Juan Carlos Ferrero

At 44 years old, Juan Carlos Ferrero has this physical status:

Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (born 12 February 1980) is a Spanish former world No.1 retired professional tennis player.

He won the men's singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September of that year, became the 21st player to hold the world No.1 ranking.

He was also runner-up at the 2002 French Open and 2003 US Open.

His nickname was "Mosquito" due to his speed and slight physical build.

Ferrero retired from the game after the 2012 Valencia Open 500, returning for a brief doubles stint in 2017.

Personal life

Nicknamed Juanki and "El Mosquito", Ferrero began playing tennis at age seven with his father, Eduardo Ferrero Micó (1943—2022), who often traveled with him. He has two sisters, Ana and Laura and admires the play of former No. 1 Jim Courier. Ferrero's inspiration has been his mother, Rosario, who died of cancer in 1996, when he was 16. In July 2007, he bought an old cottage in Bocairent, south of Valencia, and refurbished it into "Hotel Ferrero", which features 12 luxury suites. He used to be a joint owner of the Valencia Open tournament together with fellow tennis player David Ferrer. His fitness trainer was Miguel Maeso, and he was coached by Antonio Martínez Cascales (from 1989) and Salvador Navarro (from May 2008). He and his wife had their first child, a daughter, in September 2014. The couple married in July 2015. They have had two more children since.

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Career

Ferrero, a native of Ontinyent, made the French Open Juniors final in 1998, losing to Fernando González. He finished the year as the No. 1 in the United States. 17 years old. In 1998, he made his professional debut by winning the finals of his first Futures tournament in Italy. He won two Futures events in Spain and finished the year ranked No. 1 in the world. 345 people attended the 345th anniversary of the United States.

He made his first ATP main draw appearance at Grand Prix Hassan II as a qualifier, where he advanced to the semi-finals. He continued his winning at a Challenger event in Naples. He had a wildcard at the Open Seat Godó and advanced to Carlos Moyá in the third round. He advanced to the top 100 finals at no. 25, marking his first appearance in the top 100 at No. 1. The 94th anniversary of the United Kingdom's birth. At Graz, he eventually reached his fourth final of the year, losing Tomá Zb. He then competed at the GE Open in the second round, where he won his first top 20 match against No. 82. Tommy Haas, a 15-year-old boy, before losing in the quarterfinals. In August, he made his Grand Slam debut at the US Open, losing to Greg Rusedski in the first round for the ninth seeded. In just his fifth professional appearance, he claimed his first career title at the Majorca Open, which barred him from No. 66. 68 to 47. He finished the year at No. 1 in the world. 43, who received the ATP Newcomer of the Year award.

He began the year at Heineken Open in the Heineken Open and made the quarterfinals. He made his Australian Open debut in the third round, where he was defeated by Younes El Aynaoui in a close five-setter, 6–4, 6–7(5–6), 4–6. He reached the finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships just short of deciding against Nicolas Kiefer en route to his first top ten victory over then No. 10 afterward. In the second round, 9 Nicolás Lapentti was in the second round. With a semifinal appearance at the Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic, he backed it up, losing to Australian Lleyton Hewitt. He lost his first matches at the Indian Wells Masters to Michael Chang 5–7, 4–6, and George Bastl to George Bastl at the Ericsson Open. For the first time, he appeared in Davis Cup for the first time, winning both his matches.

Ferrero made it to the back-to-back quarterfinals at the Estoril Open and his first masters quarterfinals at the Monte Carlo Open, losing to Nicolás Lapentti and Gastón Gaudio respectively, who advanced to Nicolás Lapentti and Gastón Gaudio respectively during the European clay season. At the Torneo Godó, he lost his second final of the year, losing to Marat Safin. Ferrero entered the top 20 for the first time by doing so. 18. Ferrero didn't fare well at the final Masters series of the clay court swing, losing to a lower-ranked opponent. He reached Mariano Puerta and the second round of the German Open losing to Andrei Pavel in the third round. Despite losing No. 1, he bounced back by progressing to the semifinals of his first French Open debut. Corte 10 was the previous champion before losing in five sets to eventual champion Gustavo Kuerten. He then decided not to participate in Wimbledon.

He made it to the fourth round of the US Open but lost convincingly to eventual champion Marat Safin. He then represented Spain in Sydney, where he reached the quarterfinals defeating France's Arnaud di Pasquale. Richard Krajicek 4–6, 4–6, 5–6, and the Stuttgart Masters defeated Younes El Aynaoui 6–6, 4–6. He then suffered defeats in his first match in his next four appearances, at the CA–TennisTrophy to Richard Krajicek 4–6, 4–6. As he reached the semifinals of the Paris Masters, he was eliminated by 2–6, 2–6. However, he lost in the first round of the Scania Stockholm Open to Adrian Voinea 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 3–6. Ferrero won the Davis Cup with a 3–1 win, 6–2, 7–6, 6–4, handing Spain their first Davis Cup title. Despite winning no titles in 2000, his strong results in major tournaments helped him finish the year ranked No. 1. 12.

