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Horacio Zeballos
Zeballos in 2015
Country (sports) Argentina
ResidenceBuenos Aires, Argentina
Born (1985-04-27) 27 April 1985 (age 39)
Mar del Plata, Argentina
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2003
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
CoachAlejandro Lombardo
Prize money$8,599,693
Singles
Career record91–133
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 39 (4 March 2013)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2010, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018)
French Open4R (2017)
Wimbledon2R (2018)
US Open2R (2009, 2016)
Doubles
Career record364–212
Career titles22
Highest rankingNo. 1 (6 May 2024)
Current rankingNo. 1 (15 July 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2022, 2023)
French OpenSF (2013, 2022, 2023, 2024)
WimbledonF (2021, 2023)
US OpenF (2019)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsF (2023)
Olympic Games1R (2021)
Medal record
Men's tennis
Representing  Argentina
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Men's doubles
Last updated on: 25.

Horacio Zeballos Jr. (Latin American Spanish: [oˈɾasjo seˈβaʝos], locally [oˈɾasjo seˈβaʃos];[1] born 27 April 1985) is an Argentine professional tennis player. He reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 1 on 6 May 2024, becoming the first Argentinian man to achieve the feat.[2] He also has a career-high singles ranking of No. 39 achieved on 4 March 2013.

In singles, Zeballos won his first and only ATP title at the 2013 Chile Open. In the final, he beat Rafael Nadal, becoming one of only five players (with Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, and Nuno Borges) to beat Nadal in a clay court final.[3] He also reached the fourth round at the French Open, doing so in 2017, and the final in St. Petersburg in 2009, Russia, losing to Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky. Zeballos won the 2009 ATP Newcomer of the Year award.

In doubles, he has won 22 ATP titles and reached the men's doubles finals at the 2019 US Open and at Wimbledon in 2021 and 2023 alongside Marcel Granollers. He reached his first doubles final at the 2010 Chile Open in Santiago, with partner Potito Starace. They lost to top seeds Łukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach. He won his first doubles title at the Argentina Open with Sebastián Prieto.

Personal life

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Zeballos is an Argentine of Spanish descent. He enjoys music, ping-pong, and swimming. His father is also named Horacio Zeballos, and his mother is named Carolina. He has one sister, Carolina Jr. His favorite surface is clay, and Alejandro Lombardo coaches him.

Career

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2008–2009: First ATP singles final

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Zeballos competed primarily on the ATP Challenger Tour, where he won five singles titles and six doubles titles.

He reached his first ATP Tour final at the St. Petersburg Open, defeating Yuri Schukin, Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr., Ernests Gulbis and Igor Kunitsyn before falling in the final to Stakhovsky in a third-set tiebreak.

2010: First ATP title & Grand Slam semifinal in doubles

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Zeballos started the singles season in a slump, falling in the first round four times, but had an excellent start to the doubles season. In his first tournament, the Heineken Open, Zeballos and Rogier Wassen defeated the world No. 1 team Bob and Mike Bryan. Zeballos then reached the round of 16 at the Australian Open with countryman Leonardo Mayer and reached the final at the Movistar Open with Italian Potito Starace. Zeballos then turned to the clay in the Copa Telmex in Argentina, where in the first round, he defeated countryman and former French Open champion Gastón Gaudio. It was Zeballos' first ATP singles win since he reached the final in St. Petersburg. Zeballos next defeated former world No. 1 Carlos Moyá and reached his first ATP quarterfinal since October, where he then lost to countryman Juan Mónaco. In doubles, Zeballos and countryman Sebastián Prieto were the fourth seed and won the title against Simon Greul and Peter Luczak. It was Zeballos' first career ATP title. The following week, at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Zeballos lost in the first round to Łukasz Kubot. He made it to the doubles semifinals with partner Mónaco.

Zeballos was selected for the Argentine Davis Cup team for the first time. He played doubles with David Nalbandian against the Swedish pair of Robert Lindstedt and Robin Söderling. They won in straight sets. Zeballos reached a career milestone as he defeated his first-ever top-25 player, 24th ranked Gilles Simon, in the second round at the Sony Ericsson Open. He then lost in the third round to the eventual finalist Tomáš Berdych.

At the US Men's Clay Court Championships, he defeated Taylor Dent, Dudi Sela, and world No. 11 Fernando González for his first top-15 win and the biggest one of his career. He then faced eventual champion Juan Ignacio Chela in the semifinals, where he lost in straight sets.

