Spanish tennis player
Juan Ignacio Carrasco (born 9 July 1974) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.
Career
Carrasco, a doubles specialist, appeared in 17 Grand Slams during his career. He competed in the men's doubles on each occasion and also played mixed doubles once, at the 2000 Wimbledon Championships with Gisela Riera as his partner. Carrasco and Riera made the third round, which was also the furthest he ever reached in the men's doubles, at the 2000 French Open with Jairo Velasco Jr. En route, the pair defeated ninth seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and David Prinosil .[ 1]
It was with Velasco that he made his only ATP Tour final, which was at Marseille in 2000. They also reached semi-finals in Mallorca and Bogota in 1999 and 2000. His other best results were semi-final appearances with Alex Lopez Moron at both Stuttgart and Bucharest in 2002. He also made the semi-finals of the 2003 Dutch Open , partnering Johan Landsberg .
He only played singles tennis on the Challenger circuit and in 1993 reached his highest ever ranking, 342 in the world.[ 2]
ATP career finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Challenger titles
Doubles: (14)
No.
Year
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
1.
1993
Segovia , Spain
Hard
Mark Petchey
Roger Smith Maurice Ruah
6–2, 7–5
2.
1997
Oberstaufen , Germany
Clay
Jordi Mas
Georg Blumauer Andrea Gaudenzi
6–2, 7–6
3.
1997
Espinho, Portugal
Clay
Álex López Morón
Álex Calatrava Bernardo Mota
4–6, 6–2, 7–5
4.
1998
Barletta , Italy
Clay
Juan Balcells
Thomas Strengberger Dušan Vemić
7–6, 6–3
5.
1998
Brasov , Romania
Clay
Jairo Velasco Jr.
Tomáš Cibulec Leoš Friedl
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
6.
1998
Maia , Portugal
Clay
Jairo Velasco Jr.
Cristian Brandi Stephen Noteboom
7–5, 6–4
7.
1999
Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam
Hard
Jairo Velasco Jr.
Justin Bower Jason Weir-Smith
6–4, 6–4
8.
1999
Besançon , France
Hard
Jairo Velasco Jr.
Martín García Cristiano Testa
6–1, 7–6(7–4)
9.
1999
Cairo , Egypt
Clay
Jairo Velasco Jr.
Álex López Morón Albert Portas
6–7(6–8) , 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
10.
1999
Andorra
Hard
Jairo Velasco Jr.
Scott Humphries Peter Nyborg
7–5, 7–6(9–7)
11.
2001
Maia , Portugal
Clay
Djalmar Sistermans
Emanuel Couto Bernardo Mota
7–5, 3–6, 7–5
12.
2001
Cagliari , Italy
Clay
Álex López Morón
Marc López Fernando Vicente
6–2, 4–6, 6–4
13.
2001
Barcelona , Spain
Clay
Álex López Morón
František Čermák David Škoch
6–4, 6–1
14.
2003
Barcelona , Spain
Clay
Mariano Delfino
Enzo Artoni Sergio Roitman
7–5, 6–3
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