Unsurprisingly for a Spaniard, Ferrer
excels on clay and reached the quarter-finals
of the French Open last month.
Born:
02/04/82 Nationality:
Spanish Seeded:
17 World ranking:
16 Wimbledon best:
2nd round (2003 & 2004) Recent record:
2004: 2nd round
2003: 2nd round
2002: Did not play
There he fought tooth-and-nail for
a set with Rafael Nadal before being
overwhelmed by the Spanish prodigy.
It was the first time in his 10 Grand
Slam events to date that Ferrer had
got beyond the second round and marked
another chapter in his developing career.
He won his first ATP Tour title in
Bucharest in 2002 but it was not until
2004 that he managed to end the year
in the world's top 50.
That came after a consistent season
in which he reached at least the quarter-finals
of seven events.
A good first half of 2005 has propelled
him further up the rankings but grass
will be a different proposition for
Ferrer, whose two previous Wimbledon
visits have yielded one win on each
occasion.
