Pedro Martínez Portero (; born 26 April 1997) is a Spanish professional
tennis
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player.
He has a career high
ATP singles ranking of world No. 36 achieved on 24 February 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 51 achieved on 16 May 2022.
He is currently the No. 3 Spanish player.
Career
Juniors
During his junior career, he won the
junior Davis Cup 2013.
2018-2020: ATP, Major debuts, top 100 in singles
Martínez made his ATP main draw debut at the
2018 Grand Prix Hassan II after qualifying for the singles main draw.
Martínez made his Grand Slam debut in the main draw at the
2019 French Open
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in singles and at the
2020 French Open in doubles with
Christian Garin.
He reached his first ATP quarterfinal in his career at the ATP 500
2020 Rio Open in Brazil defeating
Hugo Dellien and
Pablo Andujar. In June 2020, he made the third round of the
2020 French Open in singles, his best Grand Slam result thus far. As a result he entered the top 100 in singles at World No. 97 on 12 October 2020.
2021: French Open semifinal & top 100 in doubles, first singles ATP final
Martínez reached the third round of the
2021 Australian Open
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in singles for the first time at this Major, defeating
Emil Ruusuvuori, his second showing at this level in his career.
At the
2021 French Open he reached the semifinals as alternate in doubles with fellow Spaniard
Pablo Andujar, with whom he also made his Grand Slam doubles debut as a pair at the
2021 Australian Open
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. They defeated the 14th seeded Belgians Sander Gillé/Joran Vliegen in the third round and the pair of Rohan Bopanna/Franko Škugor in the quarterfinals. They entered the tournament as a replacement alternate pair for the top seeds Nikola Mektić/Mate Pavić. As a result, Martínez made his top 100 debut in doubles at world No. 95 on 14 June 2021.
During the grass season, Martínez reached the third round of the
2021 Wimbledon Championships
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in singles for the first time in his career, defeating 13th seed
Gael Monfils, his third showing in the third round of a Major.
Martínez reached his first ATP final at the
2021 Generali Open Kitzbühel where he was defeated by
Casper Ruud
Casper Ruud (; born 22 December 1998) is a Norwegian professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as world No. 2 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved in September 2022, making him t ...
. He secured the biggest win of his career when he overcame world No. 16 Roberto Bautista Agut en route to the championship match. He also reached the semifinals at the same tournament partnering
Marc Polmans. As a result he reached a new career-high singles ranking of world No. 76 and a doubles ranking of No. 88 on 2 August 2021.
At the
2021 US Open he recorded his first win at this Major over
James Duckworth to reach the second round. After winning the Challenger in Seville, he reached a career high ranking of world No. 59 on 13 September 2021.
At the
2021 Kremlin Cup he was defeated by
Marin Čilić
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in only the second quarterfinal of the season and third in his career at ATP level. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 58 on 25 October 2021. At the same tournament, he also reached the semifinals partnering
Ilya Ivashka
Ilya Uladzimiravich Ivashka (; ; born 24 February 1994) is a Belarusian professional tennis player.
Ivashka has a career-high singles ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) of No. 40, achieved on 20 June 2022. He also has a car ...
. As a result he returned to a doubles ranking of No. 87 on 25 October 2021 tied with his best ranking thus far.
2022: ATP Cup finalist, first ATP singles & doubles titles, Top 40 in singles
Martínez participated for the first time in the
2022 ATP Cup as part of the Spanish team where he played doubles with
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
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(won both matches) and
Albert Ramos Vinolas (lost both matches) and helped Spain reach the final.
Martínez reached the third round of the
2022 Australian Open in doubles for the first time at this Major partnering compatriot
Pablo Andujar. As a result he reached a new career-high doubles ranking of World No. 72 on 31 January 2022.
Martinez was seeded fourth in
Santiago
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. After receiving a first round bye, he defeated
Jaume Munar
Jaume Antoni Munar Clar (; ; born 5 May 1997) is a Spanish professional tennis player. Munar has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 52 achieved on 20 May 2019 and a doubles ranking of No. 98 achieved on 21 April 2025. He is currently ...
