Fernando Verdasco
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| Country |  Spain |
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| Residence | Madrid, Spain |
| Date of birth | 15 November 1983 |
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2001 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | US$6,301,906 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 263–179 |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Highest ranking | No. 7 (20 April 2009) |
| Current ranking | No. 8 (16 August 2010) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2009) |
| French Open | 4R (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2006, 2008, 2009) |
| US Open | QF (2009) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | RR (2009) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 68–77 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 31 (2 February 2009) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2009) |
| French Open | 2R (2007) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2008) |
| US Open | QF (2004, 2008) |
| Last updated on: 26 January 2010. | |
Fernando Verdasco Carmona (born 15 November 1983 in Madrid) is a professional tennis player from Spain. He is currently the second-highest ranked Spanish tennis player, behind world number 1 Rafael Nadal, ranking number 8 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight. As of 2009, Verdasco has been working in Las Vegas with Andre Agassi and his team including Darren Cahill (Agassi's former coach) and Gil Reyes (Agassi's fitness coach).[1] Verdasco has aided Spain in winning two Davis Cup titles, winning the deciding match in both 2008 and 2009.
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Career
Early years
He turned professional in 2001, finishing as world number 464. 2002 was a good year for him, as he won his first Futures category title in Spain F1 and was runner-up in Spain F3. He played his second career challenger in Segovia, where he reached the final after beating Belarusian Vladimir Voltchkov in the semifinals. He then reached two additional Challenger semifinals in Kiev and in Eckental, finishing the year in the top 200, at 173.
2003
In 2003, Verdasco played his first Masters Series tournament (Miami Masters). He joined the main draw as a qualifier, and after defeating Karol Kučera and Max Mirnyi, he lost to countryman Carlos Moyà in the third round. After this good performance, he had a poor season on clay, and then he lost in the first round of Wimbledon against Finn Jarkko Nieminen in five sets. Then Verdasco played in Cincinnati, where he lost to Andy Roddick in straight sets. He reached the third round at the U.S. Open, where he lost to Thai Paradorn Srichaphan after defeating countryman Tommy Robredo in the first round and Italian Davide Sanguinetti in the second round.
2004
After finishing in 2003 as 109th in the world (with a 15–8 record in challengers), he had a breakthrough in 2004, when he won his first ATP title in Valencia. He defeated defending champion Juan Carlos Ferrero in the semifinal and Albert Montañés in the final. He also reached the final in Acapulco, losing to Carlos Moyà, and the quarterfinals in Halle and in 's-Hertogenbosch on grass. He reached the third round in two Masters Series tournaments: the Hamburg Masters and the Madrid Masters. He reached the quarterfinals in Stockholm and the semifinals in Kitzbühel, and won a doubles title in Stockholm (with countryman Feliciano López), ending the year ranked 36th in the world.
2005
In 2005 he defeated Andy Roddick twice, in Miami and in Rome. In Rome, the match was famous for Roddick being matchpoint up on Verdasco's serve and having the match end with a double fault from Verdasco, but Roddick claimed that the serve wasn't out and the match went on, with Verdasco winning. He also reached the quarters of Valencia (where he was defending the title), Rome and New Haven; the semis of Sankt Petersburg; and was finalist in Kitzbühel, where he lost to Argentine Gastón Gaudio. But Verdasco reached his first Grand Slam fourth round at the U.S. Open, where he lost to Finn Jarkko Nieminen after defeating Serb Novak Djoković. His year-end ranking improved slightly to No. 32 in the world.
2006
Fernando reached the fourth round of Wimbledon after beating Vince Spadea and German Benjamin Becker and also upsetting 3rd seed and former runner-up David Nalbandián in straight sets in the third round. Verdasco then lost to Czech Radek Štěpánek in five sets. At the U.S. Open, Fernando reached the third round, but lost to eventual runner-up Andy Roddick in five sets. In previous rounds, Fernando defeated Fabrice Santoro in four sets and Thiago Alves in three. Fernando then lost in the quarters of Palermo where he lost to Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo and then he lost to Ramírez Hidalgo again the following week in the first round of Metz. Verdasco didn't win any match in the rest of year, he lost to Italian Daniele Bracciali in Moscow, and then in the last two Masters Series tournaments of the year, he lost to Tim Henman in Madrid Masters and to Michaël Llodra in Paris Masters. Verdasco finished the year ranked 35th on the ATP rankings.
