 Robredo at 2013 Roland Garros | |
| Country (sports) |  Spain |
|---|---|
| Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
| Born | (1982-05-01)1 May 1982 (age 43)[1] Hostalric, Spain |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Retired | 2022 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Jose Luis Aparisi |
| Prize money | US$13,456,460[2] |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 533–358 |
| Career titles | 12 |
| Highest ranking | No. 5 (28 August 2006) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2007) |
| French Open | QF (2003,2005,2007,2009,2013) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2014) |
| US Open | QF (2013) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | RR (2006) |
| Olympic Games | 3R (2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 158–177 |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Highest ranking | No. 16 (20 April 2009) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2003) |
| French Open | QF (2009) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2010) |
| US Open | SF (2004,2008,2010) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career record | 3–2 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2009) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2010) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (2004,2008,2009) |
| Hopman Cup | W (2002,2010) |
Tomás Robredo Garcés (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈtomiroˈβɾeðoɣaɾˈθes],[a][3]Catalan:[ɡəɾˈses]; born 1 May 1982) is a Spanish former professionaltennis player.[4] His career-high singles ranking was world No. 5, which he reached in August 2006 as a result of winning theHamburg Masters earlier in the year. Robredo reached the quarterfinals at seven singlesmajor tournaments. He was also a three-time semifinalist at theUS Open men's doubles tournament, and a semifinalist at theAustralian Open in mixed doubles.
Robredo turned professional in 1998 and was coached byJosé Manuel "Pepo" Clavet and then by Karim Perona. Robredo considered hisforehand to be his best shot, andred clay his favorite surface. He remains the only player inOpen Era history to mount three consecutive comebacks from two sets down, a feat achieved en route to the quarterfinals of the2013 French Open.[5] He has one of the highestpercentages of five-set matches won with 77.3 per cent (17–5 win–loss record).
Robredo began playing tennis regularly when he was five and his family moved toOlot, where his father Ángel became the director of the local tennis club,Club Natació Olot. (Robredo's mother Dolores is herself a former assistant coach.) He was coached by his father until 1996 when he joined the Spanish Tennis Federation at the Centre d'Alt Rendiment ("High Performance Center"), a famous center for professional sports training inSant Cugat del Vallès. He turned professional in 1998.
As a junior player, Robredo won theJunior Orange Bowl 16-Under in both singles and doubles (withMarc López) in 1998.[6] As a professional he made the singles and doubles finals of aFutures-level event, winning the doubles title withPedro Cánovas. In 1999, he made the semifinals of the boys' event at the French Open[7] and won a Futures tournament in singles as well as another in doubles. Earlier that year in Robredo's hometown tournament ofBarcelona – his first event at theATP Tour level – he recorded a win overMarat Safin, who was then ranked in the world's top thirty, before going on to lose to top ten playerTodd Martin.
In 2000 Robredo reached the singles and doubles finals of the boys' event atRoland Garros, losing toPaul-Henri Mathieu in the singles but winning the doubles with López.[8] He also won the boys' doubles title at the Australian Open[9] (withNicolas Mahut). Robredo began the year with a final at a Challenger event in Bartella, Italy losing toGermán Puentes. He then eventually won two Challenger events in Espinho, Portugal defeatingJimy Szymanski and in Seville, Spain defeatingÓscar Serrano. He played two ATP main draw events in the year, losing in the first round of both at theTorneo Godó andDavidoff Swiss Indoors
Robredo began his 2001 season by reaching his first ATP semifinals at theGold Flake Open losing to RussianAndrei Stoliarov 6–4, 3–6, 4–6. He made his slam debut at theAustralian Open but lost to eventual runner-up and 18th rankedArnaud Clément in straight sets. He then fell early at theChevrolet Cup and theCopa AT&T.
He then reached his first ATP final at theGrand Prix Hassan II losing toGuillermo Cañas 5–7, 2–6 in the final, the result pushed him inside the top 100 for the first time. He backed it up with a third round appearance at theOpen SEAT Godó after defeating his first top 20 player in then world no. 13Sébastien Grosjean before losing toMichel Kratochvil. He played in Spain again at theMajorca Open reaching the second round.
He then won his first slam match at theFrench Open defeatingRaemon Sluiter 7–5, 7–5, 7–6(11–9) and surprisingly reached the fourth round losing the former French Open championYevgeny Kafelnikov 3–6, 4–6, 6–1, 4–6.He then backed it up with a semifinal showing at theHeineken Trophy losing toGuillermo Cañas. At the slam ofWimbledon, he reached the second round but lost toSargis Sargsian. He then went back to clay, reaching the quarterfinals of theTelenordia Swedish Open and third round of theMercedes Cup.
