David Ferrer

Ferrer at the 2011 Australian Open.
Country	Spain
Residence	Valencia, Spain
Born	(1982-04-02) April 2, 1982 (age 30) Xàbia, Alicante, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	73 kg (160 lb; 11.5 st)
Turned pro	2000
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	$13,329,107
Singles
Career record	430–232
Career titles	14
Highest ranking	No. 4 (February 25, 2008)
Current ranking	No. 6 (April 5, 2012)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	SF (2011)
French Open	QF (2005, 2008)
Wimbledon	4R (2006, 2010, 2011)
US Open	SF (2007)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals	F (2007)
Olympic Games	1R (2008)
Doubles
Career record	61–95
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 42 (October 24, 2005)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2005)
French Open	2R (2009)
Wimbledon	1R (2003–2006, 2009)
US Open	2R (2004, 2006)
Last updated on: 23 October 2011.

David Ferrer Ern (Valencian pronunciation: [daˈvit feˈreɾ ˈɛɾn]; born April 2, 1982 in Xàbia, Marina Alta, Valencian Community) is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain who is currently World No. 5 in the ATP Rankings and is the second-highest ranked Spaniard behind World No. 2 Rafael Nadal. He turned professional in 2000. Ferrer is known as a clay-court specialist, although he has had success on hard courts as well, as evidenced by his semifinal appearances at the 2007 US Open and 2011 Australian Open. He was part of the Spain Davis Cup team that won the finals in 2008, 2009 and 2011. He was also runner-up at the Tennis Masters Cup in 2007.^[1] He first achieved a top–10 ranking in 2006 and reached a career high ranking of no. 4.

Career[link]

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Early years[link]

Ferrer was born in Xàbia in the province of Alicante, but he moved to Gandia at age 13, followed two years later by a move to Barcelona to attend the Catalan Tennis Federation. He spent nine months at Equelite, Juan Carlos Ferrero's Academy in Villena, before moving back to Xàbia while practicing in Denia.

As a teenager, if Ferrer did not practice hard enough, his coach, Javier Piles, would often lock him in a completely dark 2m x 2m ball closet for several hours, sometimes giving him only a piece of bread and a bit of water. At the age of 17, he felt he was fed up with tennis and sitting in the closet and went to work at a construction site, but after a week, he returned to Piles and asked if he could remain at the club and play tennis. As of 2011, he is still coached by Piles^[2] and has said he considers him a second father.^[3]

Ferrer turned professional in 2000, finishing as world no. 419, winning in Poland F1 and Spain F3, finishing runner-up in Spain F1. 2001 was not a particularly good year for him. He won his first career Challenger title in Sopot and reached the semifinals at Manerbio the following week. He also reached the semifinals in Spain F15 and Spain F16.

2002[link]

He played consistently in ATP (10–6) and Challenger (35–13) tournaments, winning his first ATP title in Bucharest (defeated Acasuso) and reaching his first ATP final in just his second ATP event in Umag (defeated David Nalbandian and Guillermo Coria, lost to Carlos Moyá). He won Challenger titles in Naples, Valencia, and Sassuolo. All 10 ATP match wins and 34 of 35 Challenger wins came on clay.

2003[link]

The highlight of 2003 was Ferrer's defeat of Andre Agassi at the Rome Masters. He made his debut at all four Grand Slam tournaments, as well as six ATP Masters Series events. At AMS Roma, he upset the defending champion Agassi in the first round and lost to Ivan Ljubičić in the second round. Ferrer advanced to the second round at the French Open and Wimbledon. He reached his third career final in Sopot and lost to Guillermo Coria. In doubles, he reached his first career final in Acapulco with his partner Fernando Vicente. He compiled a 13–16 record on clay courts, 6–10 on hard, 1–1 on grass, and had a year-ending ranking of world no. 71.

2004[link]

Ferrer reached the quarterfinals in Buenos Aires, Valencia, and at the ATP Masters Series Hamburg (defeated no. 6 David Nalbandian, but lost to Guillermo Coria). He advanced to the semifinals in Stuttgart (lost to Gastón Gaudio). Late in the year, he advanced to the quarterfinals in Bucharest and the semifinals in Palermo (lost to Tomáš Berdych) and Lyon (defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero, but lost to Xavier Malisse). He ended the year with a ranking of world no. 49.

2005[link]

Ferrer advanced to the semifinals of AMS Miami by defeating David Nalbandian, Juan Carlos Ferrero, and Dominik Hrbatý, but lost to Rafael Nadal. In his hometown, he lost to Hrbatý. He closed the year with quarterfinal showing at AMS Madrid, where he defeated Puerta, but lost to Robby Ginepri, and AMS Paris, where he lost to Andy Roddick. He lost only once in the first round of nine Masters Series events, while compiling a 20–9 record. In doubles, Ferrer won his first two ATP titles in Viña del Mar and Acapulco (with partner Ventura) and earned a career-high of US$951,772. He finished the year with a ranking of world no. 14.

