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Carreño Busta at the2022 Monte Carlo Masters | ||||||||||||
| Country (sports) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residence | Barcelona, Spain | |||||||||||
| Born | (1991-07-12)12 July 1991 (age 34) Gijón, Spain | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2009 | |||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||
| Coach | Samuel López (2015-2024) César Fábregas (2015-2024) Víctor López Morón (2024-) | |||||||||||
| Prize money | US $ 16,295,568[1][2] | |||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 284–233[a] | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 7 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 10 (11 September 2017) | |||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 89 (17 November 2025) | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 4R (2018,2019,2022) | |||||||||||
| French Open | QF (2017,2020) | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R (2014,2015,2016,2018,2019,2021,2022) | |||||||||||
| US Open | SF (2017,2020) | |||||||||||
| Other tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Tour Finals | RR (2017) | |||||||||||
| Olympic Games | Bronze (2021) | |||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 101–99 | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 4 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 16 (17 July 2017) | |||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 885 (30 June 2025) | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | SF (2017) | |||||||||||
| French Open | 2R (2015,2016) | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (2019) | |||||||||||
| US Open | F (2016) | |||||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | 2R (2024) | |||||||||||
| Team competitions | ||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | W (2019) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 30 June 2025. | ||||||||||||
Pablo Carreño Busta (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈpaβlokaˈreɲoˈβusta];[b][3] born 12 July 1991) is a Spanish professionaltennis player. He has beenranked as high as world No. 10 by theATP, which he first achieved on 11 September 2017. He has won seven singles titles on theATP Tour, including aMasters 1000 title at theCanadian Open, and achieved his best Grand Slam results at theUS Open, reaching the semifinals of the2017 and2020 editions. Representing Spain, Carreño Busta has won an Olympicbronze medal in men's singles at the2020 Tokyo Olympics (defeating world No. 1Novak Djokovic en route) and was a member of theSpanish team that won the2019 Davis Cup.
In doubles, Carreño Busta has won four titles and reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 16 on 17 July 2017.[4] His doubles career highlights include a runner-up finish at the2016 US Open, partneringGuillermo García López, and a victory at the2020 Cincinnati Masters, partneringAlex de Minaur.
Carreño Busta reached as high as No. 6 in the combined junior world rankings in February 2009.[5]
His first appearance in anATP Tour tournament was at the2011 Barcelona Open, where he lost in the first round toBenoît Paire.[6]
He has reached 18 singles finals competing inITF Futures tournaments; and won eleven of these: one in 2009,[7] one in 2010,[8][9] three in 2011,[10][11][12] and six in 2013.[13][14][15][16][17][18] He also won twochallenger titles from two finals in 2011, and at this point reached a career high singles ranking of no. 133.[6] He missed the majority of the 2012 season due to injury, and underwent surgery on his back later that year.[19] Carreño returned towards the latter stages of 2012, after five months of recovery, and played in four Futures tournaments to end the year, all inMorocco, although he did not progress past the semi-final stage in any.[20] He ended the year with a singles ranking of No. 715.[20]
After a strong start to the opening three months of 2013, winning 42 out of 43 matches on the ITF Circuit, Carreño Busta entered the qualification stage of the2013 Grand Prix Hassan II in April, held inCasablanca, Morocco.[6] He won his three qualifying matches, and then beat first seed and two-timeGrand Prix Hassan II champion,Pablo Andújar, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3.[21] He lost in the following round to eventual runner-up,Kevin Anderson.[22] Later on that month, Carreño Busta reached the semi-final stage of the2013 Portugal Open, again progressing through the qualification rounds, before losing toStan Wawrinka in three sets.[23]
Carreño Busta participated in his first ever Grand Slam tournament when he was a qualifier at the2013 French Open. He won his three qualification matches, before losing toRoger Federer in straight sets in the opening round.[24]
In April, Carreño Busta reached his second ATP final atATP Estoril after defeatingBenoît Paire. He was defeated in the finals by compatriotNicolás Almagro. In August, he won his first ever ATP singles title at the2016 Winston-Salem Open, defeating compatriotRoberto Bautista Agut in the final. He entered the top 40 of theATP rankings for the first time as a result, becoming world No. 39.
