2012 -- The No. 2 Spaniard (behind Nadal) put together a career-best season, leading the ATP World Tour with 7 titles (in 8 finals) and 76 match wins. Became 1st player since Nadal in ’07 to win at least 30 matches on clay (32) and hard (33) courts...Finished in Top 10 for 3rd year in a row (4th overall)...
Captured titles on 3 surfaces: Auckland, Valencia and ATP Masters 1000 Paris on hard, Buenos Aires, Acapulco and Båstad on clay, and ‘s-Hertogenbosch on grass. Also runner-up on clay in Barcelona (l. to Nadal). Only player during year to win multiple titles on clay and hard. Overall reached QF or better in 16 tournaments and had career-best 11-match winning streak twice...Led his country to Davis Cup final for 4th time in past 5 years (l. to Czech Republic 3-2) with 6-0 singles record...
Played in most singles matches (91) on ATP World Tour and in his career (previous high 84 in ’07 and ‘10)...During European indoor circuit, won back-to-back titles in his hometown Valencia (d. Dolgopolov) and his 1st ATP Masters 1000 crown in Paris (d. Janowicz). Oldest 1st-time ATP Masters 1000 winner since Ivan Ljubicic (31) in Indian Wells in 2010...Compiled a career-best 18-4 record in Grand Slam tournaments, reaching SF at Roland Garros (l. to Nadal) and US Open (l. to Djokovic) along with QF at Australian Open (l. to Djokovic) and Wimbledon (l. to Murray). It was 1st time he reached all 4 QF (or better) in a season...
Posted records of 32-5 on clay and 33-8 on hard courts (14-2 indoor). Also personal-best 11-2 on grass. Had best match winning percentage (.938) in decisive-set matches (15-1). Went 2-1 in RR play in Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London...In doubles, lost bronze medal match at London Olympics (w/F. Lopez) to Benneteau-Gasquet...Ranked in Top 4 in 3 of 4 return of serve categories and No. 2 in second serve points (57%)...1 of 4 Spaniards to win an ATP title during year (Ferrer-7, Nadal-4, Almagro-2, Andujar-1) and Spain won a season-high 14 titles (in 21 finals) and have led ATP World Tour in titles for past 6 years...Earned a career-high $4,409,340...
2011 -- The No. 2 Spaniard (behind No. 2 Nadal) finished in Top 10 for 2nd straight year and 3rd overall (‘07), highlighted by a career-high 6 ATP World Tour finals, winning titles in Auckland (d. Nalbandian) in January and Acapulco (d. Almagro) in late February…Jumped off to 14-2 start in first two months...He was runner-up in 2 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events, Monte-Carlo (l. to Nadal) in April and Shanghai (l. to Murray) in October…Also finalist on clay in Barcelona (l. to Nadal) and Båstad (l. to No. 5 Soderling) in July...Won 50-plus matches for 3rd time in his career (61 in 2007, 60 2010) with 59...
In January, he reached his 2nd career Grand Slam SF (‘07 US Open) at Australian Open, defeating No. 1 Nadal in QF before losing to Murray...In other 3 Grand Slam tournaments, reached 4R at Roland Garros (l. to Monfils in 5 sets), Wimbledon (l. to Tsonga) and US Open (l. to Roddick)...Helped his native country to Davis Cup title (d. Argentina) by posting a 4-0 record in wins over Americans Roddick and Fish in QF, France’s Simon in SF then del Potro in 5 sets in final...
In last month of season, reached SF in hometown of Valencia (l. to Monaco) and Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, defeating No. 3 Murray and No. 1 Djokovic before losing to eventual champion Federer...Compiled marks of 32-12 on hard, 24-6 on clay and 3-1 on grass and went 7-10 vs. Top 10 opponents…Earned career high $3,113,904...1 of 7 Spaniards to win an ATP World Tour title this season (Almagro-3, Nadal-3, Ferrer-2, Granollers-2, Andujar, Ferrero, Robredo)…Spain went 13-20 in finals...
2010 -- The No. 2 Spaniard behind Nadal finished in Top 10 for first time in three years highlighted by capturing two ATP World Tour titles and reaching three other finals…
In February, he reached clay final in Buenos Aires (l. to countryman Ferrero)…During week he recorded his 300th tour-level match win with a QF victory over Andreev…The following week, he earned title in Acapulco (d. Ferrero in three sets)…In Davis Cup 1st Rd. in early March, helped defending champion Spain beat Switzerland 4-1 with two singles wins over Wawrinka and Chiudinelli…
In April, resumed strong clay-court form from February in his first three tournaments on European clay in April…Reached back-to-back SFs at Monte-Carlo* (l. to Nadal) and Barcelona (l. to Verdasco) before advancing to his first ATP Masters 1000 final in Rome*…Defeated three Top 10 players – No. 5 Murray, No. 10 Tsonga and No. 9 Verdasco – in straight sets before losing to Nadal in a final twice interrupted by rain… Followed up by defeating No. 11 Cilic and No. 4 Murray en route to SFs in Madrid* (l. to Federer in three sets)…At Roland Garros, lost in 3rd RD to Melzer…On grass, equalled best performance at Wimbledon by reaching 4th RD, (l. to Soderling in five sets)…
In Davis Cup QF tie in France, lost first singles rubber in five sets to Monfils…In last clay event, reached SFs in Bastad (l. to Soderling), and finished with 31-7 mark on clay (most wins in 2010)…At US Open reached 4th Rd., falling to countryman Verdasco in a fifth set tie-break…Afterwards broke Top 10 on Sept. 13…In October, reached SF in Kuala Lumpur (d. No. 7 Berdych, l. to Golubev)…The following week in Beijing, defeated No. 5 Soderling in QF before falling to then-No. 2 Djokovic in a rain-delayed Monday final…
In November, won his first career indoor title in his hometown of Valencia (d. Soderling in SF, Granollers in F)…At Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, went 0-3 in round robin play…Finished with 26-16 mark on hard and went 7-14 vs. Top 10 opponents…Earned a career high $2,593,353.
