Fernando Vicente Fibla (Spanish pronunciation: [feɾˈnando βiˈθente ˈfiβla];[a] born 8 March 1977) is a professional tennis coach and a former player from Spain, who turned professional in 1996. He reached his career-high ATP ranking of world No. 29 in June 2000, winning three singles titles and reaching the quarterfinals of the 1998 Rome Masters and the 2000 Cincinnati Masters.

Fernando Vicente
Country (sports) Spain
ResidenceAndorra
Born (1977-03-08) 8 March 1977 (age 47)
Benicarló, Spain
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1996
Retired2011
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,917,616
Singles
Career record157–213
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 29 (12 June 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2000, 2003)
French Open4R (2000)
Wimbledon2R (1999)
US Open3R (2002)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2000)
Doubles
Career record44–59
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 61 (27 November 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2006)
French Open1R (2003, 2006)
Wimbledon1R (2003, 2006)
US Open2R (2006)
Coaching career (2010–)
Coaching achievements
Coachee singles titles total19
Coachee(s) doubles titles total12
List of notable tournaments
(with champion)

Singles: 1x ATP 500 Title (Valencia), 2x ATP 250 Titles (Gstaad and Kitzbühel) [ — Granollers];
2x ATP Masters 1000 Titles (Monte Carlo and Madrid), 5x ATP 500 Titles (Hamburg, St. Petersburg, Vienna, Rotterdam and Dubai), 9x ATP 500 Titles (Umag, Moscow, Doha, Adelaide, Marseille, Belgrade, Gijón, Båstad and Hong Kong) [ — Rublev]

Doubles: 2010 — Chennai (Granollers, with Ventura), Costa do Sauípe (Granollers, with Cuevas), 2011 — Auckland (Granollers, with Robredo), Doha, 2012 — Indian Wells (Masters 1000: López, with Nadal), Rome, Gstaad, ATP Finals, 2014 — Buenos Aires (Granollers & López); 2021 — Doha (Rublev, with Karatsev), 2022 — Marseille (Rublev, with Molchanov), 2023 — Madrid (Masters 1000: Rublev, with Khachanov)

Mixed doubles: 2021 — Olympics (Rublev, with Pavlyuchenkova)

Team: 2011 — Davis Cup (Granollers, Spain Spain Davis Cup team); 2021 — ATP Cup (Rublev, Russia Russia), Laver Cup (Rublev, Europe), Davis Cup (Rublev, Russia Davis Cup team)

Coaching awards and records
Awards
Last updated on: 10 May 2024.

He is the coach of Andrey Rublev since 2017, having previously coached Marcel Granollers and Marc López from 2010 to 2014.[1]

Career finals edit

Singles: 6 (3–3) edit

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–1)
ATP Tour (3–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 1999 Casablanca, Morocco Clay   Alberto Martín 3–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Jun 1999 Merano, Italy Clay   Hicham Arazi 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–1)
Loss 1–2 Jul 1999 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay   Albert Costa 5–7, 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7)
Win 2–2 Apr 2000 Casablanca, Morocco Clay   Sébastien Grosjean 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–3)
Win 3–2 Jan 2001 Bogotá, Colombia Clay   Juan Ignacio Chela 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 3–3 May 2002 St. Pölten, Austria Clay   Nicolás Lapentti 5–7, 4–6

Doubles: 6 (2–4) edit

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–2)
ATP Tour (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2000 Mallorca, Spain Clay   Alberto Martín   Michaël Llodra
  Diego Nargiso
6–7(2–7), 6–7(3–7)
Loss 0–2 Apr 2001 Barcelona, Spain Clay   Tommy Robredo   Donald Johnson
  Jared Palmer
6–7(2–7), 4–6
Loss 0–3 Jul 2002 Umag, Croatia Clay   Albert Portas   František Čermák
  Julian Knowle
4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–4 Feb 2003 Acapulco, Mexico Clay   David Ferrer   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
3–6, 3–6
Win 1–4 May 2004 Casablanca, Morocco Clay   Enzo Artoni   Yves Allegro
  Michael Kohlmann
3–6, 6–0, 6–4
Win 2–4 Jul 2006 Amersfoort, Netherlands Clay   Alberto Martín   Lucas Arnold Ker
  Christopher Kas
6–4, 6–3

Notes edit

  1. ^ In isolation, Vicente is pronounced [biˈθente].

References edit

  1. ^ "Vicente coaching profile by ATP". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

External links edit

Awards and achievements
Preceded by ATP Coach of the Year
2020
Succeeded by