Tommy Robredo
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Tommy Robredo Garcés is a Spanish
professional tennis
player. On 8 May 2006, he broke into the world's top ten for the first time. His highest singles ranking to date is No. 5, which he first reached on 28 August 2006 soon after winning the Hamburg Masters
.
He turned professional in 1998 and was coached by José Manuel "Pepo" Clavet
and is now coached by Karim Perona. Robredo considers his forehand
to be his best shot, and red clay
is his favorite surface.
, where his father Ángel became the director of the local tennis club, Club Natació Olot. (Robredo's mother Dolores is herself a former assistant coach.) He was coached by his father until 1996 when he joined the Spanish Tennis Federation at the Centre d'Alt Rendiment ("High Performance Center"), a famous center for professional sports training in Sant Cugat del Vallès
. He turned professional in 1998.
As a junior player, Robredo won the Junior Orange Bowl
16–Under in both singles and doubles (with Marc López
) in 1998. As a professional he made the singles and doubles finals of a Futures-level event, winning the doubles title with Pedro Cánovas. In 1999 he made the semifinals of the boys' event at the French Open and won a Futures tournament in singles as well as another in doubles. Earlier that year in Robredo's hometown tournament of Barcelona
– his first event at the ATP Tour
level – he recorded a win over Marat Safin
, who was then ranked in the world's top thirty, before going on to lose to top ten player Todd Martin
.
in singles but winning the doubles with López. He also won the boy's doubles title at the Australian Open
(with Nicolas Mahut
) and won two Challenger
-level tournaments, making the finals of a third and winning the doubles title in a fourth (with Michael Russell
).
2001 was a breakthrough season for Robredo: He reached his first final at the ATP Tour level in Casablanca
and won his first title on the main tour in Sopot
. He also made the fourth round at two Grand Slams
, losing to Yevgeny Kafelnikov
at the French Open and winning a fantastic five-set match against world number five Juan Carlos Ferrero
at the U.S. Open before losing to Andy Roddick
. Robredo also made the semifinals of three other tour events, and by the end of 2001 he was the second youngest player to end the season inside the world's top thirty, behind Roddick.
to win the Hopman Cup
for Spain. In the Final against the United States, Sánchez Vicario
lost 1–6 6–7 to Monica Seles
before Robredo levelled the tie with a 6–3 2–6 7–6 victory over Jan-Michael Gambill
. The Spanish pair then won the Mixed Doubles 6–4 6–2.
Unlike the previous year, in 2002 Robredo was not able to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament. However, he reached his first ATP Masters Series
quarterfinal at the Rome Masters
and quickly bettered that result by reaching his first Masters semifinal at Hamburg
. Three additional semifinal results (at 's-Hertogenbosch
, Båstad
, and Stockholm
) and a quarterfinal in Stuttgart
helped Robredo end a second season ranked inside the world's top thirty. This season also saw Robredo pass the million-dollar mark in career earnings and make his debut in Spain's Davis Cup
team against the United States.
Arguably, the highlight of Robredo's 2003 season was his run to the quarterfinal of the French Open. Robredo's result was notable in that he took out world number one Lleyton Hewitt
in five sets and three-time French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten
before eventually falling in a second five-set match to defending champion Albert Costa
. Robredo remarked before his match against Costa: "I've beaten the ace, I've beaten the king", in reference to his wins over Hewitt and Kuerten. "Now I need to beat the jack, don't I? If I beat Costa, I'll have beaten the entire pack of cards." Despite not reaching a quarterfinal in any Masters Series event this season, strong showings in other tournaments, including three quarterfinals, three semifinals (one of which was a second Båstad
semifinal), and a runner-up result in Stuttgart allowed Robredo to break into the world's top twenty for the first time in his career.
In 2004 Robredo won his 2nd ATP tour title. When he defeated Gastón Gaudio
in a 5 set 4 hour marathon in Barcelona
.
, beating Radek Štěpánek
in the final in straight sets. He then beat Nikolay Davydenko
in straight sets in the Båstad
final for his second title of the year. During 2006 Robredo also reached the fourth round of every Grand Slam tournament except Wimbledon
; the final at Barcelona; three semifinals, including two at Masters events; and three quarterfinals, including one at a Masters event. After briefly peaking at an all-time high rank of #5, Robredo qualified for the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup (TMC)
for the first time in his career. He did not advance past the round-robin stage at the TMC but did record a fantastic three-set victory over the tournament's eventual runner-up, James Blake
.
In 2007 Robredo reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the first time, losing to world number one Roger Federer. Although no one at the tournament managed to win a set from Federer, Robredo and the eventual finalist Fernando González
tied for the most number of games won against the world number one. He went on to lose another quarterfinal to Federer at the French Open; in that match Robredo became the first man since Andy Roddick in the 2006 U.S. Open to win a set from Federer in a Grand Slam tournament, snapping Federer's record winning streak of thirty-six consecutive sets in Grand Slam matches. Robredo later won his first title of the year by beating José Acasuso
in straight sets at Sopot, the tournament where he had won his first ATP Tour
title six years earlier.
2007 brought increased hardcourt success for Robredo: After years of contesting finals on red clay he reached the final of a tournament played on hardcourts for the first time at Auckland
, followed by two more hardcourt finals at Beijing
and Metz
. He won the Metz title, defeating Andy Murray in three sets for his second title of the season. Despite reaching the semifinal of Estoril
and six quarterfinals (including three Masters quarterfinals) in 2007, Robredo also lost his opening match at numerous events: At Dubai
; at the Hamburg Masters
and the Swedish Open
where he was defending champion; and at three other Masters tournaments. He ended the year ranked #10 in the world – too low to compete at the TMC but high enough to attend as an alternate.
in the final for his second Swedish Open
title. He has also made the finals of the Orange Warsaw Open, the semifinals of the Valencia event
, and the quarterfinals at Barcelona and the Rome Masters
.
Robredo has had some doubles success this season, teaming up with compatriot Rafael Nadal
to win his first doubles titles in four years by beating Mahesh Bhupathi
and Mark Knowles
at the Monte Carlo Masters. He also reached the semifinals of the Hamburg Masters
with Leander Paes
. Bhupathi, Knowles, and Paes are all former world number one doubles players. He ended as world ranked number 21.
6–2, 6–1. In the Australian Open he was the 21st seed were he reached the 4th round, but eventually lost to semifinalist Andy Roddick
in straight sets 7–5, 6–1, 6–3. He won his first two titles of the year in 2009 Brasil Open
defeating Thomaz Bellucci
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 on clay in both the singles and doubles tournaments for the first time. The following week he won his second title in 2009 Copa Telmex
defeating Juan Mónaco
7–5, 2–6, 7–6. He then reached the Quarterfinals of 2009 Abierto Mexicano Telcel
losing to José Acasuso
.
At the Masters of 2009 BNP Paribas Open
he lost to Andy Murray in the fourth round 2–6, 0–3 RET and in the 2009 Sony Ericsson Open
he was upset by Taylor Dent
5–7, 3–6. At the European Clay, first in the 2009 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
he was defeated by his Buenos Aires finals opponent Juan Mónaco
2–6, 4–6 in the second round. He then fell to compatriot David Ferrer
in the Quarterfinals of the 2009 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell
. At the Masters Series of 2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
and 2009 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open
he fell in the third round to Novak Djokovic
and Andy Murray respectively.
At Roland Garros, he defeated Adrian Mannarino
and compatriot Daniel Gimeno-Traver in straight sets and Maximo González
4–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–0 in the third round. He defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber
before losing in straight sets to Juan Martín del Potro
in the quarterfinals 6–3, 6–4, 6–2.
Seeded no. 2, he lost to Marcos Baghdatis
in the first round at the Ordina Open
. Robredo reached the third round of Wimbledon
, at which he was seeded 15th, by coming back from two sets down to beat Austrian Stefan Koubek
3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–1. He next was defeated by Israeli Dudi Sela
, however, when they played for a spot in the round of 16, by a score of 7–6, 7–5, 2–6, 7–5. Sela had a 2–0 head-to-head record against Robredo going into the match. At the 2009 Swedish Open
he was the defending champion and the no. 1 seed. he reached the Semifinals losing only 9 games, however he lost to Juan Mónaco
6–0, 6–2. He then competed in the 2009 International German Open
where he received a bye in the first round before losing to Iván Navarro
7–5, 7–6 in the Second Round. He then lost in the second round of the 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic
to Juan Carlos Ferrero
6–3, 6–2 after receiving a bye in the first round. He also reached the second round of the 2009 Rogers Masters to Philipp Petzschner
and lost in the first round of the 2009 Cincinnati Masters to Jérémy Chardy
6–3, 7–5. He then lost to José Acasuso
in the 2009 Pilot Pen Tennis
3–6, 7–5, 7–6 after receiving a bye in the second round. He has now a record of 1–5 in his last 5 tournaments.