2007
In 2007, he lost to Serb Novak Đjoković in the 4th round of the French Open. In the previous rounds of Roland Garros he beat Jérôme Haehnel in the 1st round, Dmitry Tursunov in the 2nd round and David Ferrer in the 3rd round. Before reaching the 4th round in the French Open, he lost in the first round in the 3 Masters Series tournaments on clay. He lost to Frenchman Richard Gasquet in both Monte Carlo Masters and Rome Masters, and to Czech Tomáš Berdych in Hamburg Masters. In the grass season, he lost in the 1st round in Queen's and he reached the 3rd round in Wimbledon, where he lost to 3rd seed Andy Roddick after beating American Bobby Reynolds in the 1st round and Italian Andreas Seppi in the 2nd round. At the Madrid Masters Verdasco cruised through to the second round with a win over Albert Montañés, beating him in straight sets but in second round he faced third seed Novak Đoković and after winning the first set, the Serb player won the second and the third sets by the same score: 6–3. At the St. Petersburg Open, Verdasco played some brilliant tennis to reach the final without losing a single set. En route to this final, he defeated Marin Čilić, who defeated Nikolay Davydenko early on, in the semifinal. However, his quest to win the title ended with a 6–2, 6–3 defeat by Scot Andy Murray. Still, this solid performance raised Verdasco's position in the ATP rankings to 27 the next week.
2008
Fernando entered the Australian Open as the 25th seed. He won his opening match with a strong performance against Thierry Ascione 6–4,6–0,6–3. He lost his second round match in a close battle with Serbian Janko Tipsarević, who later went on to take Roger Federer to 5 sets. Fernando entered the Dubai Tennis Championships with a possible second round opponent of either Roger Federer or Andy Murray, his opponent would be Murray after he beat Federer in three sets. Fernando managed to take Murray to three sets but after a good performance he lost the match 3–6, 6–3, 6–7 (5–7). In Berlin, Fernando and doubles partner Feliciano López clinched Spain's spot in the Davis Cup semifinals after defeating Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber and Philipp Petzschner in a four hour and 45 minute marathon match, 6–7(3), 7–6(1), 6–4, 2–6, 12–10. At the Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco Fernando lost to Gaël Monfils in straight sets in the first round. In Barcelona the following week he also lost his first round match in straight sets to Nicolás Lapentti. His form improved dramatically for the Rome Masters where he reached the third round, en-route he got the better of Carlos Moyà and Nicolás Lapentti (who had beaten him the week earlier) before losing in a thriller to James Blake. Fernando continued his run of excellent form into the Hamburg Masters where he beat Mikhail Youzhny in the first round 6–2, 6–3. In the second round he beat Michaël Llodra 6–2, 6–0. Verdasco then went on to record a remarkable win against compatriot David Ferrer in straight sets, 7–6 (4), 6–2. His run ended when he met the world number 1 Roger Federer, losing 6–3, 6–3. At the French Open Verdasco was seeded No. 22 and enjoyed a good run, ending with a loss to Rafael Nadal in the last 16.
On 9 June Fernando achieved his career high ranking of No. 20, as a result of his run at the French Open. He reached the final of the Nottingham Open raising his ranking to a career high of No. 18. At Wimbledon, he lost to Mario Ančić in a five set thriller in which the last set lasted over 90 minutes and ended 13–11, in the fourth round. His performance at The Wimbledon Championships brought his world ranking up to No. 13. His most recent ATP victory was in Umag (Studena Croatian Open Umag), Croatia where he defeated Igor Andreev. Afterwards, he again improved in the rankings to 11th place. Verdasco was the 13th seed at the US Open in 2008, and lost to the 23rd seed Andreev in the third round.
On November 23, Verdasco won the fourth rubber of Spain's Davis Cup final match against Argentina, defeating José Acasuso. This was enough to ensure the team of victory; Verdasco had also played in the doubles match of the previous day and won, partnering Feliciano López.
2009
Verdasco started his season by reaching the final of the Brisbane International losing to Radek Štěpánek in three sets. Partnering Mischa Zverev, he was also the runner-up in the doubles final. At the Australian Open, Verdasco avenged his Brisbane loss to Radek Štěpánek, by beating him in the third round 6–4, 6–0, 6–0. In the fourth round he upset fourth seed Andy Murray in five sets. In his first appearance in a Grand Slam quarterfinal, he defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7–6(2), 3–6, 6–3, 6–2. Verdasco then lost to World No. 1 Rafael Nadal 7–6(4), 4–6, 6–7(2), 7–6(1), 4–6 in the longest match in Australian Open history, lasting 5 hours, 14 minutes.[2] Verdasco's semi-final run earned him the #9 rank, lifting the Spaniard into the top 10 for the first time.
