Nicolás Almagro
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Nicolas Almagro Sanchez Rolle (Spanish: Nicolás Almagro Sánchez Rolle; born 21 August 1985 in Murcia
, Spain) is a professional Spanish tennis
player, ranked 10 on the ATP World Tour.
by defeating compatriot Guillermo García López
6–2, 7–5 in the final in Almería
, Spain.
tournament title – the Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana (Valencia, Spain). Almagro was forced to come through the qualification rounds just to make this event, but that did not stop him from winning 8 matches in a row including 3 set victories over former world #1's Juan Carlos Ferrero
and Marat Safin
.
Following this title, Almagro stated that he was pleased with where his tennis is taking him, and that he expects even bigger and better results in the near future.
After Valencia, Almagro went on an excellent run, reaching the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open before losing to Rafael Nadal, and followed that up by reaching the quarter finals in Rome, where he lost to Roger Federer in 3 tight sets – 7–5 in the 3rd.
He entered Roland Garros 2006 as the bookmakers 3rd favourite but suffered a disappointing 2nd round loss to James Blake. The remainder of 2006 was uninspiring for Almagro as he was away from his favoured clay surface. He did show signs of improving his hard court game by making a quarter-final indoors in Lyon and he also won matches at the Masters Events in Cincinnati and Paris.
4–6, 6–2, 6–1 in Valencia for the second consecutive year. However, he lost in the 2nd round of the French Open in 5 sets to Michaël Llodra, in what was perceived as another disappointing lapse in form. Still, his year contained highlights other than Valencia. He reached the semi-finals of Buenos Aires, the finals of Båstad and began to show promise on hardcourts also, advancing to the QF of the Masters of Cincinnati and the 3rd round of the US Open (losing to Davydenko).
He achieved his best Grand Slam result in June by reaching the quarter-finals of the 2008 French Open
, where he lost to Rafael Nadal
1–6, 1–6, 1–6. During his run he beat Boris Pashanski, Sebastián Decoud
, tenth seed Andy Murray of Great Britain and home-favourite Jérémy Chardy
in straight sets. He hit more aces than any other player in the French Open that year (78).
, held in Auckland
, New Zealand. The fourth-seed at the event, Almagro received a bye into the second round, where he defeated Yen-Hsun Lu of Chinese Taipei
in three sets 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 which gained him entry into the quarter-finals, where he was defeated in straight sets 6–3, 6–2 by American Sam Querrey
, another seeded player (sixth) at the event.
At the Australian Open, Almagro surpassed the first round of the tournament for the first time, making it to the third round before losing to Gaël Monfils
; at the 2009 Brasil Open, where Almagro was the defending champion and top seed, he lost in the quarter-finals to Frederico Gil
in two tiebreak sets, 6–7, 6–7. At the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Almagro successfully defended his 2008 win, defeating Gaël Monfils in the final 6–4, 6–4.
Almagro's next tournament was the 2009 Sony Ericsson Open
, an ATP Masters Series event where he was seeded 19th. After receiving a bye into the second round, he was defeated by Taylor Dent
in a third-set tiebreak 2–6, 6–2, 7–6.
In the French Open, he made it through to the 3rd round but lost to fellow countryman, Fernando Verdasco
, in straight sets.
In Wimbledon, he reached the third round but was stopped easily by recent French Open runner-up Robin Söderling
. In the first round, he scraped his way through after trailing 7–6, 7–6, 5–4, 40–30 with Juan Mónaco
serving on match point. In the second round he led Karol Beck
two sets to love only to find himself again fighting in five sets to survive. Nicolas won by 6–4, 7–6, 3–6, 3–6, 7–5.
At the US Open, Almagro lost in the 3rd round to fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal
. Before this, he defeated Belgian Steve Darcis
in the first round before getting past American Robby Ginepri
in a 4 hr 15 min 5-set match in the second round.
In the subsequent ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Paris, Almagro once again fell to Rafael Nadal. Despite having five match points and the opportunity to serve for the match in the third set, Almagro lost 6–3, 6–7, 5–7.
, Almagro prevailed in long five set matches to beat Xavier Malisse
, (8–6 in the 5th set) and Benjamin Becker
, (6–3 in the 5th set) in the first two rounds. In the third round, he beat Alejandro Falla
with relative ease in three sets; 6–4, 6–3, 6–4. In the fourth round, he was defeated by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in another five set battle, losing 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6, 7–9 lasting over 4 hours. Almagro played the whole tournament with a broken left wrist, preventing him from exceeding 200 km/h when serving due to an altered ball-toss.
He was ousted in the opening round of the 2010 Copa Telmex
tournament for the second straight year (losing to Gimeno-Traver). He then entered the 2010 Abierto Mexicano Telcel
(in Acapulco, Mexico) as the 2-time defending champion. He beat Dudi Sela
6–1, 7–6, and luckily Richard Gasquet
3–6, 7–5, 7–6 to reach the quarter-finals. However he lost to in-form Juan Carlos Ferrero
1–6, 7–5, 2–6 who was on a 12-match winning streak.
As for his performances in ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, in Indian Wells Masters 1000, he reached the fourth round before retiring hurt against Andy Murray. At the Miami Masters 1000, he lost to eventual champion Andy Roddick
in the quarter-finals. In the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters 1000, he beat Simon Greul
before falling to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the second round. In the Rome Masters 1000, he beat Łukasz Kubot but lost to Ivan Ljubičić
in the second round. In the Madrid Masters 1000, he beat Troicki, No.4 seed Söderling, Monaco and Melzer to reach the semi-finals of a Masters event for the first time. There, he was beaten by last year's finalist Rafael Nadal
6–4, 2–6, 2–6.
In the 2010 French Open
, seeded 19th, he beat Robin Haase
in 5 sets. In the second round, he beat Steve Darcis
in straight sets. After beating Alexandr Dolgopolov in the third round, he managed to upset Fernando Verdasco
in the fourth round in four sets 6–1, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4. Almagro then bowed out in straight sets in the quarter-finals, losing a closely contested match against eventual champion Rafael Nadal
6–7, 6–7, 4–6.
At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships
, Almagro suffered a 1st round exit to Italian Andreas Seppi
6–7, 6–7, 2–6.