Despite bad showings at the tournaments leading up the US Open, Robredo managed to find some form and was rewarded with yet another 4th round appearance of the US Open after wins over Donald Young, Guillermo García López
and James Blake
. However, he was again denied a quarterfinal, this time by Roger Federer
in straight sets. In his first tournmaent after the US Open at the 2009 China Open
he reached the second round losing to Robin Söderling
6–3, 6–3. He then competed in the 2009 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000
were he reached the third round before losing to Rafael Nadal
6–1, 6–4. He then played at the 2009 Valencia Open 500
losing to Fernando Verdasco
in the quarterfinals 6–3, 6–2. In his final tournamanent of the year at the BNP Paribas Masters
were he lost to Rafael Nadal
in the third round 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 despite serving for the match at 5–4 in the third set.
for Spain with partner María José Martínez Sánchez
. Here, he won all of his singles matches in the Round Robin; firstly over John Isner
6–7, 6–3, 7–6 Victor Hănescu
6–3 [retired due to injury] and over Lleyton Hewitt
6–2, 6–4. In the final, his teammate María José Martínez Sánchez lost her singles match to Laura Robson
but in his singles match, he went on to beat Andy Murray 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 to keep the title hopes alive, leveling the tie at 1–1. This meant that he was undefeated throughout the week in his singles matches. He then played in the mixed doubles to secure a 7–6, 7–5 win to clinch the tie 2–1 over the Great Britain team.
This is the second time he has been part of a winning Hopman Cup
team – in 2002, he won the title with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
(who in turn was part of Spain's 1990 Hopman Cup winning team with Emilio Sánchez
). This was the third time Spain has won the Hopman Cup since its inauguration in 1989.
His first ATP event of 2010 was at the 2010 Heineken Open
, where was the top seed but was upset by John Isner
6–7, 6–3, 4–6 in the quarterfinals. At the 2010 Australian Open
as the 16th seed he was upset by a ranked 114 player in Santiago Giraldo
in straight sets 4–6, 2–6, 2–6. He then played in 2010 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
were he was upset by Florian Mayer
4–6, 6–3, 3–6 in the second round. He also suffered early exits In the second rounds of 2010 Open 13
and 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships
which cause him to slip outside the top 20. He then had a resurgent at the 2010 BNP Paribas Open
. After receiving a bye he defeated Sergiy Stakhovsky
2–6, 6–3, 7–5 in the second round, Dudi Sela
6–3, 6–0 in the third round, and Marcos Baghdatis
7–5, 0–6, 6–4 in the fourth round, before finally succumbing to Andy Roddick
in the quarterfinals 3–6, 5–7. In the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open
he was upset by Benjamin Becker
in the third round losing 6–1, 4–6, 6–7 despite recovering from a break down in 5–6.
He then lost in the third round of the 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
to David Nalbandian
6–3, 6–4. He then played in the 2010 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell
where he retired in the first round due to a back injury against Simone Bolelli
7–6, 4–6, 1–3. The injury kept him out of the 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
and 2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open
. He then suffered 3 back-to-back loses in the 2010 French Open
, 2010 UNICEF Open
and the 2010 Wimbledon Championships
, which caused his ranking to go down to #36 in the world. He played in the 2010 Swedish Open
where he beat Michał Przysiężny and Andrey Golubev
. He then upset 2nd seed Fernando Verdasco
6–4, 6–3 in the quarterfinals. He lost in the semifinals to Nicolás Almagro
6–1, 6–3. He the lost his next two matches at the 2010 International German Open
and 2010 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad
to lower ranked players.
He also fell early in his US Open preparations at 2010 Rogers Cup
, 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and 2010 Pilot Pen Tennis
. However, at the 2010 US Open
he was able to get pass the first round of a Slam for the first time in the year by reaching the Fourth Round with wins over Lukáš Rosol
6–4, 6–3, 6–1, Julien Benneteau
6–4, 6–6 RET, Michaël Llodra
3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 2–1 RET but fell to 12th seed Mikhail Youzhny
7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4. He then reached the quarterfinals of the 2010 Open de Moselle
losing to Richard Gasquet
in two tie-break sets. He then lost in the first rounds of the 2010 China Open
and 2010 If Stockholm Open
, and the second round of the 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters 1000
.
where he lost to Thomaz Bellucci
4–6, 6–3, 1–6 after defeating Michael Venus
6–7, 6–3, 6–0. At the 2011 Australian Open
, he reached the fourth round with wins against Somdev Devvarman
7–6, 6–3, 6–4, 16th seed Mardy Fish
1–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 and Sergiy Stakhovsky
5–7, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 before losing to 2nd seed and defending champion Roger Federer
in 4 sets 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6. He then played at the Latin-American Swing at the 2011 Movistar Open
as the 6th seed he defeated Frederico Gil
2–6, 6–3, 6–4, Ricardo Mello
6–0, 7–6 Máximo González
6–3, 6–1 and Fabio Fognini
4–6, 6–2, 6–3. In his first final in almost two years where he rallied from 5–2 down in the third set to defeat Santiago Giraldo
6–2, 2–6, 7–6. He then played at the 2011 Brasil Open
where he defeated Fabio Fognini
6–3, 6–7, 6–3 but was upset by compatrior Pablo Andújar
6–4, 5–7, 6–2. He the reach the semifinals at the 2011 Copa Claro
losing to eventual champion Nicolas Almagro
5–7, 1–6, he earned a win over world no. 20 David Nalbandian
6–4, 6–4. At the 2011 BNP Paribas Open
, he was able to reach the quarterfinals but withdrew from the match due to a strained left abductor muscle, which caused him to miss the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open
. At the 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
, Robredo upset 6th seed Fernando Verdasco
6–4, 6–3 and was on course to upset 11th seed Viktor Troicki
leading 6–3, 1–2 on serve but was forced to retire due to a left leg injury.
by The Who
, of which his father is a big fan.
Robredo is currently sponsored by Erke
for his sportswear, Asics
for his shoes, Dunlop Sport
for his tennis racquets, TW Steel watches, and the Ukrainian Food Company.
Robredo's childhood tennis idol was Stefan Edberg
, along with John McEnroe
, Pete Sampras
, Andre Agassi
, and various Spanish tennis players. He cites Arantxa Sánchez
(with whom he won the 2002 Hopman Cup
for Spain) as his favorite female player among retired players; among recently active players his favorite male and female players are Roger Federer
and Justine Henin.
Some fans refer to Robredo as "Disco Tommy" for the long, wavy hairstyle he began cultivating during the 2006 tennis season; after Robredo mentioned that he calls his coach "President Palmer
" while his coach calls him "Jack Bauer
" (from 24), fans also began referring to him as "Disco Jack."
2007 marked increased media exposure for Robredo. Besides posing nude for the July issue of the UK edition of Cosmopolitan
, he was also recognized by the Spanish editions of Men's Health
and Marie Claire
, as well as People en Español
.
.
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
professional tennis
Tennis
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player. On 8 May 2006, he broke into the world's top ten for the first time. His highest singles ranking to date is No. 5, which he first reached on 28 August 2006 soon after winning the 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...
.
He turned professional in 1998 and was coached by José Manuel "Pepo" Clavet
Jose Clavet
José Manuel "Pepo" Clavet is a former tennis player from Spain and current coach of Tommy Robredo. He only played seventeen ATP matches during his professional career, but after retiring from professional tennis, he became a tennis coach...
and is now coached by Karim Perona. Robredo considers his forehand
Forehand
The forehand in tennis and other racket sports such as table tennis, squash and badminton is a shot made by swinging the racquet across one's body in the direction of where the player wants to place the shot...
to be his best shot, and red clay
Clay court
A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...
is his favorite surface.
Early years
Robredo began playing tennis regularly when he was five and his family moved to OlotOlot
Olot is the capital of the comarca of the Garrotxa, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.- Etymology :The etymology of Olot is not clear and there are several hypotheses...
, where his father Ángel became the director of the local tennis club, Club Natació Olot. (Robredo's mother Dolores is herself a former assistant coach.) He was coached by his father until 1996 when he joined the Spanish Tennis Federation at the Centre d'Alt Rendiment ("High Performance Center"), a famous center for professional sports training in Sant Cugat del Vallès
Sant Cugat del Vallès
Sant Cugat del Vallès is a town and municipality north of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. In antiquity known as Castrum Octavianum, it is named after Saint Cucuphas, who is said to have been martyred on the spot now occupied by its medieval monastery.Sant Cugat has seen its population increase in...
. He turned professional in 1998.