At theIdea Prokom Open, he was able to win his first title of the year defeating compatriotAlbert Portas 1–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–2). He then fell early at theRCA Championships andLegg Mason Tennis Classic. At theUS Open, he earn his first top ten win defeating world number fiveJuan Carlos Ferrero in a tight five setter 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–1) before losing in the 4th Round toAndy Roddick in straight sets. He followed it up with a semifinal at theCampionati Internazionali di Sicilia. He ended the year with a four match losing streak, in the second round of theCA-TennisTrophy, and the first rounds ofStuttgart Masters,Davidoff Swiss Indoors, andParis Masters. He was the second youngest player to end the season inside the world's top thirty, behind Roddick.
Robredo began 2002 by partnering withArantxa Sánchez Vicario to win theHopman Cup for Spain. In the Final against the United States,Sánchez Vicario lost 1–6, 6–7 toMonica Seles before Robredo levelled the tie with a 6–3, 2–6, 7–6 victory overJan-Michael Gambill.[10] The Spanish pair then won the mixed doubles, 6–4, 6–2.[11] However, in the first four months of the season, he was only able to win 4 matches to 10 loses, and was unable to win back-to-back matches. He reached the second rounds ofAustralian Open,Open 13,ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, andNASDAQ-100 Open. He claimed his first back-to-back win at theInternazionali BNL d'Italia, where he reached the quarterfinals losing toAndy Roddick in two tight sets, this was his first Masters quarterfinals. He followed it up with a solid performance at theHamburg Masters, where he upset then world no. 2Tommy Haas in the third round en route to his Masters semifinal debut, where he retired againstMarat Safin down 4–6, 2–4 with a right ankle injury. At theFrench Open, he fell in the third round toAndre Agassi. For the second year in a row, he reached the semifinals of theOrdina Open losing toSjeng Schalken. However, he fell in the first round ofWimbledon toRaemon Sluiter. He then reached the semifinals ofSwedish Open and the quarterfinals of theMercedes Cup. At his US Open preparation, He made it to the second round of theCanada Masters and third round of theWestern & Southern Financial Group Masters. At theUS Open, he reached the third rounds losing toWayne Ferreira in straight sets. Robredo suffered first round loses at theBrasil Open andKremlin Cup, and second round loses atCA-TennisTrophy andMutua Madrileña Masters Madrid. He reached his fourth semifinal of theIf Stockholm Open losing toParadorn Srichaphan. He ended the year with a second round loss at theBNP Paribas Masters losing toThomas Johansson in straight sets. He ended the year at number 30 for the second year in a row and broke pass the million-dollar mark in career earnings.
In 2003, Robredo began with four first round loses, including in theAustralian Open. He won his first matches at theDubai Tennis Championships, where he upset world no. 7Marat Safin in the second round 7–3 in the third set tie-break. He lost in the quarterfinals toJiří Novák. He then lost in the third round of thePacific Life Open and first match at theNASDAQ-100 Open. He reached another semifinal at theEstoril Open losing toAgustín Calleri in straight sets. In the rest of the European clay season, he reached the third rounds ofMonte Carlo Masters andTelecom Italia Masters. He once again lost toAgustín Calleri at the quarterfinals of theOpen Seat Godo. He was upset byMariano Zabaleta in the second round of theHamburg Masters.
He got his best result of the year at theFrench Open, where he reached his first slam quarterfinals, where he took out world no. 1Lleyton Hewitt in five sets 4–6, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 in the third round and three-time French Open championGustavo Kuerten in the fourth round, before eventually falling in a second five-set match to defending championAlbert Costa 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 5–7, 2–6. Robredo remarked before his match against Costa: "I've beaten the ace, I've beaten the king", in reference to his wins over Hewitt and Kuerten. "Now I need to beat the jack, don't I? If I beat Costa, I'll have beaten the entire pack of cards."[12]
After a quarterfinal at theOrdina Open losing toSjeng Schalken and third round atWimbledon losing toAndy Roddick, Robredo broke into the top 20. At theSwedish Open, he reached his third semifinal losing toNicolás Lapentti. He reached his lone final of the year at theMercedes Cup but lost toGuillermo Coria in straight sets 6–2, 6–2, 6–1. At the North American Swing, Robredo didn't have good results, only a third round at theCanada Masters, a second round at theTD Waterhouse Cup, and the first rounds of theWestern & Southern Financial Group Masters andUS Open. He was able to reach the quarterfinals of theOpen de Moselle, but fell in his first matches at theCA-TennisTrophy andMutua Madrileña Masters Madrid. He then lost in the round of 16 in his final two events at theDavidoff Swiss Indoors andBNP Paribas Masters. Robredo ended the year just outside the top 20 at 21.
