Tomás Robredo Garcés (, ; born 1 May 1982) is a Spanish former professional
tennis
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player. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 5, which he reached in August 2006 as a result of winning the
Hamburg Masters earlier in the year. Robredo reached the quarterfinals at seven singles
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tournaments. He was also a three-time semifinalist at the
US Open men's doubles tournament, and a semifinalist at the
Australian Open
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in mixed doubles.
Robredo turned professional in 1998 and was coached by
José Manuel "Pepo" Clavet and then by Karim Perona. Robredo considered his
forehand to be his best shot, and
red clay his favorite surface. He remains the only player in
Open Era
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history to mount three consecutive comebacks from two sets down, a feat achieved en route to the quarterfinals of the
2013 French Open. He has one of the highest
percentages of five-set matches won with 77.3 per cent (17–5 win–loss record).
Tennis career
Early years
Robredo began playing tennis regularly when he was five and his family moved to
Olot
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, where his father Ángel became the director of the local tennis club,
Club Natació Olot. (Robredo's mother Dolores is herself a former assistant coach.) He was coached by his father until 1996 when he joined the Spanish Tennis Federation at the Centre d'Alt Rendiment ("High Performance Center"), a famous center for professional sports training in
Sant Cugat del Vallès. He turned professional in 1998.
As a junior player, Robredo won the
Junior Orange Bowl 16-Under in both singles and doubles (with
Marc López
Marc López Tarrés (, ; born 31 July 1982) is a Spanish tennis coach and a former professional player. His career-high ATP singles ranking was world No. 3 in doubles, achieved in January 2013 and No. 106, achieved in May 2004.
Partnering wi ...
) in 1998. As a professional he made the singles and doubles finals of a
Futures-level event, winning the doubles title with
Pedro Cánovas. In 1999, he made the semifinals of the boys' event at the French Open and won a Futures tournament in singles as well as another in doubles. Earlier that year in Robredo's hometown tournament of
Barcelona
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– his first event at the
ATP Tour
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level – he recorded a win over
Marat Safin
Marat Mubinovich Safin ( rus, Мара́т Муби́нович Са́фин, , mɐˈrat ˈsafʲɪn, Ru-Marat-Safin.ogg; ; born 27 January 1980) is a Russian former professional tennis player and former politician. He was ranked as the List of ...
, who was then ranked in the world's top thirty, before going on to lose to top ten player
Todd Martin
Todd Martin (born July 8, 1970) is an American retired tennis
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.
2000–2001: First ATP title
In 2000 Robredo reached the singles and doubles finals of the boys' event at
Roland Garros, losing to
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Paul-Henri Mathieu (; born 12 January 1982) is a French former professional tennis player. He won four singles titles on the ATP Tour. His best singles performance in an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament was reaching the semifinals of the 2 ...
in singles but winning the doubles with López. He also won the boys' doubles title at the Australian Open (with
Nicolas Mahut
Nicolas Pierre Armand Mahut (; born 21 January 1982) is a French professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles.
He is a five-time Grand Slam champion in doubles, having completed the career Grand Slam with victories at th ...
). Robredo began the year with a final at a Challenger event in Bartella, Italy losing to
Germán Puentes
Germán Puentes Alcañiz (born 18 December 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.
Career
Puentes was the runner-up in the 1989 Spanish Junior Championships.
The Spaniard appeared in the main singles draw of five Grand Slams ...
. He then eventually won two Challenger events in Espinho, Portugal defeating
Jimy Szymanski and in Seville, Spain defeating
Óscar Serrano. He played two ATP events main draw in the year, losing in the first round of both at the
Torneo Godó
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and
Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Robredo began his 2001 season by reaching his first ATP semifinals at the
Gold Flake Open
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losing to Russian
Andrei Stoliarov
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Stoliarov gained entry to the 2002 French Open as a lucky loser, where he won his first round match ...
6–4, 3–6, 4–6. He made his slam debut at the
Australian Open
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but lost to eventual runner-up and 18th ranked
Arnaud Clément
Arnaud Clément (; born 17 December 1977) is a French former professional tennis player and Davis Cup captain. Clément reached the final of the 2001 Australian Open and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 10 in April 2001. He ...
in straight sets. He then fell early at the
Chevrolet Cup and the
Copa AT&T.
He then reached his first ATP final at the
Grand Prix Hassan II
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losing to
Guillermo Cañas
Guillermo "Willy" Ignacio Cañas (; born November 25, 1977) is an Argentine former professional tennis player and coach. He was ranked world No. 8 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved in June 2005. Cañas wo ...
5–7, 2–6 in the final, the result pushed him inside the top 100 for the first time. He backed it up with a third round appearance at the
Open SEAT Godó after defeating his first top 20 player in then world no. 13
Sébastien Grosjean
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before losing to
Michel Kratochvil
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. He played in Spain again at the
Majorca Open reaching the second round.
He then won his first slam match at the
French Open
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defeating
Raemon Sluiter
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7–5, 7–5, 7–6
(11–9) and surprisingly reached the fourth round losing the former French Open champion
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
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3–6, 4–6, 6–1, 4–6.
He then backed it up with a semifinal showing at the
Heineken Trophy losing to
Guillermo Cañas
Guillermo "Willy" Ignacio Cañas (; born November 25, 1977) is an Argentine former professional tennis player and coach. He was ranked world No. 8 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved in June 2005. Cañas wo ...
. At the slam of
Wimbledon
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, he reached the second round but lost to
Sargis Sargsian
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Sargsian turned pro in 1995, and finished 8 seasons in the top 100 ATP year-end rankings. During his career he won one singles and two doubles titles on th ...
. He then went back to clay, reaching the quarterfinals of the
Telenordia Swedish Open and third round of the
Mercedes Cup.
At the
Idea Prokom Open, he was able to win his first title of the year defeating compatriot
Albert Portas 1–6, 7–5, 7–6
(7–2). He then fell early at the
RCA Championships and
Legg Mason Tennis Classic.
At the
US Open, he earn his first top ten win defeating world number five
Juan Carlos Ferrero
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in a tight five setter 7–6
(7–5), 4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6
(7–1) before losing in the 4th Round to
Andy Roddick
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in straight sets. He followed it up with a semifinal at the
Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia. He ended the year with a four match losing streak, in the second round of the
CA-TennisTrophy, and the first rounds of
Stuttgart Masters,
Davidoff Swiss Indoors, and
Paris Masters
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. He was the second youngest player to end the season inside the world's top thirty, behind Roddick.
2002–2003: first Grand Slam quarterfinal
Robredo began 2002 by partnering with
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
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to win the
Hopman Cup for Spain. In the Final against the United States,
Sánchez Vicario lost 1–6, 6–7 to
Monica Seles
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before Robredo levelled the tie with a 6–3, 2–6, 7–6 victory over
Jan-Michael Gambill
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. The Spanish pair then won the mixed doubles, 6–4, 6–2. However, in the first four months of the season, he was only able to win 4 matches to 10 loses, and was unable to win back-to-back matches. He reached the second rounds of
Australian Open
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,
Open 13
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,
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and
NASDAQ-100 Open. He claimed his first back-to-back win at the
Internazionali BNL d'Italia, where he reached the quarterfinals losing to
Andy Roddick
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in two tight sets, this was his first Masters quarterfinals. He followed it up with a solid performance at the
Hamburg Masters, where he upset then world no. 2
Tommy Haas
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in the third round en route to his Masters semifinal debut, where he retired against
Marat Safin
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down 4–6, 2–4 with a right ankle injury. At the
French Open
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, he fell in the third round to
Andre Agassi
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. For the second year in a row, he reached the semifinals of the
Ordina Open losing to
Sjeng Schalken
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Playing style
A right-handed baseliner with a single-handed backhand, Schalken's game is characterised by his consistency of both ...
. However, he fell in the first round of
Wimbledon
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* W ...
to
Raemon Sluiter
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. He then reached the semifinals of
Swedish Open
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on outdoor clay courts in July.
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The women's event (sponsored by ...
and the quarterfinals of the
Mercedes Cup. At his US Open preparation, He made it to the second round of the
Canada Masters and third round of the
Western & Southern Financial Group Masters. At the
US Open, he reached the third rounds losing to
Wayne Ferreira
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in straight sets. Robredo suffered first round loses at the
Brasil Open and
Kremlin Cup, and second round loses at
CA-TennisTrophy and
Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid. He reached his fourth semifinal of the
If Stockholm Open losing to
Paradorn Srichaphan
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. He ended the year with a second round loss at the
BNP Paribas Masters losing to
Thomas Johansson
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in straight sets. He ended the year at number 30 for the second year in a row and broke pass the million-dollar mark in career earnings.
In 2003, Robredo began with four first round loses, including in the
Australian Open
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. He won his first matches at the
Dubai Tennis Championships
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, where he upset world no. 7
Marat Safin
Marat Mubinovich Safin ( rus, Мара́т Муби́нович Са́фин, , mɐˈrat ˈsafʲɪn, Ru-Marat-Safin.ogg; ; born 27 January 1980) is a Russian former professional tennis player and former politician. He was ranked as the List of ...
in the second round 7–3 in the third set tie-break. He lost in the quarterfinals to
Jiří Novák
Jiří Novák (; born 22 March 1975) is a Czech former professional tennis player. He was born in Zlín, Czechoslovakia but resides nowadays in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Career
Novák turned professional in 1993 and won seven singles and 18 doubles ...
