David Marrero
David Marrero Santana is a professional tennis player from Spain. He has achieved most of his success in doubles, winning 9 titles and reaching a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 5 in November 2013.
Professional career
2000–2007
Marrero earned his first world ranking late in 2000 as a 20-year-old, but he spent only a few weeks inside the top-500 until early 2005. By late 2005, he had made it into the top-300, but faded over the next year to close out 2006 outside the top-400. In the middle of 2007, he again inched into the top-300, but faded again to close out 2007 at No. 362.2008
As a qualifier, Marrero reached the final of a Challenger in Chile in January, losing to No. 132 Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo after upsetting No. 272 Sebastián Decoud, No. 187 Adrián García and No. 111 Nicolás Lapentti. This result brought him back into the Top 300 at World No. 289. The very next week he gained revenge over Ramirez-Hidalgo to qualify into an ATP stop in Chile, where he again beat García before losing to No. 104 Fabio Fognini in the 2nd round. In February, Marrero scored another upset, defeating World No. 114 Máximo González.2009–2012
Marrero reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 143 in February 2010.2016 match fixing controversy
In January 2016, Marrero was featured in a New York Times article about his suspected match-fixing at the Australian Open.Significant finals
Year-End Championships finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Masters 1000 finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
ATP career finals
Doubles: 30 (14 titles, 16 runner-ups)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Win | 1–0 | 2010 Estoril Open – Men's Doubles| | Estoril Open, Portugal | 250 Series | Clay | Marc López | Pablo Cuevas Marcel Granollers | 6–7, 6–4, |
Win | 2–0 | 2010 International German Open – Doubles| | German Open, Germany | 500 Series | Clay | Marc López | Jérémy Chardy Paul-Henri Mathieu | 6–3, 2–6, |
Loss | 2–1 | 2011 Estoril Open – Men's Doubles| | Estoril Open, Portugal | 250 Series | Clay | Marc López | Eric Butorac Jean-Julien Rojer | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | 2011 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur – Doubles| | Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, France | 250 Series | Clay | Santiago González | Eric Butorac Jean-Julien Rojer | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | 2011 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy – Doubles| | Romanian Open, Romania | 250 Series | Clay | Julian Knowle | Daniele Bracciali Potito Starace | 6–3, 4–6, |
Loss | 2–4 | 2011 Kremlin Cup – Men's Doubles| | Kremlin Cup, Russia | 250 Series | Hard | Carlos Berlocq | František Čermák Filip Polášek | 3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 3–4 | 2012 Copa Claro – Doubles| | Argentina Open, Argentina | 250 Series | Clay | Fernando Verdasco | Michal Mertiňák André Sá | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 4–4 | 2012 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Men's Doubles| | Mexican Open, Mexico | 500 Series | Clay | Fernando Verdasco | Marcel Granollers Marc López | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–5 | 2012 Estoril Open – Men's Doubles| | Estoril Open, Portugal | 250 Series | Clay | Julian Knowle | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Jean-Julien Rojer | 5–7, 5–7 |
Win | 5–5 | 2012 ATP Vegeta Croatia Open Umag – Doubles| | Croatia Open, Croatia | 250 Series | Clay | Fernando Verdasco | Marcel Granollers Marc López | 6–3, 7–6 |
Win | 6–5 | 2012 International German Open – Doubles| | German Open, Germany | 500 Series | Clay | Fernando Verdasco | Rogério Dutra Silva Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 6–6 | 2012 Valencia Open 500 – Doubles| | Valencia Open, Spain | 500 Series | Hard | Fernando Verdasco | Alexander Peya Bruno Soares | 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 7–6 | 2013 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Men's Doubles| | Mexican Open, Mexico | 500 Series | Clay | Łukasz Kubot | Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini | 7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 8–6 | 2013 ATP Vegeta Croatia Open Umag – Doubles| | Croatia Open, Croatia | 250 Series | Clay | Martin Kližan | Nicholas Monroe Simon Stadler | 6–1, 5–7, |
Win | 9–6 | 2013 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles| | St. Petersburg Open, Russia | 250 Series | Hard | Fernando Verdasco | Dominic Inglot Denis Istomin | 7–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 9–7 | 2013 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Doubles| | Shanghai Masters, China | Masters 1000 | Hard | Fernando Verdasco | Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo | 6–7, 7–6, |
