Juan Ignacio Carrasco (born 9 July 1974) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.

Juan Ignacio Carrasco Carrasco
Country (sports)Spain Spain
ResidenceCabrils, Spain
Born (1974-07-09) 9 July 1974 (age 50)
Barcelona, Spain
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Turned pro1993
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$261,327
Doubles
Career record39–64
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 59 (24 July 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2002)
French Open3R (2000)
Wimbledon1R (1999–2004)
US Open2R (2000)

Career

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Carrasco, a doubles specialist, appeared in 17 Grand Slams during his career. He competed in the men's doubles on each occasion and also played mixed doubles once, at the 2000 Wimbledon Championships with Gisela Riera as his partner. Carrasco and Riera made the third round, which was also the furthest he ever reached in the men's doubles, at the 2000 French Open with Jairo Velasco Jr. En route, the pair defeated ninth seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and David Prinosil.[1]

It was with Velasco that he made his only ATP Tour final, which was at Marseille in 2000. They also reached semi-finals in Mallorca and Bogota in 1999 and 2000. His other best results were semi-final appearances with Alex Lopez Moron at both Stuttgart and Bucharest in 2002. He also made the semi-finals of the 2003 Dutch Open, partnering Johan Landsberg.

He only played singles tennis on the Challenger circuit and in 1993 reached his highest ever ranking, 342 in the world.[2]

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 1 (0–1)

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Result W-L Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2000 Marseille, France Hard   Jairo Velasco Jr.   Simon Aspelin
  Johan Landsberg
6–7(2–7), 4–6

Challenger titles

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Doubles: (14)

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No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1993 Segovia, Spain Hard   Mark Petchey   Roger Smith
  Maurice Ruah
6–2, 7–5
2. 1997 Oberstaufen, Germany Clay   Jordi Mas   Georg Blumauer
  Andrea Gaudenzi
6–2, 7–6
3. 1997 Espinho, Portugal Clay   Álex López Morón   Álex Calatrava
  Bernardo Mota
4–6, 6–2, 7–5
4. 1998 Barletta, Italy Clay   Juan Balcells   Thomas Strengberger
  Dušan Vemić
7–6, 6–3
5. 1998 Brasov, Romania Clay   Jairo Velasco Jr.   Tomáš Cibulec
  Leoš Friedl
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
6. 1998 Maia, Portugal Clay   Jairo Velasco Jr.   Cristian Brandi
  Stephen Noteboom
7–5, 6–4
7. 1999 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Hard   Jairo Velasco Jr.   Justin Bower
  Jason Weir-Smith
6–4, 6–4
8. 1999 Besançon, France Hard   Jairo Velasco Jr.   Martín García
  Cristiano Testa
6–1, 7–6(7–4)
9. 1999 Cairo, Egypt Clay   Jairo Velasco Jr.   Álex López Morón
  Albert Portas
6–7(6–8), 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
10. 1999 Andorra Hard   Jairo Velasco Jr.   Scott Humphries
  Peter Nyborg
7–5, 7–6(9–7)
11. 2001 Maia, Portugal Clay   Djalmar Sistermans   Emanuel Couto
  Bernardo Mota
7–5, 3–6, 7–5
12. 2001 Cagliari, Italy Clay   Álex López Morón   Marc López
  Fernando Vicente
6–2, 4–6, 6–4
13. 2001 Barcelona, Spain Clay   Álex López Morón   František Čermák
  David Škoch
6–4, 6–1
14. 2003 Barcelona, Spain Clay   Mariano Delfino   Enzo Artoni
  Sergio Roitman
7–5, 6–3

References

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