Spanish tennis player
In this
Catalan name, the first or paternal
surname is
Portas and the second or maternal family name is
Soy; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Albert Portas![Albert Portas US Open.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Albert_Portas_US_Open.jpg/300px-Albert_Portas_US_Open.jpg) |
Country (sports) | Spain |
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Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
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Born | (1973-11-15) 15 November 1973 (age 50) Barcelona, Spain |
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Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
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Turned pro | 1994 |
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Retired | 2007 |
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Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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Prize money | $2,972,633 |
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Career record | 142–198 |
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Career titles | 1 |
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Highest ranking | No. 19 (1 October 2001) |
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Australian Open | 2R (2000, 2002) |
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French Open | 3R (1997, 2000, 2002) |
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Wimbledon | 3R (2000) |
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US Open | 3R (2001) |
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Career record | 73–109 |
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Career titles | 1 |
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Highest ranking | No. 56 (14 April 2003) |
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Australian Open | QF (2003) |
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French Open | 2R (2001, 2002, 2006) |
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Wimbledon | 1R (2000, 2001, 2003, 2006) |
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US Open | 1R (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) |
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Wimbledon | 1R (2001) |
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Last updated on: 18 November 2021. |
Albert Portas Soy (Catalan: [əlˈβɛɾ ˈpɔɾtəs ˈsɔj], Spanish: [alˈβeɾ ˈpoɾtas ˈsoj]; born 15 November 1973) is a Spanish former professional tennis player.
Career
Portas turned professional in 1994. He reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 19 in October 2001.
His only top-level singles title came at the 2001 Hamburg Masters, a tournament in which his mastery of the drop shot (key to his defeat of Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final) earned him the nickname "Drop Shot Dragon". According to the BBC, Lleyton Hewitt said of Portas that "He sure hits a lot of drop shots, but he hits them so well, as well as anyone I have faced.".[1] His final at Barcelona Open in 1997 was also very remarkable. En route to the final he defeated Gustavo Kuerten (eventual champion this same year of French Open), Marcelo Rios, and Carlos Moya, but lost in the final to Albert Costa. In 1999, Portas lost the final of San Marino defeated by his countryman Galo Blanco.
He coached WTA player Daniela Hantuchová in 2008–2009.[2]
Performance timelines
Key
W
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F
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SF
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QF
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#R
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RR
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Q#
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DNQ
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A
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NH
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(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
Doubles
ATP career finals
Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
Legend
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Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
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ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
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ATP Masters 1000 (1–0)
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ATP 500 Series (0–1)
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ATP 250 Series (0–2)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0–0)
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Clay (1–3)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–0)
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Finals by setting
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Outdoors (1–3)
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Indoors (0–0)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Loss
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0–1
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Apr 1997
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Barcelona, Spain
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Championship Series
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Clay
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Albert Costa
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5–7, 4–6, 4–6
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Loss
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0–2
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Aug 1999
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San Marino, San Marino
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World Series
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Clay
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Galo Blanco
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6–4, 4–6, 3–6
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Win
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1–2
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May 2001
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Hamburg, Germany
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Masters 1000
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Clay
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Juan Carlos Ferrero
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4–6, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
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Loss
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1–3
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Jul 2001
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Sopot, Poland
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World Series
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Clay
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Tommy Robredo
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6–1, 5–7, 6–7(2–7)
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Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
Legend
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Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
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ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
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ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
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ATP 500 Series (0–0)
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ATP 250 Series (1–3)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0–0)
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Clay (1–3)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–0)
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Finals by setting
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Outdoors (1–3)
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Indoors (0–0)
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 19 (8–11)
Legend
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ATP Challenger (8–11)
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ITF Futures (0–0)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0–0)
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Clay (8–11)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–0)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Loss
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0–1
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Jul 1994
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Prague, Czech Republic
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Challenger
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Clay
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Jiri Novak
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2–6, 5–7
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Win
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1–1
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Jul 1995
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Prague, Czech Republic
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Challenger
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Clay
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Hicham Arazi
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6–7, 6–4, 6–4
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Win
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2–1
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Apr 1997
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Prague, Czech Republic
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Challenger
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Clay
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Fernando Vicente
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6–1, 6–4
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Loss
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2–2
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Aug 1997
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Graz, Austria
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Challenger
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Clay
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Radomir Vasek
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1–6, 3–6
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Loss
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2–3
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Aug 1998
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Graz, Austria
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Challenger
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Clay
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Carlos Costa
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5–7, 6–7
