Paul Capdeville

Paul Gerard Capdeville Castro (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpol kapðeˈβil]; born 2 April 1983) is a Chilean former tennis player. He was born in Santiago.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Capdeville and the second or maternal family name is Castro.
Not to be confused with Paul Capdevielle.
Paul Capdeville
Country (sports) Chile
ResidenceVitacura, Chile
Born (1983-04-02) 2 April 1983
Santiago, Chile
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2002
Retired2014
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,097,506
Singles
Career record47–77 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level and in and Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 76 (18 May 2009)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (2007, 2008)
French Open2R (2006, 2008)
Wimbledon1R (2009)
US Open2R (2005, 2007, 2009)
Doubles
Career record14–22 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level and in and Davis Cup)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 147 (23 July 2007)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open1R (2008)
WimbledonQ1 (2007)
Last updated on: 18 February 2013.

Tennis career

In May 2009, he achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 76.

At the 2006 French Open, Capdeville had a shoving incident with Mario Ančić, at the end of his second round match. The two players had to be separated by the chair umpire.[1] Ančić and Capdeville were each fined US$3,000 for the incident.[2]

Capdeville's best showing at an ATP event to date came at the 2009 Estoril Open, where he reached the semifinals. Other notable results include the quarterfinals at Memphis (2006), Washington (2007), Indianapolis (2008) and Viña del Mar (2009).

Capdeville has won ten challenger tournaments: Bogotá (2005), Florianópolis (2007), Binghamton and Aracajú (2008), Binghamton (2009), Guayaquil (2010), Guadalajara (2011), Binghamton (2011), Santiago (2012), and São Paulo (2013).

Capdeville was part of the Chilean Davis Cup team. In his first competitive match, he beat Austria's Stefan Koubek in five sets.[3]

Capdeville announced his retirement after playing at a Davis Cup tie against Paraguay in 2014.[4]

All Finals

Singles finals
Legend (Singles)
Challengers (10–10)
Futures (0)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner 1. 18 April 2005 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Pablo González 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 1. 30 April 2005 Sassuolo, Italy Clay Oliver Marach 3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 23 January 2006 Santiago, Chile Clay Boris Pašanski 2–6, 6–7(7–9)
Runner-up 3. 14 August 2006 Bronx, New York, USA Hard Michael Russell 0–6, 2–6
Winner 2. 23 April 2007 Florianópolis, Brazil Clay Juan Pablo Guzmán 7–6(7–0), 6–0
Winner 3. 4 August 2008 Binghamton, USA Hard Rajeev Ram 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Winner 4. 29 September 2008 Aracaju, Brazil Clay Thiago Alves 7–5, 6–4
Runner-up 4. 27 October 2008 Cali-2, Colombia Clay Daniel Köllerer 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 5. 5 January 2009 São Paulo-1, Brazil Hard Ricardo Mello 2–6, 4–6
Winner 5. 16 August 2009 Binghamton, USA Hard Kevin Anderson 7–6(9–7), 7–6(13–11)
Runner-up 6. 18 October 2010 Santiago-2, Chile Clay Fabio Fognini 2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Winner 6. 14 November 2010 Guayaquil, Ecuador Clay Diego Junqueira 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Winner 7. 26 June 2011 Guadalajara, Mexico Hard Pierre-Ludovic Duclos 7–5, 6–1
Winner 8. 14 August 2011 Binghamton, USA Hard Wayne Odesnik 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Winner 9. 11 March 2012 Santiago, Chile Clay Antonio Veić 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
Runner-up 7. 9 April 2012 Blumenau, Brazil Clay Antonio Veić 6–3, 4–6, 2–5 ret.
Runner-up 8. 7 May 2012 Rio Quente, Brazil Hard Guilherme Clezar 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Runner-up 9. 5 November 2012 Sao Leopoldo, Brazil Clay Horacio Zeballos 6–3, 5–7, 6–7(2–7)
Runner-up 10. 25 March 2013 Pereira, Colombia Clay Santiago Giraldo 2–6, 4–6
Winner 10. 22 April 2013 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Renzo Olivo 6–2, 6–2

Doubles wins
No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents Score
1. 29 January 2007 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay Óscar Hernández Albert Montañés
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo		 4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
2. 6 November 2011 Medellín, Colombia Clay Nicolás Massú Alessio di Mauro
Matteo Viola		 6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
3. 10 March 2012 Providencia, Chile Clay Marcel Felder Jorge Aguilar
Daniel Garza		 6–7(3–7), 6–4, [10–7]
4. 28 April 2012 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Marcel Felder André Ghem
João Pedro Sorgi		 7–5, 6–3

Performance timeline
Tournament2005200620072008200920102011201220132014SRW–L
Australian Open A A 2R 2R Q1 Q1 Q2 A Q3 Q2 0 / 2 2–2
French Open Q2 2R 1R 2R 1R Q1 Q2 Q1 Q2 A 0 / 4 2–4
Wimbledon Q1 Q1 Q3 Q2 1R A A A Q2 A 0 / 1 0–1
US Open 2R Q2 2R 1R 2R Q1 Q3 Q2 A A 0 / 4 3–4
Win–Loss 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–3 1–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 11 7–11
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells Masters A 1R 1R 1R Q2 A A A A A 0 / 3 0–3
Miami Masters A 1R Q2 Q2 Q2 Q1 1R Q2 Q2 A 0 / 2 0–2
Monte Carlo Masters A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Rome Masters A A A A Q1 A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Stuttgart/Madrid Masters A A A A Q1 A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Canada Masters A A A A A A A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0
Cincinnati Masters A A A 1R A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1
Shanghai Masters Not Held A A Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Paris Masters A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Hamburg Masters A A A A NM1000 0 / 0 0–0
Win–Loss 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 6 0–6
Year End Ranking 133 142 100 112 129 165 131 166 154 916

Top 10 wins
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score Capdeville
Rank
2006
1. James Blake 8 Davis Cup, Rancho Mirage, United States Grass RR 6–3, 6–4 103

References
  1. "Polémico final tuvo eliminación de Capdeville en Roland Garros" [Capdeville's defeat in Roland Garros had a controversial ending]. La Nación (in Spanish). Paris. 31 May 2006. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. "Capdeville y Ancic, sancionados después del incidente que protagonizaron" [Capdeville and Ancic, sanctioned after the incident they staged]. As (in Spanish). Paris. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  3. "En cinco sets se impuso Capdeville al austriaco Koubek en Copa Davis" [In 5 sets, Capdeville defeated austrian Koubek in Davis Cup]. El Mercurio Calama (in Spanish). Rancagua. 19 September 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  4. "Capdeville says goodbye". Davis Cup. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2015.


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