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Albert Montañés Country (sports) Spain Residence Barcelona , SpainBorn (1980-11-26 ) 26 November 1980 (age 43) Sant Carles de la Ràpita , SpainHeight 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Turned pro 1999 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand)*occasionally uses two-handed backhand Prize money $ 5,651,484Career record 247–278 Career titles 6 Highest ranking No. 22 (2 August 2010) Current ranking No. 103 (6 June 2016) Australian Open 3R (2010 ) French Open 4R (2011 ) Wimbledon 3R (2009 , 2010 ) US Open 4R (2010 ) Career record 60–121 Career titles 2 Highest ranking No. 73 (23 July 2007) Current ranking No. 454 (1 February 2016) Australian Open 2R (2010 ) French Open 2R (2008 ) Wimbledon 1R (2004 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 , 2010 , 2011 ) US Open 2R (2009 ) Last updated on: February 3, 2016.
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Albert Montañés Roca (born 26 November 1980) is a professional tennis player from Spain.
He first entered the top 100 in 2001. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 22 in 2010 and has won six singles titles and two doubles titles.
Montañés is one of the very few players to win a title after saving match points in two different matches. He did it during his title run in Estoril 2009 in his quarter-finals and the final.
He holds the record for most first-round exits at Grand Slam events; 33 reached at 2014 US Open . Beating Kenneth Carlsen 's long standing record of 30 first-round exits.[ 1]
ATP career finals
Singles: 11 (6–5)
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 (6–4)
Titles by Surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (6–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Runner-up
1.
16 September 2001
BRD Năstase Ţiriac Trophy , Bucharest, Romania
Clay
Younes El Aynaoui
6–7(5–7) , 6–7(2–7)
Runner-up
2.
19 April 2004
Valencia Open 500 , Valencia, Spain
Clay
Fernando Verdasco
6–7(5–7) , 3–6
Runner-up
3.
27 February 2005
Abierto Mexicano Telcel , Acapulco, Mexico
Clay
Rafael Nadal
1–6, 0–6
Runner-up
4.
30 April 2007
Grand Prix Hassan II , Casablanca, Morocco
Clay
Paul-Henri Mathieu
1–6, 1–6
Winner
1.
20 July 2008
Dutch Open , Amersfoort, Netherlands
Clay
Steve Darcis
1–6, 7–5, 6–3
Winner
2.
10 May 2009
Estoril Open , Estoril, Portugal
Clay
James Blake
5–7, 7–6(8–6) , 6–0
Winner
3.
27 September 2009
BRD Năstase Ţiriac Trophy , Bucharest, Romania
Clay
Juan Mónaco
7–6(7–2) , 7–6(8–6)
Winner
4.
9 May 2010
Estoril Open , Estoril, Portugal (2)
Clay
Frederico Gil
6–2, 6–7(4–7) , 7–5
Winner
5.
18 July 2010
MercedesCup , Stuttgart, Germany
Clay
Gaël Monfils
6–2, 1–2 ret.
Runner-up
5.
6 August 2011
Bet-at-home Cup Kitzbühel , Kitzbühel, Austria
Clay
Robin Haase
4–6, 6–4, 1–6
Winner
6.
May 25, 2013
Open de Nice Côte d'Azur , Nice, France
Clay
Gaël Monfils
6–0, 7–6(7–3)
Doubles: 6 (2–4)
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 (2–4)
Titles by Surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (1–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Runner-up
1.
29 January 2007
Movistar Open , Viña del Mar, Chile
Clay
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Paul Capdeville Óscar Hernández
6–4, 4–6, [6–10]
Runner-up
2.
12 February 2007
Brasil Open , Costa do Sauípe, Brazil
Clay
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Lukáš Dlouhý Pavel Vízner
2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Runner-up
3.
18 February 2007
ATP Buenos Aires , Buenos Aires, Argentina
Clay
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Sebastián Prieto Martín García
4–6, 2–6
Runner-up
4.
11 February 2008
Brasil Open , Costa do Sauípe, Brazil
Clay
Santiago Ventura
Marcelo Melo André Sá
6–4, 2–6, [7–10]
Winner
1.
29 April 2008
Grand Prix Hassan II , Casablanca, Morocco
Clay
Santiago Ventura
James Cerretani Todd Perry
6–1, 6–2
Winner
2.
8 January 2010
Qatar ExxonMobil Open , Doha, Qatar
Hard
Guillermo García-López
František Čermák Michal Mertiňák
6–4, 7–5
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.
Current till 2016 Wimbledon Championships .
1 Held as Hamburg Masters (outdoor clay) until 2008, Madrid Masters (outdoor clay) 2009–present.
2 Held as Stuttgart Masters (indoor hard) until 2001, Madrid Masters (indoor hard) from 2002–08, and Shanghai Masters (outdoor hard) 2009–present.
Current through the 2014 Wimbledon Championships .
Top 10 Wins Per Season
Season
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Total
Wins
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
5
Wins Over Top 10s Per Season
#
Player
Rank
Event
Surface
Rd
Score
2007
1.
Fernando González
5
Viña del Mar , Chile
Clay
QF
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
2009
2.
Gilles Simon
8
Estoril , Portugal
Clay
QF
5–7, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
2010
3.
Marin Čilić
9
Monte-Carlo , Monaco
Clay
3R
6–4, 6–4
4.
Roger Federer
1
Estoril, Portugal
Clay
SF
6–2, 7–6(7–5)
2013
5.
Richard Gasquet
9
Umag , Croatia
Clay
2R
6–4, 6–4
References
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