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David FerrerSpanish tennis player
Date of Birth: 02.04.1982
Country:  Spain |
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Biography of David Ferrer
David Ferrer, a Spanish tennis player, began his professional career in 2000. As of the end of February 2008, he was ranked as the fourth-best singles player in the world.
Early Life and Training
Ferrer moved to Gandia, Spain, at the age of 13. For the next two years, he trained at the Catalan Tennis Federation. Afterward, Ferrer spent nine months at the Juan Carlos Ferrero Academy in Vilena before returning to Denia for further training.
Professional Career
In 2000, Ferrer turned professional and ended the season as the 419th-ranked player in the world. He won several small tournaments in Poland and Spain and reached the finals of a tournament in Spain, although he did not win. In 2001, Ferrer had a less successful season, but he did win his first challenger title in Sopot. He also reached the semifinals of several semi-professional tournaments in Spain.
Ferrer had a strong finish to the season, with a positive win-loss record in ATP matches and challengers. In the same year, he won his first ATP tournament in Bucharest and reached the final in Umag. He also won three challenger tournaments in Naples, Valencia, and Sassuolo. Ferrer had an impressive record on clay, winning all 10 ATP matches and 34 out of 35 challengers matches on the surface.
In 2003, Ferrer's most significant achievement was defeating Andre Agassi at the Rome Masters. He also made his debut in all four Grand Slam tournaments and participated in six ATP Masters events. In the same season, he reached the quarterfinals in Buenos Aires, Valencia, and the Hamburg Masters.
Ferrer continued to have a successful career, reaching the semifinals in Miami and the final in Valencia in 2005. He also reached the quarterfinals in Monte Carlo and the semifinals in Rome and the French Open in 2006. In 2007, Ferrer reached the semifinals in Miami for the second year in a row and the quarterfinals in Monte Carlo and Paris. He ended the year as the 14th-ranked player in the world.
In 2008, Ferrer reached the quarterfinals in Auckland and the fourth round of the Australian Open. He also reached the semifinals in Miami, the quarterfinals in Hamburg, and the third round of the French Open and Wimbledon. He ended the year ranked 14th again.
Ferrer had a breakthrough year in 2009, reaching the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and the semifinals of the US Open. He won his second career title in Auckland and reached the finals in Dubai and Barcelona. He ended the year ranked fifth in the world.
Throughout his career, Ferrer won nine ATP singles titles and two doubles titles. He was a finalist in the 2007 Masters Cup and reached the quarterfinals of the French Open in 2005 and 2008. He also reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in 2008.
