Albert Ramos Viñolas


Albert Ramos Viñolas is a Spanish professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 42 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 17, which he achieved after reaching the final of the 2017 Monte Carlo Masters, his best performance at a Masters 1000 event.

Playing style

Ramos-Viñolas has a baseline game, comparable to compatriot Rafael Nadal. He is a counterpuncher who uses a heavy topspin game to grind opponents down. He has a heavy topspin forehand, which is his strongest shot to move opponents around the court. He can also flatten out his forehand to produce clean winners. Both wings are capable of producing winners, but his flatter forehand can produce many unforced errors. He has an accurate first serve, which he uses to then set up his next shot. His first serve can break down when under pressure. He is a strong mover around the court, and he makes net approaches often. He also plays with a lot of variety, using slices and drop-shots to mix up his game. He has most success on clay, making the quarterfinals of 2016 French Open, winning his first ATP title, and reaching his first Masters 1000 final.

Tennis career

Junior career

Ramos Viñolas has participated in the finals of six Futures tournaments, four of which he won. He lost in the finals of two ATP Challenger Tour tournaments. In 2010 he won his first Challenger final in San Sebastián, defeating Benoît Paire.

2010: First tournaments on the ATP World Tour

As World No. 167, Albert Ramos Viñolas began 2010 nearly 300 positions higher than the start of the previous season. He lost in the qualifying rounds of Doha, Sydney and the Australian Open before returning to Challenger tournaments for the next three months. After qualifying into the main draw of the Barcelona Open, and securing a straight sets victory in the first round, Ramos Viñolas defeated World No. 12 Fernando González in three close sets. Despite losing to Ernests Gulbis in the third round, his upset over Gonzalez increased his confidence going forward.
Successive losses in the qualifying rounds of the French Open, and Wimbledon led to a dip in his rankings, however success at the San Sebastian, Seville and various other Challenger tournaments, gave Ramos Viñolas a ranking of World No. 123 to finish off his season.

2011: Cracking the Top 100

Ramos Viñolas played a combination of ATP World Tour events, and Challenger tournaments over the course of 2011. Second round losses at the Chile and Argentina Open to Fabio Fognini, and Tommy Robredo respectively, gave Ramos Viñolas direct entrance into his first ATP tournaments. He tasted his first grand slam success at the French Open after a first round victory over Javier Marti. He lost to eventual quarterfinalist and World No. 5 Robin Söderling in the second round.
After victories in Milan and again at the San Sebastian Challenger, Ramos Viñolas made it to his first ATP Quarterfinal at the Romanian Open, losing to Florian Mayer in straight sets. His performance in Bucharest allowed Ramos Viñolas' ranking to peak below 100 at World No. 87. Following an impressive win over Marin Cilic in the first round of the Shanghai Masters, Ramos Viñolas finished his year at World No. 66.

2012: First ATP final and continued success

At the 2012 Indian Wells Masters, he won over Richard Gasquet to reach the third round, where he fell to Pablo Andújar. At the 2012 Miami Masters, he defeated world no. 15 player Feliciano López, then lost to Gasquet in the third round. His lone ATP final came in the 2012 Grand Prix Hassan II in Casablanca, which he lost to reigning champion Andújar in an all-Spanish affair.

2013: Mixed results and minor setbacks

At the 2013 Miami Masters, Ramos Viñolas beat world no. 14 Juan Mónaco and former world no. 4 James Blake to reach the fourth round, where he lost to Jürgen Melzer. At the 2013 Barcelona Open, he defeated Jerzy Janowicz and world no. 15 Kei Nishikori, after which Rafael Nadal defeated him in the quarterfinals.

