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{{short description|Spanish tennis player (born 1980)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{family name hatnote|Ferrero|Donat|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Juan Carlos Ferrero
|fullname= Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat
|image= Damir Džumhur vs Carlos Alcaraz, 2025 Roland Garros, 2025-05-30 (1115) (Juan Carlos Ferrero).jpg
|caption= Ferrero in June 2025
|country = {{ESP}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|2|12}}
|birth_place = [[Ontinyent]], Spain
|height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|turnedpro = 1998
|retired = 2012
|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney = [[US$|$]]13,992,895
|singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=479|lost=262}} (64.6%)
|singlestitles = 16
|highestsinglesranking = [[List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players|No. '''1''']] (8 September 2003)
|AustralianOpenresult = SF ([[2004 Australian Open – Men's singles|2004]])
|FrenchOpenresult = '''W''' ([[2003 French Open – Men's singles|2003]])
|Wimbledonresult = QF ([[2007 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2007]], [[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2009]])
|USOpenresult = F ([[2003 US Open – Men's singles|2003]])
|Othertournaments=yes
|MastersCupresult= F ([[2002 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles|2002]])
|Olympicsresult=QF ([[Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|2000]])
|doublesrecord = 6–24 (20.0%)
|doublestitles = 0
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 1R ([[2004 Australian Open – Men's doubles|2004]], [[2005 Australian Open – Men's doubles|2005]])
|WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R ([[2002 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles|2002]], [[2003 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles|2003]])
|USOpenDoublesresult = 1R ([[2006 US Open – Men's doubles|2006]])
|highestdoublesranking = No. 198 (3 February 2003)
|Team = yes
|DavisCupresult = '''W''' ([[2000 Davis Cup|2000]], [[2004 Davis Cup|2004]], [[2009 Davis Cup|2009]])
| CoachYears            = 2017–
| CoachPlayers          = [[Alexander Zverev]] (2017–2018)<br/>[[Carlos Alcaraz]] (2019–)
| CoachSinglesTitles    = 13
| CoachTournamentRecord = {{Plainlist|
* 2x [[French Open]] (Alcaraz)
* 2x [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] (Alcaraz)
* 2x [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] (Alcaraz)
* 2x [[ATP Tour Masters 1000]] (Zverev)
* 7x ATP Tour Masters 1000 (Alcaraz)
}}
}}
'''Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat''' ({{IPA|es|xwaŋ ˈkaɾlos feˈreɾo ðoˈnat|lang}};{{efn|In isolation, ''Juan'' and ''Donat'' are pronounced {{IPA|es|xwan|}} and {{IPA|es|doˈnat|}} respectively.}} born 12 February 1980) is a Spanish former professional [[tennis]] player and current coach. He was ranked as the [[List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players|world No. 1]] in men's singles by the [[Association of Tennis Professionals]] (ATP). Ferrero won 16 [[ATP Tour]]-level singles titles, including the [[2003 French Open – Men's singles|2003 French Open]] and four [[ATP Masters 1000 tournaments|Masters]] events. He was also runner-up at the [[2002 French Open – Men's singles|2002 French Open]] and [[2003 US Open – Men's singles|2003 US Open]]. He was nicknamed "el Mosquito" for his speed and slender physical build.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coppini |first=Federico |date=2017-10-29 |title=The Mosquito – Juan Carlos Ferrero |url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Tennis_Stories/48653/the-mosquito-juan-carlos-ferrero/ |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=Tennis World USA |language=en}}</ref> Ferrero retired from the sport in 2012.<ref name="atpworldtour.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/09/Feature/Valencia-Ferrero-Announces-Retirement.aspx|title=Juan Carlos Ferrero announces retirement|access-date=2012-09-12}}</ref> 

After his playing career, Ferrero took up directorship of the [[Ferrero Tennis Academy]] in [[Alicante]], [[Villena]], where he himself was trained.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1qyu8dhy_U ''Ferrero Tennis Academy 30 years'']. Documentary film in Spanish with subtitles in English, 2025</ref> In July 2017, he began coaching [[Alexander Zverev]]. Their partnership ended after seven months due to differences between them.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Farthing |first=Tim |date=2018-10-23 |title=Zverev splits from Ferrero |url=https://tennishead.net/zverev-splits-from-ferrero/ |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=Tennishead |language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2019, Ferrero began coaching [[Carlos Alcaraz]].{{TOC limit|2}}

==Personal life==
Nicknamed Juanki, JC, and "el Mosquito", Ferrero began playing tennis at age seven with his father, Eduardo Ferrero Micó (1943–2022), who often traveled with him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.20minutos.es/deportes/noticia/rafa-nadal-juan-carlos-ferrero-marco-camino-1627698/0|title=Rafa Nadal: "Juan Carlos Ferrero nos marcó el camino" - 20minutos.es|last=20Minutos|date=24 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/juan-carlos-ferrero/f316/bio|title=Juan Carlos Ferrero - Bio - ATP World Tour - Tennis}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/magazine/m69/textos/avances.html|title=El padre de... Juan Carlos Ferrero|publisher=El Mundo|language=es}}</ref> He has two sisters, Ana and Laura. He has cited his mother, Rosario, who died of cancer when he was sixteen, as his inspiration throughout his tennis career.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2003-06-09 |title=TENNIS; Ferrero Fulfills Expectations, Especially His Own, by Winning French Open (Published 2003) |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/09/sports/tennis-ferrero-fulfills-expectations-especially-his-own-by-winning-french-open.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240614041856/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/09/sports/tennis-ferrero-fulfills-expectations-especially-his-own-by-winning-french-open.html |archive-date=2024-06-14 |access-date=2024-12-17 |language=en |last1=Clarey |first1=Christopher }}</ref> Ferrero married Eva Alonso in Valencia in July 2015.<ref>{{cite web |date=6 July 2015 |title=El tenista Juan Carlos Ferrero se casa con Eva Alonso |url=https://www.lecturas.com/actualidad/el-tenista-juan-carlos-ferrero-se-casa-con-eva-alonso_16726 |publisher=Lecturas |language=es}}</ref>  They had their first child, a daughter, in September 2014, and they have had two more children since.<ref>{{cite web |date=14 September 2014 |title=Former World No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero Becomes A Father |url=http://www.tennisworldusa.org/Former-World-No-1-Juan-Carlos-Ferrero-Becomes-A-Father-articolo20223.html |access-date=16 September 2014 |publisher=Tennis World}}.</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=27 June 2021 |title=Ferrero: "Carlos entiende mejor las cosas ahora que hace un año" |url=https://www.laverdad.es/deportes/tenis/carlos-entiende-mejor-20210627015452-ntvo.html |publisher=La Verdad |language=es}}</ref>

In July 2007, Ferrero bought an old cottage in [[Bocairent]], south of Valencia, and refurbished it into the "Hotel Ferrero", which features 12 luxury suites.<ref>{{cite web|title=Juan Carlos Checks into Hotel Ferrero|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/DEUCE-Tennis/DEUCE-US-Open-2007/Hotel-Ferrero.aspx|publisher=ATP|access-date=12 April 2012|author=James Buddell|date=10 September 2007}}</ref> He used to be a joint owner of the [[Valencia Open]] tournament along with fellow tennis player [[David Ferrer]].

==Career==

===Early years===
Born in [[Ontinyent]], Ferrero came to prominence in 1998 when he made the final of the Junior French Open, losing to [[Fernando González]]. He finished the year ranked as the No. 17 junior. He then made his professional debut in 1998 by reaching the finals of his first Futures tournament in Italy. He won two Futures events in Spain, and ended the year ranked No. 345.

===1999: ATP debut===
Ferrero made his ATP main draw debut at the [[1999 Grand Prix Hassan II|Grand Prix Hassan II]] as a qualifier, where he reached the semi-finals. He followed this up by winning a Challenger event in Naples. He then received a wildcard at the [[Open Seat Godó|Barcelona Open]], where he reached the third round, losing to [[Carlos Moyá]]. He reached back–to–back finals at his next two tournaments, after which he debuted in the top 100 at No. 95. He reached his fourth Challenger final of the year at Graz, where he lost to [[Tomáš Zíb]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ATP Rankings (14 Jun 1999)|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Singles.aspx?d=14.06.1999&r=1&c=#|publisher=ATP|access-date=13 April 2012}}</ref> He then played at the [[Generali Open|Austrian Open]], where he earned his first top 20 win in the second round against No. 15 [[Tommy Haas]], before losing in the quarterfinals. He made his Grand Slam debut at the [[1999 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] in August, losing to ninth seeded [[Greg Rusedski]] in the first round. The following month, at just his fifth Tour-level event, he won his first career title at the [[1999 Majorca Open|Majorca Open]], which propelled him from No. 68 to 47. He ended the year at No. 43 and won the [[ATP Newcomer of the Year]] award.

===2000: Top 20 debut===
Ferrero began the year at the [[2000 Heineken Open|Auckland Open]], where he made the quarterfinals. He reached the third round in his [[2000 Australian Open|Australian Open]] debut, where he was defeated by [[Younes El Aynaoui]] in a tight five–setter. In [[Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai]], he earned his first top 10 win over 9th-ranked [[Nicolás Lapentti]] in the second round, before losing to [[Nicolas Kiefer]] in the final. He backed this up with a semifinal at the [[2000 Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic|Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic]], which he lost to Australian [[Lleyton Hewitt]]. He lost his first matches at [[2000 Indian Wells Masters|Indian Wells]] to [[Michael Chang]] and in [[2000 Ericsson Open|Miami]] to [[George Bastl]]. He then represented Spain at the [[Davis Cup]] for the first time, where he won both of his matches.