Ferrero started the year off poorly, losing three straight losses starting with a second round defeat to Australian Andrew Ilie 6–6, 1–6, 6–6, 2–6, 4–6, and finally lost to Dutch Raemon Sluiter 7–6(2–6), 4–6. After losing by a surprising No. 5, he bounced back at the Dubai Tennis Championships defeating Marat Safin, 6–2, 3–1 RET in the final. In the quarterfinals, 5 Magnus Norman 6–2, 4–6, 6–4. He suffered in the first round of the Indian Wells Masters in three tie-break sets to Nicolás Mass and his fourth round defeat to Gastón Gaudio 0–6, 6–6, 3–6 at the Ericsson Open.

He started the European clay season by winning the Estoril Open in an all-Spanish final, defeating Félix Mantilla, 7–6, 4–3. He had been ranked No. 10 on the charts, putting him at No. 1. He made the world No. 9 on the world's best-ranked debut in his top ten debut. Despite being early to the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters to Galo Blanco (2–6, 6–7)), he recovered by progressing to the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters to Galo Blanco 2–6(3–7). Winning his first two at the Open SEAT Godó, beating Carlos Moyá, 4–6, 7–5, 3–5, 6–2, 6–2, his first Masters title at the Rome Masters defeated Gustavo Kuerten, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2, his first victory over a No. 86. The 1-ranked opponent has emerged. He failed in the third round of the Hamburg Masters by losing to Albert Portas, 6–6, 6–7, 5–7). He continued his success by winning the French Open for the second year in a row, defeating Lleyton Hewitt 6–4, 6–1, 6–1 for the second year in a row, losing his second straight year at the top of the field. Gustavo Kuerten, the defending champion and eventual champion, and a 3–6 champion Gustavo Kuerten, are among the 1 seed's 4–6, 4–6, 3–6. He was able to progress to the third round in his first Wimbledon appearance defeating Britain's Greg Rusedski 1–6, 4–6, 4–6.

Ferrero also reached the UBS Open finals, losing to Jir Novák, 1–6, 7–6 (5-7), 5–7. Patrick Rafter 5–7, 6–6, 2–6 and lost to Nicolas Lapentti 6–7(6–8), 2–6, 2–6 and then lost to Patrick Rafter in the quarterfinals at the GEI Open. He continued to have poor results in America, losing 7–6 (7–7), 4–6, 4–6, 4–6, and the third round of the US Open with compatriot Tommy Robredo upsetting him in a tight five setter 6–7(1–7). He then helped his Davis Cup team return to the world group by defeating Oleg Ogorodov of Ukraine 7–5, 6–4. He then fell short of the Salem Open quarterfinals, losing to Rainer Schüttler 3–6, 6–7(6–8) and the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon to Younes El Aynaoui 4–6, 4–6. However, he lost his first matches at the Stuttgart Masters to Thomas Enqvist 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(4–7) and 4–6 to Rainer Schüttler 6–7(8–10), 4–6. He lost in the third round to Hicham Arazi 2–6, 6–6, 3–6. Ferrero qualified for the Tennis Masters Cup and advanced to the semifinals by defeating Gustavo Kuerten 7–6, 6–7(7–5), but lost to Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–7(5–7) in the round robin tournament. He lost to eventual champion Lleyton Hewitt, 4–6, 3–6 in the semifinals. He ranked No. 1 in the year 2014 after finishing the year at No. 1. 5.

Ferrero missed the Australian Open in 2002 due to bursitis in his right knee. In the second round, he began his year at the Milan Indoor but was defeated by eventual champion Davide Sanguinetti 6–3, 6–7 (0–7), 4–6. He then represented Spain in the first round Davis Cup tie against Morocco, winning one against Hicham Arazi 6–3, 6–2, 6–6, 3–6. At the Open 13, he reached his first quarterfinal of the year, but was disqualified by No. 10. 99 Cédric Pioline 7-6-7 (3–7), 4–6, 5–7. He lost in his first match against eventual champion Nicolas Escudé 7–5, 1–6, 0–6. He retired in his second-round match 1–2 down against Younes El Aynaoui with a pulled kidnay. Greg Rusedski, 4–6, 3–6, and 6–6, 6–6, in the third round of the Estoril Open to Adrian Voinea 6–7(6–8), continued to fall, with a few early departures: in the first round of the NASDAQ–100 Open to David Nalbandian, 6–6, 6–6(7–4).

He bounced back to the Monte Carlo Masters to win the championship, where he defeated Carlos Moyá in straight sets, 7–5, 6–4, and 6–4, where he won his first top-ten titles of the year against Tommy Haas and Sébastien Grosjean. However, he was unable to recover his form at Torneo Godó in the third round of Rome Masters and Alberto Costa's first round. For the first time in a year, these results have left him out of the top ten for the first time in a year. Ferrero reached his first Grand Slam final at the 2002 French Open, beating No. 4 in the first round. Andre Agassi 6–3, 5–7, 7–5, 6–3 and No. Marat Safin, 6,3–2, 6–4, 6–4. Despite being the favored pick, he lost to compatriot Albert Costa, 1–6, 6–6, 3–6. During the tournament, his foot was broken, and he played through, getting some cortisone shots.