At the US Open, Zeballos, with partner Eduardo Schwank, reached the semifinals in doubles.

2011–2012: French Open quarterfinal in doubles

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Zeballos played mostly on the Challenger circuit in singles. He did not make it past the second round in any ATP events. He had more success in doubles, where he won his second title at the 2011 BMW Open partnering Simone Bolelli.

In 2012, he made it to the semifinals in Viña de Mar and Buenos Aires. At Roland Garros, he and partner Oliver Marach made it to the quarterfinals, where they were beaten by the Bryan brothers.

2013: First ATP title & top 40 in singles, French Open doubles semifinal

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Zeballos won his first ATP singles title at Viña del Mar, where he defeated Rafael Nadal in three sets in his comeback tournament.[3] This victory made Zeballos one of the only four players who have beaten Nadal in a final on clay (the others are Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray).

2014–15: Loss of form, out of singles top 100 & doubles top 50

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2016: Four doubles titles

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He won three doubles titles with Julio Peralta and one with Andrés Molteni.

2017–18: French Open fourth round in singles & quarterfinals in doubles, four more titles

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Zeballos' first match in the 2017 Australian Open was a 5-hour and 15-minute loss to Ivo Karlović, the second longest match by time at the Australian Open in the Open Era.[4]

In June 2017 at Roland Garros, he had his best performance at a Grand Slam, reaching the fourth round. He was beaten by 6th seed Dominic Thiem in straight sets. At the same tournament, he reached the quarterfinals partnering Julio Peralta.

2019–21: New partnership, US Open & Wimbledon finals, World No. 3, four Masters titles

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Zeballos won his first ATP Masters 1000 title at the 2019 BNP Paribas Open with Nikola Mektić. They defeated sixth-seeded Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo in the final. Zeballos became the first ATP Masters doubles champion from Argentina since 1997 after Luis Lobo at the Hamburg Masters.

With his new partner Marcel Granollers, Zeballos won 6 titles starting in August 2019, and also made his first Grand Slam doubles final at the 2019 US Open, losing to the world No. 1 and top seeded pair Farah/Cabal. As a result, he reached a career-high ranking of world No. 3 in doubles on 9 September 2019. The pair won three Masters 1000: the 2019 Canadian Open, the 2020 Italian Open, and the 2021 Mutua Madrid Open.[5] They also reached the 2021 Wimbledon Championships final losing to world No. 1 and top seeds Mektic/Pavic.[6]

In August 2021, they reached a second Masters 1000 final for 2021 and fourth overall at the 2021 Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, defeating Arévalo/Fognini.[7] They defeated Austin Krajicek and Steve Johnson in the final to win their fourth Masters.[8]

2022: Two Grand Slam semifinals, five Masters quarterfinals, third straight ATP Finals

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Zebalos and Granollers qualified for their third consecutive ATP finals, having advanced to the semifinals of the year-end championships in 2020 and 2021.[9]

2023: 20th doubles title, fourth straight ATP Finals & first final

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At the 2023 Australian Open Zebalos and Granollers reached back-to-back semifinals.

At the 2023 French Open they upset top seeds Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski to reach back-to-back semifinals.[10] They lost to eventual champions Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek.

The pair won their first Masters of the season and fifth overall at the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters. As a result, he returned to the top 10 on 16 October 2023.

Granollers and Zebalos qualified for their fourth consecutive ATP Finals.[11]

2024: World No. 1, Eight Masters title

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At the 2024 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Zeballos and Granollers reached the final, saving a match point.[12] At the 2024 Miami Open, they again saved a match point to reach the semifinals.[13]

At the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters Zeballos and Granollers reached their third Masters semifinal in a row.[14] At the next Masters 1000, the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open, Zeballos and Granollers reached the quarterfinals and both moved into a new career-high ranking of No. 2. With reaching their fourth Masters semifinal of the season, with a win over Hugo Nys and Jan Zielinski, they became joint World No. 1 on 6 May 2024, Zeballos being the first Argentinian man to accomplish the feat.[15][16][2][17] They reached again a Masters final at the Italian Open, and fourth final for the season, defeating the newly formed pair of Alexander Bublik and Ben Shelton.[18] They won their sixth Masters title as a team defeating Marcelo Arévalo and Mate Pavić.

