Alberto Berasategui

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Alberto Berasategui
Country (sports)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Residence Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Born (1973-06-28) 28 June 1973 (age 49)
Bilbao, Spain
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Turned pro1991
Retired2001
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$4,676,187
Singles
Career record278–199
Career titles14
Highest rankingNo. 7 (14 November 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open QF (1998)
French Open F (1994)
Wimbledon 1R (2000)
US Open 2R (1993, 1996)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals RR (1994)
Doubles
Career record47–59
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 55 (6 October 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1998, 2000)
French Open 1R (1999)
US Open 3R (1997)
Last updated on: 22 November 2021.

Alberto Berasategui Salazar (born 28 June 1973) is a former top-10 professional tennis player from Spain. He was a Grand Slam finalist at the 1994 French Open, and won a total of 14 ATP singles titles, achieving a career-high singles ranking of world no. 7 in November 1994.

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Tennis career

Berasategui won a total of 14 top-level singles titles and one tour doubles title. All of them, as well as all losses in finals, were on clay. He won at least one singles title for six consecutive years (1993–1998). He began playing tennis at age seven and was the European junior champion in 1991. He turned professional later that year, and won his first top-level singles title in 1993, two years later.

In 1994, Berasategui reached nine finals, winning seven of them. He also reached his first Grand Slam final at the French Open, where he defeated Wayne Ferreira, Cédric Pioline, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Javier Frana, Goran Ivanišević and Magnus Larsson to face fellow Spaniard and defending champion Sergi Bruguera who defeated him in four sets.

Berasategui retired from the professional tour in May 2001, having had persistent wrist injuries since his match with Hernán Gumy at the Bologna tournament in June 1998. The injuries had an adverse effect on his results and form, and had caused his consistency and ranking to decline. He also suffered severe cramps of unknown origin in long matches.[ citation needed ]

Playing style

Berasategui was known for his extreme western grip, known as the "Hawaiian grip", where his unusual hold on the racket would allow him to hit both forehands and backhands with the same side of the racket. [1] [2] This helped him on clay, but he did not have much of an impact on other surfaces except for a quarterfinals appearance at the 1998 Australian Open, after having beaten world No. 2, Patrick Rafter in four sets in the third round, and came back from two sets down to beat the 1995 Australian Open champion, former and future world No. 1, Andre Agassi, in the fourth round. He lost in quarterfinals to Marcelo Ríos after winning a tight first-set tiebreak. [2]

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss 1994 French Open Clay Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Bruguera 3–6, 5–7, 6–2, 1–6

ATP career finals

Singles: 23 (14 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series(0–0)
ATP Championship Series (1–1)
ATP World Series (13–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (14–9)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (14–9)
Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Aug 1993 Umag, CroatiaWorld SeriesClay Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Muster 5–7, 6–3, 3–6
Loss0–2 Oct 1993 Athens, GreeceWorld SeriesClay Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Arrese 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win1–2 Nov 1993 São Paulo, BrazilWorld SeriesClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sláva Doseděl 6–4, 6–3
Loss1–3 Nov 1993 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaWorld SeriesClay Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Costa 6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Win2–3 Apr 1994 Nice, FranceWorld SeriesClay Flag of the United States.svg Jim Courier 6–4, 6–2
Loss2–4 May 1994 Bologna, ItalyWorld SeriesClay Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sánchez 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 3–6
Loss2–5 Jun 1994 Paris, FranceGrand SlamClay Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Bruguera 3–6, 5–7, 6–2, 1–6
Win3–5 Jul 1994 Stuttgart, GermanyChampionship SeriesClay Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Gaudenzi 7–5, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win4–5 Aug 1994 Umag, CroatiaWorld SeriesClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Karol Kučera 6–2, 6–4
Win5–5 Oct 1994 Palermo, ItalyWorld SeriesClay Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Corretja 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Win6–5 Oct 1994 Athens, GreeceWorld SeriesClay Flag of Spain.svg Óscar Martínez 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win7–5 Oct 1994 Santiago, ChileWorld SeriesClay Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Clavet 6–3, 6–4
Win8–5 Nov 1994 Montevideo, UruguayWorld SeriesClay Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Clavet 6–4, 6–0
Win9–5 Jun 1995 Porto, PortugalWorld SeriesClay Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Costa 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss9–6 Nov 1995 Montevideo, UruguayWorld SeriesClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohdan Ulihrach 2–6, 3–6
Win10–6 Jun 1996 Bologna, ItalyWorld SeriesClay Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Costa 6–3, 6–4
Win11–6 Jul 1996 Kitzbühel, AustriaWorld SeriesClay Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Corretja 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
Win12–6 Sep 1996 Bucharest, RomaniaWorld SeriesClay Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Moyà 6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Loss12–7 Sep 1997 Marbella, SpainWorld SeriesClay Flag of Spain.svg Albert Costa 3–6, 2–6
Win13–7 Oct 1997 Palermo, ItalyWorld SeriesClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominik Hrbatý 6–4, 6–2
Win14–7 Apr 1998 Estoril, PortugalWorld SeriesClay Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Muster 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Loss14–8 Apr 1998 Barcelona, SpainChampionship SeriesClay Flag of the United States.svg Todd Martin 2–6, 6–1, 3–6, 2–6
Loss14–9 Oct 1999 Palermo, ItalyWorld SeriesClay Flag of France.svg Arnaud Di Pasquale 1–6, 3–6

Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series(0–0)
ATP Championship Series (1–0)
ATP World Series (0–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–3)
Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Apr 1997 Barcelona, SpainChampionship SeriesClay Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Burillo Flag of Argentina.svg Pablo Albano
Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Corretja
6–3, 7–5
Loss1–1 Sep 1997 Marbella, SpainWorld SeriesClay Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Burillo Flag of Morocco.svg Karim Alami
Flag of Spain.svg Julian Alonso
6–4, 3–6, 0–6
Loss1–2 Sep 1998 Bournemouth, United KingdomWorld SeriesClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Arthurs Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Broad
Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Ullyett
6–7, 3–6
Loss1–3 Sep 1999 Mallorca, SpainWorld SeriesClay Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Roig Flag of Argentina.svg Lucas Arnold Ker
Flag of Spain.svg Tomas Carbonell
1–6, 4–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 10 (7–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger (7–3)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (7–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Oct 1992 Reggio Calabria, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto Azar 4–6, 2–6
Win1–1Feb 1993 Mar del Plata, ArgentinaChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Martin Stringari 6–2, 7–5
Win2–1Aug 1993 Graz, AustriaChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Costa 6–4, 6–3
Win3–1Sep 1994 Barcelona, SpainChallengerClay Flag of Germany.svg Carl-Uwe Steeb 6–3, 7–5
Win4–1Jun 1996 Braunschweig, GermanyChallengerClay Flag of Hungary.svg Jozsef Krocsko 6–2, 6–2
Win5–1Jul 1996 Venice, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sánchez 6–2, 6–2
Loss5–2Oct 1996 Cairo, EgyptChallengerClay Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Meligeni 6–3, 1–6, 2–6
Win6–2Jun 1997 Zagreb, CroatiaChallengerClay Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Ljubicic 6–1, 6–2
Win7–2Oct 1997 Cairo, EgyptChallengerClay Flag of Morocco.svg Karim Alami 7–5, 6–3
Loss7–3Nov 2000 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Coria 1–6, 6–4, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Oct 1996 Cairo, EgyptChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg German Puentes-Alcaniz Flag of Slovakia.svg Branislav Galik
Flag of Slovenia.svg Borut Urh
6–0, 6–0

Performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAAA 3R QF 1R 1R 0 / 46–460%
French Open 1R 2R F 3R 3R 1R 4R 4R 1R 0 / 917–965%
Wimbledon AAAAAAAA 1R 0 / 10–10%
US Open A 2R 1R A 2R 1R 1R AA0 / 52–529%
Win–loss0–12–26–22–13–22–37–33–20–30 / 1925–1946%
Year-end Championships
Tennis Masters Cup DNQ RR Did not qualify0 / 10–30%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells AA 1R 3R 1R QF 1R 1R A0 / 64–640%
Miami AA 3R 3R A 2R 2R 2R 1R 0 / 62–6100%
Monte Carlo AA 3R 3R 1R 2R SF 1R 1R 0 / 78–753%
Rome AA 2R 2R 2R SF SF 2R Q1 0 / 611–665%
Hamburg 2R A 1R 2R 2R QF 3R 3R A0 / 78–753%
Canada AAAA 2R AAAA0 / 11–150%
Cincinnati AAA 3R AA 1R AA0 / 22–250%
Stuttgart AAA 1R 2R 1R AAA0 / 31–325%
Paris AAAA 3R 1R AAA0 / 22–250%
Win–loss1–10–04–55–76–711–79–63–50–20 / 4039–4049%
Year-end Ranking1153683219232160153Career Earnings: $4,676,187

Doubles

Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AA 1R A 1R 0 / 20–20%
French Open AAA 1R A0 / 10–10%
Wimbledon AAAAA0 / 00–0  
US Open A 3R AAA0 / 12–167%
Win–loss0–02–10–10–10–10 / 42–433%
ATP Masters Series
Miami AA 1R AA0 / 10–10%
Monte Carlo AAA 1R A0 / 10–10%
Hamburg A QF 2R AA0 / 23–260%
Rome Q2 AAAA0 / 00–0  
Canada Q2 AAAA0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–02–11–20–10–00 / 23–443%

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  2. 1 2 "In praise of weirdness: Where have you gone, Alberto Berasategui?". The Oregonian. 21 April 2010.