Jeff Morrison, the 98th-ranked American, dropped early at the Wimbledon Championships to a 98th-ranked American, 5–7, 6–7(5–7). He reached the finals at the GM Open, losing to Lex Corte, 4–6, 3–6. He made it to the semifinals of the Cincinnati Masters, losing to eventual champion Carlos Moyá, 3–6, 4–6. Fernando González, 4–6, 4–6, 4–6 fell in the third round of the US Open to Fernando González 4–6, 4–6, 4–6. He won his second title of the year in Hong Kong, avenging his humiliation to Carlos Moya by defeating him in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–4). Fernando González 6–6, 1–6. He lost in the quarterfinals of the Madrid Masters to Andre Agassi 3–6, 2–6, and the semifinal of the Davidoff Swiss Indoors to Fernando González 4–6, 1–6. He qualified for the Tennis Masters Cup with victories over Andre Agassi 2–6, 7–6, 6–6(8–6) and Ji Novák 7–6, 6–6, but he lost to Roger Federer 3–6, 4–6 in the round robin competition. He then advanced to the final by defeating compatriot Carlos Moyá, 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–4, but lost to No. 61. 1 Lleyton Hewitt, 5–7, 6–2, 6–6, 4–6. Following this achievement, the Spaniard ended the year at No. 1 in the world rankings. 4.

Ferrero started the year off right by qualifying in the Adidas International Finals, losing to Hyung-Taik Lee, 6–7(4–7), 6–7(4–7). He progressed to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, losing to Wayne Ferreira, 6–7–7), 1–6. He then competed for Spain at the Davis Cup against Belgium, winning both his matches against Christophe Rochus 6–3, 6–2, 7–4, and Kristof Vliegen 6–4, 6–4. He continued to compete at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament until he was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to a strained ankle injury in the quarterfinals against Raemon Sluiter, who was leading 2–1 in the first round. He lost in the round of 32 to Brian Valiant 4, 6–3, 3–6, and Marcelo Ros 6–7(2–7) at the upcoming two Masters events of Pacific Life Open and NASDAQ-100 Open. He won his first match against Mario Ani 6, 6–2, 7–6, 7.

He captured his first title of the year at the Monte Carlo Masters, which he won by beating Guillermo Correta 6–2, 6–2. He reached the semi-finals in Torneo Godó, losing to Marat Safin, 4–6, 3–6, and the semifinals at the 2003 Rome Masters defeated Roger Federer, 4–6, 2–4 with a shoulder injury. He also won the Valencia Open, defeating Christophe Rochus 6–2, 6–4, without losing a single set. He then won his first and only Grand Slam at the 2003 French Open, defeating surprise finalist Martin Verkerk 6–1, 6–2, 6–2, for the final. He lost in Wimbledon's 4th round to Sébastien Grosjean 2–6, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–7(3–7). He qualified for the back-to-back quarterfinals at the GM Open, losing 1–6 to Mariano Zabaleta 1–6, 4–6 and losing to Luis Horna 1–7 (1–7).

At the second round of the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters to Gastón Gaudio (7–7), 4–6. He dropped early in the third round of the Canada Masters to Karol Kuera 3–6, 5–7, 5–7, and 4–6. The 2003 US Open was a good showing at the Grand Slams, with former world No. 1 eliminated. Lleyton Hewitt (4–6), 6–3, 7–6(7–7), 6–4, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4, 6–6, 6–4, and 4–6, 6–6, 6–6, 6–4, before losing to Andy Roddick, 3–6, 6–6, 3–6, 3–6, 3–6, 3–6, Loneyton Hewitt, the final, and former US Open champions Ferrero gained the No. 2 as a result of this achievement. Agassi has a No. 1 ranking. He played Davis Cup against Argentina once more, winning 6–0, 6–0, 6–0, but losing to Agustn Calleri 4–6, 5–7, 1–6. In Bangkok, the year began as No. 1 for the first time. 1, losing to Taylor Dent in the final, 3–6, 6–7. He won his first hard-court Masters title, beating Nicolás Mass 6–3, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3. King Juan Carlos's Spanish "National Sportsman of the Year" award was given to him. However, he ended up losing in the third round of the BNP Paribas Masters to Ji Novák 5–7, 5–7. He lost all three matches against David Nalbandian, Andre Agassi, and Roger Federer at the Tennis Masters Cup. In the Davis Cup final against Australia, he lost both his matches in 5 sets against Lleyton Hewitt 6–3, 6–6, 6–6, 0–6, 6–6. Ferrero finished the year as No. 1 in the country. Andy Roddick and Roger Federer are the third in the standings, behind 3, behind Roger Federer and Andy Roddick.

Ferrero's injuries began to plague him in 2004, and his fame and appearance have fallen. Despite reaching the Australian Open semifinals early in the year and losing to Roger Federer 4–6, 4–6, 4–6, and the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament's finals, losing to Lleyton Hewitt, 7–6, 4–6, 4–6, and chicken pox kept him out for the whole month of March. He returned to Davis Cup against the Netherlands, winning both his matches, beating Raemon Sluiter 6–2, 6–4, and Martin Verkerk 6–6, 6–5, 1–6. He needed another month out for rest and recuperation after losing in Monte Carlo Masters to Alex Cortja 2–6 in April. Ferrero collapsed during a training session, breaking his ribs and his right wrist, and launching his French Open crown under protection. He lost in the second round to Igor Andreev 4–6, 2–6, 3–6. He reached the third round of the Wimbledon Championships, losing 3–6, 4–6, 1–6. He failed to win back-to-back matches after Wimbledon. He failed in the first rounds of Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad to Stefan Koubek 6–7(4–7), 4–6, and of Canada Masters, retiring 2–3 down against Fabrice Santoro. He failed in the second round of the Cincinnati Masters losing to Tommy Robredo 6–7, 6–6(5–6), 4–6, 4–6. For the first time in five years, he ended the year at 31, placing him outside the world's top 30.

