
Loss12.1977Madrid, SpainClay Björn Borg3–6, 0–6, 7–6, 6–7
Loss13.1977Santiago, ChileClay Guillermo Vilas0–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss14.1977Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Guillermo Vilas2–6, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6
Win8.1981Mexico City, MexicoClay David Carter6–2, 6–3
Win9.1982Itaparica, BrazilCarpet (i) Ricardo Acuña7–6, 6–4
Loss15.1983Viña Del Mar, ChileClay Víctor Pecci6–2, 5–7, 4–6

Doubles open era (16 titles, 14 runner-ups)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.1968Cincinnati, U.S.Clay Joaquin Loyo Mayo William Brown
Ron Goldman
8–10, 3–6
Win1.1969Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Patricio Cornejo Roy Emerson
Frew McMillan
W/O
Win2.1970South Orange, U.S.Hard Patricio Cornejo Andrés Gimeno
Rod Laver
3–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss2.1971Bournemouth, EnglandClay Patricio Cornejo Bill Bowrey
Owen Davidson
6–8, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6
Loss3.1971Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Patricio Cornejo Željko Franulović
Ilie Năstase
4–6, 4–6
Win3.1972Caracas, VenezuelaHard Patricio Cornejo Jim McManus
Manuel Orantes
6–4, 6–3, 7–6
Win4.1972Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Jaime Pinto-Bravo Barry Phillips-Moore
Iván Molina
2–6, 7–6, 6–2
Loss4.1972Brussels, BelgiumClay Patricio Cornejo Juan Gisbert
Manuel Orantes
7–9, 3–6
Loss5.1972French Open, ParisClay Patricio Cornejo Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
3–6, 6–8, 6–3, 1–6
Loss6.1972Indianapolis, U.S.Clay Patricio Cornejo Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
2–6, 3–6
Loss7.1974Washington D.C., U.S.Clay Patricio Cornejo Tom Gorman
Marty Riessen
5–7, 1–6
Loss8.1974U.S. Open, New YorkGrass Patricio Cornejo Robert Lutz
Stan Smith
3–6, 3–6
Loss9.1974Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Patricio Cornejo Manuel Orantes
Guillermo Vilas
4–6, 3–6
Win5.1975Charlotte, U.S.Clay Patricio Cornejo Ismail El Shafei
Brian Fairlie
6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Loss10.1976Dayton, U.S.Carpet Charlie Pasarell Ray Ruffels
Sherwood Stewart
2–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win6.1976Toronto Indoor WCT, CanadaCarpet Frew McMillan Alex Metreveli
Ilie Năstase
6–7, 6–2, 6–3
Win7.1977Indianapolis, U.S.Clay Patricio Cornejo Dick Crealy
Cliff Letcher
6–7, 6–4, 6–3
Win8.1977Santiago, ChileClay Patricio Cornejo Henry Bunis
Paul McNamee
5–7, 6–1, 6–1
Loss11.1978Monte Carlo WCT, MonacoClay Ilie Năstase Peter Fleming
Tomáš Šmíd
4–6, 5–7
Win9.1978Las Vegas, U.S.Hard Álvaro Fillol Bob Hewitt
Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 7–6
Win10.1978Bogotá, ColombiaClay Álvaro Fillol Hans Gildemeister
Víctor Pecci
6–4, 6–3
Loss12.1978Santiago, ChileClay Álvaro Fillol Hans Gildemeister
Víctor Pecci
4–6, 3–6
Win11.1979Quito, EcuadorClay Álvaro Fillol Iván Molina
Jairo Velasco, Sr.
6–7, 6–3, 6–1
Win12.1980San José, Costa RicaHard Álvaro Fillol Anand Amritraj
Nick Saviano
6–2, 7–6
Win13.1980Republic of ChinaCarpet Ross Case Andy Kohlberg
Larry Stefanki
6–2, 7–6
Win14.1980Tokyo Outdoor, JapanClay Ross Case Terry Moor
Eliot Teltscher
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Loss13.1981Palermo, ItalyClay Belus Prajoux José Luis Damiani
Diego Pérez
1–6, 4–6
Loss14.1981Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Álvaro Fillol Marcos Hocevar
João Soares
6–7, 7–6, 4–6
Win15.1982Quito, EcuadorClay Pedro Rebolledo Egan Adams
Rocky Royer
6–2, 6–3
Win16.1983Caracas, VenezuelaHard Stan Smith Andrés Gómez
Ilie Năstase
6–7, 6–4, 6–3

Mixed doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.1971TorquayCarpet Betty Stöve Winnie Shaw
Keith Wooldridge
6–1, 4–6, 6–2
Loss1.1975French Open, ParisClay Pam Teeguarden Thomaz Koch
Fiorella Bonicelli
4–6, 6–7

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Loses a 39-37 Set To Chile in Cup Doubles. 6 August 1973. The New York Times. 6 April 2010.
  2. Book: Mario Cavalla. Historia del Tenis en Chile 1882-2006. 2006. Ocho Libros Editores. 9568018263. 190. es.
  3. Web site: Chile Captain Jaime Fillol to Guide Grandson Nicolas Jarry at United Cup | United Cup | Tennis .