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ARGENTINA OPEN: PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Monday, February 8, 2016 ARGENTINA OPEN: PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Monday, February 8, 2016 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina | February 8 - 14, 2016 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: $598,865 | Surface: Clay ATP Info: Tournament Info: ATP PR & Marketing: www.ATPWorldTour.com www.argentinaopenatp.com Edward La Cava:[email protected] @ATPWorldTour @Argentinaopen Maria Garcia-Planas: [email protected] facebook.com/ATPWorldTour facebook.com/ATPbuenosaires250 Press Room: 5411 4775 8228 ARGENTINA OPEN TALKING POINTS SPOTLIGHT ON BUENOS AIRES: Latin America's "Golden Swing" continues on the clay of Buenos Aires, as the Argentine capital welcomes back World No. 5 Rafael Nadal, who is defending champion. Six of the Top 25 players in the Emirates ATP Rankings are in the draw, including No. 6/three-time champion David Ferrer, No. 9 Jo-Wilfred Tsonga and No. 12 John Isner, who all have first round byes. Rounding out the rest of the seeds are: No. 5 Dominic Thiem, No. 6/wild card Fabio Fognini, No. 7 Alexandr Dolgopolov and No. 8 Pablo Cuevas. Other former champions in the field are: Nicolas Almagro (2011), Robredo (2009) and Juan Monaco (2007). Tsonga, Isner and Thiem are making their debut in Buenos Aires. DAY 1 PREVIEW: Three Argentinian’s, No. 7 seed Alexandr Dolgopolov and 2011 champion Nicolas Almagro headline opening day at the Argentina Open. In the opening match on Billoch Caride Spanish qualifier Albert Montanes takes on his countryman and former World No. 9 Almagro. The evening session features Argentinian’s Diego Schwartzman facing Dolgopolov, while Argentinian countrymen Leonardo Mayer and Guido Pella square off. All together there are four singles matches and two doubles matches on the schedule. RAFA GOLDEN SWING CHAMP: Top seed Nadal is making his third tournament appearance (2005, ’15-16). In last year’s final he defeated Juan Monaco 64 61. The King of Clay has won titles at four different Golden Swing tournaments: Acapulco (2005, '13), Sao Paulo (2005, '13), Rio de Janeiro (2014) and last year in Buenos Aires. Last season Nadal compiled a 26-6 match record on clay and won clay titles in Buenos Aires and Hamburg. He also won in Stuttgart on grass. MONACO RETURNS TO ACTION: No. 3 Argentine Monaco is making his return to the ATP World Tour for the first time since last August in Kitzbühel tournament. The 31-year-old Argentine underwent right wrist surgery shortly after and has been side lined since. The eight-time winner on the ATP World Tour won the Buenos Aires title in 2007 (d. Di Mauro). He has a 22-10 career record in his home country event. CLAY COURT TITLE LEADERS: Nadal is two clay-court titles away from equalling Guillermo Vilas’ all- time record of 49 crowns on the surface. Here are the top five Open Era title leaders on clay: Vilas (49), Nadal (47), Thomas Muster (40), Bjorn Borg and Manuel Orantes (both 30). SPANISH TITLE STREAK: Spaniards have called Buenos Aires home since 2009, with five different players from the country winning titles. Here is the Spanish streak: 2015 – Rafael Nadal 2009 – Tommy Robredo 2012-14 – David Ferrer Note: Since ‘03, a Spaniard or Argentine has won the title 2011 – Nicolas Almagro 2010 – Juan Carlos Ferrero ARGENTINE TITLE HOPES: All six Argentines in the Top 100 Emirates ATP Rankings are in the field, led by No. 37 Leonardo Mayer. The last Argentine to win the title on home soil in Buenos Aires was David Nalbandian in 2008. Here are the Argentines in the draw (w/best result): No. 37 Leonardo Mayer 4-5 (2R-’11, '13-15) No. 45 Federico Delbonis 5-5 (QF-’13, ‘15) No. 55 Juan Monaco 22-10 (W-’07) No. 71 Guido Pella 1-2 (2R -’14) No. 89 Diego Schwartzman 1-2 (2R-’13) No. 97 Facundo Bagnis (Q) 2-2 (2R - ’12, ’15) No. 158 Renzo Olivo (WC) 1-1 (2R -’15) Argentina Open Day 1 – Monday, February 8, 2016 Page 2 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com TITLE WATCH: There are four former champions in the 28-man draw this week: Nicolas Almagro, David Ferrer, Juan Monaco and Rafael Nadal. SINGLES HONOR ROLL (Since 2006): BOLD: Players in 2016 doubles draw YEAR WINNER FINALIST SCORE 2015 Rafael Nadal Juan Monaco 64 61 2014 David Ferrer Fabio Fognini 64 63 2013 David Ferrer Stanislas Wawrinka 64 36 61 2012 David Ferrer Nicolas Almagro 46 63 62 2011 Nicolas Almagro Juan Ignacio Chela 63 36 64 2010 Juan Carlos Ferrero David Ferrer 57 64 63 2009 Tommy Robredo Juan Monaco 75 26 76(5) 2008 David Nalbandian Jose Acasuso 36 76(5) 64 2007 Juan Monaco Alessio di Mauro 61 62 2006 Carlos Moya Filippo Volandri 76(6) 6-4 DOUBLES WATCH: The Colombian tandem of Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah are the top seeds. The other three seeds are making their tournament debut as partners. There