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Albert Portas Soy (born on November 15, 1973, in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a professional tennis player. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia Catalonia (Cataluña Catalunya Aranese: Catalonha) is an Autonomous Community in the northeast part of Spain. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles)

Portas turned professional in 1994. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) He reached his career-high ranking on October 1, 2001 at 19th in the world. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. He is currently 186th in the ATP rankings.

His only top-level singles title came at the Hamburg Masters in 2001, a tournament in which his mastery of the drop shot (key to his defeat of Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final) earned him the nickname "Drop Shot Dragon". The Hamburg Masters, established in 1892 is an annual Tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (born February 12 1980) or JCF is a former World No According to the BBC, Lleyton Hewitt said of Portas that "He sure hits a lot of [drop shots] but he hits them so well, as well as anyone I have faced. "[1]

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Titles

Singles titles

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
ATP Masters Series (1)
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (11)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. July 24, 1995 Flag of the Czech Republic Prague Clay Flag of Morocco Hicham Arazi 6–7, 6–4, 6–4
2. The ECM Prague Open is a Tennis Tournament held in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. ATP Masters Series singles finals Runner-up (1 Titles (1 Singles wins (1 Singles runner-ups (2 Doubles Runner-ups April 21, 1997 Flag of the Czech Republic Prague Clay Flag of Spain Fernando Vicente 6–1, 6–4
3. The ECM Prague Open is a Tennis Tournament held in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. Fernando Vicente Fibla (born March 8, 1977 in Benicarló) is a Tennis player from Spain, who turned professional in 1996 October 19, 1998 Flag of Egypt Cairo Clay Flag of Spain Alberto Martín 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
4. Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. Alberto Martín Magret (born August 20, 1978 in Barcelona) is a Tennis player from Spain, who turned professional in 1995 October 2, 2000 Flag of Spain Barcelona Clay Flag of Spain Óscar Serrano 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
5. Óscar Serrano Gámez (born May 25, 1978, in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a former Spanish professional Male Tennis player October 9, 2000 Flag of Egypt Cairo Clay Flag of the Czech Republic Jiří Vaněk 7–5, 6–3
6. Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. Jiří Vaněk (born April 24 1978) is a professional Tennis player from the Czech Republic. May 14, 2001 Flag of Germany Hamburg Clay Flag of Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 4–6, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6, 7–5
7. The Hamburg Masters, established in 1892 is an annual Tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany. Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (born February 12 1980) or JCF is a former World No October 6, 2003 Flag of Spain Barcelona Clay Flag of Spain Albert Montañés 6–4, 6–4
8. Albert Montañés Roca (born November 26, 1980 in Sant Carles de la Rapita, Spain) is a male Tennis player from Spain. May 30, 2005 Flag of Germany Fürth Clay Flag of Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber 7–6, 6–2
9. The city of Fürth is located in northern Bavaria, Germany in the district of Middle Franconia. Philipp Kohlschreiber (born October 16, 1983 in Augsburg) is a Tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 2001 August 15, 2005 Flag of Spain Vigo Clay Flag of Spain Iván Navarro Pastor 6–4, 6–4

References

  1. ^ BBC article, 19 May 2001, "Hewitt flops against qualifier"

External links

For other meanings see Vigo (disambiguation Vigo is the largest city in Galicia, Spain, in terms of population Iván Navarro Pastor (born October 19 1981, in Alicante) is a professional Tennis player from Spain.
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