After this Almagro traveled to his first clay court tournament since Roland Garros, the 2010 Swedish Open
. He defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6–4, 6–4, Croatian qualifier Franko Skugor 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 in the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals he defeated fellow Spaniard Tommy Robredo 6–1, 6–3 and then in the final he defeated home favourite, top seed and defending champion Robin Söderling
7–5, 3–6, 6–2 to snap a 17 month title drought dating back to February 2009 in Acapulco. Almagro then played in the 2010 International German Open where he was stunned in the opening round by Uzbekistani Denis Istomin
6–7, 6–7. After this, he appeared at the 2010 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad
as the No.2 seed. He won the tournament after defeating compatriot Marcel Granollers
7–6, 3–6, 6–3, Swiss Wildcard Michael Lammer
3–6, 6–3, 6–2, Frenchman Jérémy Chardy
6–2, 7–6, and then another fellow Spaniard Daniel Gimeno-Traver 7–6, 3–6, 6–3. In the final, he defeated Richard Gasquet
7–5, 6–1 to clinch the title win.
At the 2010 US Open
, Almagro beat Potito Starace
and Guillermo García-López, both in four sets before losing to Sam Querrey
in the third round in straight sets 3–6, 4–6, 4–6.
in New Zealand. Seeded 2nd he received a bye into the second round. In his first match he beat Victor Hănescu
6–4, 7–6 to advance to the quarterfinals where he then won against Adrian Mannarino
7–6, 6–7, 6–2 to advance to the semifinals where he was defeated by David Nalbandian
4–6, 2–6.
At the 2011 Australian Open
, Almagro was seeded 14th. He defeated Stéphane Robert
in the first round 6–4, 6–3, 6–7, 7–5. He then battled through Igor Andreev
in the second round 7–5, 2–6, 4–6, 7–6, 7–5 while saving three match points in the process and ralling from a 2–4 deficit in the 5th set. In the third round, he defeated 17th seed Ivan Ljubičić
in straight sets 6–4, 7–6, 6–3. In the fourth round he was dismantled by World No.3 and eventual champion Novak Djokovic
3–6, 4–6, 0–6.
Almagro next entered the 2011 Brasil Open
, where he had a bye in the first round. He easily cruised to the semifinals and after a slow start, he defeated Juan Ignacio Chela
1–6, 6–2, 6–4 to reach the final. He then won his eighth career title against Alexandr Dolgopolov 6–3, 7–6.
His winning streak continued as he snatched his second consecutive title in as many weeks at the 2011 Copa Claro
tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina; defeating Juan Ignacio Chela
6–3, 3–6 6–4 in the final. His hot streak stretched even further at the 2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel
tournament in Acapulco, Mexico—making his 3rd consecutive clay court final after beating Victor Hanescu
, Filippo Volandri
, Santiago Giraldo
and Thomaz Bellucci
. He lost, however, to defending champion David Ferrer
6–7, 7–6, 2–6.
Almagro then lost in the third round at both the 2011 BNP Paribas Open
(losing to Albert Montanes
6–4, 2–6, 4–6) and at the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open
(losing to Florian Mayer
1–6, 6–3, 1–6).
At the 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
, he beat Marcel Granollers
6–3, 6–3 before prevailing in a marathon encounter against Maximo Gonzalez
6–7, 7–5, 7–6 while saving a total of four match points (3 consecutive match points when *0–40 on serve at *4–5 in the 3rd set, and 1 match point in the third set tiebreak at **7–8). He then lost to Jurgen Melzer
1–6, 4–6 in the preceding third round.
Almagro then appeared at the 2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell
, where he notched a 7–5, 7–6 win over in-form compatriot Pablo Andujar
. In the third round, he defeated Nikolay Davydenko
7–6, 6–3 to enter the World's top 10 for the first time in his career. He followed this victory with a solid 6–3, 6–3 victory in the quarterfinals over a resurgent Juan Carlos Ferrero
who had just come back fresh from a knee injury. In the semifinals, he lost to David Ferrer
3–6 4–6.
He lost at the Madrid Masters to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1–6, 3–6 in the first round before making it to the 3rd round at the Rome Masters and losing 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 to Robin Söderling
. Almagro improved at the Open de Nice Côte d’Azur where he defeated Victor Hănescu 6–7, 6–3, 6–3. In Hamburg, Almagro lost in the final 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 to Gilles Simon
.
As of 2011, Almagro played against J. Benneteau in the first round of U.S. Open. Almagro played a very unusual self with many unforced errors and only managed to break once out of the 13 times when he clearly had the chance to. In the end, it proved that it wasn't the opponent that was too strong for him but himself who had caused soo many mistakes. In the end, he had lost 2–6, 4–6, 2–6 to a unknown ranker.
Aerogel 4D 500 Tour paintjob. He has been stringing with Luxilon Big Banger Original for years. He wears Reebok
Match Point Shoes and the Match Day Group clothing.
Murcia
-History:It is widely believed that Murcia's name is derived from the Latin words of Myrtea or Murtea, meaning land of Myrtle , although it may also be a derivation of the word Murtia, which would mean Murtius Village...
, Spain) is a professional Spanish tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player, ranked 10 on the ATP World Tour.
2005
Almagro won the gold medal at the 2005 Mediterranean GamesTennis at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
The Tennis Tournament at the 2005 Mediterranean Games was held in the Almería Tennis Club in Almería, Spain from June 27 to July 3.-Men's Final Eight:-Women's Final Eight:-References:*...
by defeating compatriot Guillermo García López
Guillermo Garcia Lopez
Guillermo García López is a professional male tennis player from Spain.He is good friends with fellow Spanish tennis player Juan Carlos Ferrero, and both train at the JC Ferrero Equelite Tennis Academy in Villena, Spain.- Professional career :On November 23, 2009, García-López achieved his...
6–2, 7–5 in the final in Almería
Almería
Almería is a city in Andalusia, Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the province of the same name.-Toponym:Tradition says that the name Almería stems from the Arabic المرية Al-Mariyya: "The Mirror", comparing it to "The Mirror of the Sea"...
, Spain.
