Juan Carlos Ferrero

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$10,819,398
Singles
Career record:	331-167
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:	4-23
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. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (488x690, 220 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Juan Carlos Ferrero User:Pfctdayelise ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Castle of la Atalaya, in Villena. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Australian Open tennis tournament, now held annually during the last two weeks of January, but formerly held in December in many years, is chronologically the first of the worlds four major tournaments which together constitute the Grand Slam. ... The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held over two weeks between mid May and early June in Paris, France, and is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar. ... The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as simply Wimbledon, is the oldest and arguably the most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ... The United States Open tennis tournament, commonly referred to as the U.S. Open (or as simply the Open in the U.S. only), is the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam tennis tournaments. ... February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... See also: World No. ... A tennis net Tennis is a game played between either two players (singles) or two teams of two players (doubles). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponents court. ... The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held over two weeks between mid May and early June in Paris, France, and is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In tennis, a singles player or doubles team is said to have achieved the True Grand Slam if they succeed in winning all four of the following championship titles in the same calendar year or just Grand Slam by owning all four at the same time: Australian Open French Open...

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. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... For other uses, see Casablanca (disambiguation). ... The U.S. Open is the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam in tennis. ... Location Location of Mallorca in Balearic Islands Coordinates : 39° 30’N , 3°0E Time Zone : CET (UTC+1) - summer: CEST (UTC+2) General information Native name Mallorca (Catalan) Spanish name Mallorca Founded 13th century Postal code 07001-07691 Area code 34 (Spain) + 971 (Mallorca) Website http://www. ...

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. This article is about the year 2000. ... Coordinates: Emirate Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area    - City 4,114 km² Population (2006)  - City 1,321,453UNIQ223f616e3e085c16-ref-00,000,001-QINU  - Density 293. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (Catalan) Ciudad Condal (Spanish) Postal code 08001-08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... The great Australians Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall with the Cup in 1953 The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in mens tennis. ... Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born February 24, 1981, Adelaide, Australia), is a former World No. ... Country: Australia Residence: Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Height: 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) Weight: 86 kg (190 lb) Plays: Right Turned pro: 1991 Retired: 2002 Highest singles ranking: 1 (1999-07-26) Singles titles: 11 Career Prize Money: US$11,127,058 Grand Slam Record Titles: 2 Australian Open... Gustavo Kuerten (born September 10, 1976 in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina) is a professional tennis player from Brazil. ...

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. 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Estoril Open is an ATP and WTA clay court tournament held in Estoril, Portugal. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (Catalan) Ciudad Condal (Spanish) Postal code 08001-08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... The Rome Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. ... Gustavo Kuerten (born September 10, 1976 in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina) is a professional tennis player from Brazil. ... Coordinates: Emirate Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area    - City 4,114 km² Population (2006)  - City 1,321,453UNIQ223f616e3e085c16-ref-00,000,001-QINU  - Density 293. ...

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. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Albert Costa Casals (born June 25, 1975, in Lerida, Spain) is a professional tennis player from Spain. ... The Monte Carlo Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Monte Carlo, Monaco. ... The Tennis Masters Cup is a tennis tournament played annually at the end of each year, involving the top eight players in the mens tennis world rankings. ... Shanghai (Chinese: ; pinyin:  ; Wu (Long-short): ZÃ¥nhae; Shanghainese (IPA): ), situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is the largest city of the Peoples Republic of China and the eighth largest in the world. ... Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born February 24, 1981, Adelaide, Australia), is a former World No. ...

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. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location Coordinates : 39°29′ N 0°22′ W Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name València (Catalan) Spanish name Valencia Founded 137 BC Postal code 46000-46080 Website http://www. ... Martin Willem Verkerk (born 31 October 1978 in Leiderdorp, Netherlands) is a Dutch tennis player. ... Hardcourt describes a form of surface or floor on which a sport is played. ... The U.S. Open is the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam in tennis. ... Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born February 24, 1981, Adelaide, Australia), is a former World No. ... Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29, 1970, in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a former World No. ... Andrew Stephen (Andy) Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. ... The Madrid Masters is is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players. ... King Juan Carlos I His Majesty King Juan Carlos I (Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón), styled HM The King (born January 5, 1938), is the reigning King of Spain. ...

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. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Australian Open is the first of the worlds four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, held each January at Melbourne Park. ... Roger Federer (born August 8, 1981) is a Swiss tennis professional, currently ranked World No. ... Chicken pox, also spelled chickenpox, is a common childhood disease caused by the varicella_zoster virus (VZV), also known as human herpes virus 3 (HHV_3), one of the eight herpesviruses known to affect humans. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... Igor Andreev ( June 14, 1983) is a Russian professional tennis player, born in Moscow. ...

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. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (Catalan) Ciudad Condal (Spanish) Postal code 08001-08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... Inhabitants according to official census figures: 1800 to 2005 Vienna in 1858 Vienna (German: Wien ) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ...

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. 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... James Riley Blake[1] (born December 28, 1979 in Yonkers, New York, United States) is an American professional tennis player and is currently the #4 ranked player in the world. ... Rafael Rafa Nadal Parera (IPA: ) (born June 3, 1986, in Manacor, Mallorca) is a Spanish tennis player. ... Tommy Robredo Garces (born May 1, 1982 in Hostalric, Girona) is a professional tennis player from Spain. ... The ATP Masters Series is a series of nine tennis tournaments that are part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe and North America. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Andrew Stephen (Andy) Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. ...

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.

Grand Slam singles finals

Wins (1)

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

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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

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Titles (11)

Singles wins (11)

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

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Singles runner-ups (14)

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Performance timeline

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ATP Tour career earnings

* As of August 28, 2006.

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External links

• Official ATP profile
• Profile on tenniscorner.net
• Davis Cup record
• JUANQUI.net: A Juan Carlos Ferrero information site
• Juanqui fans network: the Juan Carlos Ferrero fanlisting
• JCF Online - The Definitive Juan Carlos Ferrero Website

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