Roberto Carretero

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Carretero and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.

Roberto Carretero

Country (sports)	Spain
Residence	Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Born	(1975-08-30) 30 August 1975 (age 49) Madrid, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	1993
Retired	2001
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Coach	Marcos Górriz
Prize money	$680,211
Singles
Career record	23–45
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 58 (13 May 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1997)
French Open	2R (1997)
US Open	2R (1996)
Doubles
Career record	2–6
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 697 (24 July 2000)
Last updated on: 21 April 2022.

Roberto Carretero Díaz (born 30 August 1975) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He won one singles title, the 1996 Hamburg AMS.

Tennis career

Carretero, a former junior French Open Champion, shocked the tennis world by winning the Masters Series title in Hamburg in 1996 as a virtually unknown player ranked only No. 143. En route to the title he defeated two top 100 players, two top 20 players (Washington and Boetsch), and most notably, Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the semi-finals, and Àlex Corretja in the final.^[1] After winning the title, Carretero lost in the first round of Roland Garros and did not have any significant results other than winning a Challenger tournament held in Sopot, Poland in 1999.

He retired from professional tennis after the 2001 season.

ATP career finals

Singles: 2(1 title)

Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Masters Series (1–0) ATP Championship Series (0–0) ATP World Series (0–0)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (1–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Finals by setting Outdoors (1–0) Indoors (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	May 1996	Hamburg, Germany	Masters Series	Clay	Àlex Corretja	2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 3 (2–1)

Legend ATP Challenger (2–1) ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (2–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0-1	Jun 1995	Kosice, Slovakia	Challenger	Clay	Adrian Voinea	3–6, 6–4, 1–6
Win	1-1	Jun 1999	Weiden, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Christophe Van Garsse	6–1, 7–5
Win	2-1	Aug 1999	Sopot, Poland	Challenger	Clay	Thierry Guardiola	6–4, 7–5

Performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	1R	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
French Open	Q1	Q3	1R	2R	Q1	0 / 2	1–2	33%
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
US Open	A	A	2R	A	A	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	1–2	1–2	0–0	0 / 4	2–4	33%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Monte Carlo	1R	Q2	A	1R	A	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Hamburg	Q1	1R	W	2R	A	1 / 3	7–2	78%
Rome	A	2R	1R	1R	Q1	0 / 3	1–3	25%
Win–loss	0–1	1–2	6–1	1–3	0–0	1 / 8	8–7	53%

Wins over top 10 players

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score
1996
1.	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	7	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	SF	7–5, 6–2

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1993	French Open	Clay	Albert Costa	6–0, 7–6

References

1. "5 lowest-ranked players to triumph at a Masters 1000 tournament".

External links

• Roberto Carretero at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Roberto Carretero at the International Tennis Federation