Marc López
![]() López at the 2016 US Open | ||||||||||||
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Residence | Barcelona, Spain | |||||||||||
Born | Barcelona, Spain | 31 July 1982|||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||
Turned pro | 1999 | |||||||||||
Retired | 2022[1][2] (last doubles match 2024) | |||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||
Coach | Carlos Gómez Ferré | |||||||||||
Prize money | US$4,443,757 | |||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||
Career record | 23–31 | |||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 106 (10 May 2004) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | Q3 (2009) | |||||||||||
French Open | 2R (2003) | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2004) | |||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||
Career record | 310–244 | |||||||||||
Career titles | 14 | |||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 3 (28 January 2013) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | SF (2013) | |||||||||||
French Open | W (2016) | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | 3R (2014) | |||||||||||
US Open | F (2014, 2017) | |||||||||||
Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||
Tour Finals | W (2012) | |||||||||||
Olympic Games | W (2016) | |||||||||||
Mixed doubles | ||||||||||||
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (2011, 2016, 2018) | |||||||||||
French Open | 2R (2011) | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2011, 2012, 2021) | |||||||||||
US Open | 1R (2010, 2016, 2017, 2018) | |||||||||||
Team competitions | ||||||||||||
Davis Cup | F (2012) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Marc López Tarrés (Catalan: [ˈmaɾɡ ˈlopəs təˈres], Spanish: [ˈmaɾk ˈlopeθ taˈres]; born 31 July 1982) is a Spanish former professional tennis player and coach. His career-high ATP singles ranking was world No. 106 (May 2004) and world No. 3 in doubles (January 2013).
Partnering with Feliciano López, Marc López won a major title at the 2016 French Open as well as the 2012 ATP Finals. Additionally, at the 2016 Rio Olympics, López won the gold medal in men's doubles for Spain partnering with Rafael Nadal.
Professional career
[edit]2001
[edit]In his ATP debut at Stuttgart as a qualifier ranked 236, López defeated Richard Fromberg, eventual French Open finalist Guillermo Coria, two-time French Open winner Sergi Bruguera, and Alberto Martín en route to the semifinals, where he lost to Guillermo Cañas.
2004
[edit]Although in his beginnings López did not achieve very good results playing doubles, in the last years he has won several doubles titles in Challengers and his best performance in an ATP tournament was in this modality. That was in 2004, when he reached the final of the Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana partnering with his friend and countryman Feliciano López.
2008
[edit]In April 2008 in Barcelona, López beat No. 141 Yuri Schukin to qualify into the ATP main draw, where he beat No. 68 Ivo Minář before losing to No. 37 Juan Ignacio Chela. In May, he made the main draw of the 2008 French Open as a lucky loser after beating No. 124 Andreas Beck.
2010–2013
[edit]In 2010, López won three doubles titles, including the Masters 1000 at Indian Wells partnering with Rafael Nadal. They defeated Daniel Nestor and Serbian Nenad Zimonjić in the final. López made the year-end finals with his frequent partner Marcel Granollers. They won the tournament, defeating the Indian duo of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna in the final.
In 2012, López and Rafael Nadal, again won the doubles final at Indian Wells, defeating Americans John Isner and Sam Querrey. He and Granollers also won the Masters 1000 in Rome, beating Łukasz Kubot and Janko Tipsarević in the final. In Toronto, they were defeated in the final by the Bryan brothers.
In 2013, they only made one final, in Cincinnati, where they again fell to the Bryan brothers.
2014–2017: French Open champion and Olympic Gold medal in doubles
[edit]In 2014, López and Granollers made two Grand Slam finals. At the French Open they were defeated by French duo Édouard Roger-Vasselin and Julien Benneteau. At the US Open, they lost the final to the Bryan brothers.
In 2015, they again made the Masters 1000 final in Rome, but were defeated by Pablo Cuevas and fellow Spaniard David Marrero.
In 2016, López teamed with countryman Feliciano López to win the tournament in Doha, Qatar, and they also made a runner-up showing in Dubai. López won his first major at the 2016 French Open with Feliciano López.
In 2016 Rio Olympics he teamed up with Rafael Nadal to win the gold medal in the men's doubles event.
On 6 September 2016 at the 2016 US Open, López was part of the last match ever played at the old Louis Armstrong Stadium. Alongside his partner Feliciano López, they defeated the Bryan brothers (Bob and Mike) in the quarterfinals of the men's doubles tournament, the score 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 6–3.[3] The pair then lost in the semifinals against fellow countrymen Pablo Carreño Busta and Guillermo García López in straight sets.
