Albert Ramos Viñolas
Albert Ramos Viñolas (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈβeɾt ˈramoz βiˈɲolas];[lower-alpha 1][2] born 17 January 1988) is a Spanish professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 42 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).[3] He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 17, which he achieved after reaching the final of the 2017 Monte Carlo Masters, his best performance at a Masters 1000 event.
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Full name | Albert Ramos Viñolas |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Residence | Mataró, Spain |
Born | Barcelona, Spain | 17 January 1988
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Turned pro | 2007 |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | José María Díaz Noé Losmozos |
Prize money | US$7,630,943 |
Singles | |
Career record | 215–236 (47.7% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 17 (8 May 2017) |
Current ranking | No. 41 (16 March 2020)[1] |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2018) |
French Open | QF (2016) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2016, 2017) |
US Open | 2R (2012, 2016, 2017) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 26–117 (18.2% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 117 (5 March 2018) |
Current ranking | No. 461 (16 March 2020) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2018) |
French Open | 1R (2012, 2013, 2015, 2017) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) |
US Open | 2R (2013, 2019) |
Last updated on: 22 March 2020. |
Playing style
Ramos-Viñolas has a baseline game, comparable to compatriot Rafael Nadal. He is a counterpuncher who uses a heavy topspin game to grind opponents down. He has a heavy topspin forehand, which is his strongest shot to move opponents around the court. He can also flatten out his forehand to produce clean winners. Both wings are capable of producing winners, but his flatter forehand can produce many unforced errors. He has an accurate first serve, which he uses to then set up his next shot. His first serve can break down when under pressure. He is a strong mover around the court, and he makes net approaches often. He also plays with a lot of variety, using slices and drop-shots to mix up his game. He has most success on clay, making the quarterfinals of 2016 French Open, winning his first ATP title, and reaching his first Masters 1000 final.
Tennis career
Junior career
Ramos Viñolas has participated in the finals of six Futures tournaments, four of which he won. He lost in the finals of two ATP Challenger Tour tournaments (in Seville against his compatriot Pere Riba and in Palermo against Romanian player Adrian Ungur). In 2010 he won his first Challenger final in San Sebastián, defeating Benoît Paire.
2010: First tournaments on the ATP World Tour
As World No. 167, Albert Ramos Viñolas began 2010 nearly 300 positions higher than the start of the previous season. He lost in the qualifying rounds of Doha, Sydney and the Australian Open before returning to Challenger tournaments for the next three months. After qualifying into the main draw of the Barcelona Open, and securing a straight sets victory in the first round, Ramos Viñolas defeated World No. 12 Fernando González in three close sets. Despite losing to Ernests Gulbis in the third round, his upset over Gonzalez increased his confidence going forward.
Successive losses in the qualifying rounds of the French Open, and Wimbledon led to a dip in his rankings, however success at the San Sebastian, Seville and various other Challenger tournaments, gave Ramos Viñolas a ranking of World No. 123 to finish off his season.
2011: Cracking the Top 100
Ramos Viñolas played a combination of ATP World Tour events, and Challenger tournaments over the course of 2011. Second round losses at the Chile and Argentina Open to Fabio Fognini, and Tommy Robredo respectively, gave Ramos Viñolas direct entrance into his first ATP tournaments. He tasted his first grand slam success at the French Open after a first round victory over Javier Marti. He lost to eventual quarterfinalist and World No. 5 Robin Söderling in the second round.
After victories in Milan and again at the San Sebastian Challenger, Ramos Viñolas made it to his first ATP Quarterfinal at the Romanian Open, losing to Florian Mayer in straight sets. His performance in Bucharest allowed Ramos Viñolas' ranking to peak below 100 at World No. 87. Following an impressive win over Marin Cilic in the first round of the Shanghai Masters, Ramos Viñolas finished his year at World No. 66.
2012: First ATP final and continued success
At the 2012 Indian Wells Masters, he won over Richard Gasquet to reach the third round, where he fell to Pablo Andújar. At the 2012 Miami Masters, he defeated world no. 15 player Feliciano López, then lost to Gasquet in the third round. His lone ATP final came in the 2012 Grand Prix Hassan II in Casablanca, which he lost to reigning champion Andújar in an all-Spanish affair.[4]
2013: Mixed results and minor setbacks
At the 2013 Miami Masters, Ramos Viñolas beat world no. 14 Juan Mónaco and former world no. 4 James Blake to reach the fourth round, where he lost to Jürgen Melzer. At the 2013 Barcelona Open, he defeated Jerzy Janowicz and world no. 15 Kei Nishikori, after which Rafael Nadal defeated him in the quarterfinals.
2014: Struggles with form
2015: Resurgence to his previous best
At the 2015 Shanghai Rolex Masters, Ramos Viñolas defeated world No. 2 Roger Federer in three sets to reach the third round, where he fell to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.[5]
2016: First Grand Slam quarterfinal and first ATP title
At the 2016 French Open, Ramos Viñolas advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating eighth seed Milos Raonic in straight sets in the fourth round.[6] He then lost in straight sets to third seed Stan Wawrinka.[7] Later that year at Wimbledon, he defeated Vasek Pospisil in four sets, and then 25th seed Viktor Troicki, to reach the third round for the first time.
