Pablo Andújar

Pablo Andújar Alba (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo anˈduxaɾ ˈalβa];[1] born 23 January 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player. Andujar has won four ATP Tour singles titles and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 32 in July 2015. His best results are reaching the fourth round of the 2019 US Open and the 2021 French Open doubles semifinals.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Andújar and the second or maternal family name is Alba.
Pablo Andújar
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceValencia, Spain
Born (1986-01-23) 23 January 1986
Cuenca, Spain
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2004
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 6,631,176
Singles
Career record161–233 (40.9%)
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 32 (13 July 2015)
Current rankingNo. 74 (14 February 2021)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2022)
French Open3R (2015)
Wimbledon3R (2015)
US Open4R (2019)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2020)
Doubles
Career record72–123 (36.9%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 74 (3 December 2012)
Current rankingNo. 116 (14 February 2021)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2016, 2018, 2022)
French OpenSF (2021)
Wimbledon1R (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015)
US Open2R (2011, 2012)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2020)
Last updated on: 27 September 2021.

Personal life

He trained in Valencia, Spain at the Tennis Club El Collao.

Between March 2016 and April 2017, Andújar underwent three elbow surgeries.

Junior career

As a junior, Andujar compiled a singles win–loss record of 67–16 (and 48–14 in doubles), reaching as high as No. 5 in the combined junior world rankings in June 2004.

Junior Slam results:

Australian Open: -
French Open: QF (2004)
Wimbledon: 1R (2004)
US Open: 1R (2004)

Professional career

2008–2011: Grand Slam debut and top 100, first ATP title and top 50 debut

On his Grand slam debut at the 2008 French Open as a lucky loser he reached the second round defeating Filippo Volandri. In August 2008, following his wins at two consecutive Challengers in Vigo and in San Sebastián, he entered the top 100 on 25 August 2008 at World No. 88.

He competed at the 2009 Australian Open, but lost to Gilles Simon in the first round. At the 2009 French Open, he defeated Robby Ginepri in the first round, but lost in the second round against Paul-Henri Mathieu of France in three sets.

He made the final of the 2010 BCR Open Romania, where he lost to Juan Ignacio Chela.

In 2011, Andujar won his first ATP title at the Grand Prix Hassan II tournament in Morocco, defeating Italian Potito Starace in the final. As a result he entered the top 50 at World No. 48 on 25 April 2011.

The Spaniard reached two more ATP-level finals during the 2011 season, one at the 2011 Stuttgart Open and the other at the 2011 BCR Open Romania.

2012–2015: First Masters semifinal, second and third titles, First ATP 500 final

In January 2012, he was a finalist in doubles with Carlos Berlocq in Viña del Mar, Chile. In February, he was a quarterfinalist in the Abierto Mexicano Telcel.

In April 2012, he won his second title in Morocco, defeating Albert Ramos Viñolas in the final.

In May 2013, as a wildcard and as world No. 113 in the ATP Rankings, he reached the semifinals of an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament for the first time in his career in Madrid where he faced Rafael Nadal and lost 6–0, 6–4. His road to the semifinals saw him defeat 10th seed Marin Čilić, John Isner, Daniel Gimeno-Traver and 14th seed Kei Nishikori.

He won his third title at the 2014 Swiss Open defeating Juan Mónaco.

Andújar reached his biggest final at the 2015 Barcelona Open where he was defeated by Kei Nishikori.

2016–2018: Hiatus due to surgery, Fourth title and first in four years

Between March 2016 and April 2017, Andújar underwent three elbow surgeries with three different doctors and considered retirement if the third surgery didn't work. Upon his return in January 2018, Andujar lost five of his first six matches at all levels.[2]

In April 2018, Andújar won his fourth ATP tournament and his first in for four years, beating Kyle Edmund in straight sets in the final in Marrakesh to become the lowest-ranked tour-level titlist at World No. 355 since then-World No. 550 Lleyton Hewitt at Adelaide in 1998.[2]

2019–2021: US Open fourth round, French Open doubles semifinal, Olympics debut

In September 2019, Andújar reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time, at the 2019 US Open by defeating Kyle Edmund, Lorenzo Sonego and Alexander Bublik in the first three rounds.[2]

In May 2021, Andujar upset Roger Federer in three sets at the Geneva Open and reached the semifinals of the event. He lost to eventual champion Casper Ruud in the semifinal.