Ferrero returned to the top of the table in 2005. However, he began his year with a loss to Jan Hernych (7–6), 3–6, Heineken Open, 7–6. He placed 6th in the Australian Open, beating 2–6, 2–6, 1–6. For the first time since September 1999, his rank fell to 64 for the first time since September 1999. Roger Federer's ranking fell to as low as 98, with first round loss to eventual champion Joachim Johansson 6–7(6–8), 3–6, and second round defeats at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Championship to Radek 4–6, 6–6, 4–6 (40–6), and second round defeats to Carlos Moya 3–6, 6–6, 6–6(4–8), all down from 6–6. He had a good shot at the NASDAQ–100 Open in the fourth round, losing to David Ferrer 7–6(9–7), 5–7. He lost 2–6, 1–6 at the Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana. He bounced back by defeating Guillermo Correo, 5–7, and then the final of Torneo Godó, beating Gastón Gaudio 6–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–6, 4–6, and finally losing to Rafael Nadal, 4–6, 4–6. This put him back in the top 50 percent. He then advanced to the Estoril Open second round, losing 5–7, 7–6(7–6), 4–6. He ended the European clay season by falling 6–7, 6–7(2–7) to Marat Safin 6–7(5–7).

Roger Federer made it to the quarterfinals of the Gerry Weber Open during the grass season but lost to Tommy Haas 2–6, 5–7, and the fourth round of the Wimbledon Championships to Roger Federer 3–6, 6–8. He then returned to clay and advanced to the ATP Vegeta Croatia Open quarterfinals, defeating eventual champion Rafael Nadal 3–6, 3–6, and Guillermo Correia 3–6. In the third round of the Rogers Cup to Dominik Hrbat, 6–7(5–6), 2–6, and the first round of the US Open losing to Arnaud Clément 5–7, 1–6. He didn't fare well at the North American leg. He bounced back by qualifying in the semifinals of the China Open, losing to Nadal 4–6, 4–6. Ferrero lost his first match against Andreas Seppi 7–5, 6–3, 2–6, but 2–3, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 to bring Spain back to the World Group after losing the decisive rubber against Daniele Bracciali 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 for the Spanish Republic. He then competed at the Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, but lost in the quarterfinal to Tomas Behrend 7–6(7–7), 5–7. He reached his second final of the year at the BA–CA Tennis Trophy, defeating David Nalbandian 7–6(7–3), 6–3, 6–3, and Radek 7–6(9), 6–6), 6–7, 7–7) before losing to Ivan Ljubii 6–6(9–7). However, he dropped early in his last three games, at the Mutua Madrilea Masters Madrid in the first round to José Acasuso 3–6, 7–7(9–7), 4–6, and the BNP Paribas Masters in the third round to Thomas Acasuso 5–7(9–6), 4–6(9–6), 4–6. He finished 2005 ranked No. 1 in the United States. 17.

He lost his first match at the Medibank International in 2006, losing 6–4, 3–6, 5–7. He reached the third round of the Australian Open for the first time this year, to Nicolas Kiefer 3–6, 2–6, 7–6, 2–6. He reached his first semifinal appearance of the year at Buenos Aires losing to compatriot Carlos Moyá 6–3 (3–7), 4–6. However, he was not successful. He lost in the first round of the Brasil Open to Flávia Saretta 4–6, 3–6. The Pacific Life Open and NASDAQ-100 Open are losing to Paradorn Srichaphan 2–6, 2–6, and Dmitry Tursunov 3–7(0–7) in the third round, respectively, losing in the first two Masters events of the year.

He began his French Open preparations at the Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana but lost to eventual champion Nicolás Almagro 7–6(7–3), 4–6. He made it to the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters, but lost to friend David Ferrer 1–6, 7–6, 3–6. He reached his second quarterfinal of the year at the Torneo Godó losing 3–6. He lost in the first round of Internazionali BNL d'Italia to Paul-Henri Mathieu 1–6, 3–6 and the third round of the French Open to Gastón Gaudio 5–7, 6–9. He reached the quarterfinals of the Ordina Open losing to Florent Serra 3–6, 7–6(7–6), 3–6. Wimbledon lost in a close fifth set 7–5, 7–6(7–7), 9–11. Despite leading 2 sets to love against Radek tpánek in the third round, he dropped in a close fifth set 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 6–11.

