Feliciano López
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Feliciano López Diaz-Guerra (feliˈθjano ˈlopeθ ˈdiaθ ˈgera) (born 20 September 1981) is a Spanish professional male tennis player. He was born in Toledo
and now lives in the Spanish capital Madrid
.
In 2005, he was the first male Spanish tennis player to reach the quarter-finals of Wimbledon since 1972, when Manuel Orantes
reached the semi-finals. This is Lopez's best Grand Slam result so far and he repeated it at Wimbledon in 2008, losing to Marat Safin in four sets, and again in 2011, losing to Andy Murray in straight sets. He is the player who ended Tim Henman's Wimbledon career, beating him in a five set thriller in the second round in 2007 having been two sets up. He is sponsored by Wilson
and Joma
. In 2009, he played the then-longest match in Australian Open
history, losing to Gilles Müller
, before the Rafael Nadal
–Fernando Verdasco
semi-final eclipsed it in time. Throughout his career, he has played in the most 5 set matches that have gone beyond 6–6, his longest fifth set being 16–14 at the 2009 Australian Open
against Gilles Müller
.
. In 1998 He made his ATP debut at the 1998 Open SEAT, where he lost to Jiří Novák
in the first round. He then competed in the Challengers circuit after this loss, making the quarterfinals of Spain F7 and Spain F8. In 1999 he competed in the Future and Challengers circuit. He won his first Future event in Spain F6 beating Pedro Canovas, 6–3, 6–3. He also reached one other final, losing to Reginald Willems, 4–6 5–7 at the Spain F7.
In 2000, Lopez competed in only his second ATP tournament at the 2000 Estoril Open
, losing to Juan Antonio Marín
, 1–6, 4–6. His performance was mediocre in the Challengers circuit, only managing to reach two quarterfinals. 2001 was a better year for Lopez, as he won his second Futures event in France F3, defeating Juan Antonio Marín
, 6–4, 6–0, and reaching the finals in Maia, losing to Jarkko Nieminen
, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6. He also made his first ATP win in the 2001 Chevrolet Cup, defeating Adrián García
, 6–3, 6–3. However, he lost the quarterfinal to eventual champion Guillermo Coria
, 7–6, 2–6, 5–7. He also made his Grand Slam debut at the 2001 French Open
, losing to Carlos Moyá
, 1–6, 4–6, 0–6.
, losing to Nicolás Massú
, 6–7, 2–6. He then followed it up with a quarterfinal appearance at the 2002 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
, losing to Antony Dupuis, 6–7, 6–7. He also reached the second round of the Miami Masters, losing to Àlex Corretja
, 3–6, 4–6. He then won his first Grand Slam match at the 2001 French Open
, defeating Didac Perez, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4, before losing to third seed Tommy Haas
, 3–6, 4–6, 4–6. In his Wimbledon
debut, he reached the fourth round, losing to André Sá
, 3–6, 5–7, 6–4, 3–6, after defeating Guillermo Cañas
, 4–6, 2–6, 7–6, 7–5, 10–8, in the second round, a match that lasted 3 hours and 40 minutes. This was his first win over a top-20 player. He then gained revenge for his loss to Sá
by defeating him in Lopez' US Open debut in the first round, 7–5, 7–6, 6–3, before losing to Gastón Gaudio
in the next round. He then reached the quarterfinals in Hong Kong (l. to Jonas Björkman
) and Tokyo (l. to Vincent Spadea). In Tokyo, he defeated Marat Safin
in the second round, 7–6, 7–5, his first win over a top-5 player. He also reached the third round of the 2002 Madrid Masters, losing to Andre Agassi
, 6–7, 7–6, 5–7. He ended the year in the top 100 for the first time at no. 62.
In 2003, Lopez started the year with first-round exits at Doha and Auckland. He made his Australian Open
debut, reaching the third round, but losing to Younes El Aynaoui
, 7–5, 2–6, 6–7, 6–7. He performed badly in the first rounds in Milan, Marseille, and Rotterdam. He then reached the quarterfinals in Dubai, losing to Tommy Robredo
, 7–6, 3–6, 4–6, and in Estoril, losing to Max Mirnyi
, 6–7, 4–6. He then reached the second rounds of 2003 Indian Wells Masters (l. to Andy Roddick
) and 2003 Monte Carlo Masters
(l. to Fernando Verdasco
). In his second French Open, he lost to Mariano Zabaleta
, 2–6, 6–7, 0–6. He then once again reached the fourth round of the Wimbledon Championships, where he lost in the first round to Roger Federer
, 6–7, 4–6, 4–6. He then reached two straight semifinals in Stuttgart and Kitzbühel, losing both to eventual champion Guillermo Coria
. He then continued his form by reaching the quarterfinals at the 2003 Canada Masters
, losing to David Nalbandian
, 4–6, 4–6. After early losts in Cincinnati Masters
, Long Island, the US Open, and Moscow, he reached the quarterfinals of Vienna (l. to Max Mirnyi
), of Madrid Masters
(l. to Roger Federer
), and Basel (l. to Guillermo Coria
). He ended the year with second-round exit at the Paris Masters
, where he lost to Guillermo Coria
, his fifth lost to Coria. He ended the year ranked no. 28.
In 2004, Lopez began the year with a 1–3 record losing in the first rounds of Sydney, the 2004 Australian Open
, and Milan, with his only win coming at the Davis Cup. He reached his first final at the 2004 Dubai Open, losing to Roger Federer
, 6–4, 1–6, 2–6. He then reached the second rounds of the 2004 Indian Wells Masters, the 2004 Miami Masters, the 2004 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana
, and the 2004 Monte Carlo Masters
. He also reached the fourth round of the 2004 French Open
, losing to Gustavo Kuerten
, 3–6, 5–7, 4–6. This is the furthest he had reached at the French Open. He then lost in the third round of 2004 Wimbledon, losing to tall Croatian Ivo Karlović
, 6–7, 6–7, 7–6, 5–7. In his next three tournaments, he reached the second round in Stuttgart, the Canada Masters
, and the Cincinnati Masters
. He also reached the quarterfinals of Kitzbühel, losing to Fernando Verdasco
, 2–6, 3–6. In the 2004 US Open, he reached the third round, before losing to eventual runner-up Lleyton Hewitt
, 1–6, 4–6, 2–6. At the 2004 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy, he then won his first title, defeating Guillermo Cañas
, 6–4, 1–6, 7–5, 3–6, 7–5, in the finals. He ended the year with a quarterfinals appearance at the 2004 Paris Masters
, losing to Guillermo Cañas
, 3–6, 3–6. He ended the year at world no. 24.
He started 2005 with quarterfinal appearances at the 2005 Qatar ExxonMobil Open
(l. to Roger Federer
) and at the 2005 Medibank International (l. to Radek Štěpánek
). At the 2005 Australian Open
the first grand slam of the year, he reached the third round, losing to Joachim Johansson
, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–7, 11–13, in a match that lasted almost four hours. This propelled him to no. 20 in the world and the semifinals of 2005 Open 13
, once again losing to Joachim Johansson
, 7–6, 6–7, 4–6. He then reached the third round of the 2005 Indian Wells Masters, losing to Fabrice Santoro
, 4–6, 2–6, and the quarterfinals of the 2005 Estoril Open
, losing to Gastón Gaudio
, 2–6, 2–6. He then reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinals at 2005 Wimbledon, losing to Lleyton Hewitt
, 5–7, 4–6, 6–7. He also reached the quarterfinals in Kitzbühel, losing to Mariano Zabaleta
, 4–6, 2–6. At the 2005 Pilot Pen Tennis
, he lost in his third final, even though winning the first set 6–3 losing to James Blake
, 6–3, 5–7, 1–6. He then reached the quarterfinals of the 2005 BA-CA Tennis Trophy, losing to Radek Štěpánek
, 6–7, 6–7. He ended the year ranked no. 34.
, losing to Ivan Ljubičić
, 5–7, 6–7, 0–6. He reached the third round of 2006 Nottingham Open
, losing to Jonas Björkman
, 3–6, 4–6. He reached the final of the 2006 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad
, losing to Richard Gasquet
, 7–6, 6–7, 6–3, 6–3. He reached the third round of the 2006 Legg Mason Tennis Classic
, losing to eventual runner-up Andy Murray, 5–7, 2–6. He reached the quarterfinals of the 2006 PTT Thailand Open, losing to Jarkko Nieminen
, 3–6, 5–7. He ended the year at no. 81, 47 spots lower than the previous year.
In 2007, Lopez started the year badly, having a 2–5 record at the his first five tournaments, managing a win only at the 2007 Australian Open
, losing to Novak Djokovic
, 2–6, 5–7, 1–6, and at the 2007 SAP Open
losing to Vincent Spadea, 6–4, 5–7, 6–7. However, he followed it up with a quarterfinal appearance at the 2007 Tennis Channel Open
, losing to eventual champion Lleyton Hewitt
, 3–6, 2–6. He then lost in the second round of the 2007 Indian Wells Masters
, losing to eventual semifinalst Andy Roddick
, 6–7, 4–6. He then reached the fourth round of the 2007 Miami Masters
, losing to eventual champion Novak Djokovic
, 0–6, 3–6. He then followed up with a 1–5 record, with his only win coming in the 2007 Open SEAT over compatriot Guillermo García López
, 7–5, 6–3. He the reached the third round of the 2007 Wimbledon Championships
, losing to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 3–6, 6–7, 3–6, after he ended Tim Henman's Wimbledon career, beating him in a five-set thriller in the second round, having been two sets up. He then reached the semifinals of the 2007 Mercedes Cup
, losing to eventual champion Rafael Nadal
, 1–6, 5–7. He then reached the fourth round of the 2007 US Open, losing to eventual champion Roger Federer
, 6–3, 4–6, 1–6, 4–6, the first set being the least games won by Federer in one set in the whole tournament. He followed it up with three straight quarterfinals at the 2007 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships, losing to eventual champion David Ferrer
, 4–6, 4–6, at the 2007 BA-CA-TennisTrophy, losing to eventual runner-up Stanislas Wawrinka
, 7–6, 3–6, 4–6, and the 2007 Madrid Masters
, losing to Roger Federer
, 6–7, 4–6. He ended the year ranked no. 35.
In 2008 Lopez once again had a bad start, but rebounded at the 2008 Dubai Tennis Championships
by reaching the finals, losing to Andy Roddick
, 7–6, 4–6, 2–6. He then reached the third round of the 2008 Miami Masters
, losing to Dmitry Tursunov
, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6. He suffered first-round losses at the next three Masters Series at the 2008 Monte Carlo Masters
, the 2008 Rome Masters
, and the 2008 Hamburg Masters
. However, in the middle of these tournaments, he managed to reach the third round of the 2008 Torneo Godó
, losing to eventual champion Rafael Nadal
, 4–6, 3–6. He once again lost early in the first rounds of the 2008 French Open
and the 2008 Queen's Club Championships
. He reached the quarterfinals of the 2008 Wimbledon Championships
, for the second time losing to Marat Safin
, 6–3, 5–7, 6–7, 3–6. He recorded a 2–7 record after Wimbledon with wins coming only at the 2008 Countrywide Classic
and at the Davis Cup World Group. He then reached the semifinals of the 2008 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy
, losing to eventual champion Philipp Petzschner
, 6–3, 3–6, 3–6, the semifinals of the 2008 Davidoff Swiss Indoors
, losing to eventual champion Roger Federer
, 3–6, 2–6, and the quartefinals of the 2008 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid
, losing to Rafael Nadal
, 4–6, 4–6. He also helped the Spanish Davis Cup team to win the title against Argentina by beating Juan Martín del Potro
, 4–6, 7–6, 7–6, 6–3. He ended the year the world no. 31.
to Jarkko Nieminen
, 2–6, 6–7, in the 2009 Australian Open
to Gilles Müller
, 3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–4, 14–16, and in the 2009 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
to Julien Benneteau
, 4–6, 7–5, 2–6. He then competed in the 2009 Open 13
and made it to the quarterfinals, before losing to eventual champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 2–6, 7–6, 4–6. Lopez struggled after this and at one point, he had suffered eight straight main-draw losses in a row. In the midst of his bad run, he won a title at the Open Castilla y León Challenger event, beating Adrian Mannarino
in straight sets, 6–3, 6–4. At the inaugural Shanghai Masters
, he advanced to his first Master Series
semifinal, beating David Ferrer
, Jürgen Melzer
, and Robin Söderling
en route. However, he retired due to right ankle injury in his semifinal match against Rafael Nadal
, trailing 1–6, 0–3. Despite his poor year on the ATP tour, Lopez did play a key role for the Spain Davis Cup team
, helping them win the 2009 Davis Cup
with doubles wins in the quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals.
Lopez started his 2010 season by playing in the 2010 Medibank International Sydney
, where he lost to eventual runner-up Richard Gasquet
in the first round, 1–6, 4–6. He then competed in the 2010 Australian Open
, where he reached the third round, defeating Pablo Cuevas
, 6–1, 6–4, 7–5, and Rainer Schüttler
, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, but lost to seventh seed Andy Roddick
in a close four-setter, 7–6, 4–6, 4–6, 6–7. In the 2010 SA Tennis Open
as the third seed, he beat Benjamin Balleret
, Blaž Kavčič
, and Rajeev Ram
in the first three rounds, reaching the final after defeating top seed Gaël Monfils
, 3–6, 6–1, 7–6 in the semifinals. He went on to win the tournament, beating the eighth seed Stéphane Robert
, 7–5, 6–1. Thus, he ended his five and a half year title drought, and won just his second ATP-level title. His finals record now improved to 2–4. He lost in the first rounds of the 2010 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
and 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships
. He then reached the third round of the 2010 BNP Paribas Open
, losing to sixth seed Robin Söderling
, 6–7, 4–6, after defeating Paul-Henri Mathieu
, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, and receiving a bye. He lost to Mardy Fish
, 7–5, 6–3 in the third round, after defeating Michael Berrer
, 7–6, 7–5, in the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open
.
In the European clay season, he lost in the first round of 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
to Tomáš Berdych
, 3–6, 1–6. He then won his first clay victory of the season by reaching the third round of the 2010 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell
, losing to Robin Söderling
, 3–6, 2–6. At the 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
, Lopez reached the quarterfinals, losing to Ernests Gulbis
, 6–7, 1–6, but upset Marin Čilić
, 2–6, 7–6, 6–4, en route.
After he disappointingly lost in the opening round at the 2010 French Open
, he appeared at the 2010 AEGON Championships
, the first grass tournament of the year. He beat Grigor Dimitrov
and Julien Benneteau
, 6–2, 6–4, respectively. He went on to stun top seed and world no. 1 Rafael Nadal
, 7–6, 6–4, to reach the semifinals. There, he lost to Mardy Fish
, 3–6, 4–6. In the 2010 AEGON International
, he retired against a 342th-ranked and local James Ward
down 3-6, 4-5. He then played in the 2010 Wimbledon, reaching the third round but losing to Jürgen Melzer
, 6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 4-6. He then lost three straight matches, beginning in the semifinals of 2010 Farmers Classic
to Andy Murray, and the first rounds of 2010 Rogers Cup
and 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters. He then reached the fourth round of the 2010 US Open
, losing to eventual champion Rafael Nadal
in straight sets. He then ended the year with a five-match losing streak, losing in the second round of 2010 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
and the first rounds of the 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters 1000
, the 2010 If Stockholm Open
,the 2010 Valencia Open 500
, and the 2010 BNP Paribas Masters
.
and 2011 Medibank International Sydney
, but fell early in both tournaments. He then was upset in the second round of 2011 Australian Open
and first round of the 2011 SA Tennis Open
by 199th-ranked Bernard Tomic
and 235th-ranked Frank Dancevic
. He then fell in the second rounds of the 2011 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
and the 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships
. At the Masters 1000, he fell in the first round of the 2011 BNP Paribas Open
, the third round of the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open
, and the second round of the 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
. He then reached his first quarterfinal of the year at the 2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell
, where he fell to Ivan Dodig
, 4-6, 6-2, 4-6. He reached his first final in over a year at the 2011 Serbia Open
in Belgrade, where he lost to Novak Djokovic
, 6–7, 2–6.
At Wimbledon
, Lopez defeated Michael Berrer
in the first round, former semifinalist Rainer Schuttler
in the second round, and former world no. 1 and three-time finalist Andy Roddick
in the third round. In the fourth round, Lopez stormed back from to two sets to love down to take down Polish qualifier Lukasz Kubot
. In his third quarterfinal appearance at Wimbledon, Lopez lost to world no. 4 Andy Murray in straight sets.
At the US Open
, he lost in the third round, again to Murray, 1-6, 4-6, 2-6.
At the 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters
, Lopez beat ninth seed Janko Tipsarević
, Alex Bogomolov Jr., sixth seed Tomáš Berdych
, and Florian Mayer
, before losing in the semifinals to third seed David Ferrer
.
.
Toledo, Spain
Toledo's Alcázar became renowned in the 19th and 20th centuries as a military academy. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 its garrison was famously besieged by Republican forces.-Economy:...
and now lives in the Spanish capital Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
.
In 2005, he was the first male Spanish tennis player to reach the quarter-finals of Wimbledon since 1972, when Manuel Orantes
Manuel Orantes
Manuel Orantes Corral was a tennis champion in the 1970s and 1980s. He won the US Open in 1975, beating defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final.-Career:...
reached the semi-finals. This is Lopez's best Grand Slam result so far and he repeated it at Wimbledon in 2008, losing to Marat Safin in four sets, and again in 2011, losing to Andy Murray in straight sets. He is the player who ended Tim Henman's Wimbledon career, beating him in a five set thriller in the second round in 2007 having been two sets up. He is sponsored by Wilson
Wilson Sporting Goods
The Wilson Sporting Goods Company is a sports equipment manufacturer based in Chicago, Illinois, and currently is a foreign subsidiary of the Finnish company Amer Sports....
and Joma
Joma
Joma is a Spanish sports apparel manufacturer, which currently produces footwear and apparel for football, running and tennis. Its headquarters are located in the city of Toledo, Spain....
. In 2009, he played the then-longest match in Australian Open
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
history, losing to Gilles Müller
Gilles Müller
Gilles Müller is a Luxembourgish professional tennis player. He was a US Open junior champion and is the most successful male tennis player in the history of his country...
, before the Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
–Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 22 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...
semi-final eclipsed it in time. Throughout his career, he has played in the most 5 set matches that have gone beyond 6–6, his longest fifth set being 16–14 at the 2009 Australian Open
2009 Australian Open
The 2009 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 97th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 19 January through 1 February 2009. The 2009 men's...
against Gilles Müller
Gilles Müller
Gilles Müller is a Luxembourgish professional tennis player. He was a US Open junior champion and is the most successful male tennis player in the history of his country...
.
Playing style
Like many of the top Spanish players, Lopez is left-handed; although, unlike most of his compatriots, he uses a single-handed backhand. He will usually slice his backhand instead of opting for the topspin drive. He is known for his strong serve, and ability to play balls repeatedly on the baseline. He is also a confident net player, and has been known to adopt the serve-and-volley routine of play during matches.Early Years
In 1997, Feliciano Lopez made his pro circuit debut in Mallorca on September 29, losing in the second round to Dušan VemićDušan Vemic
Dušan Vemić is a Serbian professional tennis player. He was born on June 17, 1976, in Zadar, in Yugoslavia, now Croatia; he currently lives in Belgrade.-Professional career:...
. In 1998 He made his ATP debut at the 1998 Open SEAT, where he lost to Jiří Novák
Jirí Novák
Jiří Novák is a former Czech tennis player, who was born in Zlín, Czechoslovakia but resides nowadays in Monte Carlo, Monaco.-Career:Novák turned professional in 1993 and won 7 singles and 18 doubles titles during his career, winning $7,614,063 in prize money. For six years, he was the...
in the first round. He then competed in the Challengers circuit after this loss, making the quarterfinals of Spain F7 and Spain F8. In 1999 he competed in the Future and Challengers circuit. He won his first Future event in Spain F6 beating Pedro Canovas, 6–3, 6–3. He also reached one other final, losing to Reginald Willems, 4–6 5–7 at the Spain F7.
In 2000, Lopez competed in only his second ATP tournament at the 2000 Estoril Open
2000 Estoril Open
The 2000 Estoril Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. This event was the 11th edition of the Estoril Open, included in the 2000 ATP Tour International Series and in the 2000 WTA Tour Tier IV Series...
, losing to Juan Antonio Marín
Juan Antonio Marin
Juan Antonio Marín is a former professional male tennis player from Costa Rica. He turned pro in 1996.On October 11, 1999, Marín reached his career-high singles ranking: World No. 55...
, 1–6, 4–6. His performance was mediocre in the Challengers circuit, only managing to reach two quarterfinals. 2001 was a better year for Lopez, as he won his second Futures event in France F3, defeating Juan Antonio Marín
Juan Antonio Marin
Juan Antonio Marín is a former professional male tennis player from Costa Rica. He turned pro in 1996.On October 11, 1999, Marín reached his career-high singles ranking: World No. 55...
, 6–4, 6–0, and reaching the finals in Maia, losing to Jarkko Nieminen
Jarkko Nieminen
Jarkko Kalervo Nieminen is a professional tennis player from Finland.His highest ranking is 13th, which was achieved on July 10, 2006. He has won one ATP singles title and two doubles titles in his career so far. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the quarter-finals...
, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6. He also made his first ATP win in the 2001 Chevrolet Cup, defeating Adrián García
Adrián García
Adrián Alonso García Sobarzo is a Chilean tennis player.García was born in Concepción, Chile. On September 13, 2004, he achieved a career-high singles ranking of 103.-Source:* ATP Tour profile for...
, 6–3, 6–3. However, he lost the quarterfinal to eventual champion Guillermo Coria
Guillermo Coria
Guillermo Sebastián Coria , nicknames include El Mago , is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina who was runner-up in the 2004 French Open...
, 7–6, 2–6, 5–7. He also made his Grand Slam debut at the 2001 French Open
2001 French Open
The 2001 French Open was the second Grand Slam event of 2001 and the 100th edition of the French Open. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from late May through early June, 2001.-Men's Singles:...
, losing to Carlos Moyá
Carlos Moyá
Carlos Moya Llompart is a retired former world no. 1 tennis player from Spain. He was the French Open singles champion in 1998 and was the singles runner-up at the 1997 Australian Open. In 2004, he helped his country win the Davis Cup. He currently resides in Switzerland...
, 1–6, 4–6, 0–6.
2002–2005
In 2002 Lopez competed on the ATP circuit regularly. He started the year with his first semifinal at the 2002 ATP Buenos Aires2002 ATP Buenos Aires
The 2002 Copa AT&T was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club in Buenos Aires in Argentina and was part of the International Series of the 2002 ATP Tour...
, losing to Nicolás Massú
Nicolás Massú
Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried , nicknamed Vampiro , is a Chilean tennis player, a former world number nine in singles, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist...
, 6–7, 2–6. He then followed it up with a quarterfinal appearance at the 2002 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
2002 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
The 2002 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Delray Beach Tennis Center in Delray Beach, Florida in the United States and was part of the International Series of the 2002 ATP Tour...
, losing to Antony Dupuis, 6–7, 6–7. He also reached the second round of the Miami Masters, losing to Àlex Corretja
Àlex Corretja
Àlex Corretja i Verdegay is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he finished runner-up twice at the French Open . He won the ATP Tour World Championships in 1998 and reached his career-high singles ranking of world no. 2 in 1999...
, 3–6, 4–6. He then won his first Grand Slam match at the 2001 French Open
2001 French Open
The 2001 French Open was the second Grand Slam event of 2001 and the 100th edition of the French Open. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from late May through early June, 2001.-Men's Singles:...
, defeating Didac Perez, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4, before losing to third seed Tommy Haas
Tommy Haas
Tommy Haas is a German and recently naturalized American professional tennis player. He has competed on the ATP Tour since 1996. After breaking into the world top 100 in 1997, and reaching a career-high ranking of world no...
, 3–6, 4–6, 4–6. In his Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
debut, he reached the fourth round, losing to André Sá
André Sá
André Rezende Sá is a professional Brazilian tennis player. He is number 29 for doubles, and 467 for singles.-Personal:...
, 3–6, 5–7, 6–4, 3–6, after defeating Guillermo Cañas
Guillermo Cañas
Guillermo Ignacio Cañas , often referred to as Willy Cañas, is a retired Argentine professional tennis player. He was born in Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, and named after Argentine tennis star Guillermo Vilas. His highest singles ranking was 8th . After retirement Cañas took on coaching, he...
, 4–6, 2–6, 7–6, 7–5, 10–8, in the second round, a match that lasted 3 hours and 40 minutes. This was his first win over a top-20 player. He then gained revenge for his loss to Sá
André Sá
André Rezende Sá is a professional Brazilian tennis player. He is number 29 for doubles, and 467 for singles.-Personal:...
by defeating him in Lopez' US Open debut in the first round, 7–5, 7–6, 6–3, before losing to Gastón Gaudio
Gastón Gaudio
Gastón Norberto Gaudio is a former tennis player from Argentina. His career-high ATP ranking was World No. 5 in 2005...
in the next round. He then reached the quarterfinals in Hong Kong (l. to Jonas Björkman
Jonas Björkman
Jonas Lars Björkman is a former World Number 4 Swedish professional tennis player. He is also a former World No. 1 in doubles. Björkman retired from professional tennis after competing at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup Doubles championships....
) and Tokyo (l. to Vincent Spadea). In Tokyo, he defeated Marat Safin
Marat Safin
Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a retired Russian tennis player of Tatar descent. Safin won two grand slams and reached the world number 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin also holds the record for most broken...
in the second round, 7–6, 7–5, his first win over a top-5 player. He also reached the third round of the 2002 Madrid Masters, losing to Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game...
, 6–7, 7–6, 5–7. He ended the year in the top 100 for the first time at no. 62.
In 2003, Lopez started the year with first-round exits at Doha and Auckland. He made his Australian Open
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
debut, reaching the third round, but losing to Younes El Aynaoui
Younes El Aynaoui
Younes El Aynaoui is a professional tennis player from Morocco.He is a five-time singles winner on the ATP Tour and reached his career-high singles ranking of No. 14 in 2003, at the age of 31. His long career has been plagued by injuries and he did not play competitive tennis between September...
, 7–5, 2–6, 6–7, 6–7. He performed badly in the first rounds in Milan, Marseille, and Rotterdam. He then reached the quarterfinals in Dubai, losing to Tommy Robredo
Tommy Robredo
Tommy Robredo Garcés is a Spanish professional tennis player. On 8 May 2006, he broke into the world's top ten for the first time. His highest singles ranking to date is No...
, 7–6, 3–6, 4–6, and in Estoril, losing to Max Mirnyi
Max Mirnyi
Max Mirnyi is a professional tennis player from Belarus.Today Mirnyi is a doubles specialist, but he also enjoyed a good singles career, finishing in the top 50 in the world for seven straight years, as well as representing Belarus in Davis Cup competition since April 1994, where he holds a...
, 6–7, 4–6. He then reached the second rounds of 2003 Indian Wells Masters (l. to Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
) and 2003 Monte Carlo Masters
2003 Monte Carlo Masters
The 2003 Monte Carlo Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 97th edition of the Monte Carlo Masters and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2003 ATP Tour...
(l. to Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 22 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...
). In his second French Open, he lost to Mariano Zabaleta
Mariano Zabaleta
Mariano Zabaleta is a retired professional male tennis player from Argentina. He turned professional in 1996. He had an unusual but effective service motion and fighting spirit...
, 2–6, 6–7, 0–6. He then once again reached the fourth round of the Wimbledon Championships, where he lost in the first round to Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
, 6–7, 4–6, 4–6. He then reached two straight semifinals in Stuttgart and Kitzbühel, losing both to eventual champion Guillermo Coria
Guillermo Coria
Guillermo Sebastián Coria , nicknames include El Mago , is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina who was runner-up in the 2004 French Open...
. He then continued his form by reaching the quarterfinals at the 2003 Canada Masters
2003 Canada Masters
The 2003 Canada Masters and the Rogers AT&T Cup were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 114th edition of the Canada Masters and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2003 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 2003 WTA Tour...
, losing to David Nalbandian
David Nalbandian
David Pablo Nalbandian is an Argentine professional tennis player and former world no. 3. He was runner-up at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and the winner of the Tennis Masters Cup in 2005.-Biography:...
, 4–6, 4–6. After early losts in Cincinnati Masters
Cincinnati Masters
The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between...