. He then lost in the third round of the
Pacific Life Open and first match at the
NASDAQ-100 Open. He reached another semifinal at the
Estoril Open losing to
Agustín Calleri
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Calleri served as ...
in straight sets. In the rest of the European clay season, he reached the third rounds of
Monte Carlo Masters
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and
Telecom Italia Masters. He once again lost to
Agustín Calleri
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Calleri served as ...
at the quarterfinals of the
Open Seat Godo. He was upset by
Mariano Zabaleta
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in the second round of the
Hamburg Masters.
He got his best result of the year at the
French Open
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, where he reached his first slam quarterfinals, where he took out world no. 1
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born 24 February 1981) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) fo ...
in five sets 4–6, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 in the third round and three-time French Open champion
Gustavo Kuerten
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in the fourth round, before eventually falling in a second five-set match to defending champion
Albert Costa
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Tennis career
Costa began playing tennis at the age of five. He ...
6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 5–7, 2–6. Robredo remarked before his match against Costa: "I've beaten the ace, I've beaten the king", in reference to his wins over Hewitt and Kuerten. "Now I need to beat the jack, don't I? If I beat Costa, I'll have beaten the entire pack of cards."
After a quarterfinal at the
Ordina Open losing to
Sjeng Schalken
Sjeng Schalken (; born 8 September 1976) is a coach and a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.
Playing style
A right-handed baseliner with a single-handed backhand, Schalken's game is characterised by his consistency of both ...
and third round at
Wimbledon
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* W ...
losing to
Andy Roddick
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, Robredo broke into the top 20. At the
Swedish Open
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on outdoor clay courts in July.
The men's event (sponsored by Skistar) is an ATP Tour 250 tournament on the ATP Tour.
The women's event (sponsored by ...
, he reached his third semifinal losing to
Nicolás Lapentti. He reached his lone final of the year at the
Mercedes Cup but lost to
Guillermo Coria
Guillermo Sebastián Coria (born 13 January 1982), nicknamed ''El Mago'' (''The Magician'' in Spanish), is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP world No. 3 Singles (ten ...
in straight sets 6–2, 6–2, 6–1. At the North American Swing, Robredo didn't have good results, only a third round at the
Canada Masters, a second round at the
TD Waterhouse Cup, and the first rounds of the
Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and
US Open. He was able to reach the quarterfinals of the
Open de Moselle, but fell in his first matches at the
CA-TennisTrophy and
Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid. He then lost in the round of 16 in his final two events at the
Davidoff Swiss Indoors and
BNP Paribas Masters. Robredo ended the year just outside the top 20 at 21.
2004: First Davis Cup title
Robredo had a great start to his 2004 season with a semifinal at the
Chennai Open losing to
Paradorn Srichaphan
Paradorn Srichaphan (; ; ; born 14 June 1979) is a Thai former professional tennis player. Srichaphan was the first player from Asia to be ranked in the world's top 10 of men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), reaching ...
6–1, 6–7
(10–12), 5–7 and a quarterfinal at the
Adidas International losing to
Carlos Moyà 1–6, 2–6. He also claimed his first doubles title at the
Chennai Open with
Rafael Nadal
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defeating
Jonathan Erlich
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and
Andy Ram
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He is the first Israeli tennis player to win a senior Grand Slam event. Ram first ...
in the final. However, this results didn't reflect to his
Australian Open
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, where he fell to 34th ranked
Gastón Gaudio
Gastón Norberto Gaudio (; born 9 December 1978) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He won eight singles titles and achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 5 in April 2005. Gaudio's most significant championship c ...
, who just missed the seedings in straight sets. Representing Spain in the
Davis Cup
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, he won his first ever Davis Cup match over Czech Republic's
Radek Štěpánek
Radek Štěpánek (; born 27 November 1978) is a Czech former professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 8 and best doubles ranking was world No. 4. Štěpánek's biggest achievements are reaching two Masters 1000 ...
in four sets 7–5, 3–6, 7–6
(7–4), 7–6
(9–7). Despite reaching the quarterfinals of the
Milan Indoor, he fell early in his next three events, first rounds of
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament and
Indian Wells Masters, and the second round of the
Dubai Tennis Championships
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. At the
Miami Masters, he was able to reach the fourth round, once again losing to
Carlos Moyà. During the European clay season, he was only able to reach the quarterfinals of the
Estoril Open and fell in the first round of
Monte Carlo Masters
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. However, he made his breakthrough at the
Torneo Godó
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, where he won his second ATP title, defeating
Gastón Gaudio
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in a five-set 4-hour marathon 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3. At the next two Masters events, the
Telecom Italia Masters and
Hamburg Masters, he lost in the second and third rounds, respectively. Despite his mixed results, he was able to reach the fourth round of the
French Open
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after defeating world no. 11
Nicolás Massú dropping only four games in three sets. He fell to
Carlos Moyà in straight sets.
In the grass season, he was able to reach the semifinals of the
Ordina Open, but once again fell early in
Wimbledon
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* Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London
* Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships
Wimbledon may also refer to:
Places London
* W ...
, losing in the second round. He then fell in the second round of his next three events,
Swedish Open
The Swedish Open is a professional tennis tournament held in Båstad, Sweden. It is played
on outdoor clay courts in July.
The men's event (sponsored by Skistar) is an ATP Tour 250 tournament on the ATP Tour.
The women's event (sponsored by ...
,
Mercedes Cup, and
Canada Masters. Robredo bounced back by reaching his first Masters hardcourt semifinal at the
Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, where he upset world no. 7
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (; born 12 February 1980) is a Spanish former professional tennis player and current coach. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Pro ...
7–6
(7–5), 4–6, 6–4 in the second round, before losing to
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born 24 February 1981) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) fo ...
in straight sets. Competing for Spain at the
Olympics
The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competit ...
, he fell in the third round to
Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych (; born 17 September 1985) is a Czech former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 4 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved in May 2015. Berdych won 13 ATP Tour singles titles, i ...
. At the final slam of the year, the
US Open, he was able to reach the fourth round losing to world no. 2
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 13 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in ...
in straight sets. He then competed for Spain against France in the semifinal of Davis Cup and defeated
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Paul-Henri Mathieu (; born 12 January 1982) is a French former professional tennis player. He won four singles titles on the ATP Tour. His best singles performance in an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament was reaching the semifinals of the 2 ...
in a dead rubber. He followed it up with a quarterfinal showing at the
Madrid Masters losing to
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi ( ; born April 29, 1970) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 101 ...
. He then withdrew prior to his second round match against eventual champion
Jiří Novák
Jiří Novák (; born 22 March 1975) is a Czech former professional tennis player. He was born in Zlín, Czechoslovakia but resides nowadays in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Career
Novák turned professional in 1993 and won seven singles and 18 doubles ...
at the
Davidoff Swiss Indoors. He then was upset by
Jürgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer (born 22 May 1981) is an Austrian tennis coach and former professional tennis player. Melzer reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 8 in April 2011, and a doubles ranking of world No. 6 in September 2010. He has a youn ...
in his first match at the
Paris Masters
The Paris Masters (formerly known as the Paris Open, and currently called the Rolex Paris Masters for sponsorship reasons) is an annual indoor tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France at the Accor Arena, in the neighb ...
. Robredo ended the year with a loss at the Davis Cup final, however the loss didn't affect the result as Spain already won the tie and his match was a dead rubber. Robredo ended the year inside the top 20 for the first time at 13.
2005: Second French Open quarterfinal
He began the year with a first round loss at the
Heineken Open. At the first slam of the year, the
Australian Open
The Australian Open (stylized ΛO) is a tennis tournament organised by Tennis Australia annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. It is chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Sl ...
, he was upset by 155th ranked
Marcos Baghdatis
Marcos Baghdatis (Greek language, Greek: Μάρκος Παγδατής, Arabic language, Arabic: ماركوس بغداتيس); born 17 June 1985 is a Greek Cypriot former professional tennis player and coach. He was the runner-up at the 2006 Aus ...
in straight sets in the third round 6–7
(2–7), 4–6, 1–6. He reached his first semifinal at the
Dubai Tennis Championships
The Dubai Tennis Championships (also known as the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) (formerly known for sponsorship reasons as the ''Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships'' and the ''Dubai Duty Free Men's and Women's Champ ...
losing to Croatian
Ivan Ljubičić in straight sets. At the Master events of
Pacific Life Open and
NASDAQ-100 Open, he reached the fourth round losing to
Tim Henman
Timothy Henry Henman (born 6 September 1974) is a British former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 4 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) during the early 2000s. Henman won 15 career ATP Tour titl ...
and withdrew with a neck injury in the third round, respectively. The injury made him miss some events.