After a quarterfinal appearance inSydney, Carreño Busta reached the third round of the Australian Open losing toDenis Istomin.[25] He also made the semifinals of thedoubles alongsideGuillermo García López.[26] InBuenos Aires, he lost to the eventual championAlexandr Dolgopolov in straight sets in the semifinals.[27] The following week, Carreño Busta reached his firstATP 500 final at theRio Open, saving a match point against rising teenCasper Ruud en route[28] before losing toDominic Thiem.[29] However, he won thedoubles title withPablo Cuevas.[29] InSão Paulo, he fell to Cuevas, his doubles partner, the two-time defending and eventual champion in the semifinals.[30]
At theIndian Wells Open in March, Carreño Busta avenged his defeat to Cuevas, saving two match points in the process to advance to his firstATP Masters 1000 semifinal[31] where he lost to world No. 3,Stan Wawrinka, in straight sets.[32] As a result, he rose to a new career high of world No. 19. He received a first round bye at theMiami Open but was upset byFederico Delbonis in the second. InSpain's quarterfinalDavis Cup tie againstSerbia, he lost both of his matches toViktor Troicki in singles and to Troicki andNenad Zimonjić in doubles.
Carreño Busta began his clay-court season at theMonte-Carlo Masters, where he lost to world No. 2Novak Djokovic, in three sets in the third round.[33] He reached the same round inBarcelona, losing to lucky loserYūichi Sugita who had defeatedTommy Robredo andRichard Gasquet in the first two rounds.[34] After early losses inMadrid andRome, Carreño Busta played his maidenGrand Slam quarterfinal at theFrench Open, upsetting eleventh seedGrigor Dimitrov in straight sets[35] and fifth seedMilos Raonic in five sets en route.[36] In his quarterfinal against compatriotRafael Nadal, Carreño Busta was forced to retire at a set and 0–2 down due to injury.[37]
At theUS Open he made his first Grand Slam semifinal without dropping a set, beatingDiego Schwartzman at the quarterfinal stage.[38] He then lost toKevin Anderson in four sets. At the year-endATP Finals, he served as an Alternate in replacement ofRafael Nadal, who withdrew from playing his first round. Carreño Busta then went on lose toDominic Thiem and to eventual championGrigor Dimitrov. His year end ranking was No. 10.

At theAustralian Open, Carreño Busta defeatedJason Kubler,Gilles Simon, andGilles Müller to advance to the fourth round, where he lost in a close four set match to eventual finalistMarin Čilić.
At theMiami Masters, Carreño Busta was seeded 16th. He defeatedDenis Istomin,Steve Johnson, 31st seedFernando Verdasco, and sixth seedKevin Anderson, before losing to fourth seedAlexander Zverev in the semifinals.
Carreño Busta reached the semifinals of a second consecutive event at theBarcelona Open. He defeatedBenoît Paire,Adrian Mannarino, and upset second seedGrigor Dimitrov before losing to unseededStefanos Tsitsipas in the semifinals. He then reached the semifinals of a third consecutive tournament at theEstoril Open before losing toFrances Tiafoe. After suffering an opening round loss at theMadrid Masters toBorna Ćorić, he followed up with a quarterfinal appearance at theRome Masters, losing toMarin Čilić. At the same tournament he reached his first Masters final indoubles partneringJoão Sousa. In the third round of theFrench Open, he was defeated byMarco Cecchinato.
AtWimbledon, Carreño Busta was upset in the first round by unseeded MoldovanRadu Albot.
At theCincinnati Masters, Carreño Busta made the quarterfinals where he was defeated again byMarin Čilić. He then reached the semifinals of theWinston-Salem Open, defeating 16th seedPeter Gojowczyk and sixth seedChung Hyeon before losing to eighth seedSteve Johnson. At theUS Open, Carreño Busta was upset byJoão Sousa in the second round. He suffered opening-round losses at both the Shanghai and Paris Masters.

Carreño Busta opened his 2019 season at theAuckland Open, facingDavid Ferrer, who retired just two games into the match. He was then defeated in a close three set match againstJan-Lennard Struff.
