Paul Gerard Capdeville Castro (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpol kaβðeˈβil]; born 2 April 1983) is a Chilean former tennis player. He was born in Santiago.
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| Country (sports) |  Chile | |||||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Vitacura, Chile | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 April 1983 Santiago, Chile | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2002 | |||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $1,097,506 | |||||||||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 48–79 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level and in and Davis Cup) | |||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 76 (18 May 2009) | |||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R (2007, 2008) | |||||||||||||||||
| French Open | 2R (2006, 2008) | |||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R (2009) | |||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 2R (2005, 2007, 2009) | |||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 14–22 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level and in and Davis Cup) | |||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 147 (23 July 2007) | |||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | 1R (2008) | |||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2007) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 18 February 2013. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tennis career
editIn May 2009, he achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 76.
At the 2006 French Open, Capdeville had a shoving incident with Mario Ančić, at the end of his second round match. The two players had to be separated by the chair umpire.[1] Ančić and Capdeville were each fined US$3,000 for the incident.[2]
Capdeville's best showing at an ATP event to date came at the 2009 Estoril Open, where he reached the semifinals. Other notable results include the quarterfinals at Memphis (2006), Washington (2007), Indianapolis (2008) and Viña del Mar (2009).
Capdeville has won ten challenger tournaments: Bogotá (2005), Florianópolis (2007), Binghamton and Aracajú (2008), Binghamton (2009), Guayaquil (2010), Guadalajara (2011), Binghamton (2011), Santiago (2012), and São Paulo (2013).
Capdeville was part of the Chilean Davis Cup team. In his first competitive match, he beat Austria's Stefan Koubek in five sets.[3]
Capdeville announced his retirement after playing at a Davis Cup tie against Paraguay in 2014.[4]
All Finals
editSingles finals
edit| Legend (singles) |
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| Challengers (10–10) |
| Futures (0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 18 April 2005 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Runner-up | 1. | 30 April 2005 | Sassuolo, Italy | Clay | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 | |
| Runner-up | 2. | 23 January 2006 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | 2–6, 6–7(7–9) | |
| Runner-up | 3. | 14 August 2006 | Bronx, New York, USA | Hard | 0–6, 2–6 | |
| Winner | 2. | 23 April 2007 | Florianópolis, Brazil | Clay | 7–6(7–0), 6–0 | |
| Winner | 3. | 4 August 2008 | Binghamton, USA | Hard | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 | |
| Winner | 4. | 29 September 2008 | Aracaju, Brazil | Clay | 7–5, 6–4 | |
| Runner-up | 4. | 27 October 2008 | Cali-2, Colombia | Clay | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Runner-up | 5. | 5 January 2009 | São Paulo-1, Brazil | Hard | 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Winner | 5. | 16 August 2009 | Binghamton, USA | Hard | 7–6(9–7), 7–6(13–11) | |
| Runner-up | 6. | 18 October 2010 | Santiago-2, Chile | Clay | 2–6, 6–7(2–7) | |
| Winner | 6. | 14 November 2010 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Clay | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| Winner | 7. | 26 June 2011 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Hard | 7–5, 6–1 | |
| Winner | 8. | 14 August 2011 | Binghamton, USA | Hard | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | |
| Winner | 9. | 11 March 2012 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 | |
| Runner-up | 7. | 9 April 2012 | Blumenau, Brazil | Clay | 6–3, 4–6, 2–5 ret. | |
| Runner-up | 8. | 7 May 2012 | Rio Quente, Brazil | Hard | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 | |
| Runner-up | 9. | 5 November 2012 | São Leopoldo, Brazil | Clay | 6–3, 5–7, 6–7(2–7) | |
| Runner-up | 10. | 25 March 2013 | Pereira, Colombia | Clay | 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Winner | 10. | 22 April 2013 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | 6–2, 6–2 |
Doubles wins
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 29 January 2007 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | 4–6, 6–4, [10–6] | ||
| 2. | 6 November 2011 | Medellín, Colombia | Clay | 6–2, 4–6, [10–8] | ||
| 3. | 10 March 2012 | Providencia, Chile | Clay | 6–7(3–7), 6–4, [10–7] | ||
| 4. | 28 April 2012 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | 7–5, 6–3 |
Performance timeline
edit| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | SR | W–L |
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| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | A | Q3 | Q2 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 |
| French Open | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | Q2 | 1R | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| US Open | 2R | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 2R | Q1 | Q3 | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 11 | 7–11 |
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 |
| Miami Masters | A | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Rome Masters | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Stuttgart/Madrid Masters | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Canada Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Shanghai Masters | Not Held | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Hamburg Masters | A | A | A | A | NM1000 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 6 | 0–6 |
| Year-end ranking | 133 | 142 | 100 | 112 | 129 | 165 | 131 | 166 | 154 | 916 | ||
Top 10 wins
edit| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Capdeville Rank |
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| 2006 | |||||||
| 1. | 8 | Davis Cup, Rancho Mirage | Grass | RR | 6–3, 6–4 | 103 | |
References
edit- ^ "Polémico final tuvo eliminación de Capdeville en Roland Garros" [Capdeville's defeat in Roland Garros had a controversial ending]. La Nación (in Spanish). Paris. 31 May 2006. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ "Capdeville y Ancic, sancionados después del incidente que protagonizaron" [Capdeville and Ancic, sanctioned after the incident they staged]. As (in Spanish). Paris. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ "En cinco sets se impuso Capdeville al austriaco Koubek en Copa Davis" [In 5 sets, Capdeville defeated austrian Koubek in Davis Cup]. El Mercurio Calama (in Spanish). Rancagua. 19 September 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ "Capdeville says goodbye". Davis Cup. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2015.