Spanish tennis player
Pablo Andújar Country (sports) Spain Residence Valencia , SpainBorn (1986-01-23 ) 23 January 1986 (age 38) Cuenca , SpainHeight 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Turned pro 2004 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach David Sánchez Prize money $ 5,508,869Career record 140–203 (40.8%) Career titles 4 Highest ranking No. 32 (13 July 2015) Current ranking No. 53 (16 March 2020)[1] Australian Open 2R (2012 , 2014 ) French Open 3R (2015 ) Wimbledon 3R (2015 ) US Open 4R (2019 ) Career record 63–114 (35.6%) Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 74 (3 December 2012) Australian Open 3R (2016 , 2018 ) French Open 2R (2011 , 2015 ) Wimbledon 1R (2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2015 ) US Open 2R (2011 , 2012 ) Last updated on: 22 March 2020.
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Pablo Andújar Alba (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo anˈduxaɾ ˈalβa] ;[2] born 23 January 1986) is a professional male tennis player from Spain . Andujar began playing tennis at 6 years old and has won four ATP Tour singles titles, reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 32 in July 2015. He trained in Valencia , Spain at the Tennis Club El Collao.
Between March 2016 and April 2017, Andújar underwent three elbow surgeries. He reached the fourth round of the 2019 US Open .
Career
Juniors
As a junior, Andujar compiled a singles win/loss record of 67–16 (and 48–14 in doubles), reaching as high as No. 5 in the combined junior world rankings in June 2004.
Junior Slam results:
Australian Open: -
French Open: QF (2004 )
Wimbledon: 1R (2004 )
US Open: 1R (2004 )
ATP Tour
He competed at the 2010 Australian Open , but lost to Gilles Simon in the first round. At the French Open (Roland Garros), he defeated Robert Kendrick in the first round, but lost in the second round against Paul-Henri Mathieu of France in three sets. In 2010, he made it to the final of the BCR Open Romania , where he lost to Juan Ignacio Chela .
In 2011, Andujar won his first ATP title at the Grand Prix Hassan II tournament in Morocco , defeating Italian Potito Starace in the final. The Spaniard reached two more ATP-level finals during the 2011 season , one respectively in Stuttgart and the other at the BCR Open Romania .
In January 2012, he was a finalist in doubles with Carlos Berlocq in Viña del Mar, Chile . In February, he was a quarterfinalist in the Abierto Mexicano Telcel . In April, he won his second title in Morocco , defeating Albert Ramos Viñolas in the final.
In May 2013, as a wild-card and as world No. 113 in the ATP Rankings , he reached the semifinals of an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament for the first time in his career in Madrid where he faced Rafael Nadal and lost 6–0, 6–4. His road to the semifinals saw him defeat 10th seed Marin Čilić , John Isner , Daniel Gimeno-Traver and 14th seed Kei Nishikori .
Between March 2016 and April 2017, Andújar underwent three elbow surgeries with three different doctors and considered retirement if the third surgery didn't work. Upon his return in January 2018, Andujar lost five of his first six matches at all levels.[3]
In April 2018, Andújar won his fourth ATP tournament and his first for four years, beating Kyle Edmund in straight sets in the final in Marrakesh , became the lowest-ranked tour-level titlist since then-World No. 550 Lleyton Hewitt at Adelaide in 1998.[3]
In September 2019, Andújar reached the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time, at the US Open .[3]
ATP career finals
Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (4–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4–5)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (4–5)
Indoor (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Sep 2010
Romanian Open , Romania
250 Series
Clay
Juan Ignacio Chela
5–7, 1–6
Win
1–1
Apr 2011
Grand Prix Hassan II , Morocco
250 Series
Clay
