Spanish tennis player
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Balcells and the second or maternal family name is
Fornaguera.
Joan BalcellsCountry (sports) | Spain |
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Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
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Born | (1975-06-20) 20 June 1975 (age 49) Barcelona, Spain |
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Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
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Turned pro | 1996 |
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Retired | 2004 |
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Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
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Prize money | $815,801 |
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Career record | 41–49 |
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Career titles | 1 0 Challenger, 0 Futures |
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Highest ranking | No. 57 (7 May 2001) |
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Australian Open | 1R (2001, 2002, 2003) |
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French Open | 2R (2000, 2001) |
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Wimbledon | 1R (2001, 2002) |
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US Open | 1R (2001) |
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Career record | 40–54 |
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Career titles | 0 6 Challenger, 0 Futures |
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Highest ranking | No. 65 (23 July 2001) |
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Australian Open | 2R (2001) |
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French Open | 2R (2000, 2002) |
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Wimbledon | QF (2001) |
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US Open | 2R (2000) |
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Davis Cup | W (2000) |
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Last updated on: 22 April 2022. |
Joan Manel Balcells Fornaguera (born 20 June 1975) is a retired professional tennis player from Spain. He won one ATP Tour singles title in his career and reached the final in Scottsdale in 2002 (losing to Andre Agassi) and the semifinals in 2000 Heineken Open losing to Michael Chang.
Balcells was born in Barcelona, and played for the Spain Davis Cup team in 2000, winning the doubles rubber (with Àlex Corretja) in the final against Australia. He retired in 2004. Ballcells was considered a strange player for being a Spanish player because Ballcells always go up to the net, his game was based on serve and volley. This was not very common on Spanish tennis by the 1990s and early 2000s.
ATP career finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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 Series (0–0)
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ATP 500 Series (0–0)
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ATP 250 Series (1–1)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0–1)
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Clay (1–0)
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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 (1–1)
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Indoors (0–0)
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Doubles: 2 (2 runners-up)
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 Series (0–0)
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ATP 500 Series (0–0)
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ATP 250 Series (0–2)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0–1)
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Clay (0–1)
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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 (0–2)
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Indoors (0–0)
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 2 (0–2)
Legend
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ATP Challenger (0–2)
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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 (0–2)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–0)
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Doubles: 12 (6–6)
Legend
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ATP Challenger (6–6)
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ITF Futures (0–0)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (1–0)
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Clay (5–6)
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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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Loss
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0-1
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May 1997
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Bratislava, Slovakia
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Challenger
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Clay
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Devin Bowen
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Jared Palmer Christo Van Rensburg
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6–4, 3–6, 5–7
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Win
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1-1
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Apr 1998
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Barletta, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Juan-Ignacio Carrasco
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Thomas Strengberger Dusan Vemic
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7–6(7–4), 6–3
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Win
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2-1
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Apr 1998
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Prague, Czech Republic
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Challenger
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Clay
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Nenad Zimonjic
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Jiri Novak Radek Stepanek
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7–6, 7–6
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Loss
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2-2
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Jun 1998
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Braunschweig, Germany
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Challenger
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Clay
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Emanuel Couto
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Tomas Carbonell Francisco Roig
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2–6, 6–7
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Win
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3-2
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May 1999
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Espinho, Portugal
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Challenger
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Clay
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Gaston Etlis
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Noam Behr Eyal Ran
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6–3, 6–2
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Win
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4-2
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Sep 1999
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Freudenstadt, Germany
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Challenger
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Clay
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Thomas Strengberger
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Michal Tabara Robin Vik
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4–6, 6–2, 6–3
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Win
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5-2
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Mar 2000
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Salinas, Ecuador
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Challenger
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Hard
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Mauricio Hadad
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Emilio Benfele-Alvarez Alex Calatrava
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walkover
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Loss
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5-3
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Nov 2000
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Santiago, Chile
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Challenger
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Clay
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German Puentes-Alcaniz
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Irakli Labadze Dusan Vemic
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3–6, 4–6
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Loss
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5-4
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Nov 2000
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Montevideo, Uruguay
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Challenger
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Clay
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German Puentes-Alcaniz
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Lucas Arnold Ker Gaston Etlis
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4–6, 4–6
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Loss
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5-5
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Sep 2002
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Freudenstadt, Germany
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Challenger
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Clay
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Yuri Schukin
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Diego del Río Leonardo Olguín
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6–7(2–7), 4–6
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Loss
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5-6
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Apr 2003
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San Remo, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Juan Albert Viloca
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Daniele Bracciali Amir Hadad
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2–6, 4–6
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Win
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6-6
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Jun 2003
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Lugano, Switzerland
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Challenger
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Clay
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Juan Albert Viloca
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Alex Lopez-Moron Andres Schneiter
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6–4, 6–4
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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
Top 10 wins
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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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2001
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1.
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Marat Safin
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2
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Miami, United States
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Hard
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2R
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4–6, 6–4, 6–3
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2.
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Marat Safin
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2
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Gstaad, Switzerland
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Clay
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1R
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6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–4
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