Win | 10–7 | 2013 ATP World Tour Finals – Doubles| | ATP World Tour Finals, United Kingdom | Tour Finals | Hard | Fernando Verdasco | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 7–5, 6–7, |
Loss | 10–8 | 2014 Rio Open – Men's Doubles| | Rio Open, Brazil | 500 Series | Clay | Marcelo Melo | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 10–9 | 2014 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Doubles| | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, United States | 250 Series | Clay | Fernando Verdasco | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–4, 4–6, |
Loss | 10–10 | 2014 Portugal Open – Men's Doubles| | Portugal Open, Portugal | 250 Series | Clay | Pablo Cuevas | Santiago González Scott Lipsky | 3–6, 6–3, |
Loss | 10–11 | 2015 Estoril Open – Doubles| | Estoril Open, Portugal | 250 Series | Clay | Marc López | Treat Huey Scott Lipsky | 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 11–11 | 2015 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Men's Doubles| | Italian Open, Italy | Masters 1000 | Clay | Pablo Cuevas | Marcel Granollers Marc López | 6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 11–12 | 2015 Aegon Open Nottingham – Men's Doubles| | Nottingham Open, United Kingdom | 250 Series | Grass | Pablo Cuevas | Chris Guccione André Sá | 2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 11–13 | 2016 Rio Open – Men's Doubles| | Rio Open, Brazil | 500 Series | Clay | Pablo Carreño Busta | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 6–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 11–14 | 2016 Brasil Open – Doubles| | Brasil Open, Brazil | 250 Series | Clay | Pablo Carreño Busta | Julio Peralta Horacio Zeballos | 6–4, 1–6, |
Win | 12–14 | 2016 Swedish Open – Men's Doubles| | Swedish Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Clay | Marcel Granollers | Marcus Daniell Marcelo Demoliner | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 13–14 | 2016 Croatia Open Umag – Doubles| | Croatia Open, Croatia | 250 Series | Clay | Martin Kližan | Nikola Mektić Antonio Šančić | 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 13–15 | 2017 Argentina Open – Doubles| | Argentina Open, Argentina | 250 Series | Clay | Santiago González | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 13–16 | 2017 Estoril Open – Doubles| | Estoril Open, Portugal | 250 Series | Clay | Tommy Robredo | Ryan Harrison Michael Venus | 5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 14–16 | 2018 Rio Open – Doubles| | Rio Open, Brazil | 500 Series | Clay | Fernando Verdasco | Nikola Mektić Alexander Peya | 5–7, 7–5, |
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 16 (8–8)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | France F22, Rodez | Futures | Hard | Jérôme Hanquez | 3–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 1–1 | Chile F3, Santiago | Futures | Clay | Paul Capdeville | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
Loss | 1–2 | Spain F20, Santander | Futures | Clay | Mariano Albert-Ferrando | 3–6, 6–3, 6–7 | |
Win | 2–2 | Spain F5, Lleida | Futures | Clay | Javier Genaro Martínez | 7–6, 7–6 | |
Win | 3–2 | Spain F14, Alicante | Futures | Clay | Bartolomé Salvá Vidal | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 | |
Loss | 3–3 | Spain F25, Madrid | Futures | Hard | Michel Koning | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 | |
Win | 4–3 | Spain F27, El Ejido | Futures | Hard | Jesse Huta Galung | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Loss | 4–4 | Spain F5, Murcia | Futures | Clay | Pablo Santos González | 3–6, 0–3 ret. | |
Loss | 4–5 | Spain F32, El Ejido | Futures | Clay | Tomislav Perić | 3–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 5–5 | Spain F4, Murcia | Futures | Clay | Gabriel Trujillo Soler | 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 | |
Loss | 5–6 | Spain F9, Sabadell | Futures | Clay | Bartolomé Salvá Vidal | 2–6, 2–6 | |
Win | 6–6 | Spain F12, Zaragoza | Futures | Clay | Gabriel Trujillo Soler | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |
Win | 7–6 | France F9, Toulon | Futures | Clay | Alexandre Sidorenko | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Loss | 7–7 | 2008 La Serena Open – Singles| | La Serena, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 7–8 | 2009 Morocco Tennis Tour – Meknes – Singles| | Meknes, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | Rui Machado | 2–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