2014: Struggles with form

2015: Resurgence to his previous best

At the 2015 Shanghai Rolex Masters, Ramos Viñolas defeated world No. 2 Roger Federer in three sets to reach the third round, where he fell to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

2016: First Grand Slam quarterfinal and first ATP title

At the 2016 French Open, Ramos Viñolas advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating eighth seed Milos Raonic in straight sets in the fourth round. He then lost in straight sets to third seed Stan Wawrinka. Later that year at Wimbledon, he defeated Vasek Pospisil in four sets, and then 25th seed Viktor Troicki, to reach the third round for the first time.
Ramos Viñolas next played at the Swedish Open as the third seed. He defeated Roberto Carballés Baena in straight sets, and then beat Andrea Arnaboldi in three sets. In the semifinals, he defeated top seed David Ferrer in straight sets. He won his first ATP title when he defeated fifth seed Fernando Verdasco in the final in straight sets.
He continued his good form for the year by reaching the final in Chengdu, where he lost to the young Russian Karen Khachanov in three sets.

2017: First Masters 1000 Final and cracking the top 20

2018

At the Australian Open 2018 he played in the third round against Novak Djokovic.

Significant finals

Masters 1000 finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner–up)

ATP career finals

Singles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–12012 Grand Prix Hassan II – Singles|Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco250 SeriesClay Pablo Andújar1–6, 6–7
Win1–12016 Swedish Open – Men's Singles|Swedish Open, Sweden250 SeriesClay Fernando Verdasco6–3, 6–4
Loss1–22016 Chengdu Open – Singles|Chengdu Open, China250 SeriesHard Karen Khachanov7–6, 6–7, 3–6
Loss1–32017 Brasil Open – Singles|Brasil Open, Brazil250 SeriesClay Pablo Cuevas7–6, 4–6, 4–6
Loss1–42017 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles|Monte-Carlo Masters, MonacoMasters 1000Clay Rafael Nadal1–6, 3–6
Loss1–52018 Ecuador Open Quito – Singles|Ecuador Open, Ecuador250 SeriesClay Roberto Carballés Baena3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win2–52019 Swiss Open Gstaad – Singles|Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland250 SeriesClay Cedrik-Marcel Stebe6–3, 6–2
Loss2–62019 Generali Open Kitzbühel – Singles|Austrian Open, Austria250 SeriesClay Dominic Thiem6–7, 1–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–12013 Swedish Open – Men's Doubles|Swedish Open, Sweden250 SeriesClay Carlos Berlocq Nicholas Monroe
Simon Stadler		2–6, 6–3,

Challenger finals

Singles: 13 (7–6)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.13 September 2009Seville, SpainClay Pere Riba6–7, 2–6
Runner-up2.27 September 2009Palermo, ItalyClay Adrian Ungur4–6, 4–6
Winner3.22 August 2010San Sebastián, SpainClay Benoît Paire6–4, 6–2
Winner4.11 September 2010Seville, SpainClay Pere Riba6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Winner5.19 June 2011Milan, ItalyClay Evgeny Korolev6–4, 3–0, retired
Runner-up6.27 June 2011Turin, ItalyClay Carlos Berlocq4–6, 3–6
Winner7.21 August 2011San Sebastián, SpainClay Pere Riba6–1, 6–2
Winner8.22 June 2014Milan, ItalyClay Pere Riba6–3, 7–5
Runner-up9.29 June 2014Padova, ItalyClay Máximo González3–6, 4–6
Winner10.7 September 2014Genoa, ItalyClay Mate Delić6–1, 7–5
Runner-up11.14 September 2014Banja Luka, Bosnia and HerzegovinaClay Viktor Troicki5–7, 6–4, 5–7
Runner-up12.28 September 2014Kenitra, MoroccoClay Daniel Gimeno-Traver3–6, 4–6
Winner13.19 July 2015San Benedetto, ItalyClay Alessandro Giannessi6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.16 August 2009Vigo, SpainClay Pedro Clar Thiemo de Bakker
Raemon Sluiter		6–7, 2–6
Runner-up2.23 August 2009San Sebastián, SpainClay Pedro Clar Jonathan Eysseric
Romain Jouan		5–7, 3–6

Singles performance timeline

Current through the 2020 Cordoba Open.

Doubles performance timeline

Wins over top-10 players

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Equipment and wear

He currently uses Babolat racquets and wears Joma clothes and footwear after ending his contract with Lacoste this year.