Álex Calatrava (tennis)

For the footballer, see Álex Calatrava (footballer).
Álex Calatrava
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceAndorra la Vella, Andorra
Born (1973-06-14) 14 June 1973 (age 51)
Cologne, West Germany
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1993
Retired2007
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CoachJosé Francisco Altur
Prize money$1,335,933
Singles
Career record67–109
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 44 (12 February 2001)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2001)
French Open2R (2001, 2002)
Wimbledon2R (2005)
US Open2R (2004)
Doubles
Career record21–29
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 110 (10 October 2005)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2005)
French Open2R (2005)
US Open1R (2005)
Last updated on: 22 April 2022.

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

Tennis career

Calatrava defeated 14-time Grand Slam champion Pete Sampras in three sets at 2001 Hamburg Masters.[1][2]

In July 2005 Calatrava was beaten by 18-year old Novak Djokovic. The Serb dispatched Calatrava in straight sets at the Umag tournament in Croatia.[3]

Personal

Calatrava was born in Germany while his parents lived there, returning to Spain live in 1980. His Spanish father, José, met his French mother, Gabrielle, while working Germany. Calatrava's uncle is the renowned architect Santiago Calatrava.[4]

Calatrava lived in California from 1989 to 1991 and attended a high school for one year in Palm Springs. He also lived a year in Indian Wells under the guidance of Spanish coach José Higueras. He was the number one ranked junior player in California in 1991.[4]

ATP career finals

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

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

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–1)
ATP 250 Series (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–1)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1999 Kitzbühel, Austria Championship Series Clay Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dušan Vemić South Africa Chris Haggard
Sweden Peter Nyborg 		3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 9 (4–5)

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

Doubles: 7 (2–5)

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

Performance timeline

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

Singles

Tournament 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A 1R A A 3R 2R Q1 Q1 1R A A 0 / 4 3–4 43%
French Open Q1 A Q3 Q2 A 1R 1R Q2 2R 2R 1R A 1R Q2 Q1 0 / 6 2–6 25%
Wimbledon Q2 A A A Q1 1R A A 1R A A A 2R Q1 Q2 0 / 3 1–3 25%
US Open A A Q3 A A A A A 1R A A 2R Q1 Q1 A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–3 0–1 0–0 3–4 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–3 0–0 0–0 0 / 15 7–15 32%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A A Q1 A A A A 1R A A Q2 1R A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Miami A A A Q1 A A A Q1 2R A A Q1 1R A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A A 2R A A A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Hamburg A A A A A A A A 2R A Q1 A Q2 A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Rome A A A A A A A A 2R 1R A A Q1 A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Canada A A A A A A A A 1R A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati A A A A A A A A 1R A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Stuttgart A A A A A A A Q2 A Not Held 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Not Held A Q1 Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Paris A A Q1 A Q2 A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–7 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 0 / 10 4–10 29%

References

  1. ^ "TENNIS: ROUNDUP; Sampras Loses Again In a First-Round Match". The New York Times. Associated Press. 15 May 2001. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  2. ^ Bulman, Erica (15 May 2001). "Another early exit for Sampras". The Standard-Times (New Bedford). Hamburg. Associated Press. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  3. ^ Soper, Aaron (25 July 2005). "Match Facts". ATP World Tour. UK. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Alex Calatrava". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 2013-09-11.


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