Jaume Munar Explained

Jaume Munar
Fullname:Jaume Antoni Munar Clar
Residence:Barcelona, Spain
Birth Date:1997 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Santanyí, Spain
Turnedpro:2014
Plays:Right-handed
(two-handed backhand)
Coach:Tomeu Salva
Pedro Clar
Careerprizemoney:US$ 4,449,462
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 52 (20 May 2019)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 92 (5 August 2024)[1]
Australianopenresult:2R (2020, 2024)
Frenchopenresult:2R (2018, 2021, 2022, 2024)
Wimbledonresult:2R (2022, 2023, 2024)
Usopenresult:2R (2018)
Othertournaments:yes
Olympicsresult:1R (2024)
Doublestitles:0
Currentdoublesranking:No. 317 (5 August 2024)
Australianopendoublesresult:2R (2020)
Frenchopendoublesresult:2R (2023)
Wimbledondoublesresult:3R (2021)
Usopendoublesresult:2R (2022)
Updated:9 August 2024

Jaume Antoni Munar Clar (in Catalan; Valencian ˈʒawmə muˈnaɾ, -ˈna/; pronounced as /es/; born 5 May 1997) is a Spanish professional tennis player. Munar has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 52 achieved on 20 May 2019. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 149 achieved on 10 February 2020.

Juniors

On the junior tour, Munar had a career-high combined ranking of No. 3, achieved on 26 January 2015. Munar reached the 2014 French Open Boys' Final, where he lost to Andrey Rublev. On his way to the final, he defeated top juniors such as Michael Mmoh and Quentin Halys. He also won the Junior Davis Cup 2013.

Professional career

2015: Maiden ATP win

He won his first ATP Tour match at the 2015 German Open against Guillermo García-López, when the world No. 31 retired after three games, and the result launched Munar into the top 500 for the first time.

2018: Major debut

At the 2018 French Open and in only his ninth pro tour match and his second major, Munar came from two sets down to defeat compatriot David Ferrer in the first round.[2] He lost in the second round against Novak Djokovic.[3]

2019: Maiden top-10 win, Masters debut, top 60

In Morocco he defeated top seed Alexander Zverev for his first top-10 win, to reach the quarterfinals.

2021: Maiden ATP final

He reached his first ATP singles final at the 2021 Andalucia Open in Marbella, Spain where he lost to compatriot Pablo Carreno Busta.[4]

2022: First Masters third round, Second top-10 win, top 60 year-end ranking

He reached the third round at a Masters level for a first time at the 2022 BNP Paribas Open.

At the Japan Open, he stunned the top seed and world No. 3, Casper Ruud, for his second top-10 win (first was also against a No. 3, Alexander Zverev in 2019 Marrakech).[5]

2023: Masters fourth round

At the 2023 Chile Open he stunned top seed Lorenzo Musetti to reach the quarterfinals.[6] Next he defeated Thiago Monteiro to reach the semifinals in close to two years since Parma in 2021.

He reached the fourth round at his home Masters at the 2023 Mutua Madrid Open having never recorded a win before at the tournament, with wins over Thanasi Kokkinakis, 30th seed Tallon Griekspoor by retirement and qualifier Matteo Arnaldi. As a result moved close to 20 positions back up in the top 75 in the rankings.

Performance timelines

Singles

Current through the 2023 European Open – Singles (Antwerp).

Tournament2014201520162017201820192020202120222023SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
bgcolor=efefef align=leftAustralian OpenAAAA1R1R2RA1R1R0 / 51–5
bgcolor=efefef align=leftFrench OpenAAAA2R1R1R2R2R1R0 / 63–6
bgcolor=efefef align=leftWimbledonAAAAQ11Rstyle=color:#767676NH1R2R2R0 / 42–4
bgcolor=efefef align=leftUS OpenAAAA2R1R1R1R1RQ10 / 51–5
Win–loss0–00–00–00–02–30–41–31–32–41–30 / 207–20
ATP Masters 1000
bgcolor=efefef align=leftIndian Wells MastersAAAAA1Rstyle=color:#767676NH1R3R1R0 / 42–4
bgcolor=efefef align=leftMiami OpenAAAAA2Rstyle=color:#767676NHA1R1R0 / 31–3
bgcolor=efefef align=leftMonte-Carlo MastersAAAAA2Rstyle=color:#767676NHA1R2R0 / 32–3
bgcolor=efefef align=leftMadrid OpenAAQ1Q1Q21Rstyle=color:#767676NH1RA4R0 / 33–3
bgcolor=efefef align=leftItalian OpenAAAAAQ1AQ1A1R0 / 10–1
bgcolor=efefef align=leftCanadian OpenAAAAAAstyle=color:#767676NHAAA0 / 00–0
bgcolor=efefef align=leftCincinnati MastersAAAAAAQ2Q21RA0 / 10–1
bgcolor=efefef align=leftShanghai MastersAAAAAANH2R0 / 11–1
bgcolor=efefef align=leftParis MastersAAAAAAAAAQ10 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–02–40–00–22–45–60 / 169–16
Career statistics
Tournaments021011228192419Career total: 106
Titles0000000000Career total: 0
Finals0000000100Career total: 1
Overall win–loss0–01–20–10–110–1417–223–812–1919–2415–190 / 10677–110
Win %Career total:
Year-end ranking9574402921848186110775886$2,994,151