2006
In April 2006, Almagro won his maiden ATPAssociation of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
tournament title – the Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana (Valencia, Spain). Almagro was forced to come through the qualification rounds just to make this event, but that did not stop him from winning 8 matches in a row including 3 set victories over former world #1's Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat is a professional tennis player, and a former world no. 1 player, from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September of that year, he became the 21st player to hold the world no. 1 ranking. He was also the runner-up at the 2002...
and Marat Safin
Marat Safin
Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a retired Russian tennis player of Tatar descent. Safin won two grand slams and reached the world number 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin also holds the record for most broken...
.
Following this title, Almagro stated that he was pleased with where his tennis is taking him, and that he expects even bigger and better results in the near future.
After Valencia, Almagro went on an excellent run, reaching the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open before losing to Rafael Nadal, and followed that up by reaching the quarter finals in Rome, where he lost to Roger Federer in 3 tight sets – 7–5 in the 3rd.
He entered Roland Garros 2006 as the bookmakers 3rd favourite but suffered a disappointing 2nd round loss to James Blake. The remainder of 2006 was uninspiring for Almagro as he was away from his favoured clay surface. He did show signs of improving his hard court game by making a quarter-final indoors in Lyon and he also won matches at the Masters Events in Cincinnati and Paris.
2007
Almagro won his second title on 15 April 2007 by defeating Potito StaracePotito Starace
Potito Starace is an Italian professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. He achieved his career-high ranking of 27th on October 15, 2007 and prefers to play on red clay...
4–6, 6–2, 6–1 in Valencia for the second consecutive year. However, he lost in the 2nd round of the French Open in 5 sets to Michaël Llodra, in what was perceived as another disappointing lapse in form. Still, his year contained highlights other than Valencia. He reached the semi-finals of Buenos Aires, the finals of Båstad and began to show promise on hardcourts also, advancing to the QF of the Masters of Cincinnati and the 3rd round of the US Open (losing to Davydenko).
2008
In 2008, Almagro won his 3rd title of his career in Costa Do Sauipe by defeating Carlos Moyà in a rollercoaster 3 set battle. Two weeks later, Almagro followed up that victory with yet another in Acapulco, defeating David Nalbandian in the finals 6–1, 7–6. With his 4th career title, Almagro rose to a career-best ranking of No. 21 in the world, winning 21 of 26 matches on clay thus far in the season. He is at a career-best ranking of No. 17 in the world following the Masters Series in Rome.He achieved his best Grand Slam result in June by reaching the quarter-finals of the 2008 French Open
2008 French Open
The 2008 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 107th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 25 through June 8, 2008....
, where he lost to Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
1–6, 1–6, 1–6. During his run he beat Boris Pashanski, Sebastián Decoud
Sebastian Decoud
Sebastián Decoud is a professional Argentine tennis player. He is a late-blooming pro who is on the verge of cracking into the top-200 in singles in 2008, and did crack the top-200 in doubles in March, 2008....
, tenth seed Andy Murray of Great Britain and home-favourite Jérémy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy is a French professional tennis player. He won the 2005 Wimbledon Championships Boys' Singles title, and finished as the runner-up at the 2005 US Open Boys' Singles, losing to Ryan Sweeting. His career high rank is no...
in straight sets. He hit more aces than any other player in the French Open that year (78).
2009
In January, Almagro participated in the 2009 Heineken Open2009 Heineken Open
The 2009 Heineken Open is a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is the 34th edition of the Heineken Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP Tour...
, held in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand. The fourth-seed at the event, Almagro received a bye into the second round, where he defeated Yen-Hsun Lu of Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei is the designated name used by the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, such as the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games and Asian Para Games...
in three sets 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 which gained him entry into the quarter-finals, where he was defeated in straight sets 6–3, 6–2 by American Sam Querrey
Sam Querrey
Sam Austin Querrey is a professional American tennis player from Thousand Oaks, California currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada. As of August 2010, he is the fourth-highest ranked American. His career high rank was #17, achieved on January 31, 2011. His height allows him to play with a strong...
, another seeded player (sixth) at the event.
At the Australian Open, Almagro surpassed the first round of the tournament for the first time, making it to the third round before losing to Gaël Monfils
Gaël Monfils
Gaël Sébastien Monfils is a French professional tennis player. he was the highest-ranked French tennis player, ranked no. 7 in the world ATP rankings. He was the runner-up at the Paris Masters in 2009 and 2010 and a semifinalist at the 2008 French Open.-2002:In 2002, Monfils finished 24th at the...
; at the 2009 Brasil Open, where Almagro was the defending champion and top seed, he lost in the quarter-finals to Frederico Gil
Frederico Gil
Frederico Gil is a Portuguese professional tennis player who competes on the ATP Tour. In April 2011, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 62, the highest ranking a Portuguese player has ever held until September when Rui Machado placed 61st in the rankings...
in two tiebreak sets, 6–7, 6–7. At the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Almagro successfully defended his 2008 win, defeating Gaël Monfils in the final 6–4, 6–4.
Almagro's next tournament was the 2009 Sony Ericsson Open
2009 Sony Ericsson Open
The 2009 Sony Ericsson Open was a men's and women's tennis tournament held from March 23 to April 5, 2009. It was the 25th edition of the Miami Masters event and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida, located near Miami...
, an ATP Masters Series event where he was seeded 19th. After receiving a bye into the second round, he was defeated by Taylor Dent
Taylor Dent
Taylor Phillip Dent is a retired professional tennis player from the United States.-Early career and back injury:He won 4 ATP singles titles during his career: Newport , Bangkok , Memphis , and Moscow , and reached the finals of three other events on tour...
in a third-set tiebreak 2–6, 6–2, 7–6.
In the French Open, he made it through to the 3rd round but lost to fellow countryman, Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 22 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...
, in straight sets.
In Wimbledon, he reached the third round but was stopped easily by recent French Open runner-up Robin Söderling
Robin Söderling
Robin Bo Carl Söderling is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked number 13 in the ATP rankings. Söderling reached successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010...
. In the first round, he scraped his way through after trailing 7–6, 7–6, 5–4, 40–30 with Juan Mónaco
Juan Mónaco
Juan Mónaco , nicknamed "Pico", is a male tennis player from Argentina. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 14 on February 4, 2008. He is sponsored by Adidas and Yonex.-Biography:...
serving on match point. In the second round he led Karol Beck
Karol Beck
Karol Beck is a male tennis player from Slovakia, who turned professional in 2001. He has been ranked as high as 36th in the world .- Career :On October 25, 2004, Beck lost in the final of the St...
two sets to love only to find himself again fighting in five sets to survive. Nicolas won by 6–4, 7–6, 3–6, 3–6, 7–5.