2006[link]

Ferrer opened the year with a quarterfinal showing in Auckland, where he lost to Olivier Rochus. He broke into the top 10 ATP rankings for the first time, following a personal-best fourth round effort at the Australian Open, where defeated Mario Ančić, but lost to Fabrice Santoro. He was in the top 10 for five weeks during the year. Then, playing in the first round Davis Cup tie versus Belarus, he went 2–3 indoors, losing to Vladimir Voltchkov in the second rubber. In March, he reached the semifinals in Miami for a second straight year, where he defeated no. 4 Andy Roddick, but lost to Roger Federer. In his second clay-court tournament of the year at ATP Masters Series Monte-Carlo, he lost to Federer. He also advanced to the quarterfinals at the Masters Series Hamburg, falling to eventual champion Tommy Robredo. In Düsseldorf, he posted wins over two top-10 players, world no. 4 Ivan Ljubičić and world no. 9 Fernando González. He reached the third round at the French Open and a career-best fourth round at Wimbledon, where he defeated González in the third round, but lost to Lleyton Hewitt. In July, he won a second career ATP title in a five-hour final in Stuttgart. He came back from two sets to one and a 1–5 deficit against Acasuso, saving one match point down 4–5 in the fourth set. In August, he reached the quarterfinals in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he defeated no. 10 Marcos Baghdatis, but lost to González, followed by a third-round showing at New Haven, where he lost to Agustín Calleri. At the US Open, he reached the third round for the second consecutive year, but lost to Mikhail Youzhny). Ferrer closed the year with reaching the quarterfinals in Basel, where he lost to Federer. For the year, he went 3–5 versus top-10 opponents and compiled records of 18–8 on clay and 17–13 on hard court. He finished the year ranked world no. 14 and in the top 15 for the second consecutive year.

2007[link]

David Ferrer serving during the 2007 Tennis Masters Cup.

Ferrer began the year winning Auckland, defeating Tommy Robredo in the final. At the Australian Open, he defeated Kristian Pless, Thomas Johansson, and Radek Štěpánek and lost in the fourth round to Mardy Fish in five sets. One month later, he reached the quarterfinals at Rotterdam. He had quarterfinal finishes at Indian Wells and Monte-Carlo and reached the fourth round in Miami, the semifinals in Barcelona, and the quarterfinals in Hamburg.

At the French Open, he was stopped by Fernando Verdasco in the third round. During Wimbledon, he was eliminated by Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu in the second round.

In July, he captured his second title of the year and fourth of his career, beating Nicolás Almagro in the final of the Swedish Open in Båstad. He then advanced to the quarterfinals at the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati, Ohio, defeating Andy Roddick in the third round. At the US Open, he was seeded fifteenth and knocked out 24th-seeded David Nalbandian in the third round, and then upset second-seeded compatriot Rafael Nadal in the fourth round 6–7, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2. He beat 20th-seeded Juan Ignacio Chela in the quarterfinals and reached his first Grand Slam semifinal, where he was defeated by third-seeded Novak Djokovic. His performance at the US Open brought his ranking up to world no. 8. Then, Ferrer captured his third title of the year in Tokyo, defeating Richard Gasquet in the final. At the Paris Masters, he made it to the quarterfinals, where he lost to David Nalbandian, 6–7, 7–6, 2–6.

Ferrer qualified as the sixth seed for the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup. To begin, Ferrer upset third-seeded Djokovic 6–4, 6–4, in his first round-robin match, and then defeated second-seeded, Rafael Nadal 4–6, 6–4, 6–3. He sealed his qualification to the knock-out stage by defeating eighth-seeded Richard Gasquet, 6–1, 6–1. He was the only man to have a perfect record in the round-robin stage and had the best win/loss set record (6–1). Ferrer next defeated fifth-seeded Andy Roddick in the semifinals 6–1, 6–3. In the finals, Ferrer lost to top-seeded Roger Federer, 6–2, 6–3, 6–2. He ended the year with a career-high ranking of world no. 5.

2008[link]

Ferrer opened 2008 with a quarterfinal loss to unseeded Julien Benneteau of France in Auckland, where Ferrer was seeded first. He reached the second week of the Australian Open, however, as the fifth seed, without dropping a set in the first three rounds. He then went on to defeat 22nd-seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain in four sets in the fourth round, before falling to third-seeded and eventual champion Novak Djokovic 0–6, 3–6, 5–7 in the quarterfinals. On 25 February, Ferrer became world no. 4, despite losing in the second round at Rotterdam.

On 20 April, he captured his first ATP title of the year, and the sixth in his career, when he defeated Nicolás Almagro 4–6, 6–2, 7–6, in the final of the Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana. He saved three match points against Fernando Verdasco in the quarterfinals, and in the final, won the definitive set when he lost 5–2 in the third set, with two break points for Almagro.^{[clarification needed]}

Ferrer arrived at the quarterfinals in the Monte Carlo Masters, losing against the eventual tournament champion Rafael Nadal 6–1, 7–5, despite having five set points in the second set. At the Torneo Godó held in Barcelona the following week, Ferrer reached the final, after defeating Nicolás Lapentti, sixth-seeded Tommy Robredo, and fourteenth-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka. He again lost to Nadal in the final.

