Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
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Country (sports) |
Spain |
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Residence |
Alicante, Spain |
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Born |
(1978-01-06) 6 January 1978 Alicante, Spain |
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Height |
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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Turned pro |
1998 |
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Plays |
Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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Prize money |
US$2,346,155 |
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Singles |
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Career record |
68–133 |
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Career titles |
0 |
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Highest ranking |
No. 50 (2 October 2006) |
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Current ranking |
No. 800 (2 July 2018) |
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Grand Slam Singles results |
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Australian Open |
1R (2004, 2007, 2011, 2013) |
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French Open |
4R (2006) |
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Wimbledon |
1R (2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012) |
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US Open |
2R (2012) |
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Doubles |
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Career record |
43–91 |
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Career titles |
0 |
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Highest ranking |
No. 54 (16 January 2012) |
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Current ranking |
No. 921 (2 July 2018) |
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Grand Slam Doubles results |
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Australian Open |
3R (2011) |
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French Open |
2R (2011) |
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Wimbledon |
1R (2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012) |
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US Open |
2R (2009, 2010) |
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Last updated on: 2 July 2018. |
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo (Spanish pronunciation: [ruˈβen raˈmiɾeθ iˈðalɣo]; born 6 January 1978 in Alicante, Spain) is a professional male tennis player from Spain. His career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 50, achieved on 2 October 2006. His favourite surface is clay, where he has won numerous ATP Challenger Tour events, and has reached three main ATP Tour Finals, all in 2007, finishing runner-up in all three finals.
Career
Ramírez Hidalgo turned pro in 1998.
At the 2006 French Open, Ramírez Hidalgo reached 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.
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.[1]
ATP career finals
Doubles: 3 (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 (0–3) |
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Titles by surface |
Hard (0–0) |
Clay (0–3) |
Grass (0–0) |
Carpet (0–0) |
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Titles by setting |
Outdoor (0–3) |
Indoor (0–0) |
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ATP Challenger Tour
Singles finals (11–13)
Result |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
Winner |
3 September 2002 |
Brașov, Romania |
Clay |
Lovro Zovko |
2–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
Winner |
7 October 2002 |
Barcelona, Spain |
Clay |
Albert Portas |
4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Runner-up |
12 May 2003 |
Zagreb, Croatia |
Clay |
Kristof Vliegen |
1–6, 6–4, 0–6 |
Winner |
1 July 2003 |
Košice, Slovakia |
Clay |
Tomáš Zíb |
6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up |
10 May 2004 |
Zagreb, Croatia |
Clay |
Adrián García |
3–6, 5–7 |
Winner |
24 May 2005 |
Ljubljana, Slovenia |
Clay |
Massimo Dell'Acqua |
6–7(2–7), 5–2 ret. |
Runner-up |
24 October 2005 |
Santiago, Chile |
Clay |
Júlio Silva |
2–6, 3–6 |
Winner |
14 January 2008 |
La Serena, Chile |
Clay |
David Marrero |
6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up |
18 August 2008 |
San Sebastián, Spain |
Clay |
Pablo Andújar |
