2011 ATP World Tour Media Guide

MARCEL GRANOLLERS (ESP)
Birthdate: April 12, 1986 Turned Pro: 2003
Birthplace: Barcelona, Spain
Height: 6’3” (1.91m)
Residence: Barcelona, Spain
Weight: 169 (76kg)
Career Win-Loss: 54-71
Plays: Right-handed
Career Prize Money: $1,966,999
Two-handed backhand
Career Singles Titles/Finalist: 1/1
Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 2-3
Highest Singles South African Airways ATP Ranking: 41 (November 15, 2010)
Highest ATP Doubles Ranking: 5 (October 11, 2010)
YEAR-END SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS ATP RANKING HISTORY (WIN-LOSS)
2010: 42 (21-22) 2007: 128 (2-2) 2004: 397 (0-0)
2009: 91 (16-25) 2006: 160 (0-2) 2003: 508 (0-0)
2008: 56 (15-20) 2005: 286 (0-0) 2002: T957 (0-0)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS
Prize money: $726,936. Matches won-lost: ATP: 21-22 (singles), 34-21 (doubles) Challenger: 19-7 (singles),
12-4 (doubles). Singles Finalist: Valencia. Semifinalist: Bucharest. Quarterfinalist: Santiago. Doubles
Winner: Chennai(w/Ventura), Costa do Sauipe(w/Cuevas). Finalist: Estoril(w/Cuevas), Bucharest(w/Ventura).
Semifinalist: Casablanca(w/Lopez), Madrid*(w/Troicki), US Open(w/Robredo).
2010 IN REVIEW
The Barcelona native finished in Top 50 for first time at a year-end best ranking No. 42, capped off with a personal-high
21 match wins…His best result was a second career ATP World Tour final…Also reached QF in
Santiago in February before Challenger success next month with final in Rabat and SF in Marrakech…Closed
final two months with strong results, including a SF in Bucharest and reaching Valencia final (l. to Ferrer) as a
qualifier…Also reached Challenger final in Todi and winner in Tarragona…In doubles, finished No. 21 after
climbing as high as No. 5 with two titles and two runner-up finishes as well as a QF at Wimbledon and SF at US
Open (w/ Robredo)…Earned a career-high $726,936.
CAREER IN REVIEW
The Spaniard has finished in Top 100 for three straight years, breaking through in century club for first time in
‘08 at No. 56…He captured his first ATP World Tour title that year in Houston (d. No. 8 Blake in three sets)…Also
reached first ATP doubles final there (w/Cuevas)…Afterwards, jumped from No. 84 to No. 54…Member of winning
Spanish Davis Cup team (d. Argentina 3-1), although he did not play…Qualified into an ATP circuit-best
(along w/Hernych) six events…In ’09, reached SF in Chennai and captured three doubles titles with as many
partners…In ’07, finished in Top 150 for first time, highlighted by maiden ATP QF in Valencia…Compiled an
excellent season on Challenger circuit (34-22 record), reaching three finals in Montevideo (l. to Ventura), Belo
Horizonte (l. to Devilder), Bucharest-2 (l. to Hanescu)…In doubles, won nine Challenger titles…In ’06, captured
first Challenger title in Barcelona (d. Hernandez) in October…Played his only junior Grand Slam tournament at
Roland Garros in ‘04 and captured doubles title (w/Andujar).
CAREER TITLES (1): 2008 – Houston(CL). FINALIST (1): 2010 – Valencia(IH).
CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (5). FINALIST (5).
GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career 5-set record: 3-1)
CAREER 10 09 08 06
AUS. OPEN 2-3 2ND 2ND 1ST —
ROLAND GARROS 2-3 2ND 1ST 2ND —
WIMBLEDON 2-4 2ND 2ND 1ST 1ST
US OPEN 2-3 2ND 2ND 1ST —
ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY* (Career W-L: 2-11)
CAREER 10 09 08
INDIAN WELLS 0-1 — 1ST —
MONTE CARLO 1-2 1ST 2ND —
ROME 0-2 1ST 1ST —
MADRID 1-3 1ST 1ST 2ND
PARIS 0-2 1ST — 2ND
PERSONAL
Full name is Marcel Granollers Pujol…Began playing at age five…Father, Javier, is a commercial director and
mother Montse, is a teacher…Also has a younger brother, Gerard, who reached a career-high ATP Ranking of
No. 684 in August 2008…Speaks Spanish and English…Enjoys football and supports R.C.D. Espanyol…
Considers clay his favorite surface…Coached by countryman and former ATP pro Oscar Serrano.
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