Tommy Robredo, Spanish tennis player
Tommy Robredo Garcés (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtomi roˈβɾeðo ɣaɾˈθes], Catalan: [ɡəɾˈses]; born 1 May 1982) is a Spanish professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 5, which he reached in August 2006 as a result of winning the Hamburg Masters earlier in the year.
Robredo has reached the quarterfinals of seven Grand Slam singles tournaments. He was a semifinalist at three editions of the US Open doubles tournament, and one Australian Open in mixed doubles.
He turned professional in 1998 and was coached by José Manuel "Pepo" Clavet and is now coached by Karim Perona. Robredo considers his forehand to be his best shot, and red clay is his favorite surface.
Robredo remains the only player in Open Era history to mount three consecutive comebacks from two sets down, a feat achieved en route to the quarterfinals of Roland-Garros 2013. He has one of the highest percentages of five-set matches won with 77.3 per cent (17–5 win–loss record).
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