At the 2024 French Open, they reached their third consecutive semifinal at this Major defeating 15th seeds Hugo Nys and Jan Zieliński, and then Tomas Machac and Zhang Zhizhen.[19]

He won his eight Masters title at the 2024 National Bank Open, second for the year and at this tournament, and tenth as a team with Granollers.[20]

Significant finals

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Grand Slam tournament finals

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Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

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Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2019 US Open Hard Spain Marcel Granollers Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal
Colombia Robert Farah
4–6, 5–7
Loss 2021 Wimbledon Grass Spain Marcel Granollers Croatia Nikola Mektić
Croatia Mate Pavić
4–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 5–7
Loss 2023 Wimbledon Grass Spain Marcel Granollers Netherlands Wesley Koolhof
United Kingdom Neal Skupski
4–6, 4–6

Year-end championships finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2023 ATP Finals, Turin Hard (i) Spain Marcel Granollers United States Rajeev Ram
United Kingdom Joe Salisbury
3–6, 4–6

Masters 1000 finals

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Doubles: 9 (8 titles, 1 runner up)

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Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2019 Indian Wells Masters Hard Croatia Nikola Mektić Poland Łukasz Kubot
Brazil Marcelo Melo
4–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Win 2019 Canadian Open Hard Spain Marcel Granollers Netherlands Robin Haase
Netherlands Wesley Koolhof
7–5, 7–5
Win 2020 Italian Open Clay Spain Marcel Granollers France Jérémy Chardy
France Fabrice Martin
6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
Win 2021 Madrid Open Clay Spain Marcel Granollers Croatia Nikola Mektić
Croatia Mate Pavić
1–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win 2021 Cincinnati Masters Hard Spain Marcel Granollers United States Steve Johnson
United States Austin Krajicek
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
Win 2023 Shanghai Masters Hard Spain Marcel Granollers India Rohan Bopanna
Australia Matthew Ebden
5–7, 6–2, [10–7]
Loss 2024 Indian Wells Masters Hard Spain Marcel Granollers Netherlands Wesley Koolhof
Croatia Nikola Mektić
6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7)
Win 2024 Italian Open (2) Clay Spain Marcel Granollers El Salvador Marcelo Arévalo
Croatia Mate Pavić
6–2, 6–2
Win 2024 Canadian Open (2) Hard Spain Marcel Granollers United States Rajeev Ram
United Kingdom Joe Salisbury
6–2, 7–6(7–4)

ATP career finals

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Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2009 St. Petersburg Open, Russia 250 Series Hard (i) Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky 6–2, 6–7(8–10), 6–7(7–9)
Win 1–1 Feb 2013 Chile Open, Chile 250 Series Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 6–7(2–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–4

