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Marcel Granollers

Granollers at the 2021 French Open
Country (sports)	Spain
Residence	Barcelona, Spain
Born	(1986-04-12) 12 April 1986 (age 39) Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro	2003
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Gerard Granollers
Prize money	US$15,025,867
Official website	marcelgranollers.com
Singles
Career record	202–250 (44.69% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 19 (23 July 2012)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016)
French Open	4R (2012, 2014, 2016)
Wimbledon	2R (2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019)
US Open	4R (2013)
Doubles
Career record	549–335 (62.1% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	31
Highest ranking	No. 1 (6 May 2024)
Current ranking	No. 7 (9 June 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (2013, 2016, 2022, 2023)
French Open	W (2025)
Wimbledon	F (2021, 2023)
US Open	W (2025)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals	W (2012)
Olympic Games	2R (2024)
Mixed doubles
Career record	1–3 (25%)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2018)
French Open	1R (2018)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (2024)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	W (2008, 2011, 2019)

Marcel Granollers Pujol (born 12 April 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He is famous for his amazing skills in doubles matches. Marcel reached the top spot in the world for doubles players on May 6, 2024. He was the second Spanish man ever to achieve this!

Marcel is a Grand Slam champion, winning the 2025 French Open and the 2025 US Open with his partner Horacio Zeballos. He also achieved a high ranking in singles tennis, reaching No. 19 in the world on July 23, 2012. Throughout his career, Marcel has won 34 titles from the ATP. Four of these were in singles, and 30 were in doubles. This includes winning the ATP World Tour Finals in 2012 with his fellow Spanish player, Marc López.

Marcel also played in five major doubles finals. He reached the finals of the French Open and US Open in 2014 with Marc López. Later, he made it to the finals of the 2019 US Open, the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2023 Wimbledon Championships with Horacio Zeballos.

About Marcel's Life

Marcel's brother, Gerard, is also a tennis player. They have won five doubles titles together in smaller tournaments called Challenger events.

Marcel's Tennis Journey

Starting Out: 2006-2007

Marcel Granollers began his professional tennis journey. In 2006, he played in the main tournament at Wimbledon for the first time. He worked hard to improve his game.

By 2007, Marcel started winning doubles tournaments. He won Challengers in Naples, Rome, and Maspalomas with different partners. He also reached the second round of men's doubles at the 2007 French Open.

First Big Wins: 2008-2011

In 2008, Marcel made a big splash! He won his very first ATP singles title at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships. He even beat the world No. 8 player, James Blake, in the final. Later that year, he was chosen to be part of Spain's Davis Cup team, which won the championship.

Marcel continued to shine in doubles. In 2009, he won three ATP doubles titles with different partners. In 2010, he showed his fighting spirit at the 2010 Australian Open. He came back from two sets down to win against the world No. 8, Robin Söderling.

The year 2011 was also very successful. Marcel won his second singles title at the Swiss Open. He then won another big singles title at the Valencia Open. He beat four top 20 players on his way to that victory! He also helped the Spain Davis Cup team win the Davis Cup that year.

Reaching New Heights: 2012-2018

In 2012, Marcel reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time at the 2012 French Open. He also had a fantastic year in doubles with Marc López. They won titles at the Italian Open, the Swiss Open, and the prestigious ATP World Tour Finals. They were the first Spanish pair in a long time to win the season-ending championship!

Marcel reached his highest doubles ranking of World No. 4 in February 2013. He also made it to the fourth round of the US Open in singles. In 2014, he and Marc López reached the finals of both the French Open and the US Open in doubles.

Between 2015 and 2018, Marcel continued to have strong doubles performances. He reached the finals of the Italian Open twice, in 2015 and 2017. He also won a Masters 1000 title in Paris in 2018 with Rajeev Ram.

New Partner, New Success: 2019-2025

Marcel started a new partnership with Horacio Zeballos in 2019. This new team quickly became very successful! They reached their first Grand Slam doubles final at the 2019 US Open. They also won three Masters 1000 titles: the Canadian Open in 2019, the Italian Open in 2020, and the Madrid Open in 2021. Because of these wins, Marcel returned to the top 10 in doubles.