Potito Starace
6–1, 6–2
Loss
1–2
Jul 2011
Stuttgart Open , Germany
250 Series
Clay
Juan Carlos Ferrero
4–6, 0–6
Loss
1–3
Sep 2011
Romanian Open, Romania
250 Series
Clay
Florian Mayer
3–6, 1–6
Win
2–3
Apr 2012
Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco (2)
250 Series
Clay
Albert Ramos Viñolas
6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Win
3–3
Jul 2014
Swiss Open , Switzerland
250 Series
Clay
Juan Mónaco
6–3, 7–5
Loss
3–4
Apr 2015
Barcelona Open , Spain
500 Series
Clay
Kei Nishikori
4–6, 4–6
Win
4–4
Apr 2018
Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco (3)
250 Series
Clay
Kyle Edmund
6–2, 6–2
Loss
4–5
Apr 2019
Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco
250 Series
Clay
Benoît Paire
2–6, 3–6
Doubles: 6 (6 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–5)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–5)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–6)
Indoor (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Feb 2011
Brasil Open , Brazil
250 Series
Clay
Daniel Gimeno Traver
Marcelo Melo Bruno Soares
6–7(4–7) , 3–6
Loss
0–2
Feb 2012
Chile Open , Chile
250 Series
Clay
Carlos Berlocq
Fred Gil Daniel Gimeno Traver
6–1, 5–7, [10–12]
Loss
0–3
Aug 2012
Winston-Salem Open , US
250 Series
Hard
Leonardo Mayer
Santiago González Scott Lipsky
3–6, 6–4, [2–10]
Loss
0–4
Jul 2013
Swiss Open , Switzerland
250 Series
Clay
Guillermo García López
Jamie Murray John Peers
3–6, 4–6
Loss
0–5
Feb 2015
Rio Open , Brazil
500 Series
Clay
Oliver Marach
Martin Kližan Philipp Oswald
6–7(3–7) , 4–6
Loss
0–6
Mar 2015
Argentina Open , Argentina
250 Series
Clay
Oliver Marach
Jarkko Nieminen André Sá
6–4, 4–6, [7–10]
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 25 (13–12)
Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (11–8)
ITF Futures Tour (2–4)
Titles by Surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (13–12)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Mar 2005
Italy F4, Caltanissetta
Futures
Clay
Stefano Galvani
3–6, 0–6
Win
1–1
Jul 2005
Spain F15, Elche
Futures
Clay
Gabriel Trujillo Soler
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss
1–2
Oct 2005
Spain F29, Barcelona
Futures
Clay
Stéphane Robert
5–7, 3–6
Win
2–2
Nov 2005
Spain F31, Vilafranca
Futures
Clay
Nick van der Meer
2–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss
2–3
Mar 2006
Italy F6, Catania
Futures
Clay
Werner Eschauer
3–6, 3–6
Loss
2–4
Apr 2006
Italy F7, Monterotondo
Futures
Clay
Francesco Piccari
5–7, 5–7
Win
3–4
Jul 2006
Rimini , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Werner Eschauer
3–6, 6–1, 7–5
Win
4–4
Aug 2006
Vigo , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Fernando Vicente
7–5, 7–6(8–6)
Loss
4–5
Aug 2007
Trani , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Flavio Cipolla
6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Loss
4–6
Sep 2007
Seville , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Fred Gil
1–6, 3–6
Loss
4–7
May 2008
Telde, Spain
Challenger
Clay
Teimuraz Gabashvili
4–6, 6–4, 1–6
Loss
4–8
Jun 2008
Reggio Emilia , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Mathieu Montcourt
6–2, 2–6, 4–6
Win
5–8
Aug 2008
Vigo , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Marco Crugnola
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Win
6–8
Aug 2008
San Sebastián , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
6–4, 6–1
Loss
6–9
Aug 2009
Orbetello , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Alexandr Dolgopolov
4–6, 2–6
Loss
6–10
Apr 2010
Monza , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Daniel Brands
7–6(7–4) , 3–6, 4–6
Loss
6–11
Jun 2010
Reggio Emilia , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Carlos Berlocq
0–6, 6–7(1–7)
Win
7–11
Jul 2010
Orbetello , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Édouard Roger-Vasselin
6–4, 6–3
Loss
7–12
Aug 2010
Geneva , Switzerland
Challenger
Clay
Grigor Dimitrov
2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win
8–12
Apr 2018