Ferrer made it to the quarterfinals of the French Open, matching his previous best appearance in 2005. In his first two rounds, he defeated Steve Darcis 6–3, 6–4, 6–3, and Fabrice Santoro 6–0, 6–1, 6–0. He then prevailed in two five-set matches over Lleyton Hewitt and Radek Štěpánek in the third and fourth rounds, respectively. He eventually fell to local favorite Gaël Monfils 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 1–6.

Ferrer then began his grass-court season with another title at 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands. He defeated Croatian Mario Ančić and Argentine Juan Martín del Potro en route to the final, where he won 6–4, 6–2 over Frenchman Marc Gicquel. This was his seventh career title and the first on grass. With this win, he became the second Spaniard (after Nadal) to win a grass-court tournament after a 36–year drought.

At Wimbledon, Ferrer was seeded fifth. In the first round, he defeated Sergiy Stakhovsky, who forfeited the match while down in sets 2–0 and up 3–1 in the third set. In the second round, Ferrer defeated Russian Igor Andreev 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2. He was then eliminated by Ančić in the third round 4–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–7.

Representing Spain at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Ferrer was eliminated by Janko Tipsarevic in the first round.

At the US Open, Ferrer reached the third round as the fourth seed, where he lost Kei Nishikori, ranked 126, in one of the biggest upsets of the tournament.^[4] Ferrer saved five match points before losing the match.

Seeded first at the China Open in Beijing, Ferrer was defeated by Israeli Dudi Sela in the second round 3–6, 3–6.

Following a first-round bye, sixth-seeded Ferrer lost in the second round of the Madrid Masters to fellow Spaniard Feliciano López 4–6, 6–7.

2009[link]

In 2009, Ferrer was runner-up at Dubai and Barcelona, losing to Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal respectively. Due to injury, he withdrew from the Davis Cup quarterfinals and was replaced by Juan Carlos Ferrero. He lost in the third round at the Australian Open and French Open, as well as at Wimbledon, and in second round of the US Open.

Ferrer serves at the 2009 French Open.

2010[link]

Ferrer lost in the second round of the 2010 Australian Open to Marcos Baghdatis, after winning the first two sets, in a match lasting just over four hours.^[5] Ferrer's next tournament was the SA Tennis Open. In the first round, he defeated Karol Beck. In the second round, he beat Filip Prpic, and then won his quarterfinal against Somdev Devvarman. However, in the semifinals, he lost to Stéphane Robert. Ferrer's next tournament was the Copa Telmex, where he was the top seed. He beat Simon Greul 6–2, 7–6, in the first round, and then defeated Frederico Gil in the second round 6–3, 6–0. Ferrer then defeated Igor Andreev in the quarterfinals 7–5, 6–2, and then went on to defeat Albert Montañés 6–1, 6–1. However, in the final, he fell to Juan Carlos Ferrero 7–5, 4–6, 3–6.

Ferrer's next tournament was the 2010 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, where he was the third seed. In the first round, he defeated Potito Starace 6–2, 6–4, and defeated Thomaz Bellucci in the second round 6–4, 6–1. He then defeated Pablo Cuevas 7–5, 6–4. In the semifinals, he defeated Fernando González 6–7, 6–0, 6–4. In the final, he avenged his previous defeat to Juan Carlos Ferrero, beating him 6–3, 3–6, 6–1, for his eighth career title. This was Ferrero's third straight final and also ended Ferrero's 14-match winning streak. His ranking also rose to no. 16.

In the first round of the 2010 Davis Cup, Ferrer defeated Marco Chiudinelli 6–2, 7–6, 6–1, and defeated Stanislas Wawrinka 6–2, 6–4, 6–0, to advance Spain to the quarterfinals of the 2010 Davis Cup, where they faced France. Ferrer's next tournament was the 2010 BNP Paribas Open. He was the 13th-seeded player, which gave him a bye into the second round. In the second round, he was defeated by James Blake 1–6, 4–6.

Ferrer's next tournament was the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open, where he was seeded 15th. In his second-round match, he defeated Michaël Llodra 6–2, 6–4, and then defeated Ivo Karlović 7–6, 6–3. However, in the fourth round, he was defeated by Rafael Nadal 6–7, 4–6.

Ferrer's next part of the season saw him enter the European clay-court swing. His first tournament was the 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, where he was seeded 11th. In the first round, he defeated qualifier Peter Luczak 6–2, 6–4, and defeated Andrey Golubev 6–3, 6–2, in the second round. He then defeated Ivan Ljubičić 6–0, 7–6. In the quarterfinals, he defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber, 7–5, 7–6, to advance to the semifinals, where he was again defeated by Nadal 2–6, 3–6.

Next, Ferrer participated in the 2010 Torneo Godo, where he was seeded eighth. He had a first-round bye, and defeated Marcel Granollers in the second round 7–5, 6–4. In the third round, he crushed Simone Bolelli 6–0, 3–0, before Bolelli retired with a wrist injury, and then defeated Thomaz Bellucci in the quarterfinals 6–4, 6–0. In the semifinals, he played Fernando Verdasco. Ferrer was leading Verdasco, 7–6, 4–2, before ultimately losing, 7–6, 5–7, 1–6.

Ferrer's next tournament was the 2010 Rome Masters, where he was seeded 13th. In the first round, Ferrer defeated Evgeny Korolev 6–4, 6–1, and in the second round, he defeated Potito Starace 7–5, 6–2. In the third round, he defeated world no. 5 Andy Murray 6–3, 6–4, and then in the quarterfinals, he defeated world no. 10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–4, 6–1. He faced world no. 9 Fernando Verdasco for a spot in his first Masters 1000 event final, where he won 7–5, 6–3. Ferrer ultimately succumbed to Rafael Nadal in the final 5–7, 2–6. Due to his fantastic run in Rome, his ranking increased to world no. 12.

Ferrer's next tournament was the 2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open, where he was seeded ninth. In the first round, he defeated Jérémy Chardy 6–3, 7–6, and defeated Marcos Baghdatis 1–6, 6–3, 7–5, after fending off a match point. He then defeated Marin Čilić 6–3, 6–2, to advance to the quarterfinals. There, he, for the second successive time, beat world no. 4 Andy Murray 7–5, 6–3. In the semifinals, Ferrer lost to world no. 1 Roger Federer in three sets.

Ferrer's next tournament was the 2010 French Open, where he entered as a favorite. He began his campaign with a 6–1, 6–3, 6–1 victory over French wildcard David Guez, and then defeated Xavier Malisse 6–2, 6–2, 2–0 ret. In the third round. he fell to surprise semifinalist Jürgen Melzer 4–6, 0–6, 6–7.

Ferrer's next tournament was the Wimbledon, where he was the ninth seed. In the first round, he defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6–4, 6–2, 6–3, and then defeated Florent Serra in the second round 6–4, 7–5, 6–7, 6–3. In the third round, he defeated Jérémy Chardy 7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 7–5, with Chardy serving for the match at 5–4 in the fifth. In the fourth round, he was defeated by Robin Söderling 2–6, 7–5, 2–6, 6–3, 5–7, despite being two points away from the match on two occasions.

Ferrer's next played for Spain in the 2010 Davis Cup. He lost his first rubber 6–7, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 4–6, to Gaël Monfils of France. Spain ultimately lost to France 0–5. Ferrer then traveled to Sweden to play in the 2010 Swedish Open, where he was seeded third. Due to his seed, he received a bye in the first round and defeated Fabio Fognini 6–3, 7–5, in the second round. He then defeated Pablo Cuevas 6–3, 6–3, in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals. Ferrer also extended his ATP best wins on clay in 2010 to 31 wins. However, he lost to Robin Söderling 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, in the semifinals. He was then supposed to play in the 2010 International German Open as the second seed, but had to withdraw due to a shoulder injury.

Ferrer's next tournament was the 2010 Rogers Cup, where he was seeded no. 10, but lost in the first round to David Nalbandian 5–7, 6–3, 3–6. Despite his loss, his ranking increased to world no. 11. Ferrer then traveled to Cincinnati to play in the 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, where he was once again seeded no. 10. In the first round, he defeated Alexandr Dolgopolov 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, and then defeated Sam Querrey in the second round 7–5, 6–2. However, in the third round, he lost to Nikolay Davydenko 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, despite being up a break of serve twice in the third set.

Ferrer's next event was the 2010 US Open, where he was seeded no. 10. In the first round, he defeated Alexandr Dolgopolov 6–2, 6–2, 6–3, and then defeated Benjamin Becker in the second round 6–3, 6–4, 6–4. He then defeated Daniel Gimeno-Traver 7–6, 6–2, 6–2, for a spot in the round of 16. However, he lost to Fernando Verdasco 7–5, 7–6, 3–6, 3–6, 6–7, despite being up 4–2 in the fifth set, and 4–1 in the tiebreaker. Due to Ferrer's appearance in the round of 16, Ferrer was ensured to return to the top 10, to no. 10 in the world.

Ferrer then traveled to Malaysia to play in the 2010 Proton Malaysian Open, where he was seed no. 5. In the first round, he defeated Bernard Tomic 6–3, 6–4, and then defeated Yuki Bhambri 6–2, 6–2, for a spot in the quarterfinals. He then defeated world no. 7 Tomáš Berdych in the quarterfinals 4–6, 7–5, 6–4. However, in the semifinals, he was upset by Andrey Golubev 7–5, 7–6. Ferrer then traveled to Beijing to play in the 2010 China Open as the no. 8 seed. In the first round, he defeated Denis Istomin 6–4, 6–1, and then defeated Yen-Hsun Lu in the second round 6–3, 3–6, 6–1. In the quarterfinals, he defeated Robin Söderling 6–2, 6–4, for a spot in the semifinals. In the semifinals, he defeated Ivan Ljubičić 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, for a spot in the finals. However, in the final, he lost to Novak Djokovic in a rain-delayed match, 2–6, 4–6. With this run to the final, Ferrer once again returned to the top 10, at world no. 10, and this also put him in the eighth position for qualifying for the year-end championships.

