Pedro Martínez (tennis) explained

Pedro Martínez
Fullname:Pedro Martínez Portero
Birth Date:1997 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Alzira, Spain
Height:1.85m (06.07feet)
Turnedpro:2016
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach:Javier Ferrer
Careerprizemoney:US$ 4,252,778
Singlestitles:1
Highestsinglesranking:No. 39 (14 October 2024)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 41 (28 October 2024)
Australianopenresult:3R (2021)
Frenchopenresult:3R (2020)
Wimbledonresult:3R (2021)
Usopenresult:2R (2021, 2024)
Othertournaments:yes
Olympicsresult:1R (2024)
Doublestitles:1
Highestdoublesranking:No. 51 (16 May 2022)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 239 (28 October 2024)
Australianopendoublesresult:3R (2022)
Frenchopendoublesresult:SF (2021)
Wimbledondoublesresult:2R (2022, 2024)
Usopendoublesresult:1R (2021, 2022, 2024)
Team:yes
Updated:30 October 2024

Pedro Martínez Portero (pronounced as /es/; born 26 April 1997) is a Spanish professional tennis player.He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 39 achieved on 14 October 2024. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 51 achieved on 16 May 2022.[1] He is currently the No. 2 Spanish player.[2]

Juniors

During his junior career, he won the junior Davis Cup 2013.

Professional career

2018: ATP debut

Martínez made his ATP main draw debut at the 2018 Grand Prix Hassan II after qualifying for the singles main draw.

2019-2020: Major singles & doubles debut, top 100 singles debut

Martínez made his Grand Slam debut in the main draw at the 2019 French Open in singles and at the 2020 French Open in doubles with Christian Garin.

He reached his first ATP quarterfinal in his career at the ATP 500 2020 Rio Open in Brazil defeating Hugo Dellien and Pablo Andujar.

In June, he made the third round of the 2020 French Open in singles, his best Grand Slam result thus far. As a result he entered the top 100 in singles at World No. 97 on 12 October 2020.

2021: French Open doubles semifinal & top 100, first ATP final, top 60 in singles

Martínez reached the third round of the 2021 Australian Open in singles for the first time at this Major, defeating Emil Ruusuvuori, his second showing at this level in his career.

At the 2021 French Open he reached the semifinals as alternate in doubles with fellow Spaniard Pablo Andujar,[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 Sander Gillé/Joran Vliegen in the third round and the pair of Rohan Bopanna/Franko Škugor in the quarterfinals. They entered the tournament as a replacement alternate pair for the top seeds Nikola Mektić/Mate Pavić. As a result, Martínez made his top 100 debut in doubles at world No. 95 on 14 June 2021.

At grass season, Martínez reached the third round of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships in singles for the first time in his career, defeating 13th seed Gael Monfils, his third showing in the third round of a Major.

Martínez reached his first ATP final at the 2021 Generali Open Kitzbühel where he was defeated by Casper Ruud. He secured the biggest win of his career when he overcame world No. 16 Roberto Bautista Agut en route to the championship match.[4] He also reached the semifinals at the same tournament partnering Marc Polmans. As a result he reached a new career-high singles ranking of world No. 76 and a doubles ranking of No. 88 on 2 August 2021. At the 2021 US Open he recorded his first win at this Major over James Duckworth to reach the second round. After winning the Challenger in Seville, he reached a career high ranking of world No. 59 on 13 September 2021.

At the 2021 Kremlin Cup he was defeated by Marin Čilić in only the second quarterfinal of the season and third in his career at ATP level. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 58 on 25 October 2021. At the same tournament, he also reached the semifinals partnering Ilya Ivashka. As a result he returned to a doubles ranking of No. 87 on 25 October 2021 tied with his best ranking thus far.

2022: ATP Cup finalist, first ATP singles & doubles titles, Top 40 in singles

Martínez participated for the first time in the 2022 ATP Cup as part of the Spanish team where he played doubles with Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (won both matches) and Albert Ramos Vinolas (lost both matches) and helped Spain reach the final.

