Spanish tennis player
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Country (sports) Spain Residence Alicante , SpainBorn (1978-01-06 ) 6 January 1978 (age 43) Alicante, SpainHeight 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Turned pro 1998 Retired 2017[1] Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money US$2,346,155 Career record 68–133 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 50 (2 October 2006) Current ranking No. 800 (2 July 2018) Australian Open 1R (2004 , 2007 , 2011 , 2013 ) French Open 4R (2006 ) Wimbledon 1R (2004 , 2006 , 2007 , 2011 , 2012 ) US Open 2R (2012 ) Career record 43–91 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 54 (16 January 2012) Current ranking No. 921 (2 July 2018) Australian Open 3R (2011 ) French Open 2R (2011 ) Wimbledon 1R (2004 , 2006 , 2007 , 2011 , 2012 ) US Open 2R (2009 , 2010 ) Last updated on: 2 July 2018.
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Ramírez and the second or maternal family name is
Hidalgo .
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo (Spanish pronunciation: [ruˈβen raˈmiɾeθ iˈðalɣo] ; born 6 January 1978 in Alicante , Spain) is a former professional male tennis player from Spain. His career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 50, achieved on 2 October 2006.[2] His favourite surface is clay , where he has won numerous ATP Challenger Tour events, and has reached the final in three events of the ATP tour, all in 2007, finishing runner-up in all three finals.
Career [ ]
Ramírez Hidalgo turned pro in 1998.
At the 2006 French Open , Ramírez Hidalgo reached the 4th round in a Grand Slam event for the first time in his career, defeating Thierry Ascione , Christophe Rochus and future finalist David Ferrer . Before the tournament, he had lost four consecutive times in the first round of a Grand Slam, a pattern he proceeded to return to for a further 9 appearances.
On 4 August 2016, after defeating Ante Pavić in the 2nd round of the Chengdu Challenger , Ramírez Hidalgo became the first player ever to win 400 matches in the ATP Challenger Tour tournaments.[3]
ATP career finals [ ]
Doubles: 3 (3 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 (0–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–3)
Indoor (0–0)
ATP Challenger Tour [ ]
Singles finals (11–13) [ ]
Result
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Winner
3 September 2002
Brașov , Romania
Clay
Lovro Zovko
2–6, 6–1, 7–5
Winner
7 October 2002
Barcelona , Spain
Clay
Albert Portas
4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up
12 May 2003
Zagreb , Croatia
Clay
Kristof Vliegen
1–6, 6–4, 0–6
Winner
1 July 2003
Košice , Slovakia
Clay
Tomáš Zíb
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up
10 May 2004
Zagreb , Croatia
Clay
Adrián García
3–6, 5–7
Winner
24 May 2005
Ljubljana , Slovenia
Clay
Massimo Dell'Acqua
6–7(2–7) , 5–2 ret.
