Albert Montanes biography
Date of birth : 1980-11-26
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Spain
Nationality : Spanish
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2011-04-18
Credited as : Professional Tennis player, ATP tour, Australian Open, Tennis Masters Cup
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Albert Montañés Roca is a professional tennis player from Spain.
He first entered the top-100 in 2001 and has been in the top-100 for all but 20 weeks since then. As of August 2010, he has a career high ranking of #22. He is well known for his mental toughness, and is one of the very few players to ever win a title after saving match points in 2 different matches.
Timeline :
Began playing tennis at age six at club de tenis San Carles de la Rapita
Father, Juan Francisco, is a supervisor of REPSOL, a petroleum company; mother, Elodia, is a house wife
Has one older brother, Jonathan, and one younger brother, Fran
Enjoys watching car rally racing and soccer (favorite team is FC Barcelona)
Enjoys action movies, techno music, going out with friends on holidays
His favorite surface is clay and considers his forehand as best shot
Coached by Narcis Pelach (since September 2008).
Singles Titles:
2010: Stuttgart, Estoril
2009: Bucharest, Estoril
2008: Amersfoort
Doubles Titles:
2010: Doha
2008: Casablanca
