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David Marrero Santana (Spanish pronunciation: [daˈβið maˈreɾo sanˈtana]; born 8 April 1980) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. Marrero won 14 doubles titles and reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 5 in November 2013.
Professional career
[edit]2000–2007
[edit]Marrero earned his first world ranking late in 2000 as a 20-year-old, but he spent only a few weeks inside the top-500 until early 2005. By late 2005, he had made it into the top-300, but faded over the next year to close out 2006 outside the top-400. In the middle of 2007, he again inched into the top-300, but faded again to close out 2007 at No. 362.
2008: Maiden Challenger singles final
[edit]As a qualifier, Marrero reached the final of a Challenger in Chile in January, losing to No. 132 Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo after upsetting No. 272 Sebastián Decoud, No. 187 Adrián García and No. 111 Nicolás Lapentti. This result brought him back into the top 300 at World No. 289. The very next week he gained revenge over Ramirez-Hidalgo to qualify into an ATP stop in Chile, where he again beat García before losing to No. 104 Fabio Fognini in the second round. In February, Marrero scored another upset, defeating World No. 114 Máximo González.
2009–2013: ATP Tour Finals, World No. 5 in doubles
[edit]Marrero reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 143 on 8 February 2010 and career-high ranking of World No. 5 in doubles on 11 November 2013 after winning the ATP World Tour Finals with Fernando Verdasco defeating the Bryan brothers.
2022–2025: Retirement, Continued Challenger/ITF play
[edit]Marrero announced his retirement at the 2022 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell,[1] but continued to play on the Challenger and ITF circuits.
In October 2024, he won an ITF doubles tournament playing with Sergi Fita Juan.
Match fixing controversy
[edit]In January 2016, Marrero was featured in a New York Times article about his suspected match-fixing at the Australian Open.[2]
ITIA 31-month tour ban
[edit]In November 2025, it was announced that Marrero was given a 31-month ban by the International Tennis Integrity Association (ITIA) that started on 21 October 2025 and would finish on 20 May 2028 after accepting sanctions for violating the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program wildcard rules. He admitted to four instances between 2022-23 of paying and offering to pay for wildcards for himself and/or a doubles partner.[3]
Significant finals
[edit]Year-end championships finals
[edit]Doubles: 1 (1 title)
[edit]| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 2013 | London | Hard (i) | 7–5, 6–7(3–7), [10–7] |
Masters 1000 finals
[edit]Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
[edit]| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2013 | Shanghai | Hard | 6–7(2–7), 7–6(8–6), [2–10] | ||
| Win | 2015 | Rome | Clay | 6–4, 7–5 |
ATP career finals
[edit]Doubles: 30 (14 titles, 16 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | May 2010 | Estoril Open, Portugal | 250 Series | Clay | 6–7(1–7), 6–4, [10–4] | ||
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2010 | German Open, Germany | 500 Series | Clay | 6–3, 2–6, [10–8] | ||
| Loss | 2–1 | May 2011 | Estoril Open, Portugal | 250 Series | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 2–2 | May 2011 | Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, France | 250 Series | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2011 | Romanian Open, Romania | 250 Series | Clay | 6–3, 4–6, [8–10] | ||
| Loss | 2–4 | Oct 2011 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 3–4 | Feb 2012 | Argentina Open, Argentina | 250 Series | Clay | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 4–4 | Feb 2012 | Mexican Open, Mexico | 500 Series | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 4–5 | May 2012 | Estoril Open, Portugal | 250 Series | Clay | 5–7, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 5–5 | Jul 2012 | Croatia Open, Croatia | 250 Series | Clay | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| Win | 6–5 | Jul 2012 | German Open, Germany (2) | 500 Series | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 6–6 | Oct 2012 | Valencia Open, Spain | 500 Series | Hard (i) | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 7–6 | Mar 2013 | Mexican Open, Mexico (2) | 500 Series | Clay | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 8–6 | Jul 2013 | Croatia Open, Croatia (2) | 250 Series | Clay | 6–1, 5–7, [10–7] | ||
| Win | 9–6 | Sep 2013 | St. Petersburg Open, Russia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | 7–6(8–6), 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 9–7 | Oct 2013 | Shanghai Masters, China | Masters 1000 | Hard | 6–7(2–7), 7–6(8–6), [2–10] | ||
| Win | 10–7 | Nov 2013 | ATP World Tour Finals, United Kingdom | Tour Finals | Hard (i) | 7–5, 6–7(3–7), [10–7] | ||
| Loss | 10–8 | Feb 2014 | Rio Open, Brazil | 500 Series | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 10–9 | Apr 2014 | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, United States | 250 Series | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, [9–11] | ||
| Loss | 10–10 | May 2014 | Portugal Open, Portugal | 250 Series | Clay | 3–6, 6–3, [8–10] | ||
| Loss | 10–11 | May 2015 | Estoril Open, Portugal | 250 Series | Clay | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 11–11 | May 2015 | Italian Open, Italy | Masters 1000 | Clay | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 11–12 | Jun 2015 | Nottingham Open, United Kingdom | 250 Series | Grass | 2–6, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 11–13 | Feb 2016 | Rio Open, Brazil | 500 Series | Clay | 6–7(5–7), 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 11–14 | Feb 2016 | Brasil Open, Brazil | 250 Series | Clay | 6–4, 1–6, [5–10] | ||
