Carlos Gimeno Valero (born 25 June 2001) is a Spanish tennis player.
 Carlos Gimeno Valero | |
| Country (sports) |  Spain |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 June 2001 Valencia, Spain |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Turned pro | 2019 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Fran Martinez Lidon |
| Prize money | $97,314 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 260 (9 August 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 739 (15 January 2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1508 (2 December 2019) |
| Last updated on: 25 April 2022. | |
Gimeno Valero has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 260 achieved on 9 August 2021. He also has a career high doubles ranking of World No. 1508 achieved on 2 December 2019.[1]
Juniors edit
As a junior, Gimeno Valero reached his highest ranking of No. 12 in the world, in the combined singles and doubles junior ranking system. This was highlighted by a runner-up finish at the 2019 Wimbledon where he was defeated in the championship match by Japanese player Shintaro Mochizuki in straight sets 3–6, 2–6.
Junior Grand Slam finals edit
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) edit
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 2019 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Shintaro Mochizuki
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3–6, 2–6 |
Career edit
Gimeno Valero has reached four career ITF singles finals winning all of them for a record of 4–0, which includes winning one ATP Challenger title, the Gran Canaria 2 Challenger in March 2021, where he defeated Belgian Kimmer Coppejans in straight sets in the final.
He managed to win in the first round of qualifying at the 2021 Barcelona Open by defeating Mikhail Kukushkin ‘in straight sets but would go on to lose in the second round to Tallon Griekspoor 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 3–6.
ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour Finals edit
Singles: 8 (7–1) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2019 | M25 Riba-roja de Turia, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Johan Nikles
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 2019 | M15 Benicarlo, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Francisco Andreu Garcia
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6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–0 | Sep 2020 | M15 Sintra, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Sebastian Fanselow
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6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–0 | Mar 2021 | Las Palmas, Spain | Challenger | Clay |  Kimmer Coppejans
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–0 | May 2021 | M25 Vic, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Pedro Cachin
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1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–1 | Nov 2023 | M15 Valencia, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Marco Trungelliti
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0–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 6–1 | Jan 2024 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Filip Cristian Jianu
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–1 | Feb 2024 | M25 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Vilius Gaubas
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1–6, 7–6(7–1), 7–5 |
References edit
External links edit
- Carlos Gimeno Valero at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Carlos Gimeno Valero at the International Tennis Federation
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