At the US Open, Almagro lost in the 3rd round to fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
. Before this, he defeated Belgian Steve Darcis
Steve Darcis
Steve Darcis is a male professional tennis player. He achieved his career high ranking of #44 on 12 May 2008.-2007:...
in the first round before getting past American Robby Ginepri
Robby Ginepri
Robert Louis Ginepri is an American professional tennis player.-Early life:Robby Ginepri is of Luxembourgish ancestry....
in a 4 hr 15 min 5-set match in the second round.
In the subsequent ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Paris, Almagro once again fell to Rafael Nadal. Despite having five match points and the opportunity to serve for the match in the third set, Almagro lost 6–3, 6–7, 5–7.
2010
At the 2010 Australian Open2010 Australian Open – Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but retired due to a right knee injury trailing 3–6, 6–7, 0–3 in the quarterfinals against Andy Murray.Roger Federer met Andy Murray in the final of this event...
, Almagro prevailed in long five set matches to beat Xavier Malisse
Xavier Malisse
Xavier Malisse is a Belgian tennis player. Born in Kortrijk, Belgium, he is the only men's player from his country to have been ranked in the top 20 of the ATP tour. He is sponsored by Prince and Lotto. His nickname is "The X-Man"....
, (8–6 in the 5th set) and Benjamin Becker
Benjamin Becker
Benjamin Becker is a German professional tennis player. Becker's primary weapon is a very big serve that he can hit at up to 220km/h, along with powerful groundstrokes....
, (6–3 in the 5th set) in the first two rounds. In the third round, he beat Alejandro Falla
Alejandro Falla
Alejandro Falla Ramirez is a professional male tennis player from Colombia. He turned pro in 2000, plays left-handed, weighs 169 lb and measures 6'1" . At the 2006 Wimbledon tournament, Falla upset 9th seed Nikolay Davydenko and at the 2007 Sony Ericsson Open he beat 9th seed Tommy Haas in...
with relative ease in three sets; 6–4, 6–3, 6–4. In the fourth round, he was defeated by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in another five set battle, losing 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6, 7–9 lasting over 4 hours. Almagro played the whole tournament with a broken left wrist, preventing him from exceeding 200 km/h when serving due to an altered ball-toss.
He was ousted in the opening round of the 2010 Copa Telmex
2010 Copa Telmex
The 2010 Copa Telmex was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 13th edition of the Copa Telmex, and was part of the International Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour...
tournament for the second straight year (losing to Gimeno-Traver). He then entered the 2010 Abierto Mexicano Telcel
2010 Abierto Mexicano Telcel
The 2010 Abierto Mexicano Telcel was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 17th edition of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, and was part of the 500 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and was in the International category of tournaments on the 2010 WTA Tour...
(in Acapulco, Mexico) as the 2-time defending champion. He beat Dudi Sela
Dudi Sela
David "Dudi" Sela is an Israeli professional tennis player.Sela reached a career-high singles ranking of # 29 in July 2009. He is currently Israel's top men's singles player, ahead of Amir Weintraub.As a 17-year-old junior, he won the 2003 French Open boys' doubles championship with his doubles...
6–1, 7–6, and luckily Richard Gasquet
Richard Gasquet
Richard Gasquet is a French professional tennis player. He won the mixed doubles Grand Slam title at the 2004 French Open, partnering Tatiana Golovin. His highest ranking in singles is #7. His best achievements in tennis are reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2007 and later that year...
3–6, 7–5, 7–6 to reach the quarter-finals. However he lost to in-form Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat is a professional tennis player, and a former world no. 1 player, from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September of that year, he became the 21st player to hold the world no. 1 ranking. He was also the runner-up at the 2002...
1–6, 7–5, 2–6 who was on a 12-match winning streak.
As for his performances in ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, in Indian Wells Masters 1000, he reached the fourth round before retiring hurt against Andy Murray. At the Miami Masters 1000, he lost to eventual champion Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
in the quarter-finals. In the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters 1000, he beat Simon Greul
Simon Greul
Simon Greul is a German male tennis player born April 13, 1981. He is 6'1" tall and weighs 176 lbs . His career high rank was #55, achieved on March 22, 2010.-Career:...
before falling to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the second round. In the Rome Masters 1000, he beat Łukasz Kubot but lost to Ivan Ljubičić
Ivan Ljubicic
----Ivan Ljubičić is a Croatian tennis player born in Bosnia and Herzegovina . His career-high ATP ranking to date has been no. 3, and he stands at no. 37....
in the second round. In the Madrid Masters 1000, he beat Troicki, No.4 seed Söderling, Monaco and Melzer to reach the semi-finals of a Masters event for the first time. There, he was beaten by last year's finalist Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
6–4, 2–6, 2–6.
In the 2010 French Open
2010 French Open
The 2010 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 109th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
, seeded 19th, he beat Robin Haase
Robin Haase
Robin Haase is a Dutch tennis player. Haase is currently the highest-ranked Dutch player, with his career high of No. 41 coming on 29 August 2011. He is endorsed by Head and SNS Reaal.-Career:...
in 5 sets. In the second round, he beat Steve Darcis
Steve Darcis
Steve Darcis is a male professional tennis player. He achieved his career high ranking of #44 on 12 May 2008.-2007:...
in straight sets. After beating Alexandr Dolgopolov in the third round, he managed to upset Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 22 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...
in the fourth round in four sets 6–1, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4. Almagro then bowed out in straight sets in the quarter-finals, losing a closely contested match against eventual champion Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
6–7, 6–7, 4–6.
At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships
2010 Wimbledon Championships
The 2010 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from Monday 21 June until Sunday 4 July 2010. It was the 124th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand...
, Almagro suffered a 1st round exit to Italian Andreas Seppi
Andreas Seppi
Andreas Seppi is a professional tennis player from South Tyrol, northern Italy, who turned professional in 2000. He considers clay and hard courts his favourite surfaces. and is coached by Massimo Sartori....
6–7, 6–7, 2–6.
After this Almagro traveled to his first clay court tournament since Roland Garros, the 2010 Swedish Open
2010 Swedish Open
The 2010 Swedish Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour and 2010 WTA Tour. It took place in Båstad, Sweden, from July 5 through July 11, 2010 for Women's and from July 12 through July 18, 2010 for Men's...