In 2021, they reached the final of Wimbledon. They also won their fourth Masters title at the Cincinnati Masters.

Marcel and Zeballos continued their strong performance in 2022 and 2023. They reached the semifinals of the Australian Open and French Open multiple times. In 2023, they won another Masters title at the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters. They also reached the final of the 2023 ATP Finals for the second time.

The years 2024 and 2025 were truly special. Marcel recorded his 500th doubles career win at the 2024 Miami Open. He and Zeballos became the joint World No. 1 doubles players on May 6, 2024! They won their sixth Masters title as a team at the Italian Open. They also won another Masters title at the 2024 National Bank Open.

The highlight of their partnership came in 2025. Marcel and Horacio Zeballos won their first Grand Slam men's doubles title at the 2025 French Open. They followed this up with another Grand Slam victory at the 2025 US Open! These were incredible achievements for both players.

How Marcel Plays Tennis

Marcel Granollers is known for his excellent serve and his skills at the net. These abilities make him a very strong doubles player. He also has good defensive groundstrokes, which help him keep the ball in play.

Important Finals

Marcel has played in many important finals throughout his career. Here are some of his biggest matches:

Grand Slam Finals

Doubles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2014	French Open	Clay	Marc López	Julien Benneteau Édouard Roger-Vasselin	3–6, 6–7(1–7)
Loss	2014	US Open	Hard	Marc López	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	3–6, 4–6
Loss	2019	US Open	Hard	Horacio Zeballos	Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah	4–6, 5–7
Loss	2021	Wimbledon	Grass	Horacio Zeballos	Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić	4–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 5–7
Loss	2023	Wimbledon	Grass	Horacio Zeballos	Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski	4–6, 4–6
Win	2025	French Open	Clay	Horacio Zeballos	Joe Salisbury Neal Skupski	6–0, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
Win	2025	US Open	Hard	Horacio Zeballos	Joe Salisbury Neal Skupski	3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5

Year-end Championships Finals

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

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2012	ATP World Tour Finals, London	Hard (i)	Marc López	Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna	7–5, 3–6, [10–3]
Loss	2023	ATP Finals, Turin	Hard (i)	Horacio Zeballos	Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury	3–6, 4–6

Masters 1000 Finals

Doubles: 17 (10 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2009	Paris Masters	Hard (i)	Tommy Robredo	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić	3–6, 4–6
Win	2012	Italian Open	Clay	Marc López	Łukasz Kubot Janko Tipsarević	6–3, 6–2
Loss	2012	Canadian Open	Hard	Marc López	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	1–6, 6–4, [10–12]
Loss	2013	Cincinnati Masters	Hard	Marc López	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	4–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Loss	2015	Italian Open	Clay	Marc López	Pablo Cuevas David Marrero	4–6, 5–7
Loss	2017	Italian Open	Clay	Ivan Dodig	Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut	6–4, 4–6, [3–10]
Loss	2017	Paris Masters	Hard (i)	Ivan Dodig	Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo	6–7(3–7), 6–3, [6–10]
Win	2018	Paris Masters	Hard (i)	Rajeev Ram	Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău	6–4, 6–4
Win	2019	Canadian Open	Hard	Horacio Zeballos	Robin Haase Wesley Koolhof	7–5, 7–5
Win	2020	Italian Open (2)	Clay	Horacio Zeballos	Jérémy Chardy Fabrice Martin	6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
Win	2021	Madrid Open	Clay	Horacio Zeballos	Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić	1–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win	2021	Cincinnati Masters	Hard	Horacio Zeballos	Steve Johnson Austin Krajicek	7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
Win	2023	Shanghai Masters	Hard	Horacio Zeballos	Rohan Bopanna Matthew Ebden	5–7, 6–2, [10–7]
Loss	2024	Indian Wells Masters	Hard	Horacio Zeballos	Wesley Koolhof Nikola Mektić	6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7)
Win	2024	Italian Open (3)	Clay	Horacio Zeballos	Marcelo Arévalo Mate Pavić	6–2, 6–2
Win	2024	Canadian Open (2)	Hard	Horacio Zeballos	Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury	6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win	2025	Madrid Open (2)	Clay	Horacio Zeballos	Marcelo Arévalo Mate Pavić	6–4, 6–4

