Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo is a professional male tennis player from Spain. His career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 50, achieved on 2 October 2006. His favourite surface is clay, where he has won numerous ATP Challenger Tour events, and has reached the final in three events of the ATP tour, all in 2007, finishing runner-up in all three finals.
Career
Ramírez Hidalgo turned pro in 1998.At the 2006 French Open, Ramírez Hidalgo reached the 4th round in a Grand Slam event for the first time in his career, defeating Thierry Ascione, Christophe Rochus and future finalist David Ferrer. Before the tournament, he had lost four consecutive times in the first round of a Grand Slam, a pattern he proceeded to return to for a further 9 appearances.
On 4 August 2016, after defeating Ante Pavić in the 2nd round of the Chengdu Challenger, Ramírez Hidalgo became the first player ever to win 400 matches in the ATP Challenger Tour tournaments.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | 2007 Movistar Open – Doubles| | Chile Open, Chile | International | Clay | Albert Montañés | Paul Capdeville Óscar Hernández | 6–4, 4–6, |
Loss | 0–2 | 2007 Brasil Open – Doubles| | Brasil Open, Brasil | International | Clay | Albert Montañés | Lukáš Dlouhý Pavel Vízner | 2–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 0–3 | 2007 ATP Buenos Aires – Doubles| | Argentina Open, Argentina | International | Clay | Albert Montañés | Martín García Sebastián Prieto | 4–6, 2–6 |
ATP Challenger Tour
Singles finals (11–13)
Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Winner | 3 September 2002 | Brașov, Romania | Clay | Lovro Zovko | 2–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
Winner | 7 October 2002 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Albert Portas | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 12 May 2003 | Zagreb, Croatia | Clay | Kristof Vliegen | 1–6, 6–4, 0–6 |
Winner | 1 July 2003 | Košice, Slovakia | Clay | Tomáš Zíb | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 10 May 2004 | Zagreb, Croatia | Clay | Adrián García | 3–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 24 May 2005 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Clay | Massimo Dell'Acqua | 6–7, 5–2 ret. |
Runner-up | 24 October 2005 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Júlio Silva | 2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 14 January 2008 | La Serena, Chile | Clay | David Marrero | 6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 18 August 2008 | San Sebastián, Spain | Clay | Pablo Andújar | 4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 15 September 2008 | Todi, Italy | Clay | Tomas Tenconi | 6–4, 3–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 20 October 2008 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Martín Vassallo Argüello | 3–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
Winner | 14 March 2010 | Rabat, Morocco | Clay | Marcel Granollers | 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 12 June 2010 | Košice, Slovakia | Clay | Filip Krajinović | 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 5 July 2010 | Pozoblanco, Spain | Hard | Roberto Bautista Agut | 7–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 12 September 2010 | Rijeka, Croatia | Clay | Blaž Kavčič | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 11 September 2011 | Sevilla, Spain | Clay | Daniel Gimeno-Traver | 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 7 April 2012 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Clay | Paolo Lorenzi | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 15 April 2012 | Pereira, Colombia | Clay | Carlos Salamanca | 7–5, 2–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 6 May 2012 | Tunis, Tunisia | Clay | Jérémy Chardy | 6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 15 April 2013 | Panama City, Panama | Clay | Alejandro González | 6–4, 5–7, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 7 July 2013 | Timișoara, Romania | Clay | Andreas Haider-Maurer | 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 14 May 2016 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Clay | Karen Khachanov | 1–6, 7–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 7 August 2016 | Chengdu, China | Clay | Jason Jung | 4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 14 August 2016 | Qingdao, China | Clay | Janko Tipsarević | 6–1, 5–7, 1–6 |
Doubles titles (21)
Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
7 September 2004 | Brașov, Romania | Clay | Salvador Navarro | Juan Pablo Brzezicki Juan Pablo Guzmán | 6–3, 6–2 |
4 July 2005 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Santiago Ventura | Stéphane Bohli Roman Valent | 6–3, 7–5 |
3 April 2006 | Monza, Italy | Clay | Tomas Tenconi | Leonardo Azzaro Christopher Kas | 4–6, 6–4, |
28 July 2008 | Timişoara, Romania | Clay | Daniel Munoz-de la Nava | Adrian Cruciat Florin Mergea | 3–6, 6–4, |
22 September 2008 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Santiago Ventura | Andrea Arnaboldi Máximo González | 6–3, 5–7, |
14 March 2009 | Rabat, Morocco | Clay | Santiago Ventura | Michael Kohlmann Philipp Marx | 6–4, 7–6 |
21 March 2009 | Marrakech, Morocco | Clay | Santiago Ventura | Alberto Martín Daniel Munoz-de la Nava | 6–3, 7–6 |
29 March 2009 | Barletta, Italy | Clay | Santiago Ventura | Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna | 7–6, 6–2 |
31 May 2009 | Alessandria, Italy | Clay | José Antonio Sánchez de Luna | Martín Alund Guillermo Hormazabal | 6–4, 6–2 |
7 June 2009 | Furth, Germany | Clay | Santiago Ventura | Simon Greul Alessandro Motti | 4–6, 6–1, |
14 June 2009 | Košice, Slovakia | Clay | Santiago Ventura | Dominik Hrbaty Martin Klizan | 6–2, 7–6 |
18 October 2009 | Asunción, Paraguay | Clay | Santiago Ventura | Maximo Gonzalez Eduardo Schwank | 6–3, 7–6 |
20 June 2010 | Milan, Italy | Clay | Daniele Bracciali | Jeff Coetzee James Cerretani | 6–4, 7–5 |
22 August 2010 | San Sebastián, Spain | Clay | Santiago Ventura | Brian Battistone Andreas Siljestrom | 6–4, 7–6 |
24 October 2010 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Daniel Munoz de la Nava | Nikola Ćirić Goran Tošić | 6–4, 6–2 |
15 May 2011 | Zagreb, Croatia | Clay | Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava | Mate Pavić Franko Škugor | 6–2, 7–6 |
11 September 2011 | Seville, Spain | Clay | Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava | Gerard Granollers Adrián Menéndez | 6–4, 6–7, |
17 September 2011 | Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina | Clay | Marco Crugnola | Jan Mertl Matwé Middelkoop | 7–6, 3–6, |
1 October 2011 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | David Marrero | Daniel Gimeno-Traver Morgan Phillips | 6–4, 6–7, |
5 November 2011 | São Leopoldo, Brazil | Clay | Franco Ferreiro | Gastão Elias Frederico Gil | 6–7, 6–3, |
4 September 2016 | Curitiba, Brazil | Clay | Pere Riba | André Ghem Fabrício Neis | 6–7, 6–4, |