Álex Calatrava (tennis)

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Álex Calatrava
Country (sports)Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Residence Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Born (1973-06-14) 14 June 1973 (age 51)
Cologne, West Germany
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1993
Retired2007
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Coach José Francisco Altur
Prize money $1,335,933
Singles
Career record67–109
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 44 (12 February 2001)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (2001)
French Open 2R (2001, 2002)
Wimbledon 2R (2005)
US Open 2R (2004)
Doubles
Career record21–29
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 110 (10 October 2005)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 3R (2005)
French Open 2R (2005)
US Open 1R (2005)
Last updated on: 22 April 2022.

Alex Patricio Calatrava (born 14 June 1973) is a former tour tennis player from Spain, who turned professional in 1993. The right-hander won one singles title (2000, San Marino). He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 44 in February 2001.

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Tennis career

Calatrava defeated 14-time Grand Slam champion Pete Sampras in three sets at 2001 Hamburg Masters. [1] [2]

In July 2005 Calatrava was beaten by 18-year old Novak Djokovic. The Serb dispatched Calatrava in straight sets at the Umag tournament in Croatia. [3]

Personal

Calatrava was born in Germany while his parents lived there, returning to Spain live in 1980. His Spanish father, José, met his French mother, Gabrielle, while working Germany. Calatrava's uncle is the renowned architect Santiago Calatrava. [4]

Calatrava lived in California from 1989 to 1991 and attended a high school for one year in Palm Springs. He also lived a year in Indian Wells under the guidance of Spanish coach José Higueras. He was the number one ranked junior player in California in 1991. [4]

ATP career finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–2)
Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Mar 1998 Casablanca, MoroccoWorld SeriesClay Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Gaudenzi 4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss0–2 Mar 2000 Delray Beach, United StatesInternational SeriesHard Flag of Austria.svg Stefan Koubek 1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win1–2 Jul 2000 San Marino, San MarinoInternational SeriesClay Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Bruguera 7–6(9–7), 1–6, 6–4

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–1)
ATP 250 Series (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–1)
Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Aug 1999 Kitzbühel, AustriaChampionship SeriesClay Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Dušan Vemić Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Haggard
Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Nyborg
3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 9 (4–5)

Legend
ATP Challenger (4–5)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0-1Jul 1997 Ostend, BelgiumChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Burillo 6–7, 6–3, 5–7
Win1-1Sep 1997 Sevilla, SpainChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Álex López Morón 6–2, 6–4
Loss1-2Jul 2000 Sassuolo, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Tarallo 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–7(4–7)
Loss1-3Aug 2000 Geneva, SwitzerlandChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Nicolas Thomann 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 1–6
Loss1-4Jun 2003 Lugano, SwitzerlandChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Moyano 4–6, 6–1, 6–7(4–7)
Win2-4May 2004 Turin, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Chile.svg Hermes Gamonal 5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Win3-4Jun 2004 Lugano, SwitzerlandChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Jérôme Haehnel 6–2, 6–3
Win4-4Jul 2004 Montauban, FranceChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Óscar Hernández 6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Loss4-5Jul 2004 Rimini, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Italy.svg Tomas Tenconi 2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 7 (2–5)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–5)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–3)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0-1Aug 1995 Istanbul, TurkeyChallengerHard Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Gómez-Díaz Flag of Italy.svg Omar Camporese
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lorenzo Manta
3–6, 4–6
Win1-1Jul 1997 Scheveningen, NetherlandsChallengerClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tom Vanhoudt Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raemon Sluiter
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Wessels
6–7, 6–2, 7–6
Loss1-2Sep 1997 Espinho, PortugalChallengerClay Flag of Portugal.svg Bernardo Mota Flag of Spain.svg Álex López Morón
Flag of Spain.svg Juan Ignacio Carrasco
6–4, 2–6, 5–7
Loss1-3Sep 1997 Seville, SpainChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Jose Imaz-Ruiz Flag of Finland.svg Tuomas Ketola
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Kohlmann
6–4, 1–6, 3–6
Loss1-4Nov 1997 Réunion Island, RéunionChallengerHard Flag of France.svg Jérôme Golmard Flag of South Africa.svg Clinton Ferreira
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Siemerink
2–6, 3–6
Loss1-5Mar 2000 Salinas, EcuadorChallengerHard Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Benfele Álvarez Flag of Spain.svg Juan Balcells
Flag of Colombia.svg Mauricio Hadad
walkover
Win2-5Jul 2000 Sassuolo, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Salvador Navarro Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Bracciali
Flag of Italy.svg Federico Luzzi
6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–4

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 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAAA 1R AA 3R 2R Q1 Q1 1R AA0 / 43–443%
French Open Q1 A Q3 Q2 A 1R 1R Q2 2R 2R 1R A 1R Q2 Q1 0 / 62–625%
Wimbledon Q2 AAA Q1 1R AA 1R AAA 2R Q1 Q2 0 / 31–325%
US Open AA Q3 AAAAA 1R AA 2R Q1 Q1 A0 / 21–233%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–30–10–03–42–20–11–11–30–00–00 / 157–1532%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells AAA Q1 AAAA 1R AA Q2 1R AA0 / 20–20%
Miami AAA Q1 AAA Q1 2R AA Q1 1R AA0 / 21–233%
Monte Carlo AAAAAAAA 2R AAAAAA0 / 11–150%
Hamburg AAAAAAAA 2R A Q1 A Q2 AA0 / 11–150%
Rome AAAAAAAA 2R 1R AA Q1 AA0 / 21–233%
Canada AAAAAAAA 1R AAAAAA0 / 10–10%
Cincinnati AAAAAAAA 1R AAAAAA0 / 10–10%
Stuttgart AAAAAAA Q2 ANot Held0 / 00–0  
Madrid Not HeldA Q1 Q1 AAA0 / 00–0  
ParisAA Q1 A Q2 AAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–04–70–10–00–00–20–00–00 / 104–1029%

References

  1. "TENNIS: ROUNDUP; Sampras Loses Again In a First-Round Match". The New York Times . Associated Press. 15 May 2001. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  2. Bulman, Erica (15 May 2001). "Another early exit for Sampras". The Standard-Times (New Bedford) . Hamburg. Associated Press . Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  3. Soper, Aaron (25 July 2005). "Match Facts". ATP World Tour. UK. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Alex Calatrava". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 2013-09-11.