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Marcel Granollers
Spanish tennis player

Marcel Granollers

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Intro
Spanish tennis player
Places
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Barcelona, Barcelonès, Àmbit metropolità de Barcelona, Barcelona Province
Age
38 years
Residence
Barcelona
Stats
Height:
191
Weight:
77
The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Marcel Granollers Pujol (Catalan: [mərˈsɛɫ ɣɾənuˈʎes puˈʒɔɫ], Spanish: [marˈθel ɣɾanoˈʎers puˈʝol]; born 12 April 1986) is a tennis player from Spain who turned professional in 2003. He reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 19 in July 2012, and his highest doubles ranking of World No. 4 in February 2013. Granollers has won 4 singles titles and 9 doubles titles, including the 2012 ATP World Tour Finals. His brother Gerard Granollers is also a tennis player.

Career

2006

Granollers made the first round of the Wimbledon tournament in 2006, but lost to Andrei Pavel. In the qualifying rounds, he beat Stéphane Robert, Konstantinos Economidis and Marco Chiudinelli.

2007

In 2007, Granollers won the Naples and Rome Challengers for doubles with Flavio Cipolla, and the Maspalomas Challenger for doubles with Marc López. At the 2007 French Open, he made the second round of the men's doubles tournament with Feliciano López before they lost in three close sets to the number 4 seeds Fabrice Santoro and Nenad Zimonjić, who won 7–5, 1–6, 6–4. He lost at the French and Wimbledon Championships both times in the second round of qualifying for the main draws.

2008

2008 saw Granollers qualify for the Australian Open Singles Draw, but lost to Evgeny Korolev in straight sets in the first round. He reached the quarterfinals of the 2008 Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, Mexico, an International Series Gold tournament, before losing to José Acasuso 7–6, 6–3. On 20 April, he won his first ATP singles title at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, defeating World No. 8 James Blake in the final. He had saved two match points in the semifinals. The previous day, he and Pablo Cuevas lost in the doubles final. Following Rafael Nadal's announcement that he would not play the Davis Cup Final at Argentina on 21–23 November, Spain's Captain Emilio Sánchez announced that Marcel Granollers would replace Nadal. This was Granollers' first Davis Cup appearance, although he did not play any matches.

2009

In 2009, Granollers won three ATP doubles titles at the 2009 Brasil Open, the 2009 Copa Telmex, and the 2009 Kremlin Cup, teaming up with Tommy Robredo, Alberto Martín, and Pablo Cuevas respectively.

2010

In the first round of the 2010 Australian Open, Granollers pulled off a remarkable comeback when he recovered from 2 sets down against world no.8 and French Open finalist, Robin Söderling. He then lost to Alejandro Falla in the 2nd round.

2011

Granollers lost in the first round of the Australian Open to eventual champion Novak Djokovic, and he didn't win consecutive matches until the 2011 Miami Masters, where he got to the fourth round. In July, he beat Stanislas Wawrinka, Mikhail Youzhny, and Fernando Verdasco to win his first title of the year and his second career title at the Swiss Open. In the US Open, he reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career, to break into the Top 30. In November, Granollers claimed the title at the Valencia Open 500 by defeating Juan Mónaco in three sets and said, "Winning here has been the biggest achievement in my whole career." He beat four Top 20 players: Alexandr Dolgopolov, Marin Čilić, Gaël Monfils and Juan Martín del Potro en route to the final at the ATP World Tour 500 tournament. Granollers played for the victorious Spain Davis Cup team in 2011, losing the doubles rubber (with Fernando Verdasco) in the quarter final against United States.

2012

Marcel Granollers reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time at French Open, losing to David Ferrer in three straight sets. Granollers lost to Marin Čilić in the final match of Croatia Open on 15 July 2012. Playing doubles alongside countryman Marc López, he went 3–4 in finals, winning titles at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Swiss Open and ATP World Tour Finals. Granollers and Lopez were the first Spanish pair to play at the season-ending championships since Sergio Casal and Emilio Sánchez in 1994. He also partnered López at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

2013

Granollers made it to the fourth round of the US Open for the first time, and he lost to top-seed Novak Djokovic in straight sets.

