Albert Montañés
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| Country (sports) |
 Spain
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|---|---|
| Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
| Born |
26 November 1980 Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Spain |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 1999 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) *occasionally uses two-handed backhand |
| Prize money | $5,651,484 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 247–278 |
| Career titles | 6 |
| Highest ranking | No. 22 (2 August 2010) |
| Current ranking | No. 103 (6 June 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2010) |
| French Open | 4R (2011) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2009, 2010) |
| US Open | 4R (2010) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 60–121 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 73 (23 July 2007) |
| Current ranking | No. 454 (1 February 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2010) |
| French Open | 2R (2008) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) |
| US Open | 2R (2009) |
| Last updated on: February 3, 2016. | |
Albert Montañés Roca (born 26 November 1980) is a professional tennis player from Spain.
He first entered the top 100 in 2001. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 22 in 2010 and has won six singles titles and two doubles titles.
Montañés is one of the very few players to win a title after saving match points in two different matches. He did it during his title run in Estoril 2009 in his quarter-finals and the final.
He holds the record for most first-round exits at Grand Slam events; 33 reached at 2014 US Open. Beating Kenneth Carlsen's long standing record of 30 first-round exits.
Current till 2016 Wimbledon Championships.
1 Held as Hamburg Masters (outdoor clay) until 2008, Madrid Masters (outdoor clay) 2009–present.
2 Held as Stuttgart Masters (indoor hard) until 2001, Madrid Masters (indoor hard) from 2002–08, and Shanghai Masters (outdoor hard) 2009–present.
Current through the 2014 Wimbledon Championships.
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