Martín de la Puente Riobó (born 22 June 1999) is a Spanish wheelchair tennis player, he is 2022 US Open wheelchair men's doubles champion with Nicolas Peifer and 2023 French Open wheelchair men's doubles finalist with Gustavo Fernandez. He is a former world number one in the doubles ranking in November 2022. He has reached the quarterfinals at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1][2][3]
| Born | 22 June 1999 Vigo, Spain |
|---|---|
| Turned pro | 2014 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 448-199 |
| Career titles | 31 |
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (24 June 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 4 (17 July 2023) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2023) |
| French Open | SF (2023) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2023) |
| US Open | QF (2022, 2023) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Paralympic Games | 3R (2020) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 299-154 |
| Career titles | 44 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (7 November 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 4 (24 June 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2023, 2024) |
| French Open | F (2023) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2023) |
| US Open | W (2022) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Paralympic Games | QF (2016, 2020) |
De la Puente was born with Proteus syndrome, he was born with fingers on one of his hands larger than the other hand and has had his left foot amputated when he was eight years old. While growing up and playing wheelchair tennis when he was ten years old, he admires Rafael Nadal as his idol as he described him as "symbolising hard work and humility".[4][5]
Titles
editGrand Slam tournament finals (1 title, 1 runner-up)
edit| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2022 | US Open | Hard |  Nicolas Peifer |
4–6, 7–5, 10–6 |
| Loss | 2023 | French Open | Clay |  Gustavo Fernandez |
6–7,(6–8), 5–7 |
References
edit- ^ "Martin de la Puente - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Martin de la Puente - ITF Profile". International Tennis Federation. 30 June 2024.
- ^ "De La Puente/Peifer dethrone Hewett/Reid to win 2022 US Open men's wheelchair doubles title". US Open. 10 September 2022.
- ^ "Martin de la Puente - Biography". Martin de la Puente. 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Faces of the Future: Spain's Martin de la Puente". International Paralympic Committee. 9 July 2016.