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Pablo Cuevas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cuevas and the second or maternal family name is Urroz.

Pablo Gabriel Cuevas Urroz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo ˈkweβas];[3] born January 1, 1986)[1] is a Uruguayan former professional tennis player. Cuevas won the 2008 French Open men's doubles title with Luis Horna, and was especially noted throughout his career for spectacular trickshots.

Pablo Cuevas
Cuevas at the 2019 French Open
Country (sports) Uruguay
ResidenceSalto, Uruguay
Born (1986-01-01) January 1, 1986 (age 38)
Concordia, Argentina[1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2004
Retired2024
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CoachFacundo Savio
Prize moneyUS$9,717,624[2]
Singles
Career record242–224
Career titles6[1]
Highest rankingNo. 19 (15 August 2016)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2016, 2018, 2019, 2021)
French Open3R (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019)
Wimbledon2R (2009, 2019)
US Open2R (2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2019)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2016)
Doubles
Career record217–177
Career titles9
Highest rankingNo. 14 (20 April 2009)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2016)
French OpenW (2008)
Wimbledon3R (2014, 2016)
US Open3R (2009, 2013)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (2008)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2015)
US OpenQF (2010)
Last updated on: 19 August 2024.

He won six singles titles and has a career-high singles ranking of World No. 19 achieved in August 2016. Cuevas' career-high doubles ranking is World No. 14, which he achieved in April 2009.

In September 2019, Cuevas led the Uruguayan Davis Cup team to a victory over the Dominican Republic, winning entry into the highest Davis Cup tier, the World Group.[4]

Professional career

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Early career

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At the 2007 French Open, Cuevas and Argentine partner Carlos Berlocq made the third round of the men's doubles tournament. Cuevas won the Tunica, Scheveningen, and Lima singles Challenger titles, and the São Paulo-1 and Florianópolis-2 doubles Challenger titles.

2008

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Cuevas opened the year at the Movistar Open in Viña del Mar, Chile. He earned his first tour-level victory in his first-round match against Guillermo Coria. He then beat Fernando Verdasco and José Acasuso, before falling in the semifinals against Fernando González.[5] Cuevas reached his career-high singles ranking of no. 88 following Viña del Mar.

In March, Cuevas qualified for the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, his first ATP Masters Series event. He defeated Vince Spadea in the first round, before falling to Fernando González in the second round. At Houston, he partnered with Spaniard Marcel Granollers to reach the doubles final, falling to Ernests Gulbis and Rainer Schüttler.

At the 2008 French Open in May, Cuevas partnered with Peruvian Luis Horna to win the doubles title. On their way to the title, the pair defeated seventh seeds Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra in the first round, ninth seeds Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes in the third round, top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan in the quarterfinals, and second-seeded Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić in the final. They defeated Nestor and Zimonjić 6–2, 6–3, in only 56 minutes to win the title.[6] Cuevas and Horna became the first all-South American team to win a Grand Slam men's doubles title, and Cuevas became the second Uruguayan, after Fiorella Bonicelli, to win a Grand Slam title.

2009

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At the 2009 Movistar Open in Viña del Mar, Cuevas, as in 2008, reached the semifinals in singles, where he met local favorite Fernando González. González won the match 6–3, 6–2. In doubles, Cuevas paired with Argentinean Brian Dabul, and together they won the tournament, winning the final against František Čermák and Michal Mertiňák, 6–3, 6–3. This win helped Cuevas achieve his doubles ranking high of no. 17 in the world on February 9, 2009.

In the first round at Wimbledon in 2009, Cuevas defeated Christophe Rochus of Belgium in a come-from-behind victory, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1, 11–9.[1] In the second round, he lost to 21-year-old Jesse Levine of the U.S. (who defeated Marat Safin in the first round), 6–2, 6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3.[7]

Cuevas qualified into the 2009 International German Open. He reached the semifinals of that tournament by beating Björn Phau, ninth-seeded Jürgen Melzer, eighth-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber, and 14th-seeded Nicolás Almagro in the quarterfinals. He lost his semifinal match with Paul-Henri Mathieu, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7.

Cuevas played in the 2009 Kremlin Cup as fifth seed. He advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Lu Yen-hsun and Teymuraz Gabashvili. He lost in the quarterfinals to Mikhail Kukushkin, 6–4, 1–6, 4–6. He did, however, win the doubles title, partnering Marcel Granollers.

