Juan Carlos Ferrero

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**Juan Carlos Ferrero**
Juan Carlos Ferrero serving at the US Open 2004
Country	Spain
Residence	Villena, Spain
Date of birth	February 12, 1980
Place of birth	Onteniente, Spain
Height	182 cm (6 ft)
Weight	72 kg (160 lb)
Turned Pro	1998
Plays	Right; Two-handed backhand
Career Prize Money	US$10,337,448
Singles
Career record:	309-151
Career titles:	11
Highest ranking:	No. 1 (September 8, 2003)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	SF (2004)
French Open	W (2003)
Wimbledon	4th (2003, 2005)
U.S. Open	F (2003)
Doubles
Career record:	4-22
Career titles:	0
Highest ranking:	No. 198 (February 3, 2003)

Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (born February 12, 1980) is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at the French Open in 2003, and in October that year he became the 21st player to hold the World No. 1 ranking. He has also been a runner-up at two other Grand Slams during his career. His nickname is "Mosquito" due to his speed and wiry, strong physique.

1 Tennis career
2 Grand Slam singles finals
- 2.1 Wins (1)
- 2.2 Runner-ups (2)
3 Titles (11)
4 ATP Tour career earnings
5 External links

[edit] Tennis career

Born in Onteniente, Ferrero came to prominence in 1998 making final of the Roland Garros juniors losing to Fernando Gonzalez finishing the year ranked the number 17 junior.

He made his professional debut in 1999, making an immediate splash by reaching the semi-finals of his first tour event in Casablanca. He made his Grand Slam debut at the US Open in August and then in the following month, in only his fifth professional event, he won his first career title in Mallorca.

Ferrero continued his rise throughout 2000 and although he did not win a title, he reached finals in Dubai and Barcelona and helped Spain win the Davis Cup by defeating Lleyton Hewitt and Patrick Rafter in the final against Australia. His best performance however was arguably at his first French Open, where he stormed to the semi-finals, losing only to eventual champion Gustavo Kuerten in five sets.

In 2001 Ferrero confirmed his status as one of the game's best clay court players, winning titles in Estoril, Barcelona and Rome, and then reaching the semi-finals at the French Open for the second consecutive year, losing again to Gustavo Kuerten. Ferrero also won the tour event in Dubai, and finished the year ranked five in the world.

2002 saw Ferrero reach his first Grand Slam final at the French Open. However, despite being the strong favourite, he lost to compatriot Albert Costa. He didn't look so well, played terribly in the first two sets, and could do no more than take the third set from his countryman. It was too late to make a comeback when Costa finally decided the outcome in the fourth set. He won titles in Monte Carlo and Hong Kong and reached the final of the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, losing a five set final to Lleyton Hewitt. This result saw the Spaniard finish the year ranked fourth in the world.

2003 saw Ferrero have his best year to date, winning the titles in Monte Carlo and Valencia before fulfilling his clay court promise by taking the French Open, easily defeating Dutchman Martin Verkerk in the final. He also went on to reach the final on the hard courts at the US Open, eliminating the likes of Lleyton Hewitt and Andre Agassi before going down to Andy Roddick. This result saw Ferrero become the number one ranked player in the world. He rounded the year off by taking his first indoor title in Madrid and was presented with a "National Sportsman of the Year" award from King Juan Carlos. He would end the year ranked No. 3 in the world.

Injuries however began to plague Ferrero throughout 2004 and his ranking and form dipped. Despite making the Australian Open semifinals early in the year (losing to Roger Federer), chicken pox kept him out for the entire month of March and after a first round loss in Monte Carlo in April, he required another month out for rest and recuperation. On May 8 Ferrero fell during a practice session, injuring his ribs and his right wrist and went into the defence of his French Open crown underprepared. He lost in the second round to Igor Andreev and continued to struggle for the rest of the year, finishing outside the world's top 30 for the first time in five years.

Ferrero looked fresher and healthier in 2005 and began to climb back up towards the top echelons of the game. He reached the semifinals of the Monte Carlo Masters and the finals of the Open Seat Godo in Barcelona in April, as well as the finals of Vienna later in the year. He ended 2005 ranked #17.

During the 2006 Western and Southern Financial Group Masters event in Cincinnati, Ferrero notched his first Top 10 win of 2006 with a 6-2, 6-4 win over US # 1 and World No. 5 player James Blake. A few days later, Ferrero followed this up with a straight set, 7-6(2), 7-6(3) win over World No. 2 Rafael Nadal and then a 6-3, 6-4 win against World No. 7 Tommy Robredo, to move into the final of an ATP Masters Series event for the first time since 2003. In the final, Ferrero lost to Andy Roddick 6-3, 6-4, who he also lost to in the 2003 U.S. Open.