Martínez reached the third round of the 2022 Australian Open in doubles for the first time at this Major partnering compatriot Pablo Andujar. As a result he reached a new career-high doubles ranking of World No. 72 on 31 January 2022.

Martinez was seeded fourth in Santiago. After receiving a first round bye, he defeated Jaume Munar, Yannick Hanfmann and Alejandro Tabilo to reach his second ATP final.[5] He beat Sebastián Báez in the final to win his first ATP title.[6] As a result he made his top 50 debut on 28 February 2022.[7]

He reached the third round of a Masters 1000 for the first time in his career at the 2022 Miami Open defeating Jan-Lennard Struff and upset 27th seed Cristian Garín.

He made his top 40 debut following the 2022 Mutua Madrid Open on 9 May 2022.

At the 2022 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships he reached the quarterfinals for a second time at an ATP 500 tour-level, defeating Alexei Popyrin and Jaume Munar.[8]

2023-2024: Loss of form, first top 10 win & final since 2022, back to top 45

As a result of a couple of first round losses in the beginning of the season, his ranking fell outside the top 100 after the 2023 Rio Open and as low as No. 120 after the 2023 Chile Open for not being able to defend his title in Santiago.

Ranked No. 142, at the 2023 Italian Open he qualified for the main draw but lost in the first round to Alexander Bublik. At the 2023 French Open he again qualified for the main draw defeating Facundo Bagnis in the last of round qualifying but lost to Tallon Griekspoor in the first round.

He returned to the top 100 at No. 99 on 29 January 2024 following a Challenger final in Tenerife, Spain.At the 2024 Chile Open in Santiago, he reached the semifinals defeating wildcard Francesco Passaro, sixth seed Facundo Diaz Acosta[9] and third seed Arthur Fils.

At the 2024 Estoril Open he reached his fourth career ATP semifinal defeating Daniel Altmaier compatriot Roberto Bautista Agut and lucky loser Richard Gasquet. He defeated top seed and defending champion Casper Ruud for his first top 10 win, reaching his first final since 2022. As a result he returned to the top 60 in the rankings. He lost to second seed Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets.[10] [11] [12]

He reached his second clay semifinal at the ATP 500 2024 Hamburg Open defeating fourth seed Matteo Arnaldi, qualifier Ugo Blanchet and fourth seed Francisco Cerúndolo.

Personal life

In November 2023, Martínez and his girlfriend Claudia Espejo welcomed their first child, a boy.[13] [14]

Performance timelines

Singles

Current through the 2024 Rolex Paris Masters.

Tournament2018201920202021202220232024SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAQ3style=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee3Rstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee1RQ10 / 44–4
French OpenQ1style=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee3Rstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee2R0 / 64–6
WimbledonAQ2style=color:#767676NHstyle=background:#afeeee3Rstyle=background:#afeeee1RQ1style=background:#afeeee1R0 / 32–3
US OpenQ3Q3style=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee1RQ1style=background:#afeeee2R0 / 42–4
Win–loss0–00–13–36–41–40–22–30 / 1712–17
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells MastersAAstyle=color:#767676NHstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee2RA0 / 33–3
Miami OpenAAstyle=color:#767676NHstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee3Rstyle=background:#afeeee1RQ20 / 32–3
Monte-Carlo MastersAAstyle=color:#767676NHstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee2RQ1A0 / 21–2
Madrid OpenAAstyle=color:#767676NHstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1RQ1Q10 / 20–2
Italian OpenAAstyle=background:#afeeee2RAstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 41–4
Canadian OpenAAstyle=color:#767676NHAstyle=background:#afeeee1RAstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 20–2
Cincinnati MastersAAQ2AQ1AQ10 / 00–0
Shanghai MastersAANHAstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 10–1
Paris MastersAAAQ1Q1Astyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 10–1
Win–loss0–00–01–11–44–61–30–40 / 187–18
Career statistics
Tournaments2281926122190
style=text-align:leftTitles 00 0 0 1001
style=text-align:leftFinals00 0 11013
style=text-align:leftOverall win–loss0–20–29–817–1920–254–1218–2268–90
Year-end ranking15617085606211441

