Nicolás Almagro

Nicolás Almagro

Almagro in January 2017
Country (sports)	Spain
Residence	Murcia,Spain
Born	(1985-08-21)21 August 1985 Murcia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro	2003
Retired	April 2019
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$10,752,234
Singles
Career record	397–278 (58.8% inGrand SlamandATP World Tourmain draw matches, and inDavis Cup)
Career titles	13
Highest ranking	No. 9 (2 May 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	QF (2013)
French Open	QF (2008,2010,2012)
Wimbledon	3R (2009,2011,2012,2013)
US Open	4R (2012)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals	Alt (2011,2012)
Olympic Games	QF (2012)
Doubles
Career record	77–120 (39.1% inGrand SlamandATP World Tourmain-draw matches, and inDavis Cup)
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 48 (21 March 2011)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2008)
French Open	3R (2010)
Wimbledon	1R (2006,2007,2010,2015,2016)
US Open	3R (2016)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	W(2008)

Nicolás Almagro

Medal record
RepresentingSpain
Men'sTennis
Mediterranean Games
	2005 Almería	Singles
	2005 Almería	Doubles

In thisSpanish name,the first or paternalsurnameisAlmagroand the second or maternal family name isSánchez.

Nicolás Almagro Sánchez(Spanish pronunciation:[nikoˈlasalˈmaɣɾoˈsantʃeθ];born 21 August 1985 inMurcia,Spain) is a Spanish former professionaltennisplayer of Latin American descent. He reached the quarterfinals of theFrench Openin2008,2010and2012(losing each time toRafael Nadal,the eventual champion in each occasion), as well as the quarterfinals of theAustralian Openin2013(losing toDavid Ferrerafter leading by two sets to love). Over his career, Almagro won thirteen singles titles, and he achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 9 in May 2011.

Following his retirement, Almagro began coaching American playerDanielle Collins.

Personal life

Almagro married Rafi Lardín on 6 December 2015.They welcomed their first child, a boy, in 2017.

Career

Juniors

Almagro reached as high as world No. 18 in the junior singles rankings in December 2003.

2005

Almagro won the gold medal at the2005 Mediterranean Gamesby defeating compatriotGuillermo García Lópezin the final inAlmería,Spain.

2006

In April 2006, Almagro won his maidenATPtournament 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 eight matches in a row, including three-set victories over former world number onesJuan Carlos FerreroandMarat Safin.

After Valencia, Almagro went on an excellent run, reaching the semifinals of the Barcelona Open, before losing toRafael Nadal,and followed that up by reaching the quarterfinals in Rome, where he lost toRoger Federerin three tight sets, 7–5 in the third round.

At Roland Garros 2006, he suffered a disappointing second-round loss toJames Blake.The remainder of 2006 was uninspiring for Almagro. He did show signs of improving his hardcourt game by making a quarterfinal indoors in Lyon, and he also won matches at the Masters 1000 events in Cincinnati and Paris.

2007

Almagro won his second title on 15 April 2007 by defeatingPotito Starace,4–6, 6–2, 6–1, in Valencia for the second consecutive year. However, he lost in the second round of the French Open in five sets toMichaël Llodra,in what was perceived as another disappointing lapse in form. Still, his year contained highlights other than Valencia. He reached the semifinals of Buenos Aires, the finals of Båstad, and began to show promise on hard courts also, advancing to the quarterfinals of the Masters 1000 event in Cincinnati and the third round of the US Open (losing to Davydenko).

2008

In 2008, Almagro won the third title of his career in Costa do Sauipe by defeatingCarlos Moyáin a rollercoaster three-set battle. Two weeks later, Almagro followed that victory up with yet another in Acapulco, defeatingDavid Nalbandianin the finals, 6–1, 7–6. With his fourth career title, Almagro rose to a career-best ranking of No. 21 in the world, winning 21 of 26 matches on clay in the season. He was 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 quarterfinals of the2008 French Open,where helostto Rafael Nadal, 1–6, 1–6, 1–6. During his run, he beatBoris Pašanski,Sebastián Decoud,tenth seedAndy Murray,and home-favouriteJérémy Chardyin straight sets. He hit more aces than any other player in the French Open that year (78).

