David Ferrer | Bio | ATP Tour

Began playing tennis at age 8.
Father, Jaime, is an accountant; mother, Pilar, is an elementary school teacher; brother, Javier.
Born in Javea and moved to Gandia at age 13, then 2 years later to Barcelona to train at the Catalan Tennis Federation.
In 1999, spent 9 months at Equelite, Juan Carlos Ferrero's Academy in Villena, before moving back to Javea.
Favourite sports are football and basketball. Fan of Valencia FC.
Enjoys reading and keeps every book that he reads.
Wife, Marta; son, Leo.
Competed at 50 straight Grand Slams before withdrawing from 2015 Wimbledon due to right elbow injury.
Played final match of careerat 2019 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to A. Zverev in 2R).

(UPDATED 22 MAY 2019)

Achieved career-high No. 3 on 8 July 2013 after Wimbledon QF run. Finished 7 seasons in Top 10 (2007, 2010-15). Ranked in Top 10 for 292 straight weeks from 2010-16, Top 50 for 702 straight weeks from 2005-18 and Top 100 for 839 straight weeks from 2002-18.
Made 7 appearances at Nitto ATP Finals (2007, 2010-15),defeating Nadal en route to final in tournament debut.
Owns 27-25 record in finals, highlighted by 2012 ATP Masters 1000 Paris title. Led ATP with 7 titles and 76 wins in 2012. Earned 20+ victories in 15 straight seasons (2003-17), notching 700th win in 2017 ATP Masters 1000 Rome 1R over countryman Lopez. Posted 334 of his 734victories on clay. Earned 5 wins over World No. 1, including 3 against countryman Nadal.
Did not drop a set en route to 2013 Roland Garros final. Played at 42 Grand Slam events before advancing to 1st final -- an Open Era record. Reached 5 other Grand Slam SFs. Advanced to QFs-or-better at 10 straight Grand Slam events from 2012 Australian Open through 2014 Roland Garros.
Boasts 28-5 Davis Cup record, helping Spain to titles in 2008, 2009 and 2011. Finished 4th in doubles at 2012 London Olympics w/F. Lopez.