, Long Island, the US Open, and Moscow, he reached the quarterfinals of Vienna (l. to Max Mirnyi
Max Mirnyi
Max Mirnyi is a professional tennis player from Belarus.Today Mirnyi is a doubles specialist, but he also enjoyed a good singles career, finishing in the top 50 in the world for seven straight years, as well as representing Belarus in Davis Cup competition since April 1994, where he holds a...
), of Madrid Masters
Madrid Masters
There are two sporting events named the Madrid Masters:*Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open — a men's and women's tennis tournament*Madrid Masters...
(l. to Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
), and Basel (l. to Guillermo Coria
Guillermo Coria
Guillermo Sebastián Coria , nicknames include El Mago , is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina who was runner-up in the 2004 French Open...
). He ended the year with second-round exit at the Paris Masters
Paris Masters
The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour...
, where he lost to Guillermo Coria
Guillermo Coria
Guillermo Sebastián Coria , nicknames include El Mago , is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina who was runner-up in the 2004 French Open...
, his fifth lost to Coria. He ended the year ranked no. 28.
In 2004, Lopez began the year with a 1–3 record losing in the first rounds of Sydney, the 2004 Australian Open
2004 Australian Open
The 2004 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tournament held in Melbourne, Australia 19 January to 1 February, 2004.-Men's Singles: Roger Federer def. Marat Safin, 7–6, 6–4, 6–2...
, and Milan, with his only win coming at the Davis Cup. He reached his first final at the 2004 Dubai Open, losing to Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
, 6–4, 1–6, 2–6. He then reached the second rounds of the 2004 Indian Wells Masters, the 2004 Miami Masters, the 2004 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana
2004 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana
The 2004 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Valencia in Spain and was part of the International Series of the 2004 ATP Tour...
, and the 2004 Monte Carlo Masters
2004 Monte Carlo Masters
The 2004 Monte Carlo Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 98th edition of the Monte Carlo Masters and was part of the Masters Series of the 2004 ATP Tour...
. He also reached the fourth round of the 2004 French Open
2004 French Open
The 2004 French Open was the 103rd edition of the tournament. Gastón Gaudio became the first men's Open Era Grand Slam title winner to save match points in the final; the last time that had happened was 70 years earlier. Gaudio also became the first Argentine man since Guillermo Vilas to win a...
, losing to Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten is a retired former World No. 1 tennis player from Brazil. He won the French Open three times between 1997 and 2001, and was the Tennis Masters Cup champion in 2000...
, 3–6, 5–7, 4–6. This is the furthest he had reached at the French Open. He then lost in the third round of 2004 Wimbledon, losing to tall Croatian Ivo Karlović
Ivo Karlovic
Ivo Karlović is a Croatian tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles: three in 2007 and one in 2008. Karlović is the tallest player ever on the ATP Tour at 208 cm . He is a serve-and-volleyer, Karlovic holds the fastest serve recorded in professional tennis, measured at 251 km/h ...
, 6–7, 6–7, 7–6, 5–7. In his next three tournaments, he reached the second round in Stuttgart, the Canada Masters
Canada Masters
The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour...
, and the Cincinnati Masters
Cincinnati Masters
The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between...
. He also reached the quarterfinals of Kitzbühel, losing to Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 22 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...
, 2–6, 3–6. In the 2004 US Open, he reached the third round, before losing to eventual runner-up Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...
, 1–6, 4–6, 2–6. At the 2004 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy, he then won his first title, defeating Guillermo Cañas
Guillermo Cañas
Guillermo Ignacio Cañas , often referred to as Willy Cañas, is a retired Argentine professional tennis player. He was born in Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, and named after Argentine tennis star Guillermo Vilas. His highest singles ranking was 8th . After retirement Cañas took on coaching, he...
, 6–4, 1–6, 7–5, 3–6, 7–5, in the finals. He ended the year with a quarterfinals appearance at the 2004 Paris Masters
2004 Paris Masters
The 2004 Paris Masters was a tennis tournament held at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France and played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 30th edition of the Paris Masters, and was part of the 2004 ATP Masters Series. The tournament was held from November 1 to November 8...
, losing to Guillermo Cañas
Guillermo Cañas
Guillermo Ignacio Cañas , often referred to as Willy Cañas, is a retired Argentine professional tennis player. He was born in Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, and named after Argentine tennis star Guillermo Vilas. His highest singles ranking was 8th . After retirement Cañas took on coaching, he...
, 3–6, 3–6. He ended the year at world no. 24.
He started 2005 with quarterfinal appearances at the 2005 Qatar ExxonMobil Open
2005 Qatar ExxonMobil Open
The 2005 Qatar Open, known as the 2005 Qatar ExxonMobil Open, for sponsorship reasons, was an ATP tournament held in Doha, Qatar. The tournament was held from January 3 to January 10.-Singles: Roger Federer def...
(l. to Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
) and at the 2005 Medibank International (l. to Radek Štěpánek
Radek Štepánek
Radek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1997. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles...
). At the 2005 Australian Open
2005 Australian Open
The 2005 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 until 30 January 2005.-Men's Singles: Marat Safin def. Lleyton Hewitt, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4...
the first grand slam of the year, he reached the third round, losing to Joachim Johansson
Joachim Johansson
Joachim Johansson is a former professional male tennis player from Sweden.-Background:Johansson was born in Lund and currently lives in Södertälje, Sweden. His father, Leif Johansson, was also a tennis player and represented Sweden in the Davis Cup in the 1970s. He goes by the nickname "Pim Pim",...
, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–7, 11–13, in a match that lasted almost four hours. This propelled him to no. 20 in the world and the semifinals of 2005 Open 13
2005 Open 13
The 2005 Open 13 was an ATP tournament held in Marseille, France. The tournament was held from February 7 to February 14.-Men's Singles: Joachim Johansson defeated Ivan Ljubičić 7-5, 6-4...
, once again losing to Joachim Johansson
Joachim Johansson
Joachim Johansson is a former professional male tennis player from Sweden.-Background:Johansson was born in Lund and currently lives in Södertälje, Sweden. His father, Leif Johansson, was also a tennis player and represented Sweden in the Davis Cup in the 1970s. He goes by the nickname "Pim Pim",...
, 7–6, 6–7, 4–6. He then reached the third round of the 2005 Indian Wells Masters, losing to Fabrice Santoro
Fabrice Santoro
Fabrice Vetea Santoro is a retired French professional male tennis player from Tahiti. Though not counted among the top ranked players, he had an unusually long professional career – with many of his accomplishments coming toward the end of his career – and he is popular among spectators and other...
, 4–6, 2–6, and the quarterfinals of the 2005 Estoril Open
2005 Estoril Open
The 2005 Estoril Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. This event was the 16th edition of the Estoril Open, included in the 2005 ATP Tour International Series and in the 2005 WTA Tour Tier IV Series...
, losing to Gastón Gaudio
Gastón Gaudio
Gastón Norberto Gaudio is a former tennis player from Argentina. His career-high ATP ranking was World No. 5 in 2005...
, 2–6, 2–6. He then reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinals at 2005 Wimbledon, losing to Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...
, 5–7, 4–6, 6–7. He also reached the quarterfinals in Kitzbühel, losing to Mariano Zabaleta
Mariano Zabaleta
Mariano Zabaleta is a retired professional male tennis player from Argentina. He turned professional in 1996. He had an unusual but effective service motion and fighting spirit...
, 4–6, 2–6. At the 2005 Pilot Pen Tennis
Pilot Pen Tennis
This article is about the former New Haven joint tennis event. It is now a women's-only event. For the New Haven men's tennis event known as Volvo International , click here....
, he lost in his third final, even though winning the first set 6–3 losing to James Blake
James Blake
James Riley Blake is an American professional tennis player. Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. As of August 2011, Blake is ranked no. 63 among active male players with 24 career finals appearances...
, 6–3, 5–7, 1–6. He then reached the quarterfinals of the 2005 BA-CA Tennis Trophy, losing to Radek Štěpánek
Radek Štepánek
Radek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1997. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles...
, 6–7, 6–7. He ended the year ranked no. 34.
2006–2008
2006 was a plateau year for Lopez. He suffered early loses althroughout the year. However he did reach the third round of the 2006 Australian Open2006 Australian Open
The 2006 Australian Open was played between 16 and 29 January 2006.- Leadup :Several leading men's players declined to attend the Open due to injury, including Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal and defending champion Marat Safin....
, losing to Ivan Ljubičić
Ivan Ljubicic
----Ivan Ljubičić is a Croatian tennis player born in Bosnia and Herzegovina . His career-high ATP ranking to date has been no. 3, and he stands at no. 37....
, 5–7, 6–7, 0–6. He reached the third round of 2006 Nottingham Open
Nottingham Open
The Slazenger Nottingham Open was a tennis tournament on the ATP Tour that was held in Nottingham, Great Britain...
, losing to Jonas Björkman
Jonas Björkman
Jonas Lars Björkman is a former World Number 4 Swedish professional tennis player. He is also a former World No. 1 in doubles. Björkman retired from professional tennis after competing at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup Doubles championships....
, 3–6, 4–6. He reached the final of the 2006 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad
2006 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad
The 2006 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad was the 2006 edition of the Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad tennis tournament. The tournament was held on July 10–16. Richard Gasquet won his second title of the year.-Men's Singles:...
, losing to Richard Gasquet
Richard Gasquet
Richard Gasquet is a French professional tennis player. He won the mixed doubles Grand Slam title at the 2004 French Open, partnering Tatiana Golovin. His highest ranking in singles is #7. His best achievements in tennis are reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2007 and later that year...
, 7–6, 6–7, 6–3, 6–3. He reached the third round of the 2006 Legg Mason Tennis Classic
Legg Mason Tennis Classic
The Legg Mason Tennis Classic is an annual late-summer men's tennis tournament played in Washington, D.C. as part of the ATP Tour. It was first held in 1969. It was later known as the Sovran Bank Classic. . Originally an event of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour and part of the Grand Prix Championship...
