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Full name | Pedro Martínez Portero |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | Alzira, Spain | 26 April 1997
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Turned pro | 2016 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Javier Ferrer |
Prize money | US$ 3,228,974 |
Singles | |
Career record | 50–68 (42.4% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 40 (9 May 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 109 (8 January 2024)[1] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2021) |
French Open | 3R (2020) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2021) |
US Open | 2R (2021) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 35–43 (44.9% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 51 (16 May 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 164 (8 January 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2022) |
French Open | SF (2021) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2022) |
US Open | 1R (2021, 2022) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | 0–1 (0%) |
Last updated on: 15 January 2024. |
Pedro Martínez Portero (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo maɾˈtineθ]; born 26 April 1997) is a Spanish professional tennis player. Martínez has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 40 achieved on 9 May 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 51 achieved on 16 May 2022.
Juniors
During his junior career, he won the junior Davis Cup 2013.
Professional career
2018: ATP debut
Martínez made his ATP main draw debut at the 2018 Grand Prix Hassan II after qualifying for the singles main draw.
2019-2020: Major singles & doubles debut, top 100 singles debut
Martínez made his Grand Slam debut in the main draw at the 2019 French Open in singles and at the 2020 French Open in doubles with Christian Garin.
He reached his first ATP quarterfinal in his career at the ATP 500 2020 Rio Open in Brazil defeating Hugo Dellien and Pablo Andujar.
In June, he made the third round of the 2020 French Open in singles, his best Grand Slam result thus far. As a result he entered the top 100 in singles at World No. 97 on 12 October 2020.
2021: French Open doubles semifinal & top 100, first ATP final, top 60 in singles
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Martínez reached the third round of the 2021 Australian Open in singles for the first time at this Major, defeating Emil Ruusuvuori, his second showing at this level in his career.
At the 2021 French Open he reached the semifinals as alternate in doubles with fellow Spaniard Pablo Andujar,[2] with whom he also made his Grand Slam doubles debut as a pair at the 2021 Australian Open. They defeated the 14th seeded Belgians Sander Gillé/Joran Vliegen in the third round and the pair of Rohan Bopanna/Franko Skugor in the quarterfinals. They entered the tournament as a replacement alternate pair for the top seeds Nikola Mektić/Mate Pavić. As a result Martínez made his top 100 debut in doubles at world No. 95 for the first time in his career on 14 June 2021.
On his debut, Martínez reached the third round of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships in singles for the first time in his career, defeating 13th seed Gael Monfils, his third showing in the third round of a Grand Slam.
Martínez reached his first ATP final at the 2021 Generali Open Kitzbühel where he was defeated by Casper Ruud. He secured the biggest win of his career when he overcame world No. 16 Roberto Bautista Agut en route to the championship match.[3] He also reached the semifinals at the same tournament partnering Marc Polmans. As a result he reached a new career-high singles ranking of world No. 76 and a doubles ranking of No. 88 on 2 August 2021. At the 2021 US Open he recorded his first win at this Major over James Duckworth to reach the second round. After winning the Challenger in Seville, he reached a career high ranking of world No. 59 on 13 September 2021.
At the 2021 Kremlin Cup he was defeated by Marin Cilic in only the second quarterfinal of the season and third in his career at ATP level. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 58 on 25 October 2021. At the same tournament, he also reached the semifinals partnering Ilya Ivashka. As a result he returned to a doubles ranking of No. 87 on 25 October 2021 tied with his best ranking thus far.
2022: ATP Cup finalist, first ATP singles & doubles titles, Top 40 in singles
Martínez participated for the first time in the 2022 ATP Cup as part of the Spanish team where he played doubles with Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (won both matches) and Albert Ramos Vinolas (lost both matches) and helped Spain reach the final.
Martínez reached the third round of the 2022 Australian Open in doubles for the first time at this Major partnering compatriot Pablo Andujar. As a result he reached a new career-high doubles ranking of World No. 72 on 31 January 2022.
Martinez was seeded fourth in Santiago. After receiving a first round bye, he defeated Jaume Munar, Yannick Hanfmann and Alejandro Tabilo to reach his second ATP final.[4] He beat Sebastián Báez in the final to win his first ATP title.[5] As a result he made his top 50 debut on 28 February 2022.[6]
He reached the third round of a Masters 1000 for the first time in his career at the 2022 Miami Open defeating Jan-Lennard Struff and upset 27th seed Cristian Garín.
He made his top 40 debut following the 2022 Mutua Madrid Open on 9 May 2022.
