Andrés Gómez
1987) | |||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||
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Career record | 369–194 | ||||||||
Career titles | 33 | ||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 1 (15 September 1986) | ||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (1992) | ||||||||
French Open | W (1988) | ||||||||
Wimbledon | SF (1987) | ||||||||
US Open | W (1986) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Andrés Gómez Santos (Latin American Spanish: [anˈdɾes ˈɣomes ˈsantos];[a] born 27 February 1960) is an Ecuadorian former professional tennis player. He won the men's doubles title at the US Open in 1986 and the men’s doubles and singles at the French Open in 1988 and 1990 respectively.
His son, Emilio Gómez, is a professional tennis player.[1] His nephew Nicolás Lapentti was also a professional tennis player who reached a world ranking of No. 6, and another nephew, Roberto Quiroz, is currently pursuing a career in professional tennis.
Career
Gómez turned professional in 1979. Early success in his career came mainly in doubles competition. He won five doubles titles in 1980 and seven in 1981.
In 1986, Gómez attained the world No. 1 doubles ranking. He won seven doubles events that year, including the
His first top-level singles title came in 1981 in
In 1990, Gómez reached his first and only Grand Slam singles final at the French Open. He beat Fernando Luna, Marcelo Filippini, Alexander Volkov, Magnus Gustafsson, Thierry Champion, and Thomas Muster to reach the final. There he faced 20-year-old Andre Agassi who, like Gómez, was playing in his first Grand Slam singles final. The up-and-coming American star was considered the favourite, but Gómez seized the moment and claimed the title with a four-set win. Gómez reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 4 later that year.
Throughout his career, Gómez won 21 singles and 33 doubles titles. His last singles title was won in 1991 in Brasília. His final doubles title came in 1992 in Barcelona.
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1–0)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1990 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles: 2 (2–0)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1986 | US Open[2] | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
Win | 1988 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
Career finals
Singles: 35 (21–14)
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Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | 1980 | Sarasota, United States | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1–1 | 1981 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | ![]() |
7–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 1–2 | 1981 | Santiago , Chile
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Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 1–3 | 1982 | Denver , U.S.
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Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–3 | 1982 | Rome , Italy
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Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 3–3 | 1982 | Quito , Ecuador
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Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–4 | 1983 | North Conway , U.S.
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Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 3–5 | 1983 | Indianapolis , U.S.
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Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Win | 4–5 | 1983 | Dallas , U.S.
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Hard | ![]() |
6–7(2–7), 6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 4–6 | 1983 | Tokyo , Japan
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Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 6–3, 1–6 |
Win | 5–6 | 1984 | Nice , France
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Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 6–6 | 1984 | Rome, Italy (2) | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 7–6 | 1984 | Washington , U.S.
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Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 8–6 | 1984 | Indianapolis , U.S.
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Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 9–6 | 1984 | Hong Kong, U.K. | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 9–7 | 1984 | Wembley , U.K.
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Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–7(1–7), 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 9–8 | 1985 | Indianapolis , U.S.
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Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 10–8 | 1985 | Hong Kong, U.K. | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Win | 11–8 | 1986 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 12–8 | 1986 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 13–8 | 1986 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 13–9 | 1986 | Kitzbühel , Austria
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Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
Loss | 13–10 | 1986 | Hong Kong, U.K. | Hard | ![]() |
6–7, 0–6, 5–7 |
Win | 14–10 | 1986 | Itaparica, Brazil | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 15–10 | 1987 | Forest Hills , U.S.
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Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–1) |
Loss | 15–11 | 1987 | Frankfurt, West Germany | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 15–12 | 1988 | Stuttgart , West Germany
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Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 15–13 | 1988 | Washington, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 16–13 | 1989 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 17–13 | 1989 | Barcelona , Spain
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Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 17–14 | 1990 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 18–14 | 1990 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 0–6, 6–2 |
Win | 19–14 | 1990 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 20–14 | 1990 | French Open, Paris | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 21–14 | 1991 | Brasília , Brazil
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Carpet | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Doubles: 51 (33–18)
Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1980 | Sarasota, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 1980 | Hamburg , West Germany
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Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 1980 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1980 | Washington , U.S.
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Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 1980 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 10–8 |
Win | 1980 | Quito , Ecuador
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Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 1–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 1980 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1981 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1981 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
Win | 1981 | Rome , Italy
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Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 1981 | Brussels Outdoor , Belgium
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Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 1981 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7 |
Win | 1981 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 1981 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 1981 | Barcelona , Spain
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Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1981 | Quito, Ecuador | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 1981 | Santiago , Chile
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Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6 |
Loss | 1982 | Washington, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–7 |
Win | 1982 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 1983 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | ![]() |
7–6, 4–6, 3–6 | |
Loss | 1983 | Johannesburg , South Africa
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Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 1984 | Nice , France
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Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 5–7 |
Win | 1984 | Wembley , England
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Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 1985 | Marbella, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 1985 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 1985 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 1986 | Ft. Myers , U.S.
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Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 1986 | Indianapolis , U.S.
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Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 1986 | Forest Hills , U.S.
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Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–6 |
Win | 1986 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
Win | 1986 | Washington, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 1986 | Kitzbühel , Austria
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Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 6–7 |
Win | 1986 | US Open, New York | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
Win | 1986 | Stuttgart Outdoor , West Germany
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Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 1986 | Tokyo Indoor , Japan
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Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 1986 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 1987 | Tokyo Outdoor , Japan
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Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7 |
Win | 1987 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 1987 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 3–6, 6–1 |
Win | 1988 | French Open, Paris | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 1988 | Gstaad , Switzerland
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Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–7 |
Win | 1988 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 5–7, 6–3 |
Win | 1989 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–2 |
Win | 1989 | Geneva , Switzerland
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Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 1989 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 6–7 |
Win | 1990 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 1990 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 1990 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Loss | 1991 | Schenectady , U.S.
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Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7, 6–7 |
Win | 1991 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 1992 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Tournament | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | SR |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 4R | A | 1R | 0 / 2 |
French Open | A | 2R | 2R | 4R | 4R | QF | 3R | QF | QF | 2R | 2R | W | A | 2R | 1 / 12 |
Wimbledon
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A | 1R | A | 1R | A | QF | A | 1R | 4R | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 7 |
US Open | 2R | 2R | 3R | A | 4R | QF | A | 2R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 11 |
SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 32 |
Year-end championship | |||||||||||||||
Tennis Masters Cup
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A | A | A | A | QF | QF | SF | RR | A | A | A | RR | A | A | 0 / 5 |
Year-end ranking | 61 | 44 | 37 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 70 | 179 |
Doubles
Tournament | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | SR |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 0 / 2 |
French Open | A | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 3R | W | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1 / 9 |
Wimbledon
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A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | SF | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 |
US Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | W | SF | 3R | 2R | A | 3R | A | 1 / 10 |
SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 24 |
Notes
References
- ^ "Wawrinka Reaches Round 3 in Toronto - ATP World Tour - Tennis | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "The US Open 2006 – Grand Slam Tennis – Official Site by IBM – History & Records". Archived from the original on 2007-07-13. Retrieved 2007-05-17.