2009

In January, Almagro participated in the2009 Heineken Open,held inAuckland,New Zealand. The fourth seed at the event, Almagro received a bye into the second round, where he defeatedLu Yen-hsunof Taiwan in three sets. This gained him entry into the quarterfinals, where he was defeated in straight sets by AmericanSam Querrey,sixth seed at the event.

At theAustralian Open,Almagro won in the first round of the tournament for the first time, making it to the third round before losing toGaël Monfils.At the2009 Brasil Open,where Almagro was the defending champion and top seed, he lost in the quarterfinals toFrederico Gilin two tiebreak sets, 6–7, 6–7. At theAbierto Mexicano,Almagro successfully defended his 2008 win, defeating Monfils in the final, 6–4, 6–4.

Almagro's next tournament was the2009 Sony Ericsson Open,an ATP Masters Series event where he was seeded 19th. After receiving a bye into the second round, he was defeated byTaylor Dentin a third-set tiebreak.

At theFrench Open,he made it through to the third round, but lost to countryman,Fernando Verdascoin straight sets.

At Wimbledon, he reached the third round, but was stopped easily by recent French Open runner-upRobin Söderling.In the first round, he scraped his way through after trailing 7–6, 7–6, 5–4, 40–30 withJuan Mónacoserving on match point. In the second round, he ledKarol Becktwo sets to love, only to find himself again fighting in five sets to survive. Nicolas won by 6–4, 7–6, 3–6, 3–6, 7–5.

At theUS Open,Almagro lost in the third round to fellow Spaniard Nadal. Before this, he defeated BelgianSteve Darcisin the first round, before getting past AmericanRobby Ginepriin a 4 hr 15 min five-set match in the second round.

In the subsequent ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Paris, Almagro once again fell to Nadal. Despite having five match points and the opportunity to serve for the match in the third set, Almagro lost, 6–3, 6–7, 5–7.

2010

At the2010 Australian Open,Almagro prevailed in long five-set matches to beatXavier Malisse,(8–6 in the fifth set) andBenjamin Becker,(6–3 in the fifth set) in the first two rounds. In the third round, he beatAlejandro Fallawith relative ease in three sets. In the fourth round, he was defeated byJo-Wilfried Tsongain another five-set battle lasting over 4 hours. Almagro played the whole tournament with a broken left wrist, preventing him from exceeding 200 km/h when serving due to an altered ball-toss.

He was ousted in the opening round of the2010 Copa Telmextournament for the second straight year (losing to Gimeno Traver). He then entered the Abierto Mexicano in Acapulco as the two-time defending champion. He beatDudi SelaandRichard Gasquetto reach the quarterfinals. However, he lost to in-formJuan Carlos Ferrero,1–6, 7–5, 2–6, who was on a 12-match winning streak.

As for his performances in ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, in Indian Wells Masters 1000, he reached the fourth round before retiring hurt against Andy Murray. At the Miami Masters 1000, he lost to eventual championAndy Roddickin the quarterfinals. In the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters 1000, he beatSimon Greulbefore falling toJo-Wilfried Tsongain the second round. In the Rome Masters 1000, he beatŁukasz Kubot,but lost toIvan Ljubičićin the second round. In the Madrid Masters 1000, he beatVictor Troicki,fourth seed Söderling, Mónaco, and Melzer to reach the semifinals of a Masters event for the first time. There, he was beaten by the previous year's finalist Rafael Nadal, 6–4, 2–6, 2–6.

In the2010 French Open,seeded 19th, he beatRobin Haasein five sets. In the second round, he beat Steve Darcis in straight sets. After beatingAlexandr Dolgopolovin the third round, he managed to upsetFernando Verdascoin the fourth round in four sets, 6–1, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4. Almagro then bowed out in straight sets in the quarterfinals, losing a closely contested match against eventual champion Rafael Nadal, 6–7, 6–7, 4–6.

