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Albert Montañés
Spanish tennis player (born 1980) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Albert Montañés Roca (Catalan: [əlˈβɛɾt muntəˈɲes ˈrɔkə], Spanish: [alˈβeɾ montaˈɲes ˈroka]; born 26 November 1980) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He first entered the top 100 in 2001, achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 22 in 2010, and has won six singles titles and two doubles titles.
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Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
Born | (1980-11-26) 26 November 1980 (age 43) Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Spain |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 1999 |
Retired | 2017 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $5,866,340 |
Singles | |
Career record | 255–287 |
Career titles | 6 |
Highest ranking | No. 22 (2 August 2010) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2010) |
French Open | 4R (2011) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2009, 2010) |
US Open | 4R (2010) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 60–121 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 73 (23 July 2007) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2010) |
French Open | 2R (2008) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) |
US Open | 2R (2009) |
Last updated on: 8 May 2017. |
Montañés is one of 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; 35 reached at Wimbledon in 2016, beating Kenneth Carlsen's long standing record of 30 first-round exits.[1] Montañés' career ended at the 2017 Barcelona Open, where he lost to countryman Feliciano López in the second round.