ATP Career Finals

Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Apr 2008	U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, United States	250 Series	Clay	James Blake	6–4, 1–6, 7–5
Loss	1–1	Nov 2010	Valencia Open, Spain	500 Series	Hard (i)	David Ferrer	5–7, 3–6
Win	2–1	Jul 2011	Swiss Open, Switzerland	250 Series	Clay	Fernando Verdasco	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win	3–1	Nov 2011	Valencia Open, Spain	500 Series	Hard (i)	Juan Mónaco	6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–3)
Loss	3–2	Jul 2012	Croatia Open, Croatia	250 Series	Clay	Marin Čilić	4–6, 2–6
Win	4–2	Aug 2013	Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria	250 Series	Clay	Juan Mónaco	0–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Loss	4–3	Apr 2014	Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco	250 Series	Clay	Guillermo García López	7–5, 4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 60 (31 titles, 29 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Apr 2008	U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, United States	Intl Series	Clay	Pablo Cuevas	Ernests Gulbis Rainer Schüttler	5–7, 6–7(3–7)
Win	1–1	Feb 2009	Brasil Open, Brazil	250 Series	Clay	Tommy Robredo	Lucas Arnold Ker Juan Mónaco	6–4, 7–5
Win	2–1	Feb 2009	Buenos Aires Open, Argentina	250 Series	Clay	Alberto Martín	Nicolás Almagro Santiago Ventura	6–3, 5–7, [10–8]
Win	3–1	Oct 2009	Kremlin Cup, Russia	250 Series	Hard (i)	Pablo Cuevas	František Čermák Michal Mertiňák	4–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Loss	3–2	Nov 2009	Valencia Open, Spain	500 Series	Hard (i)	Tommy Robredo	František Čermák Michal Mertiňák	4–6, 3–6
Loss	3–3	Nov 2009	Paris Masters, France	Masters 1000	Hard (i)	Tommy Robredo	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić	3–6, 4–6
Win	4–3	Jan 2010	Chennai Open, India	250 Series	Hard	Santiago Ventura	Lu Yen-hsun Janko Tipsarević	7–5, 6–2
Win	5–3	Feb 2010	Brasil Open, Brazil (2)	250 Series	Clay	Pablo Cuevas	Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach	7–5, 6–4
Loss	5–4	May 2010	Estoril Open, Portugal	250 Series	Clay	Pablo Cuevas	Marc López David Marrero	7–6(7–1), 4–6, [4–10]
Loss	5–5	Sep 2010	Romanian Open, Romania	250 Series	Clay	Santiago Ventura	Juan Ignacio Chela Łukasz Kubot	2–6, 7–5, [11–13]
Win	6–5	Jan 2011	Auckland Open, New Zealand	250 Series	Hard	Tommy Robredo	Johan Brunström Stephen Huss	6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Loss	6–6	Feb 2011	Zagreb Indoors, Croatia	250 Series	Hard (i)	Marc López	Dick Norman Horia Tecău	3–6, 4–6
Loss	6–7	Jul 2011	Stuttgart Open, Germany	250 Series	Clay	Marc López	Jürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner	3–6, 4–6
Loss	6–8	Mar 2012	Mexican Open, Mexico	500 Series	Clay	Marc López	David Marrero Fernando Verdasco	3–6, 4–6
Loss	6–9	Mar 2012	Barcelona Open, Spain	500 Series	Clay	Marc López	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski	6–2, 6–7(7–9), [8–10]
Win	7–9	May 2012	Italian Open, Italy	Masters 1000	Clay	Marc López	Łukasz Kubot Janko Tipsarević	6–3, 6–2
Loss	7–10	Jul 2012	Croatia Open, Croatia	250 Series	Clay	Marc López	David Marrero Fernando Verdasco	3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win	8–10	Jul 2012	Swiss Open, Switzerland	250 Series	Clay	Marc López	Robert Farah Santiago Giraldo	6–4, 7–6(11–9)
Loss	8–11	Aug 2012	Canadian Open, Canada	Masters 1000	Hard	Marc López	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	1–6, 6–4, [10–12]