At the2010 Wimbledon Championships,Almagro suffered a first-round exit to ItalianAndreas Seppi,6–7, 6–7, 2–6.

After this, Almagro traveled to his first clay-court tournament since Roland Garros, the2010 Swedish Open.He defeatedJarkko Nieminen,6–4, 6–4, Croatian qualifierFranko Škugor,4–6, 6–4, 6–0, in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, he defeated fellow SpaniardTommy Robredo,6–1, 6–3, and then in the final he defeated home favourite, top seed, and defending championRobin Söderling,7–5, 3–6, 6–2, to snap a 17-month title drought dating back to February 2009 in Acapulco. Almagro then played in the 2010 International German Open, where he was stunned in the opening round by UzbekistaniDenis Istomin,6–7, 6–7. After this, he appeared at the2010 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaadas second seed. He won the tournament after defeating compatriotMarcel Granollers,7–6, 3–6, 6–3, Swiss wildcardMichael Lammer,3–6, 6–3, 6–2, FrenchmanJérémy Chardy,6–2, 7–6, and then another fellow SpaniardDaniel Gimeno Traver,7–6, 3–6, 6–3. In the final, he defeatedRichard Gasquet,7–5, 6–1, to clinch the title.

At the2010 US Open,Almagro beatPotito StaraceandGuillermo García López,both in four sets, before losing toSam Querreyin the third round in straight sets, 3–6, 4–6, 4–6.

2011

Almagro in June 2011

Almagro began his year at the2011 Heineken Openin New Zealand. Seeded second, he received a bye into the second round. In his first match, he beatVictor Hănescu,6–4, 7–6, to advance to the quarterfinals, where he won againstAdrian Mannarino,7–6, 6–7, 6–2, to advance to the semifinals, where he was defeated by David Nalbandian, 6–4, 6–2.

At theAustralian Open,Almagro was seeded 14th. He defeatedStéphane Robertin the first round, 6–4, 6–3, 6–7, 7–5. He then battled throughIgor Andreevin the second round, 7–5, 2–6, 4–6, 7–6, 7–5, saving three match points in the process and rallying from a 2–4 deficit in the fifth set. In the third round, he defeated 17th seedIvan Ljubičićin straight sets, 6–4, 7–6, 6–3. In the fourth round, he was dismantled by world no. 3 and eventual championNovak Djokovic,3–6, 4–6, 0–6.

Almagro next entered the2011 Brasil Open,where he had a bye in the first round. He easily cruised to the semifinals, and after a slow start, he defeatedJuan Ignacio Chela,1–6, 6–2, 6–4, to reach the final. He then won his eighth career title against Alexandr Dolgopolov, 6–3, 7–6.

His winning streak continued as he snatched his second consecutive title in as many weeks at the2011 Copa Clarotournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina, defeatingJuan Ignacio Chela,6–3, 3–6, 6–4, in the final. His hot streak stretched even further at the2011 Abierto Mexicano Telceltournament in Acapulco, Mexico, making his third consecutive clay-court final. He beatVictor Hănescu,Filippo Volandri,Santiago Giraldo,andThomaz Bellucci.He lost, however, to defending championDavid Ferrer,6–7, 7–6, 2–6.

Almagro then lost in the third round at both theIndian Wells(losing toAlbert Montañés,6–4, 2–6, 4–6) and at theMiami Open(losing toFlorian Mayer,1–6, 6–3, 1–6).

AtMonte-Carlo,he beatMarcel Granollers,6–3, 6–3, before prevailing in a marathon encounter againstMáximo González,6–7, 7–5, 7–6, saving a total of four match points (three consecutive match points when *0–40 on serve at *4–5 in the third set, and one match point in the third set tiebreak at *7–8). He then lost toJürgen Melzer,1–6, 4–6, in the third round.