| Win | 12–14 | Jul 2016 | Swedish Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Clay | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 13–14 | Jul 2016 | Croatia Open, Croatia (3) | 250 Series | Clay | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 13–15 | Feb 2017 | Argentina Open, Argentina | 250 Series | Clay | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 13–16 | May 2017 | Estoril Open, Portugal | 250 Series | Clay | 5–7, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 14–16 | Feb 2018 | Rio Open, Brazil | 500 Series | Clay | 5–7, 7–5, [10–8] |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
[edit]Singles: 16 (8–8)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2002 | France F22, Rodez | Futures | Hard (i) | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 1–1 | Apr 2003 | Chile F3, Santiago | Futures | Clay | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2004 | Spain F20, Santander | Futures | Clay | 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(7–9) | |
| Win | 2–2 | May 2005 | Spain F5, Lleida | Futures | Clay | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6) | |
| Win | 3–2 | May 2005 | Spain F14, Alicante | Futures | Clay | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 3–3 | Sep 2005 | Spain F25, Madrid | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 4–3 | Oct 2005 | Spain F27, El Ejido | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 4–4 | Feb 2006 | Spain F5, Murcia | Futures | Clay | 3–6, 0–3 ret. | |
| Loss | 4–5 | Oct 2006 | Spain F32, El Ejido | Futures | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 5–5 | Feb 2007 | Spain F4, Murcia | Futures | Clay | 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 5–6 | Mar 2007 | Spain F9, Sabadell | Futures | Clay | 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 6–6 | Apr 2007 | Spain F12, Zaragoza | Futures | Clay (i) | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Win | 7–6 | Jul 2007 | France F9, Toulon | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 7–7 | Jan 2008 | La Serena, Chile | Challenger | Clay | 3–6, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 7–8 | Mar 2009 | Meknes, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 3–6 | |
| Win | 8–8 | Apr 2009 | Monza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles: 60 (34–27)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2000 | France F15, Aix-les-Bains | Futures | Clay | 4–5(5–7), 2–4, 2–4 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2001 | Spain F5, Xàtiva | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 6–7(3–7) | ||
| Loss | 0–3 | Dec 2001 | Spain F16, Las Palmas | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 2–6, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–4 | Jun 2002 | Spain F2, Canarias | Futures | Clay | 6–7(4–7), 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–5 | Sep 2002 | Poland F8, Warszawa | Futures | Clay | w/o | ||
| Loss | 0–6 | Dec 2002 | Spain F20, Gran Canaria | Futures | Clay | 3–6, 2–1 ret. | ||
| Loss | 0–7 | Apr 2003 | Chile F3, Santiago | Futures | Clay | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–8 | Feb 2004 | Spain F1, Murcia | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 1–8 | Apr 2004 | Italy F3, Cremona | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 1–9 | Aug 2004 | Spain F18, Vigo | Futures | Clay | 6–2, 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–10 | Aug 2004 | Spain F20, Santander | Futures | Clay | w/o | ||
| Loss | 1–11 | Sep 2004 | Spain F21, Oviedo | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 0–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–12 | Oct 2004 | Spain F28, Barcelona | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 2–12 | Oct 2004 | Spain F29, Vilafranca | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 7–6(7–1) | ||
| Win | 3–12 | May 2005 | Spain F8, Balaguer | Futures | Clay | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 3–13 | May 2005 | Spain F9, Reus | Futures | Clay | 7–5, 5–7, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 4–13 | May 2005 | Spain F14, Alicante | Futures | Clay | 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 4–14 | May 2005 | Spain F16, Gandia | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(4–7) | ||
| Win | 5–14 | Oct 2005 | Spain F27, El Ejido | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 6–14 | Oct 2005 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 5–15 | Oct 2005 | Spain F29, Barcelona | Futures | Clay | 6–7(4–7), 4–6 | ||
| Win | 7–15 | Nov 2005 | Spain F32, Gran Canaria | Futures | Hard | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 8–15 | Feb 2006 | Spain F4, Yecla | Futures | Hard | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 9–15 | Feb 2006 | Spain F5, Murcia | Futures | Clay | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 10–15 | Feb 2006 | Spain F7, Cartagena | Futures | Clay | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 11–15 | Apr 2006 | Spain F8, Zaragoza | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 11–16 | May 2006 | Telde, Spain | Challenger | Clay | 7–5, 3–6, [7–10] | ||
| Win | 12–16 | May 2006 | Spain F15, Balaguer | Futures | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 12–17 | Sep 2006 | Spain F28, Oviedo | Futures | Clay | 6–7(2–7), 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 12–18 | Sep 2006 | Spain F29, Móstoles | Futures | Hard | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 12–19 | Oct 2006 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | 6–7(2–7), 4–6 | ||