During the European clay season, Ferrero made back–to–back quarterfinals at the [[2000 Estoril Open|Estoril Open]] and the [[2000 Monte Carlo Open|Monte Carlo Open]], his first Masters quarterfinal. He lost to [[Nicolás Lapentti]] and [[Gastón Gaudio]] respectively. He made it to his second final of the year at the [[2000 Torneo Godó|Barcelona Open]], which he lost to [[Marat Safin]]. By doing so, Ferrero entered the top 20 for the first time, ranked No. 18. Ferrero only made the third round of the [[2000 Italian Open|Italian Open]], where he lost to [[Mariano Puerta]], and the second round of the [[2000 German Open|German Open]], where he lost to [[Andrei Pavel]]. He bounced back by reaching the semifinals of his first [[2000 French Open|French Open]] after defeating No. 10 [[Àlex Corretja]], before losing to the eventual champion [[Gustavo Kuerten]] in five sets. He chose not to compete at [[2000 Wimbledon|Wimbledon]].

At the [[2000 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], Ferrero reached the fourth round but lost in straight sets to eventual champion [[Marat Safin]]. He represented Spain at the [[Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympics]] in Sydney, where he reached the quarterfinals, losing to France's [[Arnaud di Pasquale]]. He then suffered losses in the first match at his next four events: in [[2000 CA-TennisTrophy|Vienna]] to [[Richard Krajicek]], in [[Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse|Toulouse]] to [[Magnus Gustafsson]], at the [[2000 Davidoff Swiss Indoors|Swiss Indoors]] to [[Richard Krajicek]], and at the [[2000 Stuttgart Masters|Stuttgart Masters]] to [[Younes El Aynaoui]]. The drought ended when he reached the semifinals of the [[2000 Paris Masters|Paris Masters]], where he lost once again to eventual champion Safin. Ferrero lost in the first round of the [[Stockholm Open]] to [[Adrian Voinea]]. Ferrero then played for Spain in the Davis Cup final against Australia. He won both his matches against [[Patrick Rafter]] and [[Lleyton Hewitt]], leading Spain to their first Davis Cup title.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spain Wins First Davis Cup Title|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/spain-wins-first-davis-cup-title/|publisher=CBS News|date=8 December 2000|access-date=4 October 2015}}</ref> Although Ferrero did not win any titles in 2000, his performances in the slam tournaments helped him end the year ranked No. 12.<ref>{{cite web|title=ATP Rankings (25 Dec 2000)|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Singles.aspx?d=25.12.2000&r=1&c=#|publisher=ATP|access-date=13 April 2012}}</ref>

===2001: Top 10 debut===
Ferrero began the year poorly, suffering three consecutive losses. This streak began with a second round loss at the [[2001 Australian Open|Australian Open]] to Australian [[Andrew Ilie]] in five sets, followed by losses at the [[2001 Davis Cup|Davis Cup]] to Dutch [[Raemon Sluiter]], in five sets, and in the first round at [[2001 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament|Rotterdam]] to [[Ivan Ljubičić]]. Ferrero bounced back with a title win in [[2001 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai]], where he upset World No. 5 [[Magnus Norman]] in the quarterfinals before defeating [[Marat Safin]] in the final. He suffered a first round loss at [[2001 Indian Wells Masters|Indian Wells]] in three tie–break sets to [[Nicolás Massú]], and a fourth round loss to [[Gastón Gaudio]] in [[2001 Ericsson Open|Miami]].

Ferrero began the European clay season by winning the [[2001 Estoril Open|Estoril Open]] in an all–Spanish final, defeating [[Félix Mantilla Botella|Félix Mantilla]]. With this win he became No. 9 in the world, his first entry into the top ten. Ferrero then suffered an early exit at the second round of the [[2001 Monte Carlo Masters|Monte Carlo Masters]] to [[Galo Blanco]]. He recovered by winning two tournaments in a row: the [[2001 Open SEAT Godó|Barcelona Open]], where he defeated [[Carlos Moyá]], and the [[2001 Rome Masters|Rome Masters]], where he defeated [[Gustavo Kuerten]]. This was Ferrero's first win over a No. 1-ranked opponent, and his first Masters title. Ferrero made it to a third consecutive final at the [[2001 Hamburg Masters|Hamburg Masters]], which he lost to [[Albert Portas]]. He reached the semifinals at the [[2001 French Open|French Open]] for the second consecutive year after defeating [[Lleyton Hewitt]] in straight sets. He then lost to No. 1 seed, defending champion, and eventual champion Kuerten in straight sets. Ferrero then played his first [[2001 Wimbledon|Wimbledon]], where he reached the third round before losing to Britain's [[Greg Rusedski]] in straight sets.

Ferrero reached the finals at [[2001 UBS Open|Gstaad]], where he lost to [[Jiří Novák]]. He lost to [[Nicolás Lapentti]] in the quarterfinals of the [[2001 Generali Open|Austrian Open]], and to [[Patrick Rafter]] in the quarterfinals of the [[2001 Canada Masters|Canada Masters]]. Ferrero's results in the US were disappointing: he lost to [[Hicham Arazi]] in the second round of [[2001 Cincinnati Masters|Cincinnati]], and was upset by compatriot [[Tommy Robredo]] in a tight five setter in the third round of the [[2001 US Open (tennis)|US Open]]. Ferrero then helped his [[2001 Davis Cup|Davis Cup]] team get back to the World Group stage by defeating Uzbekistan's [[Oleg Ogorodov]]. He made the quarterfinals of the [[2001 Salem Open|Salem Open]], where he lost to [[Rainer Schüttler]], and of [[2001 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon|Lyon]], where he lost to [[Younes El Aynaoui]]. Ferrero then lost in the first round of the [[2001 Stuttgart Masters|Stuttgart Masters]], to [[Thomas Enqvist]] and the [[2001 St. Petersburg Open|St. Petersburg Open]], to [[Rainer Schüttler]]. At the final Masters event of the year in [[2001 Paris Masters|Paris]], he lost to Arazi in the third round. Ferrero qualified for the [[2001 Tennis Masters Cup|Tennis Masters Cup]]. In the round robin stage, he lost to [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]], but defeated [[Gustavo Kuerten]] and [[Goran Ivanišević]] to advance to the semifinals. In the semis, he lost to eventual champion [[Lleyton Hewitt]]. He finished the year ranked World No. 5.<ref>{{cite web|title=ATP Rankings (31 Dec 2001)|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Singles.aspx?d=31.12.2001&r=1&c=#|publisher=ATP|access-date=13 April 2012}}</ref>

===2002: First slam final, injuries===
Ferrero missed the 2002 Australian Open due to bursitis in his right knee.<ref>{{cite book|title=2010 Media Guide|year=2010|publisher=ATP|pages=102}}</ref> He instead started his year at the [[2002 Milan Indoor|Milan Indoor]], where he was upset by eventual champion [[Davide Sanguinetti]] in the second round. Ferrero represented Spain in its [[2002 Davis Cup|Davis Cup]] tie against Morocco, where he won against [[Hicham Arazi]] but lost to [[Younes El Aynaoui]]. He made his first quarterfinal of the year at the [[2002 Open 13|Open 13]], where he was upset by No. 99 [[Cédric Pioline]]. At [[2002 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament|Rotterdam]], Ferrero lost his opening match against eventual champion [[Nicolas Escudé]]. As the defending champion in [[2002 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai]], he retired in his second-round match 1–2 down against El Aynaoui with a pulled abductor. Ferrero's form continued to dip as he suffered more early exits: in the first round of [[2002 Pacific Life Open|Indian Wells]] against [[Greg Rusedski]], in the third round of [[2002 NASDAQ-100 Open|Miami]] against [[Adrian Voinea]] (having suffered a stress fracture), and in the second round of the [[2002 Estoril Open|Estoril Open]] against [[David Nalbandian]].

Ferrero bounced back at the [[2002 Monte Carlo Masters|Monte Carlo Masters]], where he earned his first top-10 wins of the year against [[Tommy Haas]] and [[Sébastien Grosjean]], before defeating [[Carlos Moyá]] in straight sets to clinch the title. However, Ferrero was unable to keep his form. He lost to [[Alberto Martín]] at the third round at [[2002 Torneo Godó|Barcelona]], to [[Ivan Ljubičić]] in the second round of [[2002 Rome Masters|Rome]], and to [[Albert Costa|Alberto Costa]] in the first round of [[2002 Hamburg Masters|Hamburg]]. Due to this bad run of results, Ferrero fell out of the top 10 for the first time in a year. At the [[2002 French Open]], Ferrero reached his first Grand Slam final, after upsetting No. 4 [[Andre Agassi]] in four sets and No. 2 [[Marat Safin]] in straight sets. Despite being the strong favourite, Ferrero lost to Alberto Costa in four sets. His foot was injured during the tournament, but he played through it with the aid of some cortisone shots.

