Santiago Ventura Bertomeu

Santiago Ventura Bertomeu (Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo βenˈtuɾa βeɾtoˈmew];[lower-alpha 1] born 5 January 1980) is a retired tennis player from Spain. He was born in Castellón, Spain and lives in Burriana, Spain. He is a clay court specialist and is known for the considerable use of drop-shots during his matches.

Santiago Ventura
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceBurriana, Spain
Born (1980-01-05) 5 January 1980
Castellón, Spain
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2001
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,240,224
Singles
Career record38–59
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 65 (3 March 2008)
Current rankingNo. 244 (14 February 2011)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (2005)
French Open1R (2005, 2008, 2009, 2010)
Wimbledon1R (2005, 2008, 2010)
US Open1R (2008)
Doubles
Career record43–40
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 37 (7 July 2008)
Current rankingNo. 42 (8 November 2010)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (2008)
French Open3R (2010)
WimbledonQF (2008)
US Open2R (2010)
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ventura and the second or maternal family name is Bertomeu.

He was the first player to be beaten by Andy Murray on the ATP Tour, in the first round of the Aegon Championships tournament in 2005.[1]

Career finals

Singles (1 title)
Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (1)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 23 May 2004 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Dominik Hrbatý 6–3, 1–6, 6–4

Doubles (5 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Ventura, at the 2009 São Paulo Challenger
Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (5)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
1. 6 February 2005 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay David Ferrer Gastón Etlis
Martín Rodríguez		 6–3, 6–4
2. 27 February 2005 Acapulco, Mexico Clay David Ferrer Jiří Vaněk
Tomáš Zíb		 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
3. 24 May 2008 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Albert Montañés James Cerretani
Todd Perry		 6–1, 6–2
4. 10 January 2010 Chennai, India Hard Marcel Granollers Lu Yen-hsun
Janko Tipsarević		 7–5, 6–2
5. 8 May 2010 Munich, Germany Clay Oliver Marach Eric Butorac
Michael Kohlmann		 5–7, 6–3, [16–14]

Runners-up (3)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
1. 17 February 2008 Costa do Sauípe, Brazil Clay Albert Montañés Marcelo Melo
André Sá		 6–4, 2–6, [7–10]
2. 22 February 2009 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Nicolás Almagro Marcel Granollers
Alberto Martín		 3–6, 7–5, [8–10]
3. 26 September 2010 Bucharest, Romania Clay Marcel Granollers Juan Ignacio Chela
Łukasz Kubot		 6–2, 5–7, [13–11]

Notes
  1. In isolation, Ventura and Bertomeu are pronounced [benˈtuɾa] and [beɾtoˈmew] respectively.

References
  1. Andy Murray to bid for third Queen's title in Wimbledon warm-up | Sport | The Guardian



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