Carlos Salamanca Caicedo (Latin American Spanish: [ˈkaɾlos salaˈmaŋka kajˈseðo]; born 15 January 1983)[1] is a Colombian professional tennis player.

Carlos Salamanca
Country (sports) Colombia
ResidenceBogotá, Colombia
Born (1983-01-15) 15 January 1983 (age 41)
Bogotá, Colombia[1]
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Turned pro2001
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$338,323
Singles
Career record3–5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 137 (16 August 2010)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ2 (2011)
WimbledonQ2 (2012)
US OpenQ2 (2009)
Doubles
Career record6–9 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 185 (8 September 2014)
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's tennis
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Santiago Men's doubles
Last updated on: 3 September 2021.

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2001 French Open Clay   Alejandro Falla   Markus Bayer
  Philipp Petzschner
3–6, 7–5, 6–4

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A Q1 Q2 Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon Q1 A A A A Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A Q2 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Miami A A A A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canada Masters A A A Q2 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 25 (16–9)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (6–3)
ITF Futures (10–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (14–8)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2001 Colombia F2, Bogotá Futures Clay   Michael Quintero Aguilar 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 2–0 Sep 2004 Bolivia F1, La Paz Futures Clay   Gustavo Marcaccio 3–2 ret.
Win 3–0 May 2005 Colombia F3, Cali Futures Clay   Bruno Soares 6–2, 6–2
Loss 3–1 May 2006 Colombia F3, Cali Futures Clay   Santiago Giraldo 4–6, 2–6
Win 4–1 Jul 2006 Cuenca, Ecuador Challenger Clay   Giovanni Lapentti 4–6, 7–6(10–8), 7–5
Win 5–1 Jan 2007 Colombia F1, Manizales Futures Clay   Michael Quintero Aguilar 6–4, 6–4
Loss 5–2 Feb 2007 Colombia F2, Bucaramanga Futures Clay   Michael Quintero Aguilar 2–6, 3–6
Win 6–2 Jul 2007 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay   Thomaz Bellucci 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 6–3 Nov 2008 El Salvador F2, La Libertad Futures Clay   Hans Podlipnik Castillo 6–3, 4–5 ret.
Loss 6–4 Feb 2009 Bucaramanga, Colombia Challenger Clay   Horacio Zeballos 5–7, 2–6
Win 7–4 Feb 2009 Colombia F2, Cartagena Futures Hard   André Miele 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 6–4
Loss 7–5 Jun 2009 USA F13, Sacramento Futures Clay   Carsten Ball 5–7, 1–6
Win 8–5 Sep 2009 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay   Riccardo Ghedin 6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Win 9–5 Oct 2009 Quito, Ecuador Challenger Clay   Sebastián Decoud 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 6–4
Loss 9–6 Jul 2010 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay   Robert Farah 3–6, 6–2, 6–7(3–7),
Win 10–6 Oct 2010 Cali, Colombia Challenger Clay   Júlio Silva 7–5, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 10–7 Jul 2011 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay   Feliciano López 4–6, 3–6
Loss 10–8 Sep 2011 Colombia F5, Bogotá Futures Clay   Alejandro González 7–5, 4–6, 2–6
Win 11–8 Apr 2012 Pereira, Colombia Challenger Clay   Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 5–7, 6–2, 6–1
Win 12–8 Mar 2013 Colombia F1, Pereira Futures Clay   Theodoros Angelinos 6–3, 6–4
Win 13–8 Mar 2013 Colombia F2, Bogotá Futures Clay   Gianluigi Quinzi 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2)
Win 14–8 May 2013 Guatemala F1, Guatemala City Futures Hard   Nicolás Barrientos 7–5, 6–2
Win 15–8 May 2013 El Salvador F1, Santa Tecla Futures Clay   Michael Quintero Aguilar 6–3, 6–3
Loss 15–9 Nov 2013 Colombia F7, Bogotá Futures Hard   Juan Carlos Spir 3–4 ret.
Win 16–9 May 2015 Colombia F2, Pereira Futures Clay   Thiago Lopes 6–3, 7–5