At theAustralian Open, Carreño Busta was seeded 23rd. He defeatedLuca Vanni,Ilya Ivashka, and 12th seedFabio Fognini to reach the fourth round, where he facedKei Nishikori. Carreño Busta narrowly won the first two sets before losing a close third set tiebreak. Nishikori took the fourth, and the fifth eventually proceeded to a tiebreaker. Carreño Busta led the tiebreak until 8–5, when a late call from a linesperson sparked an argument between Carreño Busta and the umpire. Ultimately, Nishikori was awarded the point, and went on to win the next four points, winning the tiebreak 10–8. The match had lasted over five hours. After the match, Carreño Busta refused to shake the umpire's hand, and threw his bag onto the court before leaving the stadium amidst a booing crowd. In a post-match conference, he apologized for his outburst.
After missing much of the rest of the season due to injury, Carreño Busta won his fourth ATP title at theChengdu Open beatingDenis Shapovalov in the semifinal andAlexander Bublik in the final. He was also part of the Spain team that won the2019 Davis Cup.
Carreño Busta's first major of the year was theAustralian Open, where he lost his third round match to top-seededRafael Nadal. Then much of the2020 season was interrupted by theCOVID-19 pandemic.
Carreño Busta's season resumed at the2020 US Open, where he defeatedYasutaka Uchiyama in five sets in the first round, thenMitchell Krueger andRičardas Berankis in straight sets. In the fourth round, he faced world No. 1Novak Djokovic, who was unbeaten in 2020 before then. Carreño Busta was up a break, 6–5 in the first set, when Djokovic unintentionally hit a lineswoman in the throat with a ball. This defaulted Djokovic from the tournament, advancing Carreño Busta to the quarterfinals, where he defeated 12th seedDenis Shapovalov in five sets. He then lost to fifth seedAlexander Zverev in five sets in the semifinals despite being two sets up.
At theFrench Open, Carreño Busta was seeded 17th and reached the quarterfinals after victories against 10th seedRoberto Bautista Agut andDaniel Altmaier. In a rematch of the US Open, he faced Djokovic, to whom he lost in four sets.
Carreño Busta won the first edition of theAndalucía Open in Marbella, Spain as the top seed by defeatingJaume Munar 6–1, 2–6, 6–4 in an all Spanish final. The win was also his 200th career win on the ATP Tour.[39]
Carreño Busta won the biggest title of his career, and sixth title overall atHamburg, when he defeatedFilip Krajinović in straight sets in the final to win the title.[40]
At theOlympics, Carreño Busta beatTennys Sandgren,Marin Čilić,Dominik Koepfer and world No. 2Daniil Medvedev to reach the semifinals. There, he lost to 12th seedKaren Khachanov in straight sets, but bounced back to defeat world No. 1Novak Djokovic in three sets to claim the bronze medal.[41]
At theUS Open, Carreño Busta was upset in the first round by American qualifierMaxime Cressy, losing a two sets to love lead for the second consecutive year at the US Open and failing to convert four match points in the fifth set tiebreak.[42]
Carreño Busta began his 2022 season representing Spain at theATP Cup. He went undefeated in singles in the group stage, recording victories overAlejandro Tabilo of Chile,Viktor Durasovic of Norway, andFilip Krajinović of Serbia, as Spain advanced to the semifinals. In the semifinals against Poland, Carreño Busta defeatedJan Zieliński to help Spain advance to the finals.[43]
At theBarcelona Open, he defeated second seedCasper Ruud in the quarterfinals after saving three match points, following another three setter win in the round of 16 againstLorenzo Sonego in the same day.[44] Then, Carreño Busta beatDiego Schwartzman in straight sets, after the match was suspended early in the first set and moved to the next day for his first all Spanish final in Barcelona againstCarlos Alcaraz. He lost in the final in straight sets against Alcaraz.He lost in the first round in theFrench Open and atWimbledon toGilles Simon in five sets and toDušan Lajović via retirement, respectively.At theSwedish Open in Båstad, he reached the semifinals defeating Diego Schwartzman in straight sets conceding only one game in the entire match.[45] He fell to the eventual championFrancisco Cerundolo.
At theCanadian Open, he reached the quarterfinals at this Masters for the first time, defeating 11th seedMatteo Berrettini,[46]Holger Rune and seventh seedJannik Sinner.[47] Next he reached his third semifinal at a Masters level defeatingJack Draper.[48] In the semifinals, he defeated BritonDan Evans to advance to his first career Masters 1000 final.[49][50] He played eighth seedHubert Hurkacz in the final[51] and won the title[52] to become the first unseeded player to win this event in 20 years sinceGuillermo Cañas in 2002 and the first player ranked outside the Top 20 since a No. 43-rankedAndrei Pavel the year before in 2001.[53]
At the US Open, Carreño Busta reached the fourth round after defeatingDominic Thiem,Alexander Bublik, andAlex de Minaur. In the fourth round, he lost toKaren Khachanov in a five set match lasting more than 3 hours.[54] He also reached the round of 16 at the2022 Rolex Paris Masters where he lost toTommy Paul.