He began his European clay season at the
Torneo Godó
The Barcelona Open (currently sponsored by Banc Sabadell) is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players. The event was founded in 1953 as a combined men's and women's tournament until 1980. It is played at the Real Club de Tenis B ...
losing to
Alberto Martin in straight sets. He reached his first final of the year at the
Estoril Open but lost to Argentinian
Gastón Gaudio
Gastón Norberto Gaudio (; born 9 December 1978) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He won eight singles titles and achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 5 in April 2005. Gaudio's most significant championship c ...
1–6, 6–2, 1–6. But fell miserably to
Julien Benneteau
Julien Henry Guy Benneteau-Desgrois (; born 20 December 1981) is a French retired professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 25 and doubles ranking of No. 5 in November 2014. Benneteau did not win a singles ti ...
at the
Internazionali BNL d'Italia, winning only a game. At the
Hamburg Masters, he was able to reach the third round losing to world no. 1
Roger Federer
Roger Federer ( , ; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 3 ...
. He made his final French Open preparation at the
World Team Cup
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, defeating
Vincent Spadea and
Tommy Haas
Thomas Mario Haas (; born 3 April 1978) is a German–American former professional tennis player. He competed on the ATP Tour from 1996 to 2017, and was ranked world No. 2 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in May ...
, but lost to
Thomas Johansson
Karl Thomas Conny Johansson (; born 24 March 1975) is a Swedish former professional tennis player and coach. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 7 singles ranking in May 2002. His career highlights in si ...
. At the
French Open
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, he was able to make his second quarterfinal after defeating then world no. 4
Marat Safin
Marat Mubinovich Safin ( rus, Мара́т Муби́нович Са́фин, , mɐˈrat ˈsafʲɪn, Ru-Marat-Safin.ogg; ; born 27 January 1980) is a Russian former professional tennis player and former politician. He was ranked as the List of ...
7–5, 1–6, 6–1, 4–6, 8–6, but lost to Russian
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko ( ; born 2 June 1981) is a Russian former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3 in November 2006. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournam ...
6–3, 1–6, 2–6, 6–4, 4–6. At the grass season he fell early at the second round of the
Ordina Open and first round of
Wimbledon
Wimbledon most often refers to:
* Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London
* Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships
Wimbledon may also refer to:
Places London
* W ...
.
Robredo then played on clay after Wimbledon. He began with a semifinal showing at the
Swedish Open
The Swedish Open is a professional tennis tournament held in Båstad, Sweden. It is played
on outdoor clay courts in July.
The men's event (sponsored by Skistar) is an ATP Tour 250 tournament on the ATP Tour.
The women's event (sponsored by ...
losing to world no. 3
Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal Parera (born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for ...
. He was then upset by Italians
Andreas Seppi
Andreas Seppi (born 21 February 1984) is an Italian former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 18 on 28 January 2013. He became the first Italian to win a title on all three surfaces.
Personal lif ...
and
Filippo Volandri
Filippo Volandri (; born 5 September 1981) is an Italian tennis coach and former professional player.
Volandri reached a career-high singles ranking of world no. 25 in July 2007.
He turned professional in 1997 and earned almost $4 million in priz ...
at the third round of the
Mercedes Cup and the quarterfinals of the
Croatia Open Umag, respectively, both loses in three sets. At the
US Open Series, the Spaniard he did fairly. He reached the third round of the
Rogers Cup losing to
Gastón Gaudio
Gastón Norberto Gaudio (; born 9 December 1978) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He won eight singles titles and achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 5 in April 2005. Gaudio's most significant championship c ...
. He then upset
Gastón Gaudio
Gastón Norberto Gaudio (; born 9 December 1978) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He won eight singles titles and achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 5 in April 2005. Gaudio's most significant championship c ...
in the first round of the
Western & Southern Financial Group Masters but lost to
José Acasuso
José Javier "Chucho" Acasuso (; born 20 October 1982) is a tennis coach and a former professional player from Argentina. Like many of his fellow countrymen, he favoured clay. He was known for his strong serve and his hard groundstrokes off bot ...
in the following round. At his final stop before the US Open, he was able to reach the quarterfinals of the
New Haven Open at Yale
The Connecticut Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts under various names and in various venues from 1948 until 2019.
It was most recently a Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour, ...
losing to
Victor Hănescu. At the
US Open, he once again reached the fourth round, losing to American
James Blake. He played on the clay courts of
Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, but once again lost to
Filippo Volandri
Filippo Volandri (; born 5 September 1981) is an Italian tennis coach and former professional player.
Volandri reached a career-high singles ranking of world no. 25 in July 2007.
He turned professional in 1997 and earned almost $4 million in priz ...
in the quarterfinals. He began the indoor season at the semifinal of the
BA-CA-TennisTrophy, losing to
Ivan Ljubičić. He then followed it up with a final 16 showing at the
Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid and at the
Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, which pushed him out of the top 20. He ended the year with a quarterfinal at the
BNP Paribas Masters, losing to
Ivan Ljubičić. Robredo ended the year as the world no. 19.
2006: Hamburg Masters title, Top 5 career-high ranking

Robredo 2006 season didn't start well, losing in the second round of the
Next Generation Adelaide International
The Australian Hard Court Championships was a former professional tennis tournament established in 1938 and held until 2008. The event was played on clay courts until 1977 when it switched to hard courts. The tournament was a combined event for m ...
and the first round of the
Medibank International. Despite a poor preparation, he was able to reach the fourth round of the
Australian Open
The Australian Open (stylized ΛO) is a tennis tournament organised by Tennis Australia annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. It is chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Sl ...
for the first time after defeating
James Blake 6–3, 6–4, 6–4, but lost to world no. 4
David Nalbandian
David Pablo Nalbandian (; born 1 January 1982) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He reached his highest ranking in singles of world No. 3 in March 2006, during a career that spanned from 2000 to 2013. Nalbandian was runner-up in ...
3–6, 0–6, 6–2, 2–6. He then followed it up with four consecutive loses, both his matches at the
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and contested annually between teams from over 150 competing countries, making it the world's largest annual ...
, the
SAP Open, and
Regions Morgan Keegan Championships. He ended his losing streak by reaching the quarterfinals of the
Tennis Channel Open, losing to
Ivo Karlović
Ivo Karlović (; born 28 February 1979) is a Croatian former professional tennis player. His height of 211 cm (6 ft 11 in) makes him the joint-tallest ranked tennis player in history (along with Reilly Opelka). He won eight ATP Tour si ...
6–7
(4–7), 4–6. At the first Masters events of the year, losing to
James Blake at the third round of the
Pacific Life Open and losing to
Nicolás Massú at the second round of the
NASDAQ-100 Open.
Robredo had a great European clay season, which began with a quarterfinal at the
Monte Carlo Masters
The Monte-Carlo Masters (also known as the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters for sponsorship reasons) is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, which borders on Monaco. It is played on clay cour ...
with a loss to
Gastón Gaudio
Gastón Norberto Gaudio (; born 9 December 1978) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He won eight singles titles and achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 5 in April 2005. Gaudio's most significant championship c ...
1–6, 3–6 after defeating then world no. 3
David Nalbandian
David Pablo Nalbandian (; born 1 January 1982) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He reached his highest ranking in singles of world No. 3 in March 2006, during a career that spanned from 2000 to 2013. Nalbandian was runner-up in ...
. He then followed it up with his first final of the year at the
Torneo Godó
The Barcelona Open (currently sponsored by Banc Sabadell) is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players. The event was founded in 1953 as a combined men's and women's tournament until 1980. It is played at the Real Club de Tenis B ...
facing compatriot
Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal Parera (born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for ...
but lost in straight sets 4–6, 4–6, 0–6. This performance pushed Robredo into his top 10 debut. Despite falling in the first round of the
Internazionali BNL d'Italia to Britain's
Greg Rusedski 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, he bounced back at the
Hamburg Masters. There he reached the final, his first final of a Masters event after defeating
Mario Ančić
Mario Ančić (; born 30 March 1984) is a Croatian former professional tennis player who currently works as a private equity vice president in New York City. He won three singles titles and five doubles titles on the ATP Tour. Ančić's career- ...
7–5, 6–4 in the semifinal, he was able to capture the title defeating
Radek Štěpánek
Radek Štěpánek (; born 27 November 1978) is a Czech former professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 8 and best doubles ranking was world No. 4. Štěpánek's biggest achievements are reaching two Masters 1000 ...
6–1, 6–3, 6–3 in the final. He went back into the top ten at number 7 with his first Masters title. At the
French Open
The French Open (), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a tennis tournament organized by the French Tennis Federation annually at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. It is chronologically the second of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam ...
, he was upset by
Mario Ančić
Mario Ančić (; born 30 March 1984) is a Croatian former professional tennis player who currently works as a private equity vice president in New York City. He won three singles titles and five doubles titles on the ATP Tour. Ančić's career- ...
in 5 tight sets 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 5–7 in the fourth round. At the grass season, he lost in the second rounds of the
Ordina Open and
Wimbledon Championships
The Wimbledon Championships, commonly called Wimbledon, is a tennis tournament organised by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in collaboration with the Lawn Tennis Association annually in Wimbledon, London. It is chronologically the ...
