Joan Balcells

Joan Balcells

Country (sports)	Spain
Residence	Barcelona, Spain
Born	(1975-06-20) 20 June 1975 Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro	1996
Retired	2004
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$815,801
Singles
Career record	41–49
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 57 (7 May 2001)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2001, 2002, 2003)
French Open	2R (2000, 2001)
Wimbledon	1R (2001, 2002)
US Open	1R (2001)
Doubles
Career record	40–54
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 65 (23 July 2001)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	W (2000)

Joan Manel Balcells Fornaguera (born 20 June 1975, in Barcelona) is a retired professional tennis player from Spain. He won one ATP Tour singles title in his career. Balcells played for the Spain Davis Cup team in 2000, winning the doubles rubber (with Àlex Corretja) in the final against Australia. He retired in 2004.

Career Finals

Singles titles (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	September 11, 2000	Bucharest, Romania	Clay	Markus Hantschk	6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–1)

Singles finalist (1)

• 2002: Scottsdale (lost to Andre Agassi, 2–6, 6–7^(2–7))

Doubles finalist (2)

• 2000: Bogotá (partnering Mauricio Hadad; lost to Pablo Albano/Lucas Arnold Ker, 6–7^(4–7), 6–1, 2–6)
• 2001: Doha (partnering Andrei Olhovskiy; lost to Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor, 3–6, 1–6)

External links

• Joan Balcells at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Joan Balcells at the Davis Cup