2010

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Cuevas defeated eight-seeded Albert Montañés at the 2010 Abierto Mexicano Telcel to reach quarter-finals, where he lost to David Ferrer. At the 2010 Kremlin Cup he beat world number 11 Nikolay Davydenko in second round and fifth-seeded Radek Štěpánek in quarter-finals, then was defeated by eventual champion Viktor Troicki.

2011

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He went 0–4 at the start of 2011, but on arrival at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, he defeated both Michael Berrer and world number 8 Andy Roddick by the same score, 6–4, 7–6, to reach the third round.

At the 2011 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, Cuevas beat third seeded Guillermo García López to reach semi-finals, where he lost to Kei Nishikori.

At the 2011 Estoril Open he defeated third-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and sixth-seeded Thomaz Bellucci in consecutive matches to reach the semifinals, where he lost to Juan Martín del Potro.

After losing in first round of Roland Garros, Cuevas underwent knee surgery and did not play on tour for two years.

2012–13

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Cuevas did not play at all in 2012 due to injury.

The Uruguayan played again in ATP Challenger Tour events in May 2013. He won the first round match at Roland Garros. Later he defeated eight-seeded Nikolay Davydenko at first round of the 2013 Proton Malaysian Open.

2014

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In 2014, Cuevas won the first round matches at the Rio Open, Portugal Open and Roland Garros. At the Swedish Open, he beat sixth-seeded Jérémy Chardy, third-seeded Fernando Verdasco and fifth-seeded João Sousa to win his first ATP 250 tournament and became number 61 in the ATP ranking.

One week later, he won his second ATP tournament at the Umag Croatia Open. Cuevas had to play the qualifying round, defeating Nikolas Walterscheid-Tukic, Nikola Ćaćić and Renzo Olivo. In the main tournament, he beat Croatian Mate Delić 4–6, 6–4, 6–4, then Italian Andreas Seppi 6–3, 6–1, Russian Teymuraz Gabashvili 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 in the quarterfinals, and finally, on Sunday, he beat Fabio Fognini in semifinals, and second-seeded Tommy Robredo in the finals, without losing a set, 6–3, 6–4. After the tournament he rose to inside the world's top 40 in the ATP rankings for the first time in his career.

In November, the Uruguayan won the Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil and Uruguay Open singles clay tournaments.

2015

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At the 2015 Australian Open, Cuevas lost in first round to unseeded player Matthias Bachinger. In the doubles event, he partnered David Marrero to reach quarterfinals, where they were beaten by Fabio Fognini and Simone Bolelli.

He began the Latin American season with his third ATP singles title at the ATP 250 São Paulo, after beating Jiří Veselý, Nicolás Almagro, and Santiago Giraldo. Later he beat Almgaro again, and then Albert Montañés to reach the third round of the Rio 500, where he was defeated by clay master Rafael Nadal in three sets. Also, together with Marrero, he beat Vesely and František Čermák to reach the quarterfinals of the doubles event.

At the ATP 250 Buenos Aires, he lost to local Juan Mónaco in quarterfinals. Cuevas then played the Davis Cup Americas Zone round versus Colombia, where he lost to Alejandro González and defeated Giraldo. He partnered his brother Martín to defeat doubles specialists Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah.

At the Indian Wells Masters, Cuevas defeated Jarkko Nieminen to reach the third round, where he lost to Feliciano López. This was his best singles result in big tournaments since his third-round appearance at the 2011 Miami Masters. In the doubles event, he lost in the first round to Nadal and Pablo Carreño Busta. Cuevas lost in second round of the Miami Masters to Thomaz Bellucci.

At the inaugural ATP 250 Istanbul Open, as the third seed, first defeating Teymuraz Gabashvili, Thomaz Bellucci, and Grigor Dimitrov, the second seed, to reach his fourth ATP Tour level final, where he lost to Roger Federer.

2016

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He won the 2016 Rio Open by defeating Rafael Nadal in the semifinals and Argentine Guido Pella in the final. The next week, he won the Brasil Open in São Paulo by defeating Spaniard Pablo Carreño Busta in the final. He was the runner up at the 2016 Nottingham Open to Steve Johnson. He was runner up at the 2016 German Open to Martin Kližan. Cuevas struggled to put together wins over the rest of the year, falling in the second round at the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2016 US Open.

