Albert Portas
Albert Portas Soy (Catalan: [əlˈβɛɾ(t) ˈpɔɾtəs ˈsɔj], Spanish: [alˈβeɾ ˈpoɾtas ˈsoj]; born 15 November 1973) is a Spanish former professional tennis player.
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Residence | Barcelona, Spain | ||||||||
Born | Barcelona, Spain | 15 November 1973||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||
Turned pro | 1994 | ||||||||
Retired | 2007 | ||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||
Prize money | $2,972,633 | ||||||||
Singles | |||||||||
Career record | 142–198 | ||||||||
Career titles | 1 | ||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 19 (1 October 2001) | ||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (2000, 2002) | ||||||||
French Open | 3R (1997, 2000, 2002) | ||||||||
Wimbledon | 3R (2000) | ||||||||
US Open | 3R (2001) | ||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||
Career record | 73–109 | ||||||||
Career titles | 1 | ||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 56 (14 April 2003) | ||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||
Australian Open | QF (2003) | ||||||||
French Open | 2R (2001, 2002, 2006) | ||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2000, 2001, 2003, 2006) | ||||||||
US Open | 1R (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) | ||||||||
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2001) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 18 November 2021. |
Career
Portas turned professional in 1994. He reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 19 in October 2001.
His only top-level singles title came at the 2001 Hamburg Masters, a tournament in which his mastery of the drop shot (key to his defeat of Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final) earned him the nickname "Drop Shot Dragon". According to the BBC, Lleyton Hewitt said of Portas that "He sure hits a lot of drop shots, but he hits them so well, as well as anyone I have faced.".[1] His final at Barcelona Open in 1997 was also very remarkable. En route to the final he defeated Gustavo Kuerten (eventual champion this same year of French Open), Marcelo Ríos, and Carlos Moyá, but lost in the final to Albert Costa. In 1999, Portas lost the final of San Marino defeated by his countryman Galo Blanco.
He coached WTA player Daniela Hantuchová in 2008–2009.[2]
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 2–7 | 22% | |||||
French Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | 3R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 9 | 8–9 | 47% | |||||
Wimbledon | Q2 | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 7 | 2–7 | 22% | |||||
US Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% | |||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 29 | 14–29 | 33% | |||||
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||||
Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |||||
Monte Carlo | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 8 | 3–8 | 27% | |||||
Hamburg | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | W | 1R | A | 2R | A | Q1 | A | 1 / 4 | 7–3 | 70% | |||||
Rome | A | Q1 | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 2–7 | 22% | |||||
Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||
Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||
Stuttgart | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | Not Masters Series | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||
Paris | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 9–7 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1 / 29 | 14–28 | 33% |
Doubles
Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||||
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Australian Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | 55% | ||||||||||
French Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 2R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% | ||||||||||
Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% | ||||||||||
US Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 0–5 | 0% | ||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0 / 19 | 9–19 | 32% | ||||||||||
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||
Monte Carlo | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||
Hamburg | Q1 | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||||||
Rome | 1R | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||
Stuttgart | A | A | A | 1R | Not Masters Series | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||||
Paris | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 7 | 1–7 | 13% |
ATP career finals
Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 1997 | Barcelona, Spain | Championship Series | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Aug 1999 | San Marino, San Marino | World Series | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–2 | May 2001 | Hamburg, Germany | Masters 1000 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2001 | Sopot, Poland | World Series | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 5–7, 6–7(2–7) |
Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 1996 | Santiago, Chile | World Series | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Jul 2000 | Umag, Croatia | World Series | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–6(7–2) |
Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2002 | Umag, Croatia | World Series | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2006 | Umag, Croatia | World Series | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 19 (8–11)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1994 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 5–7 |
Win | 1–1 | Jul 1995 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 2–1 | Apr 1997 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–2 | Aug 1997 | Graz, Austria | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Aug 1998 | Graz, Austria | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 6–7 |
Win | 3–3 | Oct 1998 | Cairo, Egypt | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 1–6, 6–3 |
Win | 4–3 | Oct 2000 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 5–3 | Oct 2000 | Cairo, Egypt | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 5–4 | Aug 2002 | San Marino, San Marino | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 5–5 | Oct 2002 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 5–6 | Oct 2002 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 5–7 | Oct 2002 | Cairo, Egypt | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 5–8 | Mar 2003 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 6–7(2–7) |
Loss | 5–9 | Sep 2003 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 6–9 | Oct 2003 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 7–9 | Jun 2005 | Furth, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
Loss | 7–10 | Jul 2005 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 8–10 | Aug 2005 | Vigo, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 8–11 | Oct 2005 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 22 (12–10)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 1996 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–1 | Apr 1997 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Aug 1997 | Graz, Austria | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Jun 1998 | Furth, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 3–2 | Aug 1998 | Graz, Austria | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 4–2 | Oct 1998 | Cairo, Egypt | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 5–2 | Jun 1999 | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–3 |
Win | 6–2 | Jul 1999 | Venice, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–0 |
Loss | 6–3 | Jul 1999 | Graz, Austria | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 6–4 | Oct 1999 | Cairo, Egypt | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 4–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 6–5 | Jun 2000 | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 7–5 | Oct 2000 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 8–5 | Oct 2000 | Cairo, Egypt | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 8–6 | Oct 2002 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 8–7 | Oct 2002 | Cairo, Egypt | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
Loss | 8–8 | Mar 2003 | Cagliari, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 8–9 | Jul 2003 | Córdoba, Spain | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
Win | 9–9 | Oct 2003 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
Win | 10–9 | Sep 2004 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 11–9 | May 2005 | Ettlingen, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
Loss | 11–10 | Jun 2005 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 12–10 | Mar 2007 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Wins over top 10 players
Season | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | Total |
Wins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
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9 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | 2R | 7–5, 7–6(7–3) |
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9 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | 2R | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
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4 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | 2R | 6–4, 7–5 |
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5 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | 1R | 4–6, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
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5 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | 2R | 1–1, ret. |
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6 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | 2R | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(9–7) |
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7 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | SF | 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
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9 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | F | 3–6, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
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6 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 1R | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
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4 | Sopot, Poland | Clay | 1R | 7–6(7–4), 6–7(6–8), 6–4 |
References
- "Hewitt flops against qualifier". BBC News. 19 May 2001. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- "Brisbane International 2009: Day 2". Retrieved 7 December 2011.