. He then upset world no. 5
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko ( ; born 2 June 1981) is a Russian former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3 in November 2006. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournam ...
in straight sets of the
Swedish Open
The Swedish Open is a professional tennis tournament held in Båstad, Sweden. It is played
on outdoor clay courts in July.
The men's event (sponsored by Skistar) is an ATP Tour 250 tournament on the ATP Tour.
The women's event (sponsored by ...
final for his second title of the year. However, he fell early at the
Austrian Open Kitzbühel
The Austrian Open Kitzbühel (known as the Generali Open Kitzbühel and originally known as the Austrian International Championships (1894–1968)) is an annual tennis tournament held in Kitzbühel, Austria. The event was part of the ATP World ...
and
Orange Warsaw Open losing in the second round.
At his US Open preparation, he was upset in the second round
Rogers Cup by
José Acasuso
José Javier "Chucho" Acasuso (; born 20 October 1982) is a tennis coach and a former professional player from Argentina. Like many of his fellow countrymen, he favoured clay. He was known for his strong serve and his hard groundstrokes off bot ...
. He then reached the semifinals of the
Western & Southern Financial Group Masters after upsetting then world no. 3
Ivan Ljubičić 7–6
(8–6), 6–2, but lost to a resurgent former world no. 1
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (; born 12 February 1980) is a Spanish former professional tennis player and current coach. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Pro ...
3–6, 4–6. Despite the loss he entered the top 5. At the
US Open, he reached the fourth round for the third consecutive year, this time losing to
Mikhail Youzhny
Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny (born 25 June 1982), nicknamed "Misha" and "Colonel" by his fans, is a Russian former professional tennis player who was ranked inside the top 10 and was the Russian No. 1. He achieved a top-10 ranking by the Associ ...
2–6, 0–6, 1–6.
As the top seed at the
Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open, he was upset by
Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov (; born 12 December 1982) is a Russian tennis coach and former player. At age 12, he moved to the United States to train and further his prospects of becoming a professional player. His career-high singles ranking is w ...
in the semifinals 6–7
(2–7), 6–3, 1–6. At the
Japan Open Tennis Championships, he fell to surprise quarterfinalist
Hyung-taik Lee. At the
Mutua Madrileña Madrid Masters, he reached the third round losing to
Robby Ginepri. He was able to reach the semifinals of the final Masters event of the year at the
BNP Paribas Masters losing to
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko ( ; born 2 June 1981) is a Russian former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3 in November 2006. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournam ...
3–6, 7–5, 2–6. Robredo qualified for the
Tennis Masters Cup and fell in the round robin stage with losses to
Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal Parera (born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for ...
and
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko ( ; born 2 June 1981) is a Russian former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3 in November 2006. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournam ...
, but earned a win over eventual runner-up
James Blake in three sets. He ended the year inside the top 10 for the first time at number 7.
2007: Maiden Australian Open and third French Open quarterfinals

Robredo began 2007 by reaching the final of the
Heineken Open losing to compatriot
David Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern (; ; born 2 April 1982) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in July 2013. Ferrer won 27 ATP Tour singles titles, including a ...
4–6, 2–6, in his first hardcourt final. He then followed it up by reaching the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam at the
Australian Open
The Australian Open (stylized ΛO) is a tennis tournament organised by Tennis Australia annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. It is chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Sl ...
for the first time in his career after defeating
Richard Gasquet
Richard Gabriel Cyr Gasquet (; born 18 June 1986) is a French former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 7 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP, attained in July 2007. Gasquet won 16 singles ...
6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, before losing to World No. 1
Roger Federer
Roger Federer ( , ; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 3 ...
in straight sets.
He then suffered 3 back-to-back loses starting with the quarterfinals of the
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament to
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Новак Ђоковић, Novak Đoković, separator=" / ", ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Weeks at N ...
in three sets, it is then followed by loses at the
Dubai Tennis Championships
The Dubai Tennis Championships (also known as the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) (formerly known for sponsorship reasons as the ''Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships'' and the ''Dubai Duty Free Men's and Women's Champ ...
and
Pacific Life Open. At the
Sony Ericsson Open, he was able to reach the quarterfinals losing to eventual runner-up
Guillermo Cañas
Guillermo "Willy" Ignacio Cañas (; born November 25, 1977) is an Argentine former professional tennis player and coach. He was ranked world No. 8 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved in June 2005. Cañas wo ...
6–7
(5–7), 1–6.
At the European clay season, he reached back-to-back 3rd round rounds of the
Monte Carlo Masters
The Monte-Carlo Masters (also known as the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters for sponsorship reasons) is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, which borders on Monaco. It is played on clay cour ...
and
Torneo Godó
The Barcelona Open (currently sponsored by Banc Sabadell) is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players. The event was founded in 1953 as a combined men's and women's tournament until 1980. It is played at the Real Club de Tenis B ...
, with both loses being in three sets. He reached his second semifinals at the
Estoril Open losing to
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Новак Ђоковић, Novak Đoković, separator=" / ", ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Weeks at N ...
. At the Masters event of
Internazionali BNL d'Italia, he was able to reach the quarterfinals losing to
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko ( ; born 2 June 1981) is a Russian former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3 in November 2006. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournam ...
in three sets. At the
Hamburg Masters, as the defending champion he fell in the second round after receiving a bye to
Nicolás Almagro
Nicolás Almagro Sánchez (; born 21 August 1985 in Murcia, Spain) is a Spanish former professional tennis player of Latin American descent. He reached the quarterfinals of the French Open in 2008 French Open – Men's singles, 2008, 201 ...
7–6
(7–1), 2–6, 4–6. At the
French Open
The French Open (), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a tennis tournament organized by the French Tennis Federation annually at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. It is chronologically the second of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam ...
, he reached his third quarterfinal at the event losing to
Roger Federer
Roger Federer ( , ; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 3 ...
5–7, 6–1, 1–6, 2–6, this is the first time Robredo reached back-to-back slam quarterfinals and became the first man since
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 13 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in ...
in the
2006 US Open to win a set from Federer in a Grand Slam tournament, snapping Federer's record winning streak of thirty-six consecutive sets in Grand Slam matches.
At the grass courts, as the top seed he was upset by qualifier
Peter Wessels
Peter Wessels (; born 7 May 1978) is a former tour professional male tennis player and a coach from the Netherlands. He achieved his career-high singles ranking of world No. 72 in February 2005.
Biography
Wessels had an excellent junior caree ...
at the quarterfinals of the
Ordina Open. At
Wimbledon
Wimbledon most often refers to:
* Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London
* Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships
Wimbledon may also refer to:
Places London
* W ...
, he fell in the second round to
Wayne Arthurs in straight sets. He then fell in the first rounds of the
Swedish Open
The Swedish Open is a professional tennis tournament held in Båstad, Sweden. It is played
on outdoor clay courts in July.
The men's event (sponsored by Skistar) is an ATP Tour 250 tournament on the ATP Tour.
The women's event (sponsored by ...
and
Mercedes Cup. He then reached the quarterfinals if the
Austrian Open losing to eventual champion
Juan Mónaco
Juan Mónaco (; born 29 March 1984), nicknamed "Pico", is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He won nine singles titles, reached the semifinals of the 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles, 2010 Shanghai Masters and the 2012 Sony ...
2–6, 6–2, 2–6. He claimed his first title of the year at the
Orange Prokom Open defeating
José Acasuso
José Javier "Chucho" Acasuso (; born 20 October 1982) is a tennis coach and a former professional player from Argentina. Like many of his fellow countrymen, he favoured clay. He was known for his strong serve and his hard groundstrokes off bot ...
7–5, 6–0 in the final. He then lost in his first matches at the
Rogers Cup and the
Western & Southern Financial Group Masters. He then fell in the back-to-back third rounds at the
Pilot Pen Tennis and
US Open. He then reached his first indoor final at the
China Open where he lost to second seed
Fernando González
Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi (; born 29 July 1980) is a Chilean former professional tennis player. During his career, he reached at least the quarterfinals of all four Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major tournaments. He contested hi ...
1–6, 6–3, 1–6. In his next event at the
Open de Moselle, he won his first hardcourt and indoor title of his career defeating
Andy Murray
Sir Andrew Barron Murray (born 15 May 1987) is a British former professional tennis player and coach. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professio ...
0–6, 6–2, 6–3. He then lost in his first matches at the
Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid and
Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon. In his final tournament the year at the
BNP Paribas Masters losing to
Marcos Baghdatis
Marcos Baghdatis (Greek language, Greek: Μάρκος Παγδατής, Arabic language, Arabic: ماركوس بغداتيس); born 17 June 1985 is a Greek Cypriot former professional tennis player and coach. He was the runner-up at the 2006 Aus ...
4–6, 4–6 in the quarterfinals. He then served as an alternate at the
Tennis Masters Cup. He ended the year ranked World No. 10.
2008: Second Davis Cup title

Robredo started the season with back-to-back loses at the first rounds of the
Qatar Open losing to
Agustín Calleri
Agustín Calleri (, ; born 14 September 1976) is a retired professional male tennis player from Argentina. His nickname is ''Gordo'' which means ''Fat'' in Spanish. He is known as a hard-hitter and he prefers playing on clay.
