Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo

Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Country  Spain
Residence Alicante, Spain
Born 6 January 1978 (1978-01-06) (age 34)
Alicante, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro 1998
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money US $1,553,041
Singles
Career record 62–109
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 50 (2 October 2006)
Current ranking No. 134 (29 August 2011)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open 1R (2004, 2007, 2011)
French Open 4R (2006)
Wimbledon 1R (2004, 2006, 2007, 2011)
US Open 1R (2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010)
Doubles
Career record 28–65
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 70 (19 November 2007)
Current ranking No. 118 (17 January 2011)
Last updated on: January 18, 2010.
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Ramírez and the second or maternal family name is Hidalgo.

Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo (born January 6, 1978 in Alicante, Spain) is a professional male tennis player from Spain. His career-high ATP entry ranking is #50 (achieved on 2 October 2006), and his current ranking is #84 (as of November 1, 2010). He turned pro in 1998. His favourite surface to play on is clay.

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Career

At the 2006 French Open, Ramirez Hidalgo reached the 4th round in a Grand Slam event for the first time in his career. Before the tournament, he lost four consecutive times in the first round of a Grand Slam. At the 2008 Monte Carlo Masters, he was close to defeating world No.1 Roger Federer. Hidalgo lost the first set 1–6, but he went on to win the second 6–3. At the start of the third set, he quickly broke Federer twice and went 4–0 up. At that point, when playing the second point of the fifth game, Hidalgo attempted to embarrass the world No.1 by hitting a straightforward "hot-dog" shot to pass Federer, even though the court was well open for him just to hit a normal "winner". But ironically, that was the shot that supposedly self-destructed Hidalgo, when an angry but determined Federer went on to win 5 games in a row from being 5–1 down, then eventually took the set to a tiebreak and won it by 7 points to 1. The final score 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(1).

Titles (20)

Singles (8)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (8)
Titles by Surface
Hard (1)
Grass (0)
Clay (7)
Carpet (0)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 3 September 2002 Braşov Clay Lovro Zovko 2–6, 6–1, 7–5
2. 7 October 2002 Barcelona Clay Albert Portas 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
3. 1 July 2003 Košice Clay Tomáš Zíb 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
4. 24 May 2005 Ljubljana Clay Massimo Dell'Acqua 6–7(2), 5–2 retired
5. 14 January 2008 La Serena Clay David Marrero 6–3, 6–1
6. 14 March 2010 Rabat Clay Marcel Granollers 6–4, 6–4
7. 12 June 2010 Košice Clay Filip Krajinović 6–3, 6–2
8. 5 July 2010 Pozoblanco Hard Roberto Bautista 7–6, 6–4

Doubles (12)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (12)
Titles by Surface
Hard (0)
Grass (0)
Clay (9)
Carpet (0)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in the final Score
1. 7 September 2004 Braşov, Romania Clay Salvador Navarro Juan Pablo Brzezicki
Juan Pablo Guzmán		 6–3, 6–2
2. 4 July 2005 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Santiago Ventura Stéphane Bohli
Roman Valent		 6–3, 7–5
3. 3 April 2006 Monza, Italy Clay Tomas Tenconi Leonardo Azzaro
Christopher Kas		 4–6, 6–4, [13–11]
4. 28 July 2008 Timişoara, Romania Clay Daniel Munoz-de la Nava Adrian Cruciat
Florin Mergea		 3–6, 6–4, [11–9]
5. 22 September 2008 Bucharest, Romania Clay Santiago Ventura Andrea Arnaboldi
Máximo González		 6–3, 5–7, [10–6]
6. 14 March 2009 Rabat, Morocco Clay Santiago Ventura Michael Kohlmann
Philipp Marx		 6–4, 7–6
7. 21 March 2009 Marrakech, Morocco Clay Santiago Ventura Alberto Martín
Daniel Munoz-de la Nava		 6–3, 7–6
8. 29 March 2009 Barletta, Italy Clay Santiago Ventura Pablo Cuevas
Luis Horna		 7–6, 6–2
9. 11 September 2011 Sevilla, Spain Clay Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava Gerard Granollers
Adrián Menéndez		 6–4, 6–7(4–7), [13–11]
10. 17 September 2011 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay Marco Crugnola Jan Mertl
Matwé Middelkoop		 7–6(7–3), 3–6, [10–8]
11. 1 October 2011 Madrid, Spain Clay David Marrero Daniel Gimeno-Traver
Morgan Phillips		 6–4, 6–7(8–10), [11–9]
12. 5 November 2011 São Leopoldo, Brazil Clay Franco Ferreiro Gastão Elias
Frederico Gil		 6–7(4–7), 6–3, [11–9]

