Albert Montañés

Albert Montañés

Country (sports)	Spain
Residence	Barcelona, Spain
Born	(1980-11-26) 26 November 1980 Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Spain
Height
Turned pro	1999
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand) *occasionally uses two-handed backhand
Prize money	$5,591,977
Singles
Career record	245–275
Career titles	6
Highest ranking	No. 22 (2 August 2010)
Current ranking	No. 106 (13 July 2015)
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)
Current ranking	No. 409 (13 July 2015)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2010)
French Open	2R (2008)
Wimbledon	1R (2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
US Open	2R (2009)

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

Albert Montañés Roca (born 26 November 1980) is a professional tennis player from Spain.

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.

ATP career finals

Singles: 11 (6–5)

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)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	16 September 2001	BRD Năstase Ţiriac Trophy, Bucharest, Romania	Clay	Younes El Aynaoui	6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7)
Runner-up	2.	19 April 2004	Valencia Open 500, Valencia, Spain	Clay	Fernando Verdasco	6–7(5–7), 3–6
Runner-up	3.	27 February 2005	Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Acapulco, Mexico	Clay	Rafael Nadal	1–6, 0–6
Runner-up	4.	30 April 2007	Grand Prix Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Paul-Henri Mathieu	1–6, 1–6
Winner	1.	20 July 2008	Dutch Open, Amersfoort, Netherlands	Clay	Steve Darcis	1–6, 7–5, 6–3
Winner	2.	10 May 2009	Estoril Open, Estoril, Portugal	Clay	James Blake	5–7, 7–6(8–6), 6–0
Winner	3.	27 September 2009	BRD Năstase Ţiriac Trophy, Bucharest, Romania	Clay	Juan Mónaco	7–6(7–2), 7–6(8–6)
Winner	4.	9 May 2010	Estoril Open, Estoril, Portugal (2)	Clay	Frederico Gil	6–2, 6–7(4–7), 7–5
Winner	5.	18 July 2010	MercedesCup, Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Gaël Monfils	6–2, 1–2 ret.
Runner-up	5.	6 August 2011	Bet-at-home Cup Kitzbühel, Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Robin Haase	4–6, 6–4, 1–6
Winner	6.	May 25, 2013	Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, Nice, France	Clay	Gael Monfils	6–0, 7–6(7–3)

Doubles: 6 (2–4)

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)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	29 January 2007	Movistar Open, Viña del Mar, Chile	Clay	Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo	Paul Capdeville Óscar Hernández	6–4, 4–6, [6–10]
Runner-up	2.	12 February 2007	Brasil Open, Costa do Sauípe, Brazil	Clay	Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo	Lukáš Dlouhý Pavel Vízner	2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Runner-up	3.	18 February 2007	ATP Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo	Sebastián Prieto Martín García	4–6, 2–6
Runner-up	4.	11 February 2008	Brasil Open, Costa do Sauípe, Brazil	Clay	Santiago Ventura	Marcelo Melo André Sá	6–4, 2–6, [7–10]
Winner	1.	29 April 2008	Grand Prix Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Santiago Ventura	James Cerretani Todd Perry	6–1, 6–2
Winner	2.	8 January 2010	Qatar ExxonMobil Open, Doha, Qatar	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 tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.

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

Current till 2015 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	3R	2R	1R	1R	1R	A	4–13
French Open	3R	3R	1R	A	2R	3R	3R	2R	1R	3R	4R	1R	2R	1R	Q2	16-13
Wimbledon	A	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	2R	3R	3R	1R	1R	1R	A	Q1	6-12
US Open	A	1R	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	4R	1R	1R	1R	1R	Q3	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	30-51
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	2R	3R	4R	A	A	A	A	4-4
Miami Masters	A	2R	1R	A	A	2R	1R	2R	2R	2R	2R	A	A	2R	A	5–9
Monte-Carlo Masters	A	1R	A	A	2R	A	A	Q2	3R	QF	2R	2R	2R	2R	Q2	10-8
Rome Masters	A	3R	A	A	1R	A	2R	A	2R	1R	1R	Q1	2R	Q1	A	5-7
Madrid 1	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	QF	1R	1R	1R	1R	A	A	A	3-6
Canada Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	0-1
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	0-1
Shanghai 2	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	1R	2R	A	1R	A		1-5
Paris Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	2R	1R	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	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	6-11
Year End Ranking	65	78	81	99	71	85	46	45	31	25	53	96	63	108	115

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

Current through the 2014 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	1R	A	A	1R	A	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R	A	A	1–7
French Open	A	1R	A	A	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	A	A	1–7
Wimbledon	A	1R	A	A	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	A	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	0-0	4–27

Top 10 Wins Per Season

Season	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	Total
Wins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	5

Wins Over Top 10s Per Season

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score
2007
1.	Fernando González	5	Viña del Mar, Chile	Clay	QF	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
2009
2.	Gilles Simon	8	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	QF	5–7, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
2010
3.	Marin Čilić	9	Monte-Carlo, Monaco	Clay	3R	6–4, 6–4
4.	Roger Federer	1	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	SF	6–2, 7–6(7–5)
2013
5.	Richard Gasquet	9	Umag, Croatia	Clay	2R	6–4, 6–4

External links

• Albert Montañés at the Association of Tennis Professionals