Jarkko Nieminen 6–7(5–7), 2–6. The Swedish Open reached the quarterfinals, losing 6–7(5–7), 2–6. Fernando González, a young boy who died in the first round of the Croatia Open Umag to Albert Portas and the second round of Rogers Cup to Fernando González, 1–6. Ferrero won his first top ten victory of the year in 2006 with a 6–2, 6–4 victory over US No. 71. No. 1 and No. James Blake, a 5th player, is a student at the University of On the 10th of May, Blake, the American footballer, will talk to him. Ferrero defeated No. 1 just a few days later. Rafael Nadal, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3), and then No. No. 82 Rafael Nadal, 7–6(7–3), No. 328, 7–6, 7–3. 7 Tommy Robredo, 6, 3, 6–4, for the first time since 2003, he and a friend of an ATP Masters Series event. Ferrero lost in the final to Andy Roddick, 3–6, 4–6. Ferrero came to an end with a five-match losing streak that began with the second round of the US Open to Marc Gicquel 5–7, 4–6. At the Open de Moselle to Robin Söderling 3–6, 2–6, and 4–6, and he was followed by losses in his first matches at the PTT Thailand Open to Mischa Zverev 6, 2–6, 4–6, 6–7, 6–6, 6–6, 6–6, 6–6. He came in No. 1 at the end of the year. 23.

Ferrero had a rough start to the year in 2007 with a first round loss at the Heineken Open to Nicolás Mass (4), 2–6, and a second-round loss at the Australian Open to Danai Udomchoke in four sets 6–7, 1–6. Ferrero bounced back by winning the Brasil Open final, where he lost to Guillermo Caas, 6–7(4–6), 2–6. He was disqualified from Copa Telmex and the semifinals of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, where he lost to Carlos Moyá 6–2, 2–6, 3–6. He reached the fourth round of the Pacific Life Open, losing 1–6, 1–6, 1–6, but fell early in the Sony Ericsson Open to Guillermo Caas in the second round, 7–6, 5–7. At the second round of the Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana, he also fell early Alberto Martn 4–6, 2–6. But he bounced back to the Monte Carlo Masters semifinals, losing by 3–6, 4–6 to Roger Federer. However, he collapsed in the second round of Torneo Godó to Pablo Anders and Internazionali BNL d'Italia, 2–6, 6–6, 2–6, 2–6, and the third round of the French Open to Mikhail Youzhny 6–6(3–6), 2–6.

Despite losing in the first round of the Ordina Open to Carlos Berlocq 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, for the first time, he was able to reach the quarterfinals of Wimbledon for the first time. In the third round, 9 James Blake was 3–6, 6–3, 7–4, and 4–4, his first top-ten victory of the year. He lost to No. 2 in the World Cup. Ferrero is the sixth of each slammers, with Federer 6–7(2–7) 6–3, 3–6, 3–6, or 4–6, as a result. Despite making it to the third round of the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters defeating American James Blake 1–6, 4–6, 2–6 is the Spaniard's US Open campaign. Fernando González, 6–2, 7–6(9–7), has lost in the first rounds of the Rogers Cup to Lleyton Hewitt 6–7(5–7), 4–6 and US Open to Feliciano López 4–6, 4–6. He bounced back by reaching the semifinals of the BA-CA-TennisTrophy, losing to Stanislas Wawrinka 5–7, 1–6 and the third round of the Mutua Madrilea Madrid Open losing to Novak Djokovic 6–6, 6–6. Marcos Baghdatis 4–6, 2–6 at the BNP Paribas Masters, his last match of the year, was a loss of 4–6, 2–6 on his final match of the year. He spent the year as No. 1 in the world. 24.

Ferrero began 2008 by reaching the final of the Heineken Open, losing 6–7 (5–7), 5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6. Ferrero lost 3 out of three at the Australian Open to Nicolas Mahut 7–5, 6–7(1–7) in the second round of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, winning by Teymuraz Gabashvili 5–7, 6–6, 4–6 and Andy Roddick at the Dubai Tennis Championships, 2–6, 4–6. He appeared in the Pacific Life Open for the fourth time, defeating Nalbandian 2–6, 2–6. Ferrero lost 1–6, 3–6 in the third round at the Sony Ericsson Open Championships, losing by a single point. In the first round of the Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana, he lost 3–6, 7–5, 4–6. He reached the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters and Internazionali BNL d'Italia, to Rafael Nadal 4–6, 1–6, and Stanislas Wawrinka 4–6, 3–6. He stunned No. 1 at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia. Rafael Nadal 7–5, 6–1 in the second round, snaping Nadal's 17 straight match victories in Rome. He then competed in the French Openn, but he then withdrew a leg injury against Marcos Daniel after winning the first set, 7–6, 2–2 RET. He played at Wimbledon in June and dropped out in the second round against Mischa Zverev, 4–6, 1–2, 1–2 RET, after suffering a hamstring injury. He missed the next three months due to a shoulder injury and returned to a quarterfinal appearance at the China Open, losing 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 to eventual champion Andy Roddick 6–6, 4–6. His next tournaments were in Bank Austria-Tennis Trophy, a second-round loss to Jürgen Melzer (6–7–7), 3–6, and a quarterfinal appearance at the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon6–7(5–6), losing to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. He finished the year as No. 2 on the charts. He came in fifth place in the year's lowest year-end ranking since 1998.