2017

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Cuevas went 1–4 to start 2017, including a first-round loss at the 2017 Australian Open, but he rebounded with a title at the 2017 Brasil Open where he defeated Albert Ramos Viñolas. He followed that with a strong quarterfinal appearance at the 2017 Indian Wells Masters. As the No. 27 seed, he defeated Martin Kližan, Fabio Fognini, and No. 11 seed David Goffin before falling to Pablo Carreño Busta. He followed that up with another Masters-level quarterfinal appearance at the 2017 Monte-Carlo Masters, where he defeated No. 3 seed Stan Wawrinka in straight sets. He lost to Lucas Pouille in the quarterfinals. At the same tournament, he won his second Masters 1000 doubles title partnering with Rohan Bopanna defeating 7th seeded Spanish duo of F. Lopez/M. Lopez.

His strong results on clay continued at the 2017 Mutua Madrid Open, where he reached the first Masters semifinal of his career. Cuevas defeated Thomaz Bellucci, Nicolas Mahut, Benoît Paire, and Alexander Zverev to reach the semifinals. World No. 9 Dominic Thiem ended his run with a 6–4, 6–4 win. Cuevas would make the third round of the 2017 French Open later that spring. He then lost his next nine matches before ending the year with a third-round appearance in the 2017 Rolex Paris Masters, where he lost to Rafael Nadal in three sets.

2018–19

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Cuevas defeated world number 6 Dominic Thiem in the third round of 2018 Indian Wells. He lost in the fourth round to Hyeon Chung in straight sets. At the 2018 Madrid Open, he made it to the third round before being defeated by world No. 9 John Isner in three tiebreaks.

Cuevas broke his foot in the summer which limited his activity for the rest of the 2018 season.

Cuevas won his first Challenger title in almost two years at the 2019 Tunis Open. Three weeks later, he would win another one at the 2019 Open du Pays d'Aix. At the 2019 Estoril Open, Cuevas qualified for the main draw as a lucky loser and made it all the way to the finals before being defeated by top seed and world number 10 Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets.

At the French Open, Cuevas made the third round to match his best result at the tournament for the fourth time before being defeated by world No. 4 Dominic Thiem.

2020

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Cuevas was part of team Uruguay for the inaugural 2020 ATP Cup but lost all of his matches to Japan'sYoshihito Nishioka, Spain's Rafael Nadal, and Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili.

Cuevas made back-to-back quarterfinals at Córdoba and Buenos Aires. He lost to eventual champion Cristian Garín in Córdoba and had four match points against top seed Diego Schwartzman in Buenos Aires, but fell short.[8]

2021

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Cuevas qualified for the main draw at the Geneva Open. There, he made it to the semifinals defeating top players such as Reilly Opelka and 4th seed and former world number 3 Grigor Dimitrov. He lost to 2nd seed Denis Shapovalov in straight sets.

At the French Open, he played world number 1 Novak Djokovic in the second round. He lost in straight sets.

At the 2021 Open Sopra Steria de Lyon, Cuevas won both the singles and the doubles events along with his brother Martín Cuevas.

2022

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At the 2022 French Open he defeated 31st seed Jenson Brooksby.[9] In the summer, Cuevas decided to spend time with his family and think about what to do next with his career. He felt good and started training again in Buenos Aires to prepare himself for the 2023 French Open.[10]

2023–24

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He entered several Grand Slam qualifying competitions using a protected ranking: 2023 French Open, 2023 Wimbledon Championships, 2024 Australian Open and the 2024 US Open.

In September 2024, Cuevas announced his retirement from professional tennis.[11]

Davis Cup

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Cuevas made his debut for the Uruguay Davis Cup team in April 2004 at the age of 18. He is 29–7 in Davis Cup singles matches and 13–5 in Davis Cup doubles matches combining for an overall record of 42–12.

Playing style

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Pablo Cuevas has a clay-court style of play. He utilizes heavy topspin off his forehand side and plays a one-handed backhand. His one-handed backhand creates excellent angles to hit passing shots. Cuevas also has a good slice. For most of his serves, he uses a heavy kick serve. Most of his skill set was on display when he defeated Andy Roddick in Miami in 2011. Cuevas is also known for trickshots.

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Current through the 2022 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships.

Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A 1R 1R A A A 1R 2R 1R 2R 2R 1R 2R A Q1 0 / 9 4–9 31%
French Open A A A Q3 1R Q3 1R 1R A 2R 2R 3R 3R 3R 2R 3R 2R 2R 2R Q1 0 / 13 14–13 52%
Wimbledon A A A A A 2R A A A A 1R 1R 1R A 1R 2R NH 1R A Q2 0 / 7 2–7 22%
US Open A A A 1R 1R 2R 2R A A 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R A 2R 1R 1R A Q1 0 / 12 5–12 29%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–3 3–4 4–4 2–3 2–3 5–4 1–3 2–4 1–1 0 / 41 25–41 38%
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A A 2R 2R A A A 3R 2R QF 4R A NH A 1R 0 / 7 8–7 53%
Miami Open A A A A 2R A 1R 3R A A A 2R 3R 2R A 1R NH A A 0 / 7 4–7 36%
Monte Carlo Masters A A A A A Q2 A A A A A A 2R QF 1R A NH A A 0 / 3 4–3 57%
Madrid Open[a] A A A A Q1 A 1R A A A A 1R 3R SF 3R A NH Q1 A 0 / 5 8–5 62%
Rome Masters A A A A 1R A 1R 1R A A A 2R 1R 2R 1R A A Q1 A 0 / 7 2–7 22%
Canadian Open A A A A A A A A A A A 1R A A A A NH A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A A A A A A A 1R 2R A A A Q1 A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Shanghai Masters NH A A A A A 1R 1R 1R 1R A 1R NH 0 / 5 0–5 0%
Paris Masters A A A A A 1R A A A A 2R 1R 3R 3R A 1R Q1 A A 0 / 5 4–5 44%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–4 3–3 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–8 6–8 13–7 4–4 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–1 0 / 43 31–43 42%
National representation
Summer Olympics A NH A NH A NH 2R NH A NH 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Career statistics
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Career
Tournaments 0 0 0 1 13 15 22 13 0 4 14 26 25 22 14 23 10 11 6 Career total: 219
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 6
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 Career total: 10
Overall win–loss 3–1 4–1 1–1 4–1 10–15 19–15 21–22 13–13 0–0 2–4 18–12 29–26 34–23 20–21 19–14 24–23 8–14 9–11 4–7 6 / 219 242–224 52%
Year-end ranking 834 354 230 113 142 50 63 142 – 220 30 40 22 32 88 45 67 98 245 826 -

Doubles

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Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A 1R A A A QF SF 2R 1R 2R 2R 1R A 0 / 8 10–8 56%
French Open A A A 3R W 3R A 1R A SF 2R 2R QF 3R 2R 2R 3R 2R A 1 / 13 26–12 68%
Wimbledon A A A A A 1R A A A A 3R 1R 3R A 2R 1R NH A A 0 / 6 5–6 45%
US Open A A A 2R 2R 3R 2R A A 3R 1R 1R 1R 2R A 1R A 1R A 0 / 11 8–11 42%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–2 7–1 4–3 1–1 0–2 0–0 6–2 3–3 4–4 9–4 4–3 2–3 2–4 3–2 1–3 0–0 1 / 38 49–38 56%
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A A 2R A A A A 1R 1R 1R SF A NH A 0 / 5 4–4 50%
Miami Open A A A A A A A 1R A A A 1R 2R 1R A A NH A 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Monte Carlo Masters A A A A A 1R A A A A A A 1R W QF A NH A 1 / 4 7–3 70%
Madrid Open[a] A A A A A A A A A A A 2R 2R 1R 2R A NH A 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Rome Masters A A A A A A SF A A A A W QF QF SF 1R A A 1 / 6 15–5 75%
Canadian Open A A A A A A A A A A A 1R A A A A NH A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A A A A A A A 1R 2R A A A A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Shanghai Masters NH A A A A A 2R 1R QF 1R A 1R NH 0 / 5 3–5 38%
Paris Masters A A A A A 1R A A A A QF 2R 1R 1R A 2R A A 0 / 6 2–6 25%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 4–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 6–7 7–8 7–6 9–4 1–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 2 / 37 36–34 51%
Career statistics
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Career
Titles 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 9
Finals 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 17
Overall win–loss 0–1 1–1 1–1 7–5 20–13 21–14 20–15 8–10 0–0 10–4 17–15 18–19 23–20 29–14 18–9 11–18 7–6 3–8 3–4 9 / 217–177 55%
Year-end ranking 1109 342 163 60 21 40 62 209 – 63 54 34 34 21 44 124 114 170 408

Mixed doubles

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Tournament 2010 ... 2015 2016 2017 SR W–L
Australian Open A SF A 1R 0 / 2 3–2
French Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open QF A A A 0 / 1 2–1
Win–loss 2–1 3–1 0–0 0–1 0 / 3 5–3