4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up |
15 September 2008 |
Todi, Italy |
Clay |
Tomas Tenconi |
6–4, 3–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up |
20 October 2008 |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Clay |
Martín Vassallo Argüello |
3–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
Winner |
14 March 2010 |
Rabat, Morocco |
Clay |
Marcel Granollers |
6–4, 6–4 |
Winner |
12 June 2010 |
Košice, Slovakia |
Clay |
Filip Krajinović |
6–3, 6–2 |
Winner |
5 July 2010 |
Pozoblanco, Spain |
Hard |
Roberto Bautista Agut |
7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
Runner-up |
12 September 2010 |
Rijeka, Croatia |
Clay |
Blaž Kavčič |
4–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7) |
Runner-up |
11 September 2011 |
Sevilla, Spain |
Clay |
Daniel Gimeno-Traver |
3–6, 3–6 |
Winner |
7 April 2012 |
San Luis Potosí, Mexico |
Clay |
Paolo Lorenzi |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up |
15 April 2012 |
Pereira, Colombia |
Clay |
Carlos Salamanca |
7–5, 2–6, 1–6 |
Winner |
6 May 2012 |
Tunis, Tunisia |
Clay |
Jérémy Chardy |
6–1, 6–4 |
Winner |
15 April 2013 |
Panama City, Panama |
Clay |
Alejandro González |
6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–4) |
Runner-up |
7 July 2013 |
Timișoara, Romania |
Clay |
Andreas Haider-Maurer |
4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Runner-up |
14 May 2016 |
Samarkand, Uzbekistan |
Clay |
Karen Khachanov |
1–6, 7–6(8–6), 1–6 |
Runner-up |
7 August 2016 |
Chengdu, China |
Clay |
Jason Jung |
4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up |
14 August 2016 |
Qingdao, China |
Clay |
Janko Tipsarević |
6–1, 5–7, 1–6 |
Doubles titles (21)
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partnering |
Opponents |
Score |
7 September 2004 |
Brașov, Romania |
Clay |
Salvador Navarro |
Juan Pablo Brzezicki
Juan Pablo Guzmán |
6–3, 6–2 |
4 July 2005 |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Clay |
Santiago Ventura |
Stéphane Bohli
Roman Valent |
6–3, 7–5 |
3 April 2006 |
Monza, Italy |
Clay |
Tomas Tenconi |
Leonardo Azzaro
Christopher Kas |
4–6, 6–4, [13–11] |
28 July 2008 |
Timişoara, Romania |
Clay |
Daniel Munoz-de la Nava |
Adrian Cruciat
Florin Mergea |
3–6, 6–4, [11–9] |
22 September 2008 |
Bucharest, Romania |
Clay |
Santiago Ventura |
Andrea Arnaboldi
Máximo González |
6–3, 5–7, [10–6] |
14 March 2009 |
Rabat, Morocco |
Clay |
Santiago Ventura |
Michael Kohlmann
Philipp Marx |
6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
21 March 2009 |
Marrakech, Morocco |
Clay |
Santiago Ventura |
Alberto Martín
Daniel Munoz-de la Nava |
6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
29 March 2009 |
Barletta, Italy |
Clay |
Santiago Ventura |
Pablo Cuevas
Luis Horna |
7–6(7–1), 6–2 |
31 May 2009 |
Alessandria, Italy |
Clay |
José Antonio Sánchez de Luna |
Martín Alund
Guillermo Hormazabal |
6–4, 6–2 |
7 June 2009 |
Furth, Germany |
Clay |
Santiago Ventura |
Simon Greul
Alessandro Motti |
4–6, 6–1, [10–6] |
14 June 2009 |
Košice, Slovakia |
Clay |
Santiago Ventura |
Dominik Hrbaty
Martin Klizan |
6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
18 October 2009 |
Asunción, Paraguay |
Clay |
Santiago Ventura |
Maximo Gonzalez
Eduardo Schwank |
6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
20 June 2010 |
Milan, Italy |
Clay |
Daniele Bracciali |
Jeff Coetzee
James Cerretani |
6–4, 7–5 |
22 August 2010 |
San Sebastián, Spain |
Clay |
Santiago Ventura |
Brian Battistone
Andreas Siljestrom |
6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
24 October 2010 |
Santiago, Chile |
Clay |
Daniel Munoz de la Nava |
Nikola Ćirić
Goran Tošić |
6–4, 6–2 |
15 May 2011 |
Zagreb, Croatia |
Clay |
Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava |
Mate Pavić
Franko Škugor |
6–2, 7–6(12–10) |
11 September 2011 |
Seville, Spain |
Clay |
Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava |
Gerard Granollers
Adrián Menéndez |
6–4, 6–7(4–7), [13–11] |
17 September 2011 |
Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina |
Clay |
Marco Crugnola |
Jan Mertl
Matwé Middelkoop |
7–6(7–3), 3–6, [10–8] |
1 October 2011 |
Madrid, Spain |
Clay |
David Marrero |
Daniel Gimeno-Traver
Morgan Phillips |
6–4, 6–7(8–10), [11–9] |
5 November 2011 |
São Leopoldo, Brazil |
Clay |
Franco Ferreiro |
Gastão Elias
Frederico Gil |
6–7(4–7), 6–3, [11–9] |
4 September 2016 |
Curitiba, Brazil |
Clay |
Pere Riba |
André Ghem
Fabrício Neis |
6–7(3–7), 6–4, [10–7] |
Top 10 wins
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 |