Albert Portas
Encyclopedia
Albert Portas Soy is a former professional tennis
player.
His only top-level singles title came at the Hamburg Masters
in 2001, a tournament in which his mastery of the drop shot (key to his defeat of Juan Carlos Ferrero
in the final) earned him the nickname "Drop Shot Dragon". According to the BBC, Lleyton Hewitt
said of Portas that "He sure hits a lot of drop shots but he hits them so well, as well as anyone I have faced."
He coached WTA
player Daniela Hantuchová
from November 2008 to February 2009.
LQ = lost in the qualifiers
WR = Win Ratio, the ratio of tournaments won to those played
A = Did not play in tournament
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player.
Career
Portas turned professional in 1994. He reached his career-high ranking on October 1, 2001 at 19th in the world.His only top-level singles title came at the Hamburg Masters
Hamburg Masters
The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Originally a Grand Prix Tennis Tour event between 1978 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Championship...
in 2001, a tournament in which his mastery of the drop shot (key to his defeat of Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat is a professional tennis player, and a former world no. 1 player, from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September of that year, he became the 21st player to hold the world no. 1 ranking. He was also the runner-up at the 2002...
in the final) earned him the nickname "Drop Shot Dragon". According to the BBC, Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...
said of Portas that "He sure hits a lot of drop shots but he hits them so well, as well as anyone I have faced."
He coached WTA
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association , founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the principal organizing body of Women's Professional Tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women. Its counterpart organization in the men's professional game is the Association of...
player Daniela Hantuchová
Daniela Hantuchová
Daniela Hantuchová is a Slovak professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first Tier I tournament and ended the year in the top 10.She is currently coached by Larri Passos...
from November 2008 to February 2009.
Singles titles
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (1) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | May 14, 2001 |  HamburgHamburg Masters The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Originally a Grand Prix Tennis Tour event between 1978 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Championship... , Germany |
Clay |  Juan Carlos FerreroJuan Carlos Ferrero Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat is a professional tennis player, and a former world no. 1 player, from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September of that year, he became the 21st player to hold the world no. 1 ranking. He was also the runner-up at the 2002... |
4–6, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(5), 7–5 |
Singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |Career Win-Loss |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 2-7 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | LQ | 0 / 9 | 8-9 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | LQ | 0 / 7 | 2-7 |
| U.S. Open U.S. Open (tennis) The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881... |
A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 2-6 |
| Grand Slam Win Ratio | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 29 | N/A |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-3 | 1-4 | 5-4 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | N/A | 14-29 |
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0-2 |
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1-2 |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 0 / 8 | 3-8 |
| Rome Rome Masters The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's... |
A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 2-7 |
| Hamburg Hamburg Masters The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Originally a Grand Prix Tennis Tour event between 1978 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Championship... |
A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | W | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | A | 1 / 4 | 7-3 |
| Canada Canada Masters The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour... |
A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0-1 |
| Cincinnati Cincinnati Masters The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between... |
A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0-1 |
| Stuttgart/Madrid | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0-2 |
| Paris | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1-2 |
| ATP World Tour Finals | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 |
| ATP Tournaments Played | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 3 | N/A | 199 |
| ATP Finals Reached | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4 |
| ATP Tournaments Won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 1 |
| Year End Ranking | 392 | 269 | 119 | 182 | 35 | 84 | 90 | 51 | 20 | 88 | 85 | 175 | 119 | 140 | 338 | N/A | N/A |
LQ = lost in the qualifiers
WR = Win Ratio, the ratio of tournaments won to those played
A = Did not play in tournament