Ferrero lost early at [[2002 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] to 98th-ranked American [[Jeff Morrison]] in straight sets. He reached the finals at the [[2002 Generali Open|Generali Open]], where he lost to [[Àlex Corretja]]. He made it to the semifinals of the [[2002 Cincinnati Masters|Cincinnati Masters]], where he lost to eventual champion [[Carlos Moyá]]. At the [[2002 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], Ferrero lost in the third round to [[Fernando González]]. He won his second title of the year in Hong Kong, avenging his recent loss to Moyá by beating him in the final. Ferrero then lost in the quarterfinals of the [[2002 Madrid Masters|Madrid Masters]] to [[Andre Agassi]], and the semifinals of the [[2002 Davidoff Swiss Indoors|Swiss Indoors]] to [[Fernando González]]. Ferrero again qualified to play the [[2002 Tennis Masters Cup|Tennis Masters Cup]]. In the round robin stage, Ferrero recorded a loss against [[Roger Federer]] but wins over [[Andre Agassi]] and [[Jiří Novák]] to advance to the semifinals. He defeated compatriot [[Carlos Moyá]] to advance to the final, which he lost to World No. 1 [[Lleyton Hewitt]]. Ferrero ultimately finished the year ranked No. 4.<ref>{{cite web|title=ATP Rankings (30 Dec 2002)|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Singles.aspx?d=30.12.2002&r=1&c=#|publisher=ATP|access-date=13 April 2012}}</ref>

===2003: World No. 1, Roland-Garros victory===
Ferrero made a strong start to 2003 by reaching the finals of the [[2003 Adidas International|Sydney International]], where he lost to [[Hyung-Taik Lee]]. He went on to reach the quarter–finals of the [[2003 Australian Open|Australian Open]], where he lost to [[Wayne Ferreira]]. Ferrero once again represented Spain at [[2003 Davis Cup|Davis Cup]] in a tie against Belgium, where he won both of his matches, defeating [[Christophe Rochus]] and [[Kristof Vliegen]]. Ferrero then entered the [[2003 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament|Rotterdam Open]], but was forced to retire with a sprained ankle in the quarterfinals against [[Raemon Sluiter]]. Ferrero lost in the round-of-32 at the next two Masters events, [[2003 Pacific Life Open|Indian Wells]] and [[2003 NASDAQ-100 Open|Miami]], to [[Brian Vahaly]] and [[Marcelo Ríos]] respectively. At the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup, where Spain was drawn against Croatia, Ferrero won his only match against [[Mario Ančić]].

Ferrero won his first title of the year as defending champion at the [[2003 Monte Carlo Masters|Monte Carlo Masters]], where he defeated [[Guillermo Coria]]. Ferrero reached the semifinals in [[2003 Torneo Godó|Barcelona]], where he lost to [[Marat Safin]]. He also reached the semifinals of the [[2003 Rome Masters]], but retired against [[Roger Federer]] with a shoulder injury. Ferrero won the [[2003 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana|Valencia Open]], without losing a set, defeating [[Christophe Rochus]] in the final. Ferrero then won his first and only slam tournament at the [[2003 French Open]], defeating surprise finalist [[Martin Verkerk]] in straight sets.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/2003/french_open/news/2003/06/09/ferrero_reax/|publisher=CNN|title=Spain salutes new Roland Garros champion|access-date=7 May 2010|archive-date=25 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025061531/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/2003/french_open/news/2003/06/09/ferrero_reax/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Ferrero reached the 4th round of Wimbledon, where he lost to [[Sébastien Grosjean]] in four sets. He reached back–to–back quarterfinals at the [[2003 Generali Open|Generali Open]], where he lost to [[Mariano Zabaleta]], and at the [[2003 Idea Prokom Open|Idea Prokom Open]], where he lost to [[Luis Horna]]. He lost early at both [[2003 Canada Masters|Canada]] and [[2003 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters|Cincinnati]]. At the [[2003 US Open (tennis)|2003 US Open]], Ferrero's good form at the majors continued: he eliminated both former world No. 1s and US Open champions [[Lleyton Hewitt]] and [[Andre Agassi]] in four sets. He then lost to [[Andy Roddick]] in straight sets in the final. This result nonetheless saw Ferrero seize the No. 1 ranking from Agassi.<ref>{{cite web|title=ATP Rankings (8 Sep 2003)|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Singles.aspx?d=08.09.2003&r=1&c=#|publisher=ATP|access-date=13 April 2012}}</ref> Ferrero then represented Spain once again at the Davis Cup, this time against Argentina. He defeated [[Gastón Gaudio]], losing only four games, but lost to [[Agustín Calleri]] in straight sets. In Bangkok, Ferrero played for the first time in individual competition as World No. 1 and reached the final, which he lost to [[Taylor Dent]]. Ferrero took his next title at the [[2003 Madrid Masters|Madrid Masters]] by defeating [[Nicolás Massú]] in straight sets. This was his first hard–court Masters title. Ferrero was presented with the Spanish "National Sportsman of the Year" award by [[King Juan Carlos]].

Soon afterwards, however, Ferrero embarked on a six-match losing streak. He lost in the third round of the [[2003 BNP Paribas Masters|Paris Masters]] to [[Jiří Novák]]. At the [[2003 Tennis Masters Cup|Tennis Masters Cup]], he lost all three of his round robin matches against [[David Nalbandian]], [[Andre Agassi]], and [[Roger Federer]]. Representing Spain in the Davis Cup final against Australia, he lost both his matches in five sets, against [[Lleyton Hewitt]] and [[Mark Philippoussis]]. Ferrero ended the year ranked No. 3, behind [[Andy Roddick]] and [[Roger Federer]].

===2004: Injuries, year-end No. 31===
[[File:Juan Carlos Ferrero.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Ferrero during the 2004 US Open.]]
Injuries began to plague Ferrero throughout 2004, and his ranking and form dipped. Despite making the [[2004 Australian Open|Australian Open]] semifinals early in the year, where he lost to [[Roger Federer]] in straight sets, and the finals of [[2004 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament|Rotterdam]], where he lost to [[Lleyton Hewitt]], [[chicken pox]] kept him out for the entire month of March.

Ferrero returned to competition at the Davis Cup in a Spanish tie against the Netherlands. He won both his matches there, defeating [[Raemon Sluiter]] and [[Martin Verkerk]]. Ferrero then reached the semifinals of the [[2004 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana|Valencia Open]], where he lost to [[Fernando Verdasco]].

After a first–round loss in [[2004 Monte Carlo Masters|Monte Carlo]] to [[Alex Corretja]] in April, Ferrero needed another month out for rest and recuperation. On May 8, Ferrero fell during a practice session, where he injured his ribs and his right wrist. He entered the [[2004 French Open|French Open]] to defend his title under–prepared, and lost in the second round to [[Igor Andreev]] in straight sets. At [[2004 Wimbledon|Wimbledon]], Ferrero reached the third round before losing to [[Robby Ginepri]] in straight sets.

After Wimbledon, Ferrero failed to win back–to–back matches for the rest of the year. He lost in the first round of [[2004 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad|Gstaad]] to [[Stefan Koubek]], and in the first round of the [[2004 Canada Masters|Canada Masters]], where he retired against [[Fabrice Santoro]]. Ferrero suffered second round exits to [[Tommy Robredo]] in [[2004 Cincinnati Masters|Cincinnati]], to [[Mardy Fish]] at the [[Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]], to [[Stefan Koubek]] at the [[2004 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], to [[Kevin Kim]] at the [[2004 China Open (tennis)|China Open]], to [[David Ferrer]] at the [[2004 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon|Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon]], and to [[Luis Horna]] in [[2004 Madrid Masters|Madrid]]. He ended the year ranked No. 31, his first time finishing outside the top 30 in five years.

===2005: Recovery to year-end top 20===
In 2005, Ferrero hoped to return to the top of the game. However, he began his year with a loss to [[Jan Hernych]] at the [[2005 Heineken Open|Auckland Open]]. At the [[2005 Australian Open|Australian Open]], he met 6th-ranked [[Guillermo Coria]] in the round-of-32 and lost 6-3, 6-2, 6-1. After this loss, Ferrero dropped to No. 64 for the first time since September 1999. Ferrero's ranking then continued to plummet, eventually hitting No. 98. He recorded a first round loss at the [[2005 Open 13|Open 13]] to eventual champion [[Joachim Johansson]], and second round losses at the [[2005 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament|Rotterdam Open]] to [[Radek Štěpánek]], at the [[2005 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai Tennis Championships]] to [[Roger Federer]], and at [[2005 Pacific Life Open|Indian Wells]] to [[Carlos Moya]]. Ferrero made a decent run at the [[2005 NASDAQ-100 Open|Miami Masters]], but lost in the fourth round to [[David Ferrer]].

At the [[2005 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana|Valencia Open]], Ferrero lost in the first round to [[Rafael Nadal]]. He bounced back by reaching the semifinals of [[2005 Monte Carlo Masters|Monte Carlo]], where he lost to [[Guillermo Coria]]. He then upset [[Gastón Gaudio]] and [[Nikolay Davydenko]] on the way to the final of the [[2005 Torneo Godó|Barcelona Open]], which he lost to [[Rafael Nadal]]. These results pushed Ferrero back inside the top 50. He lost in the second round of the [[2005 Estoril Open|Estoril Open]] to [[Carlos Moyá]]. He ended the European clay season by reaching the third round of the [[2005 Hamburg Masters|Hamburg Masters]], which he lost to [[Nikolay Davydenko]], and of the [[2005 French Open|French Open]], where he lost to Marat Safin.

During grass season, Ferrero reached the quarterfinals of [[2005 Gerry Weber Open|Halle]], where he lost to [[Tommy Haas]], and the fourth round of [[2005 Wimbledon|Wimbledon]], where he lost to [[Roger Federer]]. He then returned to clay, and made back–to–back quarterfinals at the [[2005 Swedish Open|Swedish Open]] and the [[ATP Vegeta Croatia Open|Croatia Open]], losing to eventual champions [[Rafael Nadal]] and [[Guillermo Coria]]. Ferrero did not fare well during the North American swing, losing in the third round of [[2005 Rogers Cup|Rogers Cup]] to [[Dominik Hrbatý]], in the second round of [[2005 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters|Cincinnati]] to [[Andy Roddick]], and in the first round of the [[2005 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] to [[Arnaud Clément]]. He bounced back by reaching the semifinals of the [[2005 China Open (tennis)|China Open]], which he lost to Nadal.

At the [[2005 Davis Cup|Davis Cup]] play–offs against Italy, Ferrero lost his first match against [[Andreas Seppi]] after having been two sets up. However, he then won the decisive rubber against [[Daniele Bracciali]] in straight sets to bring Spain back into the World Group. Ferrero then competed at the [[Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia|Palermo Open]], but lost in the quarterfinal to [[Tomas Behrend]]. He reached his second final of the year at the [[2005 BA-CA-TennisTrophy|Vienna Open]], defeating [[David Nalbandian]] and [[Radek Štěpánek]] en route before losing to [[Ivan Ljubičić]]. In his last three events of the year, Ferrero lost early: to [[Max Mirnyi]] in the first round of [[2005 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid|Madrid]], to [[José Acasuso]] in the second round of the [[2005 Davidoff Swiss Indoors|Swiss Indoors]], and to [[Tomáš Berdych]] in the third round of the [[2005 BNP Paribas Masters|Paris Masters]]. Ferrero ended 2005 ranked No. 17.