Doubles: 25 (14–11)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (4–6)
ITF Futures (10–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (13–8)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2002 Colombia F2, Santa Fe de Bogotá Futures Clay   Alejandro Falla   Fernando Araujo
  Eduardo Bohrer
3–0 ret.
Loss 1–1 Aug 2002 Spain F11, Irun Futures Clay   Alejandro Falla   Marc Fornell Mestres
  F Ventura-Martell
6–7(3–7), 1–6
Loss 1–2 Sep 2002 Spain F14, Madrid Futures Hard   Alejandro Falla   A-J Martin-Arroyo
  Gabriel Trujillo Soler
4–6, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Jan 2003 El Salvador F2, La Libertad Futures Hard   Alejandro Falla   Juan Pablo Brzezicki
  Bruno Soares
6–4, 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 1–4 May 2003 Colombia F1A, Cali Futures Clay   Alejandro Falla   Mirko Pehar
  Michael Quintero Aguilar
3–6, 4–6
Win 2–4 Oct 2003 Colombia F2, Bogotá Futures Clay   Alejandro Falla   Carlos Berlocq
  Ronaldo Carvalho
6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Win 3–4 May 2004 Colombia F1, Cali Futures Clay   Michael Quintero Aguilar   Diego Hartfield
  Damián Patriarca
7–5, 6–4
Win 4–4 Sep 2004 Bolivia F1, La Paz Futures Clay   Michael Quintero Aguilar   Guillermo Carry
  Leonardo Tavares
7–5, 6–4
Win 5–4 Jun 2006 Brazil F4, Piracicaba Futures Clay   Santiago Giraldo   Lucas Engel
  Marcelo Melo
6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 5–5 Jul 2006 Cuenca, Ecuador Challenger Clay   Santiago Giraldo   Frank Moser
  Alexander Satschko
6–3, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss 5–6 Jan 2007 Colombia F1, Manizales Futures Clay   Juan Sebastián Cabal   Diego Álvarez
  Carlos Avellán
6–1, 3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 6–6 Feb 2007 Colombia F2, Bucaramanga Futures Clay   Juan Sebastián Cabal   Sebastián Decoud
  Alejandro Fabbri
6–4, 6–4
Win 7–6 Feb 2008 Colombia F2, Bucaramanga Futures Clay   Michael Quintero Aguilar   Diego Álvarez
  Juan-Pablo Amado
6–3, 2–6, [10–8]
Win 8–6 Jul 2008 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay   Xavier Malisse   Michael Quintero Aguilar
  Juan Sebastián Cabal
6–1, 6–4
Win 9–6 Nov 2008 El Salvador F2, La Libertad Futures Clay   Michael Quintero Aguilar   Jiří Krkoška
  Vasek Pospisil
6–7(6–8), 6–4, [14–12]
Win 10–6 Feb 2009 Colombia F2, Cartagena Futures Hard   Juan Sebastián Cabal   Eric Gomes
  André Miele
6–3, 7–5
Loss 10–7 Oct 2010 Quito, Ecuador Challenger Clay   Alejandro González   Eric Nunez
  Daniel Garza
5–7, 4–6
Win 11–7 Apr 2011 Pereira, Colombia Challenger Clay   Marcel Felder   Eduardo Struvay
  Alejandro Falla
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss 11–8 Mar 2012 Salinas, Ecuador Challenger Clay   Ariel Behar   Martín Alund
  Horacio Zeballos
3–6, 3–6
Win 12–8 Oct 2012 Quito, Ecuador Challenger Clay   Juan Sebastián Cabal   João Souza
  Marcelo Demoliner
7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–4)
Loss 12–9 Jul 2013 Manta, Ecuador Challenger Hard   Alejandro González   Marcelo Arévalo
  Sergio Galdós
3–6, 4–6
Loss 12–10 Sep 2013 Cali, Colombia Challenger Clay   João Souza   Guido Andreozzi
  Eduardo Schwank
2–6, 4–6
Loss 12–11 Sep 2013 Quito, Ecuador Challenger Clay   Christopher Díaz Figueroa   Kevin King
  Juan Carlos Spir
5–7, 7–6(11–9), [11–13]
Win 13–11 Oct 2013 São José do Rio Preto, Brazil Challenger Clay   Nicolás Barrientos   João Souza
  Marcelo Demoliner
6–4, 6–4
Win 14–11 Nov 2016 Colombia F7, Pereira Futures Clay   Alejandro Gomez   Davide Pontoglio
  Giorgio Portaluri
6–4, 5–7, [10–7]

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