Alberto Martín

Alberto Martín Magret (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈβeɾto maɾˈtim maˈɣɾet];[lower-alpha 1] born 20 August 1978) is a retired tennis player from Spain. He won three singles titles and reached five Masters Series quarterfinals on clay.

For the Spanish footballer, see Alberto Martín (footballer). For the Spanish basketball player, see Alberto Miguel.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martín and the second or maternal family name is Magret.
Alberto Martín
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain
Born (1978-08-20) 20 August 1978
Barcelona, Spain
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1995
Retired29 July 2010
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$3,840,885
Singles
Career record218–269
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 34 (1 June 2001)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2002, 2003)
French Open4R (2006)
Wimbledon3R (1999)
US Open3R (2003)
Doubles
Career record90–131
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 64 (2 October 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2001, 2002, 2004, 2007)
French OpenQF (2006)
Wimbledon2R (2000)
US Open2R (2004)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (2004)
Last updated on: 27 May 2021.

Tennis career

Martín turned professional in 1995. He won three singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 34 in June 2001.

His best Grand Slam performance was reaching the fourth round of Roland Garros in 2006. En route to this performance, Martín's first-round win was his first victory over former world No. 1, Andy Roddick, in their fifth encounter. Martín led by two sets when Roddick retired with an ankle injury. Martín also beat No. 1 seed, Lleyton Hewitt, in the first round of the 2002 Australian Open, though Hewitt was recovering from chickenpox at the time of his victory.[1]

Martín suffered the heaviest defeat in the history of the Australian Open. Andy Murray beat him in the first round of the 2007 tournament, 6–0, 6–0, 6–1. Martín had to wait until the penultimate game of the match before winning his only game.

In 2004, Martín was a member of the victorious Spain Davis Cup team for the Davis Cup first round against Czech Republic in Brno, although he did not play.[2]

In 2017, he was a member of the victorious H30 Team of TV Ober-Eschbach which got promoted to the Bezirks-Oberliga (HTV) in 2018.

Personal life

He studied psychology at the University of Barcelona and graduated with a masters degree from Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia.[3]

