# Marc López

Marc López Tarrés (Catalan:, Spanish:; born 31 July 1982) is a Spanish former professional tennis player and coach. His career-high ATP singles ranking was world No. 106 (May 2004) and world No. 3 in doubles (January 2013).
Partnering with Feliciano López, Marc López won a major title at the 2016 French Open as well as the 2012 ATP Finals. Additionally, at the 2016 Rio Olympics, López won the gold medal in men's doubles for Spain partnering with Rafael Nadal.

## Professional career
### 2001

In his ATP debut at Stuttgart as a qualifier ranked 236, López defeated Richard Fromberg, eventual French Open finalist Guillermo Coria, two-time French Open winner Sergi Bruguera, and Alberto Martín en route to the semifinals, where he lost to Guillermo Cañas.

### 2004

Although in his beginnings López did not achieve very good results playing doubles, in the last years he has won several doubles titles in Challengers and his best performance in an ATP tournament was in this modality. That was in 2004, when he reached the final of the Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana partnering with his friend and countryman Feliciano López.

### 2008

In April 2008 in Barcelona, López beat No. 141 Yuri Schukin to qualify into the ATP main draw, where he beat No. 68 Ivo Minář before losing to No. 37 Juan Ignacio Chela. In May, he made the main draw of the 2008 French Open as a lucky loser after beating No. 124 Andreas Beck.

### 2010–2013

In 2010, López won three doubles titles, including the Masters 1000 at Indian Wells partnering with Rafael Nadal. They defeated Daniel Nestor and Serbian Nenad Zimonjić in the final. López made the year-end finals with his frequent partner Marcel Granollers. They won the tournament, defeating the Indian duo of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna in the final.
In 2012, López and Rafael Nadal, again won the doubles final at Indian Wells, defeating Americans John Isner and Sam Querrey. He and Granollers also won the Masters 1000 in Rome, beating Łukasz Kubot and Janko Tipsarević in the final. In Toronto, they were defeated in the final by the Bryan brothers.
In 2013, they only made one final, in Cincinnati, where they again fell to the Bryan brothers.

### 2014–2017: French Open champion and Olympic Gold medal in doubles

In 2014, López and Granollers made two Grand Slam finals. At the French Open they were defeated by French duo Édouard Roger-Vasselin and Julien Benneteau. At the US Open, they lost the final to the Bryan brothers.
In 2015, they again made the Masters 1000 final in Rome, but were defeated by Pablo Cuevas and fellow Spaniard David Marrero.
In 2016, López teamed with countryman Feliciano López to win the tournament in Doha, Qatar, and they also made a runner-up showing in Dubai. López won his first major at the 2016 French Open with Feliciano López.
In 2016 Rio Olympics he teamed up with Rafael Nadal to win the gold medal in the men's doubles event.
On 6 September 2016 at the 2016 US Open, López was part of the last match ever played at the old Louis Armstrong Stadium. Alongside his partner Feliciano López, they defeated the Bryan brothers (Bob and Mike) in the quarterfinals of the men's doubles tournament, the score 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 4–6, 6–3. The pair then lost in the semifinals against fellow countrymen Pablo Carreño Busta and Guillermo García López in straight sets.
In 2017, they made another Masters 1000 final in Monte Carlo, but were defeated by Pablo Cuevas and Rohan Bopanna.
At the 2017 US Open, Marc and Feliciano went one step further than the previous year by again defeating the Bryan brothers en route to the final where they lost to Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău.

### 2021–2024: Coaching and Retirement

In December 2021, López joined Nadal's coaching team.
Lopez announced he would retire after the 2022 Barcelona Open. There, he partnered Feliciano López where they defeated the top ranked pair of world No. 1 Joe Salisbury and world No. 2 Rajeev Ram in the first round. However, he then received a wildcard for the Madrid Masters to partner Carlos Alcaraz in doubles. The pair lost in the round of 16 to the eventual champions Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski. His final match was in 2024 Brisbane International, he came out of his retirement to play with Rafael Nadal for the very last time.

## Significant finals
### Grand Slam finals
#### Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runners-up)

| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 2014 | French Open | Clay | Marcel Granollers | Julien Benneteau Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 3–6, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$ |
| Loss | 2014 | US Open | Hard | Marcel Granollers | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2016 | French Open | Clay | Feliciano López | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–4, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2017 | US Open | Hard | Feliciano López | Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău | 3–6, 4–6 |

### Year-end championships
#### Doubles: 1 (1 title)

| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 2012 | ATP World Tour Finals, London | Hard (i) | Marcel Granollers | Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna | 7–5, 3–6, [10–3] |