Doubles

Tournament2020202120222023W–L
Australian OpenA1R3R1R2–3
French Open1Rbgcolor=yellowSF1RA4–3
Wimbledonstyle=color:#767676NH1R2RA1–2
US OpenA1R1RA0–2
Win–loss0–14–43–40–17–10

ATP Tour finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (0–0)
ATP 250 (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–2)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentclass=unsortableScore
Loss0–1Kitzbühel Open, AustriaATP 250Clay1–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win1–1Chile Open, ChileATP 250Clay Sebastián Báez4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss1–2Estoril Open, PortugalATP 250Clay Hubert Hurkacz3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (6–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Båstad, SwedenChallengerClay Corentin Moutet7–6(5), 6–4
Loss1–1Barcelona, SpainChallengerClay Roberto Carballés Baena6–1, 3–6, 0–6
Loss1–2Alicante, SpainChallengerClay Pablo Andújar3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss1–3Alicante, SpainChallengerClay Carlos Alcaraz6–7(6), 3–6
Win2–3Marbella, SpainChallengerClay Jaume Munar7–6(4), 6–2
Win3–3Seville, SpainChallengerClay Roberto Carballés Baena6–4, 6–1
Loss3–4Como, ItalyChallengerClay Thiago Seyboth Wild7–5, 2–6, 3–6
Win4–4Brest, FranceChallengerHard (i) Benjamin Bonzi7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–1)
Win5–4Maspalomas, SpainChallengerClay Kilian Feldbausch6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Loss5–5Tenerife, SpainChallengerHard Brandon Nakashima3–6, 4–6
Win6–5Girona, SpainChallengerClay Radu Albot7–5, 6–4
Loss6–6style=background:moccasinBordeaux, Francestyle=background:moccasinChallengerClay Arthur Fils2–6, 3–6
Win7–6Valencia, SpainChallengerClay Jaime Faria6–1, 6–3

Doubles: 12 (4 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–3)
Clay (4–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Meknes, MoroccoChallengerClay Oriol Roca Batalla Luca Margaroli
Mohamed Safwat		4–6, 4–6
Loss0–2Pune, IndiaChallengerHard Adrián Menéndez Maceiras Tomislav Brkić
Ante Pavić		1–6, 6–7(5)
Loss0–3Bangkok II, ThailandChallengerHard Enrique López Pérez James Cerretani
Joe Salisbury		7–6(5), 3–6, [8–10]
Loss0–4L’Aquila, ItalyChallengerClay Mark Vervoort Filippo Baldi
Andrea Pellegrino		6–4, 3–6, [5–10]
Win1–4Seville, SpainChallengerClay Gerard Granollers Daniel Gimeno Traver
Ricardo Ojeda Lara		6–0, 6–2
Loss1–5Tiburon, USAChallengerHard Gerard Granollers Hans Hach Verdugo
Luke Saville		3–6, 2–6
Loss1–6Alicante, SpainChallengerClay Gerard Granollers Thomaz Bellucci
Guillermo Durán		6–2, 5–7, [5–10]
Loss1–7Poznań, PolandChallengerClay Mark Vervoort Andrea Vavassori
David Vega Hernández		4–6, 7–6(4), [6–10]
Win2–7Seville, SpainChallengerClay Gerard Granollers Kimmer Coppejans
Sergio Martos Gornés		7–5, 6–4
Loss2–8Florence, ItalyChallengerClay Gerard Granollers Luca Margaroli
Adil Shamasdin		5–7, 7–6(6), [12–14]
Win3–8Marbella, SpainChallengerClay Gerard Granollers Luis David Martínez
Fernando Romboli		6–3, 6–4
Win4–8Seville, SpainChallengerClay Alberto Barroso Campos Fernando Romboli
Sriram Balaji		3–6, 7–6(5), [11–9]

