Country (sports) | Spain |
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Residence | Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
Born | Madrid, Spain | 30 August 1975
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Turned pro | 1993 |
Retired | 2001 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Coach | Marcos Górriz |
Prize money | $680,211 |
Singles | |
Career record | 23–45 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 58 (13 May 1996) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R ( 1997) |
French Open | 2R ( 1997) |
US Open | 2R ( 1996) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 2–6 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 697 (24 July 2000) |
Last updated on: 21 April 2022. |
Roberto Carretero Díaz (born 30 August 1975) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He won one singles title, the 1996 Hamburg AMS.
Carretero, a former junior French Open Champion, shocked the tennis world by winning the Masters Series title in Hamburg in 1996 as a virtually unknown player ranked only No. 143. En route to the title he defeated two top 100 players, two top 20 players ( Washington and Boetsch), and most notably, Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the semi-finals, and Àlex Corretja in the final. [1] After winning the title, Carretero lost in the first round of Roland Garros and did not have any significant results other than winning a Challenger tournament held in Sopot, Poland in 1999.
He retired from professional tennis after the 2001 season.
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 1996 | Hamburg, Germany | Masters Series | Clay | Àlex Corretja | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0-1 | Jun 1995 | Kosice, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Adrian Voinea | 3–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
Win | 1-1 | Jun 1999 | Weiden, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Christophe Van Garsse | 6–1, 7–5 |
Win | 2-1 | Aug 1999 | Sopot, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Thierry Guardiola | 6–4, 7–5 |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | SR | W–L | Win% | ||||||||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||||||
French Open | Q1 | Q3 | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||||
US Open | A | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | ||||||||||||||||
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monte Carlo | 1R | Q2 | A | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||||||||
Hamburg | Q1 | 1R | W | 2R | A | 1 / 3 | 7–2 | 78% | ||||||||||||||||
Rome | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | ||||||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1 / 8 | 8–7 | 53% |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
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1996 | ||||||
1. | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | SF | 7–5, 6–2 |
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1993 | French Open | Clay | Albert Costa | 6–0, 7–6 |
Country (sports) | Spain |
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Residence | Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
Born | Madrid, Spain | 30 August 1975
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Turned pro | 1993 |
Retired | 2001 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Coach | Marcos Górriz |
Prize money | $680,211 |
Singles | |
Career record | 23–45 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 58 (13 May 1996) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R ( 1997) |
French Open | 2R ( 1997) |
US Open | 2R ( 1996) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 2–6 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 697 (24 July 2000) |
Last updated on: 21 April 2022. |
Roberto Carretero Díaz (born 30 August 1975) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He won one singles title, the 1996 Hamburg AMS.
Carretero, a former junior French Open Champion, shocked the tennis world by winning the Masters Series title in Hamburg in 1996 as a virtually unknown player ranked only No. 143. En route to the title he defeated two top 100 players, two top 20 players ( Washington and Boetsch), and most notably, Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the semi-finals, and Àlex Corretja in the final. [1] After winning the title, Carretero lost in the first round of Roland Garros and did not have any significant results other than winning a Challenger tournament held in Sopot, Poland in 1999.
He retired from professional tennis after the 2001 season.
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 1996 | Hamburg, Germany | Masters Series | Clay | Àlex Corretja | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0-1 | Jun 1995 | Kosice, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Adrian Voinea | 3–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
Win | 1-1 | Jun 1999 | Weiden, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Christophe Van Garsse | 6–1, 7–5 |
Win | 2-1 | Aug 1999 | Sopot, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Thierry Guardiola | 6–4, 7–5 |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | SR | W–L | Win% | ||||||||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||||||
French Open | Q1 | Q3 | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||||
US Open | A | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | ||||||||||||||||
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monte Carlo | 1R | Q2 | A | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||||||||
Hamburg | Q1 | 1R | W | 2R | A | 1 / 3 | 7–2 | 78% | ||||||||||||||||
Rome | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | ||||||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1 / 8 | 8–7 | 53% |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
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1996 | ||||||
1. | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | SF | 7–5, 6–2 |
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1993 | French Open | Clay | Albert Costa | 6–0, 7–6 |