Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
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Residence | Alicante, Spain |
Born | Alicante, Spain | 6 January 1978
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Turned pro | 1998 |
Retired | 2017 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$2,346,155 |
Singles | |
Career record | 68–133 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 50 (2 October 2006) |
Current ranking | No. 800 (2 July 2018) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2004, 2007, 2011, 2013) |
French Open | 4R (2006) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012) |
US Open | 2R (2012) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 43–91 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 54 (16 January 2012) |
Current ranking | No. 921 (2 July 2018) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2011) |
French Open | 2R (2011) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012) |
US Open | 2R (2009, 2010) |
Last updated on: 2 July 2018. |
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo (Spanish pronunciation: [ruˈβen raˈmiɾeθ iˈðalɣo]; born 6 January 1978 in Alicante, Spain) is a former professional male tennis player from Spain. His career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 50, achieved on 2 October 2006.[1] His favourite surface is clay, where he has won numerous ATP Challenger Tour events, and has reached the final in three events of the ATP tour, all in 2007, finishing runner-up in all three finals.
Career
[edit]Ramírez Hidalgo turned pro in 1998.
In 2001, Ramírez Hidalgo won his first ATP tour match in Bucharest, defeating Attila Sávolt.
In 2003, he suffered the ignominy of becoming the only player to ever lose a tour level match to French journeyman Éric Prodon, losing 7–6 6–2 in Casablanca. However, he was able to bounce back later in the year at Sopot, where he reached his first ever tour level semi-final, bravely losing in three sets to David Ferrer.
After dropping down the rankings, early 2006 saw a return to good form. A semi-final run at Viña del Mar saw Ramírez Hidalgo climb back into the top 100. This tournament included his first ever win over a top 10 player, a defeat of former French Open champion Gastón Gaudio. Ramírez Hidalgo was eventually defeated by José Acasuso.
At the 2006 French Open, Ramírez Hidalgo won a Grand Slam match for the first time, eventually reaching the 4th round in a Grand Slam event for the first time in his career, defeating Thierry Ascione, Christophe Rochus and future finalist David Ferrer. Before the tournament, he had lost four consecutive times in the first round of a Grand Slam, a pattern he proceeded to return to for a further 9 appearances.
Ramírez Hidalgo's strong form continued into the latter half of 2006, where he reached the semi-final in Amersfoort (l. Nicolás Massú.) and included rare success on hard courts, where he defeated world no. 5 and home favourite James Blake. Further success came in Palermo, where his run to the semi-final was halted by Nicolás Lapentti. In October 2006, his ranking peaked at no. 50.
2007 started strongly for Ramírez Hidalgo, with another semi-final run, this time in Casablanca. An impressive showing was halted by Albert Montañés.
In his later career, Ramírez Hidalgo became a stalwart of the ATP Challenger tour, whilst still enjoying occasional success on the main tour. 2012 marked his last Grand Slam match win, at the US Open, where he defeated Somdev Devvarman, before losing to big serving Sam Querrey. At Houston in 2013, he recorded what was to be his last ever main tour victory, defeating compatriot Fernando Verdasco,before losing to Rhyne Williams in the quarter-final.
On 4 August 2016, after defeating Ante Pavić in the 2nd round of the Chengdu Challenger, Ramírez Hidalgo became the first player ever to win 400 matches in the ATP Challenger Tour tournaments.[2]
Ramírez Hidalgo retired from professional tennis after the end of the 2017 season.[3]
ATP career finals
[edit]Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2007 | Chile Open, Chile | International | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, [6–10] |
Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2007 | Brasil Open, Brasil | International | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 0–3 | Feb 2007 | Argentina Open, Argentina | International | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 |
ATP Challenger Tour
[edit]Singles finals (11–13)
[edit]Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 3 September 2002 | Brașov, Romania | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
Win | 7 October 2002 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 12 May 2003 | Zagreb, Croatia | Clay | ![]() | 1–6, 6–4, 0–6 |
Win | 1 July 2003 | Košice, Slovakia | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 10 May 2004 | Zagreb, Croatia | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 24 May 2005 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Clay | ![]() | 6–7(2–7), 5–2 ret. |
Loss | 24 October 2005 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 14 January 2008 | La Serena, Chile | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 18 August 2008 | San Sebastián, Spain | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 15 September 2008 | Todi, Italy | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 20 October 2008 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
Win | 14 March 2010 | Rabat, Morocco | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 12 June 2010 | Košice, Slovakia | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 5 July 2010 | Pozoblanco, Spain | Hard | ![]() | 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
Loss | 12 September 2010 | Rijeka, Croatia | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7) |
Loss | 11 September 2011 | Sevilla, Spain | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 7 April 2012 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 15 April 2012 | Pereira, Colombia | Clay | ![]() | 7–5, 2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 6 May 2012 | Tunis, Tunisia | Clay | ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 15 April 2013 | Panama City, Panama | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 7 July 2013 | Timișoara, Romania | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Loss | 14 May 2016 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Clay | ![]() | 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 1–6 |
Loss | 7 August 2016 | Chengdu, China | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 14 August 2016 | Qingdao, China | Clay | ![]() | 6–1, 5–7, 1–6 |
Doubles titles (21)
[edit]Performance timelines
[edit]W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
[edit]Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 0–4 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | Q3 | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | 4R | 1R | Q3 | A | Q2 | 2R | 1R | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q1 | 0 / 5 | 4–5 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 5 | 0–5 |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 1–6 |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 20 | 5–20 |
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 |
Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 2R | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
Madrid | Not Held | A | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 3R | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 8 | 4–8 |
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 5–11 | 7–19 | 5–5 | 25–20 | 9–18 | 1–6 | 4–10 | 1–4 | 5–15 | 3–12 | 2–6 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 68–133 | |
Year-end ranking | 620 | 381 | 333 | 154 | 141 | 80 | 130 | 120 | 57 | 133 | 121 | 156 | 77 | 130 | 91 | 166 | 224 | 253 | 148 | 430 | 34% |
Doubles
[edit]Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 0–5 |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 17 | 6–17 |
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Madrid | Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | |||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Titles / Finals | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | |
Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 3–13 | 0–0 | 1–11 | 12–18 | 6–4 | 2–10 | 3–4 | 10–13 | 2–10 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 43–91 | |
Year-end ranking | – | 1271 | 475 | 465 | 310 | 199 | 167 | 218 | 303 | 73 | 105 | 81 | 120 | 56 | 177 | 278 | 296 | 735 | 341 | 663 | 32% |
Top 10 wins
[edit]Season | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Total |
Wins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | RRH Rank |
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2006 | |||||||
1. | ![]() | 8 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | 2R | 6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–4 | 106 |
2. | ![]() | 7 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | 2R | 7–5, 6–2 | 93 |
3. | ![]() | 5 | New Haven, United States | Hard | 2R | 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4) | 57 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo | Overview". ATP Tour. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Ramirez Hidalgo Hits 400 Challenger Wins in Chengdu". ATP World Tour. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ Arroyo, Alejandro (24 October 2018). "El silencioso adiós de Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
External links
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