As a junior player, Robredo won the Junior Orange Bowl
Orange Bowl (tennis)
The Orange Bowl is an annual college football bowl game. Orange Bowl may also refer to:* Miami Orange Bowl, a demolished stadium formerly in Miami, Florida* One of two tennis tournaments, one for juniors and the other for youth...
16–Under in both singles and doubles (with Marc López
Marc López
Marc López i Tarrés is a professional male tennis player from Spain, who started playing tennis at the age of 8 years old and became professional in 1999...
) in 1998. As a professional he made the singles and doubles finals of a Futures-level event, winning the doubles title with Pedro Cánovas. In 1999 he made the semifinals of the boys' event at the French Open and won a Futures tournament in singles as well as another in doubles. Earlier that year in Robredo's hometown tournament of Barcelona
Torneo Godó
The Barcelona Open also known as Torneo Godó, Trofeo Conde de Godó, Open Banco Sabadell, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players. The event has been held annually in Barcelona, Spain since 1953, and is played on clay courts. Originally an event of the Grand Prix tennis circuit...
– his first event at the ATP Tour
Association of Tennis Professionals
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level – he recorded a win over 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...
, who was then ranked in the world's top thirty, before going on to lose to top ten player Todd Martin
Todd Martin
----Todd Christopher Martin is a former professional tennis player from the United States.-Playing career:...
.
2000–01
In 2000 Robredo reached the singles and doubles finals of the boys' event at Roland Garros, losing to Paul-Henri MathieuPaul-Henri Mathieu
Paul-Henri Mathieu is a French tennis player.-Tennis career:Mathieu was born in Strasbourg, France. He first began playing tennis at age 3, with his older brother Pierre-Yves. Between 1997 and 2000 he trained at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida...
in singles but winning the doubles with López. He also won the boy's doubles title at the 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...
(with Nicolas Mahut
Nicolas Mahut
Nicolas Pierre Armand Mahut is a French tennis player. Mahut is right-handed and has previously won the Orange Bowl in 1999, becoming professional in 2000. He is a good serve and volleyer and a doubles expert, having won many tournaments with his doubles partner Julien Benneteau. His career high...
) and won two Challenger
ATP Challenger Series
The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments...
-level tournaments, making the finals of a third and winning the doubles title in a fourth (with Michael Russell
Michael Russell (tennis)
Michael Craig Russell is an American tennis player.Russell is best known for, on two occasions, holding surprise two-set leads in Grand Slam tournaments against former Grand Slam champions before eventually being defeated both times...
).
2001 was a breakthrough season for Robredo: He reached his first final at the ATP Tour level in Casablanca
Grand Prix Hassan II
The Grand Prix Hassan II is an annual tennis tournament on the ATP Tour and is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series. The event is held annually at the Complexe Al Amal in Casablanca, Morocco and is played on clay courts. Between 1986 and 1989 it was part of the Challenger...
and won his first title on the main tour in Sopot
Orange Warsaw Open
The Orange Warsaw Open is an annual men's tennis tournament played in Poland as part of the ATP Tour. The tournament is played on clay courts. From 1992 to 2007, the tournament was held in Sopot, before moving to Warsaw for 2008...
. He also made the fourth round at two Grand Slams
Grand Slam (tennis)
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, losing to Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Russia. He won two Grand Slam singles titles , four Grand Slam doubles titles, and the men's singles gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games. He also helped Russia win the Davis Cup in 2002...
at the French Open and winning a fantastic five-set match against world number five 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...
at the U.S. Open before losing to 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....
. Robredo also made the semifinals of three other tour events, and by the end of 2001 he was the second youngest player to end the season inside the world's top thirty, behind Roddick.
2002–04
Robredo began 2002 by partnering with Arantxa Sánchez VicarioArantxa Sánchez Vicario
Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player...
to win the Hopman Cup
2002 Hopman Cup
The 2002 Hopman Cup was a tennis championship won by Spain's Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Tommy Robredo. Sánchez Vicario and Robredo defeated the United States in the final at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Australia.-Italy vs...
for Spain. In the Final against the United States, Sánchez Vicario
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player...
lost 1–6 6–7 to Monica Seles
Monica Seles
Monica Seles is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, former Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007...
before Robredo levelled the tie with a 6–3 2–6 7–6 victory over Jan-Michael Gambill
Jan-Michael Gambill
Jan-Michael Charles Gambill is an American tennis player who made his professional debut in 1996. His highest singles ranking to date is World No. 14, which he first reached on June 18, 2001...
. The Spanish pair then won the Mixed Doubles 6–4 6–2.
Unlike the previous year, in 2002 Robredo was not able to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament. However, he reached his first ATP Masters Series
ATP Masters Series
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quarterfinal at the Rome Masters
Rome Masters
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and quickly bettered that result by reaching his first Masters semifinal at Hamburg
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...
. Three additional semifinal results (at 's-Hertogenbosch
Ordina Open
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, Båstad
Swedish Open
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, and Stockholm
Stockholm Open
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) and a quarterfinal in Stuttgart
Mercedes Cup
The Mercedes Cup is an ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament on the ATP Tour. Held since 1916 in Stuttgart, Germany, the Mercedes Cup is played on clay courts...
helped Robredo end a second season ranked inside the world's top thirty. This season also saw Robredo pass the million-dollar mark in career earnings and make his debut in Spain's Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
team against the United States.
Arguably, the highlight of Robredo's 2003 season was his run to the quarterfinal of the French Open. Robredo's result was notable in that he took out world number one Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...
in five sets and three-time French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten is a retired former World No. 1 tennis player from Brazil. He won the French Open three times between 1997 and 2001, and was the Tennis Masters Cup champion in 2000...
before eventually falling in a second five-set match to defending champion Albert Costa
Albert Costa
Albert Costa i Casals is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 2002.-Tennis career:...
. Robredo remarked before his match against Costa: "I've beaten the ace, I've beaten the king", in reference to his wins over Hewitt and Kuerten. "Now I need to beat the jack, don't I? If I beat Costa, I'll have beaten the entire pack of cards." Despite not reaching a quarterfinal in any Masters Series event this season, strong showings in other tournaments, including three quarterfinals, three semifinals (one of which was a second Båstad
Swedish 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...
semifinal), and a runner-up result in Stuttgart allowed Robredo to break into the world's top twenty for the first time in his career.
In 2004 Robredo won his 2nd ATP tour title. When he defeated Gastón Gaudio
Gastón Gaudio
Gastón Norberto Gaudio is a former tennis player from Argentina. His career-high ATP ranking was World No. 5 in 2005...
in a 5 set 4 hour marathon in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
.
2006–07
2006 has been Robredo's best season to date. Shortly after reaching a career-high ranking of #10 in the world, he rose to #7 by winning his first ATP Masters Series title on 21 May at the Hamburg MastersHamburg 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...
, beating Radek Štěpánek
Radek Štepánek
Radek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1997. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles...
in the final in straight sets. He then beat 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...
in straight sets in the Båstad
Swedish 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...
final for his second title of the year. During 2006 Robredo also reached the fourth round of every Grand Slam tournament except Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
; the final at Barcelona; three semifinals, including two at Masters events; and three quarterfinals, including one at a Masters event. After briefly peaking at an all-time high rank of #5, Robredo qualified for the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup (TMC)
Tennis Masters Cup
The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals is a tennis tournament played at the end of each year, involving the top eight players in the men's tennis world rankings....
for the first time in his career. He did not advance past the round-robin stage at the TMC but did record a fantastic three-set victory over the tournament's eventual runner-up, James Blake
James Blake
James Riley Blake is an American professional tennis player. Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. As of August 2011, Blake is ranked no. 63 among active male players with 24 career finals appearances...
.
In 2007 Robredo reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the first time, losing to world number one Roger Federer. Although no one at the tournament managed to win a set from Federer, Robredo and the eventual finalist Fernando González
Fernando González
----Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El Bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra...
tied for the most number of games won against the world number one. He went on to lose another quarterfinal to Federer at the French Open; in that match Robredo became the first man since Andy Roddick in the 2006 U.S. Open to win a set from Federer in a Grand Slam tournament, snapping Federer's record winning streak of thirty-six consecutive sets in Grand Slam matches. Robredo later won his first title of the year by beating José Acasuso
José Acasuso
José Javier "Chucho" Acasuso is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. Like many of his fellow countrymen, he favours clay. He is known for his strong serve and his hard groundstrokes off both sides...
in straight sets at Sopot, the tournament where he had won his first ATP Tour
Association 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...
title six years earlier.
2007 brought increased hardcourt success for Robredo: After years of contesting finals on red clay he reached the final of a tournament played on hardcourts for the first time at Auckland
Heineken Open (tennis)
The Heineken Open is a tennis tournament on the ATP International Series played in Auckland, New Zealand. It was also a combined mens and womens tournament until 1981.-History:...
