Iván Navarro
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| Country (sports) |
 Spain |
|---|---|
| Residence | San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain |
| Born |
19 October 1981 Alicante, Spain |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2001 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,208,116 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 35–65 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 67 (2 March 2009) |
| Current ranking | No. 224 (27 August 2012) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2009) |
| French Open | 2R (2007) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2004, 2007, 2009) |
| US Open | 2R (2009) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 18–36 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 127 (2 March 2009) |
| Last updated on: August 27, 2012. | |
Iván Navarro Pastor (born 19 October 1981) is a retired professional tennis player from Spain. He was sponsored by Head and Li-Ning for his racquets and attire. He employed the serve-and-volley strategy, very much like his compatriot Feliciano López. During his playing career, he had a unique habit of changing racquets each game, using one racquet for serving and another for returning. He reached a career high singles ranking of 67 in March 2009.[1]
He is perhaps best known for upsetting Ivo Karlović in the first round of the 2009 US Open before falling to former World No. 21 Taylor Dent in a dramatic five-set match in the second round. Navarro saved three match points in the decisive fifth-set tiebreak against Dent before the American hit a return winner to close out the match, 6-4, 5-7, 6-7 (1), 7-5, 7-6 (9).[2] Navarro announced his retirement in April 2013.[3]
References
External links
- Iván Navarro at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Iván Navarro at the International Tennis Federation
- Navarro World Ranking History