,
Yannick Hanfmann and
Alejandro Tabilo
Alejandro Tabilo Álvarez (born 2 June 1997) is a Chilean professional tennis player. He has been ranked by the ATP as high as world No. 19 in singles, achieved on 1 July 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 108, attained on 6 January 2025. He is ...
to reach his second ATP final. He beat
Sebastián Báez
Sebastián Báez (; born 28 December 2000) is an Argentine professional tennis player.
He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 18, achieved on 24 June 2024 and a doubles ranking of world No. 189, achieved on 29 July 2024. Báez ha ...
in the final to win his first ATP title. As a result he made his top 50 debut on 28 February 2022.
He reached the third round of a Masters 1000 for the first time in his career at the
2022 Miami Open defeating
Jan-Lennard Struff
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and upset 27th seed
Cristian Garín
Cristian Ignacio Garín Medone (; born 30 May 1996) is a Chilean professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as world No. 17 by the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP in singles, achieved on 13 September 2021. He ...
.
He made his top 40 debut following the
2022 Mutua Madrid Open on 9 May 2022.
At the
2022 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships he reached the quarterfinals for a second time at an ATP 500 tour-level, defeating
Alexei Popyrin
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and
Jaume Munar
Jaume Antoni Munar Clar (; ; born 5 May 1997) is a Spanish professional tennis player. Munar has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 52 achieved on 20 May 2019 and a doubles ranking of No. 98 achieved on 21 April 2025. He is currently ...
.
2023-2025: First top 10 win & final since 2022, back to top 40
As a result of a couple of first round losses in the beginning of the season, his ranking fell outside the top 100 after the
2023 Rio Open and as low as No. 120 after the
2023 Chile Open for not being able to defend his title in Santiago.
Ranked No. 142, at the
2023 Italian Open he qualified for the main draw but lost in the first round to
Alexander Bublik
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. At the
2023 French Open
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he again qualified for the main draw defeating
Facundo Bagnis in the last of round qualifying but lost to
Tallon Griekspoor in the first round.
He returned to the top 100 at No. 99 on 29 January 2024 following a Challenger final in
Tenerife
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, Spain.
At the
2024 Chile Open in Santiago, he reached the semifinals defeating wildcard
Francesco Passaro, sixth seed
Facundo Diaz Acosta and third seed
Arthur Fils.
At the
2024 Estoril Open he reached his fourth career ATP semifinal defeating
Daniel Altmaier
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Personal life
Altmaier's father Jurij is Ukr ...
compatriot
Roberto Bautista Agut
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and lucky loser
Richard Gasquet
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. He defeated top seed and defending champion
Casper Ruud
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for his first top 10 win, reaching his first final since 2022. As a result he returned to the top 60 in the rankings. He lost to second seed
Hubert Hurkacz
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in straight sets.
He reached his second clay semifinal at the ATP 500
2024 Hamburg Open defeating fourth seed
Matteo Arnaldi, qualifier
Ugo Blanchet and fourth seed
Francisco Cerúndolo before losing to top seed and defending champion
Alexander Zverev
Alexander "Sascha" Zverev (; born 20 April 1997) is a German professional tennis player and the current world No. 3. He has won 24 ATP Tour titles in singles and two in doubles, and has been runner-up at three Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, ma ...
.
Personal life
In November 2023, Martínez and his girlfriend Claudia Espejo welcomed their first child, a boy.
Performance timelines
Singles
''Current through the
2025 Miami Open.
Doubles
ATP Tour finals
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner-ups)
Doubles: 12 (4 titles, 8 runner-ups)
ITF Futures finals
Singles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner-ups)
Doubles: 26 (18 titles, 8 runner-ups)
Record against top 10 players
* Martínez has a win-loss record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Wins over top 10 players
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References
External links
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Pedro Martínezat the
Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived)
Pedro Martínez Portero – COE – Paris 2024
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1997 births
Living people
Spanish male tennis players
People from Alzira, Valencia
Sportspeople from the Province of Valencia
Tennis players from the Valencian Community
Tennis players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Olympic tennis players for Spain
21st-century Spanish sportsmen