Carlos Berlocq
Carlos Alberto Berlocq ( born February 3, 1983 in Chascomús, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine tennis player.
- 3.1 Individual 3.1.1 Siege 3.1.1.1 ATP World Tour
- 3.1.1.2 ATP Challenger Tour
- 3.1.2.1 ATP World Tour
- 3.2.1 Siege 3.2.1.1 ATP World Tour
- 3.2.1.2 ATP Challenger Tour
- 3.2.2.1 ATP World Tour
Life and career
To 2004: The first successes in Futures tournaments
Carlos Berlocq started at the age of four years playing tennis. Since 2000, he played on Futures tournaments in South America, and there could soon win first matches. In 2001, he reached his first final in Bolivia.
In June 2002 Berlocq had a series of successes: Within a month he won 18 of 19 matches and a total of three Futures tournaments in Mexico and Chile. Due to this, he rose in the tennis world ranking in the Top 400, and was now playing Challenger tournaments on the ATP Tour.
Since he here but initially could not prevail, he played in the second half of 2003 again Futures tournaments, and had again a tremendous success rate: In six tournaments in succession he always reached at least the semi-finals, and won three tournaments. In 2004 he reached six Futures finals in a row, one of which he won three. In August 2004, he then for the first time was able to reach a Challenger final, which he lost against Giovanni Lapentti in Manta.
2005-2006: Challenger title, entry into the Top 100 and Grand Slam debut
Less than a year later in May 2005 won Carlos Berlocq in Turin his first Challenger title. There he stood now in the top 200 in the world rankings, he played now only Challenger tournaments, and also tried to qualify for ATP Tournaments. This, he succeeded in July 2005 in Stuttgart, but he lost in the first round against Răzvan Sabău. As the year progresses Berlocq won two Challenger titles in Cordenons and Buenos Aires, and thus reached in November 2005 for the first time ranked among the top 100
Thanks to its placement Carlos Berlocq was directly qualified in January 2006 for the Australian Open; However, he lost in four tight sets against Bjorn Phau. In the following months he played several ATP tournaments, but it could reach the second round only three out of thirteen tournaments. It is worth noting was his first victory on the ATP level: At the Masters tournament in Miami, he defeated the U.S. promising youngster Donald Young smooth 6-0, 6-0. The second-round match against James Blake he lost but then also with 0:6, 0:6. Both his debut appearances at the French Open and Wimbledon ended with smooth Erstrundenniederlagen. Reaching the second round in Umag in July 2006 was the last time being ATP Match Berlocqs, as he was now fallen in the rankings out of the Top 100, and therefore again had to play Challenger tournaments. After a final defeat in Belém in September 2006 Carlos Berlocq celebrated his fourth Challenger title in November 2006 in Naples.
2007-2009: First ATP semi-final, injury and comeback
At the beginning of 2007 Berlocq could for the first time reached an ATP quarterfinal in Viña del Mar. He defeated the former French Open champion Gastón Gaudio first time a player from the top 50 in the world rankings. Berlocq itself rose after a Challenger title in Barletta back into the Top 100, and was thus directly qualified for the French Open 2007. There he could win against the set at position 30 Julien Benneteau his first Grand Slam match, but then retired in the second round against Potito Starace of. In doubles, he could even reach the knockout stage on the side of Pablo Cuevas. When ATP tournament of 's- Hertogenbosch, he defeated the former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero. After his second Challenger title in Turin he could reach an ATP quarter-finals for the second time in July 2007 in Umag. At the 2007 U.S. Open Berlocq was eliminated in the first round against Radek Stepanek, but for this he reached two weeks later in Bucharest for the first time the semi-finals of an ATP tournament. Towards the later tournament winner Gilles Simon, he was able to win the first set, before he lost quite clear in three sets. In the following weeks Berlocq reached Rank 66 had hitherto been his best finish in the world rankings.
In 2008, Carlos Berlocq could not build on the successes of last year after he had in Viña del Mar as last year reached the quarterfinals in February, he could then only win another ATP singles match. In July 2008, he arrived in a double on the side of Fabio Fognini in Umag for the first time an ATP final. From August 2008 to August 2009 denied Berlocq because of an injury to his right wrist only three tournaments, and therefore fell in the rankings to No. 730 His "comeback", he started to Challenger tournaments in Italy, and was there already in his fourth tournament reached in Geneva again a final. By the end he was back to square 255 in the world rankings.
