Pedro Martínez Portero (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈpeðɾomaɾˈtineθ]; born 26 April 1997) is a Spanish professional tennis player.
He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 39 achieved on 14 October 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 51 achieved on 16 May 2022.[1] He is currently the No. 2 Spanish player.[2]
In June, he made the third round of the 2020 French Open in singles, his best Grand Slam result thus far. As a result he entered the top 100 in singles at World No. 97 on 12 October 2020.
2021: French Open doubles semifinal & top 100, first ATP final, top 60 in singles
Martínez reached the third round of the 2021 Australian Open in singles for the first time at this Major, defeating Emil Ruusuvuori, his second showing at this level in his career.
At the 2021 French Open he reached the semifinals as alternate in doubles with fellow Spaniard Pablo Andujar,[3] with whom he also made his Grand Slam doubles debut as a pair at the 2021 Australian Open. They defeated the 14th seeded Belgians Sander Gillé/Joran Vliegen in the third round and the pair of Rohan Bopanna/Franko Škugor in the quarterfinals. They entered the tournament as a replacement alternate pair for the top seeds Nikola Mektić/Mate Pavić. As a result, Martínez made his top 100 debut in doubles at world No. 95 on 14 June 2021.
At grass season, Martínez reached the third round of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships in singles for the first time in his career, defeating 13th seed Gael Monfils, his third showing in the third round of a Major.
Martínez reached his first ATP final at the 2021 Generali Open Kitzbühel where he was defeated by Casper Ruud. He secured the biggest win of his career when he overcame world No. 16 Roberto Bautista Agut en route to the championship match.[4] He also reached the semifinals at the same tournament partnering Marc Polmans. As a result he reached a new career-high singles ranking of world No. 76 and a doubles ranking of No. 88 on 2 August 2021. At the 2021 US Open he recorded his first win at this Major over James Duckworth to reach the second round. After winning the Challenger in Seville, he reached a career high ranking of world No. 59 on 13 September 2021.
At the 2021 Kremlin Cup he was defeated by Marin Čilić in only the second quarterfinal of the season and third in his career at ATP level. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 58 on 25 October 2021. At the same tournament, he also reached the semifinals partnering Ilya Ivashka. As a result he returned to a doubles ranking of No. 87 on 25 October 2021 tied with his best ranking thus far.
2022: ATP Cup finalist, first ATP singles & doubles titles, Top 40 in singles
Martínez participated for the first time in the 2022 ATP Cup as part of the Spanish team where he played doubles with Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (won both matches) and Albert Ramos Vinolas (lost both matches) and helped Spain reach the final.
Martínez reached the third round of the 2022 Australian Open in doubles for the first time at this Major partnering compatriot Pablo Andujar. As a result he reached a new career-high doubles ranking of World No. 72 on 31 January 2022.
Martinez was seeded fourth in Santiago. After receiving a first round bye, he defeated Jaume Munar, Yannick Hanfmann and Alejandro Tabilo to reach his second ATP final.[5] He beat Sebastián Báez in the final to win his first ATP title.[6] As a result he made his top 50 debut on 28 February 2022.[7]
2023-2024: Loss of form, first top 10 win & final since 2022, back to top 45
As a result of a couple of first round losses in the beginning of the season, his ranking fell outside the top 100 after the 2023 Rio Open and as low as No. 120 after the 2023 Chile Open for not being able to defend his title in Santiago.
In November 2023, Martínez and his girlfriend Claudia Espejo welcomed their first child, a boy.[13][14]
Performance timelines
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
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