At the 2021 French Open, he continued his good form by coming back from two sets down to defeat Dominic Thiem in the opening round of the tournament. He also reached the semifinals as alternate in doubles with fellow Spaniard Pedro Martínez,[3] with whom he also made his Grand Slam doubles debut as a pair at the 2021 Australian Open. They defeated the 14th seeded Belgians S.Gillé/J.Vliegen in the third round and the pair of Rohan Bopanna/Franko Skugor in the quarterfinals. They entered the tournament as a replacement alternate pair for the top seeds Nikola Mektić/Mate Pavić.

At the 2021 Wimbledon Championships he reached the second round only for the second time in his career.

He qualified to represent Spain in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in singles and doubles partnering with Roberto Carballés Baena.

In September 2021, he reached the third round of the 2021 US Open only for the second time in his career where he lost to World No. 2 and eventual champion Daniil Medvedev. He finished the year 2021 with a positive record of 5–3 in Grand Slams for the first time in his career.

2022: Australian Open third round

Andujar reached the third round of the 2022 Australian Open for the first time in his career defeating Alex Molčan, thus completing a career set of third rounds at all four Grand Slams.

Performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Current through the 2022 BNP Paribas Open.

Tournament200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021 2022W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 A 1R A 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R A Q1 1R 1R 2R 3R 5–11
French Open Q3 2R 2R 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R 3R A A 1R 1R 1R 2R 8–12
Wimbledon Q2 A 1R A 1R 1R 1R 1R 3R A A A 1R NH 2R 3–7
US Open A 1R A A 1R 2R 2R 2R 1R A A A 4R 1R 3R 8–9
Win–loss 0–0 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–4 3–4 1–4 2–4 4–4 0–1 0–0 0–1 3–4 0–3 5–3 2–1 24–39
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A NH A NH A NH 1R 0–1
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A 1R 4R 2R 2R 1R A A A A NH 1R 1R 4–7
Miami Open A A A A 3R 1R 1R A 1R A A A 2R NH A 3–5
Monte-Carlo Masters A A Q1 A A 2R 2R 2R A A A A A NH 1R 3–4
Madrid Open A Q1 Q2 A 1R 1R SF 1R 1R A A 1R A NH 1R 4–7
Italian Open A A A A Q1 1R A 1R A A A A A A A 0–2
Canadian Open A A A A 1R 2R 2R A 2R A A A A NH A 3–4
Cincinnati Masters A A A A Q1 3R 1R A 1R A A A A A A 2–3
Shanghai Masters NMS A 1R 1R 2R 1R A A A A A NH 1–4
Paris Masters A A A A A 1R 2R 1R A A A A Q1 1R A 1–4
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–5 7–9 9–8 1–6 1–5 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–3 0–1 21–40
Career statistics
Titles 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
Finals 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 9
Year-end ranking 146 101 160 71 46 42 48 41 64 432 1694 82 64 60 90

Doubles
Tournament20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021 2022W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 2R 2R 1R 1R 2R 3R A 3R A 1R 1R 3R 9–10
French Open A A A 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R A A A A A SF 6–6
Wimbledon A A A 1R 1R 1R A 1R A A A A NH A 0–4
US Open 1R A A 2R 2R 1R 1R A A A A 1R A A 2–6
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 3–4 2–4 0–4 0–3 2–3 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 4–2 2–1 17–26

ATP career finals

Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 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 (0–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (4–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4–5)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (4–5)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2010 Romanian Open, Romania 250 Series Clay Juan Ignacio Chela 5–7, 1–6
Win 1–1 Apr 2011 Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco 250 Series Clay Potito Starace 6–1, 6–2
Loss 1–2 Jul 2011 Stuttgart Open, Germany 250 Series Clay Juan Carlos Ferrero 4–6, 0–6
Loss 1–3 Sep 2011 Romanian Open, Romania 250 Series Clay Florian Mayer 3–6, 1–6
Win 2–3 Apr 2012 Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco (2) 250 Series Clay Albert Ramos Viñolas 6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Win 3–3 Jul 2014 Swiss Open, Switzerland 250 Series Clay Juan Mónaco 6–3, 7–5
Loss 3–4 Apr 2015 Barcelona Open, Spain 500 Series Clay Kei Nishikori 4–6, 4–6
Win 4–4 Apr 2018 Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco (3) 250 Series Clay Kyle Edmund 6–2, 6–2
Loss 4–5 Apr 2019 Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco 250 Series Clay Benoît Paire 2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 6 (6 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 (0–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–5)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–6)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2011 Brasil Open, Brazil 250 Series Clay Daniel Gimeno Traver Marcelo Melo
Bruno Soares		 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Loss 0–2 Feb 2012 Chile Open, Chile 250 Series Clay Carlos Berlocq Fred Gil
Daniel Gimeno Traver		 6–1, 5–7, [10–12]
Loss 0–3 Aug 2012 Winston-Salem Open, US 250 Series Hard Leonardo Mayer Santiago González
Scott Lipsky		 3–6, 6–4, [2–10]
Loss 0–4 Jul 2013 Swiss Open, Switzerland 250 Series Clay Guillermo García López Jamie Murray
John Peers		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–5 Feb 2015 Rio Open, Brazil 500 Series Clay Oliver Marach Martin Kližan
Philipp Oswald		 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Loss 0–6 Mar 2015 Argentina Open, Argentina 250 Series Clay Oliver Marach Jarkko Nieminen
André Sá		 6–4, 4–6, [7–10]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 26 (13–13)
Legend
ATP Challenger (11–9)
ITF Futures (2–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (13–13)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2005 Italy F4, Caltanissetta Futures Clay Stefano Galvani 3–6, 0–6
Win 1–1 Jul 2005 Spain F15, Elche Futures Clay Gabriel Trujillo Soler 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Oct 2005 Spain F29, Barcelona Futures Clay Stéphane Robert 5–7, 3–6
Win 2–2 Nov 2005 Spain F31, Vilafranca Futures Clay Nick van der Meer 2–6, 6–3, 7–5
Loss 2–3 Mar 2006 Italy F6, Catania Futures Clay Werner Eschauer 3–6, 3–6
Loss 2–4 Apr 2006 Italy F7, Monterotondo Futures Clay Francesco Piccari 5–7, 5–7
Win 3–4 Jul 2006 Rimini, Italy Challenger Clay Werner Eschauer 3–6, 6–1, 7–5
Win 4–4 Aug 2006 Vigo, Spain Challenger Clay Fernando Vicente 7–5, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 4–5 Aug 2007 Trani, Italy Challenger Clay Flavio Cipolla 6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Loss 4–6 Sep 2007 Seville, Spain Challenger Clay Fred Gil 1–6, 3–6
Loss 4–7 May 2008 Telde, Spain Challenger Clay Teimuraz Gabashvili 4–6, 6–4, 1–6
Loss 4–8 Jun 2008 Reggio Emilia, Italy Challenger Clay Mathieu Montcourt 6–2, 2–6, 4–6
Win 5–8 Aug 2008 Vigo, Spain Challenger Clay Marco Crugnola 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Win 6–8 Aug 2008 San Sebastián, Spain Challenger Clay Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 6–4, 6–1
Loss 6–9 Aug 2009 Orbetello, Italy Challenger Clay Alexandr Dolgopolov 4–6, 2–6
Loss 6–10 Apr 2010 Monza, Italy Challenger Clay Daniel Brands 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 4–6
Loss 6–11 Jun 2010 Reggio Emilia, Italy Challenger Clay Carlos Berlocq 0–6, 6–7(1–7)
Win 7–11 Jul 2010 Orbetello, Italy Challenger Clay Édouard Roger-Vasselin 6–4, 6–3
Loss 7–12 Aug 2010 Geneva, Switzerland Challenger Clay Grigor Dimitrov 2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win 8–12 Apr 2018 Alicante, Spain Challenger Clay Alex de Minaur 7–6(7–5), 6–1
Win 9–12 Oct 2018 Florence, Italy Challenger Clay Marco Trungelliti 7–5, 6–3
Win 10–12 Nov 2018 Buenos Aires, Argentina Challenger Clay Pedro Cachín 6–3, 6–1
Win 11–12 Mar 2019 Marbella, Spain Challenger Clay Benoît Paire 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Win 12–12 Apr 2019 Alicante, Spain Challenger Clay Pedro Martínez 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win 13–12 Jun 2019 Prostějov, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Attila Balázs 6–2, 7–5
Loss 13-13 Sep 2020 Prostejov, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Kamil Majchrzak 2-6, 6-7(5-7)