ATP Tour career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend (singles)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Resultclass=unsortableW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Andalucía Open, Spain250 SeriesClay Pablo Carreño Busta1–6, 6–2, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend (doubles)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)

ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 25 (15 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (8–7)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (7–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (14–8)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Spain F14, VicFuturesClay Alex de Minaur7–6(7–5), 7–5
Win2–0Spain F21, GandiaFuturesClay Ivan Gakhov6–3, 6–4
Loss2–1Spain F22, DéniaFuturesClay Carlos Taberner6–4, 5–7, 5–7
Win3–1Belgium F9, EupenFuturesClay Mats Moraing7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win4–1Spain F28, San SebastiánFuturesClay Gonzalo Villanueva3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win5–1Spain F32, SabadellFuturesClay Álvaro López San Martínw/o
Loss5–2Spain F36, Cuevas del AlmanzoraFuturesHard Roberto Ortega Olmedo0–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win6–2Spain F1, ManacorFuturesClay Ricardo Ojeda Lara6–3, 6–3
Win7–2Spain F4, PegueraFuturesClay Mario Vilella Martínez3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss7–3Spain F15, Santa Margarida de MontbuiFuturesHard João Monteiro6–7(5–7), 5–7
Win8–3Segovia, SpainChallengerHard Alex De Minaur6–3, 6–4
Loss8–4Rio de Janeiro, BrazilChallengerClay Carlos Berlocq4–6, 6–2, 0–3 ret.
Win9–4Prostějov, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Laslo Đere6–1, 6–3
Win10–4Caltanissetta, ItalyChallengerClay Matteo Donati6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Loss10–5Seville, SpainChallengerClay Alejandro Davidovich Fokina6–2, 2–6, 2–6
Win11–5Montevideo, UruguayChallengerClay Federico Delbonis7–5, 6–2
Win12–5Lisbon, PortugalChallengerClay Pedro Sousa7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss12–6Marbella, SpainChallengerClay Pedro Martínez6–7(4–7), 2–6
Win13–6Antalya, TurkeyChallengerClay Lorenzo Musetti6–7(7–9), 6–2, 6–2
Loss13–7Antalya, TurkeyChallengerClay Carlos Taberner4–6, 1–6
Loss13–8Marbella, SpainChallengerClay Gianluca Mager6–2, 3–6, 2–6
Loss13–9Brasilia, BrazilChallengerClay Federico Coria5–7, 3–6
Win14–9Marbella, SpainChallengerClay Pedro Cachin6–2, 6–2
Win15–9Perugia, ItalyChallengerClay Tomás Martín Etcheverry6–3, 4–6, 6–1
Loss15–10Aix-en-Provence, FranceChallengerClay Alejandro Tabilo3–6, 2–6

Doubles: 14 (11 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–2)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (10–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (7–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Spain F1, PegueraFuturesClay Pedro Martínez Roberto Carballés Baena
Oriol Roca Batalla
6–1, 6–1
Win2–0Spain F26, MadridFuturesHard Pedro Martínez Adam Sanjurjo Hermida
Miguel Semmler
6–3, 6–4
Win3–0Spain F3, PegueraFuturesClay Gianluca Naso Marc Fornell Mestres
Marco Neubau
3–6, 6–4, [10–1]
Win4–0Spain F4, MurciaFuturesClay Oriol Roca Batalla Ivan Gakhov
Miguel Ángel López Jaén
6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Win5–0Spain F6, MadridFuturesHard Oriol Roca Batalla Nuno Deus
Henrique Sousa
6–3, 6–1
Win6–0Spain F6, TarragonaFuturesClay Marc López Gonçalo Oliveira
Akira Santillan
6–7(4–7), 6–3, [10–7]
Loss6–1Croatia F3, PulaFuturesClay Pedro Martínez Paweł Ciaś
Grzegorz Panfil
6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Win7–1Spain F13, ValldoreixFuturesClay Álvaro López San Martín Carlos Calderón-Rodríguez
Pedro Martínez
6–3, 3–6, [10–5]
Win8–1Spain F19, BakioFuturesHard Viktor Durasovic Juan Lizariturry
Jaume Pla Malfeito
6–3, 6–4
Win9–1Spain F20, GetxoFuturesClay Álvaro López San Martín Juan Lizariturry
Jaume Pla Malfeito
6–4 ret.
Win10–1Spain F6, CornellàFuturesHard Marc López Jonathan Kanar
Mick Lescure
6–3, 6–1
Win11–1Poznań, PolandChallengerClay Guido Andreozzi Tomasz Bednarek
Gonçalo Oliveira
6–7(4–7), 6–3, [10–4]
Loss11–2Nouméa, New CaledoniaChallengerHard Alejandro González Hugo Nys
Tim Pütz
2–6, 2–6
Loss11–3Guayaquil, EcuadorChallengerClay Sergio Martos Gornés Luis David Martínez
Felipe Meligeni Alves
0–6, 6–4, [3–10]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Record against other players

Record against top 10 players

Munar's record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with active players in boldface.