Ferrer then traveled to Shanghai to play in the 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters, where we was seeded no. 11. In the first round, he defeated Michaël Llodra 7–6, 6–1, and then defeated Thomaz Bellucci 7–6, 6–3, in the second round. However, he was defeated by Robin Söderling 7–5, 6–4, in the third round. Due to his round of 16 showing, he moved to no. 8 in the world. Also, he moved to no. 7 in the race to the year-end championships.

Ferrer then traveled to Valencia to play in the 2010 Valencia Open 500 as the hometown favorite. At the 2010 Valencia Open 500, he was seeded no. 4 and defeated Guillermo García-López 6–7, 6–3, 6–3, in the first round. He then defeated qualifier Teymuraz Gabashvili 6–4, 6–1, for a spot in the quarterfinals. He then defeated Potito Starace 7–5, 6–4, to advance to the semifinals. He then defeated Robin Söderling 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, for a spot in the finals. In the finals, he defeated Marcel Granollers 7–5, 6–3, for the title, his ninth career title. With this victory, he moved to no. 7 in the race to the year-end championships and virtually secured his spot at the 2010 ATP World Tour Finals, and also improved his ranking to world no. 7.

Ferrer's final regular season tournament was the 2010 BNP Paribas Masters, where he was seeded no. 7. Due to his seeding, he received a bye into the second round and defeated Fabio Fognini 3–6, 6–4, 7–6. However, he lost to Jürgen Melzer 6–7, 6–2, 3–6, in the third round. Despite his loss, Ferrer still qualified for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals due to the fact that Fernando Verdasco lost his third-round match, sealing Ferrer's seventh spot and his second appearance since 2007.

Ferrer then traveled to London to play in the 2010 ATP World Tour Finals, where he was seeded no. 7. He was placed in Group B with no. 2 Roger Federer, no. 4 Robin Söderling, and no. 5 Andy Murray. In his first match, he lost to Federer 6–1, 6–4, and in his second match he lost to Robin Söderling 5–7, 5–7. Ferrer then lost to Andy Murray 2–6, 2–6, to finish the 2010 ATP World Tour Finals with an 0–3 record.

Ferrer finished the year with a 60–24 record, and once again in the top 10, finishing at world no. 7.

2011[link]

Ferrer began his 2011 ATP World Tour season at the 2011 Heineken Open, where he was the no. 1 seed. Due to his seeding, he received a bye into the second round and defeated Tobias Kamke 3–6, 7–6, 6–4. He then defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber 6–3, 6–7, 6–3, to advance to the semifinals, and then defeated Santiago Giraldo 6–3, 7–5, for a berth in the finals, where he played David Nalbandian. In the finals, Ferrer defeated Nalbandian 6–3, 6–2, for his first title of the year and the tenth in his career.

Ferrer then traveled to Melbourne to play in the 2011 Australian Open, where he was seeded no. 7. In the first round, he defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6–4, 6–3, 1–6, 6–2, and next defeated Michael Russell 6–0, 6–1. 7–5, in the second round. He then defeated Ričardas Berankis 6–2, 6–2, 6–1, for a spot in the round of 16, where he then defeated Milos Raonic 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4, for a spot in his second Australian Open quarterfinal. He beat an injured world no. 1 Rafael Nadal for a spot in the semifinals, winning in three sets 6–4, 6–2, 6–3. This notably ended Nadal's quest to win four straight majors. He lost to fifth seed Andy Murray 6–4, 6–7, 1–6, 6–7 in the semifinal. With his run to the semifinals of the Australian Open, his ranking rose to world no. 6.

Ferrer then traveled to Rotterdam to play in the 2011 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, where he was seeded no. 3, but lost in the first round to Jarkko Nieminen 3–6, 4–6. Next, Ferrer traveled to Acapulco for the 2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, where he was the top seed and defending champion. In the first round, he defeated Adrian Ungur 6–1, 6–3, and then defeated Santiago González 6–2, 6–2, in the second round. In the quarterfinals, he then defeated Juan Monaco, 2–6, 7–5, 6–2, and then defeated Alexandr Dolgopolov 5–7, 6–1, 6–1, in the semifinals to advance to his second consecutive final at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel. He defeated compatriot Nicolas Almagro 7–6, 6–7, 6–2, for his second consecutive title in Acapulco and his eleventh career title overall.