, followed by two more hardcourt finals at Beijing
China Open (tennis)
The China Open is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Beijing, China. The men's singles and doubles events were first held in 1993, the year in which the Qatar Open and Dubai Tennis Championships were also introduced to the men's tour, as the ATP opened a series of new tournaments in...
and Metz
Open de Moselle
The Open de Moselle is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour. It has been held annually since 2003. The venue for the tournament was the Arènes until 2010 and is now the Parc des Expositions since 2011...
. He won the Metz title, defeating Andy Murray in three sets for his second title of the season. Despite reaching the semifinal of Estoril
Estoril Open
The Estoril Open is an ATP and WTA clay court tournament held in Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal . The men's tournament was created in 1990 and since its inception, every champion except 2004 champion Juan Ignacio Chela and 2009–2010 champion Albert Montañés has been in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings,...
and six quarterfinals (including three Masters quarterfinals) in 2007, Robredo also lost his opening match at numerous events: At Dubai
Dubai Tennis Championships
The Dubai Tennis Championships is a professional tennis tournament owned and organized by Dubai Duty Free and held annually in Dubai, United Arab...
; at the 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...
and the Swedish Open
Swedish 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...
where he was defending champion; and at three other Masters tournaments. He ended the year ranked #10 in the world – too low to compete at the TMC but high enough to attend as an alternate.
2008
To date Robredo's current season has not been as successful as the previous two; he did not put together more than two back-to-back victories until the start of the European clay season in April, and his multiple losses to lower ranked players include his earliest loss at the French Open since 2002. However, he did win his first title of the year at Båstad, beating Tomáš BerdychTomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His most notable achievements are reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, and the semifinals of the 2010 French Open. He defeated the Croatian player Ivan Ljubičić in five sets to win the Paris Masters in 2005...
in the final for his second Swedish Open
Swedish 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...
title. He has also made the finals of the Orange Warsaw Open, the semifinals of the Valencia event
Open 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...
, and the quarterfinals at Barcelona and the 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...
.
Robredo has had some doubles success this season, teaming up with compatriot 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...
to win his first doubles titles in four years by beating Mahesh Bhupathi
Mahesh Bhupathi
Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi is an Indian professional tennis player widely regarded as among the best doubles players in the world with 11 Grand Slam titles to his credit. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament...
and Mark Knowles
Mark Knowles
Mark Knowles is a former World number 1 doubles professional male tennis player from the Bahamas, who will go down as one of the greatest athletes of his country for his longevity within his sport and charitable contributions off the court.After being awarded a scholarship to the Nick...
at the Monte Carlo Masters. He also reached the semifinals of the 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...
with Leander Paes
Leander Paes
Leander Adrian Paes, pronounced pās, is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament...
. Bhupathi, Knowles, and Paes are all former world number one doubles players. He ended as world ranked number 21.
2009
Robredo started the year in Sydney, where he lost to Mario AnčićMario Ancic
Mario Ančić is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He won three singles titles and five doubles titles. His highest international ranking came during the 2006 ATP Tour, when he reached no. 7 in singles...
6–2, 6–1. In the Australian Open he was the 21st seed were he reached the 4th round, but eventually lost to semifinalist 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 straight sets 7–5, 6–1, 6–3. He won his first two titles of the year in 2009 Brasil Open
2009 Brasil Open
The 2009 Brasil Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 9th edition of the Brasil Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP Tour. It took place in Costa do Sauípe, Brazil, from February 9 through February 14, 2008.The singles line up was led...
defeating 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....
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 on clay in both the singles and doubles tournaments for the first time. The following week he won his second title in 2009 Copa Telmex
2009 Copa Telmex
The 2009 Copa Telmex was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 12th edition of the Copa Telmex, and was part of the International Series of the 2009 ATP Tour. It took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from February 16 through February 22, 2009.The singles line up is led by...
defeating 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:...
7–5, 2–6, 7–6. He then reached the Quarterfinals of 2009 Abierto Mexicano Telcel
2009 Abierto Mexicano Telcel
The 2009 Abierto Mexicano Telcel was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 16th edition of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, and was part of the 500 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and was in the International category of tournaments on the 2009 WTA Tour...
losing to José Acasuso
José Acasuso
José Javier "Chucho" Acasuso is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. Like many of his fellow countrymen, he favours clay. He is known for his strong serve and his hard groundstrokes off both sides...
.
At the Masters of 2009 BNP Paribas Open
2009 BNP Paribas Open
The 2009 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 33rd edition of the event, known that year as the BNP Paribas Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2009 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2009 WTA Tour...
he lost to Andy Murray in the fourth round 2–6, 0–3 RET and in 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...
he was upset 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...
5–7, 3–6. At the European Clay, first in the 2009 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
2009 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
The 2009 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, a tennis tournament for male professional players, was played from April 11 through April 19, 2009, on outdoor clay courts. It was the 103rd edition of the annual Monte Carlo Masters tournament, which was sponsored by Rolex for the first time and was classified...
he was defeated by his Buenos Aires finals opponent 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:...
2–6, 4–6 in the second round. He then fell to compatriot 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...
in the Quarterfinals of the 2009 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell
2009 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell
The 2009 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 57th edition of the event known that year as the Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell, and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour...
. At the Masters Series of 2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
The 2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 66th edition of the event known that year as the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier-level tournaments of...
and 2009 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open
2009 Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open
The 2009 Madrid Masters is a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It is the 8th edition of the event on the ATP and 1st on the WTA. It is classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2009 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2009 WTA Tour...
he fell in the third round to 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...
and Andy Murray respectively.
At Roland Garros, he defeated 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....
and compatriot Daniel Gimeno-Traver in straight sets and Maximo González
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 :...
4–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–0 in the third round. He defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Philipp Kohlschreiber is a tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 2001. The right-hander has won six doubles and three singles titles. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 28 September 2009, when he achieved a ranking of World No. 22...
before losing in straight sets to Juan Martín del Potro
Juan Martin Del Potro
Juan Martín del Potro is an Argentine professional tennis player. Del Potro achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on October 6, 2008. In January 2010, he reached a career-high ranking of world no. 4...
in the quarterfinals 6–3, 6–4, 6–2.
Seeded no. 2, he lost to Marcos Baghdatis
Marcos Baghdatis
At the French Open, Baghdatis lost in the second round in five sets to Frenchman Julien Benneteau, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6, 4-6.At Wimbledon, Baghdatis defeated British player Andy Murray in the fourth round in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, Baghdatis beat the 2002 champion and former world no. 1...
in the first round at the Ordina Open
Ordina Open
The Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, now sponsored by UNICEF and called the UNICEF Open, is a tennis tournament on the ATP Tour and WTA Tour held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.-Singles:-Doubles:-Singles:-Doubles:-External links:*...
. Robredo reached the third round of Wimbledon
2009 Wimbledon Championships
The 2009 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, from Monday 22 June through to Sunday 5 July 2009...
, at which he was seeded 15th, by coming back from two sets down to beat Austrian Stefan Koubek
Stefan Koubek
Stefan Koubek is a tennis player from Austria. Koubek plays left-handed with a double-handed backhand. His idol when growing up was Thomas Muster. Koubek has won three titles, two of which have come on hardcourts; despite this, he says his favorite surface is clay.His nickname is Cooley or Stef...
3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–1. He next was defeated by Israeli 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...
, however, when they played for a spot in the round of 16, by a score of 7–6, 7–5, 2–6, 7–5. Sela had a 2–0 head-to-head record against Robredo going into the match. At the 2009 Swedish Open
2009 Swedish Open
The 2009 Collector Swedish Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 1st edition of the Collector Swedish Open. It took place in Båstad, Sweden, from July 4 through July 11, 2009 for Women's and from July 11 through July 19, 2009 for Men's.-Seeds:*Seedings are based on...
he was the defending champion and the no. 1 seed. he reached the Semifinals losing only 9 games, however he lost to 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:...
6–0, 6–2. He then competed in the 2009 International German Open
2009 International German Open
The 2009 International German Open was a tennis tournament to played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the 102nd edition of the event known that year as the International German Open and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour...
where he received a bye in the first round before losing to Iván Navarro
Iván Navarro (tennis)
Iván Navarro Pastor is a professional tennis player from Spain. He is sponsored by Head and Li-Ning for his racquets and attire. He employs the serve-and-volley strategy, very much like his compatriot Feliciano López. He has a habit of changing racquets each game, using one racquet for serving and...
7–5, 7–6 in the Second Round. He then lost in the second round of the 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic
2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic
The 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 41st edition of the event known that year as Legg Mason Tennis Classic, and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It took place at the William H.G...
to 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...
6–3, 6–2 after receiving a bye in the first round. He also reached the second round of the 2009 Rogers Masters to Philipp Petzschner
Philipp Petzschner
Philipp Petzschner is a professional German tennis player. He is known for his hard-hitting and incredible bursts of speed around the court, and now for controversy in the US Open Men's Doubles Final which he won partnered with Jurgen Melzer against the Polish team of Fystenberg/Matkowski...
and lost in the first round of the 2009 Cincinnati Masters to 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...
6–3, 7–5. He then lost to José Acasuso
José Acasuso
José Javier "Chucho" Acasuso is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. Like many of his fellow countrymen, he favours clay. He is known for his strong serve and his hard groundstrokes off both sides...
in the 2009 Pilot Pen Tennis
2009 Pilot Pen Tennis
The 2009 Pilot Pen Tennis was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 41st edition of the Pilot Pen Tennis, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis...
3–6, 7–5, 7–6 after receiving a bye in the second round. He has now a record of 1–5 in his last 5 tournaments.
Despite bad showings at the tournaments leading up the US Open, Robredo managed to find some form and was rewarded with yet another 4th round appearance of the US Open after wins over Donald Young, 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...
and James Blake
James Blake
James Riley Blake is an American professional tennis player. Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. As of August 2011, Blake is ranked no. 63 among active male players with 24 career finals appearances...
. However, he was again denied a quarterfinal, this time by Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
in straight sets. In his first tournmaent after the US Open at the 2009 China Open
2009 China Open (tennis)
The 2009 China Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 11th edition of the China Open, and was part of the ATP 500 Series of the 2009 ATP Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2009 WTA Tour...
he reached the second round losing 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...
6–3, 6–3. He then competed in the 2009 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000
2009 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000
The 2009 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2009 ATP World Tour...
were he reached the third round before losing 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...
6–1, 6–4. He then played at the 2009 Valencia Open 500
2009 Valencia Open 500
The 2009 Valencia Open 500 was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 15th edition of the Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana, and was part of the 500 Series of the 2009 ATP Tour...
losing to 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 quarterfinals 6–3, 6–2. In his final tournamanent of the year at the BNP Paribas Masters
2009 BNP Paribas Masters
The 2009 Paris Masters was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 35th edition of the Paris Masters, and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2009 ATP Tour...
were 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...
in the third round 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 despite serving for the match at 5–4 in the third set.
2010
Robredo began the year by winning the 2010 Hopman Cup2010 Hopman Cup
-Spain vs. United States:-Australia vs. United States:-Spain vs. Romania:*Pat Cash joined Cîrstea to take on the Spainsh duo in the doubles over a Pro Set. The Spanish pair won 8–4.-Spain vs. Australia:-Romania vs. United States:-Standings:...
for Spain with partner María José Martínez Sánchez
María José Martínez Sánchez
María José Martínez Sánchez is a Spanish professional tennis player. In singles, she has won five WTA singles titles, the 2009 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, the 2009 Swedish Open, the Premier 5 event, 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, the 2011 Gastein Ladies and the 2011 Hansol Korea Open. She...
. Here, he won all of his singles matches in the Round Robin; firstly over John Isner
John Isner
John Robert Isner is an American professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high rank of no. 18 on July 5, 2010, and has been as high as the second-ranked American tennis player behind Andy Roddick...
6–7, 6–3, 7–6 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 :...
6–3 [retired due to injury] and over Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...
6–2, 6–4. In the final, his teammate María José Martínez Sánchez lost her singles match to Laura Robson
Laura Robson
Laura Robson is a British tennis player. She debuted on the International Tennis Federation junior tour in 2007, and a year later won the Wimbledon Junior Girls' Championship at the age of 14. As a junior, she also twice reached the final of the Australian Open, in 2009 and 2010. She won her...
but in his singles match, he went on to beat Andy Murray 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 to keep the title hopes alive, leveling the tie at 1–1. This meant that he was undefeated throughout the week in his singles matches. He then played in the mixed doubles to secure a 7–6, 7–5 win to clinch the tie 2–1 over the Great Britain team.
This is the second time he has been part of a winning Hopman Cup
Hopman Cup
The Hopman Cup is an annual international team tennis tournament held in Perth, Western Australia in early January each year, which plays mixed teams on a country by country basis...
team – in 2002, he won the title with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player...
(who in turn was part of Spain's 1990 Hopman Cup winning team with Emilio Sánchez
Emilio Sánchez
Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games...
). This was the third time Spain has won the Hopman Cup since its inauguration in 1989.
His first ATP event of 2010 was at the 2010 Heineken Open
2010 Heineken Open
The 2010 Heineken Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 35th edition of the Heineken Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour...
, where was the top seed but was upset by John Isner
John Isner
John Robert Isner is an American professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high rank of no. 18 on July 5, 2010, and has been as high as the second-ranked American tennis player behind Andy Roddick...
6–7, 6–3, 4–6 in the quarterfinals. At the 2010 Australian Open
2010 Australian Open
The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year....
as the 16th seed he was upset by a ranked 114 player in 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:...
in straight sets 4–6, 2–6, 2–6. He then played in 2010 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
2010 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
The 2010 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 38th edition of the event known as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour...
were he was upset by 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....
4–6, 6–3, 3–6 in the second round. He also suffered early exits In the second rounds of 2010 Open 13
2010 Open 13
The 2010 Open 13 is a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It's the 17th edition of the Open 13, and is part of the International Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour...
and 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships
2010 Dubai Tennis Championships
The 2010 Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships was a 500 Series event on the 2010 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2010 WTA Tour. Both of the events took place at The Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates...
which cause him to slip outside the top 20. He then had a resurgent at the 2010 BNP Paribas Open
2010 BNP Paribas Open
The 2010 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2010. It was the 36th edition of the event, known this year as the BNP Paribas Open, and is classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2010 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on...
. After receiving a bye he defeated Sergiy Stakhovsky
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Sergiy Stakhovsky is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. Stakhovsky turned professional in 2003 and had been playing mostly at the Challenger level from 2005–2008. His career high in singles of #31 and his high of #86 in doubles...
2–6, 6–3, 7–5 in the second round, 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...
6–3, 6–0 in the third round, and Marcos Baghdatis
Marcos Baghdatis
At the French Open, Baghdatis lost in the second round in five sets to Frenchman Julien Benneteau, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6, 4-6.At Wimbledon, Baghdatis defeated British player Andy Murray in the fourth round in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, Baghdatis beat the 2002 champion and former world no. 1...
7–5, 0–6, 6–4 in the fourth round, before finally succumbing to 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 quarterfinals 3–6, 5–7. In the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open
2010 Sony Ericsson Open
The 2010 Sony Ericsson Open , was a tennis tournament for men and women held from March 22 to April 4, 2010. It was the 26th edition of the Miami Masters event and is played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida, located near Miami...
he was upset by 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....
in the third round losing 6–1, 4–6, 6–7 despite recovering from a break down in 5–6.
He then lost in the third round of the 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
The 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, a tennis tournament for male professional players, was played from April 10 through April 18, 2010, on outdoor clay courts. It was the 104th edition of the annual Monte Carlo Masters tournament, which is sponsored by Rolex for the second time...
to 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:...
6–3, 6–4. He then played in the 2010 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell
2010 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell
The 2010 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 58th 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 2010 ATP World Tour...
where he retired in the first round due to a back injury against Simone Bolelli
Simone Bolelli
Simone Bolelli is a professional Italian tennis player.- 2003 :In 2003, Bolelli reached his first ITF Futures tournament semifinal at Egypt F1, losing to 485th-ranked Jaroslav Pospíšil. He played entirely Futures events except for one Challenger tournament in Brindisi, losing to Galo Blanco in the...
7–6, 4–6, 1–3. The injury kept him out of the 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
The 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia was a tennis tournament, being played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. It was the 67th edition of the event and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2010 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2010 WTA Tour...
and 2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open
2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open
The 2010 Madrid Masters was played on outdoor clay courts at the Park Manzanares in Madrid, Spain from May 7 – May 16. It was the 9th edition of the event on the ATP and 2nd on the WTA...
. He then suffered 3 back-to-back loses 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...
, 2010 UNICEF Open
2010 UNICEF Open
The 2010 UNICEF Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 21st edition of the UNICEF Open, and was part of the 250 Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour...
and 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...
, which caused his ranking to go down to #36 in the world. He played in 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...
where he beat Michał Przysiężny and Andrey Golubev
Andrey Golubev
Andrey Golubev is a Kazakhstani professional tennis playercurrently living in Italy. His career high rank is #33, achieved on October 4, 2010. He has participated in all Grand Slam tournaments, the first being the 2008 US Open, as well in the main draw of ATP Masters Series and ATP International...