Calleri served as ...
and the
Medibank International losing to
Radek Štěpánek
Radek Štěpánek (; born 27 November 1978) is a Czech former professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 8 and best doubles ranking was world No. 4. Štěpánek's biggest achievements are reaching two Masters 1000 ...
. He won his first match of the year at the
Australian Open
The Australian Open (stylized ΛO) is a tennis tournament organised by Tennis Australia annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. It is chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Sl ...
defeating
Mischa Zverev
Mikhail "Mischa" Alexandrovich Zverev. (born 22 August 1987) is a German retired professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 25 on 24 July 2017.
At the 2017 Australian Open, Zverev defeated world No. 1 An ...
in five sets before losing to
Mardy Fish
Mardy Simpson Fish (born December 9, 1981) is an American former professional tennis player. He was a hardcourt specialist. He is one of several American tennis players who rose to prominence in the early 2000s.
Fish won six tournaments on the ...
1–6, 2–6, 3–6. He then represented Spain in the Davis Cup against Peru and won both his matches. He then won only one other match in hardcourts, losing in the first matches at the
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament and
Sony Ericsson Open, and the third round of the
Pacific Life Open. He won his first back-to-back matches reaching the semifinals of the year at the
Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana losing to eventual champion
David Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern (; ; born 2 April 1982) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in July 2013. Ferrer won 27 ATP Tour singles titles, including a ...
6–2, 2–6, 3–6. At the
Monte-Carlo Masters
The Monte-Carlo Masters (also known as the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters for sponsorship reasons) is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, which borders on Monaco. It is played on clay cour ...
, he reached the third round losing to
David Nalbandian
David Pablo Nalbandian (; born 1 January 1982) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He reached his highest ranking in singles of world No. 3 in March 2006, during a career that spanned from 2000 to 2013. Nalbandian was runner-up in ...
winning only a game. He also played doubles with compatriot
Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal Parera (born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for ...
to win his first doubles titles in four years by beating
Mahesh Bhupathi
Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi (born 7 June 1974) is an Indian former doubles world No. 1 tennis player. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a major tournament (with Rika Hiraki). With his win at the 2006 Australian Open mixed doubles, he ...
and
Mark Knowles
Mark Knowles (born 4 September 1971) is a Bahamians, Bahamian former professional tennis player and coach. He is a former List of ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles tennis, doubles. He won three of the four Gran ...
. He followed it up with back-to-back quarterfinals at the
Open Sabadell Atlántico Barcelona losing to
David Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern (; ; born 2 April 1982) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in July 2013. Ferrer won 27 ATP Tour singles titles, including a ...
6–7
(4–7), 4–6 and the
Internazionali BNL d'Italia losing to
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 13 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in ...
3–6, 6–4, 6–7
(4–7), after upsetting world no. 4
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko ( ; born 2 June 1981) is a Russian former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3 in November 2006. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournam ...
4–6, 6–2, 7–6
(7–4). At his final preparation for the Roland Garros, he was upset by
Ivo Karlović
Ivo Karlović (; born 28 February 1979) is a Croatian former professional tennis player. His height of 211 cm (6 ft 11 in) makes him the joint-tallest ranked tennis player in history (along with Reilly Opelka). He won eight ATP Tour si ...
in the second round of the
Hamburg Masters. However, he reached the doubles semifinal pairing with
Leander Paes
Leander Adrian Paes ( ; born 17 June 1973) is an Indian former professional tennis player and the first Asian man to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. He is regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players of all-tim ...
. At the
French Open
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, he was upset by
Radek Štěpánek
Radek Štěpánek (; born 27 November 1978) is a Czech former professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 8 and best doubles ranking was world No. 4. Štěpánek's biggest achievements are reaching two Masters 1000 ...
convincingly in the third round 3–6, 2–6, 1–6. He then bounced back by reaching his first final of the year at the
Warsaw Open losing to Russian
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko ( ; born 2 June 1981) is a Russian former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3 in November 2006. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournam ...
3–6, 3–6.
At
Wimbledon
Wimbledon most often refers to:
* Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London
* Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships
Wimbledon may also refer to:
Places London
* W ...
, he lost to
Tommy Haas
Thomas Mario Haas (; born 3 April 1978) is a German–American former professional tennis player. He competed on the ATP Tour from 1996 to 2017, and was ranked world No. 2 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in May ...
4–6, 4–6, 3–6 in the second round. However, he won his first title of the year at the
Swedish Open
The Swedish Open is a professional tennis tournament held in Båstad, Sweden. It is played
on outdoor clay courts in July.
The men's event (sponsored by Skistar) is an ATP Tour 250 tournament on the ATP Tour.
The women's event (sponsored by ...
, upsetting world no. 4
David Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern (; ; born 2 April 1982) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in July 2013. Ferrer won 27 ATP Tour singles titles, including a ...
2–6, 6–1, 6–2 in the semifinals and
Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych (; born 17 September 1985) is a Czech former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 4 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved in May 2015. Berdych won 13 ATP Tour singles titles, i ...
6–4, 6–1 in the final. In the Masters Series of
Rogers Cup and
Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, he lost in the second round in both events, being defeated by
Marin Čilić
Marin Čilić (; born 28 September 1988) is a Croatian professional tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved on 28 January 2018. Čilić has won 21 ATP Tour-level si ...
and
Robin Söderling
Robin Bo Carl Söderling (; born 14 August 1984) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 4 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in November 2010. Söderling won ten singles titles on th ...
, respectively. Playing for Spain at the
Olympics
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, he lost to
Andreas Seppi
Andreas Seppi (born 21 February 1984) is an Italian former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 18 on 28 January 2013. He became the first Italian to win a title on all three surfaces.
Personal lif ...
4–6, 6–4, 6–8. At the
US Open, he was able to reach the fourth round for the fifth time after defeating
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (; born 17 April 1985) is a French former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 5 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved in February 2012. Tsonga won 18 singles titles on th ...
, but lost to
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Новак Ђоковић, Novak Đoković, separator=" / ", ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Weeks at N ...
in five sets 6–4, 2–6, 3–6, 7–5, 3–6. At the Asian swing, he was able to reach the quarterfinals, falling to
Dudi Sela
David "Dudi" Sela (; born 4 April 1985) is an Israeli former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 29 in July 2009.
Sela won the French Open 2003 junior doubles title. Representing Israel Davis Cup te ...
at the
China Open and the third round
AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships losing to eventual champion
Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych (; born 17 September 1985) is a Czech former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 4 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved in May 2015. Berdych won 13 ATP Tour singles titles, i ...
. He ended the year with second round loses at the
Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open,
Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, and
BNP Paribas Masters. He ended as world no. 21.
2009: Third Davis Cup title
Robredo started the year at the
Medibank International Sydney, where he lost to
Mario Ančić
Mario Ančić (; born 30 March 1984) is a Croatian former professional tennis player who currently works as a private equity vice president in New York City. He won three singles titles and five doubles titles on the ATP Tour. Ančić's career- ...
, 6–2, 6–1 in the second round. In the
Australian Open
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, he was the 21st seed, where he reached the fourth round without dropping a set, but eventually lost to semifinalist
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 13 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in ...
5–7, 1–6, 3–6. Robredo had a great South American clay season, he began with a semifinal at the
Movistar Open losing to
José Acasuso
José Javier "Chucho" Acasuso (; born 20 October 1982) is a tennis coach and a former professional player from Argentina. Like many of his fellow countrymen, he favoured clay. He was known for his strong serve and his hard groundstrokes off bot ...
7–5, 2–6, 4–6. He then claim back-to-back titles at the
Brasil Open and the
Copa Telmex, defeating
Thomaz Bellucci
Thomaz Cocchiarali Bellucci (born 30 December 1987, in Tietê, São Paulo, Tietê) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 21 in July 2010.
Bellucci used a string of ATP Challeng ...
, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 and
Juan Mónaco
Juan Mónaco (; born 29 March 1984), nicknamed "Pico", is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He won nine singles titles, reached the semifinals of the 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles, 2010 Shanghai Masters and the 2012 Sony ...
, 7–5, 2–6, 7–6
(7–5), respectively. He also won the doubles with
Marcel Granollers
Marcel Granollers Pujol (; ; born 12 April 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 1 on 6 May 2024, becoming the second Spanish man to achieve the feat (after Emilio Sánchez Vicari ...
at the Brasil Open defeating
Lucas Arnold Ker
Lucas Arnold Ker (; born 12 October 1974) is an Argentine former professional tennis player.
Arnold Ker started playing tennis in the Olivos Tenis Club of Buenos Aires, under coach Malcolm Campbell. He is the younger brother of Patricio Arnol ...
and
Juan Mónaco
Juan Mónaco (; born 29 March 1984), nicknamed "Pico", is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He won nine singles titles, reached the semifinals of the 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles, 2010 Shanghai Masters and the 2012 Sony ...
in the final 6–4, 7–5. His streak ended at the
Abierto Mexicano Telcel losing to
José Acasuso
José Javier "Chucho" Acasuso (; born 20 October 1982) is a tennis coach and a former professional player from Argentina. Like many of his fellow countrymen, he favoured clay. He was known for his strong serve and his hard groundstrokes off bot ...