In 2017, they made another Masters 1000 final in Monte Carlo, but were defeated by Pablo Cuevas and Rohan Bopanna.
At the 2017 US Open, Marc and Feliciano went one step further than the previous year by again defeating the Bryan brothers en route to the final where they lost to Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău.
2021–2024: Coaching and Retirement
[edit]In December 2021, López joined Nadal's coaching team.[4][5]
Lopez announced he would retire after the 2022 Barcelona Open.[5] There, he partnered Feliciano López where they defeated the top ranked pair of world No. 1 Joe Salisbury and world No. 2 Rajeev Ram in the first round.[1][6] However, he then received a wildcard for the Madrid Masters to partner Carlos Alcaraz in doubles.[2] The pair lost in the round of 16 to the eventual champions Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski.[7] His final match was in 2024 Brisbane International, he came out of his retirement to play with Rafael Nadal for the very last time.
Significant finals
[edit]Grand Slam finals
[edit]Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runners-up)
[edit]Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2014 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(1–7) |
Loss | 2014 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2016 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–3 |
Loss | 2017 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Year-end championships
[edit]Doubles: 1 (1 title)
[edit]Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2012 | ATP World Tour Finals, London | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 3–6, [10–3] |
Masters 1000 finals
[edit]Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runners-up)
[edit]Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2010 | Indian Wells Masters | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(10–8), 6–3 |
Win | 2012 | Indian Wells Masters | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 2012 | Italian Open | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 2012 | Canadian Open | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–4, [10–12] |
Loss | 2013 | Cincinnati Masters | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [4–10] |
Loss | 2015 | Italian Open | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 2017 | Monte-Carlo Masters | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [4–10] |
Olympic medal matches
[edit]Doubles: 1 (1 gold medal)
[edit]Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Gold | 2016 | Summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
ATP career finals
[edit]Doubles: 34 (14 titles, 19 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2004 | Valencia Open, Spain |
International | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–7(5–7) |
Win | 1–1 | Jan 2009 | Qatar Open, Qatar |
250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
Win | 2–1 | Mar 2010 | Indian Wells Masters, United States |
Masters 1000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(10–8), 6–3 |
Win | 3–1 | May 2010 | Estoril Open, Portugal |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(1–7), 6–4, [10–4] |
Win | 4–1 | Jul 2010 | German Open, Germany |
500 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, [10–8] |
Loss | 4–2 | Oct 2010 | Open Sud de France, France |
250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, [7–10] |
Win | 5–2 | Jan 2011 | Qatar Open (2), Qatar |
250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 5–3 | Feb 2011 | Zagreb Indoors, Croatia |
250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 5–4 | May 2011 | Estoril Open, Portugal |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 5–5 | Jul 2011 | Stuttgart Open, Germany |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 5–6 | Mar 2012 | Mexican Open, Mexico |
500 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6–6 | Mar 2012 | Indian Wells Masters (2), United States |
Masters 1000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
Loss | 6–7 | Apr 2012 | Barcelona Open, Spain |
500 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7(7–9), [8–10] |
Win | 7–7 | May 2012 | Italian Open, Italy |
Masters 1000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 7–8 | Jul 2012 | Croatia Open, Croatia |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 8–8 | Jul 2012 | Swiss Open, Switzerland |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(11–9) |
Loss | 8–9 | Aug 2012 | Canadian Open, Canada |
Masters 1000 | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–4, [10–12] |
Win | 9–9 | Nov 2012 | ATP World Tour Finals, United Kingdom |
Tour Finals | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 3–6, [10–3] |
Loss | 9–10 | Aug 2013 | Cincinnati Masters, United States |
Masters 1000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [4–10] |
Win | 10–10 | Feb 2014 | Argentina Open, Argentina |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 10–11 | Jun 2014 | French Open, France |
Grand Slam | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(1–7) |
Loss | 10–12 | Sep 2014 | US Open, United States |
Grand Slam | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 10–13 | May 2015 | Estoril Open, Portugal |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 10–14 | May 2015 | Italian Open, Italy |
Masters 1000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 11–14 | Jan 2016 | Qatar Open (3), Qatar |
250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 11–15 | Feb 2016 | Dubai Tennis Championships, United Arab Emirates |
500 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, [12–14] |
Win | 12–15 | Jun 2016 | French Open, France |
Grand Slam | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–3 |
Win | 13–15 | Aug 2016 | Olympic Games, Brazil |
Olympics | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 13–16 | Apr 2017 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–2, [9–11] |
Loss | 13–17 | Apr 2017 | Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco |
Masters 1000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [4–10] |
Loss | 13–18 | Jul 2017 | German Open, Germany |
500 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 13–19 | Sep 2017 | US Open, United States |
Grand Slam | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 14–19 | Apr 2018 | Barcelona Open, Spain |
500 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Performance timelines
[edit]W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles
[edit]Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | A | Q2 | A | Q3 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
French Open | 2R | 1R | Q3 | A | Q3 | 1R | Q1 | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | A | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
US Open | Absent | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||
Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 4 | 1–4 |
Doubles
[edit]Current through the 2022 Mutua Madrid Open.
Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | SF | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 12 | 10–12 | 45% |
French Open | QF | QF | 2R | A | QF | F | 1R | W | 1R | SF | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1 / 11 | 25–10 | 71% |
Wimbledon | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | NH | 1R | A | 0 / 11 | 5–11 | 33% |
US Open | A | 1R | 3R | SF | 3R | F | 3R | SF | F | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 9 | 25–8 | 76% |
Win–loss | 3–2 | 4–4 | 4–3 | 5–3 | 9–4 | 13–4 | 3–4 | 11–3 | 7–4 | 6–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1 / 43 | 65–41 | 61% |
ATP World Tour Finals | |||||||||||||||||
ATP Finals | Did not qualify | W | RR | RR | DNQ | RR | Did not qualify | 1 / 4 | 7–6 | 54% | |||||||
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | 2R | W | SF | W | 2R | A | 2R | SF | 1R | QF | A | NH | A | A | 2 / 9 | 21–7 | 75% |
Miami | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | SF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | NH | A | A | 0 / 11 | 8–11 | 42% |
Monte Carlo | A | QF | 1R | SF | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | F | 1R | 1R | NH | A | A | 0 / 10 | 9–10 | 47% |
Madrid | 2R | QF | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | SF | 1R | SF | 1R | 1R | NH | 1R | 2R | 0 / 13 | 12–13 | 48% |
Rome | A | A | 1R | W | QF | A | F | 1R | 2R | QF | 2R | A | A | A | 1 / 8 | 10–7 | 59% |
Canada | A | A | 1R | F | QF | QF | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 6 | 6–6 | 50% |
Cincinnati | A | A | 2R | QF | F | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | QF | A | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 8–7 | 53% |
Shanghai | A | 2R | 1R | A | QF | SF | A | QF | 2R | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% | |
Paris | A | A | A | A | QF | SF | A | QF | QF | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | 55% |
Win–loss | 3–3 | 11–4 | 6–8 | 20–5 | 11–9 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 6–8 | 5–5 | 5–8 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3 / 75 | 85–72 | 54% |
Career Statistics | |||||||||||||||||
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Career | |||
Titles–Finals | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 4–8 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 14–33 | ||
Win–loss | 13–10 | 37–20 | 33–27 | 48–20 | 32–23 | 19–12 | 20–18 | 36–22 | 24–27 | 20–26 | 4–11 | 0–3 | 1–12 | 2–1 | 311–245 | ||
Year-end ranking | 62 | 15 | 37 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 191 | 327 | 532 | 55.94% |
Personal life
[edit]He married his girlfriend María S. in November 2015, after a four-year relationship. The couple separated in 2017.[8]
In August 2021, López welcomed his first child with María García-Planas Albert, a former college tennis player at the Loyola Marymount University.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b @bcnopenbs (23 April 2022). "G R À C I E S ❤️ M A R C @ATPTour_ES" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Marc López will have his "Last Dance" in Madrid with Alcaraz". 30 April 2022.
- ^ Coffey, Wayne (6 September 2016). "Louis Armstrong: A final farewell". US Open. New York City. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Marc López joins Rafael Nadal's coaching team". Tennis.com.
- ^ a b "Marc López Feeling Lucky & Excited About New Role Coaching Rafael Nadal". ATP Tour.
- ^ "'In a regular situation, Rafael Nadal might be ready to...', says expert".
- ^ "Koolhof/Skupski Oust Alcaraz/Lopez in Lopez's Final Match". ATP Tour.
- ^ Borrajo, Jorge (9 October 2017). "Marc López sigue los pasos de Feliciano y se separa dos años después de casarse". El Español. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Marc López, padre de su primera hija". Mundo Deportivo. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Maria Garcia-Planas Albert – Women's Tennis – Loyola Marymount University Athletics". lmulions.com.
External links
[edit]- 1982 births
- Living people
- Tennis players from Catalonia
- French Open junior champions
- French Open champions
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles
- Spanish male tennis players
- Tennis players from Barcelona
- Tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic tennis players for Spain
- Olympic gold medalists for Spain
- Olympic medalists for Spain in tennis
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen