In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Taberner and the second or maternal family name is Segarra.
Carlos Taberner Segarra (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈkaɾlostaβeɾˈneɾ]; born 8 August 1997) is a Spanish professional tennis player.[1]
He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 85 achieved on 23 May 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 337 achieved on 18 September 2017.
Taberner made his ATP Tour debut at the 2018 Open Sud de France in Marseilles where he advanced through 2 qualifying matches to reach the main draw. In qualifying, he defeated Benjamin Bonzi6–2, 6–4 and Marco Trungelliti4–6, 6–2, 6–4, where he then won his first round match against Norbert Gombos in two tie-breakers 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–1). His run would end in the second round, as he was defeated by Lucas Pouille in straight sets 1–6, 2–6.
He won his third Challenger title at the 2021 Open du Pays d'Aix defeating Manuel Guinard. As a result, he reached a career-high ranking of World No. 113 on 21 June 2021.[2]
He entered the main draw as a direct entry for the first time at the US Open on his debut at this Major. He also entered directly into the main draw for his second Masters 1000 of the season and in his career at the 2021 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells and made it to the second round, recording his first win at this level by defeating fellow Spaniard Jaume Munar.
In October he won his fourth Challenger at the 2021 Lošinj Open and made his debut in the top 100 at World No. 93 on 25 October 2021.[2]
2023-2024: Out of top 400, Challenger title, back to top 200
In February 2023, he made the main draw as lucky loser in Santiago, Chile after the withdrawal of Bernabé Zapata Miralles.
In August, he won his sixth Challenger at the 2023 Schwaben Open in Augsburg, Germany.[6]
He dropped out of the top 400 on 18 March 2024.[2]
The following month, he qualified for the main draw at the 2024 Țiriac Open having entered the qualifying competition as an alternate.
He returned to the top 205 on 19 August 2024, following a Challenger final in Cordenons, and his tenth title at the Challenger 2024 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Todi, both in Italy. A month later he returned to the top 200 at world No. 198 on 23 September 2024.[2]
Taberner's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered: