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Pablo Andújar

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Andújar and the second or maternal family name is Alba.
Pablo Andújar
Andújar at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceValencia, Spain
Born (1986-01-23) 23 January 1986 (age 38)
Cuenca, Spain
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2004
Retired2023
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachMarcos Esparcia
Prize moneyUS $7,026,566
Singles
Career record163–242
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 32 (13 July 2015)
Current rankingNo. 372 (17 April 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2022)
French Open3R (2015)
Wimbledon3R (2015)
US Open4R (2019)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2020)
Doubles
Career record75–126
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 74 (3 December 2012)
Current rankingNo. 372 (24 April 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2016, 2018, 2022)
French OpenSF (2021)
Wimbledon1R (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015)
US Open2R (2011, 2012)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2020)
Last updated on: 26 April 2023.

Pablo Andújar Alba (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo anˈduxaɾ ˈalβa];[1] born 23 January 1986) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. Andújar has won four ATP Tour singles titles and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 32 in July 2015. His best results are reaching the fourth round of the 2019 US Open and the 2021 French Open doubles semifinals.

Junior career

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As a junior, Andújar 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)

Professional career

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2008–11: Grand Slam & top 100 debuts, first ATP title & top 50

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On his Grand slam debut at the 2008 French Open as a lucky loser he reached the second round defeating Filippo Volandri. In August 2008, following his wins at two consecutive Challengers in Vigo and in San Sebastián, he entered the top 100 on 25 August 2008 at World No. 88.

He competed at the 2009 Australian Open, but lost to Gilles Simon in the first round. At the 2009 French Open, he defeated Robby Ginepri in the first round, but lost in the second round against Paul-Henri Mathieu of France in three sets.

He made the final of the 2010 BCR Open Romania, where he lost to Juan Ignacio Chela.

In 2011, Andújar won his first ATP title at the Grand Prix Hassan II tournament in Morocco, defeating Italian Potito Starace in the final. As a result he entered the top 50 at World No. 48 on 25 April 2011.

The Spaniard reached two more ATP-level finals during the 2011 season, one at the 2011 Stuttgart Open and the other at the 2011 BCR Open Romania.

2012–15: First Masters semifinal & ATP 500 final, two titles, top 35

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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 2012, he won his second title in Morocco, defeating Albert Ramos Viñolas in the final.

In May 2013, as a wildcard 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.

He won his third title at the 2014 Swiss Open defeating Juan Mónaco.

Andújar reached his biggest final at the 2015 Barcelona Open where he was defeated by Kei Nishikori. On 13 July 2015 he reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 32.

2016–18: Hiatus due to surgery, Fourth title & first in four years

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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, Andújar lost five of his first six matches at all levels.[2]

In April 2018, Andújar won his fourth ATP tournament and his first in for four years, beating Kyle Edmund in straight sets in the final in Marrakesh to become the lowest-ranked tour-level titlist at World No. 355 since then-World No. 550 Lleyton Hewitt at Adelaide in 1998.[2]

2019–21: US Open fourth round, French Open doubles semifinal, Olympics

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In September 2019, Andújar reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time, at the 2019 US Open by defeating Kyle Edmund, Lorenzo Sonego and Alexander Bublik in the first three rounds.[2]

In May 2021, ranked No. 75, Andújar upset Roger Federer in three sets at the Geneva Open and reached the semifinals of the event.[3][4][5] He lost to eventual champion Casper Ruud.

At the 2021 French Open, he continued his good form by coming back from two sets down to defeat fourth seed Dominic Thiem in the opening round of the tournament.[6] He also reached the semifinals as alternate in doubles with fellow Spaniard Pedro Martínez,[7] with whom he also made his Grand Slam doubles debut as a pair at the 2021 Australian Open. They defeated the 14th seeded Belgians S.Gillé/J.Vliegen in the third round and the pair of Rohan Bopanna/Franko Skugor in the quarterfinals. They entered the tournament as a replacement alternate pair for the top seeds Nikola Mektić/Mate Pavić.

At the 2021 Wimbledon Championships he reached the second round only for the second time in his career.

He qualified to represent Spain in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in singles and doubles partnering with Roberto Carballés Baena.