After being sidelined by injury since the Australian Open, he reached the quarter-finals at Indian Wells, where he lost to Roger Federer 6–3, 7–6(5). At the 2009 Miami Masters, Verdasco recorded his 200th ATP match win by defeating qualifier Benjamin Becker in the second round. He would go on to reach the quarterfinals, losing to Andy Murray 6–1, 6–2 [3]. His run at this tournament earned him a further career-high ranking of #8.
During the clay court season, Verdasco again reached quarterfinal stage, where he lost to Novak Djokovic 2–6, 6–4, 3–6. Following this tournament, his ranking rose further to #7. In Barcelona, he battled past Tomáš Berdych 7–5, 5–7, 6–4 in the third round. In the quarter-finals he fell to Fernando González 3–6, 6–4, 4–6. At the 2009 Rome Masters, he advanced to the quarter-finals, where he lost to Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–3. At the 2009 Madrid Masters, Verdasco reached the quarterfinals, Verdasco again lost to Nadal for the ninth time 6–4, 7–5. Competing as the 8th seed at the 2009 French Open, Verdasco defeated fellow Spaniard Nicolás Almagro 6–2, 7–6(4), 7–6(8) in the third round, converting on his ninth match-point. In the following round, he was defeated by 10th seed Nikolay Davydenko 6–2, 6–4, 6–4.
On his first tournament on grass that season, Verdasco lost in the first round of the 2009 Gerry Weber Open to Philipp Petzschner. At the 2009 Ordina Open, he lost in the second round to eventual title winner Benjamin Becker, 7–5, 7–6(4). At the third Grand Slam of the year, Wimbledon, he matched his best result at that tournament by reaching the fourth round, where he was ousted by the big-serving Croat, Ivo Karlović, 7–6(5) 6–7(4) 6–3 7–6(9).
Verdasco competed in the Swedish Open as the top seed, advancing to the quarterfinals where he retired against Juan Mónaco. After a small break he played in the Rogers Cup and was defeated by Andy Roddick in the third round, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6. He was then upset by compatriot Guillermo García-López in the first round of the Cincinnati Masters in two tiebreaks. In New Haven, Verdasco defeated Igor Andreev in two tiebreak sets in the semi-finals. Due to rain delays in the previous days, Verdasco returned later the same day for the final against Sam Querrey, winning in straight sets. He did not lose a set in the entire tournament. He was seeded 10th at the US Open, the year's final Grand Slam. In the third round, he fought past Tommy Haas 3–6, 7–5, 7–6(8), 1–6, 6–4. He then moved into his second Grand Slam quarterfinal of the year by ousting John Isner 4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4.
However, his nine-match winning streak was broken by Novak Djokovic 7–6(2),1–6, 7–5, 6–2.
Verdasco's first indoor tournament of the season was the 2009 Malaysian Open, where he was seeded second. He defeated Richard Gasquet for the third time in 2009. He then defeated Fernando González in the semi-finals 6–4, 7–5, before losing to Nikolay Davydenko in straight sets. At the China Open, Verdasco was seeded fifth, losing to Djokovic in the quarterfinals for the third time in that year. In Shanghai, a Masters 1000 tournament, he lost his opening match to Ivan Ljubičić6–4, 7–6(4).
He next competed at the Valencia Open 500. He then defeated Tommy Robredo, in straight sets in the quarterfinals. Verdasco's poor record against Top 10 players continued in the semifinals where he lost to top seed Andy Murray 6–3, 2–6, 6–3.
He next competed at the Paris Masters as the seventh seed. After a bye in the first round, he defeated Andreas Seppi in the second round in three hard-fought sets, 6–7(3), 6–4, 6–4. This extended his head-to-head record over the Italian 6–0. In the third round, Verdasco lost to Marin Čilić 6–3, 3–6, 4–6. His bid in qualifying for the ATP World Tour finals depended on the results of other players because of this loss. However, Robin Söderling and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga failed to pass the quarterfinals, allowing Verdasco to qualify for the Tennis Masters Cup for the first time in his career.