Robredo had a great start to his 2004 season with a semifinal at theChennai Open losing toParadorn Srichaphan 6–1, 6–7(10–12), 5–7 and a quarterfinal at theAdidas International losing toCarlos Moyà 1–6, 2–6. He also claimed his first doubles title at theChennai Open withRafael Nadal defeatingJonathan Erlich andAndy Ram in the final. However, this results didn't reflect to hisAustralian Open, where he fell to 34th rankedGastón Gaudio, who just missed the seedings in straight sets. Representing Spain in theDavis Cup, he won his first ever Davis Cup match over Czech Republic'sRadek Štěpánek in four sets 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(9–7). Despite reaching the quarterfinals of theMilan Indoor, he fell early in his next three events, first rounds ofABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament andIndian Wells Masters, and the second round of theDubai Tennis Championships. At theMiami Masters, he was able to reach the fourth round, once again losing toCarlos Moyà. During the European clay season, he was only able to reach the quarterfinals of theEstoril Open and fell in the first round ofMonte Carlo Masters. However, he made his breakthrough at theTorneo Godó, where he won his second ATP title, defeatingGastón Gaudio in a five-set 4-hour marathon 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3.[13] At the next two Masters events, theTelecom Italia Masters andHamburg Masters, he lost in the second and third rounds, respectively. Despite his mixed results, he was able to reach the fourth round of theFrench Open after defeating world no. 11Nicolás Massú dropping only four games in three sets. He fell toCarlos Moyà in straight sets.
In the grass season, he was able to reach the semifinals of theOrdina Open, but once again fell early inWimbledon, losing in the second round. He then fell in the second round of his next three events,Swedish Open,Mercedes Cup, andCanada Masters. Robredo bounced back by reaching his first Masters hardcourt semifinal at theWestern & Southern Financial Group Masters, where he upset world no. 7Juan Carlos Ferrero 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–4 in the second round, before losing toLleyton Hewitt in straight sets. Competing for Spain at theOlympics, he fell in the third round toTomáš Berdych. At the final slam of the year, theUS Open, he was able to reach the fourth round losing to world no. 2Andy Roddick in straight sets. He then competed for Spain against France in the semifinal of Davis Cup and defeatedPaul-Henri Mathieu in a dead rubber. He followed it up with a quarterfinal showing at theMadrid Masters losing toAndre Agassi. He then withdrew prior to his second round match against eventual championJiří Novák at theDavidoff Swiss Indoors. He then was upset byJürgen Melzer in his first match at theParis Masters. Robredo ended the year with a loss at the Davis Cup final, however the loss didn't affect the result as Spain already won the tie and his match was a dead rubber. Robredo ended the year inside the top 20 for the first time at 13.
He began the year with a first round loss at theHeineken Open. At the first slam of the year, theAustralian Open, he was upset by 155th rankedMarcos Baghdatis in straight sets in the third round 6–7(2–7), 4–6, 1–6. He reached his first semifinal at theDubai Tennis Championships losing to CroatianIvan Ljubičić in straight sets. At the Master events ofPacific Life Open andNASDAQ-100 Open, he reached the fourth round losing toTim Henman and withdrew with a neck injury in the third round, respectively. The injury made him miss some events.
He began his European clay season at theTorneo Godó losing toAlberto Martin in straight sets. He reached his first final of the year at theEstoril Open but lost to ArgentinianGastón Gaudio 1–6, 6–2, 1–6. But fell miserably toJulien Benneteau at theInternazionali BNL d'Italia, winning only a game. At theHamburg Masters, he was able to reach the third round losing to world no. 1Roger Federer. He made his final French Open preparation at theWorld Team Cup, defeatingVincent Spadea andTommy Haas, but lost toThomas Johansson. At theFrench Open, he was able to make his second quarterfinal after defeating then world no. 4Marat Safin 7–5, 1–6, 6–1, 4–6, 8–6, but lost to RussianNikolay Davydenko 6–3, 1–6, 2–6, 6–4, 4–6. At the grass season he fell early at the second round of theOrdina Open and first round ofWimbledon.
Robredo then played on clay after Wimbledon. He began with a semifinal showing at theSwedish Open losing to world no. 3Rafael Nadal. He was then upset by ItaliansAndreas Seppi andFilippo Volandri at the third round of theMercedes Cup and the quarterfinals of theCroatia Open Umag, respectively, both loses in three sets. At theUS Open Series, the Spaniard he did fairly. He reached the third round of theRogers Cup losing toGastón Gaudio. He then upsetGastón Gaudio in the first round of theWestern & Southern Financial Group Masters but lost toJosé Acasuso in the following round. At his final stop before the US Open, he was able to reach the quarterfinals of theNew Haven Open at Yale losing toVictor Hănescu. At theUS Open, he once again reached the fourth round, losing to AmericanJames Blake. He played on the clay courts ofCampionati Internazionali di Sicilia, but once again lost toFilippo Volandri in the quarterfinals. He began the indoor season at the semifinal of theBA-CA-TennisTrophy, losing toIvan Ljubičić. He then followed it up with a final 16 showing at theMutua Madrileña Masters Madrid and at theGrand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, which pushed him out of the top 20. He ended the year with a quarterfinal at theBNP Paribas Masters, losing toIvan Ljubičić. Robredo ended the year as the world no. 19.
Robredo 2006 season didn't start well, losing in the second round of theNext Generation Adelaide International and the first round of theMedibank International. Despite a poor preparation, he was able to reach the fourth round of theAustralian Open for the first time after defeatingJames Blake 6–3, 6–4, 6–4, but lost to world no. 4David Nalbandian 3–6, 0–6, 6–2, 2–6. He then followed it up with four consecutive loses, both his matches at theDavis Cup, theSAP Open, andRegions Morgan Keegan Championships. He ended his losing streak by reaching the quarterfinals of theTennis Channel Open, losing toIvo Karlović 6–7(4–7), 4–6. At the first Masters events of the year, losing toJames Blake at the third round of thePacific Life Open and losing toNicolás Massú at the second round of theNASDAQ-100 Open.
Robredo had a great European clay season, which began with a quarterfinal at theMonte Carlo Masters with a loss toGastón Gaudio 1–6, 3–6 after defeating then world no. 3David Nalbandian. He then followed it up with his first final of the year at theTorneo Godó facing compatriotRafael Nadal but lost in straight sets 4–6, 4–6, 0–6. This performance pushed Robredo into his top 10 debut. Despite falling in the first round of theInternazionali BNL d'Italia to Britain'sGreg Rusedski 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, he bounced back at theHamburg Masters. There he reached the final, his first final of a Masters event after defeatingMario Ančić 7–5, 6–4 in the semifinal, he was able to capture the title defeatingRadek Štěpánek 6–1, 6–3, 6–3 in the final. He went back into the top ten at number 7 with his first Masters title.[14] At theFrench Open, he was upset byMario Ančić in 5 tight sets 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 5–7 in the fourth round. At the grass season, he lost in the second rounds of theOrdina Open andWimbledon Championships. He then upset world no. 5Nikolay Davydenko in straight sets of theSwedish Open final for his second title of the year. However, he fell early at theAustrian Open Kitzbühel andOrange Warsaw Open losing in the second round.
At his US Open preparation, he was upset in the second roundRogers Cup byJosé Acasuso. He then reached the semifinals of theWestern & Southern Financial Group Masters after upsetting then world no. 3Ivan Ljubičić 7–6(8–6), 6–2, but lost to a resurgent former world no. 1Juan Carlos Ferrero 3–6, 4–6. Despite the loss he entered the top 5. At theUS Open, he reached the fourth round for the third consecutive year, this time losing toMikhail Youzhny 2–6, 0–6, 1–6.
As the top seed at theKingfisher Airlines Tennis Open, he was upset byDmitry Tursunov in the semifinals 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 1–6. At theJapan Open Tennis Championships, he fell to surprise quarterfinalistHyung-taik Lee. At theMutua Madrileña Madrid Masters, he reached the third round losing toRobby Ginepri. He was able to reach the semifinals of the final Masters event of the year at theBNP Paribas Masters losing toNikolay Davydenko 3–6, 7–5, 2–6. Robredo qualified for theTennis Masters Cup and fell in the round robin stage with losses toRafael Nadal andNikolay Davydenko, but earned a win over eventual runner-upJames Blake in three sets. He ended the year inside the top 10 for the first time at number 7.
Robredo began 2007 by reaching the final of theHeineken Open losing to compatriotDavid Ferrer 4–6, 2–6, in his first hardcourt final. He then followed it up by reaching the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam at theAustralian Open for the first time in his career after defeatingRichard Gasquet 6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, before losing to World No. 1Roger Federer in straight sets.
He then suffered 3 back-to-back loses starting with the quarterfinals of theABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament toNovak Djokovic in three sets, it is then followed by loses at theDubai Tennis Championships andPacific Life Open. At theSony Ericsson Open, he was able to reach the quarterfinals losing to eventual runner-upGuillermo Cañas 6–7(5–7), 1–6.
At the European clay season, he reached back-to-back 3rd round rounds of theMonte Carlo Masters andTorneo Godó, with both loses being in three sets. He reached his second semifinals at theEstoril Open losing toNovak Djokovic. At the Masters event ofInternazionali BNL d'Italia, he was able to reach the quarterfinals losing toNikolay Davydenko in three sets. At theHamburg Masters, as the defending champion he fell in the second round after receiving a bye toNicolás Almagro 7–6(7–1), 2–6, 4–6. At theFrench Open, he reached his third quarterfinal at the event losing toRoger Federer 5–7, 6–1, 1–6, 2–6, this is the first time Robredo reached back-to-back slam quarterfinals and became the first man sinceAndy Roddick in the2006 US Open to win a set from Federer in a Grand Slam tournament, snapping Federer's record winning streak of thirty-six consecutive sets in Grand Slam matches.
At the grass courts, as the top seed he was upset by qualifierPeter Wessels at the quarterfinals of theOrdina Open. AtWimbledon, he fell in the second round toWayne Arthurs in straight sets. He then fell in the first rounds of theSwedish Open andMercedes Cup. He then reached the quarterfinals if theAustrian Open losing to eventual championJuan Mónaco 2–6, 6–2, 2–6. He claimed his first title of the year at theOrange Prokom Open defeatingJosé Acasuso 7–5, 6–0 in the final. He then lost in his first matches at theRogers Cup and theWestern & Southern Financial Group Masters. He then fell in the back-to-back third rounds at thePilot Pen Tennis andUS Open. He then reached his first indoor final at theChina Open where he lost to second seedFernando González 1–6, 6–3, 1–6. In his next event at theOpen de Moselle, he won his first hardcourt and indoor title of his career defeatingAndy Murray 0–6, 6–2, 6–3. He then lost in his first matches at theMutua Madrileña Masters Madrid andGrand Prix de Tennis de Lyon. In his final tournament the year at theBNP Paribas Masters losing toMarcos Baghdatis 4–6, 4–6 in the quarterfinals. He then served as an alternate at theTennis Masters Cup. He ended the year ranked World No. 10.