2015

Granollers made it to the second round of the French Open, where he was defeated by Roger Federer, the second seed.

2016

He reaches the Quarterfinals of the 2016 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters before losing to Gael Monfils in straight sets, he was lucky to be in the draw as he was only in due to being a lucky loser.

Playing style

Granollers' good serve and net skills account for his excellent doubles record. His comparatively technically weak groundstrokes are underpowered with low takebacks on both wings but they provide a decent defensive framework. He is also known for his heavy grunting, so much as to result in ridicule and accusations of gamesmanship due to its loud volume and questionable timing during matches.

Significant finals

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
Runner-up2014French OpenClaySpain Marc LópezFrance Julien Benneteau
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
3–6, 6–7(1–7)
Runner-up2014US OpenHardSpain Marc LópezUnited States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
3–6, 4–6

Year-End Championships finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner2012ATP World Tour FinalsHard (i)Spain Marc LópezIndia Mahesh Bhupathi
India Rohan Bopanna
7–5, 3–6, [10–3]

Masters 1000 finals

Doubles: 6 (1 title, 4 runners-up, 1 pending)

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up2009Paris MastersHard (i)Spain Tommy RobredoCanada Daniel Nestor
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
3–6, 4–6
Winner2012Italian OpenClaySpain Marc LópezPoland Łukasz Kubot
Serbia Janko Tipsarević
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up2012Canadian OpenHardSpain Marc LópezUnited States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
1–6, 6–4, [10–12]
Runner-up2013Cincinnati MastersHardSpain Marc LópezUnited States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
4–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Runner-up2015RomeClaySpain Marc LópezUruguay Pablo Cuevas
Spain David Marrero
4–6, 5–7
Pending2017Italian OpenClayCroatia Ivan DodigFrance Pierre-Hugues Herbert
France Nicolas Mahut