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Win
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3–3
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Oct 1998
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Cairo, Egypt
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Challenger
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Clay
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Alberto Martín
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6–2, 1–6, 6–3
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Win
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4–3
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Oct 2000
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Barcelona, Spain
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Challenger
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Clay
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Óscar Serrano
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3–6, 6–4, 6–3
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Win
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5–3
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Oct 2000
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Cairo, Egypt
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Challenger
|
Clay
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Jiří Vaněk
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7–5, 6–3
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Loss
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5–4
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Aug 2002
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San Marino, San Marino
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Challenger
|
Clay
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José Acasuso
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6–3, 3–6, 2–6
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Loss
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5–5
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Oct 2002
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Seville, Spain
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Challenger
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Clay
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Olivier Mutis
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3–6, 5–7
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Loss
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5–6
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Oct 2002
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Barcelona, Spain
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Challenger
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Clay
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Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
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6–4, 4–6, 1–6
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Loss
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5–7
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Oct 2002
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Cairo, Egypt
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Challenger
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Clay
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Stefano Galvani
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2–6, 7–6, 6–1
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Loss
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5–8
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Mar 2003
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Barletta, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Rafael Nadal
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2–6, 6–7(2–7)
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Loss
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5–9
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Sep 2003
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Szczecin, Poland
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Challenger
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Clay
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Nicolás Massú
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4–6, 3–6
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Win
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6–9
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Oct 2003
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Barcelona, Spain
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Challenger
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Clay
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Albert Montañés
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6–4, 6–4
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Win
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7–9
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Jun 2005
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Furth, Germany
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Challenger
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Clay
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Philipp Kohlschreiber
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7–6(7–5), 6–2
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Loss
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7–10
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Jul 2005
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Oberstaufen, Germany
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Challenger
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Clay
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Simon Greul
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5–7, 2–6
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Win
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8–10
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Aug 2005
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Vigo, Spain
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Challenger
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Clay
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Ivan Navarro
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6–4, 6–4
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Loss
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8–11
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Oct 2005
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Barcelona, Spain
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Challenger
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Clay
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Fernando Vicente
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2–6, 2–6
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Doubles: 22 (12–10)
Legend
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ATP Challenger (12–10)
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ITF Futures (0–0)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0–1)
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Clay (12–9)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–0)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Win
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1–0
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Sep 1996
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Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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Challenger
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Clay
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Marcelo Charpentier
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Andrey Cherkasov Laurence Tieleman
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6–1, 6–2
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Loss
|
1–1
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Apr 1997
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Barletta, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Alberto Martín
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Nuno Marques Tom Vanhoudt
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3–6, 4–6
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Loss
|
1–2
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Aug 1997
|
Graz, Austria
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Challenger
|
Clay
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Alberto Martín
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Lucas Arnold Ker Tom Vanhoudt
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1–6, 2–6
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Win
|
2–2
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Jun 1998
|
Furth, Germany
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Challenger
|
Clay
|
Alex Lopez-Moron
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Juan-Ignacio Carrasco Martín Rodríguez
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6–4, 6–4
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Win
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3–2
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Aug 1998
|
Graz, Austria
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Challenger
|
Clay
|
Dinu Pescariu
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Lan Bale Nebojša Đorđević
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6–3, 6–4
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Win
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4–2
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Oct 1998
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Cairo, Egypt
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Challenger
|
Clay
|
Alex Lopez-Moron
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Alberto Martín Salvador Navarro-Gutierrez
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4–6, 6–3, 6–2
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Win
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5–2
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Jun 1999
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Braunschweig, Germany
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Challenger
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Clay
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Germán Puentes
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Tomas Carbonell Nebojša Đorđević
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6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–3
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Win
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6–2
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Jul 1999
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Venice, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
|
