Pablo Llamas Ruiz
{{Short description|Spanish tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Pablo Llamas Ruiz
|image = Llamas Ruiz WMQ23 (53062192338).jpg
|caption = Llamas Ruiz at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
|fullname =
|country = {{flagu|Spain}}
|residence =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2002|10|13}}
|birth_place = Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
|height = {{convert|abbr=on|1.88|m}}
|weight =
|turnedpro =
|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney = $270,333
|singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=4|lost=4|details=in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup}}
|singlestitles = 0
|highestsinglesranking = No. 131 (16 October 2023)
|currentsinglesranking = No. 286 (18 November 2024)
|AustralianOpenresult = Q1 (2024)
|FrenchOpenresult = Q1 (2024)
|Wimbledonresult = Q2 (2023)
|USOpenresult = Q2 (2023)
|doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=0|lost=0|details=in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup}}
|doublestitles = 0
|highestdoublesranking = No. 696 (2 October 2023)
|currentdoublesranking = No. 1366 (18 November 2024)
|updated = 30 November 2024
}}
Pablo Llamas Ruiz (born 13 October 2002) is a Spanish tennis player.
Llamas Ruiz has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 131 achieved on 16 October 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 696 achieved on 2 October 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/pablo-llamas-ruiz/l0cx/overview|title=Pablo Llamas Ruiz | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis|website=ATP Tour}}
Career
=2023-24: ATP, Masters debuts & first wins, top 150, hiatus=
Llamas Ruiz made his ATP main draw debut in 2023 Lyon after qualifying for the main draw. He won his first ATP match over Max Purcell.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/draper-lyon-2023-tuesday|title=Draper Continues Return In Lyon}} He lost to top seed Félix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets in the second round.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/norrie-goffin-auger-aliassime-llamas-ruiz-lyon-2023-wednesday|title=Defending Champ Norrie, Auger-Aliassime Win Lyon Openers}}
He won his first Challenger title at the 2023 Open Castilla y León. {{cite web|url=https://lastwordonsports.com/tennis/2023/07/31/challenger-tour-weekly-recap-llamas-ruiz-and-yevseyev-win-their-first-titles/|title= Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Llamas Ruiz And Yevseyev Win Their First Titles |date=31 July 2023}}
In 2024, ranked No. 156, he qualified in Montpellier and recorded his second ATP win and first on hardcourt over Richard Gasquet.{{cite tweet|url=https://twitter.com/TennisChannel/status/1752452366626906598|title= Qualifier Pablo Llamas Ruiz earns his first tour-level hard-court win, beating Gasquet 7-6(6), 7-5! Faces Holger Rune next for a spot in the quarterfinals|number= 1752452366626906598|user=TennisChannel| date=30 January 2024}} {{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/shapovalov-gaston-montpellier-2024-tuesday |title= Shapovalov up & running in 2024 in Montpellier; Frenchman Cazaux advances, Llamas Ruiz upsets Gasquet |date=30 January 2024|website=ATPTour}} He lost to top seed Holger Rune in the second round.{{cite web| url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/stat-of-the-day-holger-rune-records-milestone-100th-win-of-career-in-montpellier |title= Stat of the Day: Holger Rune records milestone 100th win of career in Montpellier }} {{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/rune-llamas-ruiz-montpellier-2024-thursday |title= Rune secures 100th tour-level win in Montpellier; Dane advances to quarter-finals at ATP 250 |date=1 February 2024|website=ATPTour}}
He also qualified for the 2024 Estoril Open and defeated eight seed Dominik Koepfer and lucky loser David Jordà Sanchis to reach his first ATP career quarterfinal, where he lost to eventual champion and second seed Hubert Hurkacz.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/fils-garin-hurkacz-estoril-2024-thursday |title= Hurkacz clinches first clay win of the year in Estoril, Ruud advances|date=4 April 2024|website=ATPTour }} {{cite web|url=https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7790/artykul/3360289,tennis-poland’s-hurkacz-reaches-semifinals-in-portugals-estoril |title= Tennis: Poland’s Hurkacz reaches semifinals in Portugal's Estoril |date=5 April 2024}}
He entered the qualifying competition at the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open as an alternate and qualified for his first Masters 1000 main draw with wins over Quentin Halys and second seed Federico Coria. {{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/madrid-qualifying-report-tuesday-2024 |title= Former #NextGenATP champs Nakashima, Medjedovic qualify for Madrid |date=23 April 2024| website=ATPTour}}
References
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External links
- {{ATP|L0CX}}
- {{ITF|pablo-llamas-ruiz/800429616/esp}}
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Category:Spanish male tennis players
Category:Sportspeople from Jerez de la Frontera
Category:21st-century Spanish sportsmen
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