# Santiago Ventura Bertomeu

Santiago Ventura Bertomeu (Spanish pronunciation:; born 5 January 1980) is a retired tennis player from Spain. He was born in Castellón, Spain and lives in Burriana, Spain. He is a clay court specialist and is known for the considerable use of drop shots during his matches.
Ventura reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 65 on 3 March 2008. He reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 37 on 7 July 2008.
He was the first player to be beaten by Andy Murray on the ATP Tour, in the first round of the Aegon Championships tournament in 2005.

## Career finals
### Singles (1 title)

* 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 (1–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (1–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoor (1–0)
* Indoor (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | May 2004 | Casablanca, Morocco | International | Clay | Dominik Hrbatý | 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 |

### Doubles (5 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 (1–0)
* ATP World Tour 250 Series (4–3)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–0)
* Clay (4–3)
* Grass (0–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoor (5–3)
* Indoor (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2005 | Viña del Mar, Chile | International | Clay | David Ferrer | Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 2005 | Acapulco, Mexico | Intl. Gold | Clay | David Ferrer | Jiří Vaněk Tomáš Zíb | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Feb 2008 | Costa do Sauípe, Brazil | International | Clay | Albert Montañés | Marcelo Melo André Sá | 6–4, 2–6, [7–10] |
| Win | 3–1 | May 2008 | Casablanca, Morocco | International | Clay | Albert Montañés | James Cerretani Todd Perry | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Feb 2009 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | International | Clay | Nicolás Almagro | Marcel Granollers Alberto Martín | 3–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
| Win | 4–2 | Jan 2010 | Chennai, India | International | Hard | Marcel Granollers | Lu Yen-hsun Janko Tipsarević | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–2 | May 2010 | Munich, Germany | International | Clay | Oliver Marach | Eric Butorac Michael Kohlmann | 5–7, 6–3, [16–14] |
| Loss | 5–3 | Sep 2010 | Bucharest, Romania | International | Clay | Marcel Granollers | Juan Ignacio Chela Łukasz Kubot | 6–2, 5–7, [13–11] |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 22 (13–9)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (4–8)
* ITF Futures (9–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–0)
* Clay (11–9)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2001 | Spain F9, Oviedo | Futures | Clay | Adrian Cruciat | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2001 | Spain F10, Madrid | Futures | Hard | Luke Bourgeois | 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 3–0 | Jun 2002 | Morocco F2, Marrakesh | Futures | Clay | Mike Scheidweiler | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–0 | Jun 2002 | Morocco F3, Agadir | Futures | Clay | Karim Maamoun | 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 5–0 | Jun 2003 | Spain F11, Lanzarote | Futures | Hard | Lamine Ouahab | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 2–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 6–0 | Aug 2003 | Spain F20, Santander | Futures | Clay | Diego Hipperdinger | 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 7–0 | Dec 2003 | Spain F29, Pontevedra | Futures | Clay | Juan-Albert Viloca-Puig | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–0 | Feb 2004 | Spain F3, Murcia | Futures | Clay | Marco Mirnegg | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 8–1 | Apr 2004 | Italy F1, Frascati | Futures | Clay | Daniele Giorgini | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 9–1 | Sep 2004 | Freudenstadt, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Jan Frode Andersen | 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9–2 | Oct 2004 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Óscar Hernández | 3–6, 6–3, 1–5 ret, |
| Win | 10–2 | Feb 2007 | Spain F5, Murcia | Futures | Clay | Javier Genaro-Martinez | 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 10–3 | May 2007 | Gran Canaria, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Peter Luczak | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 11–3 | Jun 2007 | Milan, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Victor Hănescu | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 11–4 | Aug 2007 | Timișoara, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Victor Hănescu | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 11–5 | Sep 2007 | Cherkassy, Ukraine | Challenger | Clay | Boris Pashanski | 5–7, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$ |
| Win | 12–5 | Nov 2007 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | Marcel Granollers | 4–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
| Loss | 12–6 | Jun 2008 | Sassuolo, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Fred Gil | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 13–6 | Sep 2008 | Bucharest, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Victor Crivoi | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 13–7 | Mar 2009 | Rabat, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | Laurent Recouderc | 0–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 13–8 | Mar 2009 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Ivo Minář | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 13–9 | May 2010 | Zagreb, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Yuriy Schukin | 3–6, 5–7 |

