Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo (Spanish pronunciation: [ruˈβen raˈmiɾeθ iˈðalɣo]; born 6 January 1978 in Alicante, Spain) is a professional male tennis player from Spain. His career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 50, achieved on 2 October 2006.[1] 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.
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Residence | Alicante, Spain |
Born | Alicante, Spain | 6 January 1978
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Turned pro | 1998 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$2,346,155 |
Singles | |
Career record | 68–133 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 50 (2 October 2006) |
Current ranking | No. 800 (2 July 2018) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2004, 2007, 2011, 2013) |
French Open | 4R (2006) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012) |
US Open | 2R (2012) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 43–91 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 54 (16 January 2012) |
Current ranking | No. 921 (2 July 2018) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
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. |
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.[2]
ATP career finals
Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2007 | Chile Open, Chile | International | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, [6–10] |
Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2007 | Brasil Open, Brasil | International | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 0–3 | Feb 2007 | Argentina Open, Argentina | International | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
ATP Challenger Tour
Singles finals (11–13)
Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 3 September 2002 | Brașov, Romania | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
Winner | 7 October 2002 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 12 May 2003 | Zagreb, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 6–4, 0–6 |
Winner | 1 July 2003 | Košice, Slovakia | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 10 May 2004 | Zagreb, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 24 May 2005 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(2–7), 5–2 ret. |
Runner-up | 24 October 2005 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 14 January 2008 | La Serena, Chile | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 18 August 2008 | San Sebastián, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 15 September 2008 | Todi, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 20 October 2008 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
Winner | 14 March 2010 | Rabat, Morocco | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 12 June 2010 | Košice, Slovakia | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 5 July 2010 | Pozoblanco, Spain | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
Runner-up | 12 September 2010 | Rijeka, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7) |
Runner-up | 11 September 2011 | Sevilla, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 7 April 2012 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 15 April 2012 | Pereira, Colombia | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 2–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 6 May 2012 | Tunis, Tunisia | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 15 April 2013 | Panama City, Panama | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–4) |
Runner-up | 7 July 2013 | Timișoara, Romania | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 14 May 2016 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 7–6(8–6), 1–6 |
Runner-up | 7 August 2016 | Chengdu, China | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 14 August 2016 | Qingdao, China | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 5–7, 1–6 |
Doubles titles (21)
Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
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7 September 2004 | Brașov, Romania | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
4 July 2005 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
3 April 2006 | Monza, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [13–11] |
28 July 2008 | Timişoara, Romania | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, [11–9] |
22 September 2008 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 5–7, [10–6] |
14 March 2009 | Rabat, Morocco | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
21 March 2009 | Marrakech, Morocco | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
29 March 2009 | Barletta, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–1), 6–2 |
31 May 2009 | Alessandria, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
7 June 2009 | Furth, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–1, [10–6] |
14 June 2009 | Košice, Slovakia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
18 October 2009 | Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
20 June 2010 | Milan, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
22 August 2010 | San Sebastián, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
24 October 2010 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
15 May 2011 | Zagreb, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(12–10) |
11 September 2011 | Seville, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(4–7), [13–11] |
17 September 2011 | Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–3), 3–6, [10–8] |
1 October 2011 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(8–10), [11–9] |
5 November 2011 | São Leopoldo, Brazil | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 6–3, [11–9] |
4 September 2016 | Curitiba, Brazil | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(3–7), 6–4, [10–7] |
Performance timelines
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | RRH rank |
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8 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | 2R | 6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–4 | 106 |
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7 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | 2R | 7–5, 6–2 | 93 |
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5 | New Haven, United States | Hard | 2R | 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4) | 57 |
References
- "Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- "Ramirez Hidalgo Hits 400 Challenger Wins In Chengdu". ATP World Tour. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
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