# Alberto Martín

Alberto Martín Magret (Spanish pronunciation:; born 20 August 1978) is a retired tennis player from Spain. He won three singles titles and reached five Masters Series quarterfinals on clay.

## Tennis career

Martín turned professional in 1995. He won three singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 34 in June 2001.
His best Grand Slam performance was reaching the fourth round of Roland Garros in 2006. En route to this performance, Martín's first-round win was his first victory over former world No. 1, Andy Roddick, in their fifth encounter. Martín led by two sets when Roddick retired with an ankle injury. Martín also beat No. 1 seed, Lleyton Hewitt, in the first round of the 2002 Australian Open, though Hewitt was recovering from chickenpox at the time of his victory.
Martín suffered the heaviest defeat in the history of the Australian Open. Andy Murray beat him in the first round of the 2007 tournament, 6–0, 6–0, 6–1. Martín had to wait until the penultimate game of the match before winning his only game.
In 2004, Martín was a member of the victorious Spain Davis Cup team for the Davis Cup first round against Czech Republic in Brno, although he did not play.
In 2017, he was a member of the victorious H30 Team of TV Ober-Eschbach which got promoted to the Bezirks-Oberliga (HTV) in 2018.

## Personal life

He studied psychology at the University of Barcelona and graduated with a masters degree from Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia.

## ATP Tour career finals
### Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
* ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
* ATP 250 Series (3–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (3–2)
* Grass (0–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoor (3–2)
* Indoor (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Mar 1999 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | World Series | Clay | Fernando Vicente | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 1999 | Bucharest, Romania | World Series | Clay | Karim Alami | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | May 2001 | Majorca Open, Spain | World Series | Clay | Guillermo Coria | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Feb 2005 | Brasil Open, Brazil | International Series | Clay | Rafael Nadal | 0–6, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Feb 2006 | Brasil Open, Brazil | International Series | Clay | Nicolás Massú | 3–6, 4–6 |

### Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
* ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
* ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–3)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (3–3)
* Grass (0–0)
* Titles by setting
* Outdoor (3–3)
* Indoor (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1997 | Brighton International, United Kingdom | World Series | Clay | Chris Wilkinson | Kent Kinnear Aleksandar Kitinov | 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 1999 | Palermo, Italy | World Series | Clay | Lan Bale | Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | May 2000 | Majorca Open, Spain | World Series | Clay | Fernando Vicente | Michaël Llodra Diego Nargiso | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Win | 1–3 | Sep 2000 | Bucharest, Romania | World Series | Clay | Eyal Ran | Devin Bowen Mariano Hood | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–3 | Jul 2006 | Dutch Open, Netherlands | World Series | Clay | Fernando Vicente | Lucas Arnold Ker Christopher Kas | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–3 | Feb 2009 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 250 Series | Clay | Marcel Granollers | Nicolás Almagro Santiago Ventura | 6–3, 5–7, [10–8] |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 14 (5–9)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (5–9)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–2)
* Clay (5–7)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1997 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Andrea Gaudenzi | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 1998 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Davide Scala | 6–1, 5–7, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 1998 | Cairo, Egypt | Challenger | Clay | Albert Portas | 2–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Nov 1998 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Younes El Aynaoui | 6–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Mar 1999 | Singapore, Singapore | Challenger | Hard | Mosé Navarra | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Jun 2000 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Bohdan Ulihrach | 0–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Sep 2005 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Agustín Calleri | 6–4, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–7 | Mar 2006 | Sunrise, United States | Challenger | Hard | Dmitry Tursunov | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–7 | Oct 2007 | Tarragona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Peter Luczak | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2–8 | Apr 2008 | Monza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Albert Montañés | 6–3, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–9 | Apr 2008 | Chiasso, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Younes El Aynaoui | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–9 | Sep 2008 | Trnava, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Julian Reister | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 4–9 | Oct 2008 | Tarragona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Simon Greul | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–9 | Sep 2009 | Genova, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Carlos Berlocq | 6–3, 6–3 |