Almagro then appeared at the2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell,where he notched a 7–5, 7–6 win over in-form compatriotPablo Andújar.In the third round, he defeatedNikolay Davydenko,7–6, 6–3, to enter the world's top 10 for the first time in his career. He followed this victory with a solid 6–3, 6–3 victory in the quarterfinals over a resurgent Juan Carlos Ferrero, who had just come back from a knee injury. In the semifinals, he lost to David Ferrer, 3–6, 4–6.

He lost at the Madrid Masters to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 1–6, 3–6, in the first round, before making it to the third round at the Rome Masters and losing 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 to Robin Söderling. Almagro improved at theOpen de Nice Côte d'Azur,where he defeatedVictor Hănescu,6–7, 6–3, 6–3. InHamburg,Almagro lost in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 4–6, toGilles Simon.

Almagro playedJulien Benneteauin the first round of the US Open, making many unforced errors and only managing to break once out of 13 chances. He lost 2–6, 4–6, 2–6.

2012

Almagro lost in the fourth round of the2012 Australian OpentoTomáš Berdych.Afterwards, Berdych refused to shake Almagro's hand after an incident in the match where Almagro hit Berdych with a ball.

In February, Almagro earned his 11th career title in São Paulo, defeatingFilippo Volandriin the final. He also made the final in Buenos Aires, bowing to David Ferrer.

Almagro got his revenge atIndian Wells,where he beat andbageledBerdych in the fourth round to advance to the quarterfinals, where he met Novak Djokovic.

Almagro defended his title in Nice for his 12th career title, beating AmericanBrian Bakerin the final.

At the French Open, he defeatedPaolo Lorenzi,in the first round,Marcos Baghdatisin the second round,Leonardo Mayerin the third round, andJanko Tipsarevićin the fourth round to reach quarterfinals without losing a set. He lost his first set toRafael Nadalin the quarterfinals, where he ultimately lost, 6–7, 2–6, 3–6.

Almagro has yet to go past the third round at Wimbledon and is not known for his proficiency on grass. However, during the2012 London Olympics,he made a surprising run to the quarterfinals without dropping a set, before losing 4–6, 1–6 to eventual champion Andy Murray.

Almagro reached the finals of the Swedish Open, losing again to Ferrer, 2–6, 2–6.

Almagro reached the semifinals of the German Tennis Championships in Hamburg, losing to Juan Mónaco, 6–3, 3–6, 4–6.

2013

Almagro reached the quarterfinals of theAustralian Openfor the first time, where he played compatriot David Ferrer, whom he had never beaten in twelve previous meetings. Almagro led by two sets and served for a place in his first Grand Slam semifinal once in the third set and twice in the fourth, but was unable to manufacture a match point, and Ferrer eventually won, 4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 7–6⁽⁴⁾,6–2. Almagro's next tournament was the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco. He reached the semifinals without dropping a set. However, he was beaten by Rafael Nadal in straight sets.

In Houston, Almagro was the top seed. He made it to the final, but was defeated byJohn Isner.

Almagro then reached the fourth round of the French Open where, for the second Grand Slam running, he lost after leading by two sets and a break against a compatriot, this timeTommy Robredo.Almagro led 7–6⁽⁵⁾,6–3, 4–1 but went on to lose the last three sets 4–6, 4–6, 4–6, despite also leading sets four and five by a break of serve.

At Wimbledon, Almagro was the 15th seed. He reached the third round, where he lost in straight sets toJerzy Janowicz.

Almagro reached the semifinal stage of the bet-at-home Open in Hamburg, losing toFabio Fogniniin straight sets.

2014

Almagro pulled out of Sydney and the Australian Open because of a shoulder injury. He reached the Houston final, where he lost to Fernando Verdasco. The Spaniard won overNicolas Mahutto reach the third round of the Monte-Carlo Masters.

At theBarcelona Open Banc Sabadell,he defeatedMartin Kližanand Fernando Verdasco, then snapped Nadal's 41-match winning streak. This marked his first victory over his dominant compatriot in 11 meetings.Santiago Giraldodefeated him in semifinals.