Win	9–11	Nov 2012	ATP World Tour Finals, United Kingdom	Tour Finals	Hard (i)	Marc López	Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna	7–5, 3–6, [10–3]
Loss	9–12	Aug 2013	Cincinnati Masters, United States	Masters 1000	Hard	Marc López	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	4–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Win	10–12	Feb 2014	Buenos Aires Open, Argentina (2)	250 Series	Clay	Marc López	Pablo Cuevas Horacio Zeballos	7–5, 6–4
Loss	10–13	Jun 2014	French Open, France	Grand Slam	Clay	Marc López	Julien Benneteau Édouard Roger-Vasselin	3–6, 6–7(1–7)
Loss	10–14	Sep 2014	US Open, United States	Grand Slam	Hard	Marc López	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	3–6, 4–6
Loss	10–15	May 2015	Italian Open, Italy (2)	Masters 1000	Clay	Marc López	Pablo Cuevas David Marrero	4–6, 5–7
Loss	10–16	Apr 2016	Barcelona Open, Spain	500 Series	Clay	Pablo Cuevas	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	5–7, 5–7
Win	11–16	Jul 2016	Swedish Open, Sweden	250 Series	Clay	David Marrero	Marcus Daniell Marcelo Demoliner	6–2, 6–3
Win	12–16	Oct 2016	Japan Open, Japan	500 Series	Hard	Marcin Matkowski	Raven Klaasen Rajeev Ram	6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win	13–16	Oct 2016	Swiss Indoors, Switzerland	500 Series	Hard (i)	Jack Sock	Robert Lindstedt Michael Venus	6–3, 6–4
Win	14–16	Feb 2017	Rotterdam Open, Netherlands	500 Series	Hard (i)	Ivan Dodig	Wesley Koolhof Matwé Middelkoop	7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss	14–17	Apr 2017	Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco	250 Series	Clay	Marc López	Dominic Inglot Mate Pavić	4–6, 6–2, [9–11]
Loss	14–18	May 2017	Italian Open, Italy (3)	Masters 1000	Clay	Ivan Dodig	Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut	6–4, 4–6, [3–10]
Win	15–18	Oct 2017	Swiss Indoors, Switzerland (2)	500 Series	Hard (i)	Ivan Dodig	Fabrice Martin Édouard Roger-Vasselin	7–5, 7–6(8–6)
Loss	15–19	Nov 2017	Paris Masters, France (2)	Masters 1000	Hard (i)	Ivan Dodig	Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo	6–7(3–7), 6–3, [6–10]
Win	16–19	Nov 2018	Paris Masters, France	Masters 1000	Hard (i)	Rajeev Ram	Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău	6–4, 6–4
Win	17–19	Jul 2019	Hall of Fame Open, United States	250 Series	Grass	Sergiy Stakhovsky	Marcelo Arévalo Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela	6–7(10–12), 6–4, [13–11]
Win	18–19	Aug 2019	Canadian Open, Canada	Masters 1000	Hard	Horacio Zeballos	Robin Haase Wesley Koolhof	7–5, 7–5
Loss	18–20	Sep 2019	US Open, United States	Grand Slam	Hard	Horacio Zeballos	Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah	4–6, 5–7
Win	19–20	Feb 2020	Argentina Open, Argentina (3)	250 Series	Clay	Horacio Zeballos	Guillermo Durán Juan Ignacio Londero	6–4, 5–7, [18–16]
Win	20–20	Feb 2020	Rio Open, Brazil	500 Series	Clay	Horacio Zeballos	Salvatore Caruso Federico Gaio	6–4, 5–7, [10–7]
Loss	20–21	Sep 2020	Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria	250 Series	Clay	Horacio Zeballos	Austin Krajicek Franko Škugor	6–7(5–7), 5–7
