Marcel Granollers
Marcel Granollers Pujol is a tennis player from Spain who turned professional in 2003. He reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 19 in July 2012, and his highest doubles ranking of World No. 4 in February 2013. Granollers has won four ATP singles titles and 16 doubles titles, including the 2012 ATP World Tour Finals. His brother Gerard is also a tennis player, and they have won five Challenger doubles titles together.
Career
2006: Breaking top 200
Granollers made the first round of the Wimbledon tournament in 2006, but lost to Andrei Pavel. In the qualifying rounds, he beat Stéphane Robert, Konstantinos Economidis and Marco Chiudinelli.2007: Breaking top 150
In 2007, Granollers won the Naples and Rome Challengers for doubles with Flavio Cipolla, and the Maspalomas Challenger for doubles with Marc López. At the 2007 French Open, he made the second round of the men's doubles tournament with Feliciano López before they lost in three close sets to the number 4 seeds Fabrice Santoro and Nenad Zimonjić, who won 7–5, 1–6, 6–4. He lost at the French and Wimbledon Championships both times in the second round of qualifying for the main draws.2008: Breaking top 60 & first singles title
2008 saw Granollers qualify for the Australian Open Singles Draw, but lost to Evgeny Korolev in straight sets in the first round. He reached the quarterfinals of the 2008 Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, Mexico, an International Series Gold tournament, before losing to José Acasuso 7–6, 6–3. On 20 April, he won his first ATP singles title at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, defeating World No. 8 James Blake in the final. He had saved two match points in the semifinals. The previous day, he and Pablo Cuevas lost in the doubles final.Following Rafael Nadal's announcement that he would not play the Davis Cup Final at Argentina on 21–23 November, Spain's Captain Emilio Sánchez announced that Marcel Granollers would replace Nadal. This was Granollers' first Davis Cup appearance, although he did not play any matches.
2009: Breaking top 45
In 2009, Granollers won three ATP doubles titles at the 2009 Brasil Open, the 2009 Copa Telmex, and the 2009 Kremlin Cup, teaming up with Tommy Robredo, Alberto Martín, and Pablo Cuevas respectively.2010
In the first round of the 2010 Australian Open, Granollers pulled off a remarkable comeback when he recovered from 2 sets down against world no.8 and French Open finalist, Robin Söderling. He then lost to Alejandro Falla in the 2nd round.2011: Breaking top 30
Granollers lost in the first round of the Australian Open to eventual champion Novak Djokovic, and he didn't win consecutive matches until the 2011 Miami Masters, where he got to the fourth round. In July, he beat Stanislas Wawrinka, Mikhail Youzhny, and Fernando Verdasco to win his first title of the year and his second career title at the Swiss Open. In the US Open, he reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career, to break into the Top 30. In November, Granollers claimed the title at the Valencia Open 500 by defeating Juan Mónaco in three sets and said, "Winning here has been the biggest achievement in my whole career." He beat four Top 20 players: Alexandr Dolgopolov, Marin Čilić, Gaël Monfils and Juan Martín del Potro en route to the final at the ATP World Tour 500 tournament.Granollers played for the victorious Spain Davis Cup team in 2011, losing the doubles rubber in the quarter final against United States.
2012: Breaking top 20
Marcel Granollers reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time at French Open, losing to David Ferrer in three straight sets. Granollers lost to Marin Čilić in the final match of Croatia Open on 15 July 2012. Playing doubles alongside countryman Marc López, he went 3–4 in finals, winning titles at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Swiss Open and ATP World Tour Finals. Granollers and Lopez were the first Spanish pair to play at the season-ending championships since Sergio Casal and Emilio Sánchez in 1994. He also partnered López at the 2012 Summer Olympics.2013: Fourth singles title
Granollers made it to the fourth round of the US Open for the first time, and he lost to top-seed Novak Djokovic in straight sets.2014: US & French Open doubles runner-ups
In 2014, he had a very consistent doubles performances at the French & US Open, making the finals at both events.2015-present
Granollers suffered a significant loss in form, with only one tour-level late round appearance: the semifinals in Zagreb Indoors losing to Andreas Seppi. His year-end ranking dropped to No. 84. He reached the Quarterfinals of the 2016 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters before losing to Gaël Monfils in straight sets; he was lucky to be in the draw as he was only in due to being a lucky loser.Playing style
Granollers' good serve and net skills account for his excellent doubles record. His comparatively technically weak groundstrokes are underpowered with low takebacks on both wings but they provide a decent defensive framework. He is also known for his heavy grunting, so much as to result in ridicule and accusations of gamesmanship due to its loud volume and questionable timing during matches.Significant finals
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
Year-End Championships finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Masters 1000 finals
Doubles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups)
ATP career finals
Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runners-up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Win | 1–0 | 2008 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Singles| | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, United States | Intl Series | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 1–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 1–1 | 2010 Valencia Open 500 – Singles| | Valencia Open, Spain | 500 Series | Hard | ![]() | 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 2–1 | 2011 Crédit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad – Singles| | Swiss Open, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 3–1 | 2011 Valencia Open 500 – Singles| | Valencia Open, Spain | 500 Series | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 4–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 3–2 | 2012 ATP Vegeta Croatia Open Umag – Singles| | Croatia Open, Croatia | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 4–2 | 2013 Bet-at-home Cup Kitzbühel – Singles| | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | 0–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–3 | 2014 Grand Prix Hassan II – Singles| | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | 7–5, 4–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 40 (20 titles, 20 runners-up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | 2008 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Doubles| | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, United States | Intl Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–7 |
