Joan Balcells
Country (sports) | Spain |
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Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
Born | Barcelona, Spain | 20 June 1975
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
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