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Status: 38 year old veteran just finaled in an ATP Challenger – is nine wins away from 400 career ATP Challenger match victories. Career high ranking was #50 in 2006.

DOB: Jan. 6, l978 In: Alicante, Spain

Ht: 6-0 Wt: l60

Early Tennis Memory: “Big moment for me is when I made main draw in US Open. My first time in main draw into Grand Slam.”

Greatest Sports Moment: “For me, beating Ferrer in Roland Garros. I beat him in third round (2006). So this was my best moment.”

Most Painful Moment: “I can’t remember. I don’t know [smiles].”

Tennis Inspirations: “A lot of things. I play for a long time. I am professional since ’99. So I have a lot of inspirations and things to remember.”

First Famous Player You Met Or Encountered: “James Blake in New Haven before US Open.”

Tennis Heroes: “I don’t have.”

Favorite Tournament: “Roland Garros.”

Closest Tennis Friends: “It’s all the Spanish guys like Ferrer, Moya, Mantilla. All the guys who played a long time ago.”

Funniest Player Encountered: “I think the funniest is Djokovic.”

Embarrassing Tennis Memory: “I have two. One with Federer, I was 5-l (up) in the third. And one more time was in Rome, third round, 5-l in the third with Ancic. And I lost.”

Favorite Sport Outside Tennis: “Football.”

Three Athletes You Like To Watch & Follow: “I don’t have much time, I have family, I have kids. So when I’m home I can’t watch much.”

Current Car: “Audi.”

Last Book Read: “The last one was memories of one girl who drove in Formula One. And she died. I can’t remember her name. But she was from Spain.”

Funny Tennis Memory: “One time was in Rome. I played Safin and I was 60 40 down. And I was playing so bad. And people were whistling. And then the match changed. I don’t know why. I don’t know. And then I beat Safin 76 in the third set. And I was 60 40 down [smiles].”

Ramirez Hidalgo has wins over Ferrer and Safin

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