Tommy Robredo
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| Country |  Spain |
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| Residence | Barcelona, Spain | |
| Date of birth | May 1, 1982 | |
| Place of birth | Hostalric, Spain | |
| Height | 5'11" (180 cm) | |
| Weight | 165 lbs (75 kg) | |
| Turned Pro | 1998 | |
| Plays | Right-handed; One-handed backhand | |
| Career Prize Money | $4,669,843 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 245 - 154 | |
| Career titles: | 4 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 5 (August 28, 2006) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 4th (2006) | |
| French Open | QF (2003, 2005) | |
| Wimbledon | 3rd (2003) | |
| U.S. Open | 4th (2001, 2004-2006) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 63 - 94 | |
| Career titles: | 1 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 30 (September 27, 2004) | |
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Infobox last updated on: November 20, 2006. |
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Tommy Robredo Garces (born May 1, 1982 in Hostalric, Girona) is a professional tennis player from Spain. On May 8, 2006, Tommy broke into the world's top ten for the first time after rising to a rank of #10 in the world. He rose to #5, his highest singles ranking to date, a few months later on August 28.
Robredo began playing tennis regularly when he was five and his family moved to Olot where his father became the director of the local tennis club. He was coached by his father until 1996 when he moved to the Centre d'Alt Rendiment Sant Cugat in Barcelona, a Spanish sports center for promising young talents. As a junior player, he won the Junior Orange Bowl 16-under in 1998 and in 2000 reached the boys' final at Roland Garros, losing to Paul-Henri Mathieu. He turned professional in 1998 and is currently coached by Jordi Vilaro.
Robredo is named after the rock opera Tommy by The Who, which his parents loved. In his free time he enjoys going golfing or going down to the sea, and his favorite color is blue. His favorite foods are fish and other seafoods, as well as sweet things. Tommy is sponsored by Sergio Tacchini for his clothing, Dunlop for his tennis racquets, and also by the European sweets company HARIBO.
On 21 May 2006, Robredo won his first ATP Masters Series title at the AMS Hamburg tournament. On 2 November 2006 he qualified for the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup for the first time in his career by reaching the quarterfinals of the AMS Paris tournament.
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[edit] Masters Series singles finals
[edit] Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 2006 | Hamburg |  Radek Stepanek |
6-1, 6-3, 6-3 |
[edit] ATP Tour titles (4)
[edit] Singles (4)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (1) |
| ATP Tour (3) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 29 July 2001 | Sopot, Poland | Clay |  Albert Portas |
1-6 7-5 7-6(2) |
| 2. | 2 May 2004 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay |  Gaston Gaudio |
6-3 4-6 6-2 3-6 6-3 |
| 3. | 21 May 2006 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Radek Stepanek |
6-1 6-3 6-3 |
| 4. | 15 July 2006 | Bastad, Sweden | Clay |  Nikolay Davydenko |
6-2 6-1 |
[edit] Singles finalist (4)
- 2001: Casablanca (Guillermo Canas)
- 2003: Stuttgart (Guillermo Coria)
- 2005: Estoril (lost to Gaston Gaudio)
- 2006: Barcelona (lost to Rafael Nadal)
[edit] Performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current up to the end of the 2006 season.
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Career win-loss |
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| Australian Open | - | - | - | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 6-6 | |
| French Open | - | - | - | 4R | 3R | QF | 4R | QF | 4R | 19-6 | |
| Wimbledon | - | - | - | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 5-6 | |
| U.S. Open | - | - | - | 4R | 3R | 1R | 4R | 4R | 4R | 14-6 | |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7-4 | 5-4 | 6-4 | 7-4 | 9-4 | 10-4 | 44-24 | |
| Tennis Masters Cup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | RR | 1-2 | |
| Indian Wells Masters | - | - | - | - | 1R | 3R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 5-5 | |
| Miami Masters | - | - | - | - | 2R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 2R | 4-4 | |
| Monte Carlo Masters | - | - | - | - | 1R | 3R | 1R | - | QF | 5-4 | |
| Rome Masters | - | - | - | - | QF | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 6-5 | |
| Hamburg Masters | - | - | - | - | SF | 2R | 3R | 3R | W | 15-4 | |
| Canada Masters | - | - | - | - | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 7-5 | |
| Cincinnati Masters | - | - | - | - | 3R | 1R | SF | 2R | SF | 11-5 | |
| Madrid Masters (Stuttgart) | - | - | - | - | 2R | 2R | QF | 3R | 3R | 5-5 | |
| Paris Masters | - | - | - | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | QF | SF | 4-5 | |
| Total Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Year-End Ranking | 511 | 249 | 131 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 19 | 7 | N/A |
[edit] External links and references
| Association of Tennis Professionals | Top ten male tennis players as of October 2006 | |
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| 1. Roger Federer (Switzerland) | 2. Rafael Nadal (Spain) | 3. David Nalbandian (Argentina) 4. Ivan Ljubičić (Croatia) | 5. Andy Roddick (USA) | 6. Nikolay Davydenko (Russia) 7. Fernando González (Chile) | 8. Tommy Robredo (Spain) | 9. James Blake (USA) 10. Tomáš Berdych (Czech Republic) |
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