Germán Puentes
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Diego del Rio Mariano Hood
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6–4, 6–0
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Loss
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6–3
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Jul 1999
|
Graz, Austria
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Challenger
|
Clay
|
Germán Puentes
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Nuno Marques Tom Vanhoudt
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2–6, 2–6
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Loss
|
6–4
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Oct 1999
|
Cairo, Egypt
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Challenger
|
Clay
|
Alex Lopez-Moron
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Juan-Ignacio Carrasco Jairo Velasco
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7–6, 4–6, 6–7
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Loss
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6–5
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Jun 2000
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Braunschweig, Germany
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Challenger
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Clay
|
Alex Lopez-Moron
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Jens Knippschild Jeff Tarango
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2–6, 2–6
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Win
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7–5
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Oct 2000
|
Barcelona, Spain
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Challenger
|
Clay
|
Tomas Carbonell
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Marcus Hilpert Jens Knippschild
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5–7, 6–1, 6–4
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Win
|
8–5
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Oct 2000
|
Cairo, Egypt
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Challenger
|
Clay
|
Alex Lopez-Moron
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Petr Kovacka Pavel Kudrnac
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6–4, 6–3
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Loss
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8–6
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Oct 2002
|
Seville, Spain
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Challenger
|
Clay
|
Alex Lopez-Moron
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Mariano Hood Luis Horna
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6–4, 1–6, 4–6
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Loss
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8–7
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Oct 2002
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Cairo, Egypt
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Challenger
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Clay
|
Alex Lopez-Moron
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Tomas Behrend Karsten Braasch
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6–7(3–7), 4–6
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Loss
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8–8
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Mar 2003
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Cagliari, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
|
Juan-Ignacio Carrasco
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Alex Lopez-Moron Andres Schneiter
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7–5, 4–6, 5–7
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Loss
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8–9
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Jul 2003
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Córdoba, Spain
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Challenger
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Hard
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Juan-Ignacio Carrasco
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Brandon Coupe Noam Okun
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4–6, 6–1, 4–6
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Win
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9–9
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Oct 2003
|
Seville, Spain
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Challenger
|
Clay
|
Óscar Hernández
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Enzo Artoni Sergio Roitman
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6–4, 4–6, 6–4
|
Win
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10–9
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Sep 2004
|
Kyiv, Ukraine
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Challenger
|
Clay
|
Sergio Roitman
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Igor Kunitsyn Yuri Schukin
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6–1, 6–1
|
Win
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11–9
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May 2005
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Ettlingen, Germany
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Challenger
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Clay
|
Marc López
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Jeroen Masson Gabriel Trujillo-Soler
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3–6, 6–1, 7–5
|
Loss
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11–10
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Jun 2005
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Barcelona, Spain
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Challenger
|
Clay
|
Alex Lopez-Moron
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Óscar Hernández Gabriel Trujillo-Soler
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5–7, 4–6
|
Win
|
12–10
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Mar 2007
|
Barletta, Italy
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Challenger
|
Clay
|
David Marrero
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Alessandro Motti Flavio Cipolla
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6–4, 6–4
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Wins over top 10 players
Season |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
Total
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Wins |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
10
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#
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Player
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Rank
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Event
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Surface
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Rd
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Score
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1997
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1.
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Marcelo Ríos
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9
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Barcelona, Spain
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Clay
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2R
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7–5, 7–6(7–3)
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2.
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Carlos Moyá
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9
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French Open, Paris, France
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Clay
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2R
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6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3
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3.
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Thomas Muster
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4
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Stuttgart, Germany
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Clay
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2R
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6–4, 7–5
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2000
|
4.
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Gustavo Kuerten
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5
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Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia
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Hard
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1R
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4–6, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
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2001
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5.
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Magnus Norman
|
5
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Barcelona, Spain
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Clay
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2R
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1–1, ret.
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6.
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Magnus Norman
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6
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Hamburg, Germany
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Clay
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2R
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7–6(7–5), 7–6(9–7)
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7.
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Lleyton Hewitt
|
7
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Hamburg, Germany
|
Clay
|
SF
|
3–6, 7–5, 6–2
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8.
|
Juan Carlos Ferrero
|
9
|
Hamburg, Germany
|
Clay
|
F
|
3–6, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
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2003
|
9.
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Andy Roddick
|
6
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Monte Carlo, Monaco
|
Clay
|
1R
|
7–6(7–5), 6–3
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10.
|
Carlos Moyá
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4
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Sopot, Poland
|
Clay
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1R
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7–6(7–4), 6–7(6–8), 6–4
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References
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