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Alex Patricio Calatrava (born 14 June 1973) is a former tour tennis player from Spain, who turned professional in 1993. The right-hander won one singles title (2000, San Marino). He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 44 in February 2001.

Álex Calatrava
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceAndorra la Vella, Andorra
Born (1973-06-14) 14 June 1973 (age 49)
Cologne, West Germany
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1993
Retired2007
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CoachJosé Francisco Altur
Prize money$1,335,933
Singles
Career record67–109
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 44 (12 February 2001)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2001)
French Open2R (2001, 2002)
Wimbledon2R (2005)
US Open2R (2004)
Doubles
Career record21–29
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 110 (10 October 2005)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2005)
French Open2R (2005)
US Open1R (2005)
Last updated on: 22 April 2022.

Tennis career


Calatrava defeated up and coming British star Alex Bogdanovic in five sets at 2004 US Open.[1]

In July 2005 Calatrava was beaten by 18-year old Novak Djokovic. The Serb dispatched Calatrava in straight sets at the Umag tournament in Croatia.[2]


Personal


Calatrava was born in Germany while his parents lived there, returning to Spain live in 1980. His Spanish father, José, met his French mother, Gabrielle, while working Germany. Calatrava's uncle is the renowned architect Santiago Calatrava.[3]

Calatrava lived in California from 1989 to 1991 and attended a high school for one year in Palm Springs. He also lived a year in Indian Wells under the guidance of Spanish coach José Higueras. He was the number one ranked junior player in California in 1991.[3]



ATP career finals



Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)


Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–2)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 1998 Casablanca, Morocco World Series Clay Andrea Gaudenzi 4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Mar 2000 Delray Beach, United States International Series Hard Stefan Koubek 1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 1–2 Jul 2000 San Marino, San Marino International Series Clay Sergi Bruguera 7–6(9–7), 1–6, 6–4

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)


Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–1)
ATP 250 Series (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–1)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1999 Kitzbuhel, Austria Championship Series Clay Dusan Vemic Chris Haggard
Peter Nyborg		 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals



Singles: 9 (4–5)


Legend
ATP Challenger (4–5)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0-1 Jul 1997 Ostend, Belgium Challenger Clay Jordi Burillo 6–7, 6–3, 5–7
Win 1-1 Sep 1997 Sevilla, Spain Challenger Clay Álex López Morón 6–2, 6–4
Loss 1-2 Jul 2000 Sassuolo, Italy Challenger Clay Stefano Tarallo 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 1-3 Aug 2000 Geneva, Switzerland Challenger Clay Nicolas Thomann 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 1–6
Loss 1-4 Jun 2003 Lugano, Switzerland Challenger Clay Diego Moyano 4–6, 6–1, 6–7(4–7)
Win 2-4 May 2004 Turin, Italy Challenger Clay Hermes Gamonal 5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Win 3-4 Jun 2004 Lugano, Switzerland Challenger Clay Jérôme Haehnel 6–2, 6–3
Win 4-4 Jul 2004 Montauban, France Challenger Clay Óscar Hernández 6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Loss 4-5 Jul 2004 Rimini, Italy Challenger Clay Tomas Tenconi 2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 7 (2–5)


Legend
ATP Challenger (2–5)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–3)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0-1 Aug 1995 Istanbul, Turkey Challenger Hard Carlos Gómez-Díaz Omar Camporese
Lorenzo Manta		 3–6, 4–6
Win 1-1 Jul 1997 Scheveningen, Netherlands Challenger Clay Tom Vanhoudt Raemon Sluiter
Peter Wessels		 6–7, 6–2, 7–6
Loss 1-2 Sep 1997 Espinho, Portugal Challenger Clay Bernardo Mota Alex Lopez-Moron
Juan-Ignacio Carrasco		 6–4, 2–6, 5–7
Loss 1-3 Sep 1997 Seville, Spain Challenger Clay Jose Imaz-Ruiz Tuomas Ketola
Michael Kohlmann		 6–4, 1–6, 3–6
Loss 1-4 Nov 1997 Réunion Island, Réunion Challenger Hard Jerome Golmard Clinton Ferreira
Jan Siemerink		 2–6, 3–6
Loss 1-5 Mar 2000 Salinas, Ecuador Challenger Hard Emilio Benfele-Alvarez Juan Balcells
Mauricio Hadad		 walkover
Win 2-5 Jul 2000 Sassuolo, Italy Challenger Clay Salvador Navarro Daniele Bracciali
Federico Luzzi		 6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–4

Performance timeline


Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles


Tournament199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A 1R A A 3R 2R Q1 Q1 1R A A 0 / 4 3–4 43%
French Open Q1 A Q3 Q2 A 1R 1R Q2 2R 2R 1R A 1R Q2 Q1 0 / 6 2–6 25%
Wimbledon Q2 A A A Q1 1R A A 1R A A A 2R Q1 Q2 0 / 3 1–3 25%
US Open A A Q3 A A A A A 1R A A 2R Q1 Q1 A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–3 0–1 0–0 3–4 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–3 0–0 0–0 0 / 15 7–15 32%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A A Q1 A A A A 1R A A Q2 1R A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Miami A A A Q1 A A A Q1 2R A A Q1 1R A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A A 2R A A A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Hamburg A A A A A A A A 2R A Q1 A Q2 A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Rome A A A A A A A A 2R 1R A A Q1 A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Canada A A A A A A A A 1R A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati A A A A A A A A 1R A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Stuttgart A A A A A A A Q2 A Not Held 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Not Held A Q1 Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Paris A A Q1 A Q2 A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–7 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 0 / 10 4–10 29%

References


  1. "Bogdanovic bid ends". BBC Sport. 30 August 2004.
  2. Soper, Aaron (25 July 2005). "Match Facts". ATP World Tour. UK. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  3. "Alex Calatrava – Tennis Players - Tennis". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 2013-09-11.


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