- Nicolas Almagro
Infobox Tennis player
playername= Nicolás Almagro
country=Spain
residence= flagicon|ESPMurcia, Spain
datebirth= birth date and age|1985|8|21
placebirth=Murcia, Spain
height= height|m=1.80
weight= convert|84|kg|lb st|abbr=on|lk=on
turnedpro= 2003
plays= Right-handed; one-handed backhand
careerprizemoney= $2,108,854
singlesrecord= 108–87
singlestitles= 4
highestsinglesranking= No. 11 (July 7 ,2008 )
AustralianOpenresult= 1st (2005, 2006, 2008)
FrenchOpenresult= QF (2008)
Wimbledonresult= 2nd (2008)
USOpenresult= 3rd (2007, 2008)
doublesrecord= 21–39
doublestitles= 0
highestdoublesranking= No. 73 (February 4 ,2008 )
updated = June 9, 2008Nicolas Almagro Sanchez Rolle (Spanish: "Nicolás Almagro Sánchez Rolle"; born
August 21 ,1985 inMurcia ,Spain ) is a Spanishtennis player known for his flair, talent and inconsistency. He plays right-handed and uses a single-handed backhand. His favorite surface is clay. As of early 2008, Almagro is the second-youngest of the many Spanish players in the ATP Top 100 (afterRafael Nadal ).Almagro had been a highly rated junior for many years, and finally realised his potential in 2005. He played in the main draw of 3 out of 4 slams, and recorded his first victory over a top 10 player when he defeated
Marat Safin 6–4 6–3 inRome . Since then he has cemented his position within the top 50, but his results have remained somewhat inconsistent. His ATP career record against Top 10 opponents is currently 6–12, with previous victories coming against No. 4 Marat Safin at 2005 AMS Rome, No. 9 Guillermo Coria at 2006 Barcelona, No. 6 Nikolay Davydenko at 2006 AMS Rome, No. 7 Tommy Robredo at 2007 AMS Hamburg and No. 8 David Nalbandian in 2008 in Alcapulco.2005
Almagro won the gold medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games by defeating compatriot
Guillermo García (6-2 and 7-5) in the final inAlmería ,Spain .2006
Finally, in April 2006, Almagro won his maiden ATP tournament title - the Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana (
Valencia, Spain ). Almagro was forced to come through the qualification rounds just to make this event, but that did not stop him from winning 8 matches in a row including 3 set victories over former world #1'sJuan Carlos Ferrero andMarat Safin .Following this title, Almagro stated that he was pleased with where his tennis is taking him, and that he expects even bigger and better results in the near future.
After Valencia, Almagro went on an excellent run, reaching the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open before losing to Rafael Nadal, and followed that up by reaching the quarter finals in Rome, where he lost to Roger Federer in 3 tight sets - 7–5 in the 3rd.
He entered Roland Garros 2006 as the bookmakers 3rd favourite but suffered a disappointing 2nd round loss to James Blake. The remainder of 2006 was uninspiring for Almagro as he was away from his favoured clay surface. He did show signs of improving his hard court game by making a quarter final indoors in Lyon and he also won matches at the Masters Events in Cincinnati and Paris.
2007
He won his second title on
April 15 ,2007 by defeatingPotito Starace 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 in Valencia for the second consecutive year. However, he lost in the 2nd round of the French Open in 5 sets to Michael Llodra, in what was perceived as another disappointing lapse in form. Still, his year contained highlights other than Valencia. He reached the SF of Buenos Aires, the finals of Bastad and began to show promise on hardcourts also, advancing to the QF of the Masters of Cincinnati and the 3rd round of the US Open (losing to Davydenko).2008
In 2008, Almagro won his 3rd title of his career in Costa Do Sauipe by defeating Carlos Moya in a rollercoaster 3 set battle. Two weeks later, Almagro followed up that victory with yet another in Alcapulco, defeating David Nalbandian in the finals 6–1 7–6(1). With his 4th career title, Almagro rose to a career-best ranking of No. 21 in the world, winning 21 of 26 matches on clay thus far in the season. He is at a career-best ranking of No. 17 in the world following the Masters Series in Rome.
He achieved his best Grand Slam result in June by reaching the quarter-finals of the
2008 French Open , where he lost toRafael Nadal 1-6, 1-6, 1-6. During his run he beatBoris Pashanski ,Sebastian Decoud , tenth seedAndy Murray ofGreat Britain and home-favouriteJeremy Chardy in straight sets.Equipment
Nicolas Almagro uses a Dunlop 300G painted as the Dunlop Aerogel 500 Tour. He has been stringing with Luxilon Big Banger Original for years. He wears Reebok Match Point Shoes and the clothes he wears on the court are Reebok Match Point Group.
ingles (4)
Finals (2)
External links
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* [http://steveghelper.com/MatchResults.php?players=Almagro&weeks=12 Almagro Recent Match Results]
* [http://steveghelper.com/RankingHistory.php?player=Almagro Almagro World Ranking History]
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