Roberto Carballés Baena

Roberto Carballés Baena (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈβeɾto kaɾβaˈʝes βaˈena];[2][a] born 23 March 1993) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 49 on 10 April 2023 and a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 127 on 2 March 2020. Carballés Baena's preferred surface is clay, on which he has won two ATP titles and 11 Challenger titles in singles, and one ATP title in doubles.[3][4]

Roberto Carballés Baena
Carballés Baena at the 2019 French Open
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceGranada, Spain
Born (1993-03-23) 23 March 1993 (age 31)
Tenerife, Spain
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2011
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachJose Maria Garrido, Jose Maria Arenas
Prize moneyUS$4,351,596
Singles
Career record109–135 (44.7% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 49 (10 April 2023)[1]
Current rankingNo. 62 (6 May 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2021)
French Open3R (2020)
Wimbledon2R (2023)
US Open2R (2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2020)
Doubles
Career record27–51 (34.6% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 127 (2 March 2020)[1]
Current rankingNo. 238 (29 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2019, 2022)
French Open2R (2018, 2023)
Wimbledon1R (2018, 2019, 2023)
US Open2R (2019)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2020)
Last updated on: 29 January 2024.

Tennis career

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2014–2015: First ATP win

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In a first-round contest between two qualifiers, Carballés Baena recorded his first ATP World Tour win at the 2014 Casablanca Open when he defeated David Goffin of Belgium in straight sets.[3] He followed this up with a tightly fought win over João Sousa in the second round. He faced lucky loser Andrey Kuznetsov in the quarterfinals and won in straight sets. His run was stopped in the semifinals by eventual championGuillermo García-López, again in a close three-set match.

2016–2018: Major, Masters and top 100 debuts; first singles ATP title

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In March 2016, Carballés Baena made his Masters 1000 debut as a wildcard at the Miami Open, losing to Aljaž Bedene in three sets in the first round.The following month, he made his debut at his home Masters, the Mutua Madrid Open, where he won two qualifying matches to reach the main draw. In May, he made his Major debut at the French Open after qualifying.

In February 2018, Carballés Baena won his first ATP title at the Ecuador Open Quito, defeating second seed Albert Ramos Viñolas in the final. He became the first Spanish qualifier to win a title since Nicolás Almagro at the 2006 Valencia Open. This victory resulted in him reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 72.

2020–21: First doubles title & French Open third round; Olympics debut

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In February 2020, Carballés Baena won his first ATP doubles title at the Chile Open in Santiago. He and compatriot Alejandro Davidovich Fokina defeated the second-seeded pair of Marcelo Arévalo and Jonny O’Mara in the final.

At the 2020 French Open, Carballés Baena reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time. He defeated ninth seed Denis Shapovalov in the second round to record his first top-20 win and first victory in five sets[5] before retiring in his next match against 18th seed Grigor Dimitrov.

In April 2021, Carballés Baena won his first title of the year at the Belgrade Challenger. In May, he qualified for the Masters 1000 in Rome for the first time.

Carballés Baena qualified to represent Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in singles and doubles partnering with Pablo Andujar. In September 2021, following his US Open second round showing, he reached his third Challenger final of the year as a top seed at the Murcia Open in Spain, losing to second seed Tallon Griekspoor in three sets. At the same tournament, he also reached the final in doubles partnering with Alberto Barroso Campos.

2022: First hard court ATP quarterfinal

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At the Firenze Open, Carballés Baena advanced to his 15th ATP quarterfinal, his first on a surface other than clay, defeating second seed Matteo Berrettini, his third victory over a top-20 player.[6]

2023: Second ATP title and top 50 debut; First Masters third round

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Carballés Baena was defeated in the first round of the Australian Open in straight sets by eventual champion Novak Djokovic.[7]

At the Córdoba Open in February, Carballés Baena broke the record for the longest match ever in tournament history when he lost to compatriot Bernabe Zapata Miralles in three hours and 26 minutes in the first round. The previous-longest match was in 2020, when Albert Ramos-Vinolas outlasted Pablo Andújar in three hours and 20 minutes.[8]

Five years after his first ATP title, he won his second at the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakesh, defeating fifth seed Maxime Cressy in the first round, fourth seed Tallon Griekspoor in the quarterfinals, second seed Dan Evans in the semifinals, and Alexandre Müller in the final.[9] As a result, he moved to a new career high in the top 50 at world No. 49 on 10 April 2023.[10]

A few weeks later, Carballés Baena won a match at the Madrid Open for the first time in his career and only his fifth win at the Masters 1000 level, defeating David Goffin in the first round before losing to 13th seed Alexander Zverev in three sets in the second round. He then won his first match ever in Rome, defeating Hugo Dellien in the first round. In the second round, he defeated Dan Evans for a second time in the season in a marathon lasting almost four hours — the then-longest best-of-three-set match of the season — to reach the third round of a Masters tournament for the first time in his career.[11]

At the French Open, Carballés Baena defeated qualifier Emilio Nava before losing to fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the second round.

