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Horacio Zeballos

Zeballos in 2015
Country (sports)	Argentina
Residence	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Born	(1985-04-27) 27 April 1985 (age 40) Mar del Plata, Argentina
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	2003
Plays	Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Coach	Alejandro Lombardo
Prize money	US $9,367,947
Singles
Career record	91–133 (40.63% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 39 (4 March 2013)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2010, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018)
French Open	4R (2017)
Wimbledon	2R (2018)
US Open	2R (2009, 2016)
Doubles
Career record	383–225 (62.99% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	25
Highest ranking	No. 1 (6 May 2024)
Current ranking	No. 8 (9 June 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (2022, 2023)
French Open	W (2025)
Wimbledon	F (2021, 2023)
US Open	F (2019)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals	F (2023)
Olympic Games	1R (2021)
Medal record Men's tennis Representing  Argentina Pan American Games Gold 2007 Rio de Janeiro Men's doubles

Horacio Zeballos Jr. (born April 27, 1985) is a professional tennis player from Argentina. He's a superstar in doubles, which is when two players team up on each side of the net. On May 6, 2024, he became the world's No. 1 doubles player! This was a huge deal because he was the first man from Argentina ever to reach the top spot in doubles. A really big moment for him was winning the 2025 French Open doubles tournament with his partner Marcel Granollers. This is one of the four biggest tournaments in tennis, called Grand Slams. Even though he's amazing at doubles, Horacio was also great at singles (playing one-on-one). His best singles ranking was No. 39 in the world, which he reached on March 4, 2013.

In singles, Horacio won his only ATP Tour title (a big professional tournament) at the 2013 Chile Open. What made this win extra special? He beat the legendary Rafael Nadal in the final! Beating Nadal on a clay court (Nadal's best surface) is something very few players have ever done. Horacio is one of only five players to do it in a final. He also had a good run at the French Open in 2017, making it to the fourth round. In 2009, he was named the ATP Newcomer of the Year, which means he was recognized as a very promising new player.

In doubles, Horacio has been incredibly successful, winning 25 ATP titles! With Granollers, he's played in the finals of other Grand Slam tournaments too, like the 2019 US Open and Wimbledon in 2021 and 2023. His first doubles final was at the 2010 Chile Open with Potito Starace. He won his very first doubles title at the Argentina Open with Sebastián Prieto.

Getting to Know Horacio

Horacio Zeballos comes from Argentina and has Spanish family roots. When he's not on the tennis court, he likes listening to music, playing ping-pong (table tennis), and swimming. His dad is also named Horacio Zeballos, and his mom's name is Carolina. He also has a sister named Carolina Jr. On the tennis court, his favorite type of surface to play on is clay. His coach, who helps him train and improve, is Alejandro Lombardo.

Horacio's Tennis Journey

Early Career and First Big Moments

Before becoming a top star, Horacio Zeballos played a lot on the ATP Challenger Tour. This tour helps players improve their skills and rankings to get into bigger tournaments. He was successful there early in his career. A big step in his singles career came in 2009. He reached his first final in a major ATP Tour event at the St. Petersburg Open in Russia. He played amazingly to get to the final. Even though he lost a very close match in the final to Sergiy Stakhovsky, it showed he could compete with the best.

The year 2010 was also important for Horacio, especially in doubles. He and his partner Rogier Wassen even beat the famous Bryan brothers, who were ranked No. 1 in the world at the time! That same year, Horacio won his first-ever ATP doubles title at the Argentina Open with Sebastián Prieto. This was a special win in his home country. He also showed his talent in singles by beating former top players like Gastón Gaudio and Carlos Moyá. A major highlight was reaching the doubles semifinals at the US Open with Eduardo Schwank. This was his best result in a Grand Slam tournament so far. Horacio also got to play for his country in the Davis Cup, which is a team competition between nations.

Building His Career

In 2011 and 2012, Horacio continued to work hard. He won his second ATP doubles title in 2011 at the 2011 BMW Open with Simone Bolelli. In 2012, he and Oliver Marach had a great run at the French Open in doubles, reaching the quarterfinals. This is the round before the semifinals, so it was a strong performance.

A Famous Singles Victory

The year 2013 brought one of the biggest moments in Horacio's singles career. He won his first (and only) ATP singles title at an event in Viña del Mar, Chile. In an amazing final, he defeated the legendary Rafael Nadal! Nadal is known as the "King of Clay" because he's so good on clay courts. Beating him on clay, especially in a final, is a huge achievement. Horacio became one of very few players to ever do this. This win also helped him reach his career-high singles ranking of No. 39 in the world.