Win | 8–8 | 2009 Mitsubishi Electric Europe Cup – Singles| | Monza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Antonio Veić | 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles: 60 (33–27)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | France F15, Aix-les-Bains | Futures | Clay | Sergi Durán Bernad | Luke Bourgeois Domenic Marafiote | 4–5, 2–4, 2–4 | |
Loss | 0–2 | Spain F5, Xàtiva | Futures | Clay | Francesc Lleal Garrés | Carlos Rexach Itoiz Gabriel Trujillo Soler | 4–6, 6–7 | |
Loss | 0–3 | Spain F16, Las Palmas | Futures | Clay | Carlos Rexach Itoiz | Jun Kato Jan Weinzierl | 6–4, 2–6, 1–6 | |
Loss | 0–4 | Spain F2, Canarias | Futures | Clay | Marc Fornell Mestres | Jesús Manteca Jurado Fernando Verdasco | 6–7, 2–6 | |
Loss | 0–5 | Poland F8, Warszawa | Futures | Clay | Carlos Rexach Itoiz | Marcin Gołąb Kamil Lewandowicz | w/o | |
Loss | 0–6 | Spain F20, Gran Canaria | Futures | Clay | Gabriel Rodríguez Ruano | Iván Navarro Santiago Ventura | 3–6, 2–1 ret. | |
Loss | 0–7 | Chile F3, Santiago | Futures | Clay | Paul Capdeville | Francisco Cabello Adrián García | 3–6, 1–6 | |
Loss | 0–8 | Spain F1, Murcia | Futures | Clay | Germán Puentes Alcañiz | Ionuț Moldovan Gabriel Moraru | 4–6, 3–6 | |
Win | 1–8 | Italy F3, Cremona | Futures | Clay | José Antonio Sánchez de Luna | Fabio Colangelo Alessandro Motti | 6–4, 7–5 | |
Loss | 1–9 | Spain F18, Vigo | Futures | Clay | Carlos Rexach Itoiz | Rui Machado Martín Vilarrubí | 6–2, 3–6, 3–6 | |
Loss | 1–10 | Spain F20, Santander | Futures | Clay | Pablo Santos González | Marcel Granollers Valentin Sanon | w/o | |
Loss | 1–11 | Spain F21, Oviedo | Futures | Clay | Héctor Ruiz-Cadenas | Antonio Baldellou-Esteva Germán Puentes Alcañiz | 4–6, 0–6 | |
Loss | 1–12 | Spain F28, Barcelona | Futures | Clay | Gorka Fraile | Marc Fornell Mestres Mario Muñoz-Bejarano | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 | |
Win | 2–12 | Spain F29, Vilafranca | Futures | Clay | Gorka Fraile | Antonio Baldellou-Esteva Germán Puentes Alcañiz | 6–4, 7–6 | |
Win | 3–12 | Spain F8, Balaguer | Futures | Clay | Carlos Rexach Itoiz | Miguel Ángel López Jaén Pablo Santos González | 7–6, 6–3 | |
Loss | 3–13 | Spain F9, Reus | Futures | Clay | Pablo Santos González | Marc Fornell Mestres Komlavi Loglo | 7–5, 5–7, 1–6 | |
Win | 4–13 | Spain F14, Alicante | Futures | Clay | Pablo Santos González | Pablo Andújar Jun Kato | 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 | |
Loss | 4–14 | Spain F16, Gandia | Futures | Clay | Pablo Santos González | Marc Fornell Mestres Jordi Marsé-Vidri | 6–4, 3–6, 6–7 | |
Win | 5–14 | Spain F27, El Ejido | Futures | Hard | Marcel Granollers | Marcos Jiménez-Letrado Juan-Miguel Such-Pérez | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Win | 6–14 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Gabriel Trujillo Soler | Bart Beks Matwé Middelkoop | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Loss | 5–15 | Spain F29, Barcelona | Futures | Clay | Gabriel Trujillo Soler | Antonio Baldellou-Esteva Germán Puentes Alcañiz | 6–7, 4–6 | |
Win | 7–15 | Spain F32, Gran Canaria | Futures | Hard | Marcel Granollers | Antonio Baldellou-Esteva José Luis Muguruza | 6–1, 6–3 | |
Win | 8–15 | Spain F4, Yecla | Futures | Hard | Gabriel Trujillo Soler | Farrukh Dustov Denis Matsukevitch | 6–1, 6–2 | |
Win | 9–15 | Spain F5, Murcia | Futures | Clay | Pablo Santos González | Javier Foronda Bolaños Daniel Monedero-González | 6–2, 6–4 | |
Win | 10–15 | Spain F7, Cartagena | Futures | Clay | Pablo Santos González | Marc Fornell Mestres Héctor Ruiz-Cadenas | 6–2, 6–4 | |
Win | 11–15 | Spain F8, Zaragoza | Futures | Clay | Pablo Santos González | Marc Fornell Mestres Jordi Marsé-Vidri | 6–4, 6–3 | |
Loss | 11–16 | Telde, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | Adam Chadaj Michael Ryderstedt | 7–5, 3–6, | |
Win | 12–16 | Spain F15, Balaguer | Futures | Clay | Pablo Santos González | Marc Fornell Mestres Jordi Marsé-Vidri | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Loss | 12–17 | Spain F28, Oviedo | Futures | Clay | Miguel Ángel López Jaén | Marc Fornell Mestres Juan-Miguel Such-Pérez | 6–7, 4–6 | |
Loss | 12–18 | Spain F29, Móstoles | Futures | Hard | Miguel Ángel López Jaén | Komlavi Loglo Carlos Rexach Itoiz | 6–7, 4–6 | |
Loss | 12–19 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Pablo Santos González | Flavio Cipolla Marcel Granollers | 6–7, 4–6 | |
Win | 13–19 | Spain F35, Sant Cugat | Futures | Clay | Miguel Ángel López Jaén | Diego Álvarez Carlos Poch Gradin | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Loss | 13–20 | Spain F36, Vilafranca | Futures | Clay | Miguel Ángel López Jaén | Diego Álvarez Carlos Poch Gradin | 6–7, 3–6 | |