Runner-up
24 October 2005
Santiago , Chile
Clay
Júlio Silva
2–6, 3–6
Winner
14 January 2008
La Serena , Chile
Clay
David Marrero
6–3, 6–1
Runner-up
18 August 2008
San Sebastián , Spain
Clay
Pablo Andújar
4–6, 1–6
Runner-up
15 September 2008
Todi , Italy
Clay
Tomas Tenconi
6–4, 3–6, 0–6
Runner-up
20 October 2008
Buenos Aires , Argentina
Clay
Martín Vassallo Argüello
3–6, 6–4, 5–7
Winner
14 March 2010
Rabat , Morocco
Clay
Marcel Granollers
6–4, 6–4
Winner
12 June 2010
Košice , Slovakia
Clay
Filip Krajinović
6–3, 6–2
Winner
5 July 2010
Pozoblanco , Spain
Hard
Roberto Bautista Agut
7–6(8–6) , 6–4
Runner-up
12 September 2010
Rijeka , Croatia
Clay
Blaž Kavčič
4–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7)
Runner-up
11 September 2011
Sevilla , Spain
Clay
Daniel Gimeno-Traver
3–6, 3–6
Winner
7 April 2012
San Luis Potosí , Mexico
Clay
Paolo Lorenzi
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up
15 April 2012
Pereira , Colombia
Clay
Carlos Salamanca
7–5, 2–6, 1–6
Winner
6 May 2012
Tunis , Tunisia
Clay
Jérémy Chardy
6–1, 6–4
Winner
15 April 2013
Panama City , Panama
Clay
Alejandro González
6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–4)
Runner-up
7 July 2013
Timișoara , Romania
Clay
Andreas Haider-Maurer
4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Runner-up
14 May 2016
Samarkand , Uzbekistan
Clay
Karen Khachanov
1–6, 7–6(8–6) , 1–6
Runner-up
7 August 2016
Chengdu , China
Clay
Jason Jung
4–6, 2–6
Runner-up
14 August 2016
Qingdao , China
Clay
Janko Tipsarević
6–1, 5–7, 1–6
Doubles titles (21) [ ]
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partnering
Opponents
Score
7 September 2004
Brașov , Romania
Clay
Salvador Navarro
Juan Pablo Brzezicki Juan Pablo Guzmán
6–3, 6–2
4 July 2005
Geneva , Switzerland
Clay
Santiago Ventura
Stéphane Bohli Roman Valent
6–3, 7–5
3 April 2006
Monza , Italy
Clay
Tomas Tenconi
Leonardo Azzaro Christopher Kas
4–6, 6–4, [13–11]
28 July 2008
Timişoara , Romania
Clay
Daniel Munoz-de la Nava
Adrian Cruciat Florin Mergea
3–6, 6–4, [11–9]
22 September 2008
Bucharest , Romania
Clay
Santiago Ventura
Andrea Arnaboldi Máximo González
6–3, 5–7, [10–6]
14 March 2009
Rabat , Morocco
Clay
Santiago Ventura
Michael Kohlmann Philipp Marx
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
21 March 2009
Marrakech , Morocco
Clay
Santiago Ventura
Alberto Martín Daniel Munoz-de la Nava
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
29 March 2009
Barletta , Italy
Clay
Santiago Ventura
Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna
7–6(7–1) , 6–2
31 May 2009
Alessandria , Italy
Clay
José Antonio Sánchez de Luna
Martín Alund Guillermo Hormazabal
6–4, 6–2
7 June 2009
Furth , Germany
Clay
Santiago Ventura
Simon Greul Alessandro Motti
4–6, 6–1, [10–6]
14 June 2009
Košice , Slovakia
Clay
Santiago Ventura
Dominik Hrbaty Martin Klizan
6–2, 7–6(7–5)
18 October 2009
Asunción , Paraguay
Clay
Santiago Ventura
Maximo Gonzalez Eduardo Schwank
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
20 June 2010
Milan , Italy
Clay
Daniele Bracciali
Jeff Coetzee James Cerretani
6–4, 7–5
22 August 2010
San Sebastián , Spain
Clay
Santiago Ventura
Brian Battistone Andreas Siljestrom
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
24 October 2010
Santiago , Chile
Clay
Daniel Munoz de la Nava
Nikola Ćirić Goran Tošić
6–4, 6–2
15 May 2011
Zagreb , Croatia
Clay
Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava
Mate Pavić Franko Škugor
6–2, 7–6(12–10)
11 September 2011
