As he announced last month, tennis player Juan Carlos Ferrero (photo ©Sergio Ruiz) has retreated after yesterday he lost his match at the ATP tournament in Valencia to his friend Nicolas Almagro.
Juan Carlos Ferrero was born on February 12, 1980 in Ontinyent, Spain. In 1988 he reached the final of the Roland Garros junior tournament and had his first experience at professional level.
Juan Carlos Ferrero won his first ATP tournament in Mallorca in 1999. In 2000, despite not winning any tournament, he had good results that led him to n. 12 of the world rankings and was part of the Spanish team that won the Davis Cup winning the five singles matches he played in that edition of the tournament.
Juan Carlos Ferrero has always been strong especially on clay but in 2001 he won his first tournament on another surface, in Dubai on hardcourt. On clay, he won the Estoril, Barcelona and Rome tournaments.
In early 2002, Juan Carlos Ferrero had problems at his right knee but during the year he still managed to win the tournaments in Monte Carlo and Hong Kong and reached the final at Roland Garros and the Masters Cup, ending the year at No. 4 in the world rankings.
2003 was the best year for Juan Carlos Ferrero, who won at Roland Garros his only Grand Slam title and reached the final of the U.S. Open. Thanks to these results, he became n. 1 in the world rankings.
In 2004, Juan Carlos Ferrero started having a series of physical problems that limited his activities making him drop in the ranking. For several years he was unable to win any title, although occasionally reaching the final, even in important tournaments such as Barcelona in 2005 and Cincinnati in 2006.
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It was only in 2009 that Juan Carlos Ferrero won a tournament again, in Casablanca. In 2010, he won the Costa do Sauipe, Buenos Aires and Umag tournaments. In 2011 he won his last tournament in Stuttgart.
Despite his many injuries, Juan Carlos Ferrero kept on playing but this year he decided it was time to stop. He was nicknamed “Mosquito” for his physical agility and speed though inevitably he lost it over the years. He’ll remain in the tennis world working with his academy, his foundation and with a future as a coach.
