Albert Ramos

Started playing aged five, because of his father, Guzman, a dentist, played at a local club in Mataro; mother is Leonor; has an older brother, Eduard, who works at a sports shop, and one younger sister, Anna, a student...Is following an online business administration degree...When not on the tour, he enjoys most spending time with friends and family...Favourite surface is clay and favourite shot is  forehand...He is a big fan of the FC Barcelona and likes to go to the Camp Nou when he gets a chance...Idol growing up was Alex Corretja.

2012 -- The Spanish left-hander improved his year-end ranking for an 8th straight year and finished in Top 70 for 2nd straight year with a personal-best 25 match wins...Reached his 1st ATP World Tour final in Casablanca (l. to countryman Andujar) in April, SF in São Paulo (l. to Almagro) and Estoril (l. to Gasquet) and QF in Doha (l. to Tsonga), Båstad (l. to Dimitrov) and Hamburg (l. to Cilic)...In Grand Slam play, won his lone match at US Open (d. Ginepri, l. to Verdasco)...Compiled records of 16-13 on clay, 9-15 on hard and 0-2 on grass. Went 0-4 vs. Top 10 opponents and highest-ranked win came over countryman No. 15 F. Lopez in Miami. Also beat No. 16 Gasquet in Indian Wells... 

2011 -- The Barcelona native finished in Top 100 for 1st time with successful clay court results, reaching QF in Umag (l. to Dolgopolov) and Bucharest (l. to Mayer), falling to eventual winners…Also qualified 6 times into main draw...Highest-ranked win came over No. 22 Cilic in Shanghai 1R after qualifying...Qualified for 1st Grand Slam event at Roland Garros and defeated countryman Marti in 5 sets (l. to Soderling in 2R)...In Challenger tournaments, compiled a 25-8 match record with 2 titles in Milan and San Sebastian while reaching final in Turin (l. to Berlocq)...Compiled marks of 11-10 on clay and 2-6 on hard courts while earning a career-high $280,181...

2010 -- Made ATP debut as qualifier in Barcelona and reached 3R (d. Russell, F. Gonzalez; l. to Gulbis)…Won Challengers at San Sebastian (d. Paire) and Seville (d. Riba)...

2009 -- Reached 1st career Challenger final as qualifier in Seville (l. to Riba)…Also finalist in Palermo and reached 2 other SF…Claimed 3 Futures titles...

2008 -- Reached QF or better in 12 Futures, including 1 title and 1 final...

2007 -- Was 17-17 in Futures with 1 SF and 4 QF...

2006 -- Was 9-12 in Futures, reaching 1st career final at Santa Cruz de Teneri (l. to Mannarino)...

2005 -- Posted 4-7 record in Spanish Futures...

2004 -- At age 16, was 1-2 in Spanish Futures...

2013

The Spaniard fell in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami 4R (l. to Melzer)…