Ferrer then traveled to Indian Wells to play in the 2011 BNP Paribas Open, where he was seeded no. 6. Due to his seeding, he received a bye into the second, where he lost to the big serving Ivo Karlovic 6–7, 3–6. Ferrer then travelled to Miami to play in the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open, where he was seeded no. 6. Due to his seeding, he received a bye into the second round, where he defeated qualifier Igor Kunitsyn 6–2, 6–1, for a spot in the third round. In the third round, he defeated Somdev Devvarman 6–4, 6–2, and then defeated Marcel Granollers for a spot in the quarterfinals. However, in the quarterfinals, he fell to Mardy Fish 5–7, 2–6, and later said it was due to indigestion.

Ferrer then traveled to Europe to begin the clay-court season. His first tournament was the 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, where he was seeded no. 4. Due to his seeding, he received a bye into the second round, where he defeated fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6–2, 6–0. In the third round, he defeated Milos Raonic 6–1, 6–3, and then defeated Viktor Troicki for a spot in his second consecutive Monte Carlo semifinal. He dominated Jurgen Melzer in the semifinals 6–3, 6–2, to advance to his second Masters 1000 final, where he ultimately fell to Rafael Nadal 4–6, 5–7.

Ferrer then traveled back to Spain to play in the 2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell, where he was seeded no. 4. Due to his seeding, he received a by into the second round, where he beat Carlos Berlocq 6–2 6–2, and Victor Hanescu 6–3 6–2, in the third round to reach the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, he defeated Jurgen Melzer 6–3, 6–3, and then defeated Nicolas Almagro 6–3, 6–4, for a spot in his third Barcelona Final. However, in the final, he lost to Rafael Nadal 2–6, 4–6, for the second week in a row. Ferrer then traveled to Madrid to play in the 2011 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open as the no. 6 seed. Due to his seeding, he received a bye into the second round, where he defeated Adrian Mannarino 7–5, 0–6, 6–0. He then went on to play Sergiy Stakhovsky, whom he defeated in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, Ferrer faced Novak Djokovic, where he battled against the Serbian and lost 4–6, 6–4, 3–6. It was his first defeat in their four meetings on clay. Ferrer then pulled out of Rome, due to injury, but then traveled to Paris to play in the 2011 French Open.

At the 2011 French Open, Ferrer was seeded no. 7. He advanced with easy wins over Jarkko Nieminen, Julien Benneteau, and Sergiy Stakhovsky, before ultimately falling to no. 9 seed Gael Monfils 4–6, 6–2, 5–7, 6–1, 6–8. Due to his round of 16 appearance, Ferrer moved up to no. 6 in the world. Ferrer then took a month off, before traveling to London to play in the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, as the no. 7 seed. In the first round, he defeated Benoit Paire 6–4, 6–4, 6–4, and then defeated Ryan Harrison 6–7, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2. He then defeated Karol Beck 6–4, 6–3, 6–3, to advance to the round of 16. However, he fell to eventual semifinalist Jo Wilfried Tsonga 6–3, 6–4, 7–6.

After competing in two consecutive majors, Ferrer traveled to Sweden to play in the 2011 Swedish Open as the no. 2 seed. He reached the semifinals, where he defeated Nicolas Almagro 6–1, 6–3, but lost to Robin Soderling 2–6, 2–6. Ferrer was then set to begin his summer hard-court series in Toronto, but pulled out with a hairline fracture of his left wrist. He healed in time to play in the 2011 Western & Southern Open as the no. 5 seed. He won his second-round match against Grigor Dimitrov 4–6, 6–1, 7–5, before falling to Gilles Simon 4–6, 7–6, 4–6. Due to the result, Ferrer entered the top 5 in the ATP rankings again, becoming the world no. 5.

At the US Open, he lost in the fourth round to Andy Roddick in four sets 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6.

At the 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters Ferrer defeated Milos Raonic, former World No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero, former World No. 1 and tenth seed Andy Roddick and Feliciano Lopez in his way to the final that he lost to second seed Andy Murray in straight sets.

At the 2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Ferrer's first match was against world n. 3 Andy Murray and the Spaniard won it 6–4, 7–5. In his next match against World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, Ferrer won 6–3, 6–1 in just 75 minutes, securing his spot in the semifinals. In the last game of the round robin, Ferrer lost to Tomáš Berdych in three sets 6–3, 5–7, 1–6. In the semifinal David faced the defending champion and World No. 3 Roger Federer and lost 5–7, 3–6.

In the Davis Cup Final in December Ferrer won his match against Juan Martín Del Potro 2–6, 6–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3.

2012[link]

Ferrer started 2012 by participating in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship hold in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He defeated world no. 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2–6, 7–6, 6–2 and world no. 2 Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–2 to reach his first final in the exhibition tournament. In the final he lost to World no. 1 Novak Djokovic 2–6, 1–6. He won his first tournament of 2012 in Auckland New Zealand at the Heineken Open ATP 250 (his third Auckland title, 12th titles overall to date) over Olivier Rochus 6–3, 6–4.

At the 2012 Australian Open Ferrer was seeded no. 5 and he defeated Rui Machado, Ryan Sweeting, 27th seed Juan Ignacio Chela and 17th seed Richard Gasquet in his way to the quarterfinals. He then faced world no. 1 Novak Djokovic and lost 4–6, 6–7, 1–6.