ATP Tour career finals

Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (3–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (3–2)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 1999 Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco World Series Clay Spain Fernando Vicente 6–3, 6–4
Win 2–0 Oct 1999 Bucharest, Romania World Series Clay Morocco Karim Alami 6–2, 6–3
Win 3–0 May 2001 Majorca Open, Spain World Series Clay Argentina Guillermo Coria 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 3–1 Feb 2005 Brasil Open, Brazil International Series Clay Spain Rafael Nadal 0–6, 7–6(7–2), 1–6
Loss 3–2 Feb 2006 Brasil Open, Brazil International Series Clay Chile Nicolás Massú 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–3)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (3–3)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 1997 Brighton International, United Kingdom World Series Clay United Kingdom Chris Wilkinson United States Kent Kinnear
North Macedonia Aleksandar Kitinov		 6–7(7–9), 2–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 1999 Palermo, Italy World Series Clay South Africa Lan Bale Argentina Mariano Hood
Argentina Sebastián Prieto		 3–6, 1–6
Loss 0–3 May 2000 Majorca Open, Spain World Series Clay Spain Fernando Vicente France Michaël Llodra
Italy Diego Nargiso		 6–7(2–7), 6–7(3–7)
Win 1–3 Sep 2000 Bucharest, Romania World Series Clay Israel Eyal Ran United States Devin Bowen
Argentina Mariano Hood		 7–6(7–4), 6–1
Win 2–3 Jul 2006 Dutch Open, Netherlands World Series Clay Spain Fernando Vicente Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Germany Christopher Kas		 6–4, 6–3
Win 3–3 Feb 2009 Buenos Aires, Argentina 250 Series Clay Spain Marcel Granollers Spain Nicolás Almagro
Spain Santiago Ventura		 6–3, 5–7, [10–8]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 14 (5–9)
Legend
ATP Challenger (5–9)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (5–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1997 Geneva, Switzerland Challenger Clay Italy Andrea Gaudenzi 2–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Sep 1998 Seville, Spain Challenger Clay Italy Davide Scala 6–1, 5–7, 6–2
Loss 1–2 Oct 1998 Cairo, Egypt Challenger Clay Spain Albert Portas 2–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss 1–3 Nov 1998 Buenos Aires, Argentina Challenger Clay Morocco Younes El Aynaoui 6–7, 1–6
Loss 1–4 Mar 1999 Singapore, Singapore Challenger Hard Italy Mosé Navarra 2–6, 2–6
Loss 1–5 Jun 2000 Szczecin, Poland Challenger Clay Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach 0–6, 2–6
Loss 1–6 Sep 2005 Szczecin, Poland Challenger Clay Argentina Agustín Calleri 6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Loss 1–7 Mar 2006 Sunrise, United States Challenger Hard Russia Dmitry Tursunov 3–6, 1–6
Win 2–7 Oct 2007 Tarragona, Spain Challenger Clay Australia Peter Luczak 6–4, 7–5
Loss 2–8 Apr 2008 Monza, Italy Challenger Clay Spain Albert Montañés 6–3, 6–7(1–7), 3–6
Loss 2–9 Apr 2008 Chiasso, Switzerland Challenger Clay Morocco Younes El Aynaoui 6–7(2–7), 3–6
Win 3–9 Sep 2008 Trnava, Slovakia Challenger Clay Germany Julian Reister 6–2, 6–0
Win 4–9 Oct 2008 Tarragona, Spain Challenger Clay Germany Simon Greul 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4
Win 5–9 Sep 2009 Genova, Italy Challenger Clay Argentina Carlos Berlocq 6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 19 (7–12)
Legend
ATP Challenger (7–12)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (7–12)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 1997 Barletta, Italy Challenger Clay Spain Albert Portas Belgium Tom Vanhoudt
Portugal Nuno Marques		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 1997 Graz, Austria Challenger Clay Spain Albert Portas Belgium Tom Vanhoudt
Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker		 1–6, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Apr 1998 Espinho, Portugal Challenger Clay Czech Republic Tomas Anzari Germany Jens Knippschild
Netherlands Stephen Noteboom		 6–7, 5–7
Loss 0–4 May 1998 Ljubljana, Slovenia Challenger Clay Czech Republic Tomas Anzari South Africa Marius Barnard
Netherlands Stephen Noteboom		 6–7, 7–6, 6–7
Loss 0–5 Jun 1998 Split, Croatia Challenger Clay Spain Álex López Morón United States Geoff Grant
Hungary Attila Sávolt		 6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Win 1–5 Sep 1998 Seville, Spain Challenger Clay Spain Salvador Navarro-Gutierrez Netherlands Edwin Kempes
Netherlands Rogier Wassen		 2–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss 1–6 Oct 1998 Cairo, Egypt Challenger Clay Spain Salvador Navarro-Gutierrez Spain Albert Portas
Spain Álex López Morón		 6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–7 Nov 1998 Buenos Aires, Argentina Challenger Clay Spain Salvador Navarro-Gutierrez Argentina Martin Garcia
Argentina Guillermo Cañas		 7–6, 1–6, 4–6
Loss 1–8 Oct 1999 Barcelona, Spain Challenger Clay Spain Javier Sánchez Spain Eduardo Nicolás Espin
Spain Germán Puentes Alcañiz		 6–7, 6–7
Win 2–8 Jun 2000 Prostějov, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Israel Eyal Ran Czech Republic Petr Luxa
Italy Vincenzo Santopadre		 6–2, 6–2
Win 3–8 Jun 2000 Szczecin, Poland Challenger Clay Israel Eyal Ran Argentina Martín Rodríguez
Argentina Mariano Hood		 7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 6–2
Loss 3–9 Sep 2004 Szczecin, Poland Challenger Clay Spain Óscar Hernández Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Argentina Mariano Hood		 0–6, 4–6
Loss 3–10 Aug 2007 Manerbio, Portugal Challenger Clay Portugal Fred Gil Netherlands Antal van der Duim
Netherlands Boy Westerhof		 6–7(4–7), 6–3, [8–10]
Win 4–10 Mar 2008 Meknes, Morocco Challenger Clay Spain Daniel Munoz De La Nava Russia Yuri Schukin
Russia Mikhail Elgin		 6–4, 6–7(2–7), [10–6]
Win 5–10 Apr 2008 Monza, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Stefano Galvani Germany Denis Gremelmayr
Germany Simon Greul		 7–5, 2–6, [10–3]
Win 6–10 Apr 2008 Chiasso, Switzerland Challenger Clay Argentina Mariano Hood Italy Fabio Colangelo
Italy Marco Crugnola		 4–6, 7–6(7–4), [11–9]
Loss 6–11 Jul 2008 Poznań, Poland Challenger Clay Colombia Santiago Giraldo Sweden Johan Brunström
Netherlands Antilles Jean-Julien Rojer		 6–4, 0–6, [6–10]
Win 7–11 Aug 2008 Como, Italy Challenger Clay Argentina Mariano Hood Chile Guillermo Hormazábal
Croatia Antonio Veić		 6–1, 6–4
Loss 7–12 Mar 2009 Marrakesh, Morocco Challenger Clay Spain Daniel Munoz De La Nava Spain Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Spain Santiago Ventura		 3–6, 6–7(5–7)

Performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(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
Tournament199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010SRW–LWin %
Australian Open Q1 A 1R 1R 1R 2R 3R 3R 2R 1R A 1R Q2 1R A 0 / 10 6–10 38%
French Open A 1R Q3 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 4R A Q2 1R Q1 0 / 10 5–10 33%
Wimbledon A A A 3R 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R A A 1R A 0 / 9 5–9 36%
US Open A A A 1R 1R 1R 2R 3R 2R 1R 1R A A 1R A 0 / 9 4–9 31%
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–4 1–4 2–4 5–4 4–4 2–4 0–4 4–3 0–1 0–0 0–4 0–0 0 / 38 20–38 34%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A 1R A 1R A 2R 1R 1R 1R A A A 0 / 6 1–6 14%
Miami Open A A A A 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R A A A 0 / 8 3–8 27%
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A A QF 3R QF QF 3R 2R A Q2 1R Q1 0 / 7 14–7 67%
Madrid Open Not Held Q1 1R Q2 2R A A A Q2 A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Italian Open A A A A A A 1R 2R 1R QF 3R Q1 A Q1 Q1 0 / 5 6–5 55%
Hamburg A A A A 2R QF 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R A 1R NMS 0 / 8 6–8 0%
Canada Masters A A A A A 3R A 1R A 1R 1R A A A A 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A 3R Q2 Q1 A 1R 1R A A A A 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Paris Masters A A A A A 1R A A A A A A A Q1 A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 11–6 3–5 4–6 5–5 7–8 4–7 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 0 / 44 35–44 44%

Doubles
Tournament1998199920002001200220032004200520062007SRW–LWin %
Australian Open 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 2R 1R A 2R 0 / 9 4–9 31%
French Open 2R 1R 1R 2R A 1R 1R 2R QF A 0 / 8 6–8 43%
Wimbledon A 1R 2R 1R A 1R 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 7 1–7 13%
US Open A 1R 1R A A 1R 2R 1R 1R A 0 / 6 1–6 14%
Win–loss 1–2 0–4 1–4 2–3 1–1 0–4 2–4 1–4 4–3 0–1 0 / 30 12–30 29%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A Q2 A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A A 1R SF A A A A A 0 / 2 4–2 67%
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A 1R A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Hamburg A A 1R Q2 A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 4–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0\ 0 / 4 4–4 50%

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)
Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1996 French Open Clay Sweden Björn Rehnquist 6–3, 7–6

Top 10 wins per season
Season1995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010Total
Wins00100002010100005

Wins over top-ten players per season
# Player Rank Tournament Surface Rd Score
1997
1. South Africa Wayne Ferreira 10 Barcelona, Spain Clay 2R 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
2002
2. Australia Lleyton Hewitt 1 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard 1R 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
2004
3. Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 2 Barcelona, Spain Clay 3R 6–2, 6–3
4. France Sébastien Grosjean 10 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay 2R 6–4, 6–2
2006
5. United States Andy Roddick 5 French Open, Paris Clay 1R 6–4, 7–5, 1–0 ret.

Notes
  1. In isolation, Martín is pronounced [maɾˈtin].

References
  1. "Hewitt through in straight sets". The Age. Australia. 19 January 2005. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. "Davis Cup 2004". Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  3. "Andrey Rublev lost for words during Hamburg European Open press conference". 27 July 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
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