ITF Futures finals

Singles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (7–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1France F11, ToulonFuturesClay Alexis Musialek6–1, 2–6, 3–6
Loss0–2Spain F20, GetxoFuturesClay Alexander Ward1–6, 1–6
Win1–2Croatia F3, PulaFuturesClay Zdeněk Kolář6–3, 6–1
Loss1–3Tunisia F16, HammametFuturesClay Omar Salman6–2, 5–7 ret.
Win2–3Bulgaria F3, Stara ZagoraFuturesClay Germain Gigounon6–3, 6–1
Win3–3Bulgaria F4, PlovdivFuturesClay Dimitar Kuzmanov7–6(5), 6–2
Loss3–4Spain F20, GetxoFuturesClay Ricardo Ojeda Lara1–6, 4–6
Win4–4Spain F23, XàtivaFuturesClay Carlos Taberner2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss4–5Spain F3, PegueraFuturesClay Stefano Travaglia5–7, 1–6
Win5–5Tunisia F16, HammametFuturesClay Lamine Ouahab6–3, 6–3
Win6–5Spain F12, LleidaFuturesClay Gerard Granollers6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Win7–5Spain F26, SantanderFuturesClay Marc Giner6–3, 6–2
Win8–5Egypt F3, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Vladyslav Manafov3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss8–6Spain F14, HuelvaFuturesClay Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol6–3, 6–7(1), 2–6

Doubles: 26 (18 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (16–8)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Spain F1, PegueraFuturesClay Jaume Munar Roberto Carballés Baena
Oriol Roca Batalla		6–1, 6–1
Win2–0Spain F26, MadridFuturesHard Jaume Munar Adam Sanjurjo Hermida
Miguel Semmler		6–3, 6–4
Win3–0Spain F20, GetxoFuturesClay Eduard Esteve Lobato Alexander Igoshin
Ivan Gakhov		6–1, 6–2
Win4–0Spain F21, GandiaFuturesClay Eduard Esteve Lobato Carlos Boluda-Purkiss
Alberto Romero de Ávila Senise		6–1, 6–2
Loss4–1Spain F26, VigoFuturesClay Eduard Esteve Lobato Sergio Martos Gornés
Pol Toledo Bagué		4–6, 3–6
Win5–1Spain F28, OviedoFuturesClay Adrien Puget
Xavier Pujo		7–5, 6–4
Loss5–2Croatia F3, PulaFuturesClay Jaume Munar Paweł Ciaś
Grzegorz Panfil		6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss5–3Tunisia F16, HammametFuturesClay Carlos Calderón Rodríguez Catalin Gard
Andreas Mies		6–7(3), 6–7(1)
Loss5–4Spain F13, ValldoreixFuturesClay Carlos Calderón Rodríguez Jaume Munar
Álvaro López San Martín		3–6, 6–3, [5–10]
Loss5–5Bulgaria F3, Stara ZagoraFuturesClay Carlos Calderón Rodríguez Yan Sabanin
Vasko Mladenov		2–6, 6–7(2)
Win6–5France F11, ToulonFuturesClay Lamine Ouahab Ronan Joncour
Yanais Laurent		6–3, 6–7(4), [12–10]
Loss6–6France F12, MontaubanFuturesClay Lamine Ouahab Tomislav Brkić
Caio Zampieri		1–6, 2–6
Win7–6Spain F23, XàtivaFuturesClay Alberto Barroso Campos Francesc Aulina
Juan Lizariturry		6–4, 6–1
Win8–6Spain F28, San SebastiánFuturesClay Eduard Esteve Lobato Maxime Mora
Alexis Klégou		6–3, 3–6, [10–4]
Win9–6Spain F1, ManacorFuturesClay Ricardo Ojeda Lara Sergio Martos Gornés
David Vega Hernández		6–7(5), 6–0, [10–4]
Win10–6Spain F3, PegueraFuturesClay Gerard Granollers Filippo Leonardi
Stefano Travaglia		6–7(5), 6–0, [10–4]
Win11–6Spain F4, PegueraFuturesClay Gerard Granollers Sergio Martos Gornés
Cristóbal Saavedra Corvalán		6–3, 6–4
Loss11–7Spain F5, MurciaFuturesClay Oriol Roca Batalla Ivan Gakhov
David Vega Hernández		7–5, 3–6, [8–10]
Win12–7Spain F7, XàbiaFuturesClay Gerard Granollers Ivan Gakhov
Sergio Martos Gornés		6–2, 6–2
Loss12–8Spain F13, ValldoreixFuturesClay David Vega Hernández Igor Marcondes
Rafael Matos		7–6(4), 6–7(6), [10–12]
Win13–8Spain F21, GandiaFuturesClay Marc Giner Ivan Gakhov
Sergio Martos Gornés		7–6(4), 6–3
Win14–8Spain F22, DéniaFuturesClay Ivan Gakhov Juan Lizariturry
Jaume Pla Malfeito		7–5, 6–7(7), [11–9]
Win15–8Spain F29, SevilleFuturesClay David Vega Hernández Marc Giner
Jaume Pla Malfeito		3–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Win16–8Spain F30, MadridFuturesClay (i) Miguel Semmler Christopher Heyman
Yannick Vandenbulcke		6–4, 6–4
Win17–8Egypt F3, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Omar Salman Maxence Brovillé
Johan Sébastien Tatlot		6–4, 6–7(5), [10–5]
Win18–8Spain F6, XàbiaFuturesClay Germain Gigounon Ivan Gakhov
Kimmer Coppejans		7–6(4), 7–6(1)