. He defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6–4, 6–4, Croatian qualifier Franko Skugor 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 in the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals he defeated fellow Spaniard Tommy Robredo 6–1, 6–3 and then in the final he defeated home favourite, top seed and defending champion Robin Söderling
Robin Söderling
Robin Bo Carl Söderling is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked number 13 in the ATP rankings. Söderling reached successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010...
7–5, 3–6, 6–2 to snap a 17 month title drought dating back to February 2009 in Acapulco. Almagro then played in the 2010 International German Open where he was stunned in the opening round by Uzbekistani Denis Istomin
Denis Istomin
Denis Istomin is a professional Uzbek tennis player. His career high rank is #39, achieved on August 30, 2010. He is coached by his mother.- 2006 :...
6–7, 6–7. After this, he appeared at the 2010 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad
2010 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad
The 2010 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 42nd edition of the Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2009 ATP Tour...
as the No.2 seed. He won the tournament after defeating compatriot Marcel Granollers
Marcel Granollers
Marcel Granollers i Pujol is a professional tennis player from Spain who turned professional in 2003. He reached his highest singles ranking of World Number 33 on August 1, 2011, and his highest doubles ranking of World Number 5.-2006:Granollers made the first round of the Wimbledon tournament in...
7–6, 3–6, 6–3, Swiss Wildcard Michael Lammer
Michael Lammer
Michael Lammer is a Swiss professional tennis player. He plays right-handed. At the 2009 Allianz Suisse Open in Gstaad, won the doubles tournament with compatriot Marco Chiudinelli...
3–6, 6–3, 6–2, Frenchman Jérémy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy is a French professional tennis player. He won the 2005 Wimbledon Championships Boys' Singles title, and finished as the runner-up at the 2005 US Open Boys' Singles, losing to Ryan Sweeting. His career high rank is no...
6–2, 7–6, and then another fellow Spaniard Daniel Gimeno-Traver 7–6, 3–6, 6–3. In the final, he defeated Richard Gasquet
Richard Gasquet
Richard Gasquet is a French professional tennis player. He won the mixed doubles Grand Slam title at the 2004 French Open, partnering Tatiana Golovin. His highest ranking in singles is #7. His best achievements in tennis are reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2007 and later that year...
7–5, 6–1 to clinch the title win.
At the 2010 US Open
2010 US Open – Men's Singles
Juan Martín del Potro was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year, after undergoing a wrist operation in May and only starting to practice again in August...
, Almagro beat Potito Starace
Potito Starace
Potito Starace is an Italian professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. He achieved his career-high ranking of 27th on October 15, 2007 and prefers to play on red clay...
and Guillermo García-López, both in four sets before losing to Sam Querrey
Sam Querrey
Sam Austin Querrey is a professional American tennis player from Thousand Oaks, California currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada. As of August 2010, he is the fourth-highest ranked American. His career high rank was #17, achieved on January 31, 2011. His height allows him to play with a strong...
in the third round in straight sets 3–6, 4–6, 4–6.
2011
Almagro began his year at the 2011 Heineken Open2011 Heineken Open
The 2011 Heineken Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 36th edition of the Heineken Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
in New Zealand. Seeded 2nd he received a bye into the second round. In his first match he beat Victor Hănescu
Victor Hanescu
Victor Hănescu is a Romanian tennis player. He achieved his career high rank of no. 26 on July 6, 2009.- Professional career :...
6–4, 7–6 to advance to the quarterfinals where he then won against Adrian Mannarino
Adrian Mannarino
Adrian Mannarino is a professional tennis player from France. Mannarino competes predominantly on the ATP Challenger Series and Futures circuit. His career high rank is #53, achieved on 16 May 2011....
7–6, 6–7, 6–2 to advance to the semifinals where he was defeated by David Nalbandian
David Nalbandian
David Pablo Nalbandian is an Argentine professional tennis player and former world no. 3. He was runner-up at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and the winner of the Tennis Masters Cup in 2005.-Biography:...
4–6, 2–6.
At the 2011 Australian Open
2011 Australian Open
The 2011 Australian Open was a tennis tournament featuring six different competitions, and part of the 2011 ATP World Tour, the 2011 WTA Tour, ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour, as tournaments for professional, junior and wheelchair players were held...
, Almagro was seeded 14th. He defeated Stéphane Robert
Stéphane Robert
Stéphane Robert is a professional French professional tennis player.He reached his first ATP-level final at the 2010 SA Tennis Open, falling to Feliciano López 5–7, 1–6....
in the first round 6–4, 6–3, 6–7, 7–5. He then battled through Igor Andreev
Igor Andreev
Igor Valerievich Andreev is a Russian professional tennis player, born in Moscow.-2003:Andreev made his ATP debut in September 2003 at Bucharest, Romania as a qualifier and defeated top seed Nikolay Davydenko 7–5, 6–7, 6–0 in the first round, before losing in the next round to José Acasuso.At the...
in the second round 7–5, 2–6, 4–6, 7–6, 7–5 while saving three match points in the process and ralling from a 2–4 deficit in the 5th set. In the third round, he defeated 17th seed Ivan Ljubičić
Ivan Ljubicic
----Ivan Ljubičić is a Croatian tennis player born in Bosnia and Herzegovina . His career-high ATP ranking to date has been no. 3, and he stands at no. 37....
in straight sets 6–4, 7–6, 6–3. In the fourth round he was dismantled by World No.3 and eventual champion Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open...
3–6, 4–6, 0–6.
Almagro next entered the 2011 Brasil Open
2011 Brasil Open
The 2011 Brasil Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 11th edition of the event known as the Brasil Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
, where he had a bye in the first round. He easily cruised to the semifinals and after a slow start, he defeated Juan Ignacio Chela
Juan Ignacio Chela
Juan Ignacio Chela is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. Like most Argentine players he is comfortable on Clay courts and owns all six of his career titles on the surface...
1–6, 6–2, 6–4 to reach the final. He then won his eighth career title against Alexandr Dolgopolov 6–3, 7–6.
