Juan Martin Del Potro
Tennis Player Profiles
| Country | Argentina |
|---|---|
| Residence | Tandil, Argentina |
| Date of birth | 23 September 1988 (1988-09-23) (age 21) |
| Place of birth | Tandil, Argentina |
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Turned pro | 2005 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | US$ 6,761,933 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 141–70 (66.8%) |
| Career titles | 7 |
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (January 11, 2010) |
| Current ranking | No. 10 (August 23, 2010) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2009) |
| French Open | SF (2009) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2007, 2008, 2009) |
| US Open | W (2009) |
| Major tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | F (2009) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 20–18 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (May 25, 2009) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2006, 2007) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2007, 2008) |
Juan Martín Del Potro is a famous tennis player from Tandil of Argentina.
Juan Martín Del Potro is the youngest player in the ATP amongst top 100 positions.
Apart from Tennis Juan Martín Del Potro also enjoys playing soccer and supports the Boca Juniors team in Argentina and Juventus in Italy.
Juan Martín Del Potro nicknames are Palito, Enano, and Delpo.
Juan Martín Del Potro hobbies include listening to music and surfing the internet.
Juan Martín Del Potro childhood idol was Pete Sampras and he admires Marat Safin.
since July 2006 Juan Martín Del Potro has been coached by Eduardo Infantino.
Major finals
[Grand Slam singles Finals
Wins (1)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 2009 | US Open | Hard | Roger Federer | 3–6, 7–6(5), 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–2 |
Year End Championship Finals
Runner-up (1)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 2009 | London | Hard (i) | Nikolay Davydenko | 3–6, 4–6 |
(i) = Indoor
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Finals
Runner-up (1)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 2009 | Montreal | Hard | Andy Murray | 7–6(4), 6–7(3), 1–6 |
Career finals
Singles: 10 (7–3)
| Winner – Legend (pre/post 2009) | Titles by Surface |
| Grand Slam tournaments (1/0) | Hard (5/3) |
| Tennis Masters Cup / ATP World Tour Finals (0/1) |
Clay (2/0) |
| ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0/1) |
Grass (0/0) |
| ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (3/1) |
Carpet (0/0) |
| ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (3/0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in Final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 13 July 2008 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Richard Gasquet | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 2. | 20 July 2008 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Jürgen Melzer | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Winner | 3. | 10 August 2008 | L. A., United States | Hard | Andy Roddick | 6–1, 7–6(2) |
| Winner | 4. | 17 August 2008 | Washington, D.C., U. S. (1) | Hard | Viktor Troicki | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 5 October 2008 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Tomáš Berdych | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 17 January 2009 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Sam Querrey | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 6. | 9 August 2009 | Washington, D.C., U. S. (2) | Hard | Andy Roddick | 3–6, 7–5, 7–6(6) |
| Runner-up | 2. | 16 August 2009 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Andy Murray | 7–6(4), 6–7(3), 1–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 14 September 2009 | US Open, New York, United States | Hard | Roger Federer | 3–6, 7–6(5), 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 29 November 2009 | Tour Finals, London, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Nikolay Davydenko | 3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
| Legend (pre/post 2009) | Titles by Surface |
| Grand Slam Tournaments (0/0) | Hard (1/0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup / ATP World Tour Finals (0/0) |
Clay (0/0) |
| ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0/0) |
Grass (0/0) |
| ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (0/0) |
Carpet (0/0) |
| ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (1/0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 30 July 2007 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | Travis Parrott | Teimuraz Gabashvili Ivo Karlović |
3–6, 6–2, 10–6 |
Singles performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the 2010 US Open, as Del Potro is injured and unable to compete until after this event.