Doubles Success Continues

Horacio started to focus more on doubles, and it really paid off. In 2016, he had a fantastic year, winning four doubles titles with partners Julio Peralta and Andrés Molteni. One of his most memorable singles matches was at the 2017 Australian Open. Even though he lost to Ivo Karlović, the match lasted 5 hours and 15 minutes! That's one of the longest matches ever played at that tournament. Later that year, at the French Open, Horacio had his best singles result in a Grand Slam by reaching the fourth round. He also made it to the doubles quarterfinals at the same tournament with Julio Peralta.

Teaming Up with Granollers: A Winning Partnership

A very important part of Horacio's career began when he started playing doubles regularly with Marcel Granollers from Spain. They became a super strong team! But even before teaming up full-time with Granollers, Horacio won his first ATP Masters 1000 title in 2019. Masters 1000 events are the biggest tournaments after the Grand Slams. He won the Indian Wells tournament with Nikola Mektić. This made him the first Argentine player to win a Masters doubles title since 1997!

Once Zeballos and Granollers joined forces in August 2019, they started winning a lot.

• They won six titles together quickly.
• They reached their first Grand Slam final as a team at the 2019 US Open.
• Thanks to these great results, Horacio reached No. 3 in the world doubles rankings in September 2019.

Together, Zeballos and Granollers won several more Masters 1000 titles, including:

• 2019 Canadian Open
• 2020 Italian Open
• 2021 Madrid Open
• 2021 Cincinnati Masters

They also made it to the final of Wimbledon in 2021, another Grand Slam event.

Consistent Success at the Top

Zeballos and Granollers proved they were one of the best teams in the world by consistently doing well.

• They qualified for the ATP Finals (a special tournament for the top 8 players/teams of the year) for three years in a row (2020, 2021, 2022).
• In 2023, they reached the semifinals at both the Australian Open and the French Open.
• They won another Masters 1000 title at the Shanghai Masters in 2023. This was their fifth Masters title together and Horacio's 20th career doubles title overall!
• They made it to the final of the ATP Finals in 2023, showing their strength at the very end of the season.

Reaching the Top: World No. 1 and Grand Slam Glory

The years 2024 and 2025 marked incredible achievements for Horacio. Early in 2024, Zeballos and Granollers were on fire, reaching finals and semifinals in big Masters tournaments. Their hard work paid off in a huge way:

• After reaching the semifinals at the Madrid Open, Horacio Zeballos officially became the world No. 1 doubles player on May 6, 2024! He shared this top spot with Granollers. Horacio made history as the first man from Argentina to ever be ranked No. 1 in doubles.
• They continued their success by winning the Italian Open (their sixth Masters title as a team) and the Canadian Open (Horacio's eighth Masters title overall).

The biggest moment came at the 2025 French Open. Zeballos and Granollers fought their way to the final. In an exciting match, they defeated Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski to win their first Grand Slam men's doubles title together! This was a dream come true for both players after reaching several Grand Slam finals before.

Big Tournament Finals

Grand Slam Tournaments

Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2019	US Open	Hard	Marcel Granollers	Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah	4–6, 5–7
Loss	2021	Wimbledon	Grass	Marcel Granollers	Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić	4–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 5–7
Loss	2023	Wimbledon	Grass	Marcel Granollers	Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski	4–6, 4–6
Win	2025	French Open	Clay	Marcel Granollers	Joe Salisbury Neal Skupski	6–0, 6–7(5–7), 7–5

Year-End Championships (ATP Finals)

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2023	ATP Finals, Turin	Hard (i)	Marcel Granollers	Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury	3–6, 4–6

Masters 1000 Tournaments

Doubles: 10 (9 titles, 1 runner up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2019	Indian Wells Masters	Hard	Nikola Mektić	Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo	4–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Win	2019	Canadian Open	Hard	Marcel Granollers	Robin Haase Wesley Koolhof	7–5, 7–5
Win	2020	Italian Open	Clay	Marcel Granollers	Jérémy Chardy Fabrice Martin	6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
Win	2021	Madrid Open	Clay	Marcel Granollers	Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić	1–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win	2021	Cincinnati Masters	Hard	Marcel Granollers	Steve Johnson Austin Krajicek	7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
Win	2023	Shanghai Masters	Hard	Marcel Granollers	Rohan Bopanna Matthew Ebden	5–7, 6–2, [10–7]
Loss	2024	Indian Wells Masters	Hard	Marcel Granollers	Wesley Koolhof Nikola Mektić	6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7)
Win	2024	Italian Open (2)	Clay	Marcel Granollers	Marcelo Arévalo Mate Pavić	6–2, 6–2
Win	2024	Canadian Open (2)	Hard	Marcel Granollers	Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury	6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win	2025	Madrid Open (2)	Clay	Marcel Granollers	Marcelo Arévalo Mate Pavić	6–4, 6–4