After losing to Tallon Griekspoor in the first round of the Halle Open, Carballés Baena competed at the Mallorca Championships as the eighth seed, defeating Ilya Ivashka in three sets to record his fifth career win on grass. At Wimbledon, he came from a set down to defeat qualifier Matteo Arnaldi in four sets before losing to sixth seed Holger Rune in the second round.

At the US Open, Carballés Baena was again drawn to play Rune, this time in the first round. He defeated the fourth-seeded Rune in four sets to record his first-ever victory over a top-10 player.[6] In the following round, he lost to Aslan Karatsev in four sets. Carballés Baena then competed at the Copa Sevilla as the top seed, winning and successfully defending his title.

2024: Second Marrakesh final

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At the 2024 Grand Prix Hassan II he reached his second final where he was the defending champion defeating qualifier Matteo Gigante, second seed Dan Evans, qualifier Nicolas Moreno de Alboran and Pavel Kotov.

Personal life

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Carballés Baena married his longtime girlfriend Paula Mustienes Ferrer in December 2023.[12]

ATP career finals

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Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (2–0)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Feb 2018Ecuador Open, Ecuador250 SeriesClay Albert Ramos Viñolas6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Win2–0Apr 2023Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco250 SeriesClay Alexandre Müller4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss2–1Apr 2024Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco250 SeriesClay Matteo Berrettini5–7, 2–6

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Feb 2020Chile Open, Chile250 SeriesClay Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Marcelo Arévalo
Jonny O'Mara
7–6(7–3), 6–1

Challenger and Futures finals

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Singles: 38 (20–18)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (11–7)
ITF Futures Tour (9–11)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (20–16)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Sep 2010Spain F32, OviedoFuturesClay Pablo Carreño Busta6–4, 6–2
Win2–0Apr 2011Spain F12, MadridFuturesClay Gabriel Trujillo Soler6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win3–0May 2011Spain F13, VicFuturesClay Jordi Samper Montaña5–7, 6–4, 6–1
Loss3–1May 2011Spain F15, LleidaFuturesClay João Sousa3–6, 3–6
Win4–1Mar 2012Spain F6, BadalonaFuturesClay David Estruch6–2, 6–3
Win5–1Apr 2012Croatia F5, RovinjFuturesClay Marc Sieber6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Loss5–2Sep 2012Spain F26, SantanderFuturesClay Gabriel Trujillo Soler2–6, 3–6
Win6–2Oct 2012Spain F32, SabadellFuturesClay Gerard Granollers Pujol6–4, 6–1
Loss6–3Feb 2013Spain F3, MurciaFuturesClay Pablo Carreño Busta7–6(9–7), 3–6, 3–6
Loss6–4Mar 2013Spain F4, CartagenaFuturesClay Pablo Carreño Busta1–6, 0–6
Loss6–5Mar 2013Spain F7, VillajoyosaFuturesCarpet Pablo Carreño Busta3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6
Loss6–6Mar 2013Spain F8, VillajoyosaFuturesCarpet Marc Giner6–7(4–7), 4–6
Loss6–7Jun 2013Spain F19, Palma del RíoFuturesClay Gerard Granollers Pujol6–7(5–7), 6–4, 3–6
Loss6–8Oct 2013Spain F33, SabadellFuturesClay José Checa Calvo6–3, 0–6, 2–6
Win7–8Oct 2013Spain F34, Sant CugatFuturesClay Guillermo Olaso6–3, 6–2
Loss7–9Feb 2014Spain F3, MurciaFuturesClay Markus Eriksson6–7(2–7), 6–3, 5–7
Loss7–10Feb 2014Spain F4, CartagenaFuturesClay Kamil Majchrzak6–1, 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Loss7–11Mar 2014Italy F7, Santa Margherita di PulaFuturesClay Marco Cecchinato4–6, 1–6
Win8–11Oct 2014Spain F29, SabadellFuturesClay Pedro Cachin6–4, 6–4
Win9–11Oct 2014Spain F30, Sant CugatFuturesClay Alexis Musialek6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Loss9–12Sep 2015Meknes, MoroccoChallengerClay Daniel Muñoz de la Nava4–6, 2–6
Win10–12Sep 2015Kenitra, MoroccoChallengerClay Oriol Roca Batalla6–1, 5–1 ret.
Win11–12Oct 2015Mohammedia, MoroccoChallengerClay Kamil Majchrzak7–6(7–4), 6–2
Loss11–13Jul 2016Båstad, SwedenChallengerClay Horacio Zeballos3–6, 4–6
Win12–13Jul 2017Cortina, ItalyChallengerClay Gerald Melzer6–1, 6–0
Loss12–14Aug 2017Cordenons, ItalyChallengerClay Elias Ymer2–6, 3–6
Win13–14Aug 2017Manerbio, ItalyChallengerClay Guillermo García López6–4, 2–6, 6–2
Win14–14Oct 2018Barcelona, SpainChallengerClay Pedro Martínez1–6, 6–3, 6–0
Win15–14Apr 2019Murcia, SpainChallengerClay Mikael Ymer2–6, 6–0, 6–2
Win16–14May 2019Lisbon, PortugalChallengerClay Facundo Bagnis2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–1
Win17–14Apr 2021Belgrade, SerbiaChallengerClay Damir Dzumhur6–4, 7–5
Loss17–15Sep 2021Seville, SpainChallengerClay Pedro Martínez4–6, 1–6
Loss17–16Oct 2021Murcia, SpainChallengerClay Tallon Griekspoor6–3, 5–7, 3–6
Loss17–17Feb 2022Las Palmas, SpainChallengerClay Gianluca Mager6–7(6–8), 2–6
Win18–17May 2022Tunis, TunisiaChallengerClay Gijs Brouwer6–1, 6–1
Loss18–18Jul 2022Amersfoort, NetherlandsChallengerClay Tallon Griekspoor1–6, 2–6
Win19–18Sep 2022Seville, SpainChallengerClay Bernabé Zapata Miralles6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Win20–18Sep 2023Seville, SpainChallengerClay Calvin Hemery6–3, 6–1