===2006: First Masters final since 2003===
[[File:Ferrero 2006 Australian Open.jpg|thumb|250px|Ferrero during the [[2006 Australian Open]].]]
In 2006, Ferrero once again lost his first match at the [[2006 Medibank International|Sydney International]], to [[Chris Guccione (tennis)|Chris Guccione]]. At the [[2006 Australian Open|Australian Open]], he lost in the third round to [[Nicolas Kiefer]] in four sets. Ferrero reached his first semifinal of the year at the [[2006 ATP Buenos Aires|Argentina Open]], losing to compatriot [[Carlos Moyá]], but then lost in the first round of the [[2006 Brasil Open|Brasil Open]] to [[Flávio Saretta]]. At the first two masters events of the year, [[2006 Pacific Life Open|Indian Wells]] and [[2006 NASDAQ-100 Open|Miami]], Ferrero lost to [[Paradorn Srichaphan]] in the third round and [[Dmitry Tursunov]] in the second round respectively.

Ferrero began his French Open preparation at the [[2006 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana|Valencia Open]] but lost in the first round to unseeded eventual champion [[Nicolás Almagro]]. At the [[2006 Monte Carlo Masters|Monte Carlo Masters]], Ferrero reached the third round, where he lost to friend [[David Ferrer]]. He reached his second quarterfinal of the year at the [[2006 Torneo Godó|Barcelona Open]], losing once again to Almagro. Ferrero lost in the first round of [[2006 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Rome]] to [[Paul-Henri Mathieu]], and in the third round of [[2006 Hamburg Masters|Hamburg]] to Ferrer. At the [[2006 French Open|French Open]], he lost in the third round to [[Gastón Gaudio]] in straight sets.

Prior to Wimbledon, Ferrero made the quarterfinals of [[2006 Ordina Open|'s-Hertogenbosch]], where he lost to [[Florent Serra]]. At [[2006 Wimbledon|Wimbledon]], despite leading 2 sets to love against [[Radek Štěpánek]] in the third round, he lost the match in a tight fifth set. At the [[2006 Swedish Open|Swedish Open]] Ferrero reached the quarterfinals, losing to [[Jarkko Nieminen]]. He then lost in the first round of [[2006 Croatia Open Umag|Umag]] to [[Albert Portas]], and in the second round of [[2006 Rogers Cup|Canada]] to [[Fernando González]].

Ferrero reached his lone final of the year at the [[2006 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters|Cincinnati Masters]]. He notched his first top 10 win of 2006 with a win over [[James Blake (tennis)|James Blake]] in the second round, followed by consecutive victories against World No. 2 [[Rafael Nadal]] and No. 7 [[Tommy Robredo]]. This was the first time Ferrero had recorded a win over Nadal. He moved into a Masters final for the first time since 2003, which he lost to [[Andy Roddick]] in straight sets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportinglife.com/tennis/atptour/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=international_feed/06/08/20/TENNIS_USA-Cincinnati.html&YEAR=2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317082907/http://www.sportinglife.com/tennis/atptour/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=international_feed/06/08/20/TENNIS_USA-Cincinnati.html&YEAR=2006|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 March 2008|title=Roddick Savours Cincinnati Success|publisher=Sporting Life|access-date=18 September 2010}}</ref>

Ferrero ended the year on a five-match losing streak, beginning with a loss in the second round of the [[2006 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] to [[Marc Gicquel]] in straight sets. This was followed by losses in [[2006 Thailand Open (tennis)|Thailand]] to [[Mischa Zverev]], at [[Open de Moselle|Metz]] to [[Julien Benneteau]], in [[2006 BA-CA-TennisTrophy|Vienna]] to [[Jürgen Melzer]], and in [[2006 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid|Madrid]] to [[Robin Söderling]]. He ended the year ranked No. 23.

===2007: Wimbledon quarterfinals===
Ferrero's 2007 season began poorly, with a first round loss at the [[2007 Heineken Open|Auckland Open]] to [[Nicolás Massú]] and a second round loss at the [[2007 Australian Open|Australian Open]] to [[Danai Udomchoke]]. Ferrero bounced back by reaching the final of the [[2007 Brasil Open|Brasil Open]], which he lost to [[Guillermo Cañas]]. He was eliminated in the round robin stage of [[2007 ATP Buenos Aires|Buenos Aires]], and the semifinals of the [[2007 Abierto Mexicano Telcel|Mexican Open]], where he lost to [[Carlos Moyá]]. Ferrero reached the fourth round of [[2007 Pacific Life Open|Indian Wells]], where he lost to [[Rafael Nadal]] (6-1, 6-1). He lost in the second round of [[2007 Sony Ericsson Open|Miami]] to Cañas, and of the [[2007 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana|Valencia Open]] to [[Alberto Martín]]. He bounced back temporarily by reaching the semifinals of the [[2007 Monte Carlo Masters|Monte Carlo Masters]], where he lost to [[Roger Federer]]. However, he fell in the second rounds of [[2007 Torneo Godó|Barcelona]] and [[2007 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Rome]] to [[Potito Starace]] and [[Pablo Andújar]] respectively, and in the third rounds of [[2007 Hamburg Masters|Hamburg]] and [[2007 French Open|Roland-Garros]], to Federer and to [[Mikhail Youzhny]].

Despite losing in the first round of [[2007 Ordina Open|'s-Hertogenbosch]] to [[Carlos Berlocq]], Ferrero was able to reach the quarterfinals of [[2007 Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] for the first time, defeating No. 9 [[James Blake (tennis)|James Blake]] in the third round and earning his first top 10 win of the year. While he then lost to World No. 1 Federer in four sets, this result meant Ferrero had reached the quarterfinals of all four slams. Ferrero backed this result up by reaching the quarterfinal at the [[2007 Mercedes Cup|Stuttgart Open]], which he lost to [[Feliciano López]]. He was then upset in the first round of the [[2007 Austrian Open (tennis)|Austrian Open]] by [[Andreas Seppi]].

Ferrero's North American swing was a disappointment. Despite making it to the third round of [[2007 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters|Cincinnati]], he lost in the first round of [[2007 Rogers Cup|Canada]] to [[Lleyton Hewitt]], and in the first round of the [[2007 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] to [[Feliciano López]]. He bounced back by reaching the semifinals of the [[2007 BA-CA-TennisTrophy|Vienna]], losing to [[Stanislas Wawrinka]], and the third round of [[2007 Madrid Masters|Madrid]], losing to [[Novak Djokovic]]. Ferrero's final match of the year was a first round loss to [[Marcos Baghdatis]] at the [[2007 BNP Paribas Masters|Paris Masters]]. He ended the year ranked No. 24.

===2008: Injuries, year-end No. 55===
Ferrero made a strong start to 2008, reaching his first and last final of the year at the [[2008 Heineken Open|Auckland Open]], where he lost to [[Philipp Kohlschreiber]]. He then defeated [[David Nalbandian]] to advance to the fourth round of the [[2008 Australian Open|Australian Open]], where he lost to [[David Ferrer]] in four sets. Ferrero then suffered three consecutive losses: to [[Nicolas Mahut]] at the second round of the [[2008 Open 13|Open 13]], in [[2008 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament|Rotterdam]] to [[Teymuraz Gabashvili]], and in [[2008 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai]] to [[Andy Roddick]]. He made a fourth–round appearance in [[2008 Pacific Life Open|Indian Wells]], where Nalbandian defeated him. In [[2008 Sony Ericsson Open|Miami]], Ferrero lost to [[Tomáš Berdych]] in the third round, and in [[2008 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana|Valencia]] to [[Marat Safin]] in the first round.

Ferrero reached the third round of the [[2008 Monte Carlo Masters|Monte Carlo Masters]], where he lost to World No. 2 [[Rafael Nadal]] in straight sets (6-4, 6-1). Less than a month later, however, Ferrero stunned Nadal in straight sets (7-5, 6-1) in the second round of the [[2008 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Rome Masters]]. This was Ferrero's second career victory against Nadal in eight meetings, and ended Nadal's streak of seventeen successive match wins in Rome. It was widely publicised that Nadal had been injured during this match, despite the fact that Ferrero had also been struggling with a string of injuries.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-05-07 |title=Nadal falls to shock loss on clay |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7386838.stm |access-date=2024-12-16 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-05-09 |title=King of clay dethroned by Ferrero at Rome Masters - Taipei Times |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2008/05/09/2003411388 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=www.taipeitimes.com}}</ref> Ferrero lost to [[Stanislas Wawrinka|Stan Wawrinka]] in the next round.

Ferrero then played the [[2008 French Open|French Open]], where he won the first set of his first round match against [[Marcos Daniel]] before retiring due to a leg injury. The next tournament he entered was [[2008 Wimbledon|Wimbledon]], where he retired in the second round against [[Mischa Zverev]] due to a hamstring injury.<ref>{{cite web|title=Juan Carlos Ferrero retires injured at Wimbledon|url=http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_17137.shtml|publisher=Typically Spanish|access-date=13 April 2012|date=26 June 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626182937/http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_17137.shtml|archive-date=26 June 2008}}</ref> Ferrero missed the next three months of competitive play with a shoulder injury. He returned with at the [[2008 China Open (tennis)|China Open]] where he made quarterfinals, losing to eventual champion [[Andy Roddick]]. His next tournaments were the [[2008 Bank Austria-Tennis Trophy|Vienna Open]], where he lost in the second round to [[Jürgen Melzer]], and the  [[2008 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon|Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon]], where he lost in the quarterfinals to [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]]. Ferrero ended the year ranked No. 55, his lowest year–end ranking since 1998.

