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|- | United states: | Spain |- | Home: | Villena, Spain |- | Height: | Sextet foot (182 cm) |- | Weight: | 160 pound (72 kilogram) |- | Plays: | Right |- | Sour pro: | 1999 |- | Greatest singles ranking: | Single (9/8/2003) |- | Singles titles: | 11 |- | Career prize money: | $10,027,728 |- ! colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff" | Grand Slam Record
Titles: 1 |- | Australian Open | SF (2004) |- | French Open | W (2003) |- | Wimbledon | Fourth (2003, 2005) |- | The states Open | F (2003) |}

Juan Carlos Ferrero (born February 12 1980, in Onteniente, Spain) is a agent tennis player from Spain. He captured a men's singles title at a French Open in 2003, and inside October that season he became a 21st streaming video player to hang on to the World There is no. One ATP singles ranking. He besides as well been runner-second best at deuce more Grand Slams during his career. His nickname is "Mosquito" due to his speed & wiry, heavy physique.

Tennis Career
Ferrero processed his agent debut inside 1999, making an immediate splash by reaching a semi-semi of his number 1 tour event around Casablanca. He processed his Grand Slam debut at a US Open in August and then around the following year, around sole his fifth agency event, he won his 1st career title in Majorca.

Ferrero continued his rise throughout 2000 and although he did not wwithin the title, he reached finals in Dubai and Barcelona and helped Spain win the Davis Cup by defeating Lleyton Hewitt and Patrick Rafter in the final against Australia. His better performance even so was arguably at his 1st French Open, in which he stormed to the semi-semi, losing lone to eventual champion Gustavo Kuerten in five sets.

Around 2001 Ferrero confirmed his status as one of a bet on's right clay court players, winning titles within Estoril, Barcelona and Rome, and he reaching a semi-semi at a French Open for the 2nd sequentially month, losing once again to Gustavo Kuerten. Ferrero besides won a tour event inside Dubai, and finished a season stratified 5 in the globe.

2002 saw Ferrero reach his foremost Grand Slam final at a French Open. Nonetheless, despite existence a heavy favorite, he misused to compatriot Albert Costa in four sets. He won titles within Monte Carlo and Hong Kong and reached the final of the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, losing an epic 5 placed final to Lleyton Hewitt. This effect saw a Spaniard finish a season ranked 4th in the globe.

2003 saw Ferrero have his better month up to now, winning a titles within Monte Carlo & Valencia before fulfilling his clay court promise by taking a French Open, well defeating Dutchman Martin Verkerk in the final. He besides went in to email a final on the hard courts at the US Open, where he misused to Andy Roddick. This effect saw Ferrero get a number one stratified streaming video player around a globe & he rounded the month murder by ingesting his first indoor title in Madrid and being presented by using the "National Sportsman of the Year" award from either King Juan Carlos. He would prevent a season graded There are no. Trine in the globe.

Injuries nonetheless began to plague Ferrero throughout 2004 and his ranking and form dipped. Despite making a Australian Open semifinals early in the year (losing to Roger Federer), chicken pox kept him out for the entire year of March and after the 1st circular loss inside Monte Carlo around April, he required an additional year retired for rest & convalescence. In May 8 Ferrero fell during a recitation, injuring his ribs & his best radiocarpal joint & went into the defence of his French Open crown underprepared. He misused in the 2nd spherical to Igor Andreev and continued to struggle for the rest of the year, finishing outside the world's top Thirty first around 5 years.

Ferrero is shopping freshly & healthier then far inside 2005 as he attempts to climb towards a top echelons of the game. He reached a semi of a Monte Carlo Masters & the finals of the Open Seat Godo inside Barcelona in April.

Ferrero's inspiration is his mother world health organization died from either cancer once he was Xvii.

Titles (11)

Singles (11)

Singles Finalist (13)

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