Doubles: 9 (4–5)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–3)
ITF Futures Tour (4–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Sep 2010Spain F31, SantanderFuturesClay Pablo Carreño Busta Miguel Ángel López Jaén
Pablo Santos González
2–6, 2–6
Win1–1Aug 2011Spain F28, IrunFuturesClay Pablo Carreño Busta Enrique López Pérez
Jaime Pulgar-García
6–4, 6–2
Win2–1Oct 2011Spain F39, VilafrancaFuturesClay Gerard Granollers Pujol Miguel Ángel López Jaén
Gabriel Trujillo Soler
3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Win3–1Oct 2013Spain F34, Sant CugatFuturesClay Oriol Roca Batalla Marcos Giraldi Requena
Iván Gómez Mantilla
6–4, 6–2
Loss3–2Feb 2014Spain F34, PagueraFuturesClay Oriol Roca Batalla Pedro Martínez
Jaume Munar
1–6, 1–6
Win4–2Mar 2014Italy F6, Santa Margherita di PulaFuturesClay David Vega Hernández Filippo Baldi
Pietro Licciardi
6–4, 6–4
Loss4–3Oct 2015Mohammedia, MoroccoChallengerClay Pablo Carreño Busta Íñigo Cervantes Huegun
Mark Vervoort
6–3, 6–7(2–7), [10–12]
Loss4–4Aug 2016Cortina, ItalyChallengerClay Cristian Garín James Cerretani
Philipp Oswald
3–6, 2–6
Loss4–5Oct 2021Murcia, SpainChallengerClay Alberto Barroso Campos Raúl Brancaccio
Flavio Cobolli
3–6, 6–7(4–7)

Performance timelines

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Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Current through the 2023 French Open.

Tournament20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAQ1AAQ2Q11R1R2R1R1R0 / 51–517%
French OpenAQ1Q31RQ11R2R3R1R2R2R0 / 75–742%
WimbledonAAQ1AQ11R1RNH1R1R2R0 / 51–517%
US OpenAQ1AAA2R1R2R2R2R2R0 / 65–645%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–10–01–31–43–32–42–43–40 / 2312–2334%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells MastersAAAAAA2RNH2R1R1R0 / 42–433%
Miami OpenAAA1RAQ12RNHA1R2R0 / 42–433%
Monte Carlo MastersAAAAQ2Q1ANHAAA0 / 00–0 – 
Madrid OpenAQ1Q21RQ11RQ2NHQ2Q22R0 / 31–325%
Italian OpenAAAAAAAQ11RA3R0 / 22–250%
Canadian OpenAAAAAAANHAA0 / 00–0 – 
Cincinnati MastersAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0 – 
Shanghai MastersAAAAAAANH1R0 / 10–10%
Paris MastersAAAAAAQ1Q1Q2AQ20 / 00–0 – 
Win–loss0–00–00–00–20–00–12–20–01–20–24–50 / 147–1433%
Career statistics
Tournaments132921919817186104
Overall win–loss0–13–31–26–93–214–1719–206–811–1611–185–679–102
Year-end ranking2671671311451067380977974$3,315,035