His winning streak continued as he snatched his second consecutive title in as many weeks at the 2011 Copa Claro
2011 Copa Claro
The 2011 Copa Claro was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 14th edition of the Copa Claro, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina; defeating Juan Ignacio Chela
Juan Ignacio Chela
Juan Ignacio Chela is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. Like most Argentine players he is comfortable on Clay courts and owns all six of his career titles on the surface...
6–3, 3–6 6–4 in the final. His hot streak stretched even further at the 2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel
2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel
The 2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 18th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour and the 2011 WTA Tour...
tournament in Acapulco, Mexico—making his 3rd consecutive clay court final after beating Victor Hanescu
Victor Hanescu
Victor Hănescu is a Romanian tennis player. He achieved his career high rank of no. 26 on July 6, 2009.- Professional career :...
, Filippo Volandri
Filippo Volandri
Filippo Volandri is an Italian professional male tennis player. Volandri is a right-handed player who reached a career-high ranking of 25 on July 23, 2007. He turned pro in 1997, and as of January 2006, had earned over $1,300,000 in prize money...
, Santiago Giraldo
Santiago Giraldo
Santiago Giraldo Salazar is a Colombian male tennis player from Pereira in Colombia. He plays on the ATP tour and represents Colombia in the Davis Cup competition.-ATP Tour:...
and Thomaz Bellucci
Thomaz Bellucci
Thomaz Cocchiarali Bellucci , a professional tennis player, is the top ranked Brazilian tennis player. He achieved a career high ranking of #21 on July 26, 2010....
. He lost, however, to defending champion David Ferrer
David Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain who is currently no. 5 in the ATP Rankings and the second-highest ranked Spaniard behind world no. 2 Rafael Nadal. He turned professional in 2000...
6–7, 7–6, 2–6.
Almagro then lost in the third round at both the 2011 BNP Paribas Open
2011 BNP Paribas Open
The 2011 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2011. It was the 36th edition of the event, known as the BNP Paribas Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2011...
(losing to Albert Montanes
Álbert Montañés
Albert Montañés Roca is a professional tennis player from Spain.He first entered the top-100 in 2001 and has been in the top-100 for all but 20 weeks since then...
6–4, 2–6, 4–6) and at the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open
2011 Sony Ericsson Open
The 2011 Sony Ericsson Open , a men's and women's tennis tournament, was held from March 21 to April 3, 2011. It was the 27th edition of the Miami Masters event and played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami...
(losing to Florian Mayer
Florian Mayer
Florian Mayer is a German professional tennis player. He plays on both the ATP Tour and the Challenger Tour. He has won nine Challenger events, which has helped him stay in the top 50 on the rankings....
1–6, 6–3, 1–6).
At the 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
The 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, a tennis tournament for male professional players, was played from April 9 through April 17, 2011, on outdoor clay courts. It was the 105th edition of the annual Monte Carlo Masters tournament, which was sponsored by Rolex for the third time...
, he beat Marcel Granollers
Marcel Granollers
Marcel Granollers i Pujol is a professional tennis player from Spain who turned professional in 2003. He reached his highest singles ranking of World Number 33 on August 1, 2011, and his highest doubles ranking of World Number 5.-2006:Granollers made the first round of the Wimbledon tournament in...
6–3, 6–3 before prevailing in a marathon encounter against Maximo Gonzalez
Máximo González
Máximo González Mereira is a professional tennis player from Argentina. His career high ranking is #58, achieved on July 6, 2009.- Early career through 2006 :...
6–7, 7–5, 7–6 while saving a total of four match points (3 consecutive match points when *0–40 on serve at *4–5 in the 3rd set, and 1 match point in the third set tiebreak at **7–8). He then lost to Jurgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer is an Austrian tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking of no. 8 on 18 April 2011, and a doubles ranking of no. 6 on 13 September 2010. He is the only current player on the ATP Tour to be ranked in the top 10 in both singles and doubles. He is a left-handed tennis player, but...
1–6, 4–6 in the preceding third round.
Almagro then appeared at the 2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell
2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell
The 2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 59th edition of the event known this year as the Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell, and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
, where he notched a 7–5, 7–6 win over in-form compatriot Pablo Andujar
Pablo Andújar
Pablo Andújar Alba is a professional male tennis player from Spain. Andújar has played since he was 6 years old and has won 4 Challengers and several futures. He trained in Valencia, Spain in the Tennis Club El Collao. He has been in the 2010 Australian Open, but he lost to Gilles Simon 6–4, 6–1,...
. In the third round, he defeated Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP...
7–6, 6–3 to enter the World's top 10 for the first time in his career. He followed this victory with a solid 6–3, 6–3 victory in the quarterfinals over a resurgent Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat is a professional tennis player, and a former world no. 1 player, from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September of that year, he became the 21st player to hold the world no. 1 ranking. He was also the runner-up at the 2002...
who had just come back fresh from a knee injury. In the semifinals, he lost to David Ferrer
David Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain who is currently no. 5 in the ATP Rankings and the second-highest ranked Spaniard behind world no. 2 Rafael Nadal. He turned professional in 2000...
3–6 4–6.
He lost at the Madrid Masters to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1–6, 3–6 in the first round before making it to the 3rd round at the Rome Masters and losing 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 to Robin Söderling
Robin Söderling
Robin Bo Carl Söderling is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked number 13 in the ATP rankings. Söderling reached successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010...
. Almagro improved at the Open de Nice Côte d’Azur where he defeated Victor Hănescu 6–7, 6–3, 6–3. In Hamburg, Almagro lost in the final 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 to Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon is a French professional tennis player and former world no. 6. He is a nine-time winner on the ATP World Tour...
.
As of 2011, Almagro played against J. Benneteau in the first round of U.S. Open. Almagro played a very unusual self with many unforced errors and only managed to break once out of the 13 times when he clearly had the chance to. In the end, it proved that it wasn't the opponent that was too strong for him but himself who had caused soo many mistakes. In the end, he had lost 2–6, 4–6, 2–6 to a unknown ranker.