5–7, 2–6 in the quarterfinals.

At the
BNP Paribas Open, he lost to
Andy Murray
Sir Andrew Barron Murray (born 15 May 1987) is a British former professional tennis player and coach. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professio ...
in the fourth round, 2–6, 0–3 RET, and in the
2009 Sony Ericsson Open he was upset by
Taylor Dent
Taylor Phillip Dent (born April 24, 1981) is a retired professional tennis player from the United States. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 21, winning 4 singles titles.
Career
Early career and back injury
Dent won ATP titl ...
, 5–7, 3–6 in the second round. On European clay, first in the
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, he was defeated by his Buenos Aires finals opponent
Juan Mónaco
Juan Mónaco (; born 29 March 1984), nicknamed "Pico", is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He won nine singles titles, reached the semifinals of the 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles, 2010 Shanghai Masters and the 2012 Sony ...
, 2–6, 4–6, in the second round. He then fell to compatriot
David Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern (; ; born 2 April 1982) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in July 2013. Ferrer won 27 ATP Tour singles titles, including a ...
in the quarterfinals of the
Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell. At the Masters
Internazionali BNL d'Italia and
Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open, he fell in the third round to
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Новак Ђоковић, Novak Đoković, separator=" / ", ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Weeks at N ...
and
Andy Murray
Sir Andrew Barron Murray (born 15 May 1987) is a British former professional tennis player and coach. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professio ...
, respectively. At
Roland Garros, he defeated
Adrian Mannarino
Adrian Mannarino (born 29 June 1988) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 17, attained on 29 January 2024. He has won five ATP Tour singles titles, three on hardcourt and two on grass.
Te ...
and compatriot
Daniel Gimeno-Traver in straight sets and
Máximo González
Máximo González Mereira (; born July 20, 1983) is an Argentine professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 58, achieved in July 2009 and his career-high doubles ranking is World No. 10 achieved on 11 September 2023 ...
, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–0, in the third round. He defeated
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Philipp Eberhard Hermann Kohlschreiber (; born 16 October 1983) is a German former professional tennis player. The right-hander won eight singles and seven doubles titles on the ATP World Tour and made the quarterfinals at the 2012 Wimbledon Cha ...
, before losing in straight sets to
Juan Martín del Potro
Juan Martín del Potro (; born 23 September 1988) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), in August 2018. Del Potro won 22 ATP Tour-level sing ...
in the quarterfinals 3–6, 4–6, 2–6.
Seeded second, he lost to
Marcos Baghdatis
Marcos Baghdatis (Greek language, Greek: Μάρκος Παγδατής, Arabic language, Arabic: ماركوس بغداتيس); born 17 June 1985 is a Greek Cypriot former professional tennis player and coach. He was the runner-up at the 2006 Aus ...
in the first round at the
Ordina Open. Robredo reached the third round of
Wimbledon
Wimbledon most often refers to:
* Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London
* Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships
Wimbledon may also refer to:
Places London
* W ...
, at which he was seeded 15th, by coming back from two sets down to beat Austrian
Stefan Koubek. He next was defeated by Israeli
Dudi Sela
David "Dudi" Sela (; born 4 April 1985) is an Israeli former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 29 in July 2009.
Sela won the French Open 2003 junior doubles title. Representing Israel Davis Cup te ...
6–7
(8–10), 5–7, 6–2, 5–7, however, when they played for a spot in the round of 16. At the
Swedish Open
The Swedish Open is a professional tennis tournament held in Båstad, Sweden. It is played
on outdoor clay courts in July.
The men's event (sponsored by Skistar) is an ATP Tour 250 tournament on the ATP Tour.
The women's event (sponsored by ...
, he was the defending champion and the top seed. He reached the semifinals, having lost only nine games. However, he lost to
Juan Mónaco
Juan Mónaco (; born 29 March 1984), nicknamed "Pico", is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He won nine singles titles, reached the semifinals of the 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles, 2010 Shanghai Masters and the 2012 Sony ...
0–6, 2–6. He then lost in the second round of the
International German Open and
Legg Mason Tennis Classic after receiving a bye, he lost to
Iván Navarro and
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (; born 12 February 1980) is a Spanish former professional tennis player and current coach. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Pro ...
, respectively. He also reached the second round of the
Rogers Cup, losing to
Philipp Petzschner
Philipp Petzschner (born 24 March 1984) is a retired German professional tennis player. He was known for his hard-hitting forehand and backhand slices. He reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 9, which he achieved in April 2011.
Car ...
and lost in the first round of the
Western & Southern Financial Group Masters to
Jérémy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy (; born 12 February 1987) is a French tennis coach and a former professional player. He has won one ATP Tour singles title, in Stuttgart in 2009. His best major performance in singles was reaching the quarterfinals of the 2013 ...
. He then lost to
José Acasuso
José Javier "Chucho" Acasuso (; born 20 October 1982) is a tennis coach and a former professional player from Argentina. Like many of his fellow countrymen, he favoured clay. He was known for his strong serve and his hard groundstrokes off bot ...
in the
Pilot Pen Tennis, after receiving a bye into the second round. Despite bad showings at the tournaments leading up the
US Open, Robredo managed to find some form and was rewarded with yet another fourth-round appearance of the US Open after wins over
Donald Young,
Guillermo García-López
Guillermo () is the Spanish form of the male given name William. The name is also commonly shortened to 'Guille' or, in Latin America, to nickname 'Memo'.
People
* Guillermo Amador (born 1974), American musician
* Guillermo Amor (born 1967), Span ...
, and
James Blake. However, he was again denied a quarterfinal, this time by
Roger Federer
Roger Federer ( , ; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 3 ...
in straight sets 5–7, 2–6, 2–6. In his first tournament after the US Open at the
China Open, he reached the second round, losing to
Robin Söderling
Robin Bo Carl Söderling (; born 14 August 1984) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 4 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in November 2010. Söderling won ten singles titles on th ...
. He then competed in the
Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, where he reached the third round before losing to
Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal Parera (born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for ...
. He then played at the
2009 Valencia Open 500, losing to
Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco Carmona (; born 15 November 1983) is a Spaniards, Spanish tennis coach and a former professional player. He was ranked world No. 7 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP, achieved in April 2009, and w ...
in the quarterfinals. In his final tournamanent of the year at the
BNP Paribas Masters, he lost to
Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal Parera (born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for ...
3–6, 6–3, 5–7 in the third round, despite serving for the match at 5–4 in the third set.
2010: Out of top 30, late season success, third consecutive US Open fourth round
Robredo began the year by winning the
Hopman Cup for Spain with partner
María José Martínez Sánchez. Here, he won all of his singles matches defeating
John Isner
John Robert Isner (born April 26, 1985) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 8 in singles and No. 14 in doubles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Considered one of the best servers ...
, 6–7
(5–7), 6–3, 7–6
(7–4),
Victor Hănescu, 6–3 ret, and over
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born 24 February 1981) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) fo ...
, 6–2, 6–4. He then defeated
Andy Murray
Sir Andrew Barron Murray (born 15 May 1987) is a British former professional tennis player and coach. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professio ...
, 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 in the final and won the decisive mixed doubles 7–6
(7–5), 7–5 win to clinch the tie 2–1 over the Great Britain team. This was the second time he has been part of a winning
Hopman Cup team.

His first ATP event of 2010 was at the
Heineken Open, where he was the top seed, but was upset by
John Isner
John Robert Isner (born April 26, 1985) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 8 in singles and No. 14 in doubles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Considered one of the best servers ...
, 6–7
(5–7), 6–3, 4–6 in the quarterfinals. At the
Australian Open
The Australian Open (stylized ΛO) is a tennis tournament organised by Tennis Australia annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. It is chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Sl ...
as the 16th seed, he was upset by a no. 114 player in
Santiago Giraldo
Santiago Giraldo Salazar (, born 27 November 1987) is a Colombian former professional tennis player. He played on the ATP tour and represented Colombia Davis Cup team, Colombia in the Davis Cup competition. His best tournament result is reachi ...
in straight sets, 4–6, 2–6, 2–6 in the first round. He then played in
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, where he was upset by
Florian Mayer
Florian Mayer (; born 5 October 1983) is a German former professional tennis player.
Mayer reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 18 in June 2011. Also in 2011, Mayer won his first ATP Tour title after four previous defeats in AT ...
, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, in the second round. He also suffered early exits in the second rounds of
Open 13
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and
Dubai Tennis Championships
The Dubai Tennis Championships (also known as the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) (formerly known for sponsorship reasons as the ''Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships'' and the ''Dubai Duty Free Men's and Women's Champ ...
, which cause him to slip out of the top 20.
He then had a resurgence at the
BNP Paribas Open. After receiving a bye, he defeated
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Sergiy Eduardovych Stakhovsky (, ; born January 6, 1986) is a Ukrainian former professional tennis player. Stakhovsky turned professional in 2003 and played mostly at the Challenger level from 2005 to 2008. His career-high rankings were World No ...