### Doubles: 55 (38–17)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (23–10)
* ITF Futures (15–7)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (8–0)
* Clay (30–17)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1998 | Spain F4, Denia | Futures | Clay | Jose-Ezequiel Lido-Mico | Pedro Canovas-Garcia Juan Giner | walkover |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2000 | Spain F1, Alicante | Futures | Clay | Javier Pérez-Vazquez | Óscar Hernández Marcos Roy-Girardi | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2000 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Tommy Robredo | Eduardo Nicolás-Espin Germán Puentes-Alcaniz | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jan 2001 | France F3, Feucherolles | Futures | Clay | Marc López | Relja Dulić Fišer Nir Welgreen | 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Loss | 2–3 | May 2001 | Austria F2, Telfs | Futures | Clay | Marc Fornell Mestres | Alexander Peya Thomas Strengberger | 6–4, 3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Sep 2001 | Spain F8, Santander | Futures | Clay | A-J Martin Arroyo | Gabriel Trujillo Soler C. Rexach-Itoiz | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Sep 2001 | Spain F9, Oviedo | Futures | Clay | A-J Martin Arroyo | Gabriel Trujillo Soler C. Rexach-Itoiz | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Sep 2001 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Marc López | Stefano Galvani Vincenzo Santopadre | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–5 | Jan 2002 | France F3, Feucherolles | Futures | Clay | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | Jan Weinzierl Krzysztof Kwinta | walkover |
| Loss | 4–6 | Jul 2002 | Spain F5, Alicante | Futures | Clay | Ivan Esquerdo-Andreu | Gabriel Trujillo Soler Óscar Hernández | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Sep 2002 | Brașov, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | Christopher Kas Herbert Wiltschnig | 7–5, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 5–7 | Dec 2002 | Spain F20, Gran Canaria | Futures | Clay | Iván Navarro | David Marrero G. Rodriguez-Ruano | 6–3, 1–2 ret. |
| Win | 6–7 | Feb 2003 | Spain F1, Murcia | Futures | Hard | Salvador Navarro Gutiérrez | Artemon Apostu-Efremov Vitali Shvets | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–7 | Mar 2003 | Portugal F5, Faro | Futures | Hard | Guillermo García López | Helder Lopes Bernardo Mota | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–7 | Jul 2003 | Spain F13, Alicante | Futures | Hard | Guillermo García López | Francesco Aldi Alessandro da Col | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 9–7 | Sep 2003 | Spain F22, Madrid | Futures | Hard | E. Carril-Caso | Giuseppe Menga Alessandro da Col | 6–0, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 10–7 | Sep 2003 | Spain F23, Madrid | Futures | Hard | M-A Lopez-Jaén | Mustafa Ghouse Federico Torresi | 7–5, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 11–7 | Sep 2003 | Spain F24, Madrid | Futures | Hard | E. Carril-Caso | Eduardo Bohrer Márcio Carlsson | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 12–7 | Nov 2003 | Spain F28, Gran Canaria | Futures | Clay | Iván Navarro | Lassi Ketola Johannes Ager | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 12–8 | Dec 2003 | Spain F29, Pontevedra | Futures | Clay | Iván Navarro | Eduardo Nicolás-Espin Germán Puentes-Alcaniz | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 13–8 | Feb 2004 | Spain F3, Murcia | Futures | Clay | Iván Navarro | Gabriel Trujillo Soler Salvador Navarro Gutiérrez | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–1 |
| Win | 14–8 | Feb 2004 | Spain F4, Murcia | Futures | Clay | Iván Navarro | Marc Fornell Mestres Salvador Navarro Gutiérrez | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 14–9 | May 2004 | Great Britain F2, Edinburgh | Futures | Clay | Richard Brooks | Andrew Derer Joseph Sirianni | walkover |
| Loss | 14–10 | Sep 2004 | Freudenstadt, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Salvador Navarro Gutiérrez | Gabriel Trifu Alexander Waske | 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 2–6 |
