Joan Balcells

Infobox Tennis player
playername= Joan Balcells
country= ESP
residence= Barcelona, Spain
datebirth= June 20, 1975
placebirth= Barcelona, Spain
height= 190cm (6ft 3in)
weight= 93kg (205lb)
turnedpro= 1996
plays= Right-handed; two-handed backhand
careerprizemoney= $815,801
singlesrecord= 41–49
singlestitles= 1
highestsinglesranking= No. 57 (May 7, 2001)
AustralianOpenresult= 1R (2001, 2002, 2003)
FrenchOpenresult= 2R (2000, 2001)
Wimbledonresult= 1R (2001, 2002)
USOpenresult= 1R (2001)
doublesrecord= 40–54
doublestitles= 0
highestdoublesranking= No. 65 (July 23, 2001)

Joan Manel Balcells Fornaguera (born June 20, 1975, in Barcelona) is a retired professional tennis player from Spain. He won one ATP Tour singles title in his career. Balcells played for the Spain Davis Cup team in 2000, winning the doubles rubber (with Àlex Corretja) in the final against Australia. He retired in 2004.

Career Finals (4)

ingles titles (1)

ingles finalist (1)

*2002: Scottsdale (lost to Andre Agassi, 2–6, 6–7(2))

Doubles finalist (2)

*2000: Bogotá (partnering Mauricio Hadad; lost to Pablo Albano/Lucas Arnold Ker, 6–7(4), 6–1, 2–6)
*2001: Doha (partnering Andrei Olhovskiy; lost to Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor, 3–6, 1–6)

External links

*ATP|id=B487
*DavisCupplayerlink|id=10005777

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