Robredo started the season with back-to-back loses at the first rounds of theQatar Open losing toAgustín Calleri and theMedibank International losing toRadek Štěpánek. He won his first match of the year at theAustralian Open defeatingMischa Zverev in five sets before losing toMardy Fish 1–6, 2–6, 3–6. He then represented Spain in the Davis Cup against Peru and won both his matches. He then won only one other match in hardcourts, losing in the first matches at theABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament andSony Ericsson Open, and the third round of thePacific Life Open. He won his first back-to-back matches reaching the semifinals of the year at theOpen de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana losing to eventual championDavid Ferrer 6–2, 2–6, 3–6. At theMonte-Carlo Masters, he reached the third round losing toDavid Nalbandian winning only a game. He also played doubles with compatriotRafael Nadal to win his first doubles titles in four years by beatingMahesh Bhupathi andMark Knowles. He followed it up with back-to-back quarterfinals at theOpen Sabadell Atlántico Barcelona losing toDavid Ferrer 6–7(4–7), 4–6 and theInternazionali BNL d'Italia losing toAndy Roddick 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), after upsetting world no. 4Nikolay Davydenko 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4). At his final preparation for the Roland Garros, he was upset byIvo Karlović in the second round of theHamburg Masters. However, he reached the doubles semifinal pairing withLeander Paes. At theFrench Open, he was upset byRadek Štěpánek convincingly in the third round 3–6, 2–6, 1–6. He then bounced back by reaching his first final of the year at theWarsaw Open losing to RussianNikolay Davydenko 3–6, 3–6.
AtWimbledon, he lost toTommy Haas 4–6, 4–6, 3–6 in the second round. However, he won his first title of the year at theSwedish Open, upsetting world no. 4David Ferrer 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 in the semifinals andTomáš Berdych 6–4, 6–1 in the final. In the Masters Series ofRogers Cup andWestern & Southern Financial Group Masters, he lost in the second round in both events, being defeated byMarin Čilić andRobin Söderling, respectively. Playing for Spain at theOlympics, he lost toAndreas Seppi 4–6, 6–4, 6–8. At theUS Open, he was able to reach the fourth round for the fifth time after defeatingJo-Wilfried Tsonga, but lost toNovak Djokovic in five sets 6–4, 2–6, 3–6, 7–5, 3–6. At the Asian swing, he was able to reach the quarterfinals, falling toDudi Sela at theChina Open and the third roundAIG Japan Open Tennis Championships losing to eventual championTomáš Berdych. He ended the year with second round loses at theMutua Madrileña Madrid Open,Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, andBNP Paribas Masters. He ended as world no. 21.
Robredo started the year at theMedibank International Sydney, where he lost toMario Ančić, 6–2, 6–1 in the second round. In theAustralian Open, he was the 21st seed, where he reached the fourth round without dropping a set, but eventually lost to semifinalistAndy Roddick 5–7, 1–6, 3–6. Robredo had a great South American clay season, he began with a semifinal at theMovistar Open losing toJosé Acasuso 7–5, 2–6, 4–6. He then claim back-to-back titles at theBrasil Open and theCopa Telmex, defeatingThomaz Bellucci, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 andJuan Mónaco, 7–5, 2–6, 7–6(7–5), respectively. He also won the doubles withMarcel Granollers at the Brasil Open defeatingLucas Arnold Ker andJuan Mónaco in the final 6–4, 7–5. His streak ended at theAbierto Mexicano Telcel losing toJosé Acasuso 5–7, 2–6 in the quarterfinals.[15][16]
At theBNP Paribas Open, he lost toAndy Murray in the fourth round, 2–6, 0–3 RET, and in the2009 Sony Ericsson Open he was upset byTaylor Dent, 5–7, 3–6 in the second round. On European clay, first in theMonte-Carlo Rolex Masters, he was defeated by his Buenos Aires finals opponentJuan Mónaco, 2–6, 4–6, in the second round. He then fell to compatriotDavid Ferrer in the quarterfinals of theBarcelona Open Banco Sabadell. At the MastersInternazionali BNL d'Italia andMutua Madrileña Madrid Open, he fell in the third round toNovak Djokovic andAndy Murray, respectively. AtRoland Garros, he defeatedAdrian Mannarino and compatriotDaniel Gimeno-Traver in straight sets andMáximo González, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–0, in the third round. He defeatedPhilipp Kohlschreiber, before losing in straight sets toJuan Martín del Potro in the quarterfinals 3–6, 4–6, 2–6.
Seeded second, he lost toMarcos Baghdatis in the first round at theOrdina Open. Robredo reached the third round ofWimbledon, at which he was seeded 15th, by coming back from two sets down to beat AustrianStefan Koubek. He next was defeated by IsraeliDudi Sela 6–7(8–10), 5–7, 6–2, 5–7, however, when they played for a spot in the round of 16.[17] At theSwedish Open, he was the defending champion and the top seed. He reached the semifinals, having lost only nine games. However, he lost toJuan Mónaco 0–6, 2–6. He then lost in the second round of theInternational German Open andLegg Mason Tennis Classic after receiving a bye, he lost toIván Navarro andJuan Carlos Ferrero, respectively. He also reached the second round of theRogers Cup, losing toPhilipp Petzschner and lost in the first round of theWestern & Southern Financial Group Masters toJérémy Chardy. He then lost toJosé Acasuso in thePilot Pen Tennis, after receiving a bye into the second round. Despite bad showings at the tournaments leading up theUS Open, Robredo managed to find some form and was rewarded with yet another fourth-round appearance of the US Open after wins overDonald Young,Guillermo García-López, andJames Blake. However, he was again denied a quarterfinal, this time byRoger Federer in straight sets 5–7, 2–6, 2–6. In his first tournament after the US Open at theChina Open, he reached the second round, losing toRobin Söderling. He then competed in theShanghai ATP Masters 1000, where he reached the third round before losing toRafael Nadal. He then played at the2009 Valencia Open 500, losing toFernando Verdasco in the quarterfinals. In his final tournamanent of the year at theBNP Paribas Masters, he lost toRafael Nadal 3–6, 6–3, 5–7 in the third round, despite serving for the match at 5–4 in the third set.
Robredo began the year by winning theHopman Cup for Spain with partnerMaría José Martínez Sánchez. Here, he won all of his singles matches defeatingJohn Isner, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–4),Victor Hănescu, 6–3 ret, and overLleyton Hewitt, 6–2, 6–4. He then defeatedAndy Murray, 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 in the final and won the decisive mixed doubles 7–6(7–5), 7–5 win to clinch the tie 2–1 over the Great Britain team.[18] This was the second time he has been part of a winningHopman Cup team.
His first ATP event of 2010 was at theHeineken Open, where he was the top seed, but was upset byJohn Isner, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 4–6 in the quarterfinals. At theAustralian Open as the 16th seed, he was upset by a no. 114 player inSantiago Giraldo in straight sets, 4–6, 2–6, 2–6 in the first round. He then played inABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, where he was upset byFlorian Mayer, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, in the second round. He also suffered early exits in the second rounds ofOpen 13 andDubai Tennis Championships, which cause him to slip out of the top 20.
He then had a resurgence at theBNP Paribas Open. After receiving a bye, he defeatedSergiy Stakhovsky, 2–6, 6–3, 7–5, in the second round,Dudi Sela, 6–3, 6–0, in the third round, andMarcos Baghdatis, 7–5, 0–6, 6–4, in the fourth round, before finally succumbing toAndy Roddick in the quarterfinals, 3–6, 5–7. In theSony Ericsson Open, he was upset byBenjamin Becker in the third round, losing 6–1, 4–6, 6–7, despite recovering from a break down in 5–6.
He then suffered a 5 match losing streak, starting in the third round of theMonte-Carlo Rolex Masters losing toDavid Nalbandian 3–6, 4–6, And the first rounds of theBarcelona Open Banco Sabadell losing toSimone Bolelli, 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 1–3 retiring with a back injury, theFrench Open,UNICEF Open, and theWimbledon Championships, which caused his ranking to go down to no. 36 in the world. Along the way, he missed theInternazionali BNL d'Italia andMutua Madrileña Madrid Open.
He played in theSwedish Open, where he beatMichał Przysiężny andAndrey Golubev. He then upset second seedFernando Verdasco, 6–4, 6–3, in the quarterfinals. He lost in the semifinals toNicolás Almagro 1–6, 3–6,. He then lost his next two matches at theInternational German Open andAllianz Suisse Open Gstaad to lower-ranked players. He also fell early in his US Open preparations at the second round of theRogers Cup, first round of theWestern & Southern Financial Group Masters and third round of thePilot Pen Tennis.
However, at theUS Open, he was able to get past the first round of a Grand Slam for the first time in the year by reaching the fourth round with wins overLukáš Rosol, 6–4, 6–3, 6–1,Julien Benneteau, 6–4, 6–6 RET,Michaël Llodra, 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4, 2–1 RET, but fell to 12th seedMikhail Youzhny 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 4–6. He then reached the quarterfinals of theOpen de Moselle, losing toRichard Gasquet in two tie-break sets. He then lost in the first rounds of theChina Open andIf Stockholm Open, and the second round of theShanghai Rolex Masters.