Ferrero started the year off right with early losses in the second round of the Heineken Open to Philipp Kohlschreiber 4–6, 6–7(3–7), and the Australian Open to Fabrice Santoro 3–6, 2–6(7–6), 8–6, 2–6(7–6), 6–7(7–6), and the Brisbane International Florent Serra 3–6, 6–6(7–7), 4–6(7–6), 6–6–6–6–6–6–6, 6–6–7(3–6–7(3–6–6–6–6, 6–7(3–7(3–7(3–7(3–6–6–6 (11, 6–6–6(3–6(7(7–6(7(7(7(7(6(7(7(3–6(7(7(3–6–6(7(7(5–6(7–6), 6–6–6(7(7(3–6), 6–6(7–6), 6–6(3–7), 6–6(7(7(7(4–6), 6–6(5–7), 6–6(3–6), 6–7(3–6), 6–6)), 6–6(3–6), 6–7(3–6–7), 6–7(3–6), 6–6(3–6); 5–6(7–6(3–6(5–6(3–6), 6–6(3–6), 6–6(7(3–6)), 6–6(4–6–6–6(5–7(7(3–6(7–6), 6–6(3–6), 6–6(7(7(7(3–6–6), 6–6–7), 6–7(7(3–7), 6–7), 6–6–6), 5–6(7(3–6–6(7(3–7), 6–6(7–6(3–6) and 5–6(3–7), 6–6(7(4–6–6–6) and 5–6(3–6), 6–7(3–7(4–6–6(7–6–6–6–6(3–7–7) and 6–7–6–6(3–7(3–7(7(3–6–6–6–7), 6–6(7(3–6), 6–6); 6–6(7(7–7), 6–6–6); 6–6–6–6–6), 6–6–6(7(3–6) and 4–6–6–7); 6–7(4–7–6–6–6; 7–6–6; 5–6(3–6); 6–7(3–6–6–6(5–7(7; 5–6(7; 7–6–6–7; 5–6; 5–7; 7–6; 7–7–7–7); 5–6; 7–6; 6–6; 6–7); 7–6; 6–6; 7–6–7–6; 6–6; 7–6; 7–6; 7–7–7); 6–7; 5–6; 5–6; 7–6; 6–7; 6–7; 6–6; 7–7; 7–7(3–7; 6–7; 5–6; 6–7; 6–6; 7–6; 7–6; 6–7; 6–6; 7–6; 7–6; 8–6; 6–6; 7–6; 7; 5–6; 7–7; 5–6; 6–6; 7–7; 7–6; 7–6; 5–7; 7–7; 6–7; 6–7; 6–6; 7; 6–7; 7–6; 5–7; 7–6; 7–6; 7–6–6; 7; 5–6; 6–7; 7–6; 6–7; 7–6; 5–6; 6–7; 5–6; 6–7; 5–7; 7–7; 6–7(3–6; 5–6; 7–6; 7–6; 5–7; 6–6; 7–6; 5–6; 7–6; 7–6; 6–7(3–7; For the first time in almost ten years, 102 in the United States. He did not reach the quarterfinals of the Brasil Open, losing to Thomaz Bellucci, 6–7(5–7), 3–6, and of the Copa Telmex, retiring against David Nalbandian, 3–3. Ferrero claimed his first singles title since 2003 in the Grand Prix Hassan II final in Casablanca, Morocco, beating fifth-seeded Florent Serra, 6–4, 7–5. He, on the other hand, reacted an early loss in the rest of the clay–court season. Philipp Kohlschreiber was disqualified in the first round of the Barcelona Open to Igor Kunitsyn 5–7, 6–7, (3–7), and he did not qualify for the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, losing in the Estoril Open to Nikolay Davydenko 5–6, 2–6, 6–6; the 2009 French Open to Philipp Kohlschreiber 6–6, 7–6, 6–6.

Ferrero's revival came on the grass courts, defeating tenth seed Fernando González in the third round, 6–6, 4–6, 6–6, 2–6, 6–6, and seventh seed Gilles Simon in the fourth round, 7–6, 4–6—6, 5–6, 2–6. He soared from No. 1 after his appearances. 90 to No. In a month, there are 37 people. He then reached the Umag Open finals, losing to Nikolay Davydenko, 3–6, 0–6. Ferrero advanced to the third round of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic before losing to Tommy Haas, 6–2, 1–6, after defeating Tommy Robredo, 6–2.

Despite his high success, he continued to play in August at the Rogers Cup, where he needed to qualify for the main draw. He defeated Lleyton Hewitt in the first round, 6–1, 6–4, snapping Hewitt's three-match winning streak against him. He then defeated 13th seed Gaul Monfils 6–3, 7–6(9–7). In the pair's first meeting, they met 1–6, 3–6 before losing to Andy Murray once more. He lost in the first round of the Cincinnati Masters to Marin ili, 3–6, 4–6. In the first round of Santoro's last US Open match, he defeated Fabrice Santoro in the US Open. Ferrero won 1–6, 3–4, 6–4, 6–4. He went on to defeat No. No. 3 in the No. 6 Division. When Gilles Simon retired with a right knee injury, Ferrer was leading 1–6, 6–4, 7–6, 5–6, 3–6. Ferrero also climbed to the top 20 after being ranked No. 1 on the charts. Just 5 months ago, there were 115, just 5 months before. Fernando Verdasco lost in the second round of the US Open at the China Open on his first appearance after defeating Nicolás Almagro 7–6, 7–3. He competed in the Shanghai Masters, where he lost out on a top-ranked finish. He was disqualified in the first round by 13th seed Radek tpánek, 6–0, winning only 7 points in the second round. Marcos Baghdatis also lost in the first round of the Stockholm Open to Marcos Baghdatis, 6–6. He then competed in the Valencia Open but later returned to Pablo Cuevas in the first round of a three-set competition, 6–3, 3–6, after serving for the set at 5–3 in the second round. He came out at No. 1 in the year's first year. 23, who was 32 spots higher than the previous year, gained his first title in six years.