Playing style
Almagro's playing style fits that of an offensive baseliner. Almagro's groundstrokes, particularly on his favored forehand side, are very powerful. Almagro uses a very quick and compact service motion which helps his first serve often exceed speeds of 210 km/h. In addition to his powerful game, Almagro is also known for playing on the edge of his emotions, sometimes losing his temper on-court. Almagro is most proficient on clay courts, as evidenced by all his ATP finals being at clay court events. Almagro has had success on hard courts, reaching the round of sixteen in back-to-back Australian Opens in 2010 and 2011, and also having reached as far as the quarterfinals in Cincinnati (2007) and Miami (2010). However, he generally prefers to play on clay courts and tailors his schedule to play the majority of the clay court events on the ATP World Tour.Equipment
Nicolás Almagro uses the Dunlop 300G HotMelt with a Dunlop SportDunlop Sport
Dunlop Sport is a tennis, squash, golf, badminton, clothing, travel and bicycle equipment brand, that specializes in sporting goods.After Dunlop Holdings was acquired by BTR plc in 1985, Dunlop Sport was combined with the Slazenger brand which Dunlop had acquired in 1959 to form Dunlop Slazenger...
Aerogel 4D 500 Tour paintjob. He has been stringing with Luxilon Big Banger Original for years. He wears Reebok
Reebok
Reebok International Limited, a subsidiary of the German sportswear company Adidas since 2005, is a producer of Athletic shoes, apparel, and accessories. The name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle...
Match Point Shoes and the Match Day Group clothing.
Singles: 14 (10–4)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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| Winner | 1. |  ValenciaOpen de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana The Valencia Open 500, formerly known as Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana, is a professional tennis tournament played in Valencia, Spain. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. The tournament was first played in Valencia in 1995 before moving to Marbella, Spain for... , Spain |
Clay |  Gilles SimonGilles Simon Gilles Simon is a French professional tennis player and former world no. 6. He is a nine-time winner on the ATP World Tour... |
6–2, 6–3 | |
| Winner | 2. | Valencia, Spain (2) |
Clay |  Potito StaracePotito Starace Potito Starace is an Italian professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. He achieved his career-high ranking of 27th on October 15, 2007 and prefers to play on red clay... |
4–6, 6–2, 6–1 | |
| Runner-up | 1. |  BåstadSwedish Open The SkiStar Swedish Open is an ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament on the ATP Tour held in Båstad, Sweden in July each year.The Collector Swedish Open Women is a tennis tournament held in Båstad, Sweden... , Sweden |
Clay | David Ferrer David Ferrer David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain who is currently no. 5 in the ATP Rankings and the second-highest ranked Spaniard behind world no. 2 Rafael Nadal. He turned professional in 2000... |
2–6, 1–6 | |
| Winner | 3. |  Costa do SauípeBrasil Open The Brasil Open is a tennis tournament held annually in Costa do Sauípe, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. A part of the ATP World Tour 250 series, it is currently the main event in the Brazilian tennis calendar. Since 2004, it has been a part of the South American clay court circuit but was held on hard... , Brazil |
Clay | Carlos Moyà Carlos Moyá Carlos Moya Llompart is a retired former world no. 1 tennis player from Spain. He was the French Open singles champion in 1998 and was the singles runner-up at the 1997 Australian Open. In 2004, he helped his country win the Davis Cup. He currently resides in Switzerland... |
7–6(7–4), 3–6, 7–5 | |
| Winner | 4. |  AcapulcoAbierto Mexicano Telcel The Abierto Mexicano Telcel is a tennis tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico. It is an event on both the ATP Tour and the WTA Tour... , Mexico |
Clay |  David NalbandianDavid Nalbandian David Pablo Nalbandian is an Argentine professional tennis player and former world no. 3. He was runner-up at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and the winner of the Tennis Masters Cup in 2005.-Biography:... |
6–1, 7–6(7–1) | |
| Runner-up | 2. | Valencia, Spain |
Clay | David Ferrer |
6–4, 2–6, 6–7(2–7) | |
| Winner | 5. | Acapulco, Mexico (2) |
Clay | Gaël Monfils Gaël Monfils Gaël Sébastien Monfils is a French professional tennis player. he was the highest-ranked French tennis player, ranked no. 7 in the world ATP rankings. He was the runner-up at the Paris Masters in 2009 and 2010 and a semifinalist at the 2008 French Open.-2002:In 2002, Monfils finished 24th at the... |
6–4, 6–4 | |
| Winner | 6. | Båstad, Sweden |
Clay | Robin Söderling Robin Söderling Robin Bo Carl Söderling is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked number 13 in the ATP rankings. Söderling reached successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010... |
7–5, 3–6, 6–2 | |
| Winner | 7. |  GstaadAllianz Suisse Open Gstaad The Swiss Open is a tennis tournament held in Gstaad, Switzerland. Held since 1915, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts... , Switzerland |
Clay | Richard Gasquet Richard Gasquet Richard Gasquet is a French professional tennis player. He won the mixed doubles Grand Slam title at the 2004 French Open, partnering Tatiana Golovin. His highest ranking in singles is #7. His best achievements in tennis are reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2007 and later that year... |
7–5, 6–1 | |
| Winner | 8. | Costa do Sauípe, Brazil (2) |
Clay |  Alexandr Dolgopolov |
6–3, 7–6(7–3) | |
| Winner | 9. | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Clay | Juan Ignacio Chela Juan Ignacio Chela Juan Ignacio Chela is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. Like most Argentine players he is comfortable on Clay courts and owns all six of his career titles on the surface... |
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | |
| Runner-up | 3. | Acapulco, Mexico |
Clay | David Ferrer |
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2), 2–6 | |
| Winner | 10. | Nice, France |
Clay |  Victor HănescuVictor Hanescu Victor Hănescu is a Romanian tennis player. He achieved his career high rank of no. 26 on July 6, 2009.- Professional career :... |
6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Runner-up | 4. |  Hamburg, Germany |
Clay | Gilles Simon Gilles Simon Gilles Simon is a French professional tennis player and former world no. 6. He is a nine-time winner on the ATP World Tour... |
4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | SR | W–L | ||||||||
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| Grand Slam Tournaments Grand Slam (tennis) The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and... |
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| Australian Open 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... |
A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 4R 2010 Australian Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but retired due to a right knee injury trailing 3–6, 6–7, 0–3 in the quarterfinals against Andy Murray.Roger Federer met Andy Murray in the final of this event... |
4R 2011 Australian Open – Men's Singles Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Novak Djokovic, who went on to win the tournament by defeating Andy Murray 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 in the final. It was Djokovic's 2nd title at the Australian Open, with this title bearing many resemblances to his title in 2008. Djokovic... |
0 / 7 | 8–7 | |||||||||
| French Open | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | 3R 2009 French Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion but lost in the fourth round to Robin Söderling. This was Nadal's first ever defeat at the French Open, having won the title in all six of his other appearances... |
QF 2010 French Open – Men's Singles Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Robin Söderling, which allowed him to make a second-successive final here. This was the first time since the 2004 French Open that Federer did not reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament.Rafael Nadal won his fifth... |