ATP Tour Finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2009	St. Petersburg Open, Russia	250 Series	Hard (i)	Sergiy Stakhovsky	6–2, 6–7(8–10), 6–7(7–9)
Win	1–1	Feb 2013	Chile Open, Chile	250 Series	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6–7(2–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–4

Doubles: 46 (25 titles, 21 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 2010	Chile Open, Chile	250 Series	Clay	Potito Starace	Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach	4–6, 0–6
Win	1–1	Feb 2010	Argentina Open, Argentina	250 Series	Clay	Sebastián Prieto	Simon Greul Peter Luczak	7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win	2–1	May 2011	Bavarian Championships, Germany	250 Series	Clay	Simone Bolelli	Andreas Beck Christopher Kas	7–6(7–3), 6–4
Loss	2–2	Sep 2013	Malaysian Open, Malaysia	250 Series	Hard (i)	Pablo Cuevas	Eric Butorac Raven Klaasen	2–6, 4–6
Loss	2–3	Feb 2014	Argentina Open, Argentina	250 Series	Clay	Pablo Cuevas	Marcel Granollers Marc López	5–7, 4–6
Win	3–3	Feb 2016	Brasil Open, Brazil	250 Series	Clay	Julio Peralta	Pablo Carreño Busta David Marrero	4–6, 6–1, [10–5]
Win	4–3	Jul 2016	Swiss Open, Switzerland	250 Series	Clay	Julio Peralta	Mate Pavić Michael Venus	7–6(7–2), 6–2
Win	5–3	Aug 2016	Atlanta Open, United States	250 Series	Hard	Andrés Molteni	Johan Brunström Andreas Siljeström	7–6(7–2), 6–4
Win	6–3	Sep 2016	Moselle Open, France	250 Series	Hard (i)	Julio Peralta	Mate Pavić Michael Venus	6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss	6–4	Feb 2017	Ecuador Open, Ecuador	250 Series	Clay	Julio Peralta	James Cerretani Philipp Oswald	3–6, 1–2 ret.
Win	7–4	Apr 2017	U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, United States	250 Series	Clay	Julio Peralta	Dustin Brown Frances Tiafoe	4–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Loss	7–5	Aug 2017	Winston-Salem Open, United States	250 Series	Hard	Julio Peralta	Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău	3–6, 4–6
Loss	7–6	Sep 2017	St. Petersburg Open, Russia	250 Series	Hard (i)	Julio Peralta	Roman Jebavý Matwé Middelkoop	4–6, 4–6
Loss	7–7	Jan 2018	Brisbane International, Australia	250 Series	Hard	Leonardo Mayer	Henri Kontinen John Peers	6–3, 3–6, [2–10]
Win	8–7	Feb 2018	Argentina Open (2), Argentina	250 Series	Clay	Andrés Molteni	Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah	6–3, 5–7, [10–3]
Win	9–7	Jul 2018	Swedish Open, Sweden	250 Series	Clay	Julio Peralta	Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini	6–3, 6–4
Win	10–7	Jul 2018	German Open, Germany	500 Series	Clay	Julio Peralta	Oliver Marach Mate Pavić	6–1, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss	10–8	Feb 2019	Córdoba Open, Argentina	250 Series	Clay	Máximo González	Roman Jebavý Andrés Molteni	4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win	11–8	Feb 2019	Argentina Open (3), Argentina	250 Series	Clay	Máximo González	Diego Schwartzman Dominic Thiem	6–1, 6–1
Win	12–8	Mar 2019	Indian Wells Masters, United States	Masters 1000	Hard	Nikola Mektić	Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo	4–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Loss	12–9	Jun 2019	Eastbourne International, United Kingdom	250 Series	Grass	Máximo González	Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah	6–3, 6–7(4–7), [6–10]
Loss	12–10	Jul 2019	Swedish Open, Sweden	250 Series	Clay	Federico Delbonis	Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen	7–5(7–5), 5–7, [5–10]
Win	13–10	Aug 2019	Canadian Open, Canada	Masters 1000	Hard	Marcel Granollers	Robin Haase Wesley Koolhof	7–5, 7–5