In September 2021, he reached the third round of the 2021 US Open only for the second time in his career where he lost to World No. 2 and eventual champion Daniil Medvedev. He finished the year 2021 with a positive record of 5–3 in Grand Slams for the first time in his career.

2022: Australian Open third round

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Andújar started his 2022 season at the Sydney Classic. He lost in the first round of qualifying to Viktor Durasovic. At the Australian Open, he reached the third round for the first time in his career, thus completing a career set of third rounds at all four Grand Slams. He was defeated in the third round by 32nd seed Alex de Minaur.[8]

In February, Andújar played at the Argentina Open. He lost in the second round to sixth seed Federico Delbonis.[9] At the Rio Open, he beat eighth seed, Albert Ramos Viñolas, in the second round in three sets.[10] He was defeated in his quarterfinal match by third seed, world No. 14, 2018 champion, and eventual finalist, Diego Schwartzman.[11] In Acapulco, he lost in the second round to top seed and world No. 2, Daniil Medvedev.[12] In March, he competed at the BNP Paribas Open. He was beaten in the first round by Fabio Fognini.[13]

Andújar started his clay-court season at the Andalucía Challenger in Marbella. Seeded third, he reached the semifinals where he lost to Pedro Cachin.[14] At the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech, he upset second seed and world No. 26, Dan Evans, in the first round.[15] He lost in the second round to eventual champion David Goffin.[16] In Barcelona, he was defeated in the first round by Ugo Humbert.[17] At the Estoril Open, he retired during his first-round match against Nuno Borges.[18] At the Madrid Open, he fell in the first round of qualifying to Ugo Humbert. Last year semifinalist at the Geneva Open, he lost in the first round to eventual finalist João Sousa.[19] At the French Open, he lost in the first round to 2018 semifinalist, Marco Cecchinato, in five sets.[20]

After Roland Garros, Andújar competed at the UniCredit Czech Open. Seeded fourth, he lost in the second round to eventual champion Vít Kopřiva.[21] Seeded fourth at the Open Sopra Steria de Lyon, he was defeated in the first round by lucky loser Juan Bautista Torres.

At Wimbledon, Andújar lost in the first round to ninth seed, world No. 12, and eventual semifinalist, Cameron Norrie.[22]

After Wimbledon, Andújar played at the Iași Open. As the second seed, he made it to the final where he lost to eighth seed Felipe Meligeni Alves.[23] At the Generali Open Kitzbühel, he beat ninth seed, Lorenzo Sonego, in the first round.[24] He lost in the second round to Austrian wildcard and eventual finalist, Filip Misolic.[25] Seeded second at the first edition of the Kozerki Open, he retired from his second-round match against qualifier Alexey Vatutin due to an arm injury.

Andújar withdrew from the US Open due to the same arm injury he picked up while he was in Grodzisk Mazowiecki.[26]

2023: Retirement

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Andújar announced on Instagram in December 2022 that the 2023 season will be his last on tour.[27] He started his season at the Maharashtra Open. He lost in the first round to eighth seed Aslan Karatsev.[28] At the Australian Open, he fell in the first round of qualifying to Australian wildcard Adam Walton.[29]

In February, Andújar played at the Córdoba Open. He retired during his first-round match against Argentinian wildcard and 2021 champion, Juan Manuel Cerúndolo, due to a right shoulder injury.[30] At the Open 13 Provence in Marseille, he lost in the first round to qualifier Alexander Ritschard.[31] In March, he competed at the BNP Paribas Open. He was defeated in the final round of qualifying by Borna Gojo.

Andújar began his clay-court season at the Girona Challenger. Playing as a wildcard, he lost in the first round to Miljan Zekić. In Marrakech, he was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Riccardo Bonadio. He accepted a wildcard for the Barcelona Open. He lost in the first round to Tomás Martín Etcheverry. After his first-round loss, he said farewell, hoping to play one more match at the Valencia Challenger.[32] Receiving a wildcard to enter the qualifying round at the Madrid Open, he was eliminated in the first round of qualifying by Zsombor Piros in three sets.[33]

Performance timelines

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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

