Roberto Carballés Baena
Roberto Carballés Baena (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈβeɾto kaɾβaˈʝes βaˈena];[2][lower-alpha 1] born 23 March 1993) is a Spanish tennis player. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 49 on 10 April 2023. His preferred surface is clay, on which he has won two ATP titles and nineteen ITF titles in singles.[3][4]
Country (sports) | Spain |
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Residence | Granada, Spain |
Born | Tenerife, Spain | 23 March 1993
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Turned pro | 2011 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Jose Maria Garrido, Jose Maria Arenas |
Prize money | US$4,178,259 |
Singles | |
Career record | 93–119 (43.9% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 49 (10 April 2023)[1] |
Current ranking | No. 61 (18 September 2023) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2021) |
French Open | 3R (2020) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2023) |
US Open | 2R (2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (2020) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 27–49 (35.5% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 127 (2 March 2020)[1] |
Current ranking | No. 222 (18 September 2023) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2019, 2022) |
French Open | 2R (2018, 2023) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2018, 2019, 2023) |
US Open | 2R (2019) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (2020) |
Last updated on: 25 September 2023. |
Tennis career
2014–2015: First ATP win
In a first-round contest between two qualifiers, Carballés Baena recorded his first ATP World Tour win at the 2014 Casablanca Open as he defeated David Goffin of Belgium in straight sets.[3] He followed this up with a tightly fought win over João Sousa in the second round. He faced lucky loser Andrey Kuznetsov in the quarterfinals and won in straight sets. His run was stopped in the semifinals by Guillermo García-López, again in a close three-set match.
2016–2018: Major, Masters and top 100 debuts, first singles ATP title
He made his Masters 1000 debut as a wildcard at the 2016 Miami Open. He made his debut as a qualifier at his home Masters at the 2016 Mutua Madrid Open. He made also his Major debut at the 2016 French Open after qualifying.
In February 2018, he won his first ATP tournament at the 2018 Ecuador Open Quito, beating Albert Ramos Viñolas in the final. He became the first Spanish qualifier to win a title since Almagro at the 2006 Valencia Open[3] and the youngest Spanish champion at age 24 since Nadal (age 24) at the 2011 Barcelona Open. This victory resulted in him reaching the highest singles ranking of his career of World No. 72 thus far.
2020–21: First doubles title & French Open third round & top-10 win, Olympics debut
In February 2020, Carballés Baena won his first ATP title in doubles at the 2020 Chile Open in Santiago, partnering with fellow Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, where they defeated in the final the 2nd seeded pair Arévalo/O’Mara.
He reached the third round of the 2020 French Open, his best showing at a Grand Slam in his career by defeating 9th seed Denis Shapovalov in the second round, his first top-10 win and first victory in five sets,[5] but retired in the next round against 18th seed Grigor Dimitrov.
In April 2021, he won his first title of the year at the 2021 Belgrade Challenger. In May, he qualified for the Masters 1000 in Rome for the first time.
Carballés Baena qualified to represent Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in singles and doubles partnering with Pablo Andujar. In September 2021, following his 2021 US Open second round showing, he reached his third Challenger final of the year as a top seed at the 2021 Murcia Open in Spain, losing to second seed Tallon Griekspoor. At the same tournament he also reached the final in doubles partnering Alberto Barroso Campos.
2022: First ATP quarterfinal on hard court
At the 2022 Firenze Open Carballes Baena advanced to his 15th ATP Tour quarterfinal, but only his first on a surface other than clay, defeating second seed Matteo Berrettini, his third Top-20 triumph.[6]
2023: Second ATP title and top 50 debut, First Masters third round
Carballes Baena was defeated in the first round of the 2023 Australian Open in straight sets by eventual champion Novak Djokovic.[7]
At the ATP 250 2023 Córdoba Open he broke the record for the longest match ever in the tournament history when he lost to compatriot Bernabe Zapata Miralles in three hours and 26 minutes in the first round. The previous-longest match was in 2020, when Albert Ramos-Vinolas outlasted Pablo Andujar in three hours and 20 minutes.[8]
Five years after his first ATP title, he won his second at the 2023 Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech defeating fifth seed Maxime Cressy in the first round, fourth seed Tallon Griekspoor in the quarterfinals, second seed Dan Evans in the semifinals and Alexandre Müller in the final.[9] As a result, he moved to a new career high in the top 50 at world No. 49 on 10 April 2023.[10]
He won his first match ever in Madrid and only his fifth at a Masters 1000 level, defeating David Goffin. He also won his first match ever in Rome defeating Hugo Dellien. Next he defeated Dan Evans for a second time in the season in a marathon lasting almost four hours, the longest best-of-three-set match of the season, to reach the third round for the first time in his career at a Masters level.[11]
ATP career finals
Singles: 2 (2 titles)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Feb 2018 | Ecuador Open, Ecuador | 250 Series | Clay | Albert Ramos Viñolas | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | Apr 2023 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | 250 Series | Clay | Alexandre Müller | 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Feb 2020 | Chile Open, Chile | 250 Series | Clay | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | Marcelo Arévalo Jonny O'Mara |
7–6(7–3), 6–1 |