Doubles

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Tournament201420152016201720182019202020212022SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAA2RAA2R0 / 22–250%
French OpenAAAA2R1RAAA0 / 21–233%
WimbledonAAAA1R1RNHAA0 / 20–20%
US OpenAAAAA2RAAA0 / 11–150%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–01–22–40–00–01–10 / 74–730%

Record against other top 10 players

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Carballés Baena'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:

PlayerRecordWin %HardClayGrassLast Match
Number 1 ranked players
Rafael Nadal0–10%0–1Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2018 Barcelona
Novak Djokovic0–20%0–2Lost (3–6, 4–6, 0–6) at 2023 Australian Open
Daniil Medvedev0–30%0–3Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2024 Indian Wells
Number 2 ranked players
Alexander Zverev0–10%0–1Lost (7–6(8–6), 5–7, 0–6) at 2023 Madrid
Jannik Sinner0–20%0–2Lost (4–6, 6–7(5–7)) at 2022 Umag
Casper Ruud0–50%0–10–4Lost (6–7(2–7), 3–6) at 2022 Buenos Aires
Number 3 ranked players
Marin Čilić0–10%0–1Lost (3–6, 6–3, 1–6) at 2023 Pune
Nikolay Davydenko0–10%0–1Lost (1–6, 4–6) at 2013 Barcelona
Dominic Thiem0–10%0–1Lost (2–6, 4–6) at 2018 Lyon
Stan Wawrinka0–20%0–2Lost (4–6, 5–7) at 2023 Umag
Grigor Dimitrov0–20%0–2Lost (1–6, 4–6) at 2023 Geneva
Stefanos Tsitsipas0–20%0–2Lost (3–6, 6–7(4–7), 2–6) at 2023 French Open
Number 4 ranked players
Holger Rune2–167%1–01–00–1Won (6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2) at 2023 US Open
Kei Nishikori0–10%0–1Lost (4–6, 5–7) at 2019 Barcelona
Number 5 ranked players
Kevin Anderson0–10%0–1Lost (3–6, 6–7(4–7)) at 2021 Estoril
Number 6 ranked players
Gaël Monfils1–0100%1–0Won (6–1, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)) at 2021 Belgrade 2
Matteo Berrettini1–233%1–2Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2022 Naples
Gilles Simon0–10%0–1Lost (6–2, 6–2) at 2018 Marrakech
Number 7 ranked players
David Goffin2–250%0–12–1Won (6–4, 6–4) at 2023 Madrid
Richard Gasquet0–30%0–10–2Lost (5–7, 4–6) at 2022 Gstaad
Number 8 ranked players
Cameron Norrie1–150%1–1Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2021 Rome
Diego Schwartzman0–10%0–1Lost (3–6, 1–6) at 2019 Indian Wells
Number 9 ranked players
Roberto Bautista Agut1–0100%1–0Won (6–4, 6–3) at 2024 Auckland
Fabio Fognini1–0100%1–0Won (6–3, 1–6, 6–4) at 2021 Bastad
Number 10 ranked players
Denis Shapovalov1–233%0–21–0Lost (4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6) at 2022 US Open
Pablo Carreño Busta0–10%0–1Lost (0–6, 3–6) at 2016 São Paulo
Total10–3821%3–14
(18%)
7–23
(23%)
0–1
(0%)
* Statistics correct as of 6 April 2024.

Top 10 wins

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Carballés Baena has a 1–13 (7.1%) win-loss record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

Season2011–20222023Total
Wins011
#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScoreRCBR
2023
1. Holger Rune4US Open, United StatesHard1R6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–263
*As of 28 August 2023

Notes

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  1. ^ In isolation, Baena is pronounced [baˈena].

References

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  2. ^ "The pronunciation by Roberto Carballés Baena himself". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Roberto Carballes Baena | Bio | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  4. ^ "Roberto Carballés Baena". itftennis.com. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Carballes Baena Upsets Shapovalov in Fifth Set for Series of Firsts at Roland Garros | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  6. ^ a b "Roberto Carballes Baena Stuns Matteo Berrettini in Florence | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Australian Open: Novak Djokovic allays hamstring injury fears with straight sets win over Roberto Carballés Baena". CNN. 17 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Bernabe Zapata Miralles Wins Record-Breaking Match in Cordoba | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  9. ^ "Marathon Man Carballes Baena Wins 3-Hour Battle to Earn Marrakech Crown | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  10. ^ "Tiafoe Rises After Title, Mover of Week | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  11. ^ "Evans out of Italian Open in near four-hour marathon". BBC Sport.
  12. ^ "Carballés Baena Vive Su "Día Mágico"". ATP Tour (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
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