### Doubles: 19 (7–12)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (7–12)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (7–12)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 1997 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Albert Portas | Tom Vanhoudt Nuno Marques | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 1997 | Graz, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Albert Portas | Tom Vanhoudt Lucas Arnold Ker | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Apr 1998 | Espinho, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Tomas Anzari | Jens Knippschild Stephen Noteboom | 6–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–4 | May 1998 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Tomas Anzari | Marius Barnard Stephen Noteboom | 6–7, 7–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 0–5 | Jun 1998 | Split, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Álex López Morón | Geoff Grant Attila Sávolt | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–5 | Sep 1998 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Salvador Navarro-Gutierrez | Edwin Kempes Rogier Wassen | 2–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Oct 1998 | Cairo, Egypt | Challenger | Clay | Salvador Navarro-Gutierrez | Albert Portas Álex López Morón | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–7 | Nov 1998 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Salvador Navarro-Gutierrez | Martin Garcia Guillermo Cañas | 7–6, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–8 | Oct 1999 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Javier Sánchez | Eduardo Nicolás Espin Germán Puentes Alcañiz | 6–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 2–8 | Jun 2000 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Eyal Ran | Petr Luxa Vincenzo Santopadre | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–8 | Jun 2000 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Eyal Ran | Martín Rodríguez Mariano Hood | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–9 | Sep 2004 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Óscar Hernández | Lucas Arnold Ker Mariano Hood | 0–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–10 | Aug 2007 | Manerbio, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Fred Gil | Antal van der Duim Boy Westerhof | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–3, [8–10] |
| Win | 4–10 | Mar 2008 | Meknes, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Munoz De La Nava | Yuri Schukin Mikhail Elgin | 6–4, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, [10–6] |
| Win | 5–10 | Apr 2008 | Monza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Stefano Galvani | Denis Gremelmayr Simon Greul | 7–5, 2–6, [10–3] |
| Win | 6–10 | Apr 2008 | Chiasso, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Mariano Hood | Fabio Colangelo Marco Crugnola | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, [11–9] |
| Loss | 6–11 | Jul 2008 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Santiago Giraldo | Johan Brunström Jean-Julien Rojer | 6–4, 0–6, [6–10] |
| Win | 7–11 | Aug 2008 | Como, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Mariano Hood | Guillermo Hormazábal Antonio Veić | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–12 | Mar 2009 | Marrakesh, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Munoz De La Nava | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Santiago Ventura | 3–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Australian Open | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | Q2 | 1R | A | 0 / 10 | 6–10 | 38% |
| French Open | A | 1R | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 4R | A | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 10 | 5–10 | 33% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 9 | 5–9 | 36% |
| US Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 9 | 4–9 | 31% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0 / 38 | 20–38 | 34% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 1–6 | 14% |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 8 | 3–8 | 27% |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 3R | QF | QF | 3R | 2R | A | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 7 | 14–7 | 67% |
| Madrid Open | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | 2R | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | 3R | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | 55% |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | NMS | NMS | 0 / 8 | 6–8 | 0% |
| Canada Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | Q2 | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 11–6 | 3–5 | 4–6 | 5–5 | 7–8 | 4–7 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 44 | 35–44 | 44% |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 0 / 9 | 4–9 | 31% |
| French Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | A | 0 / 8 | 6–8 | 43% |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 7 | 1–7 | 13% |
| US Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 1–6 | 14% |
| Win–loss | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0 / 30 | 12–30 | 29% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 ||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | 1R | SF | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Hamburg | A | A | 1R | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0\ | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% |

## Junior Grand Slam finals
### Singles: 1 (1 title)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1996 | French Open | Clay | Björn Rehnquist | 6–3, 7–6 |

## Top 10 wins per season

| Season | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Total |
| Wins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |

### Wins over top-ten players per season

| # | Player | Rank | Tournament | Surface | Rd | Score |
| 1997 |||||||
| 1. | Wayne Ferreira | 10 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | 2R | 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 2002 |||||||
| 2. | Lleyton Hewitt | 1 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | 1R | 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| 2004 |||||||
| 3. | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 2 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | 3R | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 4. | Sébastien Grosjean | 10 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 2R | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2006 |||||||
| 5. | Andy Roddick | 5 | French Open, Paris | Clay | 1R | 6–4, 7–5, 1–0 ret. |