Win | 1–1 | 2009 Brasil Open – Doubles| | Brasil Open, Brazil | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 2–1 | 2009 Copa Telmex – Doubles| | Buenos Aires Open, Argentina | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 5–7, |
Win | 3–1 | 2009 Kremlin Cup – Men's Doubles| | Kremlin Cup, Russia | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 7–5, |
Loss | 3–2 | 2009 Valencia Open 500 – Doubles| | Valencia Open, Spain | 500 Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–3 | 2009 BNP Paribas Masters – Doubles| | Paris Masters, France | Masters 1000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 4–3 | 2010 Aircel Chennai Open – Doubles| | Chennai Open, India | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 5–3 | 2010 Brasil Open – Doubles| | Brasil Open, Brazil | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–4 | 2010 Estoril Open – Men's Doubles| | Estoril Open, Portugal | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 4–6, |
Loss | 5–5 | 2010 BCR Open Romania – Doubles| | Romanian Open, Romania | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 7–5, |
Win | 6–5 | 2011 Heineken Open – Doubles| | Auckland Open, New Zealand | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–6 |
Loss | 6–6 | 2011 PBZ Zagreb Indoors – Doubles| | Zagreb Indoors, Croatia | 250 Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 6–7 | 2011 MercedesCup – Doubles| | Stuttgart Open, Germany | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 6–8 | 2012 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Men's Doubles| | Mexican Open, Mexico | 500 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 6–9 | 2012 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell – Doubles| | Barcelona Open, Spain | 500 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–7, |
Win | 7–9 | 2012 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Men's Doubles| | Italian Open, Italy | Masters 1000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 7–10 | 2012 ATP Vegeta Croatia Open Umag – Doubles| | Croatia Open, Croatia | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–7 |
Win | 8–10 | 2012 Crédit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad – Doubles| | Swiss Open, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–6 |
Loss | 8–11 | 2012 Rogers Cup – Men's Doubles| | Canadian Open, Canada | Masters 1000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 6–4, |
Win | 9–11 | 2012 ATP World Tour Finals – Doubles| | ATP World Tour Finals, United Kingdom | Tour Finals | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 3–6, |
Loss | 9–12 | 2013 Western & Southern Open – Men's Doubles| | Cincinnati Masters, United States | Masters 1000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, |
Win | 10–12 | 2014 Copa Claro – Doubles| | Buenos Aires Open, Argentina | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 10–13 | 2014 French Open – Men's Doubles| | French Open, France | Grand Slam | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 10–14 | 2014 US Open – Men's Doubles| | US Open, United States | Grand Slam | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 10–15 | 2015 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Men's Doubles| | Italian Open, Italy | Masters 1000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 10–16 | 2016 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell – Doubles| | Barcelona Open, Spain | 500 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 5–7 |
Win | 11–16 | 2016 Swedish Open – Men's Doubles| | Swedish Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 12–16 | 2016 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Doubles| | Japan Open, Japan | 500 Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 7–6 |
Win | 13–16 | 2016 Swiss Indoors – Doubles| | Swiss Indoors, Switzerland | 500 Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 14–16 | 2017 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Doubles| | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands | 500 Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 14–17 | 2017 Grand Prix Hassan II – Doubles| | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–2, |
Loss | 14–18 | 2017 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Men's Doubles| | Italian Open, Italy | Masters 1000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, |
Win | 15–18 | 2017 Swiss Indoors – Doubles| | Swiss Indoors, Switzerland | 500 Series | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 7–6 |
Loss | 15–19 | 2017 Rolex Paris Masters – Doubles| | Paris Masters, France | Masters 1000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 6–3, |
Win | 16–19 | 2018 Rolex Paris Masters – Doubles| | Paris Masters, France | Masters 1000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 17–19 | 2019 Hall of Fame Open – Doubles| | Hall of Fame Open, United States | 250 Series | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 6–4, |
Win | 18–19 | 2019 Rogers Cup – Men's Doubles| | Canadian Open, Canada | Masters 1000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 7–5 |
Loss | 18–20 | 2019 US Open – Men's Doubles| | US Open, United States | Grand Slam | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 19–20 | 2020 Argentina Open – Doubles| | Argentina Open, Argentina | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 5–7, |
Win | 20–20 | 2020 Rio Open – Doubles| | Rio Open, Brazil | 500 Series | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 5–7, |
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 27 (13–14)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Win | 1–0 | Spain F25, Martos | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 | |
Win | 2–0 | Spain F5, Reus | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 | |