At the ATP Tour Finals, Verdasco lost to Roger Federer in his first Round Robin match, 6–4, 5–7, 1–6 and to Juan Martín del Potro, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(1) in his second match. He then lost his third match against Andy Murray in the round robin 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–7(3), hence ending his run at the tournament. Verdasco finished 2009 with a 52–25 record in singles, his best record to date, and finished the year at No. 9, the first time he has finished the year in the top 10.
To close 2009, Verdasco partnered Feliciano López in the 2009 Davis Cup Final doubles match against the Czech Republic. Playing against Radek Štěpánek and Tomáš Berdych, Verdasco and Lopez saved a set point to win the first set, and eventually the match, 7–6(7), 7–5, 6–2. This victory retained the Davis Cup for Spain, and was a fitting end to Verdasco's most successful season on the tour so far.
2010
Verdasco started his 2010 season at the exhibition tournament AAMI Kooyong Classic in Melbourne, in preparation for the upcoming Australian Open. He beat Fernando González 7–5, 6–1 on day one, and crushed Novak Djokovic 6–1, 6–2 on day two to reach the final where he faced Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, where he won 7–5, 6–3. His first official tournament for the year was in the Australian Open. As the 9th seed, he defeated Australian Carsten Ball in the first round 6–7(4), 7–6(1), 7–5, 6–2. He then defeated qualifier Ivan Sergeyev 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 in the second round. He entered the fourth round after his third round opponent Stefan Koubek was forced to retire when Verdasco was leading by a set. He bowed out in the fourth round against Nikolay Davydenko in a five set thriller, 2–6, 5–7, 6–4, 7–6(5), 3–6.
His next tournament was the SAP Open in San Jose, California. Before his first round match, he won an exhibition match against Pete Sampras in straight sets 6–3 7–6(2). In the first round of the tournament he defeated Yen-Hsun Lu 6–3, 6–7(6), 6–3. In the second round, he defeated Benjamin Becker, 7–5, 6–2, and then qualifier Ričardas Berankis in the quarterfinals 6–3, 7–6(5). He fought past Denis Istomin 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 to reach the final, and defeated Andy Roddick in the final, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 to capture his fourth ATP singles title. This was his first win over a Top 10 ranked player since the 2009 Australian Open. He arrived late at the 2010 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis, and as a result, he was ousted in the opening round 6–7(4), 3–6 by Jérémy Chardy.
Verdasco's next tournament was the Acapulco where he lost to Juan Mónaco in the quarter-finals 7–5, 6–3.
Seeded 10th (and as a result, receiving a bye into the second round) at the 2010 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells where, in the third-round, he lost to Tomáš Berdych 6–0, 6–3. At the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open, after receiving an opening round bye, he lost to Berdych 4–6, 7–6(5), 6–4 in the quarterfinals.
At the 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, as the sixth seed, he defeated the number 1 seed Novak Djokovic 6–2, 6–2 to reach his first ever Masters 1000 final, to meet five-time defending champion Rafael Nadal. It was the first all-Spanish final of a Masters 1000 event since Monte Carlo in 2002. However, he was heavily defeated by Rafael Nadal, 6–0, 6–1. Despite the lopsided final, Verdasco had done enough to ensure a return to the Top 10, at number nine.
The following week, Verdasco played at the 2010 Barcelona Open as the fifth seed, where he defeated Robin Söderling 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 to win his 5th career singles title.
In the 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, where he player in his second semi-final appearance at the Masters 1000 level, he faced David Ferrer and lost 7–5, 6–3. In the first set, Verdasco had led 5–1, however, lost six consecutive games and the set. Verdasco's next tournament was the Madrid Open, where he was seeded sixth. After receiving a bye in the first round, he defeated Ivo Karlović 7–6(3), 6–3 before falling to Jürgen Melzer 7–5, 6–3.