| Win | 13–19 | Oct 2006 | Spain F35, Sant Cugat | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 13–20 | Nov 2006 | Spain F36, Vilafranca | Futures | Clay | 6–7(2–7), 3–6 | ||
| Win | 14–20 | Jan 2007 | Spain F2, Calvià | Futures | Clay | 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6) | ||
| Win | 15–20 | Feb 2007 | Spain F5, Murcia | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 16–20 | Mar 2007 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 17–20 | Apr 2007 | Spain F15, Reus | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 17–21 | Jun 2007 | France F8, Blois | Futures | Clay | 2–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 18–21 | Jul 2007 | France F9, Toulon | Futures | Clay | 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5) | ||
| Loss | 18–22 | Oct 2007 | Portugal F4, Porto | Futures | Clay | w/o | ||
| Loss | 18–23 | Oct 2007 | Spain F38, Sant Cugat | Futures | Clay | 7–5, 0–6, [4–10] | ||
| Win | 19–23 | Sep 2008 | Brașov, Romania | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 20–23 | Sep 2008 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | 2–6, 6–2, [10–8] | ||
| Win | 21–23 | Sep 2008 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | ||
| Win | 22–23 | Mar 2009 | Caltanissetta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | ||
| Win | 23–23 | Apr 2009 | Napoli, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 24–23 | Jun 2009 | Constanța, Romania | Challenger | Clay | 7–6(7–5), 6–2 | ||
| Win | 25–23 | Oct 2009 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 25–24 | Oct 2009 | Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 25–25 | Nov 2009 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 25–26 | Nov 2009 | Medellín, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | 0–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 26–26 | Mar 2010 | Caltanissetta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 7–6(7–3), 6–4 | ||
| Win | 27–26 | Mar 2010 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 28–26 | Apr 2010 | Saint Brieuc, France | Challenger | Clay (i) | 4–6, 6–4, [10–5] | ||
| Win | 29–26 | Apr 2010 | Monza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 30–26 | Jun 2010 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | 3–6, 6–4, [10–6] | ||
| Loss | 30–27 | Jun 2011 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | 5–7, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 31–27 | Oct 2011 | Madrid, Spain | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 7–6(10–8), [11–9] | ||
| Win | 32–27 | Dec 2013 | Spain F41, Puerto del Carmen | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 33–27 | Apr 2019 | Murcia, Spain | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 34–27 | Oct 2024 | M25 Zaraguza, Spain | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
Doubles performance timeline
[edit]| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | SR | W–L | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 3R | 2R | QF | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 11–9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | 0 / 9 | 10–9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q1 | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 7–8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | A | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 9 | 9–9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–3 | 7–4 | 4–4 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 35 | 37–35 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year-end championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ATP World Tour Finals | A | A | A | A | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1 / 1 | 4–1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ATP Masters Series 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | A | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | 2R | QF | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 7–6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | 2R | SF | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Madrid (Clay) | A | 1R | A | 2R | SF | SF | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 7–8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rome | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | W | A | A | A | A | 1 / 5 | 8–4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai | A | 2R | A | 1R | F | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 5–4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Paris | A | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 4–5 | 12–7 | 7–8 | 6–7 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1 / 43 | 36–41 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Titles | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Finals | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | 102 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 5 | 28 | 30 | 41 | 77 | 64 | 255 | |||||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ @bcnopenbs (21 April 2022). "¡Enhorabuena por tu gran carrera! 👏🏻Un homenaje a David Marrero en el @rctb1899 por parte de sus compañeros.…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Rothenberg, Ben; Glanz, James (24 January 2016). "Match-Fixing Suspicions Raised at Australian Open After Site Stops Bets on Match". The New York Times.
- ^ "Former doubles No. 5 David Marrero, Tunisian Davis Cup captain Malek Jaziri banned for breaching wild card rules". 6 November 2025.