Ferrero had a rough start to the 2010 season. Ferrero debuted in the first round of the Heineken Open, where he retired against Michael Lammer after being barred 1–3 in the second round. He lost in the Australian Open to Ivan Dodig after being two sets to hate up and seemingly cruising to victory. His mind wandered mid-match and he was disqualified in three sets of the match, 6–2, 6–1, 1–6, 1–6. Ferrero was then the No. 1 in the Brasil Open to compete as the No. 1. 1 seed. He beat Eduardo Schwank 7–6, 6–3. Carlos Berlocq, 6–3, 6–2, and Rizgin the semifinals defeated Nicolás Mass, 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 (despite losing the match 5–4 in the second round). He defeated Kubot 6–1, 6–0 in 61 minutes, losing one of his services games but, in turn, breaking all of his opponents' service games. Seeded No. 1 at the Copa Telmex, no. 1 was seeded. After defeating Juan Mónaco in the semifinals, 6–6, 7–6, he triumphed against top seed David Ferrer in the final, 5–7, 6–3. This was his second title in a row and extended his winning streak to 10. In addition, the tournament's victory has boosted his rank to No. 96. 16. He had a memorable victory over qualifier Diego Junqueira, 6–2, 6–3, and Igor Andreev, 6–3. In the quarterfinals, Carrying on his fiery form, he defeated defending champion Nicolás Almagro 6–1, 5–7, 6–2, winning not facing any break points in the first and third sets and being broken only once. In the semifinals, he defeated Juan Mónaco, who recovered from a broken start in the first set 7–5. Ferrero reached David Ferrer in his third straight final, losing 3–6, 6–3, 1–6. Ferrero's exhaustion played a major part in the final set, according to both players. This brought an end to his 14-match winning streak. Despite losing, he climbed to No. 1 in the rankings. He ranked 14th in the world for the first time since October 11, 2004, when he was ranked 13th in the world.

In the second round of BNP Paribas Open, he defeated Daniel Köllerer 6–3, 6–0, winning his first hard-court victory of the season, but only eight points on serve. In the third round, he met Juan Mónaco for the third time in a row, with Ferrero winning in the other two cases. In a game that lasted over three hours, he was devastated, 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 3–6. He failed in the round of 16, losing to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 2–6, 2–6, and Daniel Köllerer, 4–0 RET. He defeated Marcel Granollers 6–0, 6–3, and Benjamin Becker, 6–4, at the Monte Carlo Masters. Ferrero defeated the Germans 6–1, 3–6, 7–5, giving the German his first victory over the Frenchman. In the quarterfinals, he defeated Rafael Nadal, 4–6, 2–6, but not 6. Ferrero was dissatisfied by Dutchman Thiemo de Bakker in the third round because of not playing well in the tie-breaks, 6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7). His form deteriorated at the Rome Masters as he adamantly lost to qualifier Santiago Giraldo in the first round. Ferrero was seeded 16th in the French Open and tipped by others to make a good run in the tournament. In the first round, he defeated Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay 6–4, 6–3, 6–1. He then met Pere Riba of Spain in the second round, winning in four sets, 7–6(13–15), 6–2. However, Robby Ginepri, an unseeded American, was dissatisfied in the third round. Ferrero lost in the fifth set after coming back from a two-set deficit and being a break of service up in the decider, scoring 7–5, 6–6, 6–4. He may have been seen as disappointed in the tournament last year, but he did put on his previous year's results and thereby raised his ranking position.

He continued to improve in the first round, losing to lucky loser Dominik Meffert in the first round, 3–6, 5–7. In the first round of Wimbledon, his poor form continued as he lost in five sets to Xavier Malisse. Since his good start to the South American clay season, he had won 9 wins out of 8. Despite having two set points in the second set tiebreak, the MercedesCup was the next stop on his tour, losing to Albert Montae for the first time in six meetings in the semifinals, 3–6, 6–8(6–8). Ferrero defeated Jan Hájek and Jarkko Nieminen before being defeated by Florian Mayer, 7–6, 3–6, for the first time in five meetings. Ferrero claimed his third title of the year at first, losing to Pablo Cuevas, 6–4, 6–4, but ultimately cruising against Alexandr Dolgopolov, Andreas Seppi, and Potito Starace in the final. Due to a knee injury, he missed the Rogers Cup and Cincinnati Masters. He returned to the US Open, beating Martin Klin and Rigo Mello in straight sets, but lost to Jürgen Melzer 5–7, 1–6 in the third round. He missed the remainder of the season due to knee and wrist injuries, which were not apparent when he was last year.