Significant finals

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Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2008 French Open Clay   Luis Horna   Daniel Nestor
  Nenad Zimonjić		 6–2, 6–3

Masters 1000 finals

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Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2015 Italian Open Clay   David Marrero   Marcel Granollers
  Marc López		 6–4, 7–5
Win 2017 Monte-Carlo Masters Clay   Rohan Bopanna   Feliciano López
  Marc López		 6–3, 3–6, [10–4]

ATP career finals

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Singles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runners-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam
ATP Masters 1000
ATP 500 Series (1–1)
ATP 250 Series (5–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (6–3)
Grass (0–1)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (5–4)
Indoor (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2014 Swedish Open, Sweden 250 Series Clay   João Sousa 6–2, 6–1
Win 2–0 Jul 2014 Croatia Open, Croatia 250 Series Clay   Tommy Robredo 6–3, 6–4
Win 3–0 Feb 2015 Brasil Open, Brazil 250 Series Clay (i)   Luca Vanni 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 3–1 May 2015 Istanbul Open, Turkey 250 Series Clay   Roger Federer 3–6, 6–7(11–13)
Win 4–1 Feb 2016 Rio Open, Brazil 500 Series Clay   Guido Pella 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
Win 5–1 Feb 2016 Brasil Open, Brazil (2) 250 Series Clay   Pablo Carreño Busta 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss 5–2 Jun 2016 Nottingham Open, UK 250 Series Grass   Steve Johnson 6–7(5–7), 5–7
Loss 5–3 Jul 2016 German Open, Germany 500 Series Clay   Martin Kližan 1–6, 4–6
Win 6–3 Mar 2017 Brasil Open, Brazil (3) 250 Series Clay   Albert Ramos Viñolas 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–4
Loss 6–4 May 2019 Estoril Open, Portugal 250 Series Clay   Stefanos Tsitsipas 3–6, 6–7(4–7)

Doubles: 17 (9 titles, 8 runners-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam (1–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (2–0)
ATP 500 Series (2–2)
ATP 250 Series (4–6)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (7–6)
Grass (0–1)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (7–7)
Indoor (2–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2008 Clay Court Championships, U.S. Intl Series Clay   Marcel Granollers   Ernests Gulbis
  Rainer Schüttler 		5–7, 6–7(3–7)
Win 1–1 Jun 2008 French Open, France Grand Slam Clay   Luis Horna   Daniel Nestor
  Nenad Zimonjić 		6–2, 6–3
Win 2–1 Feb 2009 Chile Open, Chile 250 Series Clay   Brian Dabul   František Čermák
  Michal Mertiňák 		6–3, 6–3
Win 3–1 Oct 2009 Kremlin Cup, Russia 250 Series Hard (i)   Marcel Granollers   František Čermák
  Michal Mertiňák 		4–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Win 4–1 Feb 2010 Brasil Open, Brazil 250 Series Clay   Marcel Granollers   Łukasz Kubot
  Oliver Marach 		7–5, 6–4
Loss 4–2 May 2010 Estoril Open, Portugal 250 Series Clay   Marcel Granollers   Marc López
  David Marrero 		7–6(7–1), 4–6, [4–10]
Loss 4–3 Sep 2013 Malaysian Open, Malaysia 250 Series Hard (i)   Horacio Zeballos   Eric Butorac
  Raven Klaasen 		2–6, 4–6
Loss 4–4 Feb 2014 Argentina Open, Argentina 250 Series Clay   Horacio Zeballos   Marcel Granollers
  Marc López 		5–7, 4–6
Loss 4–5 May 2014 Portugal Open, Portugal 250 Series Clay   David Marrero   Santiago González
  Scott Lipsky 		3–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Win 5–5 May 2015 Italian Open, Italy Masters 1000 Clay   David Marrero   Marcel Granollers
  Marc López 		6–4, 7–5
Loss 5–6 Jun 2015 Nottingham Open, UK 250 Series Grass   David Marrero   Chris Guccione
  André Sá 		2–6, 5–7
Loss 5–7 Apr 2016 Barcelona Open, Spain 500 Series Clay   Marcel Granollers   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan 		5–7, 5–7
Win 6–7 Feb 2017 Rio Open, Brazil 500 Series Clay   Pablo Carreño Busta   Juan Sebastián Cabal
  Robert Farah 		6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
Win 7–7 Apr 2017 Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco Masters 1000 Clay   Rohan Bopanna   Feliciano López
  Marc López 		6–3, 3–6, [10–4]
Loss 7–8 Jul 2017 German Open, Germany 500 Series Clay   Marc López   Ivan Dodig
  Mate Pavić 		3–6, 4–6
Win 8–8 Aug 2017 Kitzbühel Open, Austria 250 Series Clay   Guillermo Durán   Hans Podlipnik Castillo
  Andrei Vasilevski 		6–4, 4–6, [12–10]
Win 9–8 Oct 2017 Vienna Open, Austria 500 Series Hard (i)   Rohan Bopanna   Marcelo Demoliner
  Sam Querrey 		7–6(9–7), 6–7(4–7), [11–9]