AtRoland Garros,Nicolás was forced to retire in the first round against AmericanJack Sockdue to a foot injury.

Almagro subsequently withdrew from bothWimbledonand theUS Opendue to the same injury.

2015

At theAustralian Open,he lost toKei Nishikori6–4, 7–6⁽¹⁾,6–2 in the first round.

2019

Almagro announced his retirement during theMurcia Openin April 2019, which would be his last professional tournament.

Playing style

Almagro's playing style fits that of anoffensive baseliner.Almagro's groundstrokes, particularly on his favored backhand side, are very powerful. Almagro uses a very quick and compact service motion which helps his first serve often exceed speeds of 210 km/h.In addition to his powerful game, Almagro is also known for playing on the edge of his emotions, sometimes losing his temper on-court.Almagro is most proficient on clay courts, as evidenced by all his ATP finals being at clay court events. Almagro has had success on hard courts, reaching the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in 2013, and has also reached the quarterfinals in Cincinnati (2007) and Miami (2010). However, he generally prefers to play on clay courts and tailors his schedule to play the majority of the clay court events on the ATP World Tour.

Equipment

Nicolás Almagro uses the Volkl V-Sense 10 Tour. He has been stringing with Luxilon Big Banger Original for years. In January 2016 Almagro signed with Joma for clothing and shoes.

Davis Cup

He has played seven Davis Cup ties, winning 8 of the 10 singles matches he has contested. All his wins have come on clay.

In 2008, he helped the Spanish Davis Cup team to win the title, winning two rubbers at the first round against Peru by beating Matías Silva 3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–0 and Iván Miranda 6–2, 6 –3.

In the 2012 Davis Cup final, he lost toTomáš Berdychand again toRadek Štěpánekin the fifth rubber, denying Spain a repeat win.

ATP career finals

Singles: 23 (13 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments ATP World Tour Finals ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ATP World Tour 500 Series (2–3) ATP World Tour 250 Series (11–7)

Finals by surface Clay (13–10)

Finals by setting Outdoor (13–10)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Apr 2006	Valencia Open,Spain	International	Clay	Gilles Simon	6–2, 6–3
Win	2–0	Apr 2007	Valencia Open, Spain(2)	International	Clay	Potito Starace	4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss	2–1	Jul 2007	Swedish Open,Sweden	International	Clay	David Ferrer	1–6, 2–6
Win	3–1	Feb 2008	Brasil Open,Brazil	International	Clay	Carlos Moyá	7–6(7–4),3–6, 7–5
Win	4–1	Mar 2008	Mexican Open,Mexico	Intl. Gold	Clay	David Nalbandian	6–1, 7–6(7–1)
Loss	4–2	Apr 2008	Valencia Open, Spain	International	Clay	David Ferrer	6–4, 2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win	5–2	Feb 2009	Mexican Open, Mexico(2)	500 Series	Clay	Gaël Monfils	6–4, 6–4
Win	6–2	Jul 2010	Swedish Open, Sweden	250 Series	Clay	Robin Söderling	7–5, 3–6, 6–2
Win	7–2	Aug 2010	Swiss Open,Switzerland	250 Series	Clay	Richard Gasquet	7–5, 6–1
Win	8–2	Feb 2011	Brasil Open, Brazil(2)	250 Series	Clay	Alexandr Dolgopolov	6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win	9–2	Feb 2011	Argentina Open,Argentina	250 Series	Clay	Juan Ignacio Chela	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Loss	9–3	Feb 2011	Mexican Open, Mexico	500 Series	Clay	David Ferrer	6–7(4–7),7–6(7–2),2–6
Win	10–3	May 2011	Open de Nice Côte d'Azur,France	250 Series	Clay	Victor Hănescu	6–7(5–7),6–3, 6–3
Loss	10–4	Jul 2011	German Open,Germany	500 Series	Clay	Gilles Simon	4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win	11–4	Feb 2012	Brasil Open, Brazil(3)	250 Series	Clay	Filippo Volandri	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	11–5	Feb 2012	Argentina Open, Argentina	250 Series	Clay	David Ferrer	6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Win	12–5	May 2012	Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, France(2)	250 Series	Clay	Brian Baker	6–3, 6–2
Loss	12–6	Jul 2012	Swedish Open, Sweden	250 Series	Clay	David Ferrer	2–6, 2–6
Loss	12–7	Apr 2013	U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships,US	250 Series	Clay	John Isner	3–6, 5–7
Loss	12–8	Apr 2013	Barcelona Open,Spain	500 Series	Clay	Rafael Nadal	4–6, 3–6
Loss	12–9	Apr 2014	U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, US	250 Series	Clay	Fernando Verdasco	3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss	12–10	Feb 2016	Argentina Open, Argentina	250 Series	Clay	Dominic Thiem	6–7(2–7),6–3, 6–7(4–7)
Win	13–10	May 2016	Estoril Open,Portugal	250 Series	Clay	Pablo Carreño Busta	6–7(6–8),7–6(7–5),6–3