David was seeded first at 2012 Copa Claro and won the tournament defeating 2011 champion and 2nd seed Nicolas Almagro 4–6, 6–3, 6–2. It was Ferrer's 2nd title of the year and 13th of his career.

His 3rd singles title of the year and 14th overall came in Acapulco, Mexico; a week after his win in Argentine, he beat fellow Spaniard Verdasco in the final leaving him only three games.

At the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open Ferrer beat Bernard Tomic, Julien Benneteau and 2009 US Open champion Juan Martín del Potro in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals where he will face world no. 1 Novak Djokovic. Ferrer lost in staight sets, 1-6 6-7

At the 2012 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters he was seeded 5th, but was upset in his second round match by Brazialin Thomaz Bellucci.

The following week Ferrer reached the final at the 2012 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell after winning over Filip Krajinović, Albert Montañés, Feliciano López and Milos Raonic. He then lost the final to defending champion Rafael Nadal.

At the 2010 Muatua Madrid Open, hold for the first time on blue clay, David defeated Radek Štěpánek and Nicolás Almagro in his way to the quarterfinals. He then faced world no. 3 and eventual champion Roger Federer and lost to him 4-6 4-6.

At the 2012 Internazionali BNL d'Italia David was seeded 6th and defeated Fernando Verdasco, Gilles Simon and Richard Gasquet in his way to the semifinals. He will face Rafael Nadal for a place in the final.

Playing style[link]

Ferrer is noted for being one of the more dogged, agile and fit players on the tour. Known as 'The Wall', 'le Grinder' or 'The Cat', Ferrer has won many matches through consistent baseline play along with great fitness, footspeed and determination. Although he does not possess powerful groundstrokes like many of his contemporaries, his ability to keep the ball deep in play has allowed him to be successful on all surfaces, especially on clay and hard courts. Ferrer's groundstrokes are both equally solid and consistent. Although Ferrer is not a great net player, his foot speed allows him to quickly cut off his opponents' shots and volley while they're off balance. Darren Cahill has said that Ferrer, along with Novak Djokovic, are the two best returners in the men's game. Roger Federer regards Ferrer as the best returner in the men's game.

Major finals[link]

Year-End Championships finals[link]

Singles: 1 (0–1)[link]

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	2007	Shanghai	Hard (i)	Roger Federer	2–6, 3–6, 2–6

Masters Series finals[link]

Singles: 3 (0–3)[link]

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	2010	Rome	Clay	Rafael Nadal	5–7, 2–6
Runner-up	2011	Monte Carlo	Clay	Rafael Nadal	4–6, 5–7
Runner-up	2011	Shanghai	Hard	Andy Murray	5–7, 4–6

ATP Career Finals[link]

Singles: 29 (14–15)[link]

Outcome	No.	Date	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	21 July 2002	Umag, Croatia	Clay	Carlos Moyà	2–6, 3–6
Winner	1.	9 September 2002	Bucharest, Romania	Clay	José Acasuso	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	2.	4 August 2003	Sopot, Poland	Clay	Guillermo Coria	5–7, 1–6
Runner-up	3.	10 April 2005	Valencia, Spain	Clay	Igor Andreev	3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Winner	2.	17 July 2006	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	José Acasuso	6–4, 3–6, 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–4
Winner	3.	13 January 2007	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Tommy Robredo	6–4, 6–2
Winner	4.	15 July 2007	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Nicolás Almagro	6–1, 6–2
Winner	5.	7 October 2007	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Richard Gasquet	6–1, 6–2
Runner-up	4.	18 November 2007	Shanghai, China	Hard (i)	Roger Federer	2–6, 3–6, 2–6
Winner	6.	20 April 2008	Valencia, Spain	Clay	Nicolás Almagro	4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Runner-up	5.	4 May 2008	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Rafael Nadal	1–6, 6–4, 1–6
Winner	7.	21 June 2008	's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Grass	Marc Gicquel	6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	6.	28 February 2009	Dubai, UAE	Hard	Novak Djokovic	5–7, 3–6
Runner-up	7.	26 April 2009	Barcelona, Spain (2)	Clay	Rafael Nadal	2–6, 5–7
Runner-up	8.	21 February 2010	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Juan Carlos Ferrero	7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Winner	8.	27 February 2010	Acapulco, Mexico	Clay	Juan Carlos Ferrero	6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Runner-up	9.	2 May 2010	Rome, Italy	Clay	Rafael Nadal	5–7, 2–6
Runner-up	10.	10 October 2010	Beijing, China	Hard	Novak Djokovic	2–6, 4–6
Winner	9.	7 November 2010	Valencia, Spain (2)	Hard (i)	Marcel Granollers	7–5, 6–3
Winner	10.	15 January 2011	Auckland, New Zealand (2)	Hard	David Nalbandian	6–3, 6–2
Winner	11.	26 February 2011	Acapulco, Mexico (2)	Clay	Nicolás Almagro	7–6(7–4), 6–7(2–7), 6–2
Runner-up	11.	17 April 2011	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Rafael Nadal	4–6, 5–7
Runner-up	12.	24 April 2011	Barcelona, Spain (3)	Clay	Rafael Nadal	2–6, 4–6
Runner-up	13.	17 July 2011	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Robin Söderling	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	14.	16 October 2011	Shanghai, China	Hard	Andy Murray	5–7, 4–6
Winner	12.	14 January 2012	Auckland, New Zealand (3)	Hard	Olivier Rochus	6–3, 6–4
Winner	13.	26 February 2012	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Nicolás Almagro	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner	14.	3 March 2012	Acapulco, Mexico (3)	Clay	Fernando Verdasco	6–1, 6–2
Runner-up	15.	29 April 2012	Barcelona, Spain (4)	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6–7(1–7), 5–7