, losing to eventual runner-up Andy Murray, 5–7, 2–6. He reached the quarterfinals of the 2006 PTT Thailand Open, losing to Jarkko Nieminen
Jarkko Nieminen
Jarkko Kalervo Nieminen is a professional tennis player from Finland.His highest ranking is 13th, which was achieved on July 10, 2006. He has won one ATP singles title and two doubles titles in his career so far. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the quarter-finals...
, 3–6, 5–7. He ended the year at no. 81, 47 spots lower than the previous year.
In 2007, Lopez started the year badly, having a 2–5 record at the his first five tournaments, managing a win only at the 2007 Australian Open
2007 Australian Open
The 2007 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 15 January until 28 January 2007.The total prize pool was set at exactly A$20 million, with the winners of both the men's and women's singles competition each receiving A$1,281,000. Over 500 players...
, losing to Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open...
, 2–6, 5–7, 1–6, and at the 2007 SAP Open
2007 SAP Open
The 2007 SAP Open was an ATP Tour tennis tournament held in San José, California, USA from 12 February until 19 February 2007.-Champions: Andy Murray def Ivo Karlović 6–7, 6–4, 7–6-Doubles:...
losing to Vincent Spadea, 6–4, 5–7, 6–7. However, he followed it up with a quarterfinal appearance at the 2007 Tennis Channel Open
2007 Tennis Channel Open
The 2007 Tennis Channel Open was a tennis event on the 2007 ATP Tour. Lleyton Hewitt, who was the 2006 runner-up, was the singles champion, while Bob and Mike Bryan were the doubles champions. The event was held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Darling Tennis Center. It was the nineteenth Tennis Channel...
, losing to eventual champion Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...
, 3–6, 2–6. He then lost in the second round of the 2007 Indian Wells Masters
2007 Indian Wells Masters
The 2007 Indian Wells Masters was a tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 31st edition of the Indian Wells Masters and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2007 ATP Tour...
, losing to eventual semifinalst Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
, 6–7, 4–6. He then reached the fourth round of the 2007 Miami Masters
2007 Miami Masters
The 2007 Sony Ericsson Open was the 23rd edition of this tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hardcourts. The tournament was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2007 ATP Tour and was classified as a Tier I event on the 2007 WTA Tour...
, losing to eventual champion Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open...
, 0–6, 3–6. He then followed up with a 1–5 record, with his only win coming in the 2007 Open SEAT over compatriot Guillermo García López
Guillermo Garcia Lopez
Guillermo García López is a professional male tennis player from Spain.He is good friends with fellow Spanish tennis player Juan Carlos Ferrero, and both train at the JC Ferrero Equelite Tennis Academy in Villena, Spain.- Professional career :On November 23, 2009, García-López achieved his...
, 7–5, 6–3. He the reached the third round of the 2007 Wimbledon Championships
2007 Wimbledon Championships
The 2007 Wimbledon Championships were held between 25 June and 8 July 2007. For the first time there was equal prize money for the men's and women's singles champions. Reconstruction work on Centre Court was in progress and thus it had no roof....
, losing to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 3–6, 6–7, 3–6, after he ended Tim Henman's Wimbledon career, beating him in a five-set thriller in the second round, having been two sets up. He then reached the semifinals of the 2007 Mercedes Cup
2007 Mercedes Cup
The 2007 Mercedes Cup was the 2007 edition of the Mercedes Cup tennis tournament. The tournament was held on July 16-23.Rafael Nadal won his fifth clay title of the year, and sixth title overall.-Men's Singles:...
, losing to eventual champion Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
, 1–6, 5–7. He then reached the fourth round of the 2007 US Open, losing to eventual champion Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
, 6–3, 4–6, 1–6, 4–6, the first set being the least games won by Federer in one set in the whole tournament. He followed it up with three straight quarterfinals at the 2007 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships, losing to eventual champion David Ferrer
David Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain who is currently no. 5 in the ATP Rankings and the second-highest ranked Spaniard behind world no. 2 Rafael Nadal. He turned professional in 2000...
, 4–6, 4–6, at the 2007 BA-CA-TennisTrophy, losing to eventual runner-up Stanislas Wawrinka
Stanislas Wawrinka
Stanislas Wawrinka is a Swiss professional tennis player. He also holds German citizenship as his father is German. His career ranking high is no. 9, achieved on 9 June 2008. He considers clay his best surface and his backhand his best shot...
, 7–6, 3–6, 4–6, and the 2007 Madrid Masters
2007 Madrid Masters
The 2007 Madrid Masters was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 6th edition of the Madrid Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2007 ATP Tour...
, losing to Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
, 6–7, 4–6. He ended the year ranked no. 35.
In 2008 Lopez once again had a bad start, but rebounded at the 2008 Dubai Tennis Championships
2008 Dubai Tennis Championships
The 2008 Barclays Dubai Tennis Championship was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 16th edition of the Dubai Tennis Championships, and was part of the International Series Gold of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier II Series of the 2008 WTA Tour...
by reaching the finals, losing to Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
, 7–6, 4–6, 2–6. He then reached the third round of the 2008 Miami Masters
2008 Miami Masters
The 2008 Miami Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 24th edition of the Miami Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2008 WTA Tour...
, losing to Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov is a Russian professional male tennis player. He was 12 years old when he came to the United States to train and further his prospects of becoming a professional player....
, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6. He suffered first-round losses at the next three Masters Series at the 2008 Monte Carlo Masters
2008 Monte Carlo Masters
The 2008 Masters Series Monte-Carlo was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 102nd edition of the Monte Carlo Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2008 ATP Tour...
, the 2008 Rome Masters
2008 Rome Masters
The 2008 Rome Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 65th edition of the Rome Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2008 WTA Tour...
, and the 2008 Hamburg Masters
2008 Hamburg Masters
The 2008 Masters Series Hamburg was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 101st edition of the Masters Series Hamburg, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rothenbaum Tennis Center in Hamburg, Germany, from May 10 through May 18,...
. However, in the middle of these tournaments, he managed to reach the third round of the 2008 Torneo Godó
2008 Torneo Godó
The 2008 Open Sabadell Atlántico Barcelona was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 56th edition of the Torneo Godó, and was part of the International Series Gold of the 2008 ATP Tour...
, losing to eventual champion Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
, 4–6, 3–6. He once again lost early in the first rounds of the 2008 French Open
2008 French Open
The 2008 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 107th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 25 through June 8, 2008....
and the 2008 Queen's Club Championships
2008 Queen's Club Championships
The 2008 Artois Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 37th edition of the Artois Championships, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour...
. He reached the quarterfinals of the 2008 Wimbledon Championships
2008 Wimbledon Championships
The 2008 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 122nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam event of the year...
, for the second time losing to Marat Safin
Marat Safin
Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a retired Russian tennis player of Tatar descent. Safin won two grand slams and reached the world number 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin also holds the record for most broken...
, 6–3, 5–7, 6–7, 3–6. He recorded a 2–7 record after Wimbledon with wins coming only at the 2008 Countrywide Classic
2008 Countrywide Classic
245px|thumb|[[Los Angeles Tennis Center]]'s Straus Stadium courtThe 2008 Countrywide Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 82nd edition of the Los Angeles Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour...
and at the Davis Cup World Group. He then reached the semifinals of the 2008 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy
2008 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy
The 2008 Bank Austria-TennisTrophy was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 34th edition of the event known that year as the Bank Austria-TennisTrophy, and was part of the International Series Gold of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna,...
, losing to eventual champion Philipp Petzschner
Philipp Petzschner
Philipp Petzschner is a professional German tennis player. He is known for his hard-hitting and incredible bursts of speed around the court, and now for controversy in the US Open Men's Doubles Final which he won partnered with Jurgen Melzer against the Polish team of Fystenberg/Matkowski...
, 6–3, 3–6, 3–6, the semifinals of the 2008 Davidoff Swiss Indoors
2008 Davidoff Swiss Indoors
The 2008 Davidoff Swiss Indoors was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 39th edition of the event known that year as the Davidoff Swiss Indoors, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, from...
, losing to eventual champion Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
, 3–6, 2–6, and the quartefinals of the 2008 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid
2008 Mutua Madrilena Masters Madrid
The 2008 Madrid Masters was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 7th edition of the Madrid Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2008 ATP Tour...
, losing to Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
, 4–6, 4–6. He also helped the Spanish Davis Cup team to win the title against Argentina by beating Juan Martín del Potro
Juan Martin Del Potro
Juan Martín del Potro is an Argentine professional tennis player. Del Potro achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on October 6, 2008. In January 2010, he reached a career-high ranking of world no. 4...
, 4–6, 7–6, 7–6, 6–3. He ended the year the world no. 31.
2009–2010
In 2009, Lopez started the year with a string of first-round losses, losing in the 2009 Heineken Open2009 Heineken Open
The 2009 Heineken Open is a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is the 34th edition of the Heineken Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP Tour...
to Jarkko Nieminen
Jarkko Nieminen
Jarkko Kalervo Nieminen is a professional tennis player from Finland.His highest ranking is 13th, which was achieved on July 10, 2006. He has won one ATP singles title and two doubles titles in his career so far. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the quarter-finals...
, 2–6, 6–7, in the 2009 Australian Open
2009 Australian Open
The 2009 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 97th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 19 January through 1 February 2009. The 2009 men's...
to Gilles Müller
Gilles Müller
Gilles Müller is a Luxembourgish professional tennis player. He was a US Open junior champion and is the most successful male tennis player in the history of his country...