Seville , Spain
Clay
Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava
Gerard Granollers Adrián Menéndez
6–4, 6–7(4–7) , [13–11]
17 September 2011
Banja Luka , Bosnia-Herzegovina
Clay
Marco Crugnola
Jan Mertl Matwé Middelkoop
7–6(7–3) , 3–6, [10–8]
1 October 2011
Madrid , Spain
Clay
David Marrero
Daniel Gimeno-Traver Morgan Phillips
6–4, 6–7(8–10) , [11–9]
5 November 2011
São Leopoldo , Brazil
Clay
Franco Ferreiro
Gastão Elias Frederico Gil
6���7(4–7) , 6–3, [11–9]
4 September 2016
Curitiba , Brazil
Clay
Pere Riba
André Ghem Fabrício Neis
6–7(3–7) , 6–4, [10–7]
Performance timelines [ ]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) Won; (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)
Singles [ ]
Tournament
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
SR
W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open
A
A
Q1
A
Q2
A
1R
A
A
1R
A
A
A
1R
A
1R
A
A
A
A
0 / 4
0–4
French Open
A
A
A
A
Q3
Q2
1R
Q1
4R
1R
Q3
A
Q2
2R
1R
A
Q1
Q1
A
Q1
0 / 5
4–5
Wimbledon
A
A
A
A
A
A
1R
Q1
1R
1R
A
A
A
1R
1R
A
A
A
Q2
Q1
0 / 5
0–5
US Open
A
A
A
A
A
1R
A
A
1R
1R
A
1R
1R
A
2R
A
A
A
A
A
0 / 6
1–6
Win–Loss
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–3
0–0
3–3
0–4
0–0
0–1
0–1
1–3
1–3
0–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0 / 20
5–20
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells
A
A
A
A
A
A
1R
A
A
A
A
A
A
1R
A
A
A
A
A
A
0 / 2
0–2
Miami
A
A
A
A
A
A
2R
A
A
1R
A
A
A
2R
A
A
A
A
A
A
0 / 3
1–3
Monte Carlo
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Q2
A
2R
Q2
A
Q1
A
A
A
A
A
A
0 / 1
1–1
Madrid
Not Held
A
Q1
A
A
Q1
Q1
A
Q1
A
Q2
A
Q2
A
A
A
A
0 / 0
0–0
Rome
A
A
A
A
A
A
1R
A
3R
Q2
A
Q1
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
0 / 2
2–2
Win–Loss
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–3
0–0
2–1
0–1
1–1
0–0
0–0
1–2
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0 / 8
4–8
Career statistics
Overall Win–Loss
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–1
0–3
5–11
7–19
5–5
25–20
9–18
1–6
4–10
1–4
5–15
3–12
2–6
0–3
0–0
0–0
0–0
68–133
Year-end ranking
620
381
333
154
141
80
130
120
57
133
121
156
77
130
91
166
224
253
148
430
34%
Doubles [ ]
Tournament
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
SR
W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open
A
A
A
A
A
A
1R
A
A
2R
A
A
A
3R
A
A
A
A
A
A
0 / 3
3–3
French Open
A
A
A
A
A
A
1R
A
A
1R
A
A
A
2R
1R
A
A
A
A
A
0 / 4
1–4
Wimbledon
A
A
A
A
A
A
1R
A
1R
1R
A
A
A
1R
1R
A
A
A
A
A
0 / 5
0–5
US Open
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
1R
1R
A
2R
2R
A
1R
A
A
A
A
A
0 / 5
2–5
Win–Loss
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–3
0–0
0–2
1–4
0–0
1–1
1–1
3–3
0–3
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0 / 17
6–17
ATP Masters Series
Madrid
Not Held
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
2R
A
2R
A
A
A
A
A
A
0 / 2
2–2
Career statistics
Titles / Finals
0 / 0
0 / 0
0 / 0
0 / 0
0 / 0
0 / 0
0 / 0
0 / 0
0 / 0
0 / 3
0 / 0
0 / 0
0 / 0
0 / 0
0 / 0
0 / 0
0 / 0
0 / 0
0 / 0
0 / 0
0 / 3
Overall Win–Loss
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–4
3–13
0–0
1–11
12–18
6–4
2–10
3–4
10–13
2–10
3–3
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–1
43–91
Year-end ranking
–
1271
475
465
310
199
167
218
303
73
105
81
120
56
177
278
296
735
341
663
32%
Top 10 wins [ ]
Season
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Total
Wins
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
References [ ]
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