Win	21–21	Sep 2020	Italian Open, Italy (2)	Masters 1000	Clay	Horacio Zeballos	Jérémy Chardy Fabrice Martin	6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss	21–22	Mar 2021	Mexican Open, Mexico	500 Series	Hard	Horacio Zeballos	Ken Skupski Neal Skupski	6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win	22–22	May 2021	Madrid Open, Spain	Masters 1000	Clay	Horacio Zeballos	Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić	1–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss	22–23	Jul 2021	Wimbledon Championships, United Kingdom	Grand Slam	Grass	Horacio Zeballos	Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić	4–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 5–7
Win	23–23	Aug 2021	Cincinnati Masters, United States	Masters 1000	Hard	Horacio Zeballos	Steve Johnson Austin Krajicek	7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
Win	24–23	Jun 2022	Halle Open, Germany	500 Series	Grass	Horacio Zeballos	Tim Pütz Michael Venus	6–4, 6–7(5–7), [14–12]
Loss	24–24	May 2023	Geneva Open, Switzerland	250 Series	Clay	Horacio Zeballos	Jamie Murray Michael Venus	6–7(6–8), 6–7 (3–7)
Loss	24–25	Jul 2023	Wimbledon Championships, United Kingdom	Grand Slam	Grass	Horacio Zeballos	Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski	4–6, 4–6
Win	25–25	Oct 2023	Shanghai Masters, China	Masters 1000	Hard	Horacio Zeballos	Rohan Bopanna Matthew Ebden	5–7, 6–2, [10–7]
Loss	25–26	Nov 2023	ATP Finals, Italy	Tour Finals	Hard (i)	Horacio Zeballos	Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury	3–6, 4–6
Loss	25–27	Jan 2024	Auckland Open, New Zealand	250 Series	Hard	Horacio Zeballos	Wesley Koolhof Nikola Mektić	3–6, 7–6(7–5), [7–10]
Loss	25–28	Feb 2024	Argentina Open, Argentina	250 Series	Clay	Horacio Zeballos	Simone Bolelli Andrea Vavassori	2–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss	25–29	Mar 2024	Indian Wells Masters, United States	Masters 1000	Hard	Horacio Zeballos	Wesley Koolhof Nikola Mektić	6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7)
Win	26–29	May 2024	Italian Open, Italy (3)	Masters 1000	Clay	Horacio Zeballos	Marcelo Arévalo Mate Pavić	6–2, 6–2
Win	27–29	Aug 2024	Canadian Open, Canada (2)	Masters 1000	Hard	Horacio Zeballos	Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury	6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win	28–29	Apr 2025	Romanian Open, Romania	250 Series	Clay	Horacio Zeballos	Jakob Schnaitter Mark Wallner	7–6(7–3), 6–4
Win	29–29	May 2025	Madrid Open, Spain (2)	Masters 1000	Clay	Horacio Zeballos	Marcelo Arévalo Mate Pavić	6–4, 6–4
Win	30–29	Jun 2025	French Open, France	Grand Slam	Clay	Horacio Zeballos	Joe Salisbury Neal Skupski	6–0, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
Win	31–29	Sep 2025	US Open, United States	Grand Slam	Hard	Horacio Zeballos	Joe Salisbury Neal Skupski	3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5

Wins Against Top 10 Players

Marcel has achieved some impressive wins against players ranked in the top 10 worldwide. He has a record of 6 wins and 36 losses against these top players.

#	Player	Rank	Tournament	Surface	Rd	Score
2008
1.	James Blake	8	Houston, United States	Clay	F	6–4, 1–6, 7–5
2010
2.	Robin Söderling	8	Australian Open, Australia	Hard	1R	5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
2011
3.	Gaël Monfils	10	Valencia, Spain	Hard	QF	7–6(14–12), 3–6, 6–4
2013
4.	Andy Murray	2	Rome, Italy	Clay	2R	6–3, 6–7(5–7), ret.
2014
5.	David Ferrer	5	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	1R	4–6, 6–4, 6–4
2016
6.	Tomáš Berdych	9	Shanghai, China	Hard	2R	7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–1)

See also

In Spanish: Marcel Granollers para niños