Playerwidth=50 data-sort-type="number"RecordWin %width=40Hardwidth=40Claywidth=40GrassLast Match
Number 1 ranked players
Carlos Alcaraz31–21–2bgcolor=EBC2AF align=leftLoss (3–6, 3–6) at 2022 Barcelona
Novak Djokovic10–10–1bgcolor=EBC2AF align=leftLoss (6–7(1–7), 4–6, 4–6) at 2018 French Open
Number 2 ranked players
Alexander Zverev11–0bgcolor=lime1–0bgcolor=ccffcc align=left
Casper Ruud31–21–00–2bgcolor=ccffcc align=leftWin (6–3, 6–3) at 2022 Tokyo
Number 3 ranked players
David Ferrer11–0bgcolor=lime1–0bgcolor=ccffcc align=left
Stan Wawrinka11–0bgcolor=lime1–0bgcolor=ccffcc align=left
Marin Čilić20–20–2bgcolor=EBC2AF align=left
Stefanos Tsitsipas30–30–10–2bgcolor=EBC2AF align=left
Dominic Thiem40–40–10–3bgcolor=EBC2AF align=left
Number 4 ranked players
Jannik Sinner10–10–1bgcolor=EBC2AF align=leftLoss (4–6, 4–6) at 2022 Umag
Number 5 ranked players
Kevin Anderson31–21–2bgcolor=ccffcc align=left
Andrey Rublev31–21–10–1bgcolor=EBC2AF align=left
Taylor Fritz10–10–1bgcolor=EBC2AF align=leftLoss (4–6, 6–2, 6–7(2–7)) at 2022 Indian Wells
Number 6 ranked players
Félix Auger-Aliassime10–10–1bgcolor=EBC2AF align=leftLoss (4–6, 3–6) at 2019 Rio de Janeiro
Gaël Monfils10–10–1bgcolor=EBC2AF align=leftLoss (3–6, 6–7(5–7), 4–6) at 2018 Australian Open
Number 7 ranked players
Richard Gasquet11–0bgcolor=lime1–0bgcolor=ccffcc align=leftWin (6–1, 6–1) at 2021 Parma
Number 8 ranked players
John Isner11–0bgcolor=lime1–0bgcolor=ccffcc align=leftWin (4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4) at 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Cameron Norrie21–1bgcolor=#ccf1–00–1bgcolor=EBC2AF align=leftLoss (4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 0–6, 2–6) at 2022 Wimbledon Championships
Karen Khachanov10–10–1bgcolor=EBC2AF align=left
Diego Schwartzman50–50–10–4bgcolor=EBC2AF align=left
Number 9 ranked players
Fabio Fognini32–10–12–0bgcolor=ccffcc align=leftWin (6–2, 6–1) at 2021 Marbella
Hubert Hurkacz10–10–1bgcolor=EBC2AF align=leftLoss (2–4, 2–4, 4–2, 4–3, 1–4) at 2018 Next Generation ATP Finals
Roberto Bautista Agut20–20–2bgcolor=EBC2AF align=leftLoss (6–7(7–9), 4–6) at 2019 Gstaad
Number 10 ranked players
Frances Tiafoe33–0bgcolor=lime1–02–0bgcolor=ccffcc align=leftWin (7–6(7–4), 6–4) at 2021 Buenos Aires
Pablo Carreño Busta21–1bgcolor=#ccf1–00–1bgcolor=ccffcc align=leftWin (4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)) at 2022 Indian Wells
Denis Shapovalov10–10–1bgcolor=EBC2AF align=leftLoss (5–7, 4–6) at 2022 Seoul
Total5116–355–13
10–21
1–1
Statistics correct .

Top 10 wins

PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScore
2019
1. Alexander Zverevalign=center bgcolor=99ccff3Grand Prix Hassan II, MoroccoClay2R7–6(7–1), 2–6, 6–360
2022
2. Casper Ruudalign=center bgcolor=99ccff3Japan Open, JapanHard1R6–3, 6–3style=text-align:center58

Notes

Munar's dad is currently 67 years old.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/rankings/singles ATP Rankings
  2. https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/munar-ferrer-roland-garros-2018-friday
  3. News: 'People starving so I accept problems'. BBC Sport.
  4. Web site: Pablo Carreno Busta Wins First Title at Home in Marbella | ATP Tour | Tennis .
  5. Web site: Jaume Munar Stuns Ruud in Tokyo | ATP Tour | Tennis .
  6. Web site: Jaume Munar Upsets Lorenzo Musetti in Santiago | ATP Tour | Tennis .