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Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 A 1R A 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R A Q1 1R 1R 2R 3R Q1 5–11
French Open Q3 2R 2R 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R 3R A A 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R A 8–13
Wimbledon Q2 A 1R A 1R 1R 1R 1R 3R A A A 1R NH 2R 1R A 3–8
US Open A 1R A A 1R 2R 2R 2R 1R A A A 4R 1R 3R A A 8–9
Win–loss 0–0 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–4 3–4 1–4 2–4 4–4 0–1 0–0 0–1 3–4 0–3 5–3 2–3 0–0 24–41
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A NH A NH A NH 1R NH 0–1
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A 1R 4R 2R 2R 1R A A A A NH 1R 1R Q2 4–7
Miami Open A A A A 3R 1R 1R A 1R A A A 2R NH A A A 3–5
Monte-Carlo Masters A A Q1 A A 2R 2R 2R A A A A A NH 1R A A 3–4
Madrid Open A Q1 Q2 A 1R 1R SF 1R 1R A A 1R A NH 1R Q1 Q1 4–7
Italian Open A A A A Q1 1R A 1R A A A A A A A A A 0–2
Canadian Open A A A A 1R 2R 2R A 2R A A A A NH A A A 3–4
Cincinnati Masters A A A A Q1 3R 1R A 1R A A A A A A A A 2–3
Shanghai Masters NMS A 1R 1R 2R 1R A A A A A NH A 1–4
Paris Masters A A A A A 1R 2R 1R A A A A Q1 1R A A A 1–4
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–5 7–9 9–8 1–6 1–5 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–3 0–1 0–0 21–40
Career statistics
Titles 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Finals 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9
Year-end ranking 146 101 160 71 46 42 48 41 64 432 1694 82 64 60 90 123

Doubles

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Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 2R 2R 1R 1R 2R 3R A 3R A 1R 1R 3R 9–10
French Open A A A 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R A A A A A SF 1R 6–7
Wimbledon A A A 1R 1R 1R A 1R A A A A NH A A 0–4
US Open 1R A A 2R 2R 1R 1R A A A A 1R A A A 2–6
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 3–4 2–4 0–4 0–3 2–3 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 4–2 2–2 17–27

ATP career finals

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Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)

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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 (0–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (4–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4–5)
Grass (0–0)
Finals 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 Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela 5–7, 1–6
Win 1–1 Apr 2011 Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco 250 Series Clay Italy Potito Starace 6–1, 6–2
Loss 1–2 Jul 2011 Stuttgart Open, Germany 250 Series Clay Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 4–6, 0–6
Loss 1–3 Sep 2011 Romanian Open, Romania 250 Series Clay Germany Florian Mayer 3–6, 1–6
Win 2–3 Apr 2012 Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco (2) 250 Series Clay Spain Albert Ramos Viñolas 6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Win 3–3 Jul 2014 Swiss Open, Switzerland 250 Series Clay Argentina Juan Mónaco 6–3, 7–5
Loss 3–4 Apr 2015 Barcelona Open, Spain 500 Series Clay Japan Kei Nishikori 4–6, 4–6
Win 4–4 Apr 2018 Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco (3) 250 Series Clay United Kingdom Kyle Edmund 6–2, 6–2
Loss 4–5 Apr 2019 Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco 250 Series Clay France Benoît Paire 2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 7 (7 runner-ups)