, 2–6, 6–3, 7–5, in the second round,
Dudi Sela
David "Dudi" Sela (; born 4 April 1985) is an Israeli former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 29 in July 2009.
Sela won the French Open 2003 junior doubles title. Representing Israel Davis Cup te ...
, 6–3, 6–0, in the third round, and
Marcos Baghdatis
Marcos Baghdatis (Greek language, Greek: Μάρκος Παγδατής, Arabic language, Arabic: ماركوس بغداتيس); born 17 June 1985 is a Greek Cypriot former professional tennis player and coach. He was the runner-up at the 2006 Aus ...
, 7–5, 0–6, 6–4, in the fourth round, before finally succumbing to
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 13 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in ...
in the quarterfinals, 3–6, 5–7. In the
Sony Ericsson Open, he was upset by
Benjamin Becker in the third round, losing 6–1, 4–6, 6–7, despite recovering from a break down in 5–6.
He then suffered a 5 match losing streak, starting in the third round of the
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters losing to
David Nalbandian
David Pablo Nalbandian (; born 1 January 1982) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He reached his highest ranking in singles of world No. 3 in March 2006, during a career that spanned from 2000 to 2013. Nalbandian was runner-up in ...
3–6, 4–6, And the first rounds of the
Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell losing to
Simone Bolelli, 7–6
(9–7), 4–6, 1–3 retiring with a back injury, the
French Open
The French Open (), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a tennis tournament organized by the French Tennis Federation annually at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. It is chronologically the second of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam ...
,
UNICEF Open, and the
Wimbledon Championships
The Wimbledon Championships, commonly called Wimbledon, is a tennis tournament organised by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in collaboration with the Lawn Tennis Association annually in Wimbledon, London. It is chronologically the ...
, which caused his ranking to go down to no. 36 in the world. Along the way, he missed the
Internazionali BNL d'Italia and
Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open.
He played in the
Swedish Open
The Swedish Open is a professional tennis tournament held in Båstad, Sweden. It is played
on outdoor clay courts in July.
The men's event (sponsored by Skistar) is an ATP Tour 250 tournament on the ATP Tour.
The women's event (sponsored by ...
, where he beat
Michał Przysiężny
Michał Przysiężny (; born 16 February 1984) is a former Polish professional tennis player. He reached the semifinals of St. Petersburg in 2013, achieving a career-high singles ranking of World No. 57 in January 2014.
Career
He started his ...
and
Andrey Golubev. He then upset second seed
Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco Carmona (; born 15 November 1983) is a Spaniards, Spanish tennis coach and a former professional player. He was ranked world No. 7 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP, achieved in April 2009, and w ...
, 6–4, 6–3, in the quarterfinals. He lost in the semifinals to
Nicolás Almagro
Nicolás Almagro Sánchez (; born 21 August 1985 in Murcia, Spain) is a Spanish former professional tennis player of Latin American descent. He reached the quarterfinals of the French Open in 2008 French Open – Men's singles, 2008, 201 ...
1–6, 3–6,. He then lost his next two matches at the
International German Open and
Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad to lower-ranked players. He also fell early in his US Open preparations at the second round of the
Rogers Cup, first round of the
Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and third round of the
Pilot Pen Tennis.
However, at the
US Open, he was able to get past the first round of a Grand Slam for the first time in the year by reaching the fourth round with wins over
Lukáš Rosol
Lukáš Rosol (; born 24 July 1985) is a Czech former professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 26, achieved on 22 September 2014.
His first notable victory was against world No. 8, Jürgen Melzer, at the 2011 Fre ...
, 6–4, 6–3, 6–1,
Julien Benneteau
Julien Henry Guy Benneteau-Desgrois (; born 20 December 1981) is a French retired professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 25 and doubles ranking of No. 5 in November 2014. Benneteau did not win a singles ti ...
, 6–4, 6–6 RET,
Michaël Llodra
Michaël Llodra (; born 18 May 1980) is a French former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 3 in men's doubles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), winning 26 career doubles titles, including three majors and ...
, 3–6, 7–6
(8–6), 6–4, 2–1 RET, but fell to 12th seed
Mikhail Youzhny
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5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 4–6. He then reached the quarterfinals of the
Open de Moselle, losing to
Richard Gasquet
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in two tie-break sets. He then lost in the first rounds of the
China Open and
If Stockholm Open, and the second round of the
Shanghai Rolex Masters.
2011-2012: Continued loss of form, out of the top 100

Tommy started his 2011 season at the
Heineken Open, where he lost to
Thomaz Bellucci
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Bellucci used a string of ATP Challeng ...
, 4–6, 6–3, 1–6 in the second round. At the
2011 Australian Open, he reached the fourth round with wins against
Somdev Devvarman
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, 16th seed
Mardy Fish
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Fish won six tournaments on the ...
, and
Sergiy Stakhovsky
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, before losing to second seed and defending champion
Roger Federer
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in four sets, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6.
He then played at the Latin-American Swing at the
Movistar Open, where he was the sixth seed, he defeated
Frederico Gil,
Ricardo Mello,
Máximo González
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, and
Fabio Fognini
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to reach his first final in almost two years, where he rallied from 5–2 down in the third set to defeat
Santiago Giraldo
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, 6–2, 2–6, 7–6
(7–5). He then played at the
Brasil Open, where was upset by compatriot
Pablo Andújar 4–6, 7–5, 2–6 in the second round. He then reach the semifinals at the
2011 Copa Claro, losing to eventual champion
Nicolás Almagro
Nicolás Almagro Sánchez (; born 21 August 1985 in Murcia, Spain) is a Spanish former professional tennis player of Latin American descent. He reached the quarterfinals of the French Open in 2008 French Open – Men's singles, 2008, 201 ...
, 5–7, 1–6. He earned a win over world no. 20
David Nalbandian
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, 6–4, 6–4. At the
BNP Paribas Open, he was able to reach the quarterfinals, but withdrew from the match due to a strained left abductor muscle, which caused him to miss the
Sony Ericsson Open. At the
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Robredo upset sixth seed
Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco Carmona (; born 15 November 1983) is a Spaniards, Spanish tennis coach and a former professional player. He was ranked world No. 7 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP, achieved in April 2009, and w ...
, 6–4, 6–3, and was on course to upset 11th seed
Viktor Troicki leading 6–3, 1–2 on serve, but was forced to retire due to a left leg injury. The injury made him miss the European season, including the
French Open
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, which ends his streak of 41 straight slams played. In his return he was only able to win two matches, reaching the second rounds of
ATP Studena Croatia Open and
Shanghai Rolex Masters. He lost in the first rounds of
Wimbledon
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* Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London
* Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships
Wimbledon may also refer to:
Places London
* W ...
,
Swedish Open
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on outdoor clay courts in July.
The men's event (sponsored by Skistar) is an ATP Tour 250 tournament on the ATP Tour.
The women's event (sponsored by ...
,
BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy,
China Open,
If Stockholm Open, and
Erste Bank Open
In 2012, Robredo did not play for the first five months due to a knee injury. He came back at the
ATP Challenger Tour
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and won two titles in Italy at the
Città di Caltanissetta
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defeating
Gastão Elias
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and
Aspria Tennis Cup Trofeo City Life defeating
Martín Alund, both in straight sets. He came back in the Main Tour at
Swedish Open
The Swedish Open is a professional tennis tournament held in Båstad, Sweden. It is played
on outdoor clay courts in July.
The men's event (sponsored by Skistar) is an ATP Tour 250 tournament on the ATP Tour.
The women's event (sponsored by ...
and reached the quarterfinals, losing to
David Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern (; ; born 2 April 1982) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in July 2013. Ferrer won 27 ATP Tour singles titles, including a ...
in three sets. He then played at the
International German Open but lost to
Federico Delbonis in the first round. At the
US Open Series, he lost in the first round of the
Winston-Salem Open
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to
Łukasz Kubot
Łukasz Kubot (; born 16 May 1982) is a former Polish professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 in doubles.
He is a two-time Grand Slam champion in doubles, having won the 2014 Australian Open with Robert Lindstedt, as well as the ...
. At the
US Open, he upset world no. 27
Andreas Seppi
Andreas Seppi (born 21 February 1984) is an Italian former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 18 on 28 January 2013. He became the first Italian to win a title on all three surfaces.
Personal lif ...
in the first round, before losing to
Leonardo Mayer in four sets. He then lost back-to-back finals in the Challenger circuit, at the
AON Open Challenger losing to
Albert Montañés
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and at the
Copa Sevilla losing to
Daniel Gimeno-Traver, both in straight sets. He then reached the second rounds of the
Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships and
Shanghai Rolex Masters, losing to
Kei Nishikori
is a Japanese professional tennis player. He is the only Japanese man in the Open Era to have been ranked in the top five in singles, reaching his career-high ranking of world No. 4 in March 2015, and the second man in history to do so after ...
and
Tommy Haas
Thomas Mario Haas (; born 3 April 1978) is a German–American former professional tennis player. He competed on the ATP Tour from 1996 to 2017, and was ranked world No. 2 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in May ...
respectively. He played his final event at the
Valencia Open 500, losing in the first round to
Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco Carmona (; born 15 November 1983) is a Spaniards, Spanish tennis coach and a former professional player. He was ranked world No. 7 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP, achieved in April 2009, and w ...