At the 2022 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships he reached the quarterfinals for a second time at an ATP 500 tour-level, defeating Alexei Popyrin and Jaume Munar.[7]
2023: Loss of form, out of top 100
As a result of a couple of first round losses in the beginning of the season, his ranking fell outside the top 100 after the 2023 Rio Open and as low as No. 120 after the 2023 Chile Open for not being able to defend his title in Santiago.
Ranked No. 142, at the 2023 Italian Open he qualified for the main draw but lost in the first round to Alexander Bublik. At the 2023 French Open he again qualified for the main draw defeating Facundo Bagnis in the last of round qualifying but lost to Tallon Griekspoor in the first round.
Personal life
In November 2023, Martínez and his girlfriend Claudia Espejo welcomed their first child, a boy.[8][9]
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles
Current through the 2024 Australian Open qualifying.
Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
Australian Open | A | Q3 | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 4–4 |
French Open | Q1 | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | |
Wimbledon | A | Q2 | NH | 3R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | |
US Open | Q3 | Q3 | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 6–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0 / 14 | 10–14 | |
ATP Masters 1000 | |||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | NH | 2R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | |
Miami Open | A | A | NH | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | |
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | NH | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |
Madrid Open | A | A | NH | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |
Italian Open | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | |
Canadian Open | A | A | NH | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | Q2 | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
Shanghai Masters | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
Paris Masters | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–7 | 1–3 | 0 / 15 | 7–15 | |
Career statistics | |||||||||
Tournaments | 2 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 12 | 69 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–2 | 0–2 | 9–8 | 17–19 | 20–25 | 4–12 | 50–68 | ||
Year-end ranking | 156 | 170 | 85 | 60 | 62 | 114 |
Doubles
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2–3 |
French Open | 1R | SF | 1R | A | 4–3 |
Wimbledon | NH | 1R | 2R | A | 1–2 |
US Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0–2 |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 7–10 |
ATP career finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2021 | Kitzbühel Open, Austria | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Feb 2022 | Chile Open, Chile | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 2022 | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–4, [10–8] |
Challenger and Futures Finals
Singles: 22 (12 titles, 10 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2015 | France F11, Toulon | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2015 | Spain F20, Getxo | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Mar 2016 | Croatia F3, Pula | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 1–3 | May 2016 | Tunisia F16, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 5–7 ret. |
Win | 2–3 | Jun 2016 | Bulgaria F3, Stara Zagora | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 3–3 | Jun 2016 | Bulgaria F4, Plovdiv | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(5), 6–2 |
Loss | 3–4 | Jul 2016 | Spain F20, Getxo | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 4–4 | Jul 2016 | Spain F23, Xàtiva | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–5 | Feb 2017 | Spain F3, Peguera | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 1–6 |
Win | 5–5 | Apr 2017 | Tunisia F16, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 6–5 | May 2017 | Spain F12, Lleida | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
Win | 7–5 | Aug 2017 | Spain F26, Santander | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 8–5 | Feb 2018 | Egypt F3, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 8–6 | Jun 2018 | Spain F14, Huelva | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–7(1), 2–6 |
Win | 9–6 | Jul 2018 | Båstad, Sweden | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(5), 6–4 |
Loss | 9–7 | Oct 2018 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 3–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 9–8 | Apr 2019 | Alicante, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Loss | 9–9 | Oct 2020 | Alicante, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(6), 3–6 |
Win | 10–9 | Nov 2020 | Marbella, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(4), 6–2 |
Win | 11–9 | Sep 2021 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 11–10 | Sep 2023 | Como, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 12–10 | Oct 2023 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–1) |
Doubles: 38 (22 titles, 16 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Feb 2014 | Spain F1, Peguera | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 2–0 | Sep 2014 | Spain F26, Madrid | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 3–0 | Jul 2015 | Spain F20, Getxo | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 4–0 | Jul 2015 | Spain F21, Gandia | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 4–1 | Aug 2015 | Spain F26, Vigo | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 5–1 | Sep 2015 | Spain F28, Oviedo | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–2 | Mar 2016 | Croatia F3, Pula | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [6–10] |
Loss | 5–3 | May 2016 | Tunisia F16, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(3), 6–7(1) |
Loss | 5–4 | May 2016 | Spain F13, Valldoreix | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [5–10] |
Loss | 5–5 | Jun 2016 | Bulgaria F3, Stara Zagora | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–7(2) |
Win | 6–5 | Jun 2016 | France F11, Toulon | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7(4), [12–10] |
Loss | 6–6 | Jul 2016 | France F12, Montauban | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 7–6 | Jul 2016 | Spain F23, Xàtiva | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 8–6 | Sep 2016 | Spain F28, San Sebastián | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [10–4] |
Loss | 8–7 | Sep 2016 | Meknes, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 9–7 | Jan 2017 | Spain F1, Manacor | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(5), 6–0, [10–4] |
Win | 10–7 | Feb 2017 | Spain F3, Peguera | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(5), 6–0, [10–4] |
Win | 11–7 | Feb 2017 | Spain F4, Peguera | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 11–8 | Feb 2017 | Spain F5, Murcia | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 3–6, [8–10] |
Win | 12–8 | Mar 2017 | Spain F7, Xàbia | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 12–9 | May 2017 | Spain F13, Valldoreix | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(4), 6–7(6), [10–12] |
Win | 13–9 | Jul 2017 | Spain F21, Gandia | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(4), 6–3 |
Win | 14–9 | Jul 2017 | Spain F22, Dénia | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–7(7), [11–9] |
Win | 15–9 | Sep 2017 | Spain F29, Seville | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
Win | 16–9 | Sep 2017 | Spain F30, Madrid | Futures | Clay (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 16–10 | Nov 2017 | Pune, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–7(5) |
Loss | 16–11 | Jan 2018 | Bangkok, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(5), 3–6, [8–10] |
Win | 17–11 | Feb 2018 | Egypt F3, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(5), [10–5] |
Win | 18–11 | Mar 2018 | Spain F6, Xàbia | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(4), 7–6(1) |
Loss | 18–12 | Jun 2018 | L’Aquila, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [5–10] |
Win | 19–12 | Sep 2018 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–2 |
Loss | 19–13 | Sep 2018 | Tiburon, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 19–14 | Apr 2019 | Alicante, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 5–7, [5–10] |
Loss | 19–15 | Jun 2019 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6(4), [6–10] |
Win | 20–15 | Sep 2019 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 20–16 | Sep 2019 | Florence, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–6(6), [12–14] |
Win | 21-16 | Nov 2020 | Marbella, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 22-16 | Sep 2023 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6(5), [11–9] |
Record against top 10 players
Martínez's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:
Player | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last Match |
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Number 1 ranked players | ||||||
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0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2022 Miami |
Number 2 ranked players | ||||||
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (1–6, 6–4, 3–6) at 2021 Kitzbühel |
Number 3 ranked players | ||||||
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2020 Acapulco |
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (1–6, 2–6) at 2021 Moscow |
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0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | Lost (2–6, 4–6) at 2021 Indian Wells |
Number 4 ranked players | ||||||
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2022 Rome |
Number 5 ranked players | ||||||
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5), 1–6, 1–6) at 2021 US Open |
Number 6 ranked players | ||||||
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1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (6–0, 6–4) at 2021 Parma |
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1–1 | 50% | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | Lost (6–7(4–7), 6–3, 2–6) at 2022 Montréal |
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (6–7(5–7), 4–6) at 2023 Indian Wells |
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (6–3, 6–7(5–7), 1–6) at 2022 Gstaad |
Number 7 ranked players | ||||||
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (3–6, 6–3, 3–6) at 2021 Parma |
Number 8 ranked players | ||||||
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (1–6, 1–6) at 2022 Rio |
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0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2022 Indian Wells |
Number 9 ranked players | ||||||
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1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–5) at 2021 Kitzbühel |
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 6–7(5–7)) at 2022 Buenos Aires |
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0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | Lost (6–7(1–7), 2–6, 2–6) at 2023 Australian Open |
Number 10 ranked players | ||||||
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1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–4) at 2021 Kitzbühel |
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2020 Rome |
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2021 Stockholm |
Total | 4–21 | 16% | 0–11 (0%) |
3–10 (23%) |
1–0 (100%) |
* Statistics correct as of 19 June 2023 |
References
- ↑ ATP Rankings
- ↑ "Pablo Andujar/Pedro Martinez Battle into Roland Garros Semi-finals | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ↑ "Casper Ruud Seals Clay-Court Hat-Trick with Kitzbuhel Crown | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ↑ "Sebastian Baez Super in Santiago to Reach First ATP Tour Final | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ↑ "Pedro Martinez Beats Sebastian Baez for Maiden ATP Tour Trophy in Santiago | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ↑ "Pedro Martinez: First Time Winner Spotlight in Santiago | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ↑ "ATP Tokyo Quarterfinal Predictions Including Nick Kyrgios vs Taylor Fritz". 6 October 2022.
- ↑ Murciego, Fernando (22 November 2023). "Pedro Martínez: "Este año me he llevado un tortazo en la cara"". puntodebreak (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ↑ "La paternidad obliga a Pedro Martínez a retirarse en octavos" (in Spanish). Levante. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
External links
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