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Juan Carlos Ferrero (born February 12 1980, in
Onteniente, Spain) is a professional tennis player
from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at
the French Open in 2003, and in October that year
he became the 21st player to hold the World No. 1
Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP singles
ranking. He also also been runner-up at two other
Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slams during his career.
His nickname is "Mosquito" due to his speed and
wiry, strong physique. 

Ferrero made his professional debut in 1999,
making an immediate splash by reaching the
semi-finals of his first tour event in Casablanca.
He made his Grand Slam debut at the US Open
(tennis)|US Open in August and then in the
following month, in only his fifth professional
event, he won his first career title in Majorca.

Ferrero continued his rise throughout 2000 and
although he did not win a title, he reached finals
in Dubai and Barcelona and helped Spain win the
Davis Cup by defeating Lleyton Hewitt and Patrick
Rafter in the final against Australia. His best
performance however was arguably at his first
French Open, where he stormed to the semi-finals,
losing only to eventual champion Gustavo Kuerten
in five sets.

In 2001 Ferrero confirmed his status as one of the
game's best clay court players, winning titles in
Estoril, Barcelona and Rome Masters|Rome, and he
reaching the semi-finals at the French Open for
the second consecutive year, losing again to
Gustavo Kuerten. Ferrero also won the tour event
in Dubai, and finished the year ranked five in the
world. 

2002 saw Ferrero reach his first Grand Slam final
at the French Open. However, despite being the
strong favourite, he lost to compatriot Albert
Costa in four sets. He won titles in Monte Carlo
Masters|Monte Carlo and Hong Kong and reached the
final of the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai,
losing an epic five set final to Lleyton Hewitt.
This result saw the Spaniard finish the year
ranked fourth in the world.

2003 saw Ferrero have his best year to date,
winning the titles in Monte Carlo and Valencia
before fulfilling his clay court promise by taking
the French Open, easily defeating Dutchman Martin
Verkerk in the final. He also went on to reach the
final on the hardcourt|hard courts at the US Open
(tennis)|US Open, where he lost to Andy Roddick.
This result saw Ferrero become the number one
ranked player in the world and he rounded the year
off by taking his first indoor title in Madrid
Masters|Madrid and being presented with a
"National Sportsman of the Year" award from King
Juan Carlos. He would end the year ranked No. 3 in
the world.

Injuries however began to plague Ferrero
throughout 2004 and his ranking and form dipped.
Despite making the Australian Open semifinals
early in the year (losing to Roger Federer),
chicken pox kept him out for the entire month of
March and after a first round loss in Monte Carlo
in April, he required another month out for rest
and recuperation. On May 8 Ferrero fell during a
practice session, injuring his ribs and his right
wrist and went into the defence of his French Open
crown underprepared. He lost in the second round
to Igor Andreev and continued to struggle for the
rest of the year, finishing outside the world's
top 30 for the first time in five years.

Ferrero is looking fresher and healthier so far in
2005 as he attempts to climb towards the top
echelons of the game. He reached the semifinals of
the Monte Carlo Masters and the finals of the Open
Seat Godo in Barcelona in April.

Ferrero's inspiration is his mother who died from
cancer when he was 17.


==Titles (11)==
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| Grand Slam (1)
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| Tennis Masters Cup (0)
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| ATP Masters Series (4)
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| ATP Tour (6)
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===Singles (11)===
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|No.
|Date
|Tournament
|Surface
|Opponent in the final
|Score
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| 1.
| Sep 13, 1999
| Majorca, Spain
| Clay
| Alex Corretja (Spain)     
| 2-6 7-5 6-3 
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| 2.
| Feb 26, 2001                           
| Dubai, UAE
| Hard
| Marat Safin (Russia)
| 6-2 3-1 RET
|- 
| 3.
| Apr 9, 2001
| Estoril, Portugal
| Clay
| Felix Mantilla (Spain) 
| 7-6 4-6 6-3 
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| 4.
| Apr 23, 2001
| Barcelona, Spain 
| Clay
| Carlos Moya (Spain)
| 4-6 7-5 6-3 3-6 7-5 
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| 5.
| May 7, 2001
| Rome Masters|Rome, Italy
| Clay
| Gustavo Kuerten (Brazil)
| 3-6 6-1 2-6 6-4 6-2 
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| 6.
| Apr 15, 2002
| Monte Carlo Masters|Monte Carlo, Monaco 
| Clay
| Carlos Moya (Spain)
| 7-5 6-3 6-4 
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| 7.
| Sep 23, 2002 
| Hong Kong, China 
| Hard
| Carlos Moya (Spain) 
| 6-3 1-6 7-6
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| 8.
| Apr 14, 2003                            
| Monte Carlo Masters|Monte Carlo, Monaco  
| Clay
| Guillermo Coria (Argentina)
| 6-2 6-2 
|- 
| 9.
| Apr 28, 2003                         
| Valencia, Spain
| Clay
| Christophe Rochus (Belgium)
| 6-2 6-4 
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| 10.
| May 26, 2003                      
| French Open, Paris, France
| Clay
| Martin Verkerk (Netherlands)
| 6-1 6-3 6-2
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| 11.
| Oct 13, 2003
| Madrid Masters|Madrid, Spain
| Hard
| Nicolas Massu (Chile)
| 6-3 6-4 6-3
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===Singles Finalist (12)===
*2000: Dubai (lost to Nicolas Kiefer)
*2000: Barcelona (lost to Marat Safin)
*2001: Hamburg AMS (lost to Albert Portas)
*2001: Gstaad (lost to Jiri Novak)
*2002: French Open (lost to Albert Costa)
*2002: Kitzbuhel (lost to Alex Corretja)
*2002: Tennis Masters Cup (lost to Lleyton Hewitt)
*2003: Sydney (lost to Hyung-Taik Lee)
*2003: US Open (lost to Andy Roddick)
*2003: Bangkok (lost to Taylor Dent)
*2004: Rotterdam (lost to Lleyton Hewitt)
*2005: Barcelona (lost to Rafael Nadal)

===Performance timeline===
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2001 !! 2000 !! 1999 !! Career
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==External links==

* http://www.juanqui.net/ JUANQUI.net: A Juan
Carlos Ferrero information site
* http://fans.juanqui.net/ Juanqui fans network:
the Juan Carlos Ferrero fanlisting



Tennis World Number Ones (men)