. He then upset 2nd seed 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...
6–4, 6–3 in the quarterfinals. He lost in the semifinals to Nicolás Almagro
Nicolás Almagro
Nicolas Almagro Sanchez Rolle is a professional Spanish tennis player, ranked 10 on the ATP World Tour.-2005:...
6–1, 6–3. He the lost his next two matches at the 2010 International German Open
2010 International German Open
The 2010 International German Open was a tennis tournament to played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the 103rd edition of the event known that year as the International German Open and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour...
and 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...
to lower ranked players.
He also fell early in his US Open preparations at 2010 Rogers Cup
2010 Rogers Cup
The 2010 Canada Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Canada. It was the 121st edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2010 WTA Tour...
, 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and 2010 Pilot Pen Tennis
2010 Pilot Pen Tennis
The 2010 Pilot Pen Tennis was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 42nd edition of the Pilot Pen Tennis, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2010 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis...
. However, at the 2010 US Open
2010 US Open (tennis)
The 2010 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 30 to September 13, 2010 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City, United States....
he was able to get pass the first round of a Slam for the first time in the year by reaching the Fourth Round with wins over Lukáš Rosol
Lukáš Rosol
Lukáš Rosol is a Czech professional tennis player. Rosol competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World Tour, both in singles and doubles. Rosol was coached by former Czech player, 1999 US Open quarterfinalist Ctislav Doseděl.-Singles: 19 :-Doubles: 34 :-External links:...
6–4, 6–3, 6–1, Julien Benneteau
Julien Benneteau
Julien Benneteau is a professional male tennis player from France. His career-best singles ranking is ATP world no. 32, which he reached in July 2010. He formerly resided in Boulogne Billancourt and now lives in Geneva...
6–4, 6–6 RET, Michaël Llodra
Michaël Llodra
Michaël Llodra is a French professional tennis player. He is a prolific doubles player with three Grand Slam championships, and has also had success in singles.-Life and career:...
3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 2–1 RET but fell to 12th seed Mikhail Youzhny
Mikhail Youzhny
Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny , is a professional Russian tennis player, noted for his consistency and all-court play style. He has been coached by Boris Sobkin for 17 years....
7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4. He then reached the quarterfinals of the 2010 Open de Moselle
2010 Open de Moselle
The 2010 Open de Moselle was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 13th edition of the Open de Moselle, and is part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour...
losing to 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...
in two tie-break sets. He then lost in the first rounds of the 2010 China Open
2010 China Open (tennis)
The 2010 China Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 12th edition of the China Open, and is part of the ATP 500 Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2010 WTA Tour...
and 2010 If Stockholm Open
2010 If Stockholm Open
The 2010 If Stockholm Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 42nd edition of the event known this year as the If Stockholm Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour...
, and the second round of the 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters 1000
2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters 1000
The 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2010 ATP World Tour. It took place at Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, People's...
.
2011
Tommy started his 2011 season 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...
where he lost to 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....
4–6, 6–3, 1–6 after defeating Michael Venus
Michael Venus (tennis)
Michael Venus is a New Zealander professional tennis player. He reached a career high ranking of 302 in January 2010. He switched nationality in June 2010 and began playing in the New Zealand Davis Cup team.- Early years :...
6–7, 6–3, 6–0. 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...
, he reached the fourth round with wins against Somdev Devvarman
Somdev Devvarman
Somdev Devvarman , is a professional Indian tennis player. Three of Devvarman's college conquests, John Isner, Kevin Anderson, and Jesse Levine have successful pro careers. He hit the headlines for being the only collegiate player to have made three consecutive finals at the NCAA, winning...
7–6, 6–3, 6–4, 16th seed Mardy Fish
Mardy Fish
Mardy Simpson Fish is an American professional tennis player, and Olympic silver medalist. He is a hardcourt specialist...
1–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 and Sergiy Stakhovsky
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Sergiy Stakhovsky is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. Stakhovsky turned professional in 2003 and had been playing mostly at the Challenger level from 2005–2008. His career high in singles of #31 and his high of #86 in doubles...
5–7, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 before losing to 2nd seed and defending champion Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
in 4 sets 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6. He then played at the Latin-American Swing at the 2011 Movistar Open
2011 Movistar Open
The 2011 Movistar Open was a tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 16th edition of the Movistar Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
as the 6th seed he defeated 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...
2–6, 6–3, 6–4, Ricardo Mello
Ricardo Mello
Ricardo Mello is a Brazilian tennis player. His preference is for clay courts. He has had the occasional win in hard court tournaments. His best singles rank was no. 50 in 2005...
6–0, 7–6 Máximo González
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 :...
6–3, 6–1 and Fabio Fognini
Fabio Fognini
Fabio Fognini is a professional tennis player.He is the current Italian No. 1. He achieved his career high rank of No. 32 in the world on 20 June 2011 as a result of his success at the 2011French Open...
4–6, 6–2, 6–3. In his first final in almost two years where he rallied from 5–2 down in the third set to defeat 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:...
6–2, 2–6, 7–6. He then played at 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 defeated Fabio Fognini
Fabio Fognini
Fabio Fognini is a professional tennis player.He is the current Italian No. 1. He achieved his career high rank of No. 32 in the world on 20 June 2011 as a result of his success at the 2011French Open...
6–3, 6–7, 6–3 but was upset by compatrior Pablo Andújar
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,...
6–4, 5–7, 6–2. He the reach the semifinals 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...
losing to eventual champion Nicolas Almagro
Nicolás Almagro
Nicolas Almagro Sanchez Rolle is a professional Spanish tennis player, ranked 10 on the ATP World Tour.-2005:...
5–7, 1–6, he earned a win over world no. 20 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:...
6–4, 6–4. At 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...
, he was able to reach the quarterfinals but withdrew from the match due to a strained left abductor muscle, which caused him to miss 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...
. 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...
, Robredo upset 6th seed 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...
6–4, 6–3 and was on course to upset 11th seed Viktor Troicki
Viktor Troicki
Viktor Troicki is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has Serb and Russian ethnic roots. His paternal grandparents emigrated from Tver and Rostov-on-Don to Serbia in 1917. His career-high ranking is no. 12, achieved on 6 June 2011. He won his first ATP singles title at the 2010 Kremlin Cup,...
leading 6–3, 1–2 on serve but was forced to retire due to a left leg injury.
Personal life
Robredo is named after the rock opera TommyTommy (rock opera)
Tommy is the fourth album by English rock band The Who, released by Track Records and Polydor Records in the United Kingdom and Decca Records/MCA in the United States. A double album telling a loose story about a "deaf, dumb and blind boy" who becomes the leader of a messianic movement, Tommy was...
by The Who
The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
, of which his father is a big fan.
Robredo is currently sponsored by Erke
ERKE (brand)
ERKE is a sportswear brand owned by the Chinese company HongXing Erke Group. The brand specializes in sports apparel and has sponsored major sports icons within the Chinese Olympic team. ERKE was also the official kit sponsor for the Korea DPR national football team...
for his sportswear, Asics
ASICS
ASICS is a Japanese athletic equipment company. ASICS produces professional footwear and sports equipment designed for football, running, netball, tennis, badminton, squash, martial arts, cricket, golf, wrestling, track & field, cross-training, volleyball, cheerleading, lacrosse, and for many other...
for his shoes, Dunlop Sport
Dunlop 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...
for his tennis racquets, TW Steel watches, and the Ukrainian Food Company.
Robredo's childhood tennis idol was Stefan Edberg
Stefan Edberg
Stefan Bengt Edberg is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Sweden. A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He also won one season ending championship title the Masters Grand Prix...
, along with John McEnroe
John McEnroe
John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...
, Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras is a retired American tennis player and former world no. 1. During his 15-year tour career, he won 14 Grand Slam singles titles and became recognized as one of the greatest tennis players of all time....
, Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game...
, and various Spanish tennis players. He cites Arantxa Sánchez
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player...
(with whom he won the 2002 Hopman Cup
Hopman Cup
The Hopman Cup is an annual international team tennis tournament held in Perth, Western Australia in early January each year, which plays mixed teams on a country by country basis...
for Spain) as his favorite female player among retired players; among recently active players his favorite male and female players are Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
and Justine Henin.
Some fans refer to Robredo as "Disco Tommy" for the long, wavy hairstyle he began cultivating during the 2006 tennis season; after Robredo mentioned that he calls his coach "President Palmer
David Palmer (24 character)
David Palmer, J.D. is a fictional President of the United States played by Dennis Haysbert as part of the television series 24. Palmer served as the show's second-most prominent protagonist, after Jack Bauer. Throughout the series, Palmer's ex-wife Sherry and brother Wayne are both key figures in...