Win | 3–0 | Spain F25, Martos | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Loss | 3–1 | Portugal F1, Faro | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 7–6, 3–6 | |
Loss | 3–2 | Portugal F2, Lagos | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 4–6 | |
Loss | 3–3 | Portugal F3, Lagos | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 1–6, 3–6 | |
Loss | 3–4 | Spain F7, Lleida | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 1–6 | |
Win | 4–4 | Spain F12, La Palma | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 7–5, 6–7, 6–3 | |
Win | 5–4 | Spain F26, Martos | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 | |
Win | 6–4 | Portugal F1, Faro | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–1, 7–5 | |
Loss | 6–5 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 1–6, 0–6 | |
Loss | 6–6 | Turin, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 | |
Win | 7–6 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 6–1 | |
Loss | 7–7 | Bucharest, Romania | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 6–7, 1–6 | |
Loss | 7–8 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 7–6, 6–7 | |
Loss | 7–9 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 0–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 8–9 | Tanger, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Loss | 8–10 | Saint Brieuc, France | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 6–4, 1–6 | |
Loss | 8–11 | 2009 Yugra Cup – Singles| | Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–1, 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 8–12 | 2010 Morocco Tennis Tour – Rabat – Singles| | Rabat, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 8–13 | 2010 Blu-express.com Tennis Cup – Singles| | Todi, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 9–13 | 2010 Open Tarragona Costa Daurada – Singles| | Tarragona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 1–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
Win | 10–13 | 2016 Irving Tennis Classic – Singles| | Irving, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 11–13 | 2018 Bangkok Challenger – Singles| | Bangkok, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 12–13 | 2018 Bangkok Challenger II – Singles| | Bangkok, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
Loss | 12–14 | 2018 Tiburon Challenger – Singles| | Tiburon, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 13–14 | 2019 Da Nang Tennis Open – Singles| | Danang, Vietnam | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–0 |
Doubles: 39 (31 titles, 8 runners-up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Spain F2, Algezares | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 4–6 | |
Win | 1–1 | Spain F19, Irun | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–0 | |
Win | 2–1 | Spain F20, Santander | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | w/o | |
Win | 3–1 | Spain F24, Madrid | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–0 | |
Win | 4–1 | Spain F26, El Ejido | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 | |
Win | 5–1 | Spain F3, Totana | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 | |
Win | 6–1 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Win | 7–1 | Spain F27, El Ejido | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Win | 8–1 | Spain F32, Gran Canaria | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–3 | |
Win | 9–1 | Portugal F1, Faro | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 | |
Win | 10–1 | Portugal F2, Lagos | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–1 | |
Win | 11–1 | Turin, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 | |
Win | 12–1 | Mantova, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 5–7, | |
Win | 13–1 | Vigo, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–1 | |
Win | 14–1 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, | |
Win | 15–1 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–4 | |
Loss | 15–2 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 2–6 | |
Loss | 15–3 | Aracaju, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 6–3, | |
Loss | 15–4 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 16–4 | Naples, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Win | 17–4 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–1, | |
Win | 18–4 | Maspalomas, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–1, | |
Win | 19–4 | Timișoara, Romania | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 | |
Win | 20–4 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 | |
Win | 21–4 | Bucharest, Romania | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–1 | |
Win | 22–4 | Tarragona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–6 | |
Loss | 22–5 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, | |
Win | 23–5 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 | |
Loss | 23–6 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | w/o | |
Win | 24–6 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 2–6, | |
Win | 25–6 | 2009 Yugra Cup – Doubles| | Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 26–6 | 2010 UniCredit Czech Open – Doubles| | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, |
Win | 27–6 | 2010 Open Diputación Ciudad de Pozoblanco – Doubles| | Pozoblanco, Spain | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, |
Loss | 27–7 | 2010 Blu-express.com Tennis Cup – Doubles| | Todi, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 28–7 | 2018 Bangkok Challenger – Doubles| | Bangkok, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 7–6 |
Win | 29–7 | 2018 Burnie International – Men's Doubles| | Burnie, Australia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 29–8 | 2018 Winnipeg National Bank Challenger – Men's Doubles| | Winnipeg, Canada | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 3–6, |
Win | 30–8 | 2018 Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger – Doubles| | Binghamton, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 31–8 | 2019 Surbiton Trophy – Men's Doubles| | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, |
Performance timelines
Singles
Current through the 2019 Paris Masters.Doubles
Wins over top 10 players
- He has a 6–35 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season | 2003 - 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Total |
Wins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |