Ramos Viñolas playing in the2022 Monte Carlo Masters | |
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1988-01-17)17 January 1988 (age 37) Barcelona, Spain |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2007 |
| Retired | 9 October 2025 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | José María Díaz Tiago Leivas |
| Prize money | US$11,215,461 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 281–333 |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | No. 17 (8 May 2017) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2018) |
| French Open | QF (2016) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2016,2017) |
| US Open | 2R (2012,2016,2017,2021,2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 28–148 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 117 (5 March 2018) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2018) |
| French Open | 2R (2022) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2012,2013,2015,2016,2017,2018,2021,2022) |
| US Open | 2R (2013,2019) |
Albert Ramos Viñolas (Spanish pronunciation:[alˈβeɾˈramosβiˈɲolas];[a][1] born 17 January 1988) is a former Spanish professionaltennis player. He reached a career-highATP singles ranking of world No. 17, in May 2017, after the final of the2017 Monte Carlo Masters.
Ramos Viñolas has participated in the finals of six Futures tournaments, four of which he won. He lost in the finals of twoATP Challenger Tour tournaments (inSeville against his compatriotPere Riba and inPalermo against Romanian playerAdrian Ungur). In 2010 he won his first Challenger final in San Sebastián, defeatingBenoît Paire.
As World No. 167, Albert Ramos Viñolas began 2010 nearly 300 positions higher than the start of the previous season. He lost in the qualifying rounds ofDoha,Sydney and theAustralian Open before returning to Challenger tournaments for the next three months. After qualifying into the main draw of theBarcelona Open, and securing a straight sets victory in the first round, Ramos Viñolas defeated World No. 12Fernando González in three close sets. Despite losing toErnests Gulbis in the third round, his upset over Gonzalez increased his confidence going forward.
Successive losses in the qualifying rounds of theFrench Open, andWimbledon led to a dip in his rankings, however success at theSan Sebastián,Seville and various other Challenger tournaments, gave Ramos Viñolas a ranking of World No. 123 to finish off his season.
Ramos Viñolas played a combination of ATP World Tour events, and Challenger tournaments over the course of 2011. Second round losses at theChile andArgentina Open toFabio Fognini, andTommy Robredo respectively, gave Ramos Viñolas direct entrance into his first ATP tournaments. He tasted his first grand slam success at theFrench Open after a first round victory overJavier Martí. He lost to eventual quarterfinalist and World No. 5Robin Söderling in the second round.
After victories inMilan and again at theSan Sebastián Challenger, Ramos Viñolas made it to his first ATP Quarterfinal at theRomanian Open, losing toFlorian Mayer in straight sets. His performance inBucharest allowed Ramos Viñolas' ranking to peak below 100 at World No. 87. Following an impressive win overMarin Čilić in the first round of theShanghai Masters, Ramos Viñolas finished his year at World No. 66.
At the 2012 Indian Wells Masters, he won overRichard Gasquet to reach the third round, where he fell toPablo Andújar. At the 2012 Miami Masters, he defeated world no. 15 playerFeliciano López, then lost to Gasquet in the third round. His lone ATP final came in the2012 Grand Prix Hassan II in Casablanca, which he lost to reigning champion Andújar in an all-Spanish affair.[2]
At the 2013 Miami Masters, Ramos Viñolas beat world no. 14Juan Mónaco and former world no. 4James Blake to reach the fourth round, where he lost toJürgen Melzer. At the 2013 Barcelona Open, he defeatedJerzy Janowicz and world no. 15Kei Nishikori, after whichRafael Nadal defeated him in the quarterfinals.
At the2015 Shanghai Rolex Masters, Ramos Viñolas defeated world No. 2Roger Federer in three sets to reach the third round, where he fell toJo-Wilfried Tsonga.[3]

At the2016 French Open, Ramos Viñolas advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating eighth seedMilos Raonic in straight sets in the fourth round.[4] He then lost in straight sets to third seedStan Wawrinka.[5] Later that year atWimbledon, he defeatedVasek Pospisil in four sets, and then 25th seedViktor Troicki, to reach the third round for the first time.
Ramos Viñolas next played at theSwedish Open as the third seed. He defeatedRoberto Carballés Baena in straight sets, and then beatAndrea Arnaboldi in three sets. In the semifinals, he defeated top seedDavid Ferrer in straight sets. He won his firstATP title when he defeated fifth seedFernando Verdasco in the final in straight sets.
He continued his good form for the year by reaching the final in Chengdu, where he lost to the young RussianKaren Khachanov in three sets.
Ramos Viñolas reached the final of the2017 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, beating top seedAndy Murray, 5th seedMarin Čilić, 11th seedLucas Pouille in the 4th round, quarterfinal and semifinal respectively en route to the championship match, where he lost to the 9 times tournament championRafael Nadal. He reached his career-high of world No. 17 on 8 May 2017, following a quarterfinal run at the2017 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell where he was defeated by the top seedAndy Murray.
At the2018 Australian Open he reached the third round, his best showing at this Grand Slam, where he was defeated by the 14th seedNovak Djokovic.
He won his second title on clay at the2019 Swiss Open Gstaad in July and reached in the same month his 7th final on clay at the2019 Generali Open Kitzbühel in Austria, where he lost to top seedDominic Thiem.
Ramos Viñolas reached the finals of two ATP tournaments on clay at the2021 Córdoba Open, where he was defeated by first time qualifier ArgentineJuan Manuel Cerundolo ranked No. 335, and at the2021 Estoril Open, without losing a set reaching his 10th career final and third ATP title on clay defeating BritCameron Norrie in three sets.[6][7] As a result he returned to the top 40 on 3 May 2021, for the first time since March 2020.[8]
Ramos Viñolas participated for the first time in the2022 ATP Cup as part of the Spanish team where he played doubles withPedro Martínez and lost both doubles matches but Spain still reached the final.Ramos Viñolas won his fourth career title at the2022 Córdoba Open where he defeated ChileanAlejandro Tabilo 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, coming back from a break deficit in the second set and a double break deficit in the third set.[9]
He made his debut at the2023 United Cup replacing the No. 2 player for SpainPablo Carreño Busta where he lost both of his singles matches.He dropped out of the top 50 on 17 April 2023.In July, he reached his twelfth career final at the2023 Swiss Open Gstaad where he lost toPedro Cachin.[10]Despite these results on ATP level, he dropped out of the top 95 on 18 September 2023 and out of the top 100 on 26 February 2024.
In April 2024, he qualified for the main draw of his first Masters of the season at the2024 Mutua Madrid Open defeating compatriotRoberto Bautista Agut.
On 31 March 2025, Ramos Viñolas announced his plans to retire during the 2025 season.[11] His last tournament was the2025 Copa Faulcombridge, where he lost toJan Choinski in the quarterfinals.[12]
Ramos Viñolas has a baseline game, comparable to compatriotRafael Nadal. He is acounterpuncher who uses a heavy topspin game to grind opponents down. He has a heavy topspin forehand, which is his strongest shot to move opponents around the court. He can also flatten out his forehand to produce clean winners. Both wings are capable of producing winners, but his flatter forehand can produce many unforced errors. He has an accurate first serve, which he uses to then set up his next shot. His first serve can break down when under pressure. He is a strong mover around the court, and he makes net approaches often. He also plays with a lot of variety, using slices and drop-shots to mix up his game. He has most success on clay where he won all of his career titles and reached the quarterfinals of2016 French Open and advanced to his first Masters 1000 final.
He currently usesBabolat racquets and wearsJoma clothes and footwear after ending his contract withLacoste this year.
His sister Anna played college tennis at theUniversity of the Pacific.[13] He married Helena Martí in November 2017, and they had a daughter born in August 2020.[14][15]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current through the2025 French Open.
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | W–L |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2–11 |
| French Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1–9 |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | NH | 1R | 1R | 0–8 |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2–11 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 5–39 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 2017 | Monte-Carlo Masters | Clay | 1–6, 3–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2012 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | 250 Series | Clay | 1–6, 6–7(5–7) | |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2016 | Swedish Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2016 | Chengdu Open, China | 250 Series | Hard | 7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7), 3–6 | |
| Loss | 1–3 | Mar 2017 | Brasil Open, Brazil | 250 Series | Clay | 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 1–4 | Apr 2017 | Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco | Masters 1000 | Clay | 1–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 1–5 | Feb 2018 | Ecuador Open, Ecuador | 250 Series | Clay | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 | |
| Win | 2–5 | Jul 2019 | Gstaad, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 2–6 | Jul 2019 | Austrian Open, Austria | 250 Series | Clay | 6–7(0–7), 1–6 | |
| Loss | 2–7 | Feb 2021 | Córdoba Open, Argentina | 250 Series | Clay | 0–6, 6–2, 2–6 | |
| Win | 3–7 | May 2021 | Estoril Open, Portugal | 250 Series | Clay | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) | |
| Win | 4–7 | Feb 2022 | Córdoba Open, Argentina | 250 Series | Clay | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 4–8 | Jul 2023 | Gstaad, Switzerland | 250 series | Clay | 6–3, 0–6, 5–7 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2013 | Swedish Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Clay | 2–6, 6–3, [3–10] |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0-1 | Jun 2006 | Spain F20,Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Futures | Hard | 0–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 0-2 | May 2008 | Spain F21,Maspalomas | Futures | Clay | 5–7, 3–6 | |
| Win | 1-2 | Jul 2008 | Spain F25,Alicante | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 5–0 ret. | |
| Win | 2-2 | Mar 2009 | Spain F9,Badalona | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Win | 3-2 | May 2009 | Spain F15,Balaguer | Futures | Clay | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 | |
| Win | 4-2 | May 2009 | Spain F16,Lleida | Futures | Clay | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 4-3 | Sep 2009 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | 6–7(2–7), 2–6 | |
| Loss | 4-4 | Sep 2009 | Palermo, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 5-4 | Aug 2010 | San Sebastián, Spain | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Win | 6-4 | Sep 2010 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 | |
| Win | 7-4 | Jun 2011 | Milan, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 3–0, ret. | |
| Loss | 7-5 | Jun 2011 | Turin, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 8-5 | Aug 2011 | San Sebastián, Spain | Challenger | Clay | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| Win | 9-5 | Jun 2014 | Milan, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 7–5 | |
| Loss | 9-6 | Jun 2014 | Padova, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 10-6 | Sep 2014 | Genoa, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6–1, 7–5 | |
| Loss | 10-7 | Sep 2014 | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Challenger | Clay | 5–7, 6–4, 5–7 | |
| Loss | 10-8 | Sep 2014 | Kenitra, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 11-8 | Jul 2015 | San Benedetto, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| Win | 12-8 | Jul 2024 | Modena, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6–4,3–6, 6–2 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2007 | Spain F26 | Futures | Clay | 7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 2008 | Spain F12 | Futures | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2008 | Spain F40 | Futures | Clay | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–3 | Aug 2009 | Vigo, Spain | Challenger | Clay | 6–7(5–7), 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–4 | Aug 2009 | San Sebastián, Spain | Challenger | Clay | 5–7, 3–6 |
Ramos' match record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who have been No. 1 in bold (ATP World Tour, Grand Slam and Davis Cup main draw matches).
| Season | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Total |
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| Wins | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | ARVR |
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| 2015 | |||||||
| 1. | 3 | Shanghai Masters, China | Hard | 2R | 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–3 | 70 | |
| 2016 | |||||||
| 2. | 9 | French Open, France | Clay | 4R | 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 | 55 | |
| 3. | 10 | Chengdu Open, China | Hard | QF | 6–1, 6–4 | 31 | |
| 2017 | |||||||
| 4. | 1 | Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco | Clay | 3R | 2–6, 6–2, 7–5 | 24 | |
| 5. | 8 | Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco | Clay | QF | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–2 | 24 | |
| 2018 | |||||||
| 6. | 9 | Rome Masters, Italy | Clay | 2R | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5) | 41 | |
| 2021 | |||||||
| 7. | 9 | Córdoba Open, Argentina | Clay | QF | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 | 47 | |
| 2022 | |||||||
| 8. | 10 | Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco | Clay | 2R | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 | 37 | |