Albert Montañés

Albert Montañés Roca (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈβeɾt montaˈɲez ˈroka];[lower-alpha 1] born 26 November 1980) is a retired professional tennis player from Spain.

Albert Montañés

Country (sports)	Spain
Residence	Barcelona, Spain
Born	(1980-11-26) 26 November 1980 Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	1999
Retired	2017
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand) *occasionally uses two-handed backhand
Prize money	$5,866,340
Singles
Career record	255–287
Career titles	6
Highest ranking	No. 22 (2 August 2010)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (2010)
French Open	4R (2011)
Wimbledon	3R (2009, 2010)
US Open	4R (2010)
Doubles
Career record	60–121
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 73 (23 July 2007)
Grand Slam Doubles results
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.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Montañés and the second or maternal family name is Roca.

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; 33 reached at 2014 US Open, beating Kenneth Carlsen's long standing record of 30 first-round exits.[1]

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)

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

Singles performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

G

F-S

SF-B

NMS

NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	3R	2R	1R	1R	1R	A	A	4–13
French Open	3R	3R	1R	A	2R	3R	3R	2R	1R	3R	4R	1R	2R	1R	Q2	1R	16–14
Wimbledon	A	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	2R	3R	3R	1R	1R	1R	A	Q1	1R	6–13
US Open	A	1R	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	4R	1R	1R	1R	1R	Q3	Q2	4–13
Win–Loss	2–1	2–4	1–4	1–3	2–4	2–4	2–4	2–4	2–4	9–4	4–4	0–4	1–4	0–3	0–0	0–2	30–53
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	2R	3R	4R	A	A	A	A	A	4–4
Miami Masters	A	2R	1R	A	A	2R	1R	2R	2R	2R	2R	A	A	2R	A	A	5–9
Monte-Carlo Masters	A	1R	A	A	2R	A	A	Q2	3R	QF	2R	2R	2R	2R	Q2	A	10–8
Rome Masters	A	3R	A	A	1R	A	2R	A	2R	1R	1R	Q1	2R	Q1	A	A	5–7
Madrid ^1	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	QF	1R	1R	1R	1R	A	A	A	Q1	3–6
Canada Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	0–1
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	0–1
Shanghai ^2	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	1R	2R	A	1R	A	A	A	1–5
Paris Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	2R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	1–3
Win–Loss	0–0	3–4	0–1	0–0	1–2	1–1	1–4	4–4	6–6	4–7	5–8	1–2	2–3	2–2	0–0	0–0	30–44
Career statistics
Titles–Finals	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	6–11
Year End Ranking	65	78	81	99	71	85	46	45	31	25	53	96	63	108	116	164

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 performance timeline

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	1R	A	A	1R	A	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R	A	1–7
French Open	A	1R	A	A	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	A	1–7
Wimbledon	A	1R	A	A	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	A	A	0–6
US Open	A	A	A	1R	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R	A	2R	2–7
Win–Loss	0–1	0–2	0–0	0–2	0–3	1–4	1–4	1–4	0–4	0–2	1–1	4–27

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

Notes

1. In isolation, Montañés is pronounced [montaˈɲes].

References

1. "Kenneth Carlsen har mistet sin kuriøse taber-rekord". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). 11 February 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.

External links

• Albert Montañés at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Albert Montañés at the International Tennis Federation