Runner-ups (20)

Singles (8)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (8)
Finals by Surface
Hard (0)
Grass (0)
Clay (8)
Carpet (0)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 12 May 2003 Zagreb, Croatia Clay Kristof Vliegen 6–1, 4–6, 6–0
2. 10 May 2004 Zagreb, Croatia Clay Adrián García 6–3, 7–5
3. 24 October 2005 Santiago, Chile Clay Júlio Silva 6–2, 6–3
4. 18 August 2008 San Sebastián, Spain Clay Pablo Andújar 6–4, 6–1
5. 15 September 2008 Todi, Italy Clay Tomas Tenconi 4–6, 6–3, 6–0
6. 20 October 2008 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Martín Vassallo Argüello 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
7. 12 September 2010 Rijeka, Croatia Clay Blaz Kavcic 6–4, 3–6, 7–6
8. 11 September 2011 Sevilla, Spain Clay Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6–3, 6–3

Doubles (14)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (3)
Challengers (11)
Finals by Surface
Hard (0)
Grass (0)
Clay (14)
Carpet (0)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in the final Score
1. 3 September 2002 Braşov, Romania Clay Santiago Ventura Christopher Kas
Herbert Wiltschnig		 5–7, 6–4, 7–5
2. 3 June 2003 Prostějov, Czech Republic Clay Sergio Roitman Jaroslav Levinský
David Škoch		 6–2, 6–2
3. 1 July 2003 Košice, Slovakia Clay Salvador Navarro Lucas Arnold Ker
Mariano Hood		 2–1 retired
4. 6 December 2004 Guadalajara, Mexico Clay Sergio Roitman Santiago González
Alejandro Hernández		 7–6(5), 1–6, 6–3
5. 21 November 2005 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Santiago Ventura Lucas Arnold Ker
Sebastián Prieto		 6–0, 6–4
6. 29 January 2007 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay Albert Montañés Paul Capdeville
Óscar Hernández		 4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
7. 12 February 2007 Costa do Sauípe, Brazil Clay Albert Montañés Lukáš Dlouhý
Pavel Vízner		 6–2, 7–6(4)
8. 18 February 2007 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Albert Montañés Sebastián Prieto
Martín García		 6–4, 6–2
9. 24 September 2007 Trnava, Slovak Republic Clay Diego Junqueira Filip Polášek
Igor Zelenay		 6–1, 6–4
10. 3 June 2008 Sassuolo, Italy Clay Jose Antonio Sanchez de Luna Juan Martín Aranguren
Stefano Galvani		 5–7, 6–2, [10–8]
11. 18 August 2008 San Sebastián, Spain Clay Jose Antonio Sanchez de Luna Marc López
Gabriel Trujillo-Soler		 6–7(3), 6–3, [10–6]
12. 13 October 2008 Montevideo, Uruguay Clay Daniel Gimeno-Traver Franco Ferreiro
Flávio Saretta		 6–3, 6–2
13. 20 October 2008 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Thomaz Bellucci Máximo González
Sebastián Prieto		 7–5, 6–3
14. 15 May 2010 Zagreb, Croatia Clay Santiago Ventura Andre Begemann
Matthew Ebden		 7–6(5), 5–7, [10–3]
15. 30 October 2011 São José do Rio Preto, Brazil Clay Franco Ferreiro Frederico Gil
Jaroslav Pospíšil		 6–4, 6–4

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