Ramos Viñolas next played at the Swedish Open as the third seed. He defeated Roberto Carballés Baena in straight sets, and then beat Andrea Arnaboldi in three sets. In the semifinals, he defeated top seed David Ferrer in straight sets. He won his first ATP title when he defeated fifth seed Fernando Verdasco in the final in straight sets.
He continued his good form for the year by reaching the final in Chengdu, where he lost to the young Russian Karen Khachanov in three sets.
2017: First Masters 1000 Final and cracking the top 20
2018
At the Australian Open 2018 he played in the third round against Novak Djokovic.
Significant finals
Masters 1000 finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner–up)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 2017 | Monte-Carlo Masters | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 3–6 |
ATP career finals
Singles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2012 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Win | 1–1 | Jul 2016 | Swedish Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2016 | Chengdu Open, China | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Mar 2017 | Brasil Open, Brazil | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Apr 2017 | Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco | Masters 1000 | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–5 | Feb 2018 | Ecuador Open, Ecuador | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Win | 2–5 | Jul 2019 | Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–6 | Jul 2019 | Austrian Open, Austria | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(0–7), 1–6 |
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2013 | Swedish Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, [3–10] |
Challenger finals
Singles: 13 (7–6)
Legend |
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ATP Challenger Tour (7–6) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 13 September 2009 | Seville, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(2–7), 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 27 September 2009 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 3. | 22 August 2010 | San Sebastián, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 4. | 11 September 2010 | Seville, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 5. | 19 June 2011 | Milan, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 3–0, retired |
Runner-up | 6. | 27 June 2011 | Turin, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 7. | 21 August 2011 | San Sebastián, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 8. | 22 June 2014 | Milan, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 9. | 29 June 2014 | Padova, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 10. | 7 September 2014 | Genoa, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 11. | 14 September 2014 | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 6–4, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 12. | 28 September 2014 | Kenitra, Morocco | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 13. | 19 July 2015 | San Benedetto, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Doubles: 2 (0–2)
Legend |
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ATP Challenger Tour (0–2) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 16 August 2009 | Vigo, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 23 August 2009 | San Sebastián, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 3–6 |
Singles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
Current through the 2020 Cordoba Open.
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | W–L | ||
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Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3–9 | ||
French Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 4R | 3R | 1R | 10–9 | |||
Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 5–7 | |||
US Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3–9 | |||
Win–Loss | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 8–4 | 6–4 | 4–4 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 21–33 | ||
ATP Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | 3R | 2R | A | 3R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 10–7 | |||
Miami Masters | A | 3R | 4R | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 3R | 9–6 | |||
Monte-Carlo Masters | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | F | 2R | Q2 | 9–7 | |||
Madrid Masters | Q1 | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 4–7 | |||
Rome Masters | Q2 | 1R | 2R | Q2 | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 5–6 | |||
Canada Masters | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0–2 | |||
Cincinnati Masters | A | 1R | Q1 | A | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | 2–4 | |||
Shanghai Masters | 2R | 1R | A | A | 3R | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | 7–7 | |||
Paris Masters | Q1 | 2R | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | 2R | Q2 | Q1 | 2–3 | |||
Win–Loss | 1–1 | 5–8 | 6–4 | 2–2 | 7–5 | 6–8 | 11–9 | 4–7 | 6–5 | 48–49 | |||
Career Statistics | |||||||||||||
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Career | |||
Tournaments | 16 | 30 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 232 | ||
Titles–Finals | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–8 | ||
Year-end Ranking | 66 | 50 | 83 | 63 | 54 | 27 | 23 | 65 | 41 |
Doubles performance timeline
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | W–L |
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Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||
Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2–8 |
French Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0–6 |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0–6 |
US Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2–8 |
Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 4–28 |
Wins over top-10 players
- He has an 6–38 (.136) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Total |
Wins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score | MC Rank |
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2 | Shanghai, China | Hard | 2R | 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–3 | 70 |
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2. | ![]() |
9 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | 4R | 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 | 55 |
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10 | Chengdu, China | Hard | QF | 6–1, 6–4 | 31 |
2017 | |||||||
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1 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 3R | 2–6, 6–2, 7–5 | 24 |
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8 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | QF | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–2 | 24 |
2018 | |||||||
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9 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 2R | 6–7 (5–7) , 7–6 (7–2) , 7–6 (7–5) | 41 |
Equipment and wear
He currently uses Babolat racquets and wears Joma clothes and footwear after ending his contract with Lacoste this year.
Notes
- In isolation, Ramos and Viñolas are pronounced [ˈramos] and [biˈɲolas] respectively.
References
- ATP Rankings
- "The pronunciation by Albert Ramos Viñolas himself". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "Rankings | Singles | ATP World Tour | Tennis". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
- "Andújar vence a Ramos y refrenda el título de Casablanca" [Andújar defeats Ramos and retains the Casablanca title] (in Spanish). Terra. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- "Roger Federer defeated by Albert Ramos Viñolas in Shanghai Masters". The Guardian. Reuters. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- Newman, Paul (29 May 2016). "French Open: Milos Raonic emphatically defeated by Albert Ramos Vinolas". The Independent. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- "French Open 2016: Stan Wawrinka too good for Albert Ramos Vinolas". Sydney Morning Herald. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Albert Ramos. |
- Albert Ramos Viñolas at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Albert Ramos Viñolas at the International Tennis Federation
- Albert Ramos Viñolas at the Davis Cup
- Albert Ramos Viñolas (and here) at Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
- Albert Ramos Viñolas at the International Olympic Committee
- Alberto Ramos at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)