Doubles: 3 (2–1)[link]

Outcome	No.	Date	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	31 January 2003	Acapulco, Mexico	Clay	Fernando Vicente	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	3–6, 3–6
Winner	1.	31 January 2005	Viña del Mar, Chile	Clay	Santiago Ventura	Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez	6–3, 6–4
Winner	2.	21 February 2005	Acapulco, Mexico	Clay	Santiago Ventura	Jiří Vaněk Tomáš Zíb	4–6, 6–1, 6–4

Singles Performance timeline[link]

Key

Won tournament, or reached Final, Semifinal, Quarterfinal, Round 4, 3, 2, 1, played in Round Robin or lost in Qualification Round 3, Round 2, Round 1, Absent from a tournament or Participated in a team event, played in a Davis Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play-off, won a bronze or silver match at the Olympics. The last is for a Masters Series/1000 tournament that was relegated (Not a Masters Series).

Updated till the 2012 Internazionali BNL d'Italia.

References[link]

1. ^ Ford, Bonnie D. (2007–09–06). "Golden Arches only option for David Ferrer". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/usopen07/news/story?page=notebookuso070906. Retrieved 2010–01–22. 
2. ^ Jari Hedman commenting for Eurosport in Finnish, during the 2011 Australian Open singles final, Jan. 30th, 2011.
3. ^ CNN Video: David Ferrer's Warrior Attitude
4. ^ Bergeron, Tom (2008–08–31). "US Open: Kei Nishikori, 18, stuns No. 4 David Ferrer". New Jersey Sports. http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2008/08/kei_nishikori_18_stuns_no_4_da.html. Retrieved 2010–01–22. 
5. ^ "Marcos Baghdatis wins from two sets down at Australian Open". Herald Sun. 2009–01–22. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/thursday-main-story/story-e6frf9if–1225822117665. Retrieved 2009–01–22. 

External links[link]

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Roger Federer	Golden Bagel Award 2007	Succeeded by Rafael Nadal

v t e Association of Tennis Professionals: Top ten Spanish male singles tennis players as of May 14, 2011 Rafael Nadal (3 ) David Ferrer (5 ) Nicolás Almagro (12 ) Feliciano López (15 ) Fernando Verdasco (19 1) Marcel Granollers (26 2) Pablo Andujar (39 1) Juan Carlos Ferrero (49 ) Albert Ramos (54 2) Albert Montañés (63 1)

King David
King of Israel
Statue of David by Nicolas Cordier, in the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome
Reign	over Judah c. 1010–1003 BC; over Judah and Israel c. 1003–970 BC
Born	c. 1040 BC
Birthplace	Bethlehem
Died	c. 970 BC
Place of death	Jerusalem
Predecessor	Saul (Judah), Ishbaal (Israel)
Successor	Solomon
Royal House	House of David (new house)
Father	Jesse
Mother	not named in the Bible; identified by the Talmud as Nitzevet, daughter of Adael

David (Hebrew: דָּוִד, דָּוִיד, Modern David Tiberian Dāwîḏ; ISO 259-3 Dawid; Strong's Daveed; beloved; Arabic: داوود‎ or داود‎ ^[a] Dāwūd) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel and, according to the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke, an ancestor of Jesus. David is seen as a major Prophet in Islamic traditions. ^[1][2] His life is conventionally dated to c. 1040–970 BC, his reign over Judah c. 1010–1003 BC,^{[citation needed]} and his reign over the United Kingdom of Israel c. 1003–970 BC.^{[citation needed]} The Books of Samuel, 1 Kings, and 1 Chronicles are the only sources of information on David, although the Tel Dan stele records "House of David", which some take as confirmation of the existence in the mid-9th century BC of a Judean royal dynasty called the "House of David".

David is very important to Jewish, Christian and Islamic doctrine and culture. In Judaism, David, or David HaMelekh, is the King of Israel, and the Jewish people. Jewish tradition maintains that a direct descendant of David will be the Messiah. In Islam, he is known as Dawud, considered to be a prophet and the king of a nation. He is depicted as a righteous king, though not without faults, as well as an acclaimed warrior, musician, and poet, traditionally credited for composing many of the psalms contained in the Book of Psalms.