[2] Andrés came from a family which loved tennis, and his father Esteban supported his efforts to play the game.

At an early age Andres started to become a really good tennis player, winning some important tournaments in his region.

After that, he decided to go to Australia to play with the man who was considered the best tennis coach in the world, Harry Hopman.

[citation needed] He improved his tennis level and soon, he had two important victories in the championships in Perth and in Sydney.

[citation needed] Gimeno went back to Spain in 1960 where he then had his best year as an amateur, winning the titles in Barcelona, Caracas, Monte Carlo, and at Queen's Club.

The group consisted of some of the best tennis players in history such as Rod Laver, Pancho Gonzales and Ken Rosewall.

Gimeno won the College Park Pro Championships in May 1964 beating Lew Hoad in the final.

[10] He won the World pro championships in Oklahoma City in July 1966 beating Laver and Rosewall.

[17] Gimeno's best year was in 1972, when he was a finalist in Brussels and in Paris, and he won in Los Angeles, in Eastbourne,[18] in Gstaad, and the French Open.

After his professional career, he decided to join the tennis circuit for retired players called Legends Championship.