Fernando Verdasco
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Fernando Verdasco

Personal information
Player nameFernando Verdasco
CountrySpain
ResidenceMadrid, Spain
Date of birth15 November 1983(age 26)
Place of birthMadrid, Spain
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2001
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize moneyUS$6,301,906
Singles
Career record263 � 179
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 7 (20 April 2009)
Current rankingNo. 8 (16 August 2010)
Grand Slam results
Australian OpenSF (2009)
French Open4R (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
Wimbledon4R (2006, 2008, 2009)
US OpenQF (2009, 2010)
Major tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (2009)
Doubles
Career record68 � 77
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 31 (2 February 2009)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2009)
French Open2R (2007)
Wimbledon3R (2008)
US OpenQF (2004, 2008)

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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). Verdasco has aided Spain in winning two Davis Cup titles, winning the deciding match in both 2008 and 2009.

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The Ledger--8, -Fernando Verdasco-, $1633234. 9, Andy Roddick, $1631088. 10, Jurgen Melzer, $1619117. 1, Rafael Nadal, 11880. 2, Roger Federer, 7495. ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:01:24 GMT+00:00
Nadal tops ATP rankings - The Hindu Tweet this news
The Hindu--(6) Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, 3715 7(7) -Fernando Verdasco-, Spain, 3330 8. (8) David Ferrer, Spain, 3325 9. (10) Andy Roddick, US, 3260 10. ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:13:58 GMT+00:00
Keothavong looks to end season on a high - ESPN.co.uk Tweet this news
ESPN.co.uk--Roger Federer (SUI), 3. Novak Djokovic (SRB), 4. Andy Murray (GBR), 5. Robin Soderling (SWE), 6. Tomas Berdych (CZE), 7. -Fernando Verdasco- (SPA), 8. ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:13:15 GMT+00:00
2010 If Stockholm Open match preview: Benjamin Becker versus Robin Soderling - TennisEarth.com Tweet this news
TennisEarth.com---...- as he reached the second round in Halle by defeating the world no. 5 Davydenko and also defeated world no. 8 -Fernando Verdasco- in San Jose in June.--- - Date : Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:51:29 GMT+00:00
Hewitt to play at Kooyong - Sportal.com.au Tweet this news
Sportal.com.au--Reigning Classic champion -Fernando Verdasco- will also return to defend his title, joining Youzhny, 2010 Wimbledon finalist Berdych, and Frenchmen Gael ... - Date : Tue, 19 Oct 2010 07:04:53 GMT+00:00
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live-tennis.com--Many online sportsbooks are streaming -Fernando Verdasco- v Thiemo De Bakker live on 11 October 2010 from 11:00 GMT. To watch the bet365 live stream of ... - Date : Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:41:50 GMT+00:00
Use Hawk-Eye Tonight, Fernando Verdasco! - New York Observer Tweet this news
New York Observer---Fernando Verdasco- has an uphill climb tonight to beat a player who hasn't dropped a set, or a single service game at the Open. ... - Date : Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:35:35 GMT+00:00
Rafael Nadal reaches Thailand Open quarterfinals, Fernando Verdasco loses - Newser Tweet this news
Newser--(Associated Press) Benjamin Becker of Germany reacts after winning a point against -Fernando Verdasco- of Spain during their second round match at the PTT ... - Date : Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:42:07 GMT+00:00
PTT Thailand Open: Thursday's Review - bettor.com (blog) Tweet this news
bettor.com (blog)--Second seed -Fernando Verdasco- from Spain was upset by the world number 65 Benjamin Becker from Germany in his first match of the PTT Thailand Open in a two ... - Date : Fri, 01 Oct 2010 07:56:54 GMT+00:00
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Wall Street Journal--AP -Fernando Verdasco's- last match was a decisive victory over David Nalbandian, although it took him a few games to get his rhythm. ... - Date : Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:06:52 GMT+00:00

ATP Masters Series finals : Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Runner-up 2010 Monte Carlo Clay ES Rafael Nadal 6 � 0, 6 � 1

Singles: 13 (5 � 8) :

Singles: 13 (5 � 8) :
Legend (pre/post 2009)
Grand Slam Tournaments (0)
Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (4)

Singles: 13 (5 � 8) :
Titles by Surface
Hard (2)
Clay (3)
Grass (0)
Carpet (0)

Singles: 13 (5 � 8) :

Singles: 13 (5 � 8) :
Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam Tournaments (0)
Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (2)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (5)

Singles: 13 (5 � 8) :
Finals by Surface
Hard (4)
Clay (3)
Grass (1)
Carpet (0)