Loss	13–11	Sep 2019	US Open, United States	Grand Slam	Hard	Marcel Granollers	Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah	4–6, 5–7
Win	14–11	Feb 2020	Argentina Open (4), Argentina	250 Series	Clay	Marcel Granollers	Guillermo Durán Juan Ignacio Londero	6–4, 5–7, [18–16]
Win	15–11	Feb 2020	Rio Open, Brazil	500 Series	Clay	Marcel Granollers	Salvatore Caruso Federico Gaio	6–4, 5–7, [10–7]
Loss	15-12	Sep 2020	Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria	250 Series	Clay	Marcel Granollers	Austin Krajicek Franko Škugor	6–7(5–7), 5–7
Win	16–12	Sep 2020	Italian Open, Italy	Masters 1000	Clay	Marcel Granollers	Jérémy Chardy Fabrice Martin	6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss	16–13	Mar 2021	Mexican Open, Mexico	500 Series	Hard	Marcel Granollers	Ken Skupski Neal Skupski	6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win	17–13	May 2021	Madrid Open, Spain	Masters 1000	Clay	Marcel Granollers	Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić	1–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss	17–14	Jul 2021	Wimbledon Championships, United Kingdom	Grand Slam	Grass	Marcel Granollers	Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić	4–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 5–7
Win	18–14	Aug 2021	Cincinnati Masters, United States	Masters 1000	Hard	Marcel Granollers	Steve Johnson Austin Krajicek	7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
Loss	18–15	Feb 2022	Argentina Open, Argentina	250 Series	Clay	Fabio Fognini	Santiago González Andrés Molteni	1–6, 1–6
Win	19–15	Jun 2022	Halle Open, Germany	500 Series	Grass	Marcel Granollers	Tim Pütz Michael Venus	6–4, 6–7(5–7), [14–12]
Loss	19–16	May 2023	Geneva Open, Switzerland	250 Series	Clay	Marcel Granollers	Jamie Murray Michael Venus	6–7(6–8), 6–7 (3–7)
Loss	19–17	Jul 2023	Wimbledon Championships, United Kingdom	Grand Slam	Grass	Marcel Granollers	Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski	4–6, 4–6
Win	20–17	Oct 2023	Shanghai Masters, China	Masters 1000	Hard	Marcel Granollers	Rohan Bopanna Matthew Ebden	5–7, 6–2, [10–7]
Loss	20–18	Nov 2023	ATP Finals, Italy	Tour Finals	Hard (i)	Marcel Granollers	Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury	3–6, 4–6
Loss	20–19	Jan 2024	Auckland Open, New Zealand	250 Series	Hard	Marcel Granollers	Wesley Koolhof Nikola Mektić	3–6, 7–6(7–5), [7–10]
Loss	20–20	Feb 2024	Argentina Open, Argentina	250 Series	Clay	Marcel Granollers	Simone Bolelli Andrea Vavassori	2–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss	20–21	Mar 2024	Indian Wells Masters, United States	Masters 1000	Hard	Marcel Granollers	Wesley Koolhof Nikola Mektić	6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7)
Win	21–21	May 2024	Italian Open, Italy (2)	Masters 1000	Clay	Marcel Granollers	Marcelo Arévalo Mate Pavić	6–2, 6–2
Win	22–21	Aug 2024	Canadian Open, Canada (2)	Masters 1000	Hard	Marcel Granollers	Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury	6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win	23–21	Apr 2025	Romanian Open, Romania	250 Series	Clay	Marcel Granollers	Jakob Schnaitter Mark Wallner	7–6(7–3), 6–4
Win	24–21	May 2025	Madrid Open, Spain (2)	Masters 1000	Clay	Marcel Granollers	Marcelo Arévalo Mate Pavić	6–4, 6–4
Win	25–21	Jun 2025	French Open, France	Grand Slam	Clay	Marcel Granollers	Joe Salisbury Neal Skupski	6–0, 6–7(5–7), 7–5

How He's Performed Over Time

Singles

Current through 2018 Wimbledon.

Doubles

Current through the 2025 French Open.

See also

In Spanish: Horacio Zeballos para niños