ATP career finals

Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–2)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.14 April 2008U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, Houston, USAClayUnited States James Blake6–4, 1–6, 7–5
Runner-up1.7 November 2010Valencia Open, Valencia, SpainHard (i)Spain David Ferrer5–7, 3–6
Winner2.31 July 2011Swiss Open, Gstaad, SwitzerlandClaySpain Fernando Verdasco6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Winner3.5 November 2011Valencia Open, Valencia, SpainHard (i)Argentina Juan Mónaco6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–3)
Runner-up2.15 July 2012Croatia Open, Umag, CroatiaClayCroatia Marin Čilić4–6, 2–6
Winner4.3 August 2013Austrian Open, Kitzbühel, AustriaClayArgentina Juan Mónaco0–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Runner-up3.13 April 2014Casablanca Open, Casablanca, MoroccoClaySpain Guillermo García-López7–5, 4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 32 (14 titles, 17 runners-up, 1 pending)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–2)
ATP World Tour Finals (1–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1–4)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (3–4)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (9–7)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.14 April 2008U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, Houston, United StatesClayUruguay Pablo CuevasLatvia Ernests Gulbis
Germany Rainer Schüttler
5–7, 6–7(3–7)
Winner1.14 February 2009Brasil Open, Costa do Sauipe, BrazilClaySpain Tommy RobredoArgentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Argentina Juan Mónaco
6–4, 7–5
Winner2.22 February 2009Buenos Aires Open, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClaySpain Alberto MartínSpain Nicolás Almagro
Spain Santiago Ventura
6–3, 5–7, [10–8]
Winner3.22 October 2009Kremlin Cup, Moscow, RussiaHard (i)Uruguay Pablo CuevasCzech Republic František Čermák
Slovakia Michal Mertiňák
4–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Runner-up2.8 November 2009Valencia Open 500, Valencia, SpainHard (i)Spain Tommy RobredoCzech Republic František Čermák
Slovakia Michal Mertiňák
4–6, 3–6
Runner-up3.15 November 2009Paris Masters, Paris, FranceHard (i)Spain Tommy RobredoCanada Daniel Nestor
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
3–6, 4–6
Winner4.10 January 2010Chennai Open, Chennai, IndiaHardSpain Santiago VenturaChinese Taipei Lu Yen-Hsun
Serbia Janko Tipsarević
7–5, 6–2
Winner5.14 February 2010Brasil Open, Costa do Sauipe, Brazil (2)ClayUruguay Pablo CuevasPoland Łukasz Kubot
Austria Oliver Marach
7–5, 6–4
Runner-up4.9 May 2010Portugal Open, Estoril, PortugalClayUruguay Pablo CuevasSpain Marc López
Spain David Marrero
7–6(7–1), 4–6, [4–10]
Runner-up5.26 September 2010Romanian Open, Bucharest, RomaniaClaySpain Santiago VenturaArgentina Juan Ignacio Chela
Poland Łukasz Kubot
2–6, 7–5, [11–13]
Winner6.15 January 2011Auckland Open, Auckland, New ZealandHardSpain Tommy RobredoSweden Johan Brunström
Australia Stephen Huss
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Runner-up6.6 February 2011Zagreb Indoors, Zagreb, CroatiaHard (i)Spain Marc LópezBelgium Dick Norman
Romania Horia Tecău
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up7.16 July 2011Stuttgart Open, Stuttgart, GermanyClaySpain Marc LópezAustria Jürgen Melzer
Germany Philipp Petzschner
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up8.4 March 2012Mexican Open, Acapulco, MexicoClaySpain Marc LópezSpain David Marrero
Spain Fernando Verdasco
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up9.29 April 2012Barcelona Open, Barcelona, SpainClaySpain Marc LópezPoland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski
6–2, 6–7(7–9), [8–10]
Winner7.20 May 2012Italian Open, Rome, ItalyClaySpain Marc LópezPoland Łukasz Kubot
Serbia Janko Tipsarević
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up10.14 July 2012Croatia Open, Umag, CroatiaClaySpain Marc LópezSpain David Marrero
Spain Fernando Verdasco
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Winner8.22 July 2012Swiss Open, Gstaad, SwitzerlandClaySpain Marc LópezColombia Robert Farah
Colombia Santiago Giraldo
6–4, 7–6(11–9)
Runner-up11.12 August 2012Canadian Open, Toronto, CanadaClaySpain Marc LópezUnited States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
1–6, 6–4, [10–12]
Winner9.12 November 2012ATP World Tour Finals, London, United KingdomHard (i)Spain Marc LópezIndia Mahesh Bhupathi
India Rohan Bopanna
7–5, 3–6, [10–3]
Runner-up12.18 August 2013Cincinnati Masters, Cincinnati, United StatesHardSpain Marc LópezUnited States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
4–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Winner10.16 February 2014Buenos Aires Open, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClaySpain Marc LópezUruguay Pablo Cuevas
Argentina Horacio Zeballos
7–5, 6–4
Runner-up13.7 June 2014French Open, Paris, FranceClaySpain Marc LópezFrance Julien Benneteau
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
3–6, 6–7(1–7)
Runner-up14.7 September 2014US Open, New York, United StatesHardSpain Marc LópezUnited States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up15.17 May 2015Italian Open, Rome, ItalyClaySpain Marc LópezUruguay Pablo Cuevas
Spain David Marrero
4–6, 5–7
Runner-up16.24 April 2016Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, Barcelona, SpainClayUruguay Pablo CuevasUnited States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
5–7, 5–7
Winner11.16 July 2016Swedish Open, Båstad, SwedenClaySpain David MarreroNew Zealand Marcus Daniell
Brazil Marcelo Demoliner
6–2, 6–3
Winner12.9 October 2016Japan Open, Tokyo, JapanHardPoland Marcin MatkowskiSouth Africa Raven Klaasen
United States Rajeev Ram
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Winner13.30 October 2016Swiss Indoors, Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i)United States Jack SockSweden Robert Lindstedt
New Zealand Michael Venus
6–3, 6–4
Winner14.19 February 2017Rotterdam Open, Rotterdam, NetherlandsHard (i)Croatia Ivan DodigNetherlands Wesley Koolhof
Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop
7–6 (7–5) , 6–3
Runner-up17.15 April 2017Grand Prix Hassan II, Marrakesh, MoroccoClaySpain Marc LópezUnited Kingdom Dominic Inglot
Croatia Mate Pavić
4–6, 6–2, [9–11]
Pending15./18.21 May 2017Italian Open, Rome, ItalyClayCroatia Ivan DodigFrance Pierre-Hugues Herbert
France Nicolas Mahut

Singles performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#APZ#POGF-SSF-BNMSNH

Current till 2017 Mutua Madrid Open.

