Albert Portas
| Country | Spain |
|---|---|
| Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
| Born | 15 November 1973 Barcelona, Spain |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (170 lb; 12.3 st) |
| Turned pro | 1994 |
| Retired | 2008 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Career prize money | US$2,972,441 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 142–198 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 19 (1 October 2001) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2000, 2002) |
| French Open | 3R (1997, 2000, 2002) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2000) |
| US Open | 3R (2001) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 73–109 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 56 (14 April 2003) |
| Last updated on: 19 March 2012. | |
Albert Portas Soy (born November 15, 1973, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) is a former professional tennis player.
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[edit] Career
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tennis | ||
Competitor for  Spain |
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| Summer Universiade | ||
| Silver | 1999 Palma | Singles |
Portas turned professional in 1994. He reached his career-high ranking on October 1, 2001 at 19th in the world.
His only top-level singles title came at the Hamburg Masters in 2001, a tournament in which his mastery of the drop shot (key to his defeat of Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final) earned him the nickname "Drop Shot Dragon". According to the BBC, Lleyton Hewitt said of Portas that "He sure hits a lot of drop shots but he hits them so well, as well as anyone I have faced."[1]
He coached WTA player Daniela Hantuchová from November 2008 to February 2009.[2]
[edit] Titles
[edit] Singles titles
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (1) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | May 14, 2001 |  Hamburg, Germany |
Clay | Juan Carlos Ferrero |
4–6, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7-5), 7–5 |
[edit] Singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Career WR |
Career Win-Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 2-7 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | LQ | 0 / 9 | 8-9 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | LQ | 0 / 7 | 2-7 |
| U.S. Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 2-6 |
| Grand Slam Win Ratio | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 29 | N/A |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-3 | 1-4 | 5-4 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | N/A | 14-29 |
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0-2 |
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1-2 |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 0 / 8 | 3-8 |
| Rome | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 2-7 |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | W | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | A | 1 / 4 | 7-3 |
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0-1 |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0-1 |
| Stuttgart/Madrid | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0-2 |
| Paris | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1-2 |
| ATP World Tour Finals | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 |
| ATP Tournaments Played | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 3 | N/A | 199 |
| ATP Finals Reached | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4 |
| ATP Tournaments Won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 1 |
| Year End Ranking | 392 | 269 | 119 | 182 | 35 | 84 | 90 | 51 | 20 | 88 | 85 | 175 | 119 | 140 | 338 | N/A | N/A |
LQ = lost in the qualifiers WR = Win Ratio, the ratio of tournaments won to those played A = Did not play in tournament
[edit] References
- ^ "Hewitt flops against qualifier". BBC News. May 19, 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/1339711.stm. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
- ^ "Brisbane International 2009: Day 2". http://www.life.com/sports-pictures/84169655/brisbane-international-2009-day-2. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