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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 (0–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–6)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–7)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2011 Brasil Open, Brazil 250 Series Clay Spain Daniel Gimeno Traver Brazil Marcelo Melo
Brazil Bruno Soares 		6–7(4–7), 3–6
Loss 0–2 Feb 2012 Chile Open, Chile 250 Series Clay Argentina Carlos Berlocq Portugal Fred Gil
Spain Daniel Gimeno Traver 		6–1, 5–7, [10–12]
Loss 0–3 Aug 2012 Winston-Salem Open, US 250 Series Hard Argentina Leonardo Mayer Mexico Santiago González
United States Scott Lipsky 		3–6, 6–4, [2–10]
Loss 0–4 Jul 2013 Swiss Open, Switzerland 250 Series Clay Spain Guillermo García López United Kingdom Jamie Murray
Australia John Peers 		3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–5 Feb 2015 Rio Open, Brazil 500 Series Clay Austria Oliver Marach Slovakia Martin Kližan
Austria Philipp Oswald 		6–7(3–7), 4–6
Loss 0–6 Mar 2015 Argentina Open, Argentina 250 Series Clay Austria Oliver Marach Finland Jarkko Nieminen
Brazil André Sá 		6–4, 4–6, [7–10]
Loss 0–7 May 2022 Geneva Open, Switzerland 250 Series Clay Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop Croatia Nikola Mektić
Croatia Mate Pavić 		6–2, 2–6, [3–10]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 27 (13–14)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (11–10)
ITF Futures (2–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (13–14)
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 Italy Stefano Galvani 3–6, 0–6
Win 1–1 Jul 2005 Spain F15, Elche Futures Clay Spain Gabriel Trujillo Soler 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Oct 2005 Spain F29, Barcelona Futures Clay France Stéphane Robert 5–7, 3–6
Win 2–2 Nov 2005 Spain F31, Vilafranca Futures Clay Netherlands Nick van der Meer 2–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss 2–3 Mar 2006 Italy F6, Catania Futures Clay Austria Werner Eschauer 3–6, 3–6
Loss 2–4 Apr 2006 Italy F7, Monterotondo Futures Clay Italy Francesco Piccari 5–7, 5–7
Win 3–4 Jul 2006 Rimini, Italy Challenger Clay Austria Werner Eschauer 3–6, 6–1, 7–5
Win 4–4 Aug 2006 Vigo, Spain Challenger Clay Spain Fernando Vicente 7–5, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 4–5 Aug 2007 Trani, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Flavio Cipolla 6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Loss 4–6 Sep 2007 Seville, Spain Challenger Clay Portugal Fred Gil 1–6, 3–6
Loss 4–7 May 2008 Telde, Spain Challenger Clay Russia Teimuraz Gabashvili 4–6, 6–4, 1–6
Loss 4–8 Jun 2008 Reggio Emilia, Italy Challenger Clay France Mathieu Montcourt 6–2, 2–6, 4–6
Win 5–8 Aug 2008 Vigo, Spain Challenger Clay Italy Marco Crugnola 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Win 6–8 Aug 2008 San Sebastián, Spain Challenger Clay Spain Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 6–4, 6–1
Loss 6–9 Aug 2009 Orbetello, Italy Challenger Clay Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov 4–6, 2–6
Loss 6–10 Apr 2010 Monza, Italy Challenger Clay Germany Daniel Brands 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 4–6
Loss 6–11 Jun 2010 Reggio Emilia, Italy Challenger Clay Argentina Carlos Berlocq 0–6, 6–7(1–7)
Win 7–11 Jul 2010 Orbetello, Italy Challenger Clay France Édouard Roger-Vasselin 6–4, 6–3
Loss 7–12 Aug 2010 Geneva, Switzerland Challenger Clay Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win 8–12 Apr 2018 Alicante, Spain Challenger Clay Australia Alex de Minaur 7–6(7–5), 6–1
Win 9–12 Oct 2018 Florence, Italy Challenger Clay Argentina Marco Trungelliti 7–5, 6–3
Win 10–12 Nov 2018 Buenos Aires, Argentina Challenger Clay Argentina Pedro Cachin 6–3, 6–1
Win 11–12 Mar 2019 Marbella, Spain Challenger Clay France Benoît Paire 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Win 12–12 Apr 2019 Alicante, Spain Challenger Clay Spain Pedro Martínez 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win 13–12 Jun 2019 Prostějov, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Hungary Attila Balázs 6–2, 7–5
Loss 13-13 Sep 2020 Prostejov, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Poland Kamil Majchrzak 2-6, 6-7(5-7)
Loss 13-14 Jul 2022 Iași, Romania Challenger Clay Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves 3-6, 6-4, 2-6