, 3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–4, 14–16, and in the 2009 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
2009 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
The 2009 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 37th edition of the event known as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and is part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Ahoy Rotterdam indoor...
to Julien Benneteau
Julien Benneteau
Julien Benneteau is a professional male tennis player from France. His career-best singles ranking is ATP world no. 32, which he reached in July 2010. He formerly resided in Boulogne Billancourt and now lives in Geneva...
, 4–6, 7–5, 2–6. He then competed in the 2009 Open 13
2009 Open 13
The 2009 Open 13 was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 17th edition of the Open 13, and was part of the International Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour...
and made it to the quarterfinals, before losing to eventual champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 2–6, 7–6, 4–6. Lopez struggled after this and at one point, he had suffered eight straight main-draw losses in a row. In the midst of his bad run, he won a title at the Open Castilla y León Challenger event, beating Adrian Mannarino
Adrian Mannarino
Adrian Mannarino is a professional tennis player from France. Mannarino competes predominantly on the ATP Challenger Series and Futures circuit. His career high rank is #53, achieved on 16 May 2011....
in straight sets, 6–3, 6–4. At the inaugural Shanghai Masters
2009 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000
The 2009 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2009 ATP World Tour...
, he advanced to his first Master Series
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 is a series of nine tennis tournaments that are part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America and Asia...
semifinal, beating David Ferrer
David Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain who is currently no. 5 in the ATP Rankings and the second-highest ranked Spaniard behind world no. 2 Rafael Nadal. He turned professional in 2000...
, Jürgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer is an Austrian tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking of no. 8 on 18 April 2011, and a doubles ranking of no. 6 on 13 September 2010. He is the only current player on the ATP Tour to be ranked in the top 10 in both singles and doubles. He is a left-handed tennis player, but...
, and Robin Söderling
Robin Söderling
Robin Bo Carl Söderling is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked number 13 in the ATP rankings. Söderling reached successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010...
en route. However, he retired due to right ankle injury in his semifinal match against Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
, trailing 1–6, 0–3. Despite his poor year on the ATP tour, Lopez did play a key role for the Spain Davis Cup team
Spain Davis Cup team
The Spain Davis Cup team represents Spain in the Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Real Federación Española de Tenis, presided over by José Luis Escañuela....
, helping them win the 2009 Davis Cup
2009 Davis Cup
The 2009 Davis Cup was the 98th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and more than one hundred other took part in different regional groups. Spain won their fourth title...
with doubles wins in the quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals.
Lopez started his 2010 season by playing in the 2010 Medibank International Sydney
2010 Medibank International Sydney
The 2010 Medibank International Sydney was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 43rd edition of the event known that year as the Medibank International Sydney, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier tournaments of...
, where he lost to eventual runner-up Richard Gasquet
Richard Gasquet
Richard Gasquet is a French professional tennis player. He won the mixed doubles Grand Slam title at the 2004 French Open, partnering Tatiana Golovin. His highest ranking in singles is #7. His best achievements in tennis are reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2007 and later that year...
in the first round, 1–6, 4–6. He then competed in the 2010 Australian Open
2010 Australian Open
The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year....
, where he reached the third round, defeating Pablo Cuevas
Pablo Cuevas
Pablo Gabriel Cuevas Urroz is a Uruguayan professional tennis player. Cuevas won the 2008 French Open Men's Doubles title with Luis Horna....
, 6–1, 6–4, 7–5, and Rainer Schüttler
Rainer Schüttler
Rainer Schüttler is a German professional tennis player, ranked World No. 113 in the ATP rankings. He is the last German player who reached a final in a grand slam tournament....
, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, but lost to seventh seed Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
in a close four-setter, 7–6, 4–6, 4–6, 6–7. In the 2010 SA Tennis Open
2010 SA Tennis Open
The 2010 SA Tennis Open was a tennis tournament played on hard courts indoors. It was the 19th edition of the SA Tennis Open and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour...
as the third seed, he beat Benjamin Balleret
Benjamin Balleret
Benjamin Balleret is a professional tennis player on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour.-Career:...
, Blaž Kavčič
Blaž Kavčič
Blaž Kavčič is a Slovenian professional tennis player, turned professional in 2005. He considers clay his favourite surface...
, and Rajeev Ram
Rajeev Ram
Rajeev Ram is an American professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. Rajeev is a tall, lanky player with a serve-and-volley style who is known best as a doubles specialist. He has advanced as far as the quarter-finals in doubles at three Grand Slams, most recently with Scott Lipsky at the 2011...
in the first three rounds, reaching the final after defeating top seed Gaël Monfils
Gaël Monfils
Gaël Sébastien Monfils is a French professional tennis player. he was the highest-ranked French tennis player, ranked no. 7 in the world ATP rankings. He was the runner-up at the Paris Masters in 2009 and 2010 and a semifinalist at the 2008 French Open.-2002:In 2002, Monfils finished 24th at the...
, 3–6, 6–1, 7–6 in the semifinals. He went on to win the tournament, beating the eighth seed Stéphane Robert
Stéphane Robert
Stéphane Robert is a professional French professional tennis player.He reached his first ATP-level final at the 2010 SA Tennis Open, falling to Feliciano López 5–7, 1–6....
, 7–5, 6–1. Thus, he ended his five and a half year title drought, and won just his second ATP-level title. His finals record now improved to 2–4. He lost in the first rounds of the 2010 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
2010 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
The 2010 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 38th edition of the event known as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour...
and 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships
2010 Dubai Tennis Championships
The 2010 Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships was a 500 Series event on the 2010 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2010 WTA Tour. Both of the events took place at The Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates...
. He then reached the third round of the 2010 BNP Paribas Open
2010 BNP Paribas Open
The 2010 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2010. It was the 36th edition of the event, known this year as the BNP Paribas Open, and is classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2010 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on...
, losing to sixth seed Robin Söderling
Robin Söderling
Robin Bo Carl Söderling is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked number 13 in the ATP rankings. Söderling reached successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010...
, 6–7, 4–6, after defeating Paul-Henri Mathieu
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Paul-Henri Mathieu is a French tennis player.-Tennis career:Mathieu was born in Strasbourg, France. He first began playing tennis at age 3, with his older brother Pierre-Yves. Between 1997 and 2000 he trained at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida...
, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, and receiving a bye. He lost to Mardy Fish
Mardy Fish
Mardy Simpson Fish is an American professional tennis player, and Olympic silver medalist. He is a hardcourt specialist...
, 7–5, 6–3 in the third round, after defeating Michael Berrer
Michael Berrer
Michael Berrer is a German professional tennis player. He reached his career high in singles with No. 42 on May 2010 and his high in doubles in March 2009 with No...
, 7–6, 7–5, in the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open
2010 Sony Ericsson Open
The 2010 Sony Ericsson Open , was a tennis tournament for men and women held from March 22 to April 4, 2010. It was the 26th edition of the Miami Masters event and is played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida, located near Miami...
.
In the European clay season, he lost in the first round of 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
The 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, a tennis tournament for male professional players, was played from April 10 through April 18, 2010, on outdoor clay courts. It was the 104th edition of the annual Monte Carlo Masters tournament, which is sponsored by Rolex for the second time...
to Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His most notable achievements are reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, and the semifinals of the 2010 French Open. He defeated the Croatian player Ivan Ljubičić in five sets to win the Paris Masters in 2005...
, 3–6, 1–6. He then won his first clay victory of the season by reaching the third round of the 2010 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell
2010 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell
The 2010 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 58th edition of the event known this year as the Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell, and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour...
, losing to Robin Söderling
Robin Söderling
Robin Bo Carl Söderling is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked number 13 in the ATP rankings. Söderling reached successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010...
, 3–6, 2–6. At the 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
The 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia was a tennis tournament, being played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. It was the 67th edition of the event and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2010 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2010 WTA Tour...
, Lopez reached the quarterfinals, losing to Ernests Gulbis
Ernests Gulbis
Ernests Gulbis is a Latvian professional tennis player. In 2008, Gulbis won his first ATP Tour doubles title at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, teaming with Rainer Schüttler, and in 2010 won his first ATP Tour singles title in the Delray Beach, defeating Ivo Karlović in the final...
, 6–7, 1–6, but upset Marin Čilić
Marin Cilic
Marin Čilić , is a Croatian professional tennis player. His career high ATP ranking is no. 9, achieved on 22 February 2010, following his best-ever performance at a Grand Slam, reaching the semi-finals in the 2010 Australian Open...
, 2–6, 7–6, 6–4, en route.
After he disappointingly lost in the opening round at the 2010 French Open
2010 French Open
The 2010 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 109th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
, he appeared at the 2010 AEGON Championships
2010 AEGON Championships
The 2010 AEGON Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 39th edition of the AEGON Championships and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Queen's Club in London, United Kingdom, from June 7 through June 13,...
, the first grass tournament of the year. He beat Grigor Dimitrov
Grigor Dimitrov
Grigor Dimitrov is a tennis player from Bulgaria. He achieved a career high ranking of World No. 52 on August 22, 2011. Dimitrov also enjoyed a very successful junior career, in which he held the World No...
and Julien Benneteau
Julien Benneteau
Julien Benneteau is a professional male tennis player from France. His career-best singles ranking is ATP world no. 32, which he reached in July 2010. He formerly resided in Boulogne Billancourt and now lives in Geneva...
, 6–2, 6–4, respectively. He went on to stun top seed and world no. 1 Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
, 7–6, 6–4, to reach the semifinals. There, he lost to Mardy Fish
Mardy Fish
Mardy Simpson Fish is an American professional tennis player, and Olympic silver medalist. He is a hardcourt specialist...
, 3–6, 4–6. In the 2010 AEGON International
2010 AEGON International
The 2010 AEGON International was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 35th edition of the event for the women and the 2nd edition for the men. It was classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2010 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series...