Tommy started his 2011 season at theHeineken Open, where he lost toThomaz Bellucci, 4–6, 6–3, 1–6 in the second round. At the2011 Australian Open, he reached the fourth round with wins againstSomdev Devvarman, 16th seedMardy Fish, andSergiy Stakhovsky, before losing to second seed and defending championRoger Federer in four sets, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6.
He then played at the Latin-American Swing at theMovistar Open, where he was the sixth seed, he defeatedFrederico Gil,Ricardo Mello,Máximo González, andFabio Fognini to reach his first final in almost two years, where he rallied from 5–2 down in the third set to defeatSantiago Giraldo, 6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–5). He then played at theBrasil Open, where was upset by compatriotPablo Andújar 4–6, 7–5, 2–6 in the second round. He then reach the semifinals at the2011 Copa Claro, losing to eventual championNicolás Almagro, 5–7, 1–6. He earned a win over world no. 20David Nalbandian, 6–4, 6–4. At theBNP Paribas Open, he was able to reach the quarterfinals, but withdrew from the match due to a strained left abductor muscle, which caused him to miss theSony Ericsson Open. At theMonte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Robredo upset sixth seedFernando Verdasco, 6–4, 6–3, and was on course to upset 11th seedViktor Troicki leading 6–3, 1–2 on serve, but was forced to retire due to a left leg injury. The injury made him miss the European season, including theFrench Open, which ends his streak of 41 straight slams played. In his return he was only able to win two matches, reaching the second rounds ofATP Studena Croatia Open andShanghai Rolex Masters. He lost in the first rounds ofWimbledon,Swedish Open,BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy,China Open,If Stockholm Open, andErste Bank Open
In 2012, Robredo did not play for the first five months due to a knee injury. He came back at theATP Challenger Tour and won two titles in Italy at theCittà di Caltanissetta defeatingGastão Elias andAspria Tennis Cup Trofeo City Life defeatingMartín Alund, both in straight sets. He came back in the Main Tour atSwedish Open and reached the quarterfinals, losing toDavid Ferrer in three sets. He then played at theInternational German Open but lost toFederico Delbonis in the first round. At theUS Open Series, he lost in the first round of theWinston-Salem Open toŁukasz Kubot. At theUS Open, he upset world no. 27Andreas Seppi in the first round, before losing toLeonardo Mayer in four sets. He then lost back-to-back finals in the Challenger circuit, at theAON Open Challenger losing toAlbert Montañés and at theCopa Sevilla losing toDaniel Gimeno-Traver, both in straight sets. He then reached the second rounds of theRakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships andShanghai Rolex Masters, losing toKei Nishikori andTommy Haas respectively. He played his final event at theValencia Open 500, losing in the first round toFernando Verdasco.
Robredo's start of the 2013 season was not promising; he only won two matches in his first five events. Losing in the first rounds ofApia International Sydney,Australian Open, andBrasil Open and the second rounds of theBrisbane International and theVTR Open. However, he entered the top 100 once again due to not having to defend any points. He then reached his first semifinal in two years at theCopa Claro, losing to eventual championDavid Ferrer. This form did not continue, as he lost in the second round of theAbierto Mexicano Telcel and the first round of theBNP Paribas Open.
Robredo bounced back by winning his first title in two years in Casablanca, beatingKevin Anderson in the final. At theBarcelona Open BancSabadell, he defeated world no. 6Tomáš Berdych in the third round, his first win over a top-10 player in three years. However, he lost in the quarterfinals toMilos Raonic. He followed it up with another quarterfinal at thePortugal Open, losing toAndreas Seppi. Robredo was able to earn a win at theMutua Madrid Open, before falling toTommy Haas.
Robredo then reached his fifthFrench Open quarterfinal and in doing so made history by becoming the first man sinceHenri Cochet in 1927 to win three consecutive Grand Slam matches from two sets to love down. After winning his first-round match againstJürgen Zopp in straight sets, Robredo beatIgor Sijsling for his first win from two sets down since beatingLleyton Hewitt at the2003 French Open. He followed this up by defeatingGaël Monfils in five tightly contested sets, saving four match points in the fourth set at 3–5 and 4–5 down. Robredo then beatNicolas Almagro, again in five sets, having trailed by a break of serve in each of the last three sets.[19] Robredo lost toDavid Ferrer in straight sets in the quarterfinals. Robredo as the 32nd seed lost in the third round ofWimbledon to eventual championAndy Murray in straight sets. Despite this strong showings, he fell in his first matches at theSwedish Open andInternational German Open. He bounced back again at theATP Vegeta Croatia Open Umag, winning his second title of the year overFabio Fognini in the final.
At theUS Open Series, he reached the third round of theWestern & Southern Open, losing toTomáš Berdych in straight sets, after earning his second top-10 win of the season overStanislas Wawrinka in the second round, and the third round of theWinston-Salem Open losing toGaël Monfils.