Despite being a former world number one, Ferrero has a poor record at Wimbledon.

Ferrero's inspiration is his mother who died from cancer when he was 17.

[edit] Grand Slam singles finals

[edit] Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2003	French Open	Martin Verkerk	6-1, 6-3, 6-2

[edit] Runner-ups (2)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2002	French Open	Albert Costa	1-6, 0-6, 6-4, 3-6
2003	U.S. Open	Andy Roddick	3-6, 6-7, 3-6

[edit] Titles (11)

[edit] Singles (11)

Legend
Grand Slam (1)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (4)
ATP Tour (6)

Titles by Surface
Hard (3)
Clay (8)
Grass (0)
Carpet (0)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	13 September 1999	Majorca, Spain	Clay	Alex Corretja (Spain)	2-6 7-5 6-3
2.	26 September 2001	Dubai, UAE	Hard	Marat Safin (Russia)	6-2 3-1 ret.
3.	9 April 2001	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Felix Mantilla (Spain)	7-6³ 4-6 6-3
4.	23 April 2001	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Carlos Moya (Spain)	4-6 7-5 6-3 3-6 7-5
5.	7 May 2001	Rome, Italy	Clay	Gustavo Kuerten (Brazil)	3-6 6-1 2-6 6-4 6-2
6.	15 April 2002	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Carlos Moya (Spain)	7-5 6-3 6-4
7.	23 September 2002	Hong Kong, China	Hard	Carlos Moya (Spain)	6-3 1-6 7-6⁴
8.	14 April 2003	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Guillermo Coria (Argentina)	6-2 6-2
9.	28 April 2003	Valencia, Spain	Clay	Christophe Rochus (Belgium)	6-2 6-4
10.	26 May 2003	French Open, Paris, France	Clay	Martin Verkerk (Netherlands)	6-1 6-3 6-2
11.	13 October 2003	Madrid, Spain	Hard	Nicolás Massú (Chile)	6-3 6-4 6-3

[edit] Singles Finalist (14)

2000: Dubai (lost to Nicolas Kiefer)
2000: Barcelona (lost to Marat Safin)
2001: Hamburg Masters (lost to Albert Portas)
2001: Gstaad (lost to Jiri Novak)
2002: French Open (lost to Albert Costa)
2002: Kitzbuhel (lost to Alex Corretja)
2002: Tennis Masters Cup (lost to Lleyton Hewitt)
2003: Sydney (lost to Hyung-Taik Lee)
2003: U.S. Open (lost to Andy Roddick)
2003: Bangkok (lost to Taylor Dent)

2004: Rotterdam (lost to Lleyton Hewitt)
2005: Barcelona (lost to Rafael Nadal)
2005: Vienna (lost to Ivan Ljubicic)
2006: Cincinnati Masters (lost to Andy Roddick)

[edit] Performance timeline

Tournament	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	Career
Australian Open	3r	3r	SF	QF	-	2r	3r	-	0
French Open	3r	3r	2r	W	F	SF	SF	-	1
Wimbledon	3r	4r	3r	4r	2r	3r	-	-	0
US Open	2r	1r	2r	F	3r	3r	4r	1r	0
Grand Slam Win-Loss	7-4	7-4	9-4	20-3	9-3	10-4	10-3	0-1	67-23
Tennis Masters Cup	-	-	-	RR	F	SF	-	-	0

[edit] ATP Tour career earnings

Year	Majors	ATP wins	Total wins	Earnings ($)	Money list rank
1999	0	1	1	204,626	104
2000	0	0	0	812,636	17
2001	0	4	4	1,864,671	6
2002	0	2	2	2,761,498	2
2003	1	3	4	3,026,760	3
2004	0	0	0	515,875	41
2005	0	0	0	727,673	26
2006	0	0	0	519,055	23
2007
Career	1	10	11	10,758,713	22

* As of August 28, 2006.

[edit] External links

Preceded by: Andre Agassi	World No. 1 September 8, 2003 - November 2, 2003	Succeeded by: Andy Roddick
Preceded by: Marat Safin	ATP Newcomer of the Year 1999	Succeeded by: Olivier Rochus

Association of Tennis Professionals \| World No. 1's in Men's tennis
Andre Agassi \| Boris Becker \| Björn Borg \| Jimmy Connors \| Jim Courier \| Stefan Edberg \| Roger Federer \| Juan Carlos Ferrero \| Lleyton Hewitt \| Yevgeny Kafelnikov \| Gustavo Kuerten \| Ivan Lendl \| John McEnroe \| Carlos Moyá \| Thomas Muster \| Ilie Năstase \| John Newcombe \| Patrick Rafter \| Marcelo Ríos \| Andy Roddick \| Marat Safin \| Pete Sampras \| Mats Wilander

French Open men's singles champions*

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