===2009: Return to the top 20===
[[File:Juan Carlos Ferrero at the 2009 US Open.jpg|thumb|right|Ferrero during the [[2009 US Open (tennis)|2009 US Open]]]]
Ferrero began the year badly, with early losses in the second round of the [[2009 Heineken Open|Auckland Open]] to [[Philipp Kohlschreiber]], in the first round of the [[2009 Brisbane International|Brisbane International]] to [[Florent Serra]], and in the first round of the [[2009 Australian Open|Australian Open]] to [[Fabrice Santoro]]. With this string of losses, Ferrero dropped out of the top 100, for the first time in almost 10 years, falling to No. 101. However, he then reached the quarterfinals of the [[2009 Brasil Open|Brasil Open]], where he lost to [[Thomaz Bellucci]], and of [[2009 Copa Telmex|Buenos Aires]], where he retired against [[David Nalbandian]] with a leg injury. In March, Ferrero captured his first singles title since 2003 by defeating fifth–seeded Serra in the final of the [[2009 Grand Prix Hassan II|Grand Prix Hassan II]] in [[Casablanca, Morocco]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/tennis/04/12/casablanca.gp.ap/|publisher=CNN|title=Ferrero beats Serra to win Casablanca final|date=12 April 2009|access-date=7 May 2010|archive-date=25 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025061605/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/tennis/04/12/casablanca.gp.ap/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Ferrero was unable to sustain this success throughout the rest of the clay court season. He lost in the first round of the [[2009 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell|Barcelona Open]] to [[Igor Kunitsyn]] and failed to qualify for the [[2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Rome Masters]]. He then suffered second–round losses in [[2009 Estoril Open|Portugal]] to [[Nikolay Davydenko]], in [[2009 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open|Madrid]] to [[Fernando Verdasco]], and at [[2009 French Open|Roland-Garros]] to [[Philipp Kohlschreiber]].

Ferrero launched a surprising comeback during the grass season. He reached the semifinals of the [[2009 AEGON Championships|Queen's Club Championships]], where he lost to [[Andy Murray]], and the quarterfinals at [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]], equalling his best result there by defeating tenth seed [[Fernando González]] and seventh seed [[Gilles Simon]] before losing to [[Andy Murray]] in straight sets. These performances saw Ferrero climb from No. 90 to No. 37 in the span of a month. He then reached the finals of the [[2009 ATP Studena Croatia Open Umag|Umag Open]], where he lost 6-3, 6-0 to [[Nikolay Davydenko]].

At the [[2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic|Washington Open]], Ferrero advanced to the third round, beating [[Tommy Robredo]] before a loss to [[Tommy Haas]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Haas moves into Legg Mason quarters with win over Ferrero |url=http://sports.in.msn.com/tennis/article.aspx?cp–documentid=3154046 |publisher=MSN |access-date=12 April 2012 |author=AP |date=7 August 2009}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> Ferrero qualified to play the [[2009 Rogers Cup|Canada Masters]]. He defeated [[Lleyton Hewitt]] in the first round in straight sets, ending Hewitt's three–match winning streak against him. He then defeated 13th seed [[Gaël Monfils]], before losing once again to Andy Murray.<ref>{{cite web |agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1030213&lang=eng_news&cate_img=145.jpg&cate_rss=news_Sports |title=Ferrero upsets No. 13 Monfils in Montreal&nbsp;– Taiwan News Online |publisher=Etaiwannews.com |date=13 August 2009 |access-date=18 September 2010 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305051631/http://etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?cate_img=145.jpg&cate_rss=news_sports&id=1030213&lang=eng_news |url-status=dead}}</ref> Ferrero lost in the first round of the [[2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters|Cincinnati Masters]] to [[Marin Čilić]]. He began his campaign at the [[2009 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] by defeating Fabrice Santoro in what would be Santoro's last US Open match. In the second round, Ferrero mounted a remarkable comeback from two sets down for the third time in his career to defeat [[Philipp Petzschner]] in five sets. Ferrero lost in the fourth round to eventual champion [[Juan Martín del Potro]] in straight sets. With this result Ferrero managed to re-enter the top 20, having been ranked No. 115 just five months earlier.

At the [[2009 China Open (tennis)|China Open]], Ferrero lost to [[Fernando Verdasco]] in the second round. He then entered the [[2009 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000|Shanghai Masters]], where he missed out on being seeded by one ranking spot. He was crushed in the first round by 13th seed [[Radek Štěpánek]], winning only seven points in the second set. He also lost in the first round of the [[2009 If Stockholm Open|Stockholm Open]], to [[Marcos Baghdatis]]. Ferrero then competed in the [[2009 Valencia Open 500|Valencia Open]] but was defeated by [[Pablo Cuevas]] in the first round in a three–set battle, after serving for the set at 5–3 in the second set. He ended the year ranked No. 23.

===2010: Three titles===
Ferrero had a bad start to the 2010 season. He began the year once again at the [[2010 Heineken Open|Auckland Open]], where he retired against [[Michael Lammer]] with an injury trailing 1–3 in the second round. At the [[2010 Australian Open|Australian Open]], Ferrero suffered a shock defeat to [[Ivan Dodig]], having been two-sets-to-love up and seemingly cruising to victory.

As first seed at the [[2010 Brasil Open|Brasil Open]], Ferrero rediscovered his form. He crushed [[Łukasz Kubot]] in the final in 61 minutes, conceding one of his service games but breaking all of Kubot's to win 6-1, 6-0.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ferrero easily beats Kobut to win Brazil Open|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/342335-montanes-into-second-round-in-brazil|publisher=BleacherReport.com|access-date=12 April 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610232624/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/342335-montanes-into-second-round-in-brazil|archive-date=10 June 2015}}</ref> At [[2010 Copa Telmex|Buenos Aires]], Ferrero defeated top seed [[David Ferrer]] in the final to take his second title in a row and extend his winning streak to ten matches. This  victory also raised his ranking to No. 16. At the [[2010 Abierto Mexicano Telcel|Mexican Open]] in Acapulco, Ferrero defeated [[Diego Junqueira]], [[Igor Andreev]], defending champion [[Nicolás Almagro]] and [[Juan Mónaco]] to reach his third consecutive final. He then lost to [[David Ferrer]]  in three sets. Both players admitted that Ferrero's fatigue played a major role in the final set.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ferrer Fells Ferrero in Acapulco Final|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/02/4th-Week/Acapulco-Saturday-Ferrer-Takes-Title.aspx|publisher=ATP|access-date=12 April 2012|date=27 February 2010}}</ref> Following this tournament, Ferrero became World No. 14, his highest ranking since 11 October 2004.

Ferrero defeated [[Daniel Köllerer]] in the second round of [[2010 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells]] to claim his first hard-court victory of the season, losing only eight points on serve. He lost to [[Juan Mónaco]] in the third round in a match that lasted over three hours. At the [[2010 Sony Ericsson Open|Miami Masters]], Ferrero lost in the round of 16 to [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]]. At the [[2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters|Monte Carlo Masters]], he defeated [[Marcel Granollers]], [[Benjamin Becker]] and Tsonga before losing to [[Rafael Nadal]] in straight sets in the quarterfinals. At the [[2010 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell|Barcelona Open]], Ferrero was upset by [[Thiemo de Bakker]] in the third round. At the [[2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Rome Masters]], his form continued to dip as he suffered a shock loss to qualifier [[Santiago Giraldo]] in the first round. Ferrero went into the [[2010 French Open|French Open]] seeded 16th and was tipped by some to make a good run there. However, he was upset in the third round by [[Robby Ginepri]]. After coming back from a two-set deficit and being a break of serve up in the decider, he lost in the fifth set.

Ferrero's grass season was disappointing. He lost to lucky loser [[Dominik Meffert]] in the first round of [[2010 Gerry Weber Open|Halle]]. His bad form continued at [[Wimbledon 2010|Wimbledon]], where he lost to [[Xavier Malisse]] in five sets in the first round. He returned to clay at the [[2010 MercedesCup|Stuttgart Open]], where he lost to [[Albert Montañés]] for the first time in six meetings in the semifinals. He was upset by Florian Mayer in the quarterfinals of [[2010 International German Open|Hamburg]]. Ferrero then won his third title of the year at the [[2010 ATP Studena Croatia Open Umag|Umag Open]], beating [[Pablo Cuevas]], [[Alexandr Dolgopolov]], [[Andreas Seppi]], and [[Potito Starace]] in the final.

Ferrero missed the [[2010 Rogers Cup|Canada]] and [[2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters|Cincinnati Masters]] due to a knee injury. He returned to play at the [[2010 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], where he defeated [[Martin Kližan]] and [[Ricardo Mello]] in straight sets, but lost to [[Jürgen Melzer]] in straight sets in the third round. He missed the rest of the season due to knee and wrist injuries for which he received surgery in October.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ferrero Undergoes Knee and Wrist Surgery|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/10/Other/Ferrero-Undergoes-Surgery.aspx|publisher=ATP|access-date=13 April 2012|date=7 October 2010}}</ref> He therefore ended the year ranked No. 28.