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments ATP World Tour Finals ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ATP World Tour 500 Series ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–1)

Finals by surface Clay (1–1)

Finals by setting Outdoor (1–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 2009	Argentina Open,Argentina	250 Series	Clay	Santiago Ventura Bertomeu	Marcel Granollers Alberto Martín	3–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Win	1–1	Aug 2015	Austrian Open Kitzbühel,Austria	250 Series	Clay	Carlos Berlocq	Robin Haase Henri Kontinen	5–7, 6–3, [11–9]

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;.

Singles

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	1R	1R	1R	1R	3R	4R	4R	4R	QF	A	1R	2R	1R	A	A	0 / 12	16–12	59%
French Open	A	1R	2R	2R	2R	QF	3R	QF	1R	QF	4R	1R	2R	3R	2R	A	A	0 / 14	24–14	63%
Wimbledon	A	A	1R	1R	1R	2R	3R	1R	3R	3R	3R	A	1R	2R	A	A	A	0 / 11	10–11	48%
US Open	A	A	2R	1R	3R	3R	3R	3R	1R	4R	1R	A	Q2	3R	1R	A	A	0 / 11	14–11	56%
Win–loss	0–0	0–1	2–4	1–4	3–4	7–4	8–4	9–4	5–4	12–4	9–4	0–1	1–3	6–4	1–3	0–0	0–0	0 / 48	64–48	57%
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics	NH	A	Not Held			1R	Not Held			QF	Not Held			A	Not Held			0 / 2	3–2	60%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters	A	A	A	A	2R	2R	A	4R	3R	QF	3R	A	A	1R	A	A	A	0 / 7	8–7	53%
Miami Masters	A	A	1R	A	3R	3R	2R	QF	3R	4R	4R	3R	2R	A	A	A	A	0 / 10	12–10	55%
Monte Carlo Masters	A	A	A	A	1R	3R	1R	2R	3R	3R	2R	3R	A	1R	2R	A	A	0 / 10	10–9	53%
Rome Masters	A	A	3R	QF	2R	QF	1R	2R	3R	3R	1R	A	2R	A	2R	A	A	0 / 11	15–11	58%
Madrid Masters1	A	1R	1R	A	QF	A	1R	SF	1R	3R	2R	2R	1R	1R	2R	A	A	0 / 12	12–12	50%
Canada Masters	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	A	2R	QF	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 5	3–5	38%
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	2R	QF	A	2R	1R	3R	A	1R	A	A	1R	A	A	A	0 / 7	7–7	50%
Shanghai Masters2	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	2R	1R	3R	1R	QF	A	A	2R	A	A	A	0 / 7	7–8	47%
Paris Masters	A	A	A	2R	1R	A	2R	2R	2R	3R	3R	A	A	1R	A	A	A	0 / 8	4–8	33%
Win–loss	0–0	0–1	2–3	5–4	9–9	5–5	3–7	13–9	11–9	11–7	9–9	4–2	2–3	1–6	3–3	0–0	0–0	0 / 78	78–77	50%
Career statistics
	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	Career
Tournaments	1	7	22	21	28	19	25	25	26	24	23	10	20	23	12	1	0	287
Titles–Finals	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	1–2	2–3	1–1	2–2	3–5	2–4	0–2	0–1	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	13 / 23
Overall win–loss	1–1	2–7	13–22	27–20	34–27	35–17	30–24	44–26	47–23	58–24	42–23	14–9	18–20	22–22	10–12	0–1	0–0	13 / 287	397–278	59%
Win %	50%	22%	37%	57%	56%	67%	56%	63%	67%	71%	65%	61%	47%	50%	45%	0%	0%	58.81%
Year-end ranking	156	103	114	32	28	18	26	15	10	11	13	71	73	44	151	-	-	$10,752,234

