Román Andrés Burruchaga
Burruchaga in 2025 | |
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 January 2002 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Leonardo Mayer (2023-) Miguel Pastura (-2024)[1] |
| Prize money | US $1,026,773 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 10–13 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 56 (4 May 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 56 (4 May 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2026) |
| French Open | 2R (2026) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2026) |
| US Open | 1R (2026) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–5 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 191 (3 October 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 645 (4 May 2026) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 2R (2026) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2026) |
| Last updated on: 4 May 2026. | |
Román Andrés Burruchaga (born 23 January 2002) is an Argentine professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 56 achieved on 4 May 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 191 achieved on 3 October 2022.[2] He is currently the No. 4 Argentine singles player.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Burruchaga is the son of Argentine former footballer and 1986 FIFA World Cup winner Jorge Burruchaga.[1][4]
Career
[edit]2022-23: First doubles Challenger title and singles final
[edit]Burruchaga won his first ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2022 Copa Sevilla with Facundo Díaz Acosta.[5]
2024: ATP, Major and top 125 debuts
[edit]Burruchaga made his ATP main draw debut at the 2024 Córdoba Open as a qualifier and recorded his first ATP win over Diego Schwartzman.[6][7][1] He made his top 150 debut on 8 April 2024 at world No. 149.[2]
In May, Burruchaga qualified for the 2024 French Open making his Grand Slam debut.[8] Following a final showing in July at the 2024 Zug Open, he reached the top 130 in the rankings on 29 July 2024 and the top 125 a week later.[9][2]
2025–2026: Won second-longest Challenger final, Masters & top 100 debuts, ATP final
[edit]Burruchaga won his first singles title at the 2025 Brasil Challenger, defeating Facundo Mena in the second-longest Challenger final in history.[10][11]
Ranked No. 135, Burruchaga made his Masters 1000 debut in Rome at the 2025 Italian Open after qualifying for the main draw with a win over former top 10 player Pablo Carreño Busta,[12] and defeated Lorenzo Sonego recording his first Masters win.
Burruchaga won his biggest title to date at the newly established 2025 Costa do Sauípe Open 125 Challenger, and reached the top 110 at world No. 106 in the singles rankings on 27 October 2025.[13]
Ranked No. 77, Burruchaga reached his first ATP final at the Fayez Sarofim & Co. US Men's Clay Court Championship defeating Thiago Agustín Tirante.[14][15]
Performance timeline
[edit]| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
[edit]Current through the 2026 French Open.
| Tournament | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
| Australian Open | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | 1R | Q2 | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Wimbledon | Q3 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| US Open | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| ATP Masters 1000 | ||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami Open | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Madrid Open | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | – |
| Italian Open | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Paris Masters | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
ATP Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 1 (runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2026 | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, US | ATP 250 | Clay | 1–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
ATP Challenger Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2023 | Aberto da República, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | 3–6, 6–7(6–8) | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2024 | Zug Open, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 1–2 | Feb 2025 | Brasil Tennis Challenger, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | 7–6(10–8), 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–4) | |
| Win | 2–2 | Sep 2025 | Buenos Aires Challenger, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | |
| Win | 3–2 | Oct 2025 | Costa do Sauípe Open, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 3–3 | Feb 2026 | Rosario Challenger, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 4–3 | Mar 2026 | LA Open, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2022 | Copa Sevilla, Spain | Challenger | Clay | 7–5, 6–7(8–10), [10–7] | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2022 | Buenos Aires Challenger, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | 0–6, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2023 | Internazionali di Tennis Città di Todi, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 7–6(15–13), 4–6, [5–19] |
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2021 | M15 Gdynia, Poland | WTT | Clay | 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–1 | |
| Win | 2–0 | Aug 2021 | M25 Poznań, Poland | WTT | Clay | 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 2–1 | Mar 2022 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | 4–6, 6–1, 2–6 | |
| Win | 3–1 | Dec 2022 | M25 Vacaria, Brazil | WTT | Clay (i) | 0–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2021 | M15 Bergamo, Italy | WTT | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2021 | M15 Poprad, Slovakia | WTT | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 3–0 | Mar 2022 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 3–1 | Mar 2022 | M25 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | 4–6, 6–7(3–7) | ||
| Loss | 3–2 | Apr 2022 | M25 Rosario, Argentina | WTT | Clay | 3–6, 5–7 |
Exhibition matches
[edit]Singles
[edit]| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | Dec 2025 | Road to Australia, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Hard | 5–7, 6–4, [7–10][16] |
Wins over top 10 players
[edit]- Burruchaga's record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
| Season | 2026 | Total |
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| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Player | Rk | Tournament | Surface | Rd | Score | Rk |
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| 2026 | |||||||
| 1. | 9 | Croatia Open, Croatia | Clay | 2R | 6–2, 6–4 | 67 | |
- *As of 17 July 2026[update]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Son of World Cup star, Roman Andres Burruchaga celebrates maiden ATP Tour win | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATPTour. 8 February 2024.
- 1 2 3 "Roman Andres Burruchaga | Rankings history | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ↑ "Argentina | ATP Rankings (Singles)". Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "Román Burruchaga, el hijo del campeón del mundo, ganó su primer título profesional en el tenis". La Nación (in Spanish). 15 August 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ↑ "Burruchaga Kicking Goals On Challenger Tour". ATP Tour. 4 November 2022.
- ↑ "Burruchaga makes winning ATP Tour debut against Schwartzman in Cordoba". ATPTour. 7 February 2024.
- ↑ Varela, Sebastián (7 February 2024). "Román Burruchaga, football legacy from his father and his first ATP win". ClayTenis. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ↑ "Burruchaga brimming with pride after major breakthrough". Roland Garros. 24 May 2024.
- ↑ "Jerome Kym wins the Dialectic Zug Open 2024; The 21-year-old from Fricktal won the biggest title of his professional career to date with a 6:4, 6:4 victory in the final against Argentinian Roman Andres Burruchaga (ATP 148).". 28 July 2024.
- ↑ "Burruchaga Earns Brasil Tennis Challenger Title In Sao Paulo". tennistourtalk.com. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ↑ "Burruchaga's battle: Argentine wins second-longest Challenger final in history". ATPTour. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ↑ "Román Burruchaga, son of Argentine football World Cup winner qualified for Italian Open 2025 main draw". 6 May 2025.
- ↑ "Week in review: Patrick Kypson makes it a hat-trick, teen sensation Justin Engel breaks through". 27 October 2025.
- ↑ @TennisTV (4 April 2026). "His FIRST ATP Tour final 👏 Roman Burruchaga prevails 6-1 6-1 in an all-Argentine battle with Tirante in Houston. #USClay" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ "Burruchaga Reaches First Career Final". 4 April 2026.
- ↑ "Navone y Riera fueron los campeones de "Road to Australia"". Olé! (Tenis) (in Spanish). 20 December 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.