2009 -- The Spaniard finished in Top 20 for fifth consecutive year and only player in that group without a title during season…Helped his country to Davis Cup title (d. Czech Republic 5-0) by winning all six singles matches in 1st RD, SF and F ties…Rallied from two-set deficit vs. Stepanek to win 4:17 battle and give Spain 2-0 lead…Advanced to SFs or better in five of his first 16 tournaments...Opened with a SF in Auckland (l. to Querrey) before falling in 3rd RD at Australian Open (l. to Cilic)…Then advanced to SF in Johannesburg (l. to Chardy) at start of February and later that month reached his 13th career ATP World Tour final in Dubai (l. to No. 3 Djokovic)…
In first-round Davis Cup tie vs. Serbia, helped his country to a 4-1 victory with wins over Djokovic in opener and Troicki in dead rubber to close tie…In March, reached 4th RD in Indian Wells* (l. to No. 7 Roddick in three sets)…Then followed with 4th RD at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami with back-to-back three-set wins over Isner and No. 17 seed Cilic before losing to No. 7 del Potro...In late April reached Barcelona final, falling to countryman and No. 1 Nadal in a repeat of last year’s title match…Reached 3rd RD at Roland Garros, losing to eventual finalist Soderling in four sets…
On grass, reached QF at ‘s-Hertogenbosch and followed with 3rd RD showing at Wimbledon (l. to Stepanek in four sets)…Returned to clay and reached SF at Hamburg (l. to Davydenko)…In August retired with a left knee injury in opening set vs. Nadal in Montreal*…In Davis Cup SF tie vs. Israel won both rubbers in straight sets…Went 1-7 vs. Top 10 opponents and compiled marks of 21-13 on hard, 20-8 on clay and 4-2 on grass.
2008 -- The No. 2 Spaniard (behind Nadal) captured two ATP titles in three finals and advanced to QF in two Grand Slam tournaments...Also helped his country to its first Davis Cup title in four years (d. Argentina 3-1)...Lost in opening rubber to Nalbandian, but won QF (d. Kohlschreiber) and SF (d. No. 8 Roddick) matches...Won over 40 matches for fourth straight year (44)...
Began first month with back-to-back QF efforts in Auckland (l. to Benneteau) and Australian Open (l. to eventual champ Djokovic)...In April, opened European clay court circuit by winning in his hometown of Valencia, defeating five countrymen en route, including Verdasco, Robredo and Almagro in last three rounds...Followed with QF at AMS Monte Carlo and runner-up in Barcelona (l. to Nadal both times)...At Roland Garros, reached QF for second time ('05) with five-set wins over Hewitt and Stepanek (l. to Monfils)...Then won his first ATP grass court title in 's-Hertogenbosch (d. Gicquel) and reached 3rd RD at Wimbledon (l. to Ancic)...
Returned to clay in Bastad and advanced to SF (l. to Robredo)...Went 1-3 on hard courts before losing in 3rd RD at US Open to Japanese teenager Kei Nishikori in five sets...In past 12 Grand Slam tournaments from 2006-08 reached 3rd RD or better 11 times...In Davis Cup SF vs. U.S., rallied from a 1-2 set deficit in second rubber to beat No. 8 Roddick 8-6 in fifth set...In October, advanced to QF in Tokyo (l. to del Potro) and closed with back-to-back opening round losses at AMS Madrid (l. to Lopez) and AMS Paris (l. to Kohlschreiber)... Compiled marks of 21-7 on clay, 16-15 on hard and 7-1 on grass...Went 1-3 vs. Top 10 opponents and earned more than $1 million for second straight year.
2007--The No. 2 Spaniard (behind Nadal) compiled his best season by winning a career-high three ATP titles and advancing to his first SF at a Grand Slam tournament...Qualified for first Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai and reached final, winning four of five matches (l. to Federer)...Won a career-best 61 matches and also only lost four times in opening round in 25 tournaments during year...