Alicante , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Alex de Minaur
7–6(7–5) , 6–1
Win
9–12
Oct 2018
Florence , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Marco Trungelliti
7–5, 6–3
Win
10–12
Nov 2018
Buenos Aires , Argentina
Challenger
Clay
Pedro Cachín
6–3, 6–1
Win
11–12
Mar 2019
Marbella , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Benoît Paire
4–6, 7–6(8–6) , 6–4
Win
12–12
Apr 2019
Alicante , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Pedro Martínez
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win
13–12
Jun 2019
Prostějov , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Attila Balázs
6–2, 7–5
Doubles: 17 (6–11)
Legend (Doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–5)
ITF Futures Tour (2–6)
Titles by Surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (6–11)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Mar 2005
Italy F4, Caltanissetta
Futures
Clay
Matteo Volante
Konstantinos Economidis Alexandros Jakupovic
2–6, 6–3, 6–7(4–7)
Win
1–1
May 2005
Spain F5, Lleida
Futures
Clay
Marc Fornell Mestres
Rafael Arévalo Komlavi Loglo
6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Loss
1–2
Jun 2005
Romania F7, Bucharest
Futures
Clay
Igor Muguruza
Pablo Cuevas Martín Vilarrubí
7–5, 1–6, 4–6
Loss
1–3
Jul 2005
Spain F14, Alicante
Futures
Clay
Jun Kato
David Marrero Pablo Santos González
6–3, 5–7, 2–6
Win
2–3
Jul 2005
Spain F15, Elche
Futures
Clay
Jun Kato
Daniel Muñoz de la Nava Pablo Santos González
7–5, 4–1 ret.
Loss
2–4
Nov 2005
Spain F33, Gran Canaria
Futures
Clay
Dušan Karol
David de Miguel-Lapiedra Rui Machado
6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Loss
2–5
Mar 2006
Italy F4, Siracuse
Futures
Clay
Francisco Fogués Domenech
Jeroen Masson Gabriel Trujillo Soler
6–1, 1–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss
2–6
Jun 2006
Sassuolo , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Leonardo Azzaro
Francesco Aldi Tomas Tenconi
0–6, 1–6
Win
3–6
Jul 2006
Mantova, Italy
Challenger
Clay
Marcel Granollers
Alessandro Motti Daniel Muñoz de la Nava
6–3, 5–7, [10–7]
Win
4–6
Aug 2006
Vigo , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Marcel Granollers
Augustin Gensse Horacio Zeballos
7–6(7–4) , 6–1
Win
5–6
Sep 2006
Seville , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Marcel Granollers
Hugo Armando Carlos Poch Gradin
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss
5–7
Oct 2006
Barcelona , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Marcel Granollers
Tomas Behrend Flavio Cipolla
3–6, 2–6
Loss
5–8
Mar 2007
Italy F4, Siracuse
Futures
Clay
Marco Pedrini
Alberto Brizzi Giancarlo Petrazzuolo
1–4, 2–4
Loss
5–9
Jul 2007
Turin , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Flávio Saretta
Pablo Cuevas Horacio Zeballos
6–3, 6–1
Loss
5–10
Oct 2007
Tarragona , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Daniel Muñoz de la Nava
Marcel Granollers Santiago Ventura
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win
6–10
Feb 2010
Meknes , Morocco
Challenger
Clay
Flavio Cipolla
Alexandr Dolgopolov Artem Smirnov
6–2, 6–2
Loss
6–11
Oct 2010
Tarragona , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Gerard Granollers Pujol
Guillermo Olaso Pere Riba
6–7(2–7) , 6–4, [5–10]
Performance timelines
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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
Current through the 2019 Wimbledon Championships .
Doubles
Top 10 wins
Season
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Total
Wins
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
#
Player
Rank
Event
Surface
Rd
Score
2011
1.
Fernando Verdasco
9
Miami , United States
Hard
2R
3–6, 7–6(7–3) , 6–4
69
2012
2.
Janko Tipsarević
8
Cincinnati , United States
Hard
2R
6–4, 4–1, ret.
40
2014
3.
Tomáš Berdych
6
Valencia , Spain
Hard (i)
1R
6–3, 6–2
46
2015
4.
David Ferrer
8
Barcelona , Spain
Clay
SF
7–6(8–6) , 6–3
66
References
External links
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