.
2013: Resurgence, Fifth French Open quarterfinal, First US Open quarterfinal
Robredo's start of the 2013 season was not promising; he only won two matches in his first five events. Losing in the first rounds of
Apia International Sydney,
Australian Open
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, and
Brasil Open and the second rounds of the
Brisbane International
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and the
VTR Open. However, he entered the top 100 once again due to not having to defend any points. He then reached his first semifinal in two years at the
Copa Claro, losing to eventual champion
David Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern (; ; born 2 April 1982) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in July 2013. Ferrer won 27 ATP Tour singles titles, including a ...
. This form did not continue, as he lost in the second round of the
Abierto Mexicano Telcel and the first round of the
BNP Paribas Open.

Robredo bounced back by winning his first title in two years in Casablanca, beating
Kevin Anderson in the final. At the
Barcelona Open BancSabadell, he defeated world no. 6
Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych (; born 17 September 1985) is a Czech former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 4 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved in May 2015. Berdych won 13 ATP Tour singles titles, i ...
in the third round, his first win over a top-10 player in three years. However, he lost in the quarterfinals to
Milos Raonic
Milos Raonic ( sr-Cyrl, Милош Раонић, Miloš Raonić, ; born December 27, 1990) is a Canadian professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP ...
. He followed it up with another quarterfinal at the
Portugal Open, losing to
Andreas Seppi
Andreas Seppi (born 21 February 1984) is an Italian former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 18 on 28 January 2013. He became the first Italian to win a title on all three surfaces.
Personal lif ...
. Robredo was able to earn a win at the
Mutua Madrid Open, before falling to
Tommy Haas
Thomas Mario Haas (; born 3 April 1978) is a German–American former professional tennis player. He competed on the ATP Tour from 1996 to 2017, and was ranked world No. 2 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in May ...
.
Robredo then reached his fifth
French Open
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quarterfinal and in doing so made history by becoming the first man since
Henri Cochet in 1927 to win three consecutive Grand Slam matches from two sets to love down. After winning his first-round match against
Jürgen Zopp in straight sets, Robredo beat
Igor Sijsling
Igor Sijsling (; born 18 August 1987) is a Dutch professional tennis player. Sijsling reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 52 on 17 February 2014. His biggest accomplishment is reaching the final of 2013 Australian Open – M ...
for his first win from two sets down since beating
Lleyton Hewitt
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at the
2003 French Open. He followed this up by defeating
Gaël Monfils
Gaël Sébastien Monfils (; born 1 September 1986) is a French professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as world No. 6 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved in November 2016. Mon ...
in five tightly contested sets, saving four match points in the fourth set at 3–5 and 4–5 down. Robredo then beat
Nicolas Almagro, again in five sets, having trailed by a break of serve in each of the last three sets. Robredo lost to
David Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern (; ; born 2 April 1982) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in July 2013. Ferrer won 27 ATP Tour singles titles, including a ...
in straight sets in the quarterfinals. Robredo as the 32nd seed lost in the third round of
Wimbledon
Wimbledon most often refers to:
* Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London
* Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships
Wimbledon may also refer to:
Places London
* W ...
to eventual champion
Andy Murray
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in straight sets. Despite this strong showings, he fell in his first matches at the
Swedish Open
The Swedish Open is a professional tennis tournament held in Båstad, Sweden. It is played
on outdoor clay courts in July.
The men's event (sponsored by Skistar) is an ATP Tour 250 tournament on the ATP Tour.
The women's event (sponsored by ...
and
International German Open. He bounced back again at the
ATP Vegeta Croatia Open Umag, winning his second title of the year over
Fabio Fognini
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in the final.
At the
US Open Series, he reached the third round of the
Western & Southern Open, losing to
Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych (; born 17 September 1985) is a Czech former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 4 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved in May 2015. Berdych won 13 ATP Tour singles titles, i ...
in straight sets, after earning his second top-10 win of the season over
Stanislas Wawrinka
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in the second round, and the third round of the
Winston-Salem Open
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losing to
Gaël Monfils
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.
At the
US Open, he reached the fourth round for the eighth time. There, he overcame a 0–10 head-to-head against Federer to win in three sets and reach his first US Open quarterfinal. This was Federer's first time to lose before the quarterfinals at a hard-court Grand Slam since 2003. He lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champion
Rafael Nadal
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in straight sets. He began the Asian swing by losing in the first round of the
China Open to
Fabio Fognini
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. He then retired in the second round of the
Shanghai Rolex Masters against Fognini due to a wrist injury; the injury ended his season. Robredo ended the year as the world no. 18. Robredo was named the Spanish Tennis Writers Association player of the year.
2014: Three Grand Slam fourth rounds and three ATP finals, top 20 year-end ranking

Seeded 17th, Robredo reached the fourth round of the
Australian Open
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, losing a close match to eventual champion
Stanislas Wawrinka
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. He also reached the fourth rounds at the
2014 Wimbledon seeded 23rd, where he lost to
Roger Federer
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and at the
2014 US Open (tennis) seeded 16th, where he also lost to Wawrinka again.
2021–2022: Retirement
Robredo announced his plans to retire after his final tournament at the
2022 Barcelona Open. He played his final career match against countryman
Bernabé Zapata Miralles, losing in the first round in straight sets.
Playing style
Robredo is a baseline player, who can play both offensively and defensively. He is known for his versatility and solid groundstrokes on both wings. Robredo's baseline play is exceptional, and is considered one of the most consistent and dangerous baseliners on the tour. Like most traditional Spanish players like
Rafael Nadal
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, Robredo puts a very high amount of topspin on both his forehand and
single-handed backhand. This makes his groundstrokes both consistent and penetrating at the same time. His backhand is also considered one of the best single-handed backhands on the tour, being very powerful and clutch during important points. However, his slice is weaker than most one-handers'. Mainly playing from the baseline, Robredo uses his solid groundstrokes to dictate points by moving opponents around and forcing weak replies. Due to the top-spin on his groundstrokes, Robredo has an edge against one-handed backhand players, who might find it hard to return high balls to their backhand. Because of this, he has sometimes been accused of being a "moonballer".
Robredo is also versatile in his baseline play. Due to the penetrating nature of his groundstrokes, he can effectively control points and force weak returns from his opponents, finishing points quickly. However, he can also counter-punch, the height of his balls giving him enough time to recover and preventing opponents from capitalising on weak returns. Robredo usually only flattens out his groundstrokes more when hitting weak returns from opponents, and even then they are not completely flat and still have a substantial amount of topspin.
Robredo's first serve is not considered his weapon due to its lack of any significant pace, but it is not weak to the point that opponents can capitalise on it. He employs a high amount of top-spin for his second serve, making it slow but pushing his opponents further back, preventing his opponents from hitting return aces.
However, Robredo's main weaknesses is his over-defensiveness. At times, even though he has gained a significant advantage through his groundstrokes, Robredo does not make an effort to end off the point cleanly by hitting a clean winner or by coming up to the net to volley. Instead, he usually stays around the baseline, not capitalising on the advantage he has. This makes him especially vulnerable against clutch players who can make use of their opponents' speed or direction to turn the point around, such as
Andy Murray
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and
Novak Djokovic
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.
Personal life
Robredo is named after the rock opera ''
Tommy'' by
The Who
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, of which his father is a big fan.
Robredo is currently sponsored by
Sergio Tacchini for his sportswear,
Asics for his shoes,
Wilson for his tennis racquets, TW Steel watches,
Smeg, and the Ukrainian Food Company.
Robredo's childhood tennis idol was
Stefan Edberg
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, along with
John McEnroe
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,
Pete Sampras
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,
Andre Agassi
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, and various Spanish tennis players. He cites
Arantxa Sánchez (with whom he won the 2002
Hopman Cup for Spain) as his favorite female player among retired players; among recently active players his favorite male and female players are
Roger Federer
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and
Justine Henin
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.
Some fans refer to Robredo as "Disco Tommy" for the long, wavy hairstyle he began cultivating during the 2006 tennis season; after Robredo mentioned that he calls his coach "
President Palmer" while his coach calls him "
Jack Bauer
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" (from ''24''), fans also began referring to him as "Disco Jack."
2007 marked increased media exposure for Robredo. He was recognized by the Spanish editions of ''
Men's Health
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Started as a men's health magazin ...
'' and ''
Marie Claire
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The feature editions focus on women aro ...
'', as well as ''
People en Español''.
On 16 November 2019, Robredo married his long-time girlfriend, Patricia Berga Alzamora. Their first child, a girl, was born in 2021.
Career statistics
Grand Slam tournament performance timeline
Notes
References
External links
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1982 births
Living people
Australian Open (tennis) junior champions
Tennis players from Catalonia
French Open junior champions
Hopman Cup competitors
Olympic tennis players for Spain
People from Selva
Sportspeople from the Province of Girona
Spanish male tennis players
Tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles
21st-century Spanish sportsmen