| Win | 15–10 | Nov 2004 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Sergio Roitman | Richard Barker Frank Moser | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 15–11 | Dec 2004 | Aracaju, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Juan Pablo Guzmán | Enzo Artoni Ignacio González King | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 16–11 | Aug 2005 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | Stéphane Bohli Roman Valent | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 16–12 | Nov 2005 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | Lucas Arnold Ker Sebastián Prieto | 0–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 17–12 | Mar 2006 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Fernando Vicente | Flavio Cipolla Alessandro Motti | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 4–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 17–13 | Sep 2006 | Tarragona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Álex López Morón | Hugo Armando Gabriel Trujillo Soler | 3–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Loss | 17–14 | Jan 2007 | Spain F2, Calvià | Futures | Clay | J-A Sanchez-de Luna | David Marrero M-A Lopez-Jaén | 5–7, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$ |
| Win | 18–14 | Jan 2007 | Spain F3, Mallorca | Futures | Hard | Pedro Rico Garcia | Pedro Clar Pedro Villar-Almiron | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 19–14 | Jul 2007 | Córdoba, Argentina | Challenger | Hard | Fernando Vicente | Paul Capdeville Leonardo Mayer | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 20–14 | Jul 2007 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Marc López | Flavio Cipolla Ivo Klec | 6–2, 5–7, [10–3] |
| Win | 21–14 | Aug 2007 | Timișoara, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Marcel Granollers | Lazar Magdinchev Predrag Rusevski | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 22–14 | Sep 2007 | Cherkassy, Ukraine | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | Sergey Bubka Alexander Kudryavstev | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 23–14 | Sep 2007 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Marcel Granollers | J-A Sanchez de Luna M. P. Puigdomenech | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 24–14 | Sep 2007 | Bucharest, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Marcel Granollers | Horia Tecău Florin Mergea | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 25–14 | Oct 2007 | Tarragona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Marcel Granollers | Pablo Andújar Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Loss | 25–15 | Oct 2007 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Marcel Granollers | Thomaz Bellucci Bruno Soares | 4–6, 6–4, [9–11] |
| Win | 26–15 | Oct 2007 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Marcel Granollers | Adrián García Leonardo Mayer | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 26–16 | Nov 2007 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | Marcel Granollers | Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna | walkover |
| Win | 27–16 | Sep 2008 | Bucharest, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | Andrea Arnaboldi Máximo González | 6–3, 5–7, [10–6] |
| Win | 28–16 | Mar 2009 | Rabat, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | Philipp Marx Michael Kohlmann | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 29–16 | Mar 2009 | Marrakesh, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | Alberto Martín Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 30–16 | Mar 2009 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 31–16 | Jun 2009 | Furth, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | Simon Greul Alessandro Motti | 4–6, 6–1, [10–6] |
| Win | 32–16 | Jun 2009 | Košice, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | Dominik Hrbatý Martin Kližan | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 33–16 | Oct 2009 | Asunción, Paraguay | Challenger | Clay | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | Máximo González Eduardo Schwank | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Win | 34–16 | Jan 2010 | Bucaramanga, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Pere Riba | Marcelo Demoliner Rodrigo Guidolin | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 35–16 | Mar 2010 | Caltanissetta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | David Marrero | Martin Kližan Uladzimir Ignatik | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 36–16 | Mar 2010 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | David Marrero | Daniele Bracciale Ilija Bozoljak | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 36–17 | May 2010 | Zagreb, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | Andre Begemann Matthew Ebden | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–5, [3–10] |
| Win | 37–17 | Aug 2010 | San Sebastián, Spain | Challenger | Clay | David Marrero | Brian Battistone Andreas Siljeström | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Win | 38–17 | Sep 2010 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | Nikola Ćirić Guillermo Olaso | 6–2, 7–5 |