Began playing tennis at age 8 with his older brother Raul, now a tennis coach.
Mother, Pilar.
Enjoys playing golf, paddle tennis, surfing, listening to reggaeton music and going to the cinema.
If he wasn’t a tennis player, he would have liked to have been a surfer.
Idol growing up was Tiger Woods.
Big fan of football team F.C. Barcelona.
Favourite tournaments are Indian Wells, Barcelona and London/Queen's Club.
Considers clay his favourite surface and forehand his best shot.
Practices at R.C.T Barcelona.
Fitness trainer is Jordi Pratdesaba.
(UPDATED JULY 5, 2017)
Ranking: The Spaniard achieved career-high No. 3 on Jan. 28, 2013 after reaching Australian Open SF w/Granollers (l. to Haase/Sijsling). Broke into Top 10 on Aug. 13, 2012 following Toronto final w/Granollers (l. to Bryan/Bryan). Fell to No. 40 on May 23, 2016 – lowest ranking since No. 41 on Feb. 27, 2012 – before winning Roland Garros title w/F. Lopez.
NittoATP Finals: Qualified in 2012-14 w/Granollers and 2016 w/F. Lopez. Captured 2012 title in debut (d. Bryan/Bryan in RR and Bhupathi/Bopanna in final).
Milestones: Owns 13-17record in finals and played all 30finals with countrymen except 2010 Montpellier w/Schwank (l. to Huss/Hutchins). Won Spain F6 Futurestitle w/Munar as World No. 29 in 2016 and World No. 11 in 2017. Earned 30+ tour-level wins in 6 of last 7 seasons (2010-14, 2016), highlighted by 48-win effort in 2012. Owns 4-10 record vs. Bryan/Bryan (4-4 in last 8). Earned 1st 3 wins en route to 2004 Valencia final w/F. Lopez (d. Oliver/Parrott, Ferrer/Ramirez Hidalgo and Almagro/Calatrava; l. to Etlis/Rodriguez).
Grand Slams: Saved 6 MPs vs. Benneteau/Roger-Vasselin en route to 1st Grand Slam doubles title at 2016 Roland Garros w/F. Lopez (d. Bryan/Bryan). Posted wins over No. 1 seeds and previous 3 champions. Alsoreached 2014 finals w/Granollers at Roland Garros (l. toBenneteau/Roger-Vasselin) and US Open (l. to Bryan/Bryan). Retired in 2012 USOpen SF w/Granollers due toleft calf injury. Won 2000 Roland Garros junior title w/Robredo (d. J. Johansson/Roddick).
ATP Masters 1000: Won ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wellstitles w/Nadal in 2010 (d. Nestor/Zimonjic) and 2012 (d. Isner/Querrey). Also captured 2012 Rome title w/Granollers (d. Kubot/Tipsarevic). Lost his last 4 ATPMasters 1000 finals, most recently 2017 Monte-Carlo w/F. Lopez (l. to Bopanna/Cuevas).
Davis Cup/Olympics: Went 1-3 in 2012 Davis Cup matchesw/Granollers (CZE d. ESP 3-2 in final). Captured 2016 Rio Olympics gold medal w/Nadal (d. Mergea/Tecau).
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