Ferrero drew from the Heineken Open and Australian Open in 2011. He was selected by the Brasil Open and Copa Claro as the defending champion. He also retired from the Abierto Mexicano, Indian Wells, Miami Masters, and Monte Carlo Masters as the recovery from his wrist and knee injury took longer than expected. He made his return to Barcelona Open on Sunday, defeating Xavier Malisse, 6–1, Mischa Zverev, 6–5, 6–6, and 6–6, but losing in the quarterfinals to Nicolás Almagro, 3–6, 3–6. Thiemo de Bakker, a Dutchman, who lost in the first round to 6–2, 5–7, 4–6, after which he announced that his tennis career was nearing. Due to the same injury, he missed the Rome Masters, French Open, and Wimbledon. His ranking has dropped to No. 1 in the United States. 85. He has rejoined Stuttgart's MercedesCup team. Bastian Knittel, Mikhail Youzhny, Marcel Granollers, Federico Delbonis, and Federico Delbonis defeated him 6–4, 6–0, to win the Stuttgart trophy. He advanced to the German Open Hamburg right after this victory, losing in the first round to Cedrik-Marcel Stebe, 3–6, 2–6. He made it to the semifinals of the Croatia Open, losing to eventual champion Alexandr Dolgopolov 4–6, 4–6. In the first round, he lost to Ernests Gulbis, 6–3, 5–7, and the Cincinnati Masters to Feliciano López 6–6, 4–6 both.

Ferrero's next tournament was the US Open, where he defeated Pablo Andouille in the first round, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3. He defeated Frenchman Gal Monfils in a thrilling five-set match, 7–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4. Ferrero was his next opponent, Spain's Marcel Granollers, who retired in the second set, but Ferrero was ruled 6–1, 4–3. Ferrero lost in the fourth round to Janko Tipsarevi, 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 2–6. He returned to China in the quarterfinals to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the 2011 China Open, where he failed in the quarterfinals. He continued to compete in the third round, losing 6–1, 5–7, 2–6, and 6–6 after losing three match points in the second round. Juan Mónaco's quarterfinals defeat him in the Valencia Open, his next tour stop. 3–6. The Paris Masters, the year's highest tournament, featured Frenchman Nicolas Mahut in the first round, where he lost 2–6, 3–6.

Ferrero began his 2012 season with a 3–6, 2–6 loss to Frenchmen Benoît Paire in Sydney. In which he failed to convert a match point in the fourth set, his next tournament was the 2012 Australian Open, where he died early in the first round to Serbian Viktor Troicki. Ferrero was fined $1,500 by the Australian Open Association for "audible profanities" during the match. Ferrero of Spain defeated Kazakhstan in five sets in the Davis Cup's first tie over five sets. He then played a poor Golden Swing in Latin America, losing three times in his first matches. He lost 6–7(6–8), 2-6 at the Copa Claro, losing 5–7, 2–6 to Kei Nishikori 5–7, 6–6. For the last, the Abierto Mexicano Telcel to Stanislas Wawrinka 6–2, 3–6, 4–6. Due to a wrist injury, he missed 3 months. Ferrero won in the first round to qualifier Igor Andreev 4–6, 6–7(4–7), but was unable to return to the Mutua Madrid Open after losing in the first round. The Internazionali BNL d'Italia tournament was his next tournament. Ferrero won by 6–4, 7–5 in the first round, his 2nd victory in the year. He defeated Frenchman and 13th seed Gal Monfils 7–5, 6–3. In the third round, he defeated Roger Federer in 3 sets, 2–6, 7–5, 1–6. Ferrero participated at Open de Nice Côte d'Azur after Rome, Côte d'Azur. He defeated Dutch Robin Haase in the first round after saving a match point 4–6, 7–6, 8–6), 7–6(8–6). He lost in straight sets 4–6, 3–6 in the second round to Brazilian qualifier Thomaz Bellucci. Juan secured his first match against French Wildcard player Jonathan Dasnières de Veigy 6–1, 6–3, 6–3. He lost to Marin ili 6–7(4–7), 2–6, 3–6 in the second round. Ferrero did not compete in any tournament, opting instead to go straight to Wimbledon, where he lost in the 1st round 3–6, 3–6, 1–6 to the defending champion and No. Novak Djokovic, the #1 in the world, has been ranked #1. In the first round of the ATP Vegeta Croatia Open Umag, he lost. Ferrero declared on September 12, 2012, that after the Valencia Open 500 in October, he would officially retire from professional tennis. "The Valencia Open 500 will be my last tournament, and it will be the best possible stage for me to retire," he said. I was unable to participate in a full season because of injuries, and it's been a tough year as I could see that I didn't have the same aspiration after 14 years on tour. He lost 5–7, 3–6 in his last match in Valencia's first round.

Ferrero will return to the ATP World Tour in 2017, competing in the Barcelona doubles draw with Pablo Carriero. However, this will be his first tournament, and the first round will be decided.

Coaching career

Ferrero began coaching tennis for the then-world No. 1 in July 2017. Alexander Zverev. Due to several of their personalities, their employment came to an end in February 2018.

Ferrero began to work with Carlos Alcaraz, a 16-year-old Spaniard. They have won six tournament titles on the ATP Tour, including a major championship at the 2022 US Open and two Masters 1000 titles in Miami and Madrid as of September 2022. Juan Carlos Ferrero Tennis Academy in Alicante, southern Spain, is the company's main training base.

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