Singles: 13 (5 � 8) :
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. March 7, 2004 Acapulco, Mexico Clay ES Carlos Moyá 6 � 3, 6 � 0
Winner 1. April 12, 2004 Valencia, Spain Clay ES Albert Montañés 7 � 6(5), 6 � 3
Runner-up 2. July 30, 2005 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay AR Gastón Gaudio 2 � 6, 6 � 2, 6 � 4, 6 � 4
Runner-up 3. October 27, 2007 St. Petersburg, Russia Hard (i) GB Andy Murray 6 � 2, 6 � 3
Runner-up 4. June 22, 2008 Nottingham, United Kingdom Grass HR Ivo Karlović 7 � 5, 6 � 7(4), 7 � 6(8)
Winner 2. July 20, 2008 Umag, Croatia Clay RU Igor Andreev 3 � 6, 6 � 4, 7 � 6(4)
Runner-up 5. January 5, 2009 Brisbane, Australia Hard CZ Radek Štěpánek 3 � 6, 6 � 3, 6 � 4
Winner 3. August 29, 2009 New Haven, United States Hard US Sam Querrey 6 � 4, 7 � 6(6)
Runner-up 6. October 4, 2009 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hard (i) RU Nikolay Davydenko 6 � 4, 7 � 5
Winner 4. February 14, 2010 San José, USA Hard (i) US Andy Roddick 3 � 6, 6 � 4, 6 � 4
Runner-up 7. April 18, 2010 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay ES Rafael Nadal 6 � 0, 6 � 1
Winner 5. April 25, 2010 Barcelona, Spain Clay SE Robin Söderling 6 � 3, 4 � 6, 6 � 3
Runner-up 8. May 22, 2010 Nice, France Clay FR Richard Gasquet 6 � 3, 5 � 7, 7 � 6(5)

Non ATP Singles: 1 (1 � 0) :
Winner 1. January 16, 2010 AAMI Classic, Kooyong, Australia Hard FR Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7 � 5, 6 � 3

Doubles: 3 (1 � 2) :

Doubles: 3 (1 � 2) :
Legend (pre/post 2009)
Grand Slam Tournaments (0)
Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1)

Doubles: 3 (1 � 2) :
Titles by Surface
Hard (1)
Clay (0)
Grass (0)
Carpet (0)

Doubles: 3 (1 � 2) :

Doubles: 3 (1 � 2) :
Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam Tournaments (0)
Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1)

Doubles: 3 (1 � 2) :
Finals by Surface
Hard (1)
Clay (1)
Grass (0)
Carpet (0)

Doubles: 3 (1 � 2) :
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Winner 1. November 1, 2004 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) ES Feliciano López AU Wayne Arthurs
AU Paul Hanley		 6 � 4, 6 � 4
Runner-up 2. July 22, 2007 Stuttgart, Germany Clay ES Guillermo García López CZ František Čermák
CZ Leoš Friedl		 6 � 4, 6 � 4
Runner-up 3. 10 January 2009 Brisbane, Australia Hard DE Mischa Zverev FR Marc Gicquel
FR Jo-Wilfried Tsonga		 6 � 4, 6 � 3

Doubles: 3 (1 � 2) :
NMS means an event that was not an ATP Masters Series tournament.
NM1 means an event that was not an ATP Masters 1000 tournament.

Doubles: 3 (1 � 2) :
Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Career W � L
Grand Slam tournaments
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 QF 20 � 8
Grand Slam W � L 0 � 0 0 � 0 2 � 2 3 � 4 5 � 4 7 � 4 8 � 4 9 � 4 15 � 4 10 � 4 59 � 30
Year-end championships
ATP World Tour Finals
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
 RR
0 � 3
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
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
Statistics
ATP Tournaments Played
0
2
12
26
28
26
28
30
24
17
191
ATP Finals Reached
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
2
3
4
13
ATP Tournaments Won 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 5
Overall Win � Loss
0 � 0
1 � 2
7 � 12
31 � 25
35 � 28
32 � 26
34 � 28
47 � 27
52 � 25
41 � 17
280 � 190
Win (%) N/A
33%
37%
55%
55%
55%
55%
63%
67%
71%
59.6%
Year-End Ranking 464 173 109 36 33 31 26 16 9 N/A

Doubles: 3 (1 � 2) :
Year Majors ATP wins Total wins Earnings ($) Money list rank
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

World rankings * Top ten tennis players as of 12 July 2010

ATP singles
# ES Rafael Nadal # RS Novak Djokovic # CH Roger Federer # GB Andy Murray # SE Robin Söderling # RU Nikolay Davydenko # AR Juan Martín del Potro # CZ Tomáš Berdych # US Andy Roddick # ES Fernando Verdasco
ATP doubles
WTA singles
WTA doubles

Association of Tennis Professionals: ES Top ten Spanish male singles tennis players, as of July 5, 2010

1. Balearic Islands Rafael Nadal (1 ) * 2. Madrid Fernando Verdasco (10 (-)1) * 3. Valencian Community David Ferrer (12 (-)1) * 4. Region of Murcia Nicolás Almagro (20 (-)2) * 5. Valencian Community Juan Carlos Ferrero (21 (-)5)
6. Madrid Feliciano López (25 (+)5) * 7. Catalonia Albert Montañés (30 (+)1) * 8. Catalonia Tommy Robredo (36 ) * 9. Castile-La Mancha Guillermo García-López (39 ) * 10. Catalonia Pere Riba (81 (-)3)



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