Tournament200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAA1R2R2R1R2R2R1R2R2R1R6–10
French OpenAA2R1R2R2R4R1R4R2R4R12–9
Wimbledon1RA1R2R2R1R1R1R2R2R2R5–10
US OpenAA1R2R2R3R2R4R3R2R2R12–9
Win–Loss0–10–01–43–44–43–45–44–46–44–45–40–135–38
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells MastersAAA1RA1R3R1RA1R2R2R1–6
Miami MastersAAAAA4R2R2R1R1R2R1R3–6
Monte-Carlo MastersAAA2R1R1R1R2R1R2RQF1R5–9
Madrid OpenAA2R1R1R2R2R1R1R3R2R1R5–10
Italian OpenAAA1R1RQ13RQF2R1RA6–6
Canadian OpenAAAAAAQF2R1RAA5–3
Cincinnati MastersAAAAAA1R2R1RA2R2–4
Shanghai MastersNMSAA1RA2R1RA3R3–4
Paris MastersAA2RA1R1R2R2RA1RA2–6
German OpenAA1RNot Masters Series0–1
Win–Loss0–00–01–31–40–44–68–88–91–73–67–60–433–57
Career statistics
Titles–Runners-up0–00–01–00–00–12–00–11–00–10–00–00–04–3
Year End Ranking160132569142273438468437

Doubles performance timeline

Current through 2016 Swiss Indoors.

Tournament2007200820092010201120122013201420152016SRW–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian OpenA2R1R2R3R1RSF2R1RSF0 / 912–9
French Open2R2R2R1R2R1RQFF1RQF0 / 1015–10
Wimbledon1RQF1RQF3R1R1R3R2R3R0 / 1013–10
US Open2R1R2RSF3RSF3RF3R1R0 / 916–7
Win–Loss2–35–42–38–47–24–49–413–43–49–40 / 3862–38
Year-End Championship
ATP World Tour FinalsAAAAAWRRRRAA1 / 36–5
ATP Masters Series 1000
Indian Wells MastersAAAA1R2R2RA2R1R0 / 53–5
Miami MastersAAAA1R2RSF1R1R2R0 / 65–6
Monte-Carlo MastersAAA1RQFSF2R1RQF1R0 / 76–6
Madrid Open (clay)As HamburgQFSF2RQF2R2RSF2R0 / 812–8
Italian OpenAAAAQFWSF2RFQF1 / 614–5
Canadian OpenAAAAAFQFQFAA0 / 34–3
Cincinnati MastersAAAAAQFF2RA2R0 / 45–4
Madrid Open (hard)AQFHeld as Shanghai0 / 12–1
Shanghai MastersNot HeldAAA2RQFSFAQF0 / 46–4
Paris MastersAAF1RAAQFSF2RA0 / 57–5
Win–Loss0–02–16–25–44–416–611–97–87–67–71 / 4965–47
Year–End Ranking5960252232101283918

Wins over top 10 players

Season200820092010201120122013201420152016Total
Wins1011011016
#PlayerRankTournamentSurfaceRdScore
2008
1.United States James Blake8Houston, United StatesHardF6–4, 1–6, 7–5
2010
2.Sweden Robin Söderling8Australian Open, AustraliaHard1R5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
2011
3.France Gaël Monfils10Valencia, SpainHardQF7–6(14–12), 3–6, 6–4
2013
4.United Kingdom Andy Murray2Rome, ItalyClay2R6–3, 6–7(5–7), ret.
2014
5.Spain David Ferrer5Tokyo, JapanHard1R4–6, 6–4, 6–4
2016
6.Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych9Shanghai, ChinaHard2R7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–1)
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