Alex Patricio Calatrava (born 14 June 1973) is a former tour
tennis player from Spain, who turned professional in 1993. The right-hander won one singles title (2000,
San Marino
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). He reached his highest
ATP singles ranking of World No. 44 in February 2001.
Tennis career
Calatrava defeated 14-time Grand Slam champion
Pete Sampras
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in three sets at
2001 Hamburg Masters.
In July 2005 Calatrava was beaten by 18-year old
Novak Djokovic
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. The Serb dispatched Calatrava in straight sets at the
Umag tournament in
Croatia
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.
Personal
Calatrava was born in Germany while his parents lived there, returning to Spain live in 1980. His Spanish father, José, met his French mother, Gabrielle, while working Germany. Calatrava's uncle is the renowned architect
Santiago Calatrava
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.
Calatrava lived in California from 1989 to 1991 and attended a high school for one year in
Palm Springs. He also lived a year in
Indian Wells under the guidance of Spanish coach
José Higueras. He was the number one ranked junior player in California in 1991.
ATP career finals
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 9 (4–5)
Doubles: 7 (2–5)
Performance timeline
Singles
References
External links
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1973 births
Living people
Tennis players from Cologne
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Spanish male tennis players
Spanish people of French descent
Long stubs with short prose
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