1R 2011 French Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal, the defending champion and, after this tournament, six-time winner of this event defended his title by beating long-time rival Roger Federer for his sixth French Open title, tying him with Björn Borg for most all-time in the open era. Notably, the Spaniard played his first ever... |
0 / 8 | 13–8 | |||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles The Men's Singles event at the 2010 saw Rafael Nadal, the World No. 1 and 2nd seed, defeat 12th seed Tomáš Berdych 6–3 7–5 6–4 in the final to win his 2nd Wimbledon title, and his 8th Grand Slam title overall.... |
3R 2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion but lost to Novak Djokovic in the final.Djokovic won his first Wimbledon title. Upon reaching the final, he gained the World No.1 ranking as a result. This marks the first time that neither Roger Federer nor Rafael Nadal is ranked No... |
0 / 7 | 5–7 | |||||||||
| US Open | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 3R 2010 US Open – Men's Singles Juan Martín del Potro was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year, after undergoing a wrist operation in May and only starting to practice again in August... |
1R 2011 US Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but was defeated in the final by Novak Djokovic with a score of 6–2, 6–4, 6–7, 6–1. Djokovic claimed his first US Open title, his third Grand Slam of the year, and his fourth Grand Slam overall.-Seeds:... |
0 / 7 | 9–7 | |||||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 7–4 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 5–4 | 0 / 29 | 35–29 | |||||||||
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 is a series of nine tennis tournaments that are part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America and Asia... |
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| Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells Masters The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California.... |
A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | 4R 2010 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles The Men's singles tournament of this event started in the week of March 8. It was the year's first of nine tournaments in the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 series.Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but he lost to Ivan Ljubičić in the semifinals.... |
3R 2011 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles The 2011 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2011. It was the 37th edition of the event, known as the BNP Paribas Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2011... |
0 / 4 | 4–4 | |||||||||
| Miami Masters Miami Masters The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour and is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park... |
A | 1R | A | 3R | 3R | 2R | QF 2010 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Singles Andy Murray was the defending champion, but lost to Mardy Fish in the second round.Andy Roddick beat Tomáš Berdych 7-5, 6-4 to win his first Masters 1000 event since 2006... |
3R 2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Singles Andy Roddick was the defending champion, but lost to Pablo Cuevas in the second round.Novak Djokovic won the title, defeating Rafael Nadal 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 in the final for the second week in a row after also beating him in the Indian Wells final the previous week... |
0 / 6 | 6–6 | |||||||||
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles Rafael Nadal defended the 2009 title by defeating his compatriot Fernando Verdasco 6–0, 6–1 to break an 11-month title drought, and to win a historic 6th consecutive title here in Monte-Carlo.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.... |
3R 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles Rafael Nadal was the six-time defending champion and defended his title by beating compatriot David Ferrer 6–4, 7–5. This was Nadal's 7th consecutive title in Monte-Carlo, which is the all-time record both for consecutive titles at any tournament and the most titles at this tournament.-Seeds:The... |
0 / 5 | 5–5 | |||||||||
| Rome Masters Rome Masters The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's... |
A | 3R | QF | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal successfully defended his title by defeating David Ferrer 7–5, 6–2.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Roger Federer # Novak Djokovic # Rafael Nadal ... |
3R 2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, however he lost to Novak Djokovic in the final. Djokovic defeated him 6–4, 6–4 to win his 39th consecutive match and his 7th title of 2011... |
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| Madrid Masters Madrid Masters There are two sporting events named the Madrid Masters:*Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open — a men's and women's tennis tournament*Madrid Masters... |
A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | SF 2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open – Men's Singles Roger Federer was the defending champion, but Rafael Nadal defeated him 4–6, 6–7, in the final.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Roger Federer # Rafael Nadal # Andy Murray... |
1R 2011 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion but lost to world No. 2 Novak Djokovic 7–5, 6–4 in the final. It was the second win for Djokovic on a ATP Master 1000 Tournament played on clay courts, the 6th title of the year and 24th of his career... |
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| Canada Masters Canada Masters The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour... |
A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 2R | QF 2011 Rogers Cup – Men's Singles Andy Murray was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Kevin Anderson in the second round.World No.1 Novak Djokovic won his 10th Masters 1000 title of his career and his 9th title of the year, beating Mardy Fish in the final 6–2, 3–6, 6–4... |
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| Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati Masters The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between... |
A | A | 2R | QF | A | 2R | 1R 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles Roger Federer became the first player since Andre Agassi in 1996 to have successfully defended the title. He defeated Mardy Fish in the final 6–7, 7–6, 6–4. It was his 4th win at the event also winning in 2005, 2007, and 2009... |
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| Shanghai Masters Shanghai Masters (tennis) The Shanghai Masters is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It is held annually in October at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, People's... |
Not Masters Series | 2R | 1R | 3R 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles Andy Murray was the defending champion and successfully defended his title by beating David Ferrer 7–5, 6–4 in the final.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Rafael Nadal # Andy Murray ... |
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| Paris Masters 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... |
A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 2R 2010 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Michaël Llodra.Robin Söderling won the title, defeating Gaël Monfils 6–1, 7–6 in the final.-Seeds:All seeds received a bye into the second round.# Roger Federer ... |
2R 2011 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles Robin Söderling was the defending champion, but could not participate due to mononucleosis.Roger Federer won the title, defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–1, 7–6 in the final.-Seeds:All seeds received a bye into the second round.... |
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| Hamburg Masters Hamburg Masters The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Originally a Grand Prix Tennis Tour event between 1978 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Championship... |
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| Win–Loss | 0–1 | 2–3 | 5–4 | 9–9 | 5–5 | 3–7 | 13–9 | 11–9 | 0 / 47 | 48–47 | |||||||||
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| Titles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Finals Reached | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Year End Ranking | 103 | 114 | 32 | 28 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 10 | |||||||||||