

Feliciano Lopez lost a hard-fought final to Victor Estrella Burgos on Sunday in Quito, but the hard-serving Spaniard managed to notch a pretty cool career milestone in the process. With his 19-ace performance in the final, Lopez joined an elite group of ATP pros to have reached the 7,000-ace plateau.



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Lopez, 33, is ninth on the all-time list. Here's a look at the top nine players on that list:





Player Aces Matches Per Match Goran Ivanisevic 10183 895 11.38 Ivo Karlovic 9150 488 18.75 Andy Roddick 9074 780 11.63 Roger Federer 8977 1184 7.58 Pete Sampras 8858 961 9.22 Ivan Ljubicic 8138 689 11.81 Richard Krajicek 7694 616 12.49 Greg Rusedski 7605 693 10.97 Feliciano Lopez 7009 709 9.89

Here's a look at the top ten active ace leaders:

Player Aces Matches Per Match Ivo Karlovic 9150 488 18.75 Roger Federer 8977 1184 7.58 Feliciano Lopez 7009 709 9.89 John Isner 6269 383 16.37 Tommy Haas 5852 850 6.88 Tomas Berdych 5476 715 7.66 Lleyton Hewitt 5048 811 6.22 Sam Querrey 4905 415 11.82 Mardy Fish 4897 501 9.77 Nicolas Almagro 4624 560 8.26

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