Then, a week before the French Open, he reached his fourth final of the year at Nice by fighting past Leonardo Mayer in the semifinals. He then lost to Richard Gasquet 6–3, 5–7, 7–6(5) in the final. During the third set, he was captured by a microphone yelling profanities about the crowd and was seen to sarcastically wave at them, after which the crowd booed him. He apologised after the match and before the French Open to everyone and stated that two fans had agitated him.[4]
Verdasco was the seventh seed at the 2010 French Open where, in the fourth round, he lost to Nicolás Almagro. In an upset, Verdasco then lost in the opening round of Wimbledon to Fabio Fognini, 7–6, 6–2, 6–7, 6–4.[5]
After playing at an insignificant tournament in Sweden, Verdasco then travelled to the U.S.A to begin his preparations for the U.S. Open. At the Legg Mason Classic in Washington, Verdasco fought past 3 match points against him in his opening match to move through to the second round, defeating Michael Berrer 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(6). Verdasco will meet Viktor Troicki in the second round.[6]
Playing style and equipment
Verdasco is an offensive baseliner who is comfortable on all surfaces, with fast hard courts being his best[7]. Verdasco considers his best shot to be his forehand[8]. His serve is characteristic of a left-handed player predominantly using slice to create a lot of spin, and is capable of speeds exceeding 210 km/h[9]. He is known for rivaling compatriot Rafael Nadal with the amount of topspin he can put on a ball[10].[11] which partly explains his improved results since 2009, but still struggles with his nerves when facing the best players in the world. He is endorsed by adidas (he wears the Edge Group clothing and Barricade V shoes) and recently switched to Dunlop Sport[12] for racquets, after having played with Tecnifibre for the majority of his career (and with Yonex for a very short time in 2010).
Personal life
Verdasco began playing tennis when he was four years old, practicing with his father on the two hard courts in the backyard of their family home. Verdasco stop school years at the age of a 11 ,soon after practising with his father. José then took his son to the academy and then was taken into the academys hands. His parents, José and Olga, own a restaurant in Madrid. He has two younger sisters, Sara and Ana.[13] Verdasco was diagnosed with ADHD when he was a child, but did not receive treatment in order to not have problems with doping.[14] Verdasco's ex-girlfriends include Argentine professional tennis player Gisela Dulko, Spanish model and actress Dafne Fernández, Spanish model Priscila De Gustin, and Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanović.[15][16][17][18]
Major finals
ATP Masters Series finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 2010 | Monte Carlo | Clay | Rafael Nadal |
6–0, 6–1 |
Career finals
Singles: 13 (5–8)
- Wins (5)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1. | March 7, 2004 | Acapulco, Mexico | Clay | Carlos Moyá |
6–3, 6–0 |
| Winner | 1. | April 12, 2004 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | Albert Montañés |
7–6(5), 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | July 30, 2005 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay |  Gastón Gaudio |
2–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | October 27, 2007 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Hard (i) |  Andy Murray |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 4. | June 22, 2008 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Grass |  Ivo Karlović |
7–5, 6–7(4), 7–6(8) |
| Winner | 2. | July 20, 2008 | Umag, Croatia | Clay |  Igor Andreev |
3–6, 6–4, 7–6(4) |
| Runner-up | 5. | January 5, 2009 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard |  Radek Štěpánek |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | August 29, 2009 | New Haven, United States | Hard |  Sam Querrey |
6–4, 7–6(6) |
| Runner-up | 6. | October 4, 2009 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard (i) | Nikolay Davydenko |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 4. | February 14, 2010 | San José, USA | Hard (i) | Andy Roddick |
3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 7. | April 18, 2010 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Rafael Nadal |
6–0, 6–1 |
| Winner | 5. | April 25, 2010 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay |  Robin Söderling |
6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 8. | May 22, 2010 | Nice, France | Clay |  Richard Gasquet |
6–3, 5–7, 7–6(5) |
Non ATP Singles: 1 (1–0)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1. | January 16, 2010 | AAMI Classic, Kooyong, Australia | Hard | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
7–5, 6–3 |
Doubles: 3 (1–2)
- Win (1)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1. | November 1, 2004 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Feliciano López |
 Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | July 22, 2007 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Guillermo García López |
František Čermák Leoš Friedl |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 10 January 2009 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard |  Mischa Zverev |
Marc Gicquel Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
6–4, 6–3 |
Singles Performance timeline
To help interpret the performance table, the legend below explains what each abbreviation and color coded box represents in the performance timeline.
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| SR | the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played |
W-L | player's Win-Loss record |
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| NH | tournament not held in that calendar year | A | did not participate in the tournament |
| LQ | lost in qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (RR = round robin) |
| QF | advanced to but not past the quarterfinals | SF | advanced to but not past the semifinals |
| F | advanced to the final, tournament runner-up | W | won the tournament |
| NMS | means an event that was not an ATP Masters Series tournament. | |||
| NM1 | means an event that was not an ATP Masters 1000 tournament. | |||
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded.
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Career W–L |
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| Australian Open | A | A | LQ | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | SF | 4R | 12–7 |
| French Open | A | A | LQ | 2R | 1R | 2R | 4R | 4R | 4R | 4R | 14–7 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 4R | 4R | 1R | 13–8 |
| U.S. Open | A | A | 3R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 3R | QF | 16–7 | |
| Grand Slam W–L | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 7–4 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 15–4 | 6–3 | 55–29 |
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| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | QF | 3R | 8–7 |
| Miami Masters | A | A | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | QF | 11–8 |
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | F | 6–6 |
| Rome Masters | A | A | LQ | A | QF | 2R | 1R | 3R | QF | SF | 11–6 |
| Madrid Masters | A | LQ | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | 3R | 7–8 |
| Canada Masters | A | A | 1R | A | A | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 8–6 |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 3–7 |
| Shanghai Masters | Not ATP Masters Series | 2R | 0–1 | ||||||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | LQ | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3–6 | |
| Hamburg Masters | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | QF | 1R | QF | NM1 | 8–5 | |
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| ATP Tournaments Won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
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| Year-End Ranking | 464 | 173 | 109 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 16 | 9 | N/A | |
- Davis Cup and World Team Cup matches are included in the statistics. Walkovers are neither official wins nor official losses.
ATP Tour career earnings
| Year | Majors | ATP wins | Total wins | Earnings ($) | Money list rank |
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| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33,195 | 303 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142,162 | 134 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 505,535 | 42 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 568,607 | 36 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 535,937 | 34 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 631,695 | 33 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 977,961 | 15 |
| 2009* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1,449,174 | 10 |
| Career* | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4,851,724 | 92 |
References
- ↑ "Spains Fernando Verdasco's Rise To Success"", www.SocialMiami.com, April 10, 2009
- ↑ "A contest for the ages", Eleanor Preston, January 30, 2009
- ↑ "Murray picks apart Verdasco", Eurosport.com, April 3, 2009
- ↑ "Verdasco apologises". http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=es&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.meridiano.com.ve%2FTENIS%2Fnoticia.asp%3Fregistro%3D155441.
- ↑ http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Fernando-Verdasco.aspx?t=pa
- ↑ http://www.tennis.com/articles/templates/news.aspx?articleid=6846&zoneid=4
- ↑ http://www.asapsports.com/show_interview.php?id=54050 ASAP Sports – Tennis – 2009 – AUSTRALIAN OPEN – January 28 – Fernando Verdasco
- ↑ http://www.verdasco-online.com/Profile/profile.htm .:: Verdasco Online ::. – Profile
- ↑ http://www.asapsports.com/show_interview.php?id=54037 ASAP Sports – Tennis – 2009 – AUSTRALIAN OPEN – January 30 – Rafael Nadal
- ↑ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/176701-verdasco-gets-a-lesson-on-how-to-win-by-nadal Fernando Verdasco Gets a Lesson on How to Win by Rafael Nadal – May 16, 2009
- ↑ http://www.asapsports.com/show_interview.php?id=54048 ASAP Sports – Tennis – 2009 – AUSTRALIAN OPEN – January 28 – Rafael Nadal
- ↑ Fernando signs with Dunlop
- ↑ ATP – Fernando Verdasco
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- ↑ Tebbutt, Tom (2008-11-20). "FLo gives Spain an edge. . . in looks". The Globe and Mail. CTVglobemedia. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081120.WBTennis20081120145503/WBStory/WBTennis. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ↑ Radojkovic, M. (2008-12-19). "How Ana tamed Verdasco". Blic. Ringier. http://www.blic.rs/culture.php?id=3531. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ↑ Novakovic, A. (2008-11-12). Ivanovic confirms relationship with Verdasco "Ivanovic confirms relationship with Verdasco". Blic. Ringier. http://www.blic.co.rs/culture.php?id=3293 Ivanovic confirms relationship with Verdasco. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ↑ Cronin, Matt (2009-01-19). "Sources: Ivanovic-Verdasco relationship ends". FOXSports.com. Fox Sports Interactive Media. http://msn.foxsports.com/tennis/story/9101190/Sources:-Ivanovic-Verdasco-relationship-ends. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
External links
- Fernando Verdasco's Official Site
- Fernando Verdasco at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Fernando Verdasco at Davis Cup
- Fernando Verdasco's unofficial site
- Spanish-language fansite
- Verdasco Recent Match Results
- Verdasco World Ranking History
- Fernando Verdasco statistics
- Tennis Gear used by Fernando Verdasco
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