Joan Balcells
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| Country |  Spain |
|---|---|
| Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
| Born | June 20, 1975 Barcelona, Spain |
| Height | 190cm (6ft 3in) |
| Weight | 93kg (205lb) |
| Turned pro | 1996 |
| Retired | 2004 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | $815,801 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 41–49 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 57 (May 7, 2001) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2001, 2002, 2003) |
| French Open | 2R (2000, 2001) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2001, 2002) |
| US Open | 1R (2001) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 40–54 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 65 (July 23, 2001) |
Joan Manel Balcells Fornaguera (born June 20, 1975, in Barcelona) is a retired professional tennis player from Spain. He won one ATP Tour singles title in his career. Balcells played for the Spain Davis Cup team in 2000, winning the doubles rubber (with Àlex Corretja) in the final against Australia. He retired in 2004.
[edit] Career Finals (4)
[edit] Singles titles (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | September 11, 2000 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay |  Markus Hantschk |
6–4, 3–6, 7–6(1) |
[edit] Singles finalist (1)
- 2002: Scottsdale (lost to Andre Agassi, 2–6, 6–7(2))
[edit] Doubles finalist (2)
- 2000: Bogotá (partnering Mauricio Hadad; lost to Pablo Albano/Lucas Arnold Ker, 6–7(4), 6–1, 2–6)
- 2001: Doha (partnering Andrei Olhovskiy; lost to Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor, 3–6, 1–6)
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