are three former champions in the draw: Fabio Fognini (2013) with Juan Monaco, David Marrero (2012) with Frank Moser and Leonardo Mayer (2011) with Guillermo Duran. DOUBLES HONOR ROLL (since 2006): BOLD - Players in 2016 doubles draw YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP 2015 Jarkko Nieminen / Andre Sa Pablo Andujar / Oliver Marach 2014 Marcel Granollers / Marc Lopez Pablo Cuevas / Horacio Zeballos 2013 Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini Nicholas Monroe / Simon Stadler 2012 David Marrero / Fernando Verdasco Michal Mertinak / Andre Sa 2011 Oliver Marach / Leonardo Mayer Franco Ferreiro / Andre Sa 2010 Sebastian Prieto / Horacio Zeballos Simon Greul / Peter Luczak 2009 Marcel Granollers / Alberto Martin Nicolas Almagro / Santiago Ventura 2008 Agustin Calleri / Luis Horna Werner Eschauer / Peter Luczak 2007 Martin Garcia / Sebastian Prieto Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo / Albert Montanes 2006 Frantisek Cermak / Leos Friedl Vasilis Mazarakis / Boris Pasanski Argentina Open Day 1 – Monday, February 8, 2016 Page 3 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com SEEDS TO WATCH THIS WEEK SINGLES: SEED PLAYER RECORD BEST FINISH 1. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6-1 Winner 2015 2. David Ferrer (ESP) 21-4 Winner 2012-14 3. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 0-0 Debut 4. John Isner (USA) 0-0 Debut 5. Dominic Thiem (AUT) 0-0 Debut 6. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 9-8 RUP 2014 7. Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) 1-2 2R 2014 8. Pablo Cuevas(URU) 3-5 QF 2015 WILDCARDS (2): YOUNGEST: Fabio Fognini (ITA) Dominic Thiem (AUT) – 22 years, 4 months Rafael Nadal (ESP) Renzo Olivo (ARG) OLDEST: Albert Montanes (ESP) –35 years, 2 months QUALIFIERS (4): Facundo Bagnis (ARG) TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN: Marco Cecchinato (ITA) Spain (10), Argentina (7), Italy (3), Gastao Elias (POR) Countries in total: 11 Albert Montanes (ESP) DOUBLES: SEED PLAYER BEST FINISH 1. Juan Sebastian Cabal / Robert Farah 2R 2014 2. Maximo Gonzalez / Andre Sa DEBUT 3. David Marrero / Frank Moser DEBUT 4. Guillermo Duran / Leonardo Mayer DEBUT EMIRATES ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY W F SF QF R16 R32 SINGLES RANKING POINTS 250 150 90 45 20 0 SINGLES PRIZE MONEY ($) 93,120 49,045 26,570 15,135 8,920 5,285 DOUBLES RANKING POINTS 250 150 90 45 0 — DOUBLES PRIZE MONEY ($) 28,290 14,870 8,060 4,610 2,700 — MONDAY FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – In Order of Play by Court BILLOCH CARIDE [Q] Albert Montanes (ESP) vs Nicolas Almagro (ESP) Montanes Leads 3-2 04 Barcelona (Spain) Clay R32 Albert Montanes 3-6 6-2 6-2 06 Acapulco (Mexico) Clay QF Nicolas Almagro 6-4 6-0 09 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (Monaco) Clay R64 Albert Montanes 7-6(6) 4-6 7-6(5) Argentina Open Day 1 – Monday, February 8, 2016 Page 4 of 6 www.ATPWorldTour.com 11 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Albert Montanes 4-6 6-2 6-4 11 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Nicolas Almagro 7-6(5) 6-4 Other meetings: 03 Barcelona CH (Spain) Clay SF Albert Montanes 6-4 6-2 04 Cagliari CH (Italy) Clay QF Albert Montanes 6-4 7-6(7) Montanes FastFacts: 2016 Highlights: YTD W-L: 1-1 (1-1 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: November 26, 1980 Emirates ATP Ranking: 125 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 7-14 (SF in 2010) The 35-year-old Spaniard is playing here for the 15th consecutive year, has a 7-14 tournament record. Best result was SF in 2010 (l. to Ferrer), made tournament debut in 2002 (l. to Nalbandian) Reached 2R at Quito (l. to Bellucci) in only other tour-level event this year Almagro FastFacts: 2016 Highlights: YTD W-L: 1-2 (0-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 12 Date of Birth: August 21, 1985 Emirates ATP Ranking: 72 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 25-9 (Winner in 2012) The 30-year-old Spaniard and 2012 champion (d. Chela) is making his 11th appearance here and has a 25-9 tournament record. Also reached the finals in 2012 (l. to Ferrer) and has reached the SF the past three years – 2013 (l. to Wawrinka), 2014 (l. to Ferrer), and 2015 (l. to Monaco) One of 14 Spaniards ranked in Top 100 Emirates ATP Rankings Playing in first event since falling in 2R at Australian Open (l. to Thiem), fell in 1R at Chennai (l. to Pavic) Diego Schwartzman (ARG) vs [7] Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) First Meeting Schwartzman FastFacts: 2016 Highlights: YTD W-L: 0-1 (0-0 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: August 16, 1992 Emirates ATP Ranking: 89 Buenos Aires W-L (Best Result): 1-2 (2R in 2013) The 23-year-old Argentinian is making is third appearance here and has a 1-2 tournament record.
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