Tommy Robredo

Tommy Robredo Garces is known for his ability to be a handful for anyone in both singles and doubles. The Spaniard reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 5 in August 2006, after winning the Hamburg Masters that year. Robredo has reached the quarterfinals of seven Grand Slam singles competitions since turning professional in 1998. He reached the semifinals of three US Open doubles tournaments and one Australian Open mixed doubles tournament. Robredo, who possesses a strong forehand, remains the only player in Open Era history to mount three consecutive comebacks from two sets down. He achieved this feat en route to the quarterfinals of Roland Garros in 2013. With his preferred surface being the red clay, the 39-year-old can make life difficult for any player on a given day. 

After started playing tennis regularly from the age of five, he was coached by his father until 1996 when he joined the Spanish Tennis Federation at the Centre d'Alt Rendiment (High Performance Center) before turning professional in 1998. Robredo won the Junior Orange Bowl 16-Under in both singles and doubles (with Marc Lopez) in 1998. The following year (1999), he reached the semifinals of the boys event at the French Open and then won a singles and doubles Futures tournament. Earlier in the same year, in his local tournament of Barcelona, which was his first ATP Tour event, he famously defeated Marat Safin, who was ranked in the top thirty at the time before losing to Todd Martin.

In the boys' event at Roland Garros in 2000, Robredo reached the singles and doubles finals, losing in singles to Paul-Henri Mathieu but winning the doubles alongside Lopez. At the Australian Open, he also won the boys' doubles crown partnering alongside Nicolas Mahut. He further went on to win two Challenger events, beating Jimy Szymanski in Espinho, Portugal, and Oscar Serrano in Seville, Spain.

At the Grand Prix Hassan II, he earned his first ATP final. Despite losing the title match to Guillermo Canas, the Spaniard was able to break into the top 100 for the first time. He eventually won his first title of the year at the Idea Prokom Open, defeating compatriot Albert Portas. Robredo began 2002 by helping Spain win the Hopman Cup alongside Arantxa Sanchez Vicario. Sanchez Vicario was defeated by Monica Seles in the final against the United States, while Robredo levelled the match with a win over Jan-Michael Gambill. The mixed doubles was then won by the Spanish pair.

At the 2003 French Open, he made his first Grand Slam quarterfinals, defeating World No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt in five sets in the third round and three-time French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten in the fourth round. Notably, he paired alongside Rafael Nadal to win their first doubles title at the Chennai Open in 2004, beating Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram in the final. 

The Spaniard also won his first Davis Cup match in four sets over Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic. Playing at the 2004 Olympics, he lost against Tomas Berdych in the third round. He finished the year with a defeat at the Davis Cup final, but that loss did little damage, as Spain already won the tie. He also won two more Davis Cup titles with his country in 2008 and 2009.

Known as a baseline player, Robredo can play both offensively and defensively. Considered one of the most dangerous baseliners on the tour, the Spaniard puts a high amount of topspin on both his forehand and single-handed backhand. Sometimes his over-defensive play can be a weakness in Robredo’s game.

Grand Slam singles results:

Australian Open: QF (2007)

French Open: QF (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013)

Wimbledon: 4R (2014)

US Open: QF (2013)