Record against top 10 players

Wins over top 10 players

PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScore
2024
1. Casper Ruudalign=center bgcolor=eee8aa8Estoril Open, PortugalClaybgcolor=yellowSF6–4, 4–6, 6–477

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pedro Martinez Rankings.
  2. Web site: ATP rankings.
  3. Web site: Pablo Andujar/Pedro Martinez Battle into Roland Garros Semi-finals | ATP Tour | Tennis.
  4. Web site: Casper Ruud Seals Clay-Court Hat-Trick with Kitzbuhel Crown | ATP Tour | Tennis.
  5. Web site: Sebastian Baez Super in Santiago to Reach First ATP Tour Final | ATP Tour | Tennis.
  6. Web site: Pedro Martinez Beats Sebastian Baez for Maiden ATP Tour Trophy in Santiago | ATP Tour | Tennis.
  7. Web site: Pedro Martinez: First Time Winner Spotlight in Santiago | ATP Tour | Tennis.
  8. Web site: ATP Tokyo Quarterfinal Predictions Including Nick Kyrgios vs Taylor Fritz . 6 October 2022.
  9. Web site: Pedro Martínez advances to quarterfinals in Santiago de Chile ATP 250 tournament . 29 February 2024.
  10. Web site: Hurkacz reaches Estoril final, Martinez upsets Ruud . 6 April 2024.
  11. Web site: Hurkacz charges to first clay-court crown in Estoril . 7 April 2024.
  12. Web site: Berrettini bursts back into Top 100, Mover of Week . 8 April 2024.
  13. Web site: Murciego . Fernando . 22 November 2023 . Pedro Martínez: "Este año me he llevado un tortazo en la cara" . 25 November 2023 . puntodebreak . es.
  14. Web site: La paternidad obliga a Pedro Martínez a retirarse en octavos . Levante . ES . 24 November 2023 . 25 November 2022.
  15. Web site: PM Win/Loss.

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