### Masters 1000 finals
#### Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 2010 | Indian Wells Masters | Hard | Rafael Nadal | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 7–6$^{(10–8)}$, 6–3 |
| Win | 2012 | Indian Wells Masters | Hard | Rafael Nadal | John Isner Sam Querrey | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Win | 2012 | Italian Open | Clay | Marcel Granollers | Łukasz Kubot Janko Tipsarević | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2012 | Canadian Open | Hard | Marcel Granollers | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 1–6, 6–4, [10–12] |
| Loss | 2013 | Cincinnati Masters | Hard | Marcel Granollers | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 4–6, 6–4, [4–10] |
| Loss | 2015 | Italian Open | Clay | Marcel Granollers | Pablo Cuevas David Marrero | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2017 | Monte-Carlo Masters | Clay | Feliciano López | Rohan Bopanna Pablo Cuevas | 3–6, 6–3, [4–10] |

### Olympic medal matches
#### Doubles: 1 (1 gold medal)

| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Gold | 2016 | Summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro | Hard | Rafael Nadal | Florin Mergea Horia Tecău | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |

## ATP career finals
### Doubles: 34 (14 titles, 19 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (1–3)
* ATP World Tour Finals (1–0)
* ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (3–4)
* Olympic Games (1–0)
* ATP World Tour 500 Series (2–4)
* ATP World Tour 250 Series (6–8)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (7–7)
* Clay (7–12)
* Grass (0–0)
* Titles by setting
* Outdoor (13–17)
* Indoor (1–2)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2004 | Valencia Open, Spain | International | Clay | Feliciano López | Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez | 5–7, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Win | 1–1 | Jan 2009 | Qatar Open, Qatar | 250 Series | Hard | Rafael Nadal | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Win | 2–1 | Mar 2010 | Indian Wells Masters, United States | Masters 1000 | Hard | Rafael Nadal | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 7–6$^{(10–8)}$, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | May 2010 | Estoril Open, Portugal | 250 Series | Clay | David Marrero | Pablo Cuevas Marcel Granollers | 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 6–4, [10–4] |
| Win | 4–1 | Jul 2010 | German Open, Germany | 500 Series | Clay | David Marrero | Jérémy Chardy Paul-Henri Mathieu | 6–3, 2–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 4–2 | Oct 2010 | Open Sud de France, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Eduardo Schwank | Stephen Huss Ross Hutchins | 2–6, 6–4, [7–10] |
| Win | 5–2 | Jan 2011 | Qatar Open (2), Qatar | 250 Series | Hard | Rafael Nadal | Daniele Bracciali Andreas Seppi | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Loss | 5–3 | Feb 2011 | Zagreb Indoors, Croatia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Marcel Granollers | Dick Norman Horia Tecău | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–4 | May 2011 | Estoril Open, Portugal | 250 Series | Clay | David Marrero | Eric Butorac Jean-Julien Rojer | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Jul 2011 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | 250 Series | Clay | Marcel Granollers | Jürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–6 | Mar 2012 | Mexican Open, Mexico | 500 Series | Clay | Marcel Granollers | David Marrero Fernando Verdasco | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–6 | Mar 2012 | Indian Wells Masters (2), United States | Masters 1000 | Hard | Rafael Nadal | John Isner Sam Querrey | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Loss | 6–7 | Apr 2012 | Barcelona Open, Spain | 500 Series | Clay | Marcel Granollers | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 6–2, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, [8–10] |
| Win | 7–7 | May 2012 | Italian Open, Italy | Masters 1000 | Clay | Marcel Granollers | Łukasz Kubot Janko Tipsarević | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7–8 | Jul 2012 | Croatia Open, Croatia | 250 Series | Clay | Marcel Granollers | David Marrero Fernando Verdasco | 3–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Win | 8–8 | Jul 2012 | Swiss Open, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | Marcel Granollers | Robert Farah Santiago Giraldo | 6–4, 7–6$^{(11–9)}$ |
| Loss | 8–9 | Aug 2012 | Canadian Open, Canada | Masters 1000 | Hard | Marcel Granollers | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 1–6, 6–4, [10–12] |
| Win | 9–9 | Nov 2012 | ATP World Tour Finals, United Kingdom | Tour Finals | Hard (i) | Marcel Granollers | Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna | 7–5, 3–6, [10–3] |
| Loss | 9–10 | Aug 2013 | Cincinnati Masters, United States | Masters 1000 | Hard | Marcel Granollers | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 4–6, 6–4, [4–10] |
| Win | 10–10 | Feb 2014 | Argentina Open, Argentina | 250 Series | Clay | Marcel Granollers | Pablo Cuevas Horacio Zeballos | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10–11 | Jun 2014 | French Open, France | Grand Slam | Clay | Marcel Granollers | Julien Benneteau Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 3–6, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$ |
| Loss | 10–12 | Sep 2014 | US Open, United States | Grand Slam | Hard | Marcel Granollers | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10–13 | May 2015 | Estoril Open, Portugal | 250 Series | Clay | David Marrero | Treat Huey Scott Lipsky | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10–14 | May 2015 | Italian Open, Italy | Masters 1000 | Clay | Marcel Granollers | Pablo Cuevas David Marrero | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 11–14 | Jan 2016 | Qatar Open (3), Qatar | 250 Series | Hard | Feliciano López | Philipp Petzschner Alexander Peya | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 11–15 | Feb 2016 | Dubai Tennis Championships, United Arab Emirates | 500 Series | Hard | Feliciano López | Simone Bolelli Andreas Seppi | 2–6, 6–3, [12–14] |
| Win | 12–15 | Jun 2016 | French Open, France | Grand Slam | Clay | Feliciano López | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–4, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–3 |
| Win | 13–15 | Aug 2016 | Olympic Games, Brazil | Olympics | Hard | Rafael Nadal | Florin Mergea Horia Tecău | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 13–16 | Apr 2017 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | 250 Series | Clay | Marcel Granollers | Dominic Inglot Mate Pavić | 4–6, 6–2, [9–11] |
| Loss | 13–17 | Apr 2017 | Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco | Masters 1000 | Clay | Feliciano López | Rohan Bopanna Pablo Cuevas | 3–6, 6–3, [4–10] |
| Loss | 13–18 | Jul 2017 | German Open, Germany | 500 Series | Clay | Pablo Cuevas | Ivan Dodig Mate Pavić | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 13–19 | Sep 2017 | US Open, United States | Grand Slam | Hard | Feliciano López | Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 14–19 | Apr 2018 | Barcelona Open, Spain | 500 Series | Clay | Feliciano López | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Jean-Julien Rojer | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 |