===2011: Final ATP title===
[[File:Ferrero June 2011 4.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Juan Carlos Ferrero at the 2011 Barcelona Open]]
In 2011, Ferrero withdrew from the [[2011 Heineken Open|Auckland Open]] and the [[2011 Australian Open|Australian Open]]. As the defending champion, he withdrew from the [[2011 Brasil Open|Brasil Open]] and [[2011 Copa Claro|Buenos Aires]]. He also withdrew from [[2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel|Mexico]], [[2011 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells]], [[2011 Sony Ericsson Open|Miami]], and [[2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters|Monte Carlo]], as the recovery from his wrist and knee surgery took longer than expected. Ferrero made his return at the [[2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell|Barcelona Open]], where he defeated [[Xavier Malisse]], [[Mischa Zverev]], and [[Simone Vagnozzi]], but lost in the quarterfinals to [[Nicolás Almagro]]. At the [[2011 Mutua Madrid Open|Madrid Open]], he lost in the first round to [[Thiemo de Bakker]], after which he indicated that the end of his tennis career might be near.<ref>{{cite news|title=Juan Carlos Ferrero Says End of Tennis Career May Be Near|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/05/sports/tennis/05iht-TENNIS05.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=13 April 2012|author=Raphael Minder|date=4 May 2011}}</ref> He missed the [[2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Rome Masters]], [[2011 French Open|French Open]], and [[2011 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] due to the same injury, and his ranking dropped to No. 85.

Ferrero returned to competition at the [[2011 MercedesCup|Stuttgart Open]]. There, he defeated [[Bastian Knittel]], [[Mikhail Youzhny]], [[Marcel Granollers]], [[Federico Delbonis]], and straight-setted [[Pablo Andújar]] in the final to capture the title. Ferrero then went to [[German Open Hamburg|Hamburg]], where he lost in the first round to [[Cedrik-Marcel Stebe]]. As the defending champion in [[2011 ATP Studena Croatia Open|Umag]], he reached the semifinals, where he lost to eventual champion [[Alexandr Dolgopolov]]. He lost in [[2011 Rogers Cup|Canada]] to [[Ernests Gulbis]] and in [[2011 Western & Southern Open|Cincinnati]] to [[Feliciano López]], both in the first round.

Ferrero's next tournament was the [[2011 US Open – Men's singles|US Open]], where he defeated [[Pablo Andújar]] in the first round in five sets. In the second round, he defeated Frenchman [[Gaël Monfils]] in an electrifying five-set match. He was drawn against Marcel Granollers in the third round, who retired in the second set of the match. In the fourth round, Ferrero lost to [[Janko Tipsarević]] in four sets. At the [[2011 China Open (tennis)|China Open]], Ferrero lost in the quarterfinals to [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]]. He reached the third round at the [[2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters|Shanghai Masters]], where he was defeated by [[David Ferrer]] after having wasted three match points in the second set. At the [[Valencia Open]], Ferrero lost in the quarterfinals to [[Juan Mónaco]]. His final tournament of the year was the [[Paris Masters]], where he lost in the first round to [[Nicolas Mahut]]. He ended the year ranked No. 50.

=== 2012: Final season ===
[[File:Flickr - Carine06 - Juan Carlos Ferrero (3).jpg|thumb|180px|Juan Carlos Ferrero at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships]]
Ferrero began his 2012 season with a loss to [[Benoît Paire]] in [[Sydney International|Sydney]]. He entered the [[2012 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open]], where he lost in the first round to [[Viktor Troicki]] in five sets, after failing to convert a match point in the fourth. After the match, Ferrero was fined $1,500 for "audible obscenities" on court.<ref>{{cite news|title=Australian Open: Mixed doubles, smashing day for Baghdatis|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/story/2012-01-19/australian-open-notebook-mixed-doubles-marcos-baghdatis-smashing-rackets/52665020/1|work=USA Today|access-date=12 April 2012|date=19 January 2012}}</ref>

Ferrero represented Spain in the [[2012 Davis Cup|Davis Cup]] for the last time in a tie against Kazakhstan, where he defeated [[Mikhail Kukushkin]] in five sets. He then played a disappointing [[Golden Swing]], losing in the first round at all three tournaments. At the [[2012 Brasil Open – Singles|Brasil Open]] he lost to [[Leonardo Mayer]], in [[2012 Copa Claro – Singles|Buenos Aires]] to [[Kei Nishikori]], and at the [[2012 Abierto Mexicano Telcel|Mexican Open]] to [[Stanislas Wawrinka|Stan Wawrinka]]. Ferrero then missed three months of competition due to a wrist injury.

Ferrero returned at the [[2012 Mutua Madrid Open|Madrid Masters]], where he lost in the first round to qualifier [[Igor Andreev]]. At the [[2012 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Rome Masters]], Ferrero beat [[Kevin Anderson (tennis)|Kevin Anderson]] and [[Gaël Monfils]], his second and third wins of the year. However, in the third round, he lost to [[Roger Federer]] in three sets. Ferrero then entered the [[2012 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur|Nice French Riviera Open]]. He beat [[Robin Haase]] after saving a match point, but lost to Brazilian qualifier [[Thomaz Bellucci]] in the second round in straight sets. At the last French Open of his career, Ferrero won his first round match against French wild card [[Jonathan Dasnières de Veigy]], before a second round loss to [[Marin Čilić]] in straight sets.

Ferrero did not play a warm-up tournament before [[2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon]], where he lost in the first round in straight sets to defending champion and No. 1-ranked [[Novak Djokovic]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/18572668|title=Juan Carlos Ferrero|work=BBC Sport|access-date=2012-06-26}}</ref> He then lost in the first round of [[2012 ATP Vegeta Croatia Open Umag|Umag]]. On September 12, Ferrero announced that he would officially retire from professional tennis after the [[2012 Valencia Open 500|Valencia Open]] in October. He stated that "The Valencia Open 500 will be my last tournament, in the best possible scenario. This season injuries have prevented me from playing regularly and it was a tough year as I realised on the court that I did not have the same ambition after 14 years at the top level."<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Press Association |date=2012-09-12 |title=Juan Carlos Ferrero to retire after Valencia Open in October |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/sep/12/juan-carlos-ferrero-retire |access-date=2024-12-17 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Ferrero played his final singles match in the first round of the Valencia Open, where he lost to fellow Spaniard [[Nicolás Almagro]] in straight sets. His retirement ceremony took place at the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prakash |date=2012-10-26 |title=ATP - Nadal, Ferrer and Hewitt among players who pay tribute to Ferrero |url=https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/ATP_Tennis/6689/atp-nadal-ferrer-and-hewitt-among-players-who-pay-tribute-to-ferrero/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Tennis World USA |language=en}}</ref>

===2017===
In 2017 it was announced that Ferrero would return to the ATP Tour to play in the Barcelona doubles draw alongside [[Pablo Carreño Busta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/scouting-report-barcelona-budapest-2017|title=Frenchman Lucas Pouille Leads First Budapest Field; Murray, Nadal in Barcelona - ATP World Tour - Tennis|work=ATP World Tour }}</ref> However, this would be his only tournament, and they lost in the first round.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/ferrero-doubles-barcelona-2017-monday|title=Former World No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero Returns To Barcelona Tournament - ATP World Tour - Tennis |work=ATP World Tour }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/juan-carlos-ferrero/f316/player-activity?year=2017&matchType=Doubles|title=Juan Carlos Ferrero, Player Activity, 2017 - ATP World Tout - Tennis}}</ref>
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==Davis Cup==
Ferrero was a key player in [[Spain Davis Cup team|Spain's Davis Cup team]] throughout his career. 

=== 2000 ===
Ferrero made his Davis Cup debut in a quarterfinal tie against Russia in [[2000 Davis Cup|2000]], where he won both his matches, against [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]] and [[Marat Safin]], in straight sets. In the semifinals, Ferrero defeated the American [[Vince Spadea]] in three sets, helping to send Spain into their first Davis Cup final in 33 years. 

In the final, Spain faced Australia on home territory on Barcelona clay. On the first day, Albert Costa lost the first singles match to [[Lleyton Hewitt]], but Ferrero levelled the score by defeating [[Patrick Rafter]] in the second match. After the Spanish doubles team won the third match, Ferrero was called up again in singles to face Hewitt. He won the first set, and saved match points to steal the second in a tiebreak. After losing the third set, he regrouped and won the match 6–2, 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, 4–6, 6–4. The remaining singles match was called off; Spain claimed its first Davis Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-12-08 |title=Spain Wins First Davis Cup Title - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spain-wins-first-davis-cup-title/ |access-date=2025-09-30 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Ferrero would cite this years later as the victory he was most proud of in his career.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Juan Carlos Ferrero: "Nunca he dicho que me iba a retirar" - MARCA.com |url=https://www.marca.com/2009/04/13/tenis/1239620610.html |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=www.marca.com}}</ref>

=== 2001 ===
In the first round of the [[2001 Davis Cup]], Spain were drawn against the Netherlands, who chose to hold the tie on [[Carpet court|carpet]]. Ferrero lost his singles match in five sets to [[Raemon Sluiter]], a last-minute addition to the Dutch team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ESPN.com - TENNIS - Sluiter gives Dutch shock lead over Spain |url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/news/2001/0209/1072900.html |access-date=2025-09-30 |website=www.espn.com}}</ref> Generally ill-equipped to play on carpet, Spain proceeded to lose the tie 1–4. Spain then had to compete in the qualifying rounds for the Davis Cup World Group, where Ferrero made up for this loss by defeating [[Oleg Ogorodov]] of Uzbekistan in straight sets. 