Began season with his first ATP hard court title in Auckland (d. Robredo) and followed with 4th RD at Australian Open (l. to Fish)...Played in 1st RD Davis Cup tie vs. Switzerland and split his singles matches in 3-2 loss...In March, turned in QF at AMS Indian Wells (l. to Djokovic) and 4th RD at AMS Miami (l. to Roddick)...Played well on clay with QF at AMS Monte Carlo (l. to Federer), SF in Barcelona (l. to Nadal) and QF at AMS Hamburg (l. to Federer)...Then lost in 3rd RD at Roland Garros (l. to Verdasco)...After a 2nd RD exit at Wimbledon (l. to Mathieu), returned to clay and captured title in Bsstad (d. Almagro)...During summer hard court circuit, defeated Stepanek and No. 4 Roddick en route to QF at AMS Cincinnati (l. to Davydenko)...
Continued success at US Open where he beat Nalbandian (3rd RD), No. 2 Nadal (4th RD) and Chela (QF) before losing to Djokovic in SF... Afterwards, climbed from No. 15 to No. 8...In October, collected his first ATP title on Asian soil in Tokyo (d. Gasquet)...Closed indoor circuit with QF at AMS Paris (l. to Nalbandian)...He and Nadal were only players on ATP circuit to post at least 20 match wins on clay and hard courts...Went 9-7 vs. Top 10 opponents and compiled marks of 37-14 on hard, 22-7 on clay and 1-1 on grass... Surpassed $1 million in a season for first time in his career...One of ATP's best return of servers, leading three Ricoh ATP MatchFacts categories -- break points converted (48%), return games won (36%) and points won returning second serve (57%)...
2006 -- Finished in Top 15 for second year in a row while capturing his second career ATP title...Broke into Top 10 ATP Rankings for first time following a personal-best 4th RD effort at Australian Open (d. Ancic, l. to Santoro) on Jan. 30...Was in Top 10 for five weeks during year...Opened season with a QF showing in Auckland (l. to O. Rochus)...Then went 2-3 indoors, playing in 1st RD Davis Cup tie vs. Belarus, losing to Voltchkov in second rubber (won reverse dead rubber)...
In March, reached SF in Miami for second straight year (d. No. 4 Roddick, l. to Federer)...Followed with QF at AMS events in Monte Carlo (l. to Federer) and Hamburg (l. to eventual champion Robredo)...In Dnsseldorf, posted wins over two Top 10 players, No. 4 Ljubicic and No. 9 Gonzalez...Reached 3rd RD at Roland Garros and a career-best 4th RD at Wimbledon (d. Gonzalez in 3rd RD, l. to Hewitt)...Won second career ATP title in a five-hour Stuttgart final...Came back from two sets to one and a 1-5 deficit against Acasuso, saving 1 M.P. down 4-5 in the fourth set...
In August, reached QF at AMS Cincinnati (d. No. 10 Baghdatis, l. to Gonzalez) and followed with 3rd RD at New Haven (l. to Calleri) and US Open (l. to Youzhny)...Closed season with QF in Basel (l. to Federer)...Went 3-5 vs. Top 10 opponents...
2005 -- Advanced to SF at AMS Miami (d. Nalbandian, Ferrero, Hrbaty; l. to Nadal)...In his hometown Valencia, reached lone final of year (l. to Andreev in three sets)... Advanced to QF at AMS Monte Carlo (l. to Coria) and SF at AMS Rome (d. Gaudio, l. to Nadal)...Followed with personal-best QF at Roland Garros, rallying from an 0-4 fifth set deficit against defending champ Gaudio in 4th RD before losing to eventual champ Nadal...
Reached New Haven SF (l. to Lopez), then 3rd RD at US Open (l. to Hrbaty)...Closed season with QF at AMS Madrid (d. Puerta, l. to Ginepri) and AMS Paris (l. to Roddick)...Only lost once in 1st RD in nine AMS events while compiling a 20-9 mark...In doubles, won first two ATP titles in Vina del Mar and Acapulco (w/Ventura)...
2004 -- Reached QF in Buenos Aires, Valencia and at AMS Hamburg (d. No. 6 Nalbandian, l. to Coria)...Advanced to SF in Stuttgart (l. to Gaudio)...Late in year, advanced to QF in Bucharest and SF in Palermo (l. to Berdych) and Lyon (d. Ferrero, l. to Malisse)...
2003 -- Made debut at all four Grand Slam tournaments, as well as six ATP Masters Series events...At AMS Rome, upset defending champion Agassi in 1st RD (l. to Ljubicic in 2nd RD)...Reached final in Sopot (l. to Coria)...In doubles, reached first career final in Acapulco (w/Vicente)...
2002 -- Played consistently in ATP (10-6) and Challenger (35-13) tournaments, winning his first ATP title in Bucharest (d. Acasuso) while reaching his first ATP final in just his second ATP event in Umag (d. Nalbandian, Coria; l. to Moya)...Also won three Challenger titles... All 10 ATP match wins and 34 of 35 Challenger wins came on clay...
2001 -- Captured his first Challenger title in Sopot ...
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