" while his coach calls him "Jack Bauer
Jack Bauer
Jack Bauer is the main protagonist of the American television series 24. His character has worked in various capacities on the show, often as a member of the fictional Counter Terrorist Unit based in Los Angeles, and working with the FBI in Washington, D.C...
" (from 24), fans also began referring to him as "Disco Jack."
2007 marked increased media exposure for Robredo. Besides posing nude for the July issue of the UK edition of Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan (magazine)
Cosmopolitan is an international magazine for women. It was first published in 1886 in the United States as a family magazine, was later transformed into a literary magazine and eventually became a women's magazine in the late 1960s...
, he was also recognized by the Spanish editions of Men's Health
Men's Health (magazine)
Men's Health , published by Rodale Inc. in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, United States, is the world’s largest men’s magazine brand, with 44 editions around the world. It is also the best-selling men's magazine on U.S. newsstands. It covers fitness, nutrition, sexuality, lifestyle and other aspects of...
and Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Marie Claire is a monthly women's magazine first published in France but also distributed in other countries with editions specific to them and in their languages. While each country shares its own special voice with its audience, the United States edition focuses on women around the world and...
, as well as People en Español
People en Español
People en Español is a Spanish-language American magazine published by Time Inc. that debuted in 1996, originally as the Spanish-language edition of its publication People...
.
Singles: 1 (1–0)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2006 | Hamburg 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... |
Clay |  Radek ŠtěpánekRadek Štepánek Radek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1997. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles... |
6–1, 6–3, 6–3 |
Doubles: 1 (1–1)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2008 | Monte Carlo |  Rafael NadalRafael 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... |
 Mahesh BhupathiMahesh Bhupathi Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi is an Indian professional tennis player widely regarded as among the best doubles players in the world with 11 Grand Slam titles to his credit. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament...  Mark KnowlesMark Knowles Mark Knowles is a former World number 1 doubles professional male tennis player from the Bahamas, who will go down as one of the greatest athletes of his country for his longevity within his sport and charitable contributions off the court.After being awarded a scholarship to the Nick... |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2009 | Paris 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... |
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... |
 Daniel NestorDaniel Nestor Daniel Mark Nestor, CM , born Danijel Nestorović September 4, 1972, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, is a Serbian-born Canadian professional tennis player from Toronto, Ontario, Canada....  Nenad ZimonjićNenad Zimonjic Nenad Zimonjić is a professional Serbian tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 3 in men's doubles. He is the second tennis doubles player from Serbia to hold the World No.1, after Slobodan Živojinović.-Career:... |
3–6, 4–6 |
Singles finals: 17 (10–7)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 15 April 2001 |  CasablancaGrand Prix Hassan II The Grand Prix Hassan II is an annual tennis tournament on the ATP Tour and is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series. The event is held annually at the Complexe Al Amal in Casablanca, Morocco and is played on clay courts. Between 1986 and 1989 it was part of the Challenger... , Morocco |
Clay |  Guillermo CañasGuillermo Cañas Guillermo Ignacio Cañas , often referred to as Willy Cañas, is a retired Argentine professional tennis player. He was born in Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, and named after Argentine tennis star Guillermo Vilas. His highest singles ranking was 8th . After retirement Cañas took on coaching, he... |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 29 July 2001 |  SopotOrange Warsaw Open The Orange Warsaw Open is an annual men's tennis tournament played in Poland as part of the ATP Tour. The tournament is played on clay courts. From 1992 to 2007, the tournament was held in Sopot, before moving to Warsaw for 2008... , Poland |
Clay | Albert Portas Albert Portas Albert Portas Soy is a former professional tennis player.-Career:Portas turned professional in 1994... |
1–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–2) |
| Runner-up | 2. | 20 July 2003 |  StuttgartMercedes Cup The Mercedes Cup is an ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament on the ATP Tour. Held since 1916 in Stuttgart, Germany, the Mercedes Cup is played on clay courts... , Germany |
Clay | Guillermo Coria Guillermo Coria Guillermo Sebastián Coria , nicknames include El Mago , is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina who was runner-up in the 2004 French Open... |
2–6, 2–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 2 May 2004 | Barcelona Torneo Godó The Barcelona Open also known as Torneo Godó, Trofeo Conde de Godó, Open Banco Sabadell, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players. The event has been held annually in Barcelona, Spain since 1953, and is played on clay courts. Originally an event of the Grand Prix tennis circuit... , Spain |
Clay | Gastón Gaudio Gastón Gaudio Gastón Norberto Gaudio is a former tennis player from Argentina. His career-high ATP ranking was World No. 5 in 2005... |
6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 1 May 2005 |  EstorilEstoril Open The Estoril Open is an ATP and WTA clay court tournament held in Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal . The men's tournament was created in 1990 and since its inception, every champion except 2004 champion Juan Ignacio Chela and 2009–2010 champion Albert Montañés has been in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings,... , Portugal |
Clay | Gastón Gaudio Gastón Gaudio Gastón Norberto Gaudio is a former tennis player from Argentina. His career-high ATP ranking was World No. 5 in 2005... |
1–6, 6–2, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 30 April 2006 | Barcelona, Spain |
Clay | 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... |
4–6, 4–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 21 May 2006 | Hamburg 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... , Germany |
Clay | Radek Štěpánek Radek Štepánek Radek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1997. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles... |
6–1, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 4. | 16 July 2006 |  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 |  Nikolay DavydenkoNikolay 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... |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 14 January 2007 |  AucklandHeineken Open (tennis) The Heineken Open is a tennis tournament on the ATP International Series played in Auckland, New Zealand. It was also a combined mens and womens tournament until 1981.-History:... , New Zealand |
Hard | 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... |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 5 August 2007 | Sopot, Poland (2) |
Clay | José Acasuso José Acasuso José Javier "Chucho" Acasuso is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. Like many of his fellow countrymen, he favours clay. He is known for his strong serve and his hard groundstrokes off both sides... |
7–5, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 16 September 2007 |  BeijingChina Open (tennis) The China Open is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Beijing, China. The men's singles and doubles events were first held in 1993, the year in which the Qatar Open and Dubai Tennis Championships were also introduced to the men's tour, as the ATP opened a series of new tournaments in... , China |
Hard (i) |  Fernando GonzálezFernando González ----Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El Bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra... |
1–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 7 October 2007 |  MetzOpen de Moselle The Open de Moselle is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour. It has been held annually since 2003. The venue for the tournament was the Arènes until 2010 and is now the Parc des Expositions since 2011... , France |
Hard (i) | Andy Murray | 0–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 15 June 2008 | Warsaw Orange Warsaw Open The Orange Warsaw Open is an annual men's tennis tournament played in Poland as part of the ATP Tour. The tournament is played on clay courts. From 1992 to 2007, the tournament was held in Sopot, before moving to Warsaw for 2008... , Poland |
Clay | 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... |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 13 July 2008 | Båstad, Sweden (2) |
Clay | Tomáš Berdych Tomáš Berdych Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His most notable achievements are reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, and the semifinals of the 2010 French Open. He defeated the Croatian player Ivan Ljubičić in five sets to win the Paris Masters in 2005... |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner | 8. | 14 February 2009 |  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 | 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.... |
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 9. | 22 February 2009 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Clay | 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:... |
7–5, 2–6, 7–6(7–5) |
| Winner | 10. | 6 February 2011 | Santiago Movistar Open The Movistar Open is an ATP International Series men's tennis tournament held in February 2010 in Las Condes commune, and it's played on clay. It was previously played in Viña del Mar.-History:In 1992, Brazil suspended its three ATP tournaments... , Chile |
Clay |  Santiago GiraldoSantiago 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:... |
6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–5) |
Doubles finals: 9 (4–5)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 29 April 2001 | Barcelona Torneo Godó The Barcelona Open also known as Torneo Godó, Trofeo Conde de Godó, Open Banco Sabadell, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players. The event has been held annually in Barcelona, Spain since 1953, and is played on clay courts. Originally an event of the Grand Prix tennis circuit... , Spain |
Clay | Fernando Vicente Fernando Vicente Fernando Vicente Fibla is a tennis player from Spain, who turned professional in 1996. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 12 June 2000, when he became the World Number 29.-Singles: 6 :Wins... |
 Donald JohnsonDonald Johnson ----Donald James "Don" Johnson is a former professional tennis player from the United States who reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 2002. Although born in Bethlehem, PA he was raised and learned the sport of tennis in the Pittsburgh suburb of Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania... Jared PalmerJared Palmer Jared Eiseley Palmer is a professional tennis player who won 28 professional doubles titles and one singles title in his career on the ATP Tour. He also won four double titles on the challenger's circuit... |
6–7(2–7), 4–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 5 January 2004 | Chennai Chennai Open The Chennai Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour... , India |
Hard | 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... |
 Jonathan ErlichJonathan Erlich Jonathan Dario "Yoni" Erlich is a professional Israeli tennis player... Andy RamAndy Ram Andy Ram is a professional tennis player from Israel, and the first Israeli tennis player to win a seniors Grand Slam event . He plays more doubles than singles as he prefers doubles more and wins more matches... |
