Albert Portas
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| Country (sports) |
 Spain | ||||||
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| Residence | Barcelona, Spain | ||||||
| Born |
15 November 1973 Barcelona, Spain | ||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||
| Turned pro | 1994 | ||||||
| Retired | 2007 | ||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (2-handed backhand) | ||||||
| Prize money | $2,972,441 | ||||||
| Singles | |||||||
| Career record | 142–198 | ||||||
| Career titles | 1 | ||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 19 (1 October 2001) | ||||||
| Grand Slam Singles results | |||||||
| Australian Open | 2R (2000, 2002) | ||||||
| French Open | 3R (1997, 2000, 2002) | ||||||
| Wimbledon | 3R (2000) | ||||||
| US Open | 3R (2001) | ||||||
| Doubles | |||||||
| Career record | 73–109 | ||||||
| Career titles | 1 | ||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 56 (14 April 2003) | ||||||
Medal record
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Albert Portas Soy (Catalan: [əɫˈβɛr ˈpɔrtəs ˈsɔj], Spanish: [alˈβer ˈportas ˈsoi]; born 15 November 1973) is a Spanish former professional tennis player.
Career
Portas turned professional in 1994. He reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 19 in October 2001.
His only top-level singles title came at the 2001 Hamburg Masters, a tournament in which his mastery of the drop shot (key to his defeat of Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final) earned him the nickname "Drop Shot Dragon". According to the BBC, Lleyton Hewitt said of Portas that "He sure hits a lot of drop shots, but he hits them so well, as well as anyone I have faced.".[1] It is also very remarkable his final at Barcelona Open in 1997. En route to the final he won over Gustavo Kuerten (eventual champion this same year of French Open), Marcelo Rios, and Carlos Moya but lost at the final to Albert Costa. In 1999 Portas lost the final of San Marino defeated by his countryman Galo Blanco.
He coached WTA player Daniela Hantuchová from November 2008 to February 2009.[2]
Titles
Singles titles
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (1) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 14 May 2001 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Juan Carlos Ferrero |
4–6, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
Singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Career WR | Career Win-Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 2-7 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | LQ | 0 / 9 | 8-9 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | LQ | 0 / 7 | 2-7 |
| U.S. Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 2-6 |
| Grand Slam Win Ratio | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 29 | N/A |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-3 | 1-4 | 5-4 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | N/A | 14-29 |
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0-2 |
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1-2 |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 0 / 8 | 3-8 |
| Rome | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 2-7 |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | W | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | A | 1 / 4 | 7-3 |
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0-1 |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0-1 |
| Stuttgart/Madrid | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0-2 |
| Paris | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1-2 |
| ATP World Tour Finals | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 |
| ATP Tournaments Played | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 3 | N/A | 199 |
| ATP Finals Reached | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4 |
| ATP Tournaments Won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 1 |
| Year End Ranking | 392 | 269 | 119 | 182 | 35 | 84 | 90 | 51 | 20 | 88 | 85 | 175 | 119 | 140 | 338 | N/A | N/A |
LQ = lost in the qualifiers WR = Win Ratio, the ratio of tournaments won to those played A = Did not play in tournament
References
- ↑ "Hewitt flops against qualifier". BBC News. May 19, 2001. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
- ↑ "Brisbane International 2009: Day 2". Retrieved December 7, 2011.
External links
- Albert Portas at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Albert Portas at the International Tennis Federation