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 38 (20–18)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 2010 | Spain F32, Oviedo | Futures | Clay | Pablo Carreño Busta | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | Apr 2011 | Spain F12, Madrid | Futures | Clay | Gabriel Trujillo Soler | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 3–0 | May 2011 | Spain F13, Vic | Futures | Clay | Jordi Samper Montaña | 5–7, 6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 3–1 | May 2011 | Spain F15, Lleida | Futures | Clay | João Sousa | 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 4–1 | Mar 2012 | Spain F6, Badalona | Futures | Clay | David Estruch | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 5–1 | Apr 2012 | Croatia F5, Rovinj | Futures | Clay | Marc Sieber | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 5–2 | Sep 2012 | Spain F26, Santander | Futures | Clay | Gabriel Trujillo Soler | 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 6–2 | Oct 2012 | Spain F32, Sabadell | Futures | Clay | Gerard Granollers Pujol | 6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 6–3 | Feb 2013 | Spain F3, Murcia | Futures | Clay | Pablo Carreño Busta | 7–6(9–7), 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 6–4 | Mar 2013 | Spain F4, Cartagena | Futures | Clay | Pablo Carreño Busta | 1–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 6–5 | Mar 2013 | Spain F7, Villajoyosa | Futures | Carpet | Pablo Carreño Busta | 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6 |
Loss | 6–6 | Mar 2013 | Spain F8, Villajoyosa | Futures | Carpet | Marc Giner | 6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
Loss | 6–7 | Jun 2013 | Spain F19, Palma del Río | Futures | Clay | Gerard Granollers Pujol | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 3–6 |
Loss | 6–8 | Oct 2013 | Spain F33, Sabadell | Futures | Clay | José Checa Calvo | 6–3, 0–6, 2–6 |
Win | 7–8 | Oct 2013 | Spain F34, Sant Cugat | Futures | Clay | Guillermo Olaso | 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 7–9 | Feb 2014 | Spain F3, Murcia | Futures | Clay | Markus Eriksson | 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 5–7 |
Loss | 7–10 | Feb 2014 | Spain F4, Cartagena | Futures | Clay | Kamil Majchrzak | 6–1, 6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
Loss | 7–11 | Mar 2014 | Italy F7, Santa Margherita di Pula | Futures | Clay | Marco Cecchinato | 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 8–11 | Oct 2014 | Spain F29, Sabadell | Futures | Clay | Pedro Cachin | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 9–11 | Oct 2014 | Spain F30, Sant Cugat | Futures | Clay | Alexis Musialek | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 9–12 | Sep 2015 | Meknes, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 10–12 | Sep 2015 | Kenitra, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | Oriol Roca Batalla | 6–1, 5–1 ret. |
Win | 11–12 | Oct 2015 | Mohammedia, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | Kamil Majchrzak | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
Loss | 11–13 | Jul 2016 | Båstad, Sweden | Challenger | Clay | Horacio Zeballos | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 12–13 | Jul 2017 | Cortina, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Gerald Melzer | 6–1, 6–0 |
Loss | 12–14 | Aug 2017 | Cordenons, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Elias Ymer | 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 13–14 | Aug 2017 | Manerbio, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Guillermo García López | 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 |
Win | 14–14 | Oct 2018 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Pedro Martínez | 1–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 15–14 | Apr 2019 | Murcia, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Mikael Ymer | 2–6, 6–0, 6–2 |
Win | 16–14 | May 2019 | Lisbon, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Facundo Bagnis | 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–1 |
Win | 17–14 | Apr 2021 | Belgrade, Serbia | Challenger | Clay | Damir Dzumhur | 6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 17–15 | Sep 2021 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Pedro Martínez | 4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 17–16 | Oct 2021 | Murcia, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Tallon Griekspoor | 6–3, 5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 17–17 | Feb 2022 | Las Palmas, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Gianluca Mager | 6–7(6–8), 2–6 |
Win | 18–17 | May 2022 | Tunis, Tunisia | Challenger | Clay | Gijs Brouwer | 6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 18–18 | Jul 2022 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Tallon Griekspoor | 1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 19–18 | Sep 2022 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Bernabé Zapata Miralles | 6–3, 7–6(8–6) |
Win | 20–18 | Sep 2023 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Calvin Hemery | 6–3, 6–1 |
Doubles: 9 (4–5)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2010 | Spain F31, Santander | Futures | Clay | Pablo Carreño Busta | Miguel Ángel López Jaén Pablo Santos González |
2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Aug 2011 | Spain F28, Irun | Futures | Clay | Pablo Carreño Busta | Enrique López Pérez Jaime Pulgar-García |
6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 2–1 | Oct 2011 | Spain F39, Vilafranca | Futures | Clay | Gerard Granollers Pujol | Miguel Ángel López Jaén Gabriel Trujillo Soler |
3–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
Win | 3–1 | Oct 2013 | Spain F34, Sant Cugat | Futures | Clay | Oriol Roca Batalla | Marcos Giraldi Requena Iván Gómez Mantilla |
6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–2 | Feb 2014 | Spain F34, Paguera | Futures | Clay | Oriol Roca Batalla | Pedro Martínez Jaume Munar |
1–6, 1–6 |
Win | 4–2 | Mar 2014 | Italy F6, Santa Margherita di Pula | Futures | Clay | David Vega Hernández | Filippo Baldi Pietro Licciardi |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–3 | Oct 2015 | Mohammedia, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | Pablo Carreño Busta | Íñigo Cervantes Huegun Mark Vervoort |
6–3, 6–7(2–7), [10–12] |
Loss | 4–4 | Aug 2016 | Cortina, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Cristian Garín | James Cerretani Philipp Oswald |
3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 4–5 | Oct 2021 | Murcia, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Alberto Barroso Campos | Raúl Brancaccio Flavio Cobolli |
3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Current through the 2023 French Open.