, he retired against a 342th-ranked and local James Ward
James Ward (tennis)
James Ward is a British tennis player, and British no. 2 behind Andy Murray. As of 22 August 2011 he is ranked 139 in the ATP singles rankings and 234 in doubles...
down 3-6, 4-5. He then played in the 2010 Wimbledon, reaching the third round but losing to Jürgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer is an Austrian tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking of no. 8 on 18 April 2011, and a doubles ranking of no. 6 on 13 September 2010. He is the only current player on the ATP Tour to be ranked in the top 10 in both singles and doubles. He is a left-handed tennis player, but...
, 6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 4-6. He then lost three straight matches, beginning in the semifinals of 2010 Farmers Classic
2010 Farmers Classic
The 2010 Farmers Classic, presented by Mercedes-Benz, was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 84th edition of the Los Angeles Open, and was part of the Olympus US Open Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles,...
to Andy Murray, and the first rounds of 2010 Rogers Cup
2010 Rogers Cup
The 2010 Canada Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Canada. It was the 121st edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2010 WTA Tour...
and 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters. He then reached the fourth round of the 2010 US Open
2010 US Open (tennis)
The 2010 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 30 to September 13, 2010 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City, United States....
, losing to eventual champion Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
in straight sets. He then ended the year with a five-match losing streak, losing in the second round of 2010 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
2010 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
The 2010 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 38th edition of the event known that year as the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, and was part of the 500 Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour...
and the first rounds of the 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters 1000
2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters 1000
The 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2010 ATP World Tour. It took place at Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, People's...
, the 2010 If Stockholm Open
2010 If Stockholm Open
The 2010 If Stockholm Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 42nd edition of the event known this year as the If Stockholm Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour...
,the 2010 Valencia Open 500
2010 Valencia Open 500
The 2010 Valencia Open 500 was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 16th edition of the Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana, and was part of the 500 Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour...
, and the 2010 BNP Paribas Masters
2010 BNP Paribas Masters
The 2010 BNP Paribas Masters was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 36th edition of the tournament known that year as the BNP Paribas Masters after the sponsor BNP Paribas. It was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2010 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Palais...
.
2011
Lopez started his 2011 pre-Australian Open preparations in the 2011 Brisbane International2011 Brisbane International
The 2011 Brisbane International was a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the tournament and took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson, Brisbane. It was held from 2 to 9 January...
and 2011 Medibank International Sydney
2011 Medibank International Sydney
The 2011 Medibank International Sydney was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 119th edition of the Medibank International Sydney, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour...
, but fell early in both tournaments. He then was upset in the second round of 2011 Australian Open
2011 Australian Open
The 2011 Australian Open was a tennis tournament featuring six different competitions, and part of the 2011 ATP World Tour, the 2011 WTA Tour, ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour, as tournaments for professional, junior and wheelchair players were held...
and first round of the 2011 SA Tennis Open
2011 SA Tennis Open
The 2011 SA Tennis Open was a tennis tournament to be played on hard courts indoors. It was the 20th edition of the SA Tennis Open and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
by 199th-ranked Bernard Tomic
Bernard Tomic
Bernard Tomic is an Australian professional tennis player. As of 24 October 2011, Tomic is ranked the World No. 41, making him the highest ranked Australian male tennis player and the youngest player in the top 100...
and 235th-ranked Frank Dancevic
Frank Dancevic
Frank Russell Dancevic is a Canadian professional tennis player. He first became the country's top singles player, according to ATP rankings, on February 10, 2003, as an eighteen-year old, and remained so from January 30, 2006 until June 20, 2010. He is the Canada No...
. He then fell in the second rounds of the 2011 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
2011 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
The 2011 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 38th edition of the event known as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
and the 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships
2011 Dubai Tennis Championships
The 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships was a 500 Series event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2011 WTA Tour. The tournament was known as the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons...
. At the Masters 1000, he fell in the first round of the 2011 BNP Paribas Open
2011 BNP Paribas Open
The 2011 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2011. It was the 36th edition of the event, known as the BNP Paribas Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2011...
, the third round of the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open
2011 Sony Ericsson Open
The 2011 Sony Ericsson Open , a men's and women's tennis tournament, was held from March 21 to April 3, 2011. It was the 27th edition of the Miami Masters event and played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami...
, and the second round of the 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
The 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, a tennis tournament for male professional players, was played from April 9 through April 17, 2011, on outdoor clay courts. It was the 105th edition of the annual Monte Carlo Masters tournament, which was sponsored by Rolex for the third time...
. He then reached his first quarterfinal of the year at the 2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell
2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell
The 2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 59th edition of the event known this year as the Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell, and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
, where he fell to Ivan Dodig
Ivan Dodig
Ivan Dodig is a Croatian tennis player. His career-high rank ATP singles ranking is No. 32 and his best doubles rank is No. 129.-2010:...
, 4-6, 6-2, 4-6. He reached his first final in over a year at the 2011 Serbia Open
2011 Serbia Open
The 2011 Serbia Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. The third edition of the event hosted by current Serbian star Novak Djokovic, it was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
in Belgrade, where he lost to Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open...
, 6–7, 2–6.
At Wimbledon
2011 Wimbledon Championships
The 2011 Wimbledon Championships took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England, from 20 June to 3 July 2011. It was the 125th edition of the championships, and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was played on grass courts and was part of the...
, Lopez defeated Michael Berrer
Michael Berrer
Michael Berrer is a German professional tennis player. He reached his career high in singles with No. 42 on May 2010 and his high in doubles in March 2009 with No...
in the first round, former semifinalist Rainer Schuttler
Rainer Schüttler
Rainer Schüttler is a German professional tennis player, ranked World No. 113 in the ATP rankings. He is the last German player who reached a final in a grand slam tournament....
in the second round, and former world no. 1 and three-time finalist Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
in the third round. In the fourth round, Lopez stormed back from to two sets to love down to take down Polish qualifier Lukasz Kubot
Lukasz Kubot
Łukasz Kubot born May 16, 1982 in Bolesławiec, Poland, is a professional male tennis player from Poland. Kubot reached his highest singles ranking of World No...
. In his third quarterfinal appearance at Wimbledon, Lopez lost to world no. 4 Andy Murray in straight sets.
At the US Open
2011 US Open (tennis)
The 2011 US Open was a tennis tournament played on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park, of Queens, New York City, United States...
, he lost in the third round, again to Murray, 1-6, 4-6, 2-6.
At the 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters
2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters
The 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place at Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, People's...
, Lopez beat ninth seed Janko Tipsarević
Janko Tipsarevic
Janko Tipsarević is a Serbian tennis player. His career-high ranking is No. 9, achieved on 14 November 2011. He is the 117th player in history to crack the top 10....
, Alex Bogomolov Jr., sixth seed Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His most notable achievements are reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, and the semifinals of the 2010 French Open. He defeated the Croatian player Ivan Ljubičić in five sets to win the Paris Masters in 2005...
, and Florian Mayer
Florian Mayer
Florian Mayer is a German professional tennis player. He plays on both the ATP Tour and the Challenger Tour. He has won nine Challenger events, which has helped him stay in the top 50 on the rankings....
, before losing in the semifinals to third seed David Ferrer
David Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain who is currently no. 5 in the ATP Rankings and the second-highest ranked Spaniard behind world no. 2 Rafael Nadal. He turned professional in 2000...
.
Singles Wins 7 (2–5)
Wins (2)| Legend (Singles) |
|---|
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP International Series Gold (1) |
| ATP World Tour 250 Series (1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 1 March 2004 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a... |
Hard |  Roger FedererRoger Federer Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles... |
6–4, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 11 October 2004 | Vienna BA-CA TennisTrophy The Erste Bank Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. Originally an event of the Grand Prix tennis circuit . It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour... , Austria |
Hard (i) |  Guillermo CañasGuillermo Cañas Guillermo Ignacio Cañas , often referred to as Willy Cañas, is a retired Argentine professional tennis player. He was born in Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, and named after Argentine tennis star Guillermo Vilas. His highest singles ranking was 8th . After retirement Cañas took on coaching, he... |
6–4, 1–6, 7–5, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 21 August 2005 | New Haven Pilot Pen Tennis This article is about the former New Haven joint tennis event. It is now a women's-only event. For the New Haven men's tennis event known as Volvo International , click here.... , United States |
Hard |  James BlakeJames Blake James Riley Blake is an American professional tennis player. Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. As of August 2011, Blake is ranked no. 63 among active male players with 24 career finals appearances... |
6–3, 5–7, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 10 July 2006 | Gstaad 2006 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad The 2006 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad was the 2006 edition of the Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad tennis tournament. The tournament was held on July 10–16. Richard Gasquet won his second title of the year.-Men's Singles:... , Switzerland |
Clay |  Richard GasquetRichard Gasquet Richard Gasquet is a French professional tennis player. He won the mixed doubles Grand Slam title at the 2004 French Open, partnering Tatiana Golovin. His highest ranking in singles is #7. His best achievements in tennis are reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2007 and later that year... |
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 3 March 2008 | Dubai, UAE | Hard | Andy Roddick Andy Roddick Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish.... |
7–6(10–8), 4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 6 February 2010 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Stéphane Robert Stéphane Robert Stéphane Robert is a professional French professional tennis player.He reached his first ATP-level final at the 2010 SA Tennis Open, falling to Feliciano López 5–7, 1–6.... |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 25 April 2011 | Belgrade Serbia Open The Serbia Open is an ATP World Tour 250 series men's tennis tournament held in Belgrade, Serbia. It is currently played on outdoor clay courts. The event was held for the first time in 2009, from May 4–10... , Serbia |
Clay |  Novak DjokovicNovak Djokovic Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open... |
6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
Doubles champion
Win (1)| Outcome | No | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
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| Winner | 1. | 1 November 2004 | Stockholm Stockholm Open The If Stockholm Open is a tennis event on the ATP Tour held in Stockholm, Sweden in the end of October or beginning of November each year. The organizer of the tournament is The Royal Lawn Tennis Club of Stockholm.... , Sweden |
Hard (i) |  Fernando VerdascoFernando Verdasco Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 22 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight... |
 Wayne Arthurs Paul HanleyPaul Hanley (tennis) Paul Jason Hanley is a professional male tennis player from Australia, specialising in doubles. His parents, Jay and Judy, co-own a tennis centre, one of the main reasons Hanley pursued a career in the sport.He lost the 2005 Wimbledon finals in mixed doubles, playing with Tatiana Perebiynis... |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1. | February 26, 2011 |  DubaiDubai Tennis Championships The Dubai Tennis Championships is a professional tennis tournament owned and organized by Dubai Duty Free and held annually in Dubai, United Arab... , UAE |
Hard | Jérémy Chardy Jérémy Chardy Jérémy Chardy is a French professional tennis player. He won the 2005 Wimbledon Championships Boys' Singles title, and finished as the runner-up at the 2005 US Open Boys' Singles, losing to Ryan Sweeting. His career high rank is no... |
 Sergiy StakhovskySergiy Stakhovsky Sergiy Stakhovsky is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. Stakhovsky turned professional in 2003 and had been playing mostly at the Challenger level from 2005–2008. His career high in singles of #31 and his high of #86 in doubles...  Mikhail YouzhnyMikhail Youzhny Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny , is a professional Russian tennis player, noted for his consistency and all-court play style. He has been coached by Boris Sobkin for 17 years.... |
6–4, 3–6, [3–10] |
Singles performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the 2011 BNP Paribas Masters2011 BNP Paribas Masters
The 2011 BNP Paribas Masters was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 40th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
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| Grand Slam Tournaments Grand Slam (tennis) The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and... |
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| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R 2010 Australian Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but retired due to a right knee injury trailing 3–6, 6–7, 0–3 in the quarterfinals against Andy Murray.Roger Federer met Andy Murray in the final of this event... |
2R 2011 Australian Open – Men's Singles Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Novak Djokovic, who went on to win the tournament by defeating Andy Murray 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 in the final. It was Djokovic's 2nd title at the Australian Open, with this title bearing many resemblances to his title in 2008. Djokovic... |
11–9 | ||||
| French Open | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R 2009 French Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion but lost in the fourth round to Robin Söderling. This was Nadal's first ever defeat at the French Open, having won the title in all six of his other appearances... |
1R 2010 French Open – Men's Singles Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Robin Söderling, which allowed him to make a second-successive final here. This was the first time since the 2004 French Open that Federer did not reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament.Rafael Nadal won his fifth... |
1R 2011 French Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal, the defending champion and, after this tournament, six-time winner of this event defended his title by beating long-time rival Roger Federer for his sixth French Open title, tying him with Björn Borg for most all-time in the open era. Notably, the Spaniard played his first ever... |
5–11 | ||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | LQ | A | 4R | 4R | 3R | QF | 1R | 3R | QF | 1R | 3R 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles The Men's Singles event at the 2010 saw Rafael Nadal, the World No. 1 and 2nd seed, defeat 12th seed Tomáš Berdych 6–3 7–5 6–4 in the final to win his 2nd Wimbledon title, and his 8th Grand Slam title overall.... |
QF 2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion but lost to Novak Djokovic in the final.Djokovic won his first Wimbledon title. Upon reaching the final, he gained the World No.1 ranking as a result. This marks the first time that neither Roger Federer nor Rafael Nadal is ranked No... |
24–10 | ||||
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 4R 2010 US Open – Men's Singles Juan Martín del Potro was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year, after undergoing a wrist operation in May and only starting to practice again in August... |
3R 2011 US Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but was defeated in the final by Novak Djokovic with a score of 6–2, 6–4, 6–7, 6–1. Djokovic claimed his first US Open title, his third Grand Slam of the year, and his fourth Grand Slam overall.-Seeds:... |
13–10 | ||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 5–4 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 3–4 | 6–4 | 5–4 | 1–4 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 53–40 | ||||
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 is a series of nine tennis tournaments that are part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America and Asia... |
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| Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells Masters The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California.... |
A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R 2010 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles The Men's singles tournament of this event started in the week of March 8. It was the year's first of nine tournaments in the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 series.Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but he lost to Ivan Ljubičić in the semifinals.... |
1R 2011 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles The 2011 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2011. It was the 37th edition of the event, known as the BNP Paribas Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2011... |
4–9 | ||||
| Miami Masters Miami Masters The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour and is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park... |
A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 3R 2010 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Singles Andy Murray was the defending champion, but lost to Mardy Fish in the second round.Andy Roddick beat Tomáš Berdych 7-5, 6-4 to win his first Masters 1000 event since 2006... |
3R 2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Singles Andy Roddick was the defending champion, but lost to Pablo Cuevas in the second round.Novak Djokovic won the title, defeating Rafael Nadal 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 in the final for the second week in a row after also beating him in the Indian Wells final the previous week... |
10–10 | ||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles Rafael Nadal defended the 2009 title by defeating his compatriot Fernando Verdasco 6–0, 6–1 to break an 11-month title drought, and to win a historic 6th consecutive title here in Monte-Carlo.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.... |
2R 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles Rafael Nadal was the six-time defending champion and defended his title by beating compatriot David Ferrer 6–4, 7–5. This was Nadal's 7th consecutive title in Monte-Carlo, which is the all-time record both for consecutive titles at any tournament and the most titles at this tournament.-Seeds:The... |
4–8 | ||||
| Rome Masters Rome Masters The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's... |
A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | QF 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal successfully defended his title by defeating David Ferrer 7–5, 6–2.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Roger Federer # Novak Djokovic # Rafael Nadal ... |
3R 2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, however he lost to Novak Djokovic in the final. Djokovic defeated him 6–4, 6–4 to win his 39th consecutive match and his 7th title of 2011... |
5–8 | ||||
| Madrid Masters Madrid Masters There are two sporting events named the Madrid Masters:*Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open — a men's and women's tennis tournament*Madrid Masters... |
A | A | A | A | 3R | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | 1R | 3R 2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open – Men's Singles Roger Federer was the defending champion, but Rafael Nadal defeated him 4–6, 6–7, in the final.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Roger Federer # Rafael Nadal # Andy Murray... |
2R 2011 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion but lost to world No. 2 Novak Djokovic 7–5, 6–4 in the final. It was the second win for Djokovic on a ATP Master 1000 Tournament played on clay courts, the 6th title of the year and 24th of his career... |
15–10 | ||||
| Canada Masters Canada Masters The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour... |
A | A | A | A | A | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | LQ | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R 2011 Rogers Cup – Men's Singles Andy Murray was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Kevin Anderson in the second round.World No.1 Novak Djokovic won his 10th Masters 1000 title of his career and his 9th title of the year, beating Mardy Fish in the final 6–2, 3–6, 6–4... |
6–8 | ||||
| Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati Masters The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between... |
A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles Roger Federer became the first player since Andre Agassi in 1996 to have successfully defended the title. He defeated Mardy Fish in the final 6–7, 7–6, 6–4. It was his 4th win at the event also winning in 2005, 2007, and 2009... |
2R 2011 Western & Southern Open – Men's Singles Roger Federer was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Tomáš Berdych in the quarterfinals.Andy Murray won the tournament beating No.1 seed Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–4, 3–0 ret. It was the 7th ATP Masters 1000 title of Murray's career, and his first in 2011... |
3–9 | ||||
| Shanghai Masters Shanghai Masters (tennis) The Shanghai Masters is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It is held annually in October at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, People's... |
Not ATP Masters Series | SF | 1R | SF 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles Andy Murray was the defending champion and successfully defended his title by beating David Ferrer 7–5, 6–4 in the final.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Rafael Nadal # Andy Murray ... |
8–3 | ||||||||||||||
| Paris Masters Paris Masters The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour... |
A | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R 2010 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Michaël Llodra.Robin Söderling won the title, defeating Gaël Monfils 6–1, 7–6 in the final.-Seeds:All seeds received a bye into the second round.# Roger Federer ... |
3R 2011 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles Robin Söderling was the defending champion, but could not participate due to mononucleosis.Roger Federer won the title, defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–1, 7–6 in the final.-Seeds:All seeds received a bye into the second round.... |
8–8 | ||||
| Hamburg Masters Hamburg Masters The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Originally a Grand Prix Tennis Tour event between 1978 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Championship... |
A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | NM1 | 2–5 | ||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 11–9 | 7–9 | 3–9 | 2–8 | 7–5 | 6–9 | 6–9 | 10–10 | 14–9 | 65–78 | ||||
| Career Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments Played | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 10 | 25 | 247 | ||||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Finals Reached | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| Overall Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 18–16 | 34–31 | 33–27 | 31–28 | 19–29 | 27–25 | 27–26 | 17–24 | 26–21 | 36–26 | 270–263 | ||||
| Year End Ranking | 546 | 282 | 269 | 159 | 62 | 28 | 25 | 34 | 81 | 35 | 31 | 47 | 32 | 20 | |||||
ATP Tour career earnings
| Year | Majors | ATP titles | Total titles | Earnings ($) | Money list rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238,659 | 91 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 617,058 | 31 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 748,662 | 20 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 630,354 | 31 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 401,937 | 64 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 458,795 | 49 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 865,779 | 21 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 563,053 | 49 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 721,518 | 34 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 665,752 | 23 |
| Career | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6,032,569 | 79 |