Albert Montañés

Albert Montañés Roca (Catalan: [əlˈβɛɾt muntəˈɲes ˈrɔkə], Spanish: [alˈβeɾ montaˈɲes ˈroka]; born 26 November 1980) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He first entered the top 100 in 2001, achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 22 in 2010, and has won six singles titles and two doubles titles.

Albert Montañés
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain
Born (1980-11-26) 26 November 1980
Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Spain
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1999
Retired2017
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$5,866,340
Singles
Career record255–287
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 22 (2 August 2010)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2010)
French Open4R (2011)
Wimbledon3R (2009, 2010)
US Open4R (2010)
Doubles
Career record60–121
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 73 (23 July 2007)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2010)
French Open2R (2008)
Wimbledon1R (2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
US Open2R (2009)
Last updated on: 8 May 2017.

Montañés is one of very few players to win a title after saving match points in two different matches. He did it during his title run in Estoril 2009 in his quarter-finals and the final. He holds the record for most first-round exits at Grand Slam events; 35 reached at 2016 Wimbledon, beating Kenneth Carlsen's long standing record of 30 first-round exits. Montañés' career ended at the 2017 Barcelona Open, where he lost to countryman Feliciano López in the second round.

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