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Career SR | Career W-L | Career Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | QF | 4R | 0 / 4 | 9–4 | 69.23 | |
| French Open | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | SF | A | 0 / 4 | 6–4 | 60.00 | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50.00 | |
| US Open | A | 1R | 3R | QF | W | A | 1 / 4 | 13–3 | 81.25 | |
| SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 15 | N/A | 6.67 | |
| Win-Loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 7–4 | 17–3 | 3–1 | N/A | 31–14 | 68.89 | |
| Year-End Championship | ||||||||||
| ATP World Tour Finals | A | A | A | RR | F | 0 / 2 | 4–4 | 50.00 | ||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | Not Held | A | Not Held | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0.00 | ||||
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | 2R | A | QF | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 66.67 | |
| Miami Masters | A | A | 4R | 2R | SF | A | 0 / 3 | 8–3 | 72.72 | |
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0.00 | |
| Rome Masters | A | A | A | 1R | QF | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50.00 | |
| Madrid Masters | A | 1R | 3R | QF | SF | A | 0 / 4 | 7–4 | 63.63 | |
| Canada Masters | A | A | 1R | A | F | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 66.67 | |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 66.67 | |
| Shanghai Masters | Not Masters Series | 2R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0.00 | |||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | 2R | 3R | QF | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57.14 | ||
| Hamburg Masters | A | A | A | A | NM1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0.00 | ||
| SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 19 | N/A | 0.00 | |
| Win-Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 9–6 | 4–4 | 18–8 | 0–0 | N/A | 31–19 | 62.00 | |
| ATP World Tour 500 | ||||||||||
| Memphis | A | A | 2R | A | QF | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60.00 | |
| Acapulco | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0.00 | |
| Washington | Held as ATP 250 | W | A | 1 / 1 | 5–0 | 100.00 | ||||
| Stuttgart | A | 3R | A | W | 250 | 1 / 2 | 7–1 | 87.50 | ||
| Kitzbühel | A | A | A | W | 250 | 1 / 1 | 5–0 | 100.00 | ||
| Tokyo | A | 3R | 2R | F | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 7–4 | 63.63 | |
| Vienna | A | A | A | 2R | 250 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50.00 | ||
| Basel | A | QF | 2R | SF | A | A | 0 / 3 | 6–3 | 66.67 | |
| SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 2 / 5 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 15 | N/A | 20.00 | |
| Win-Loss | 0–0 | 6–4 | 2–3 | 18–2 | 6–2 | 0–0 | N/A | 32–11 | 74.42 | |
| ATP World Tour 250 | ||||||||||
| Adelaide | A | A | SF | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60.00 | |
| Auckland | A | A | 1R | A | W | A | 1 / 2 | 4–1 | 80.00 | |
| Viña del Mar | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50.00 | |
| San Jose | A | A | A | A | QF | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 66.67 | |
| Costa do Sauípe | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0.00 | |
| Buenos Aires | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0.00 | |
| Munich | A | A | A | QF | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 66.67 | |
| Estoril | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50.00 | |
| London | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50.00 | |
| s-Hertogenbosch | A | A | A | SF | A | A | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75.00 | |
| Nottingham | A | A | QF | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 66.67 | |
| Los Angeles | A | A | A | W | A | A | 1 / 1 | 4–0 | 100.00 | |
| Umag | A | QF | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 66.67 | |
| Washington | A | A | A | W | 500 | 1 / 1 | 5–0 | 100.00 | ||
| New Haven | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50.00 | |
| Bangkok | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0.00 | ||
| Stockholm | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0.00 | ||
| SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 8 | 2 / 5 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 19 | N/A | 15.79 | |
| Win-Loss | 0–0 | 3–4 | 8–8 | 14–3 | 6–1 | 0–0 | N/A | 31–16 | 65.96 | |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||
| Year | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Win % | Career total | ||
| ATP Tournaments Played | 0 | 12 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 1 | N/A | Career total: 76 | ||
| ATP Finals Reached | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | N/A | Career total: 10 | ||
| ATP Tournaments Won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9.21 | Career total: 7 | ||
| Statistics by surface | ||||||||||
| Year | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | N/A | Career | Win % | |
| Hard Win-Loss | 0–0 | 3–4 | 21–19 | 27–11 | 41–11 | 3–1 | N/A | 95-46 | 67.36 | |
| Grass Win-Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | N/A | 9-6 | 60.00 | |
| Carpet Win-Loss | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | N/A | 4-2 | 66.67 | |
| Clay Win-Loss | 0–0 | 5–7 | 1–2 | 15–3 | 12–4 | 0–0 | N/A | 33-16 | 67.35 | |
| Overall Win-Loss | 0–0 | 10–12 | 28–25 | 46–16 | 54–16 | 3–1 | N/A | 141-70 | 66.82 | |
| Win (%) | 0% | 45% | 53% | 74% | 77% | 75% | Career Win (%): 67% | |||
| Year End Ranking | 157 | 92 | 44 | 9 | 5 | N/A | ||||
Walkovers are neither official wins nor official losses. To help interpret the performance table, the legend below explains what each abbreviation and color coded box represents in the performance timeline.
| Terms to know | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| SR | the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played |
W-L | player's Win-Loss record |
| Performance Table Legend | |||
| NH | tournament not held in that calendar year | A | did not participate in the tournament |
| LQ | lost in qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (RR = round robin) |
| QF | advanced to but not past the quarterfinals | SF | advanced to but not past the semifinals |
| F | advanced to the final, tournament runner-up | W | won the tournament |
| NMS | means an event that was not an ATP Masters Series tournament. | |||
| NM1 | means an event that was not an ATP Masters 1000 tournament. | |||
ATP Tour career earnings
| Year | Grand Slam singles titles | ATP singles titles | Total singles titles | Earnings ($) | Money list rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 354 | n/a |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,962 | 1056 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38,348 | 294 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169,815 | 131 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 393,660 | 64 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1,322,497 | 9 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4,753,087 | 4 |
| Career | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6,679,875 | 62 |