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% |
French Open | A | Q1 | Q3 | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | 42% |
Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | NH | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% |
US Open | A | Q1 | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 0 / 23 | 12–23 | 34% |
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | NH | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
Miami Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | Q1 | 2R | NH | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Madrid Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | NH | Q2 | Q2 | 2R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0 / 12 | 5–12 | 29% |
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 100 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 6–9 | 3–2 | 14–17 | 19–20 | 6–8 | 11–16 | 11–18 | 1–2 | 75–98 | ||
Year-end ranking | 267 | 167 | 131 | 145 | 106 | 73 | 80 | 97 | 79 | 74 | $3,315,035 |
Doubles
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
French Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | NH | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 30% |
Record against other top 10 players
Carballés Baena's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:
Player | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last Match |
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Number 1 ranked players | ||||||
Rafael Nadal | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2018 Barcelona |
Daniil Medvedev | 0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | – | – | Lost (1–6, 2–6) at 2023 Miami |
Novak Djokovic | 0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 4–6, 0–6) at 2023 Australian Open |
Number 2 ranked players | ||||||
Alexander Zverev | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (7–6(8–6), 5–7, 0–6) at 2023 Madrid |
Casper Ruud | 0–5 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–4 | – | Lost (6–7(2–7), 3–6) at 2022 Buenos Aires |
Number 3 ranked players | ||||||
Marin Čilić | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 6–3, 1–6) at 2023 Pune |
Nikolay Davydenko | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (1–6, 4–6) at 2013 Barcelona |
Dominic Thiem | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (2–6, 4–6) at 2018 Lyon |
Stan Wawrinka | 0–2 | 0% | – | 0–2 | – | Lost (4–6, 5–7) at 2023 Umag |
Grigor Dimitrov | 0–2 | 0% | – | 0–2 | – | Lost (1–6, 4–6) at 2023 Geneva |
Stefanos Tsitsipas | 0–2 | 0% | – | 0–2 | – | Lost (3–6, 6–7(4–7), 2–6) at 2023 French Open |
Number 4 ranked players | ||||||
Holger Rune | 2–1 | 67% | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | Won (6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2) at 2023 US Open |
Kei Nishikori | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 5–7) at 2019 Barcelona |
Number 5 ranked players | ||||||
Kevin Anderson | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (3–6, 6–7(4–7)) at 2021 Estoril |
Number 6 ranked players | ||||||
Gaël Monfils | 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (6–1, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)) at 2021 Belgrade 2 |
Matteo Berrettini | 1–2 | 33% | 1–2 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2022 Naples |
Gilles Simon | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (6–2, 6–2) at 2018 Marrakech |
Jannik Sinner | 0–2 | 0% | – | 0–2 | – | Lost (4–6, 6–7(5–7)) at 2022 Umag |
Number 7 ranked players | ||||||
David Goffin | 2–2 | 50% | 0–1 | 2–1 | – | Won (6–4, 6–4) at 2023 Madrid |
Richard Gasquet | 0–3 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–2 | – | Lost (5–7, 4–6) at 2022 Gstaad |
Number 8 ranked players | ||||||
Cameron Norrie | 1–1 | 50% | – | 1–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2021 Rome |
Diego Schwartzman | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 1–6) at 2019 Indian Wells |
Number 9 ranked players | ||||||
Fabio Fognini | 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (6–3, 1–6, 6–4) at 2021 Bastad |
Number 10 ranked players | ||||||
Denis Shapovalov | 1–2 | 33% | 0–2 | 1–0 | – | Lost (4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6) at 2022 US Open |
Pablo Carreño Busta | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (0–6, 3–6) at 2016 São Paulo |
Total | 9–37 | 20% | 2–13 (13%) |
7–23 (23%) |
0–1 (0%) |
* Statistics correct as of 28 August 2023. |
Top 10 wins
Carballés Baena has a 1–13 (7.1%) win-loss record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season | 2011–2022 | 2023 | Total |
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Wins | 0 | 1 | 1 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | RCBR |
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2023 | |||||||
1. | Holger Rune | 4 | US Open, United States | Hard | 1R | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 | 63 |
- *As of 28 August 2023
Notes
- In isolation, Baena is pronounced [baˈena].
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