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David Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern was born on April 2, 1982 in Javez/Xabia, Spain. When he was 13 years of age he attended the Catalan Tennis Federation in Barcelona. He also spent nine months at Equelite Juan Carlos Ferreo Academy.
Ferrer turned professional in 2000. David Ferrer is known for his aggressive spirit and reluctance to give up a defeat. He is particularly dangerous on clay courts but has indeed shown incredible displays on hard surfaces for example his semi final appearance at the 2007 US Open. David is currently ranked number five in the world since last November.
By the end of 2004 he achieved the 49 ranking position in the world rankings. In 2005 Ferrer won his first ATP title in Bucharest. He then achieved the Challeger titles in Napoli, Valencia and Sassuolo. In 2003 Ferrer played an epic match defeating Andre Agassi at the Rome Masters besides other six ATP Master Series titles. By the end of the year he moved to position # 14 in the ATP.
By the beginning of 2006 he entered the top 10 for the first time after his Australian Open presentation. Then during his second clay court tournament of the season at ATP Masters Series Monte-Carlo, he lost to Federer. He reached the 3rd round at Roland Garros and a career-best 4th round at Wimbledon.
More recently Ferrer won the first 2007 Auckland tournament; followed by his advance in the
quarterfinals at the Masters Series Cincinnati defeating Andy Roddick in the third round. At the U.S. Open he was seeded #15 and knocked out #24 seed David Nalbandian in the 3rd round and defeated second seed Rafael Nadal 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 6-2, in one unforgettable match of power and tactics.
At the season end Ferrer qualified as the #6 seed for the Tennis Master Cup, where he had a great tournament ending in fifth position a career high in the ATP ranking.
More recently he advanced two the second week at the Australian Open by defeated country man Juan Carlos Ferrero then falling to eventual champion Novak Dojokovic 6-0,6-3,7-5 in the quarterfinal.
Achievements:
- 2002 and 2007 International Series: Bucharest; Sttugart, Germany; Auckland, England; Bastad, Sweden
- 2007 Runner-up Masters Cup Shanghai
- 2007 International Series Gold
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