Doubles: 43 (22 titles, 21 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–3)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–1)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (8–1)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (3–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (11–15)
Titles by surface
Hard (7–8)
Clay (14–9)
Grass (1–3)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (20–17)
Indoor (1–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2010 Chile Open,
Chile
250 Series Clay Italy Potito Starace Poland Łukasz Kubot
Austria Oliver Marach
4–6, 0–6
Win 1–1 Feb 2010 Argentina Open,
Argentina
250 Series Clay Argentina Sebastián Prieto Germany Simon Greul
Australia Peter Luczak
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 2–1 May 2011 Bavarian Championships,
Germany
250 Series Clay Italy Simone Bolelli Germany Andreas Beck
Germany Christopher Kas
7–6(7–3), 6–4
Loss 2–2 Sep 2013 Malaysian Open,
Malaysia
250 Series Hard (i) Uruguay Pablo Cuevas United States Eric Butorac
South Africa Raven Klaasen
2–6, 4–6
Loss 2–3 Feb 2014 Argentina Open,
Argentina
250 Series Clay Uruguay Pablo Cuevas Spain Marcel Granollers
Spain Marc López
5–7, 4–6
Win 3–3 Feb 2016 Brasil Open,
Brazil
250 Series Clay Chile Julio Peralta Spain Pablo Carreño Busta
Spain David Marrero
4–6, 6–1, [10–5]
Win 4–3 Jul 2016 Swiss Open,
Switzerland
250 Series Clay Chile Julio Peralta Croatia Mate Pavić
New Zealand Michael Venus
7–6(7–2), 6–2
Win 5–3 Aug 2016 Atlanta Open,
United States
250 Series Hard Argentina Andrés Molteni Sweden Johan Brunström
Sweden Andreas Siljeström
7–6(7–2), 6–4
Win 6–3 Sep 2016 Moselle Open,
France
250 Series Hard (i) Chile Julio Peralta Croatia Mate Pavić
New Zealand Michael Venus
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 6–4 Feb 2017 Ecuador Open,
Ecuador
250 Series Clay Chile Julio Peralta United States James Cerretani
Austria Philipp Oswald
3–6, 1–2 ret.
Win 7–4 Apr 2017 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships,
United States
250 Series Clay Chile Julio Peralta Germany Dustin Brown
United States Frances Tiafoe
4–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Loss 7–5 Aug 2017 Winston-Salem Open,
United States
250 Series Hard Chile Julio Peralta Netherlands Jean-Julien Rojer
Romania Horia Tecău
3–6, 4–6
Loss 7–6 Sep 2017 St. Petersburg Open,
Russia
250 Series Hard (i) Chile Julio Peralta Czech Republic Roman Jebavý
Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop
4–6, 4–6
Loss 7–7 Jan 2018 Brisbane International,
Australia
250 Series Hard Argentina Leonardo Mayer Finland Henri Kontinen
Australia John Peers
6–3, 3–6, [2–10]
Win 8–7 Feb 2018 Argentina Open (2),
Argentina
250 Series Clay Argentina Andrés Molteni Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal
Colombia Robert Farah
6–3, 5–7, [10–3]
Win 9–7 Jul 2018 Swedish Open,
Sweden
250 Series Clay Chile Julio Peralta Italy Simone Bolelli
Italy Fabio Fognini
6–3, 6–4
Win 10–7 Jul 2018 German Open,
Germany
500 Series Clay Chile Julio Peralta Austria Oliver Marach
Croatia Mate Pavić
6–1, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss 10–8 Feb 2019 Córdoba Open,
Argentina
250 Series Clay Argentina Máximo González Czech Republic Roman Jebavý
Argentina Andrés Molteni
4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 11–8 Feb 2019 Argentina Open (3),
Argentina
250 Series Clay Argentina Máximo González Argentina Diego Schwartzman
Austria Dominic Thiem
6–1, 6–1
Win 12–8 Mar 2019 Indian Wells Masters,
United States
Masters 1000 Hard Croatia Nikola Mektić Poland Łukasz Kubot
Brazil Marcelo Melo
4–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Loss 12–9 Jun 2019 Eastbourne International,
United Kingdom
250 Series Grass Argentina Máximo González Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal
Colombia Robert Farah
6–3, 6–7(4–7), [6–10]
Loss 12–10 Jul 2019 Swedish Open,
Sweden
250 Series Clay Argentina Federico Delbonis Belgium Sander Gillé
Belgium Joran Vliegen
7–5(7–5), 5–7, [5–10]
Win 13–10 Aug 2019 Canadian Open,
Canada
Masters 1000 Hard Spain Marcel Granollers Netherlands Robin Haase
Netherlands Wesley Koolhof
7–5, 7–5
Loss 13–11 Sep 2019 US Open,
United States
Grand Slam Hard Spain Marcel Granollers Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal
Colombia Robert Farah
4–6, 5–7
Win 14–11 Feb 2020 Argentina Open (4),
Argentina
250 Series Clay Spain Marcel Granollers Argentina Guillermo Durán
Argentina Juan Ignacio Londero
6–4, 5–7, [18–16]
Win 15–11 Feb 2020 Rio Open,
Brazil
500 Series Clay Spain Marcel Granollers Italy Salvatore Caruso
Italy Federico Gaio
6–4, 5–7, [10–7]
Loss 15-12 Sep 2020 Austrian Open Kitzbühel,
Austria
250 Series Clay Spain Marcel Granollers United States Austin Krajicek
Croatia Franko Škugor
6–7(5–7), 5–7
Win 16–12 Sep 2020 Italian Open,
Italy
Masters 1000 Clay Spain Marcel Granollers France Jérémy Chardy
France Fabrice Martin
6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss 16–13 Mar 2021 Mexican Open,
Mexico
500 Series Hard Spain Marcel Granollers United Kingdom Ken Skupski
United Kingdom Neal Skupski
6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win 17–13 May 2021 Madrid Open,
Spain
Masters 1000 Clay Spain Marcel Granollers Croatia Nikola Mektić
Croatia Mate Pavić
1–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 17–14 Jul 2021 Wimbledon Championships,
United Kingdom
Grand Slam Grass Spain Marcel Granollers Croatia Nikola Mektić
Croatia Mate Pavić
4–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 5–7
Win 18–14 Aug 2021 Cincinnati Masters,
United States
Masters 1000 Hard Spain Marcel Granollers United States Steve Johnson
United States Austin Krajicek
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
Loss 18–15 Feb 2022 Argentina Open,
Argentina
250 Series Clay Italy Fabio Fognini Mexico Santiago González
Argentina Andrés Molteni
1–6, 1–6
Win 19–15 Jun 2022 Halle Open,
Germany
500 Series Grass Spain Marcel Granollers Germany Tim Pütz
New Zealand Michael Venus
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [14–12]
Loss 19–16 May 2023 Geneva Open,
Switzerland
250 Series Clay Spain Marcel Granollers United Kingdom Jamie Murray
New Zealand Michael Venus
6–7(6–8), 6–7 (3–7)
Loss 19–17 Jul 2023 Wimbledon Championships,
United Kingdom
Grand Slam Grass Spain Marcel Granollers Netherlands Wesley Koolhof
United Kingdom Neal Skupski
4–6, 4–6
Win 20–17 Oct 2023 Shanghai Masters,
China
Masters 1000 Hard Spain Marcel Granollers India Rohan Bopanna
Australia Matthew Ebden
5–7, 6–2, [10–7]
Loss 20–18 Nov 2023 ATP Finals,
Italy
Tour Finals Hard (i) Spain Marcel Granollers United States Rajeev Ram
United Kingdom Joe Salisbury
3–6, 4–6
Loss 20–19 Jan 2024 Auckland Open,
New Zealand
250 Series Hard Spain Marcel Granollers Netherlands Wesley Koolhof
Croatia Nikola Mektić
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [7–10]
Loss 20–20 Feb 2024 Argentina Open,
Argentina
250 Series Clay Spain Marcel Granollers Italy Simone Bolelli
Italy Andrea Vavassori
2–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 20–21 Mar 2024 Indian Wells Masters,
United States
Masters 1000 Hard Spain Marcel Granollers Netherlands Wesley Koolhof
Croatia Nikola Mektić
6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7)
Win 21–21 May 2024 Italian Open,
Italy (2)
Masters 1000 Clay Spain Marcel Granollers El Salvador Marcelo Arévalo
Croatia Mate Pavić
6–2, 6–2
Win 22–21 Aug 2024 Canadian Open,
Canada (2)
Masters 1000 Hard Spain Marcel Granollers United States Rajeev Ram
United Kingdom Joe Salisbury
6–2, 7–6(7–4)

Challenger finals

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (12–11)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (9–10)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 22 June 2008 Recanati, Italy Hard Slovenia Grega Žemlja 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 1. 28 September 2008 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Brazil Marcos Daniel 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Winner 2. 1 February 2009 Bucaramanga, Colombia Clay Colombia Carlos Salamanca 7–5, 6–2
Winner 3. 22 March 2009 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Mexico Santiago González 7–6(7–3), 6–0
Runner-up 2. 3 May 2009 Pereira, Colombia Clay Colombia Alejandro Falla 4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 19 July 2009 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Brazil Marcos Daniel 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Winner 4. 26 July 2009 Manta, Ecuador Hard France Vincent Millot 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Winner 5. 9 August 2009 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Clay Brazil Thiago Alves 6–7(7–4), 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 4. 20 September 2009 Cali, Colombia Clay Colombia Alejandro Falla 4–6, 3–6
Winner 6. 4 October 2009 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Argentina Gastón Gaudio 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up 5. 6 March 2011 Salinas, Ecuador Hard Argentina Andrés Molteni 5–7, 6–7(4–7)
Runner-up 6. 15 May 2011 Bordeaux, France Clay France Marc Gicquel 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 7. 1 April 2012 Barranquilla, Colombia Clay Colombia Alejandro Falla 4–6, 1–6
Winner 7. 13 May 2012 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Slovakia Martin Kližan 1–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Winner 8. 4 November 2012 Montevideo, Uruguay Clay Germany Julian Reister 6–3, 6–2
Winner 9. 11 November 2012 São Leopoldo, Brazil Clay Chile Paul Capdeville 3–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–2)
Winner 10. 6 January 2013 São Paulo, Brazil Hard Brazil Rogério Dutra da Silva 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Runner-up 8. 15 July 2014 Svijany, Czech Republic Clay Slovakia Andrej Martin 6–1, 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 9. 22 May 2016 Mestre, Italy Clay Portugal Gastão Elias 6–7, 2–6
Winner 11. 19 June 2016 Poprad, Slovakia Clay Austria Gerald Melzer 6–3, 6–4
Winner 12. 9 July 2016 Båstad, Sweden Clay Spain Roberto Carballés Baena 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 10. 7 Nov 2016 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Argentina Facundo Bagnis 6–3, 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Runner-up 11. 9 Oct 2017 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Argentina Nicolás Kicker 7–6(7–5), 0–6, 5–7

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(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.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Current through 2018 Wimbledon.

Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R A A 1R 1R Q1 A 1R 1R 0–5
French Open A 2R A 2R 2R Q2 Q1 1R 4R 2R 7–6
Wimbledon A 1R A A 1R A 1R 1R 1R 2R 1–6
US Open 2R 1R 1R Q1 1R Q1 Q1 2R 1R A 2–6
Win–loss 1–1 1–4 0–1 1–1 1–4 0–1 0–1 1–3 3–4 2–3 10–23
Year-end ranking 45 110 109 85 56 123 124 71 66 173

Doubles

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Current through the 2024 Cincinnati Masters.

Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 3R A A 1R 1R 2R A 1R 1R QF 3R 1R SF SF 3R 0 / 12 18–12 60%
French Open 1R 2R A QF SF 2R 1R 1R QF 2R 1R 3R 2R SF SF SF 0 / 15 28–15 65%
Wimbledon A 2R A A 2R A A 1R 2R 2R 3R NH F A F SF 0 / 9 19–9 68%
US Open A SF 2R 1R 3R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R F 1R QF 1R 3R 0 / 14 19–14 58%
Win–loss 0–1 8–4 1–1 3–2 7–4 1–3 1–3 0–3 5–4 3–4 10–4 4–3 9–4 8–3 15–4 9–3 0 / 50 84–50 63%
Year-end championship
ATP Finals Did not qualify SF SF RR F 0 / 4 7–9 44%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A 1R A A A A A SF W NH 1R 2R 1R F 1 / 7 13–6 68%
Miami Open A A A A 1R 2R A A 1R A QF NH 1R QF 1R SF 0 / 8 8–8 50%
Monte-Carlo A A A A A A A A A A SF NH SF QF 1R SF 0 / 5 8–5 62%
Madrid Open A A A A 2R A A A A A 2R NH W QF 1R SF 1 / 6 9–4 69%
Italian Open A A A A A A A A A 1R QF W QF A SF W 2 / 6 17–4 81%
Canadian Open A A A A A A A A A A W NH A QF SF W 2 / 4 14–2 88%
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A A A A A A 2R QF W QF 1R SF 1 / 6 10–5 67%
Shanghai Masters A A A A A A A A A QF 2R NH W 1 / 3 8–3 73%
Paris Masters A A A A A A A A A A 2R 2R A 2R QF 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 6–3 21–7 7–2 9–3 6-7 12–8 22–4 7 / 48 86–39 69%
Year-end ranking 79 33 88 63 40 79 72 45 38 29 4 3 6 14 5 $7,626,109

Notes

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References

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  6. ^ "Nikola Mektić/MatePavic Capture First Grand Slam Title at Wimbledon". ATP Tour.
  7. ^ "Marcel Granollers & Horacio Zeballos Reach Cincinnati Final". ATP Tour.
  8. ^ "Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos Clinch Cincinnati Doubles Title". ATP Tour.
  9. ^ "Granollers & Zeballos Set for Third Straight Nitto ATP Finals Appearance". ATP Tour.
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  12. ^ "Granollers/Zeballos save MP to reach Indian Wells final". 14 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Granollers/Zeballos save MP to reach Miami SFs". 27 March 2024.
  14. ^ "GRANOLLERS/ZEBALLOS INCH CLOSER TOWARDS SIXTH MASTERS 1000 TEAM TITLE". 12 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Horacio Zeballos: la historia del nuevo N°1 del mundo que se convirtió en leyenda del tenis argentino" (in Spanish). 2 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Granollers/Zeballos save 4 MPs to reach Madrid SFs & clinch No. 1". 2 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Horacio Zeballos makes history by becoming fourth Argentine to reach tennis world number one". 3 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Top seeds Granollers/Zeballos knock off fan favourites Bublik/Shelton in Rome SFs". 18 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Granollers y Zeballos jugarán su tercera SF consecutiva en Roland Garros" (in Spanish). 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  20. ^ "Granollers & Zeballos claim second Masters 1000 title of year in Montreal". 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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Awards
Preceded by ATP Newcomer of the Year
2009
Succeeded by