=== 2002 ===
Ferrero joined the Spanish team for the first round of the Davis Cup again in [[2002 Davis Cup|2002]], where they were drawn against Morocco. He defeated [[Hicham Arazi]] in straight sets, but lost to [[Younes El Aynaoui]] in five sets, 6–7<sup>(2–7)</sup>, 0–6, 6–3, 6–0, 3–6. He did not join Spain for their quarterfinal due to a stress fracture picked up at the Miami Open.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ESPN.com: TENNIS - Garber: U.S. looks to kick some grass |url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/s/2002/0402/1362088.html |access-date=2025-09-30 |website=www.espn.com}}</ref> Spain lost to the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ESPN.com: TENNIS - Garber: U.S. looks to kick some grass |url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/s/2002/0402/1362088.html |access-date=2025-09-30 |website=www.espn.com}}</ref>

=== 2003 ===
Ferrero played in the first round of the [[2003 Davis Cup]], comfortably winning both of his matches against [[Christophe Rochus]] and [[Kristof Vliegen]] of Belgium. In the quarterfinal, he played and won one match against Croatia's [[Mario Ančić]]. Ferrero arrived at Spain's semifinal against Argentina as newly crowned world No. 1. He duly defeated [[Gastón Gaudio]], losing only four games across three sets. Ferrero hadn't dropped a single set in the Davis Cup that year heading into his second semifinal match against [[Agustín Calleri]]. Calleri, however, stunned Ferrero, hitting 109 winners to win the match in straight sets.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sokolowski |first=Alexandre |date=2024-09-21 |title=The day Calleri stunned world No 1 Ferrero in Davis Cup |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/others-news/davis-cup-news/september-21-2003-calleri-stuns-world-no-1-ferrero-davis-cup-291338.html |access-date=2025-09-30 |website=Tennis Majors |language=en-US}}</ref> 

Spain nevertheless made the final, where they once again met Australia. Spain had played the preceding three rounds on their favorite surface, clay, but faced Australia on grass. Ferrero lost his first singles match to Lleyton Hewitt in five sets. He had led the match 2–1 before he was [[Bagel (tennis)|bagelled]] in a fourth set tiebreak, and [[Break (tennis)|broken]] twice to lose the fifth set. With Spain trailing two matches to one, Ferrero was tasked with playing a second singles rubber against [[Mark Philippoussis]]. Having lost the first two sets, Ferrero won the third and fourth sets 6–1, 6–2 after Philippoussis tore his pectoral muscle. Following the fourth set, Ferrero called for a physio; Philippoussis subsequently did the same, and the long break wrecked Ferrero's momentum.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sokolowski |first=Alexandre |date=2023-11-30 |title=November 30, 2003: The day Philippoussis fought through injury to help Australia triumph in Davis Cup |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/others-news/davis-cup-news/november-30-2003-injured-philippoussis-helps-australia-to-davis-cup-triumph-310464.html |access-date=2025-09-30 |website=Tennis Majors |language=en-US}}</ref> He was [[Bagel (tennis)|bagelled]] by Philippoussis in the fifth set. Australia claimed the Davis Cup.

=== 2004 ===
Ferrero was unable to join Spain for their first round tie against the [[Czech Republic]] in 2004, due to injury.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Czechs Look to Cash In on Spanish Injuries in Davis Cup |url=https://www.tennis-x.com/story/2004-02-06/d.php |access-date=2025-09-30 |website=www.tennis-x.com}}</ref> As Spain's other top player, [[Carlos Moyá]], was also injured, teenager [[Rafael Nadal]] was called up for the first time and contributed to a narrow 3–2 victory. Ferrero rejoined Spain for their quarterfinal against the Netherlands, where he defeated both [[Raemon Sluiter]] (in three sets) and [[Martin Verkerk]] (in five). In the semifinal against Argentina, he won his only match against [[Fabrice Santoro]] in four sets.

However, Ferrero was dropped from Spain's line-up the day before the finals against the United States began, in favour of [[Rafael Nadal]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-12-02 |title=Nadal replaces Ferrero - Eurosport |url=https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/davis-cup/2004/nadal-replaces-ferrero_sto663015/story.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241217004537/https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/davis-cup/2004/nadal-replaces-ferrero_sto663015/story.shtml |archive-date=2024-12-17 |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Eurosport}}</ref> Ferrero told media, "It was certainly a surprise not to be picked. Physically I am at 100 percent and I have had three days of good training. Obviously I am not jumping up and down with happiness, but you have to take things as they come." Ferrero was then drafted at the last minute to play doubles alongside [[Tommy Robredo|Tommy Robrero]]; they lost to American doubles specialists [[Bob Bryan]] and [[Mike Bryan]] 6–0, 6–3, 6–2. Ferrero held serve once.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dillman |first=Lisa |date=2004-12-05 |title=Bryans Give U.S. a Ray of Hope |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-dec-05-sp-tennis5-story.html |access-date=2025-09-30 |website=LA Times}}</ref> Spain still managed to secure the Davis Cup for the second time, due to singles wins from [[Carlos Moyá|Carlos Moya]] and Nadal. After the tournament, Nadal denied rampant media speculation that there was bad blood between him and Ferrero.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-12-07 |title=Rafael Nadal reitera que no hay ningún "mal rollo" con Ferrero |url=https://www.nacion.com/puro-deporte/rafael-nadal-reitera-que-no-hay-ningun-mal-rollo-con-ferrero/6IGLHFK5VFDFXKDTRXNUU45TGI/story/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=La Nación |language=es}}</ref>

=== 2005 ===
Spain lost 4-1 against Slovakia in the first round of the [[2005 Davis Cup]]. Ferrero, who did not play the tie, was publicly critical of the team's leadership.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Muñoz |first=José Manuel |date=2005-03-09 |title="Si me hubieran llamado claro que hubiese ido" |url=https://as.com/masdeporte/2005/03/09/polideportivo/1110409492_850215.html |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Diario AS |language=es}}</ref> He rejoined the team for qualification play-offs that September, where he lost his first match against [[Andreas Seppi]], but won his second match against [[Daniele Bracciali]] in straight sets to save Spain's place in the World Group for 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-09-25 |title=Ferrero, Nadal earn point |url=https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/davis-cup/2005/ferrero-nadal-earn-point_sto770109/story.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241217012202/https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/davis-cup/2005/ferrero-nadal-earn-point_sto770109/story.shtml |archive-date=2024-12-17 |access-date=2024-12-17}}</ref>

=== 2009 ===
Ferrero did not represent Spain at the Davis Cup again until 2009, when Nadal's injury sidelined him from playing. In the quarterfinal tie against Germany, Ferrero played and won a decisive fifth rubber against [[Andreas Beck (tennis)|Andreas Beck]] in straight sets.<ref>{{cite web|title=Davis Cup Results – Quarterfinals|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100012245|publisher=ITF|access-date=12 April 2012}}</ref> In the semifinal against Israel, Ferrero won the second rubber against [[Dudi Sela]], 6–4, 6–2, 6–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=Davis Cup Results – Semifinal|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100012247|publisher=ITF|access-date=12 April 2012}}</ref> This put Spain on track to win the Davis Cup for the second consecutive year, becoming the first nation to do so since Sweden in 1998.<ref name="daviscup.com">{{cite web |title=Davis Cup Champions |url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/history/champions.aspx |access-date=18 September 2010 |publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> Nadal returned in time to play in the final, meaning that Ferrero was not selected to do so. He attended all the live rubbers as a reserve player during the first two days of the final.

=== Involvement as coach ===
Ferrero returned to the Davis Cup in his capacity as [[Carlos Alcaraz]]'s coach in [[2022 Davis Cup Finals|2022]] and [[2024 Davis Cup Finals|2024]], the second occasion marking the occasion of Rafael Nadal's retirement.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Belloch |first=Oscar |date=2024-11-17 |title=Ferrero: "Hay equipo para soñar" |url=https://www.puntodebreak.com/2024/11/17/ferrero-hay-equipo-sonar |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Punto de Break}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-19 |title=Rafael Nadal: Retiring superstar's career over after Spain lose to the Netherlands at Davis Cup |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/c0k82v4n25vo |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
[[File:Ferrero con Kuhn.jpg|thumb|right|Ferrero and [[Nicola Kuhn]] at the [[Ferrero Tennis Academy]] in 2015]]

=== Alexander Zverev ===
In July 2017, Ferrero became coach to then-world No. 11 [[Alexander Zverev]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tandon |first1=Kamakshi |date=22 July 2017 |title=Alexander Zverev taps former No. 1 Ferrero as coach |url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2017/07/akexander-zverev-new-coach-juan-carlos-ferrero/67910/ |publisher=Tennis.com}}</ref> Immediately after their partnership started, Zverev won titles in [[2017 Citi Open – Men's singles|Washington]] and [[2017 Rogers Cup – Men's singles|Canada]]. Ferrero praised Zverev's tennis, but said mentally he was about a "five out of ten" and required development.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-08-07 |title=Perspective {{!}} Alexander Zverev might be tennis’s heir to the Big Four. Enjoy him in this moment. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2017/08/06/alexander-zverev-might-be-tenniss-heir-to-the-big-four-enjoy-him-in-this-moment/ |access-date=2025-09-30 |work=The Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Zverev's results for the rest of the year were somewhat disappointing: he failed to win another title; crashed out of the [[2017 US Open – Men's singles|US Open]] in the second round; and lost in the group stage of the [[2017 ATP Finals – Singles|ATP Finals]]. 