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1 May 2005 | Estoril Estoril Open The Estoril Open is an ATP and WTA clay court tournament held in Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal . The men's tournament was created in 1990 and since its inception, every champion except 2004 champion Juan Ignacio Chela and 2009–2010 champion Albert Montañés has been in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings,... , Portugal |
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... |
František Čermák František Cermák ----František Čermák is a Czech professional tennis player. Čermák turned pro in 1998. He has won 26 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, and has been a finalist 19 times. He reached his career high doubles ranking of World No. 14 on February 1, 2010... Leoš FriedlLeoš Friedl Leoš Friedl is a Czech professional tennis player best known for his doubles play with František Čermák. He is coached by Lubomir Gerla. In his career, he has won 15 top-level doubles titles and $1,027,625 in prize money... |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 24 July 2005 | Stuttgart Mercedes Cup The Mercedes Cup is an ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament on the ATP Tour. Held since 1916 in Stuttgart, Germany, the Mercedes Cup is played on clay courts... , Germany |
Clay | Mariano Hood Mariano Hood Mariano Hood is a retire left-handed professional Argentine tennis player who specialized in doubles.In his career, Hood won 13 out of the 26 top level doubles finals he was in. He turned professional in 1993, and currently resides in his city of birth, Buenos Aires. He won $US806,888 in earnings... |
José Acasuso José Acasuso José Javier "Chucho" Acasuso is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. Like many of his fellow countrymen, he favours clay. He is known for his strong serve and his hard groundstrokes off both sides... Sebastián PrietoSebastián Prieto Sebastián Prieto is a professional tennis player from Argentina.Primarily a doubles specialist, Prieto has won 9 doubles titles in his career. He began playing for the Argentina Davis Cup team in 1999.... |
6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 27 April 2008 |  Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Clay | 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... |
Mahesh Bhupathi Mahesh Bhupathi Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi is an Indian professional tennis player widely regarded as among the best doubles players in the world with 11 Grand Slam titles to his credit. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament... Mark KnowlesMark Knowles Mark Knowles is a former World number 1 doubles professional male tennis player from the Bahamas, who will go down as one of the greatest athletes of his country for his longevity within his sport and charitable contributions off the court.After being awarded a scholarship to the Nick... |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 3. | 14 February 2009 | Costa do Sauípe Brasil 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 | 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... |
Lucas Arnold Ker Lucas Arnold Ker Lucas Arnold Ker is a professional tennis player from Argentina.Arnold Ker started playing tennis in the Olivos Tenis Club of Buenos Aires, under coach Malcolm Campbell.... Juan MónacoJuan 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:... |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 8 November 2009 | Valencia, Spain |
Hard (i) | 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... |
František Čermák František Cermák ----František Čermák is a Czech professional tennis player. Čermák turned pro in 1998. He has won 26 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, and has been a finalist 19 times. He reached his career high doubles ranking of World No. 14 on February 1, 2010...  Michal MertiňákMichal Mertinák Michal Mertiňák is a professional tennis player from Slovakia. He turned professional in 1999, and has won six doubles titles in his career on the ATP Tour. He reached his career high doubles ranking of No. 35 on June 12, 2006. Mertiňák played in the 2005 Davis Cup for Slovakia, who finished... |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 15 November 2009 | Paris 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... , France |
Hard (i) | 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... |
Daniel Nestor Daniel Nestor Daniel Mark Nestor, CM , born Danijel Nestorović September 4, 1972, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, is a Serbian-born Canadian professional tennis player from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.... Nenad ZimonjićNenad Zimonjic Nenad Zimonjić is a professional Serbian tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 3 in men's doubles. He is the second tennis doubles player from Serbia to hold the World No.1, after Slobodan Živojinović.-Career:... |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 15 January 2011 | Auckland Heineken Open (tennis) The Heineken Open is a tennis tournament on the ATP International Series played in Auckland, New Zealand. It was also a combined mens and womens tournament until 1981.-History:... , New Zealand |
Hard | 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... |
Johan Brunström Johan Brunström Johan Brunström is a professional Swedish tennis player. His highest ATP doubles ranking is 31st, which he reached on March 22, 2010. His career high in singles is 377th, which he reached on September 24, 2007.-Doubles: 10 :...  Stephen HussStephen Huss (tennis) Stephen Huss , is a professional tennis player from Australia. He is also citizen of Sweden.... |
6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
Singles Performance Timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the 2011 If Stockholm Open2011 If Stockholm Open
The 2011 If Stockholm Open was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 43rd edition of the tournament, which was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
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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 | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 4R | QF | 2R | 4R | 1R 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... |
17–11 | |||||
| French Open | A | A | 4R | 3R | QF | 4R | QF | 4R | QF | 3R | QF 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... |
1R 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... |
A | 29–10 | |||||
| Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors... |
A | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 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.... |
1R 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... |
9–11 | |||||
| US Open | A | A | 4R | 3R | 1R | 4R | 4R | 4R | 3R | 4R | 4R | 4R 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... |
A | 25–10 | |||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 7–4 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 7–4 | 9–4 | 10–4 | 11–4 | 7–4 | 12–4 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 80–42 | |||||
| Davis Cup Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By... |
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| Singles Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By... |
A | A | A | QF 2002 Davis Cup The 2002 Davis Cup was the 91st edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 130 nations participated in the tournament... |
A | W 2004 Davis Cup The 2004 Davis Cup was the 93rd edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 131 nations participated in the tournament... |
A | PO 2006 Davis Cup The 2006 Davis Cup was the 95th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and 125 participated in total... |
QF 2007 Davis Cup The 2007 Davis Cup was the 96th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and 123 took part in different regional groups... |
W 2008 Davis Cup The 2008 Davis Cup was the 97th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and more than one hundred others took part in different regional groups. The first matches were played on February 8–10... |
W 2009 Davis Cup The 2009 Davis Cup was the 98th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and more than one hundred other took part in different regional groups. Spain won their fourth title... |
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| Tour Finals | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | RR 2006 Tennis Masters Cup The 2006 Tennis Masters Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 37th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 32nd edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 2006 ATP Tour... |
A | A | A | A | A | 1–3 | |||||
| ATP Masters Series ATP Masters Series The ATP Masters Series was a series of nine tennis tournaments that formed part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America... |
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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 | 1R | 3R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 4R | QF 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.... |
QF 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... |
14–9 | |||||
| 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 | A | A | 2R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 2R | QF | 2R | 3R | 3R 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... |
A | 9–8 | |||||
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | QF | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R 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... |
13–9 | |||||
| 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 | A | A | QF | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | 3R | A | A | 13–8 | |||||
| Madrid Masters (Stuttgart) 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 | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | 3R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 3R | A | A | 8–9 | |||||
| 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 | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 10–9 | |||||
| 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 | A | 3R | 1R | SF | 2R | SF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 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... |
A | 12–9 | |||||
| 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 | 3R | 2R | 2R 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 ... |
4–3 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | QF | SF | QF | 2R | 3R | A | A | 11–9 | |||||
| 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... |
A | A | A | SF | 2R | 3R | 3R | W 2006 Hamburg Masters The 2006 Hamburg Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 99th edition of the Hamburg Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2006 ATP Tour... |
2R | 2R | NMS | 16–6 | |||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 13–9 | 10–9 | 12–9 | 11–7 | 19–8 | 8–9 | 11–9 | 12–9 | 8–6 | 6–2 | 110–79 | |||||
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| Titles–Finals | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 10–17 | |||||
| Win–Loss | 2–2 | 0–2 | 37–20 | 32–26 | 38–26 | 43–25 | 44–24 | 49–29 | 49–26 | 37–23 | 46–25 | 20–23 | 20–12 | 417–263 | |||||
| Year End Ranking | 249 | 131 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 16 | 50 | 51 | ||||||
ATP Tour career earnings
| Year | Majors | ATP titles | Total titles | Earnings ($) | Money list rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $2,805 | |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $23,370 | |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $41,210 | |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $367,762 | |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $552,493 | 36 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $697,900 | 24 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $861,357 | 12 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $811,883 | 21 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 | $1,454,675 | 7 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 | $1,027,147 | 12 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $893,211 | 17 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 | $1,099,897 | 12 |
| Career | 0 | 9 | 9 | $7,900,099 | 47 |
- As of October 26, 2009