Juan Gisbert
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Juan Gisbert, Sr. played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as No. 32 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings (achieving that ranking on April 8, 1975).

He won one singles title and reached the finals at the Australian Championships
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...

 in 1968 and Cincinnati
Cincinnati Masters
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 in 1971.

Singles: 1 (0-1)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1968
1968 Australian Championships - Men's Singles
Roy Emerson was the defending champion but did not compete that year.William Bowrey won in the final 7–5, 2–6, 9–7, 6–4 against Juan Gisbert, Sr..-Seeds:...

 
Australian Championships
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...

 
Grass   William Bowrey
William Bowrey
William "Bill" Bowrey is a former Australian male tennis player.Bowrey was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and is best remembered as the last amateur to win the Australian Championships in 1968 before the tournament opened itself for professional tennis players in 1969.-Biography:Bowrey...

 
7–5, 2–6, 9–7, 6–4

Career highlights

Career Singles Titles (1):
  • 1975—Shreveport


Career Singles Finals (6):
  • 1968--Australian Championships
    Australian Open
    The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...

    ;
  • 1971--Cincinnati
    Cincinnati Masters
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    ;
  • 1972—New York;
  • 1974—Cedar Grove, Tokyo WCT;
  • 1975—Barcelona


Career Doubles Titles (20):
  • 1976—Munich, Valencia;
  • 1975--Hamburg
    Hamburg Masters
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    , Shreveport, Boca Raton, Bournemouth, Calcutta, Indianapolis, Tehran;
  • 1974—Barcelona, Bournemouth;
  • 1973--Monte Carlo, Paris
    Paris Masters
    The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour...

    , Barcelona;
  • 1972—Barcelona, Brussels, Eastbourne;
  • 1971—Barcelona WCT, New York, Salisbury


Career Doubles Finals (17):
  • 1976--Canada
    Canada Masters
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    , Bastad, Bournemouth, Tehran, Johannesburg - WCT;
  • 1975—Bastad, Madrid, Tokyo, Roanoke;
  • 1974--Rome
    Rome Masters
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    , Tokyo WCT;
  • 1973—Omaha, Salisbury, Florence, Des Moines;
  • 1972--Paris
    Paris Masters
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    , Salisbury
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