Challenger and Futures finals

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Singles: 24 (18–6)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (15–4)
ITF Futures Tour (3–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (17–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2005 Romania F6, Iași Futures Clay   Martín Alund 5–7, 4–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2005 Argentina F10, Rosario Futures Clay   Máximo González 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Sep 2005 Uruguay F1, Montevideo Futures Clay   Juan-Martín Aranguren 2–6, 2–6
Win 2–2 Nov 2005 Venezuela F8, Maracay Futures Hard   Yohny Romero 6–2, 3–0 ret.
Win 3–2 Jan 2006 Colombia F1, Manizales Futures Clay   Lionel Noviski 7–5, 6–3
Loss 3–3 Nov 2006 Naples, USA Challenger Clay   Carlos Berlocq 3–6, 5–7
Win 4–3 May 2007 Tunica Resorts, USA Challenger Clay (i)   Juan Pablo Brzezicki 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Win 5–3 Jul 2007 Scheveningen, Netherlands Challenger Clay   Dominik Meffert 6–3, 6–4
Win 6–3 Nov 2007 Lima, Peru Challenger Clay   Marcos Daniel 0–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 7–3 Apr 2009 Napoli, Italy Challenger Clay   Victor Crivoi 6–1, 6–3
Win 8–3 Oct 2009 Montevideo, Uruguay Challenger Clay   Nicolás Lapentti 7–5, 6–1
Win 9–3 Sep 2010 Szczecin, Poland Challenger Clay   Igor Andreev 6–1, 6–1
Loss 9–4 Oct 2010 Montevideo, Uruguay Challenger Clay   Máximo González 6–1, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 9–5 Oct 2010 Buenos Aires, Argentina Challenger Clay   Máximo González 4–6, 3–6
Win 10–5 Oct 2013 Buenos Aires, Argentina Challenger Clay   Facundo Argüello 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 6–4
Win 11–5 Mar 2014 Barranquilla, Colombia Challenger Clay   Martin Kližan 6–3, 6–1
Loss 11–6 May 2014 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay   Julian Reister 3–6, 2–6
Win 12–6 Jun 2014 Mestre, Italy Challenger Clay   Marco Cecchinato 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Win 13–6 Nov 2014 Guayaquil, Ecuador Challenger Clay   Paolo Lorenzi w/o
Win 14–6 Nov 2014 Montevideo, Uruguay Challenger Clay   Hugo Dellien 6–2, 6–4
Win 15–6 Nov 2017 Montevideo, Uruguay Challenger Clay   Gastão Elias 6–4, 6–3
Win 16–6 Apr 2019 Tunis, Tunisia Challenger Clay   João Domingues 7–5, 6–4
Win 17–6 May 2019 Aix-en-Provence, France Challenger Clay   Quentin Halys 7–5, 3–6, 6–2
Win 18–6 June 2021 Lyon, France Challenger Clay   Elias Ymer 6–2, 6-2

