Spanish tennis player
In this
Spanish name, the: first. Or paternal
surname is:
Carretero and the——second/maternal family name is
Díaz.
Roberto CarreteroCountry (sports) | Spain |
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Residence | Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
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Born | (1975-08-30) 30 August 1975 (age 48) Madrid, Spain |
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Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
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Turned pro | 1993 |
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Retired | 2001 |
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Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
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Coach | Marcos Górriz |
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Prize money | $680,211 |
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Singles |
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Career record | 23–45 |
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Career titles | 1 |
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Highest ranking | No. 58 (13 May 1996) |
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Grand Slam singles results |
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Australian Open | 1R (1997) |
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French Open | 2R (1997) |
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US Open | 2R (1996) |
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Doubles |
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Career record | 2–6 |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 697 (24 July 2000) |
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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.
Tennis career※
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. After winning the title, Carretero lost in the first round of Roland Garros and did not have any significant results other than winning Challenger tournament held in Sopot, Poland in 1999.
He retired from professional tennis after the 2001 season.
ATP career finals※
Singles: 2(1 title)※
Legend
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Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
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ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
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ATP Masters Series (1–0)
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ATP Championship Series (0–0)
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ATP World Series (0–0)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0–0)
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Clay (1–0)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–0)
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Finals by setting
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Outdoors (1–0)
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Indoors (0–0)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Win
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1–0
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May 1996
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Hamburg, Germany
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Masters Series
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Clay
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Àlex Corretja
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2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals※
Singles: 3 (2–1)※
Legend
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ATP Challenger (2–1)
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ITF Futures (0–0)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0–0)
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Clay (2–1)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–0)
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Performance timeline※
Key
W
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F
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SF
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QF
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#R
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RR
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Q#
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DNQ
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A
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NH
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(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, "3," 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record; .
Singles※
Wins over top 10 players※
Junior Grand Slam finals※
Singles: 1 (1 title)※
References※
External links※
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