At the [[2018 Australian Open – Men's singles|2018 Australian Open]], Zverev was upset in the third round by world No. 59 [[Chung Hyeon|Hyeon Chung]]. Zverev had led two sets to one before a collapse in which he won only five points and was [[Bagel (tennis)|bagelled]] in the fifth set.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-01-20 |title=Australian Open: Alexander Zverev beaten in five sets by Hyeon Chung |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/42758104 |access-date=2025-09-30 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> Zverev and Ferrero's collaboration ended shortly afterwards, in February. Zverev attributed this to a disagreement at the Australian Open, while Ferrero attributed it to Zverev's lack of professionalism.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Solsona |first1=Joan |date=23 February 2018 |title=Juan Carlos Ferrero deja de trabajar con Zverev por discrepancias profesionales |trans-title=Juan Carlos Ferrero stops working with Zverev due to professional discrepancies |url=http://www.marca.com/tenis/2018/02/23/5a8fd04f468aeb4d258b458c.html |access-date=13 September 2018 |publisher=Marca |language=es}}</ref>

=== Carlos Alcaraz ===
In 2019, Ferrero began coaching fifteen-year-old [[Carlos Alcaraz]], a fellow Spaniard, having cited his interest in "building" a player from the ground up.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rouquette |first=Cédric |date=2023-04-05 |title=“Carlos and I are almost the same person, we think the same way” |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/exclusive-interview-with-alcaraz-coach-juan-carlos-ferrero-carlos-and-i-are-almost-the-same-person-we-think-the-same-way-670345.html |access-date=2025-09-30 |website=Tennis Majors |language=en-US}}</ref> Their partnership was an immediate success. Ferrero was nominated for the [[ATP Awards#Coach of the Year|ATP Coach of the Year Award]] for three consecutive years between 2021-23, winning it in 2022. In 2023, Alcaraz said he considered Ferrero a "second father".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baudu |first=Jérémy |date=2023-07-17 |title=Ferrero, moved by Alcaraz's victory: "It's hard to put into words what I'm feeling" |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wimbledon-news/ferrero-moved-by-alcarazs-victory-its-hard-to-put-into-words-what-im-feeling-697581.html |access-date=2025-09-30}}</ref>

Their partnership has, to date, lasted seven years and produced 24 tournament wins on the [[ATP Tour]]. They have won six [[Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments|Grand Slam]] titles: the US Open in [[2022 US Open – Men's singles|2022]] and [[2025 US Open – Men's singles|2025]], Wimbledon in [[2023 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2023]] and [[2024 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2024]], and the French Open in [[2024 French Open – Men's singles|2024]] and [[2025 French Open – Men's singles|2025]]. They have also won eight [[ATP Tour Masters 1000|Masters 1000]] titles: [[2022 Miami Open – Men's singles|Miami]] and [[2022 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's singles|Madrid]] in 2022, [[2023 BNP Paribas Open – Men's singles|Indian Wells]] and [[2023 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's singles|Madrid]] in 2023, [[2024 BNP Paribas Open – Men's singles|Indian Wells]] in 2024, and [[2025 Monte-Carlo Masters – Singles|Monte-Carlo]], [[2025 Italian Open – Men's singles|Rome]] and [[2025 Cincinnati Open – Men's singles|Cincinnati]] in 2025. Alcaraz also became the youngest ATP world No. 1 in the [[Open Era]] under Ferrero's coaching, nineteen years after Ferrero himself held the top ranking.

Their training base is the [[Ferrero Tennis Academy]] in [[Alicante]], [[Villena]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fr.sports.yahoo.com/news/tennis-atp-trois-choses-%C3%A0-111700221.html|title=Tennis - ATP - Trois choses à savoir sur Carlos Alcaraz, la nouvelle pépite du tennis espagnol}}</ref> In December 2024,[[Samuel López (tennis coach)|Samuel López]], a former member of Ferrero's own coaching team, joined Alcaraz's team to work under Ferrero as a second coach, enabling Ferrero to spend more time at home.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-04 |title=Alcaraz adds Samuel Lopez to his coaching team |url=https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/alcaraz-adds-samuel-lopez-to-his-coaching-team-798371.html |access-date=2025-09-30 |website=Tennis Majors |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Playing style, team, and equipment==
Ferrero was an [[all-court player]] who was recognised particularly for his powerful forehand.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chin |first=Marcus |title=Men's Tennis: Ranking the Top 18 Forehands from 2000–2010 |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/616272-top-shot-ranking-the-top-18-forehands-in-mens-tennis-2000-2010 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref> He was also noted for his agility and high peak foot speed on court. This speed, together with his slender physical build, earned him the nickname "the Mosquito".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Juan Carlos Ferrero: The Humble Mosquito {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/ferrero-number-one-profile |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=ATP Tour |language=en}}</ref> While Ferrero was best known as a clay court player during his prime, he achieved strong results on all surfaces.

Ferrero was coached by Antonio Martínez Cascales (from 1989) and [[Salvador Navarro]] (from May 2008). His fitness trainer was Miguel Maeso. He was trained by Cascales at the academy in [[Alicante]] which would eventually be renamed for, and taken over by, Ferrero.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Cascales: "La clave es que Alcaraz no pierda la ambición" |url=https://www.puntodebreak.com/2024/11/14/cascales-clave-alcaraz-no-pierda-ambicion |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241115001008/https://www.puntodebreak.com/2024/11/14/cascales-clave-alcaraz-no-pierda-ambicion |archive-date=2024-11-15 |access-date=2024-12-17 |work=Puntodebreak.com |language=es}}</ref>

Ferrero was sponsored by [[Nike Inc.|Nike]], [[Sergio Tacchini]], [[ASICS|Asics]], and [[Lotto Sport Italia]].<ref>{{cite web |date=28 August 2000 |title=WHAT THEY'RE WEARING (AND HITTING WITH) AT THE U.S. OPEN |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2000/08/20000828/No-Topic-Name/WHAT-THEYRE-WEARING-AND-HITTING-WITH-AT-THE-US-OPEN.aspx |access-date=10 September 2014 |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=25 June 2001 |title=What they're wearing (and hitting with) at Wimbledon |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2001/06/20010625/This-Weeks-Issue/What-Theyre-Wearing-And-Hitting-With-At-Wimbledon.aspx |access-date=10 September 2014 |publisher=SportsBusiness Journal}}</ref> In 2010, he signed an endorsement deal with [[Joma]].<ref>{{cite web |date=8 January 2010 |title=Ferrero changes to Joma clothing |url=http://tennisconnected.com/home/2010/01/08/ferrero-changes-to-joma-clothing/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195916/http://tennisconnected.com/home/2010/01/08/ferrero-changes-to-joma-clothing/ |archive-date=10 September 2014 |access-date=10 September 2014 |publisher=Tennis Connected}}</ref> In 2012, he signed with [[Lacoste]] to supply his clothing. He used [[Prince Sports]] for racquets, playing with a Prince EXO3 Tour 100 Mid+ (16x18) model, before later switching to [[Head (company)|Head]].<ref>{{cite web |title=ATP Player Profile |url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Juan-Carlos-Ferrero.aspx |access-date=12 April 2012 |publisher=ATP}}</ref>

In 2024, Ferrero announced new endorsement deals for himself and his academy with Nike and [[Babolat]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Juan Carlos Ferrero surprises by switching to Nike |url=https://www.puntodebreak.com/en/2024/12/12/juan-carlos-ferrero-surprises-by-switching-to-nike |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Puntodebreak.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{Main|Juan Carlos Ferrero career statistics}}

===Grand Slam tournament performance timeline===
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| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2004 French Open – Men's singles|2R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2005 French Open – Men's singles|3R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2006 French Open – Men's singles|3R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2007 French Open – Men's singles|3R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2008 French Open – Men's singles|1R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2009 French Open – Men's singles|2R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2010 French Open – Men's singles|3R]]
|A
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2012 French Open – Men's singles|2R]]
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|34–11
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| align="left" |[[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]
|A
|A
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2001 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|3R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2002 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2003 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|4R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2004 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|3R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2005 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|4R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2006 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|3R]]
| bgcolor="ffebcd" |[[2007 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|QF]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2R]]
| bgcolor="ffebcd" |[[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|QF]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2010 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1R]]
|A
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1R]]
|0 / 11
|22–11
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| align="left" |[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[1999 US Open – Men's singles|1R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2000 US Open – Men's singles|4R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2001 US Open – Men's singles|3R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2002 US Open – Men's singles|3R]]
| bgcolor="thistle" |[[2003 US Open – Men's singles|F]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2004 US Open – Men's singles|2R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2005 US Open – Men's singles|1R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2006 US Open – Men's singles|2R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2007 US Open – Men's singles|1R]]
|A
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2009 US Open – Men's singles|4R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2010 US Open – Men's singles|3R]]
| bgcolor="afeeee" |[[2011 US Open – Men's singles|4R]]
|A
|0 / 12
|23–12
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! style="text-align:left" |Win–loss
!0–1
!10–3
!10–4
!9–3
!20–3
!9–4
!7–4
!7–4
!7–4
!4–3
!8–4
!4–4
!3–1
!1–3
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!99–45
|}

===Grand Slam tournament finals: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)===
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!Result
!Year
!style="width:130px"|Championship
!Surface
!style="width:135px"|Opponent
!style="width:130px" class="unsortable"|Score
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|- 
| style="background:#ffa07a;" |Loss ||[[2002 French Open – Men's singles|2002]]||style="background:#ebc2af;"|[[French Open]]||Clay||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Albert Costa]]||1–6, 0–6, 6–4, 3–6||<ref name="RG2002">{{Cite web|title=Roland Garros 2002 Men's Singles Championship|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2002/520/mds.pdf|publisher=[[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]]|accessdate=2013-01-06}}</ref>
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Win ||[[2003 French Open – Men's singles|2003]]||style="background:#ebc2af;"|French Open||Clay||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Martin Verkerk]]||6–1, 6–3, 6–2||<ref name="RG2003">{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAUX DE FRANCE 2003 - Simple Messieurs|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2003/520/mds.pdf|publisher=[[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]]|accessdate=2013-01-06}}</ref>
|- 
| style="background:#ffa07a;" |Loss ||[[2003 US Open – Men's singles|2003]]||style="background:#ccccff;"|[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]||Hard||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Andy Roddick]]||3–6, 6–7<sup>(2–7)</sup>, 3–6||<ref name="US2003">{{Cite web|title=2003 US Open Men's Singles Championship|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2003/560/mds.pdf|publisher=[[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]]|accessdate=2013-01-06}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Tennis}}
* [[List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players]]
* [[List of Grand Slam men's singles champions]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.juancarlosferrero.com/index.php/en/ Official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115174925/http://juancarlosferrero.com/index.php/en |date=15 January 2022 }} {{in lang|en|es}}
* {{ATP}}
* {{ITF}}
* {{Davis Cup player}}

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