Carreño Busta started his 2023 season at theAdelaide International 2. Seeded second, he lost in the second round to the eventual championKwon Soon-woo.[55] Seeded 14th at theAustralian Open, he lost in a second round five-set thriller toBenjamin Bonzi.[56]
In February, Carreño Busta competed at theRotterdam Open. Seeded seventh, he was eliminated in the first round byRichard Gasquet in three sets.[57] He had to take eight months off from tennis to recover from an elbow injury.[58]
In October 2023, Carreño Busta returned to the Challenger tour at theJC Ferrero Challenger and lost to compatriotPedro Martínez in the first round. He entered theMálaga Open as a wildcard, defeatingArthur Cazaux before losing toMattia Bellucci in the second round. In November, he underwent surgery for his elbow injury.[59]
Following more than a six month hiatus, he entered for the main draw of the2024 French Open using protected ranking in singles and doubles[60] and also the2024 Olympics in doubles with compatriotMarcel Granollers, where he reached the second round.
Also using protected ranking, ranked No. 796, he entered the2024 National Bank Open, playing in his first Masters event since 2022, he recorded his first ATP win since January 2023, overFábián Marozsán. As a result he returned a couple of positions shy of the top 500 on 12 August 2024, climbing close to 290 positions in the rankings.[61] Ranked No. 513, at the2024 Cincinnati Open, with first back-to-back wins in two years, over 16th seedSebastian Korda andMax Purcell, he reached the third round and returned to the top 300 in the singles rankings on 19 August 2024, climbing more than 200 positions.[4] Ranked No. 299, he received a main draw wildcard for the2024 Winston-Salem Open and defeated qualifierOmni Kumar, 13th seedAlexander Shevchenko,Aleksandar Vukic and qualifierLearner Tien to reach his first ATP semifinal since 2022 in Montreal. As a result he moved up the rankings into the top 225 on 26 August 2024.[62]
He returned to the top 150 at No. 149 on 3 February 2025.[4]At the2025 Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech Carreño Busta recorded his first clay win since October 2022 over local wildcardYounes Lalami Laaroussi.[63] He returned to the top 100 on 14 April 2025 at world No. 99 prior to the2025 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell where he received a wildcard.[4]
Carreño Busta was born inGijón to parents Alfonso Carreño Morrondo and María Antonia Busta Vallina and has two sisters, Lucía and Alicia. He married tax advisor Claudia Díaz Borrego in December 2021.[64] He currently resides inBarcelona.[citation needed]
In 2015, Carreño Busta joined theFerrero Tennis Academy inAlicante to train with coachSamuel López.[65]
In December 2024, it was announced that he had split with coach López and the Ferrero Academy. In the beginning of the 2025 season, he started training at the TEC Carles Ferrer Salat in Barcelona with a new coachVíctor López Morón.[66]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through the2025 US Open.
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 4R | 2R | A | 2R | 0 / 11 | 17–11 | 61% |
| French Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | 3R | 3R | QF | 4R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 12 | 18–12 | 60% |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | NH | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 0–7 | 0% |
| US Open | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | SF | 2R | 3R | SF | 1R | 4R | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 10 | 22–11 | 68% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 11–3 | 6–4 | 7–4 | 11–3 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0 / 40 | 57–41 | 58% |
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 3R | 2R | 3R | SF | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 8 | 13–8 | 62% |
| French Open | A | 2R | 2R | 1R[c] | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | F | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | 55% |
| Win–loss | 2–2 | 2–4 | 8–4 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 21 | 22–20 | 52% |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2016 | US Open | Hard | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 2021 | Tokyo Olympics 2020 | Hard | 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–3 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2022 | Canadian Open | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2018 | Italian Open | Clay | 6–3, 4–6, [4–10] | ||
| Win | 2020 | Cincinnati Open | Hard | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | ATP Most Improved Player 2013 | Succeeded by |