Win | 14–20 | Spain F2, Calvià | Futures | Clay | Miguel Ángel López Jaén | José Antonio Sánchez de Luna Santiago Ventura | 7–5, 6–7, 7–6 | |
Win | 15–20 | Spain F5, Murcia | Futures | Clay | Miguel Ángel López Jaén | Carlos Poch Gradin Carlos Rexach Itoiz | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 | |
Win | 16–20 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Albert Portas | Alessandro Motti Simone Vagnozzi | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Win | 17–20 | Spain F15, Reus | Futures | Clay | Pablo Santos González | Julián Alonso Gerard Granollers Pujol | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Loss | 17–21 | France F8, Blois | Futures | Clay | Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | Adrian Mannarino Josselin Ouanna | 2–6, 1–6 | |
Win | 18–21 | France F9, Toulon | Futures | Clay | Augustin Gensse | Adriano Biasella Marcel Felder | 2–6, 6–3, 7–6 | |
Loss | 18–22 | Portugal F4, Porto | Futures | Clay | Pablo Santos González | Yann Marti Cristian Villagrán | w/o | |
Loss | 18–23 | Spain F38, Sant Cugat | Futures | Clay | Miguel Ángel López Jaén | Marc Fornell Mestres Jordi Marsé-Vidri | 7–5, 0–6, | |
Win | 19–23 | Brașov, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | Carlos Poch Gradin Pablo Santos González | 6–4, 6–3 | |
Win | 20–23 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Pablo Santos González | Rogério Dutra Silva Flávio Saretta | 2–6, 6–2, | |
Win | 21–23 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Dawid Olejniczak | Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach | 7–6, 6–3 | |
Win | 22–23 | Caltanissetta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Juan Pablo Brzezicki | Daniele Bracciali Simone Vagnozzi | 7–6, 6–3 | |
Win | 23–23 | 2009 Tennis Napoli Cup – Doubles| | Napoli, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Pablo Cuevas | Frank Moser Lukáš Rosol | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 24–23 | 2009 Mamaia Challenger – Doubles| | Constanța, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Adrián García | Adrian Cruciat Florin Mergea | 7–6, 6–2 |
Win | 25–23 | 2009 Copa Petrobras Montevideo – Doubles| | Montevideo, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | Juan Pablo Brzezicki | Martín Cuevas Pablo Cuevas | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 25–24 | 2009 Copa Petrobras Santiago – Doubles| | Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Juan Pablo Brzezicki | Diego Cristin Eduardo Schwank | 4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 25–25 | 2009 Copa Petrobras São Paulo – Doubles| | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Diego Junqueira | Franco Ferreiro Ricardo Mello | 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 25–26 | 2009 Seguros Bolívar Open Medellín – Doubles| | Medellín, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Diego Junqueira | Sebastián Decoud Eduardo Schwank | 0–6, 2–6 |
Win | 26–26 | 2010 Città di Caltanissetta – Doubles| | Caltanissetta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Santiago Ventura | Uladzimir Ignatik Martin Kližan | 7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 27–26 | 2010 Open Barletta – Doubles| | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Santiago Ventura | Ilija Bozoljac Daniele Bracciali | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 28–26 | 2010 Open Prévadiès Saint–Brieuc – Doubles| | Saint Brieuc, France | Challenger | Clay | Uladzimir Ignatik | Brian Battistone Ryler DeHeart | 4–6, 6–4, |
Win | 29–26 | 2010 Mitsubishi Electric Cup – Doubles| | Monza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Daniele Bracciali | Martin Fischer Frederik Nielsen | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 30–26 | 2010 UniCredit Czech Open – Doubles| | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Marcel Granollers | Johan Brunström Jean-Julien Rojer | 3–6, 6–4, |
Loss | 30–27 | 2011 UniCredit Czech Open – Doubles| | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | Sergei Bubka Adrián Menéndez Maceiras | 5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 31–27 | 2011 Torneo Omnia Tenis Ciudad Madrid – Doubles| | Madrid, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | Daniel Gimeno Traver Morgan Phillips | 4–6, 7–6, |
Win | 32–27 | Spain F41, Puerto del Carmen | Futures | Hard | Marcos Conde-Jackson | Juan-Samuel Arauzo-Martínez Jaime Pulgar-García | 6–3, 6–3 | |
Win | 33–27 | 2019 Murcia Open – Doubles| | Murcia, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Marcus Daniell | Rameez Junaid Andrei Vasilevski | 6–4, 6–4 |