Doubles: 43 (22–21)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (16–13)
ITF Futures Tour (6–8)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (21–20)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2004 Brazil F13, Santos Futures Clay   Agustin Tarantino   Thiago Alves
  Thomaz Bellucci 		3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Apr 2005 Chile F2, Santiago Futures Clay   Horacio Zeballos   Brian Dabul
  Damián Patriarca 		4–6, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Apr 2005 Chile F3, Santiago Futures Clay   Horacio Zeballos   Jorge Aguilar
  Felipe Parada 		3–6, 4–6
Win 1–3 May 2005 Argentina F3, Córdoba Futures Clay   Horacio Zeballos   Matías Niemiz
  Cristian Villagrán 		6–2, 6–2
Win 2–3 May 2005 Argentina F4, Córdoba Futures Clay   Horacio Zeballos   Diego Cristin
  Martín Vilarrubí 		7–5, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 2–4 May 2005 Argentina F5, Córdoba Futures Clay   Horacio Zeballos   Diego Cristin
  Martín Vilarrubí 		6–4, 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 3–4 Jun 2005 Romania F5, Bucharest Futures Clay   Martín Vilarrubí   Adrian Cruciat
  Adrian-Vasile Gavrilă 		7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win 4–4 Jun 2005 Romania F7, Bucharest Futures Clay   Martín Vilarrubí   Pablo Andújar
  Igor Muguruza 		5–7, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 4–5 Aug 2005 Romania F15, Craiova Futures Clay   Eric Scherer   Adrian Barbu
  Ionuț Moldovan 		6–7(3–7), 2–6
Loss 4–6 Sep 2005 Argentina F10, Rosario Futures Clay   Horacio Zeballos   Máximo González
  Damián Patriarca 		6–7(5–7), 6–4, 2–6
Win 5–6 Sep 2005 Uruguay F1, Montevideo Futures Clay   Martín Vilarrubí   Matias O'Neille
  Emiliano Redondi 		7–6(7–4), 6–4
Loss 5–7 Nov 2005 Venezuela F7, Maracay Futures Hard   Horacio Zeballos   Brian Dabul
  Marcel Felder 		5–7, 4–6
Win 6–7 Jan 2006 Colombia F1, Manizales Futures Clay   Horacio Zeballos   Diego Álvarez
  Emiliano Redondi 		6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Loss 6–8 Feb 2006 Colombia F2, Bucaramanga Futures Clay   Martín Vilarrubí   Brian Dabul
  Marcel Felder 		3–6, 2–6
Win 7–8 Jul 2006 Montauban, France Challenger Clay   Adrián García   Marc Gicquel
  Édouard Roger-Vasselin 		6–3, 4–6, [10–8]
Loss 7–9 Oct 2006 Quito, Ecuador Challenger Clay   Horacio Zeballos   Rogério Dutra Silva
  Marcelo Melo 		3–6, 4–6
Loss 7–10 Oct 2006 Medellín, Colombia Challenger Clay   Horacio Zeballos   André Ghem
  Marcelo Melo 		w/o
Win 8–10 Nov 2006 Naples, USA Challenger Clay   Horacio Zeballos   Goran Dragicevic
  Mirko Pehar 		7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win 9–10 Jan 2007 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Hard   Adrián García   Marcelo Melo
  Alexandre Simoni 		6–4, 6–2
Loss 9–11 Jan 2007 Santiago, Chile Challenger Clay   Horacio Zeballos   Brian Dabul
  Marc López 		2–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Win 10–11 Apr 2007 Florianópolis, Brazil Challenger Clay   Horacio Zeballos   André Miele
  João Souza 		6–4, 6–4
Loss 10–12 May 2007 Naples, USA Challenger Clay   Horacio Zeballos   Juan Pablo Brzezicki
  Leonardo Mayer 		1–6, 7–6(7–4), [8–10]
Loss 10–13 May 2007 Tunica Resorts, USA Challenger Clay (i)   Horacio Zeballos   Paul Goldstein
  Donald Young 		6–4, 1–6, [4–10]
Loss 10–14 Jul 2007 Reggio Emilia, Italy Challenger Clay   Horacio Zeballos   Franco Ferreiro
  Lamine Ouahab 		4–6, 6–1, [4–10]
Win 11–14 Jul 2007 Turin, Italy Challenger Clay   Horacio Zeballos   Pablo Andújar
  Flávio Saretta 		6–3, 6–1
Loss 11–15 Jul 2007 Scheveningen, Netherlands Challenger Clay   Rohan Bopanna   Raemon Sluiter
  Peter Wessels 		6–7(6–8), 5–7
Win 12–15 Aug 2007 San Marino, San Marino Challenger Clay   Juan Pablo Guzmán   Tomasz Bednarek
  James Cerretani 		6–1, 6–0
Win 13–15 Oct 2007 Medellín, Colombia Challenger Clay   Horacio Zeballos   Santiago González
  Bruno Soares 		6–4, 6–4
Win 14–15 Nov 2007 Montevideo, Uruguay Challenger Clay   Luis Horna   Marcel Granollers
  Santiago Ventura 		w/o
Win 15–15 Nov 2007 Lima, Peru Challenger Clay   Eduardo Schwank   Michael Quintero
  Martín Vilarrubí 		6–4, 6–2
Loss 15–16 Jan 2009 Iquique, Chile Challenger Clay   Horacio Zeballos   Johan Brunström
  Jean-Julien Rojer 		3–6, 4–6
Loss 15–17 Mar 2009 Barletta, Italy Challenger Clay   Luis Horna   Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
  Santiago Ventura 		6–7(1–7), 2–6
Win 16–17 Apr 2009 Napoli, Italy Challenger Clay   David Marrero   Frank Moser
  Lukáš Rosol 		6–4, 6–3
Win 17–17 May 2009 Bordeaux, France Challenger Clay   Horacio Zeballos   Xavier Pujo
  Stéphane Robert 		4–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Loss 17–18 Jun 2009 Prostějov, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Dominik Hrbatý   Johan Brunström
  Jean-Julien Rojer 		2–6, 3–6
Loss 17–19 Jun 2009 Lugano, Switzerland Challenger Clay   Sergio Roitman   Johan Brunström
  Jean-Julien Rojer 		w/o
Loss 17–20 Oct 2009 Montevideo, Uruguay Challenger Clay   Martín Cuevas   Juan Pablo Brzezicki
  David Marrero 		4–6, 4–6
Win 18–20 Nov 2013 Montevideo, Uruguay Challenger Clay   Martín Cuevas   Rogério Dutra Silva
  André Ghem 		w/o
Win 19–20 Mar 2014 Barranquilla, Colombia Challenger Clay   Pere Riba   František Čermák
  Mikhail Elgin 		6–4, 6–3
Win 20–20 Jun 2014 Mestre, Italy Challenger Clay   Horacio Zeballos   Daniele Bracciali
  Potito Starace 		6–4, 6–1
Win 21–20 Nov 2014 Montevideo, Uruguay Challenger Clay   Martín Cuevas   Nicolás Jarry
  Gonzalo Lama 		6–2, 6–4
Loss 21–21 Jun 2018 Prostějov, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Martín Cuevas   Denys Molchanov
  Igor Zelenay 		6–4, 3–6, [7–10]
Win 22–21 June 2021 Lyon, France Challenger Clay   Martín Cuevas   Tristan Lamasine
  Albano Olivetti 		6–3, 7–6(7–2)