Doubles: 17 (6–11)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (4–5)
ITF Futures (2–6)
Finals 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 Italy Matteo Volante Greece Konstantinos Economidis
Greece Alexandros Jakupovic 		2–6, 6–3, 6–7(4–7)
Win 1–1 May 2005 Spain F5, Lleida Futures Clay Spain Marc Fornell Mestres El Salvador Rafael Arévalo
Togo Komlavi Loglo 		6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Jun 2005 Romania F7, Bucharest Futures Clay Venezuela Igor Muguruza Uruguay Pablo Cuevas
Uruguay Martín Vilarrubí 		7–5, 1–6, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Jul 2005 Spain F14, Alicante Futures Clay Japan Jun Kato Spain David Marrero
Spain Pablo Santos González 		6–3, 5–7, 2–6
Win 2–3 Jul 2005 Spain F15, Elche Futures Clay Japan Jun Kato Spain Daniel Muñoz de la Nava
Spain Pablo Santos González 		7–5, 4–1 ret.
Loss 2–4 Nov 2005 Spain F33, Gran Canaria Futures Clay Czech Republic Dušan Karol Spain David de Miguel-Lapiedra
Portugal Rui Machado 		6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–5 Mar 2006 Italy F4, Siracuse Futures Clay Spain Francisco Fogués Domenech Belgium Jeroen Masson
Spain Gabriel Trujillo Soler 		6–1, 1–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 2–6 Jun 2006 Sassuolo, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Leonardo Azzaro Italy Francesco Aldi
Italy Tomas Tenconi 		0–6, 1–6
Win 3–6 Jul 2006 Mantova, Italy Challenger Clay Spain Marcel Granollers Italy Alessandro Motti
Spain Daniel Muñoz de la Nava 		6–3, 5–7, [10–7]
Win 4–6 Aug 2006 Vigo, Spain Challenger Clay Spain Marcel Granollers France Augustin Gensse
Argentina Horacio Zeballos 		7–6(7–4), 6–1
Win 5–6 Sep 2006 Seville, Spain Challenger Clay Spain Marcel Granollers United States Hugo Armando
Spain Carlos Poch Gradin 		4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 5–7 Oct 2006 Barcelona, Spain Challenger Clay Spain Marcel Granollers Germany Tomas Behrend
Italy Flavio Cipolla 		3–6, 2–6
Loss 5–8 Mar 2007 Italy F4, Siracuse Futures Clay Italy Marco Pedrini Italy Alberto Brizzi
Italy Giancarlo Petrazzuolo 		1–4, 2–4
Loss 5–9 Jul 2007 Turin, Italy Challenger Clay Brazil Flávio Saretta Uruguay Pablo Cuevas
Argentina Horacio Zeballos 		6–3, 6–1
Loss 5–10 Oct 2007 Tarragona, Spain Challenger Clay Spain Daniel Muñoz de la Nava Spain Marcel Granollers
Spain Santiago Ventura 		4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 6–10 Feb 2010 Meknes, Morocco Challenger Clay Italy Flavio Cipolla Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov
Ukraine Artem Smirnov 		6–2, 6–2
Loss 6–11 Oct 2010 Tarragona, Spain Challenger Clay Spain Gerard Granollers Pujol Spain Guillermo Olaso
Spain Pere Riba 		6–7(2–7), 6–4, [5–10]

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2004 French Open Clay Spain Marcel Granollers United States Alex Kuznetsov
Germany Mischa Zverev 		6–3, 6–2

Record against top 10 players

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Andújar's match record against players who have been ranked world No. 10 or higher is as follows. Players who have been No. 1 are in boldface.

* As of 29 September 2022.

Top 10 wins

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  • He has a 6–24 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 ... 2021 Total
Wins 1 1 0 1 1 2 6
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score PAR
2011
1. Spain Fernando Verdasco 9 Miami Open, United States Hard 2R 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 69
2012
2. Serbia Janko Tipsarević 8 Cincinnati Masters, United States Hard 2R 6–4, 4–1, ret. 40
2014
3. Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 6 Valencia Open, Spain Hard (i) 1R 6–3, 6–2 46
2015
4. Spain David Ferrer 8 Barcelona Open, Spain Clay SF 7–6(8–6), 6–3 66
2021
5. Switzerland Roger Federer 8 Geneva Open, Switzerland Clay 2R 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 75
6. Austria Dominic Thiem 4 French Open, France Clay 1R 4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 68

Personal life

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Andújar lives in the Valencian Community since he was three years old, and his father is from Sueca, Valencia.[34]

He married Cristina Moreta Icart in November 2016.[35] The couple have four children.[36]

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "The pronunciation by Pablo Andújar himself". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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  6. ^ "Aslan Karatsev's Australian Stunner One of Biggest Slam Upsets of 2021 | ATP Tour | Tennis".
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