At theUS Open, he reached the fourth round for the eighth time. There, he overcame a 0–10 head-to-head against Federer to win in three sets and reach his first US Open quarterfinal. This was Federer's first time to lose before the quarterfinals at a hard-court Grand Slam since 2003. He lost in the quarterfinals to eventual championRafael Nadal in straight sets. He began the Asian swing by losing in the first round of theChina Open toFabio Fognini. He then retired in the second round of theShanghai Rolex Masters against Fognini due to a wrist injury; the injury ended his season. Robredo ended the year as the world no. 18. Robredo was named the Spanish Tennis Writers Association player of the year.[20]
Seeded 17th, Robredo reached the fourth round of theAustralian Open, losing a close match to eventual championStanislas Wawrinka. He also reached the fourth rounds at the2014 Wimbledon seeded 23rd, where he lost toRoger Federer and at the2014 US Open (tennis) seeded 16th, where he also lost to Wawrinka again.
Robredo announced his plans to retire after his final tournament at the2022 Barcelona Open.[21][22] He played his final career match against countrymanBernabé Zapata Miralles, losing in the first round in straight sets.[23]
Robredo is a baseline player, who can play both offensively and defensively. He is known for his versatility and solid groundstrokes on both wings. Robredo's baseline play is exceptional, and is considered one of the most consistent and dangerous baseliners on the tour. Like most traditional Spanish players likeRafael Nadal, Robredo puts a very high amount of topspin on both his forehand andsingle-handed backhand. This makes his groundstrokes both consistent and penetrating at the same time. His backhand is also considered one of the best single-handed backhands on the tour, being very powerful and clutch during important points. However, his slice is weaker than most one-handers'. Mainly playing from the baseline, Robredo uses his solid groundstrokes to dictate points by moving opponents around and forcing weak replies. Due to the top-spin on his groundstrokes, Robredo has an edge against one-handed backhand players, who might find it hard to return high balls to their backhand. Because of this, he has sometimes been accused of being a "moonballer".
Robredo is also versatile in his baseline play. Due to the penetrating nature of his groundstrokes, he can effectively control points and force weak returns from his opponents, finishing points quickly. However, he can also counter-punch, the height of his balls giving him enough time to recover and preventing opponents from capitalising on weak returns. Robredo usually only flattens out his groundstrokes more when hitting weak returns from opponents, and even then they are not completely flat and still have a substantial amount of topspin.
Robredo's first serve is not considered his weapon due to its lack of any significant pace, but it is not weak to the point that opponents can capitalise on it. He employs a high amount of top-spin for his second serve, making it slow but pushing his opponents further back, preventing his opponents from hitting return aces.
However, Robredo's main weaknesses is his over-defensiveness. At times, even though he has gained a significant advantage through his groundstrokes, Robredo does not make an effort to end off the point cleanly by hitting a clean winner or by coming up to the net to volley. Instead, he usually stays around the baseline, not capitalising on the advantage he has. This makes him especially vulnerable against clutch players who can make use of their opponents' speed or direction to turn the point around, such asAndy Murray andNovak Djokovic.
Robredo is named after the rock operaTommy byThe Who, of which his father is a big fan.
Robredo is currently sponsored bySergio Tacchini for his sportswear,Asics for his shoes,Wilson for his tennis racquets, TW Steel watches,Smeg, and the Ukrainian Food Company.
Robredo's childhood tennis idol wasStefan Edberg, along withJohn McEnroe,Pete Sampras,Andre Agassi, and various Spanish tennis players. He citesArantxa Sánchez (with whom he won the 2002Hopman Cup for Spain) as his favorite female player among retired players; among recently active players his favorite male and female players areRoger Federer andJustine Henin.
Some fans refer to Robredo as "Disco Tommy" for the long, wavy hairstyle he began cultivating during the 2006 tennis season; after Robredo mentioned that he calls his coach "President Palmer" while his coach calls him "Jack Bauer" (from24), fans also began referring to him as "Disco Jack."
2007 marked increased media exposure for Robredo. He was recognized by the Spanish editions ofMen's Health andMarie Claire, as well asPeople en Español.[24]
On 16 November 2019, Robredo married his long-time girlfriend, Patricia Berga Alzamora.[25] Their first child, a girl, was born in 2021.[26]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Australian Open | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 4R | QF | 2R | 4R | 1R | 4R | A | 1R | 4R | 1R | 2R | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 15 | 21–15 | 58% |
| French Open | Q2 | 4R | 3R | QF | 4R | QF | 4R | QF | 3R | QF | 1R | A | A | QF | 3R | 2R | A | 2R | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | A | 0 / 14 | 37–14 | 73% |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | 3R | 4R | 1R | A | A | A | A | NH | Q1 | A | 0 / 14 | 14–14 | 50% |
| US Open | Q1 | 4R | 3R | 1R | 4R | 4R | 4R | 3R | 4R | 4R | 4R | A | 2R | QF | 4R | 3R | A | A | 1R | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 15 | 35–15 | 70% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 7–4 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 7–4 | 9–4 | 10–4 | 11–4 | 7–4 | 12–4 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 10–4 | 11–4 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 58 | 107–58 | 65% |
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