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'''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 Davis Cup|2000]], winning the doubles rubber (with [[Àlex Corretja]]) in the final against [[Australia Davis Cup team|Australia]]. He retired in 2004. Ballcells was considered a strange player for being a spanish player because Ballcells always go up to the net, his game was based on serve and volley. This was not very common on spanish tennis by the 90´s and early 2000´s. |
'''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 and reached the final in [[2002 Franklin Templeton Classic – Singles|Scottsdale]] in 2002 losing with [[Andre Agassi]] and the semifinals in [[2000 Heineken Open – Singles|2000 Heineken Open]] losing with [[Michael Chang]]. |
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. Balcells played for the [[Spain Davis Cup team]] in [[2000 Davis Cup|2000]], winning the doubles rubber (with [[Àlex Corretja]]) in the final against [[Australia Davis Cup team|Australia]]. He retired in 2004. Ballcells was considered a strange player for being a spanish player because Ballcells always go up to the net, his game was based on serve and volley. This was not very common on spanish tennis by the 90´s and early 2000´s. |
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==Career finals == |
==Career finals == |
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Revision as of 08:00, 10 September 2015
| Country (sports) |  Spain |
|---|---|
| Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
| Born | 20 June 1975 Barcelona, Spain |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Turned pro | 1996 |
| Retired | 2004 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-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 and reached the final in Scottsdale in 2002 losing with Andre Agassi and the semifinals in 2000 Heineken Open losing with Michael Chang.
. 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. Ballcells was considered a strange player for being a spanish player because Ballcells always go up to the net, his game was based on serve and volley. This was not very common on spanish tennis by the 90´s and early 2000´s.
Career finals
Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in final | Score in final |
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| Winner | 1. | 11 September 2000 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay |  Markus Hantschk
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6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–1) |
| Runner-up | 2. | 10 March 2002 | Scottsdale, USA | Clay |  Andre Agassi
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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
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.
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