Doubles: 17 (6–11)
Legend
ATP Challenger (4–5)
ITF Futures (2–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (6–11)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2005 Italy F4, Caltanissetta Futures Clay Matteo Volante Konstantinos Economidis
Alexandros Jakupovic		 2–6, 6–3, 6–7(4–7)
Win 1–1 May 2005 Spain F5, Lleida Futures Clay Marc Fornell Mestres Rafael Arévalo
Komlavi Loglo		 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Jun 2005 Romania F7, Bucharest Futures Clay Igor Muguruza Pablo Cuevas
Martín Vilarrubí		 7–5, 1–6, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Jul 2005 Spain F14, Alicante Futures Clay Jun Kato David Marrero
Pablo Santos González		 6–3, 5–7, 2–6
Win 2–3 Jul 2005 Spain F15, Elche Futures Clay Jun Kato Daniel Muñoz de la Nava
Pablo Santos González		 7–5, 4–1 ret.
Loss 2–4 Nov 2005 Spain F33, Gran Canaria Futures Clay Dušan Karol David de Miguel-Lapiedra
Rui Machado		 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–5 Mar 2006 Italy F4, Siracuse Futures Clay Francisco Fogués Domenech Jeroen Masson
Gabriel Trujillo Soler		 6–1, 1–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 2–6 Jun 2006 Sassuolo, Italy Challenger Clay Leonardo Azzaro Francesco Aldi
Tomas Tenconi		 0–6, 1–6
Win 3–6 Jul 2006 Mantova, Italy Challenger Clay Marcel Granollers Alessandro Motti
Daniel Muñoz de la Nava		 6–3, 5–7, [10–7]
Win 4–6 Aug 2006 Vigo, Spain Challenger Clay Marcel Granollers Augustin Gensse
Horacio Zeballos		 7–6(7–4), 6–1
Win 5–6 Sep 2006 Seville, Spain Challenger Clay Marcel Granollers Hugo Armando
Carlos Poch Gradin		 4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 5–7 Oct 2006 Barcelona, Spain Challenger Clay Marcel Granollers Tomas Behrend
Flavio Cipolla		 3–6, 2–6
Loss 5–8 Mar 2007 Italy F4, Siracuse Futures Clay Marco Pedrini Alberto Brizzi
Giancarlo Petrazzuolo		 1–4, 2–4
Loss 5–9 Jul 2007 Turin, Italy Challenger Clay Flávio Saretta Pablo Cuevas
Horacio Zeballos		 6–3, 6–1
Loss 5–10 Oct 2007 Tarragona, Spain Challenger Clay Daniel Muñoz de la Nava Marcel Granollers
Santiago Ventura		 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 6–10 Feb 2010 Meknes, Morocco Challenger Clay Flavio Cipolla Alexandr Dolgopolov
Artem Smirnov		 6–2, 6–2
Loss 6–11 Oct 2010 Tarragona, Spain Challenger Clay Gerard Granollers Pujol Guillermo Olaso
Pere Riba		 6–7(2–7), 6–4, [5–10]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2004 French Open Clay Marcel Granollers Alex Kuznetsov
Mischa Zverev		 6–3, 6–2

Record against top 10 players

Andújar's match record against players who have been ranked world No. 10 or higher is as follows. Players who have been No. 1 are in boldface.

* As of 27 October 2021.

Top 10 wins
  • He has a 6–24 (20.0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 ... 2021 Total
Wins1101126
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score PAR
2011
1. Fernando Verdasco 9 Miami Open, United States Hard 2R 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 69
2012
2. Janko Tipsarević 8 Cincinnati Masters, United States Hard 2R 6–4, 4–1, ret. 40
2014
3. Tomáš Berdych 6 Valencia Open, Spain Hard (i) 1R 6–3, 6–2 46
2015
4. David Ferrer 8 Barcelona Open, Spain Clay SF 7–6(8–6), 6–3 66
2021
5. Roger Federer 8 Geneva Open, Switzerland Clay 2R 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 75
6. Dominic Thiem 4 French Open, France Clay 1R 4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 68

Personal life

He married Cristina Moreta Icart in November 2016.[4] The couple have two sons, Pablo Jr. and Álex.[5]

Notes

    References
    1. "The pronunciation by Pablo Andújar himself". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
    2. "Andujar: From Three Elbow Surgeries & Considering Retirement To The US Open Fourth Round". ATP World Tour. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
    3. "Pablo Andujar/Pedro Martinez Battle into Roland Garros Semi-finals | ATP Tour | Tennis".
    4. "Pablo Andujar Gets Married". Tennis World USA. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
    5. "Pablo Andujar's Wife Details His Love, Faith And Perseverance". atptour.com. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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