Record against top 10 players

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Cuevas' match record against players who have been ranked No. 10 or higher, with those who have been ranked No. 1 in boldface.

Wins over top 10 players

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  • Cuevas has a 5–24 record against players who were ranked in the top 10 at the time the match was played.
Season 2011 ... 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total
Wins 1 1 1 1 1 5
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score
2011
1.   Andy Roddick 8 Miami, United States Hard 2R 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
2015
2.   Tomáš Berdych 5 Beijing, China Hard 1R 6–4, 6–4
2016
3.   Rafael Nadal 5 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Clay SF 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3), 6–4
2017
4.   Stan Wawrinka 3 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay 3R 6–4, 6–4
2018
5.   Dominic Thiem 6 Indian Wells, United States Hard 3R 3–6, 6–4, 4–2 ret.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Held as Hamburg Masters (clay) until 2008, Madrid Masters (clay) 2009–present.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Pablo Cuevas – Overview – ATP Tour – Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "ATP Prize Money Leaders" (PDF).
  3. ^ "The pronunciation by Pablo Cuevas himself". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  4. ^ "La emoción de Cuevas, el triunfo de Uruguay y los sueños celestes". El Observador (Uruguay) (in Spanish). 16 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Gonzalez Captures Vina Title in Strange Circumstances". 2008-02-02. Archived from the original on 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  6. ^ "Horna/Cuevas Surprise Roland Garros Champions". 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2008-06-07. [dead link‍]
  7. ^ Martin, John (2009-06-25). "Another Victory for Levine". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
  8. ^ "Schwartzman Fights Off 4 M.P. In Buenos Aires Classic". atptour.com. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  9. ^ "Pablo Cuevas, option to enjoy farewell at Roland Garros 2022". 23 May 2022.
  10. ^ Sobrero, Alberto (9 May 2023). "Pablo Cuevas: dónde le gustaría jugar su último partido y en qué lugar se ve tras retirarse del tenis". El País. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Pablo Cuevas anunció su retiro del tenis con una emocionante carta en la que repasa sus 20 años de carrera". El Observador. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
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