Spanish tennis player
Albert Montañés Country (sports) Spain Residence Barcelona , SpainBorn (1980-11-26 ) 26 November 1980 (age 41) 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.
In this
Catalan name , the first or paternal
surname is
Montañés and the second or maternal family name is
Roca ; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Albert Montañés Roca (Catalan pronunciation: [əɫˈβɛɾt mun.təˈɲes ˈrɔ.kə] ;[1] born 26 November 1980) is a retired professional tennis player from Spain.
He first entered the top 100 in 2001. He 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 the 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 , beating Kenneth Carlsen 's long standing record of 30 first-round exits.[2]
His career ended at the 2017 Barcelona Open . He was awarded a wild card to participate in the event and reached the second round, where he lost to fellow countryman Feliciano López 6–2, 6–2.
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)
W–L
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)
W–L
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
F-S
SF-B
NMS
P
NH
(W) Won; (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, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
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 2002–08, 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 [ ]
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
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