¹Held asHamburg Masterstill 2008.
²Held asMadrid Masterstill 2008.

Doubles

Tournament	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	1R	2R	1R	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 5	1–5
French Open	1R	2R	A	1R	1R	3R	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	A	0 / 7	2–6
Wimbledon	A	1R	1R	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	0 / 5	0–5
US Open	A	1R	1R	1R	2R	A	2R	A	A	A	A	3R	A	A	A	0 / 6	4–6
Win–loss	0–1	1–2	0–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–2	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–1	2–3	0–1	0–0	0–0	0 / 23	7–22

Wins over top 10 players

Season	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	Total
Wins	0	0	1	2	1	2	1	3	1	3	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	19

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score
2005
1.	Marat Safin	4	Rome,Italy	Clay	2R	6–4, 6–3
2006
2.	Guillermo Coria	9	Barcelona,Spain	Clay	3R	6–2, 6–0
3.	Nikolay Davydenko	6	Rome,Italy	Clay	3R	7–6(8–6),ret.
2007
4.	Tommy Robredo	7	Hamburg,Germany	Clay	2R	6–7(1–7),6–2, 6–4
2008
5.	David Nalbandian	8	Acapulco,Mexico	Clay	F	6–1, 7–6(7–1)
6.	David Nalbandian	7	Rome,Italy	Clay	2R	6–4, 7–5
2009
7.	Gaël Monfils	10	Acapulco,Mexico	Clay	F	6–4, 6–4
2010
8.	Robin Söderling	7	Madrid,Spain	Clay	2R	6–4, 7–5
9.	Fernando Verdasco	9	French Open,Paris, France	Clay	4R	6–1, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
10.	Robin Söderling	5	Båstad,Sweden	Clay	F	7–5, 3–6, 6–2
2011
11.	Tomáš Berdych	6	Nice,France	Clay	SF	6–4, 6–4
2012
12.	Tomáš Berdych	7	Indian Wells,United States	Hard	4R	6–4, 6–0
13.	Janko Tipsarević	8	French Open,Paris, France	Clay	4R	6–4, 6–4, 6–4
14.	John Isner	10	Davis Cup,Gijón, Spain	Clay	RR	6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
2013
15.	Janko Tipsarević	9	Australian Open,Melbourne, Australia	Hard	4R	6–2, 5–1 ret.
16.	Tomáš Berdych	6	Shanghai,China	Hard	3R	6–7(6–8),6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2014
17.	Rafael Nadal	1	Barcelona,Spain	Clay	QF	2–6, 7–6(7–5),6–4
2016
18.	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	9	Buenos Aires,Argentina	Clay	QF	6–2, 7–5
19.	David Ferrer	6	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	SF	6–4, 7–5

External links

• Nicolás Almagroat theAssociation of Tennis Professionals
• Nicolás Almagroat theInternational Tennis Federation
• Nicolás Almagroat theDavis Cup
• Almagro world ranking history
• Nicolas Almagro Biography