2010-2011: ATP doubles titles, more Challenger - Holdings and re-entry into the Top 100
In February 2010 Berlocq qualified at the ATP tournament in Costa do Sauipe for the main draw and reached the quarter-finals. After a Challenger final in May 2010 in Alessandria Berlocq celebrated in Reggio Emilia his first Challenger title after nearly three years in June 2010. Only two weeks later in San Benedetto the next song, and thus also to re-enter the top 100 in the world rankings. In July 2010 Berlocq could also win his first ATP title in doubles with his compatriot Eduardo Schwank in Stuttgart. At the U.S. Open Berlocq played for the first time in over two years at a Grand Slam tournament, but he left in the first round against Victor Hanescu from. Two weeks later he won his third Challenger title this season in Todi. In the South American clay court Challenger tournaments in October and November 2010 Carlos Berlocq won three doubles titles with Brian Dabul. In single it reached six times in succession at least the semi-finals but could not win any more titles. At the end Berlocq equaled in the world rankings with No. 66 in singles and 80 in double space each his records from the year 2007.
The year 2011 began for Carlos Berlocq at the Australian Open with a first round defeat against Robin Haase. In doubles, he resigned along with Pere Riba in the second round against the eventual champions Bob and Mike Bryan. In March 2011 Berlocq could defeat the set at position 28 Ernests Gulbis in straight sets at the Masters tournament in Miami in the second round before he had to give up the top 10 player Tomáš Berdych defeated in two short sentences. After he retired in April and May 2011 at the ATP tournaments in Barcelona, Estoril and Nice respectively in the second round, Carlos Berlocq could achieve with a victory over Bernard Tomic second round also at the French Open. There, however, he then lost against qualifier Lukasz Kubot. When grass tournament in Eastbourne Berlocq defeated surprisingly the set at position 2, Alexander Dolgopolov, but then lost in a tight match against Olivier Rochus. At Wimbledon, he failed for the fourth time in the first round when he lost in five sets against qualifier Karol Beck. But this he could win a week later in Turin by defeating Albert Ramos his first Challenger title this year, which was his third title now in Turin. Beginning of September 2011, Carlos Berlocq at the U.S. Open by defeating Pere Riba first time the second round, where he met the world number one Novak Djokovic. Against this he could take over an hour of play to win his first game and prevented only just a "triple bagel " when he ultimately lost with 0:6, 0:6, 2:6 against the eventual tournament winner. Back on European clay court Berlocq won in the following weeks in Todi and Palermo two Challenger titles. The following indoor hard court tournaments in Moscow and St. Petersburg Berlocq different from each in the first round in singles. In doubles, but he was surprisingly reached in Moscow together with David Marrero in the final. End of the season Carlos Berlocq then won in his native Buenos Aires and Montevideo Challenger title number 4 and 5 this year. He is one of six players to have won in their careers 14 or more Challenger single item.
2012: First ATP singles final and entry into the Top 50
Early 2012 was Carlos Berlocq by a victory over qualifier Jesse Huta Galung first to reach the second round of the Australian Open, where he retired against Ivo Karlović. In the following clay tournament in Vina del Mar Berlocq achieved inter alia through a three-set victory over his set at position 2 compatriot Juan Ignacio Chela for the first time the finals of an ATP tournament. There he met with Juan Mónaco on another Argentine, however, he lost to in three sets. Nevertheless, he moved due to this success the first time in his career in the top 50 in the world ranking. In the same week he also also reached the finals of the doubles competition, but where he had to give nearly beaten Frederico Gil and Daniel Gimeno -Traver along with Pablo Andújar. In the following tournament in Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires and Acapulco Berlocq reached the quarter -finals. He twice defeated the top 20 players Gilles Simon and achieved also in the first round of Buenos Aires against Pere Riba a curious result: After losing the first set in the tie-break Berlocq won the next two sets 6-0, respectively.
Davis Cup
Carlos Berlocq in 2012 was first appointed to the Argentine Davis Cup team when Argentina met in the semifinals to the Czech Republic.