Alberto Martín
Alberto Martín Magret (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈβeɾto maɾˈtim maˈɣɾet];[lower-alpha 1] born 20 August 1978) is a retired tennis player from Spain. He won three singles titles and reached five Masters Series quarterfinals on clay.
Country (sports) | |
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Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
Born | Barcelona, Spain | 20 August 1978
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 1995 |
Retired | 29 July 2010 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $3,840,885 |
Singles | |
Career record | 218–269 |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 34 (1 June 2001) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2002, 2003) |
French Open | 4R (2006) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1999) |
US Open | 3R (2003) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 89–128 |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 64 (2 October 2000) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2001, 2002, 2004, 2007) |
French Open | QF (2006) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2000) |
US Open | 2R (2004) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | W (2004) |
Tennis career
Martín turned professional in 1995. He won three singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 34 in June 2001.
His best Grand Slam performance was reaching the fourth round of Roland Garros in 2006. En route to this performance, Martín's first-round win was his first victory over former world No. 1, Andy Roddick, in their fifth encounter. Martín led by two sets when Roddick retired with an ankle injury. Martín also beat No. 1 seed, Lleyton Hewitt, in the first round of the 2002 Australian Open, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6. However, Hewitt had been recovering from chickenpox at the time of his victory.
Martín suffered the heaviest defeat in the history of the Australian Open. Andy Murray beat him in the first round of the 2007 tournament, 6–0, 6–0, 6–1. Martín had to wait until the penultimate game of the match before winning his only game.
In 2004, Martín was a member of the victorious Spain Davis Cup team for the Davis Cup first round against Czech Republic in Brno, although he did not play. [1]
In 2017, he was a member of the victorious H30 Team of TV Ober-Eschbach which got promoted to the Bezirks-Oberliga (HTV) in 2018.
Career finals
Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Mar 1999 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Win | 2–0 | Sep 1999 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | 6–2, 6–3 | |
Win | 3–0 | May 2001 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 | |
Loss | 3–1 | Feb 2005 | Costa do Sauípe, Brazil | Clay | 0–6, 7–6(7–2), 1–6 | |
Loss | 3–2 | Feb 2006 | Costa do Sauípe, Brazil | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1997 | Bournemouth, UK | Clay | 6–7(7–9), 2–6 | ||
Loss | 0–2 | Oct 1999 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
Win | 1–2 | Sep 2000 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | 7–64, 6–1 | ||
Win | 2–2 | Jul 2006 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
Win | 3–2 | Feb 2009 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | 6–3, 5–7, [10–8] | ||
Loss | 3–3 | May 2000 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | 6–7(2–7), 6–7(3–7) |
Top 10 wins per season
Season | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Total |
Wins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Wins over top-ten players per season
# | Player | Rank | Tournament | Surface | Rd | Score |
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1997 | ||||||
1. | 10 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | 2R | 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 | |
2002 | ||||||
2. | 1 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | 1R | 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | |
2004 | ||||||
3. | 2 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | 3R | 6–2, 6–3 | |
4. | 10 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 2R | 6–4, 6–2 | |
2006 | ||||||
5. | 5 | French Open, Paris | Clay | 1R | 6–4, 7–5, 1–0 ret. |
Notes
- In isolation, Martín is pronounced [maɾˈtin].
References
- "Davis Cup 2004". Retrieved 16 December 2013.
External links
- Alberto Martín at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Alberto Martín at the International Tennis Federation
- Alberto Martín at the Davis Cup
- Alberto Martín at TV Ober-Eschbach