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | SR | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | A | Q2 | A | Q3 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | 2R | 1R | Q3 | A | Q3 | 1R | Q1 | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | A | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| US Open | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 4 | 1–4 |

### Doubles

Current through the 2022 Mutua Madrid Open.
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | SF | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 12 | 10–12 | 45% |
| French Open | QF | QF | 2R | A | QF | F | 1R | W | 1R | SF | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1 / 11 | 25–10 | 71% |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | NH | 1R | A | 0 / 11 | 5–11 | 33% |
| US Open | A | 1R | 3R | SF | 3R | F | 3R | SF | F | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 9 | 25–8 | 76% |
| Win–loss | 3–2 | 4–4 | 4–3 | 5–3 | 9–4 | 13–4 | 3–4 | 11–3 | 7–4 | 6–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1 / 43 | 65–41 | 61% |
| ATP World Tour Finals ||||||||||||||||||
| ATP Finals | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | W | RR | RR | DNQ | RR | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 1 / 4 | 7–6 | 54% |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | 2R | W | SF | W | 2R | A | 2R | SF | 1R | QF | A | NH | A | A | 2 / 9 | 21–7 | 75% |
| Miami | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | SF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | NH | A | A | 0 / 11 | 8–11 | 42% |
| Monte Carlo | A | QF | 1R | SF | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | F | 1R | 1R | NH | A | A | 0 / 10 | 9–10 | 47% |
| Madrid | 2R | QF | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | SF | 1R | SF | 1R | 1R | NH | 1R | 2R | 0 / 13 | 12–13 | 48% |
| Rome | A | A | 1R | W | QF | A | F | 1R | 2R | QF | 2R | A | A | A | 1 / 8 | 10–7 | 59% |
| Canada | A | A | 1R | F | QF | QF | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 6 | 6–6 | 50% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | 2R | QF | F | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | QF | A | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 8–7 | 53% |
| Shanghai | A | 2R | 1R | A | QF | SF | A | QF | 2R | A | A | NH | NH | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% |
| Paris | A | A | A | A | QF | SF | A | QF | QF | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | 55% |
| Win–loss | 3–3 | 11–4 | 6–8 | 20–5 | 11–9 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 6–8 | 5–5 | 5–8 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3 / 75 | 85–72 | 54% |
| Career Statistics ||||||||||||||||||
| | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Career | Career | Career |
| Titles–Finals | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 4–8 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 14–33 | 14–33 | 14–33 |
| Win–loss | 13–10 | 37–20 | 33–27 | 48–20 | 32–23 | 19–12 | 20–18 | 36–22 | 24–27 | 20–26 | 4–11 | 0–3 | 1–12 | 2–1 | 311–245 | 311–245 | 311–245 |
| Year-end ranking | 62 | 15 | 37 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 191 | 327 | 532 | | 55.94% | 55.94% | 55.94% |

## Personal life

He married his girlfriend María S. in November 2015, after a four-year relationship. The couple separated in 2017.
In August 2021, López welcomed his first child with María García-Planas Albert, a former college tennis player at the Loyola Marymount University.