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_(52129516961).jpg) Verdasco at the 2022 French Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Spain |
|---|---|
| Residence | Doha, Qatar[1] |
| Born | 15 November 1983 Madrid, Spain |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 1997 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Diego Dinomo David Sánchez Quino Muñoz |
| Prize money | US$18,349,505[2] |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 559–447 (55.6%)[a] |
| Career titles | 7 |
| Highest ranking | No. 7 (20 April 2009)[3] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2009) |
| French Open | 4R (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2018) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2013) |
| US Open | QF (2009, 2010) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | RR (2009) |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 205–204 (50.1%) |
| Career titles | 8 |
| Highest ranking | No. 8 (11 November 2013) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2009, 2013) |
| French Open | SF (2017) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2008) |
| US Open | QF (2004, 2008, 2014) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (2013) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career record | 6–3 |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2006, 2008) |
| US Open | 1R (2015) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (2008, 2009, 2011) |
| Hopman Cup | W (2013) |
| Last updated on: 12 August 2024. | |
Fernando Verdasco Carmona (Spanish pronunciation: [feɾˈnando βeɾˈðasko kaɾˈmona];[b][4] born 15 November 1983) is a Spanish tennis coach and an inactive professional player. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 7, achieved in April 2009. His best performance at a major was the semifinals of the 2009 Australian Open, where he lost to eventual champion Rafael Nadal in five sets.[5] Verdasco has also reached the quarterfinals twice at the US Open, in 2009 and 2010, losing to Novak Djokovic and Nadal respectively, and once at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, where he led eventual champion Andy Murray by two sets to love before being defeated in five sets. In singles, he won the 2010 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell and six ATP 250 tournaments, and was a finalist at the 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters and five ATP 500 tournaments. In men's doubles, he won the 2013 ATP World Tour Finals and three ATP 500 tournaments and was a finalist at the 2013 Shanghai Rolex Masters, all of them partnering David Marrero. Verdasco earned his 500th win at the 2018 Mutua Madrid Open becoming the 45th man in ATP World Tour history with 500 wins.[6][7] He is currently No. 7 on the list of active players with over 500 wins.[8][9] He has the second-most losses in singles history, behind Feliciano López (490).[10] Verdasco aided Spain in winning three Davis Cup titles, winning the deciding match in both 2008 and 2009, and being part of the winning team in 2011. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight. Verdasco worked in Las Vegas with Andre Agassi and his team, including Darren Cahill (Agassi's former coach) and Gil Reyes (Agassi's fitness coach).[11][12]
- ^ Verdasco residence, in Doha Qatar
- ^ "ATP Prize Money Leaders" (PDF).
- ^ "Rankings | Singles | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "The pronunciation by Fernando Verdasco himself". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Nadal outlasts Verdasco in epic Aussie Open semifinal". The Sports Network. 30 January 2009. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ^ "Verdasco Joins Elite Company With 500th Win | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Fernando's Milestone: Verdasco Earns Win No. 500 | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ ""It only motivates me more" - Dimitrov on 400 wins". Tennis Majors. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Feliciano López Celebrates 500 Wins Milestone | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Feliciano Lopez breaks record for most ATP losses ever, but faces competition from countryman Fernando Verdasco". 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Spain's Fernando Verdasco's Rise to Success". SocialMiami. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ "Gil Reyes' Advice: 'Don't Panic, Just Play' | ATP Tour | Tennis".
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