Spanish tennis player (born 1980)
Albert Montañés Country (sports) Spain Residence Barcelona , SpainBorn (1980-11-26 ) 26 November 1980 (age 43) Sant Carles de la Ràpita , SpainHeight 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Turned pro 1999 Retired 2017 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Prize money $ 5,866,340Career record 255–287 Career titles 6 Highest ranking No. 22 (2 August 2010) Australian Open 3R (2010 ) French Open 4R (2011 ) Wimbledon 3R (2009 , 2010 ) US Open 4R (2010 ) Career record 60–121 Career titles 2 Highest ranking No. 73 (23 July 2007) Australian Open 2R (2010 ) French Open 2R (2008 ) Wimbledon 1R (2004 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 , 2010 , 2011 ) US Open 2R (2009 ) Last updated on: 8 May 2017.
Albert Montañés Roca (Catalan: [əlˈβɛɾt muntəˈɲes ˈrɔkə] , Spanish: [alˈβeɾ montaˈɲes ˈroka] ; born 26 November 1980) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He first entered the top 100 in 2001, achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 22 in 2010, and has won six singles titles and two doubles titles.
Montañés is one of very few players to win a title after saving match points in two different matches. He did it during his title run in Estoril 2009 in his quarter-finals and the final. He holds the record for most first-round exits at Grand Slam events; 35 reached at 2016 Wimbledon, beating Kenneth Carlsen 's long standing record of 30 first-round exits.[1] Montañés' career ended at the 2017 Barcelona Open , where he lost to countryman Feliciano López in the second round.
ATP career finals
Singles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (6–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (6–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (6–5)
Indoor (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Sep 2001
Romanian Open , Romania
International
Clay
Younes El Aynaoui
6–7(5–7) , 6–7(2–7)
Loss
0–2
Apr 2004
Valencia Open , Spain
International
Clay
Fernando Verdasco
6–7(5–7) , 3–6
Loss
0–3
Feb 2005
Mexican Open , Mexico
Intl. Gold
Clay
Rafael Nadal
1–6, 0–6
Loss
0–4
Apr 2007
Grand Prix Hassan II , Morocco
International
Clay
Paul-Henri Mathieu
1–6, 1–6
Win
1–4
Jul 2008
Dutch Open , Netherlands
International
Clay
Steve Darcis
1–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win
2–4
May 2009
Estoril Open , Portugal
250 Series
Clay
James Blake
5–7, 7–6(8–6) , 6–0
Win
3–4
Sep 2009
Romanian Open, Romania
250 Series
Clay
Juan Mónaco
7–6(7–2) , 7–6(8–6)
Win
4–4
May 2010
Estoril Open, Portugal (2)
250 Series
Clay
Fred Gil
6–2, 6–7(4–7) , 7–5
Win
5–4
Jul 2010
Stuttgart Open , Germany
250 Series
Clay
Gaël Monfils
6–2, 1–2 ret.
Loss
5–5
Aug 2011
Austrian Open Kitzbühel , Austria
250 Series
Clay
Robin Haase
4–6, 6–4, 1–6
Win
6–5
May 2013
Open de Nice Côte d'Azur , France
250 Series
Clay
Gaël Monfils
6–0, 7–6(7–3)
Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (2–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (1–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (2–4)
Indoor (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Feb 2007
Chile Open , Chile
International
Clay
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Paul Capdeville Óscar Hernández
6–4, 4–6, [6–10]
Loss
0–2
Feb 2007
Brasil Open , Brasil
International
Clay
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Lukáš Dlouhý Pavel Vízner
2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss
0–3
Feb 2007
Argentina Open , Argentina
International
Clay
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Martín García Sebastián Prieto
4–6, 2–6
Loss
0–4
Feb 2008
Brasil Open, Brasil
International
Clay
Santiago Ventura Bertomeu
Marcelo Melo André Sá
6–4, 2–6, [7–10]
Win
1–4
May 2008
Grand Prix Hassan II , Morocco
International
Clay
Santiago Ventura Bertomeu
James Cerretani Todd Perry
6–1, 6–2
Win
2–4
Jan 2010
Qatar Open , Qatar
250 Series
Hard
Guillermo García López
František Čermák Michal Mertiňák
6–4, 7–5
Performance timelines
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
1 Held as Hamburg Masters (outdoor clay) until 2008, Madrid Masters (outdoor clay) 2009–present.
2 Held as Stuttgart Masters (indoor hard) until 2001, Madrid Masters (indoor hard) from 2002 to 2008, and Shanghai Masters (outdoor hard) 2009–present.
Doubles
Top 10 Wins per season
Season
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Total
Wins
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
6
Wins over Top 10s per season
#
Player
Rank
Event
Surface
Rd
Score
2002
1.
Gustavo Kuerten
2
Rome , Italy
Clay
2R
6–4, 3–6, 6–1
2007
2.
Fernando González
5
Viña del Mar , Chile
Clay
QF
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
2009
3.
Gilles Simon
8
Estoril , Portugal
Clay
QF
5–7, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
2010
4.
Marin Čilić
9
Monte-Carlo , Monaco
Clay
3R
6–4, 6–4
5.
Roger Federer
1
Estoril, Portugal
Clay
SF
6–2, 7–6(7–5)
2013
6.
Richard Gasquet
9
Umag , Croatia
Clay
2R
6–4, 6–4
References
^ "Kenneth Carlsen har mistet sin kuriøse taber-rekord". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). 11 February 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015 .
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