Jaume Antoni Munar Clar (Catalan: [ˈʒawmə muˈnaɾ, -ˈna]; Spanish: [ˈɟʝawme muˈnaɾ]; born 5 May 1997) is a Spanish professional tennis player. Munar has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 52 achieved on 20 May 2019. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 149 achieved on 10 February 2020.
![]() Munar at the 2019 French Open | |
Full name | Jaume Antoni Munar Clar |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Residence | Barcelona, Spain |
Born | Santanyí, Spain | 5 May 1997
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Turned pro | 2014 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Tomeu Salva Pedro Clar |
Prize money | US$ 4,449,462 |
Singles | |
Career record | 89–132 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 52 (20 May 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 82 (19 August 2024)[1] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2020, 2024) |
French Open | 2R (2018, 2021, 2022, 2024) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2022, 2023, 2024) |
US Open | 2R (2018) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 33–52 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 149 (10 February 2020) |
Current ranking | No. 309 (12 August 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2020) |
French Open | 2R (2023) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2021) |
US Open | 2R (2022) |
Last updated on: 19 August 2024. |
Juniors
editOn the junior tour, Munar had a career-high combined ranking of No. 3, achieved on 26 January 2015. Munar reached the 2014 French Open Boys' Final, where he lost to Andrey Rublev. On his way to the final, he defeated top juniors such as Michael Mmoh and Quentin Halys. He also won the Junior Davis Cup 2013.
Professional career
edit2015: Maiden ATP win
editHe won his first ATP Tour match at the 2015 German Open against Guillermo García-López, when the world No. 31 retired after three games, and the result launched Munar into the top 500 for the first time.
2018: Major debut
editAt the 2018 French Open and in only his ninth pro tour match and his second major, Munar came from two sets down to defeat compatriot David Ferrer in the first round.[2] He lost in the second round against Novak Djokovic.[3]
2019: Maiden top-10 win, Masters debut, top 60
editIn Morocco he defeated top seed Alexander Zverev for his first top-10 win, to reach the quarterfinals.
2021: Maiden ATP final
editHe reached his first ATP singles final at the 2021 Andalucia Open in Marbella, Spain where he lost to compatriot Pablo Carreno Busta.[4]
2022: First Masters third round, Second top-10 win, top 60 year-end ranking
editHe reached the third round at a Masters level for a first time at the 2022 BNP Paribas Open.
At the Japan Open, he stunned the top seed and world No. 3, Casper Ruud, for his second top-10 win (first was also against a No. 3, Alexander Zverev in 2019 Marrakech).[5]
2023: Masters fourth round
editAt the 2023 Chile Open he stunned top seed Lorenzo Musetti to reach the quarterfinals.[6] Next he defeated Thiago Monteiro to reach the semifinals in close to two years since Parma in 2021.
He reached the fourth round at his home Masters at the 2023 Mutua Madrid Open having never recorded a win before at the tournament, with wins over Thanasi Kokkinakis, 30th seed Tallon Griekspoor by retirement and qualifier Matteo Arnaldi. As a result moved close to 20 positions back up in the top 75 in the rankings.
Performance timelines
editW | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
editCurrent through the 2023 European Open – Singles (Antwerp).
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% |
French Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | NH | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
US Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0 / 20 | 7–20 | 26% |
ATP Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | NH | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | NH | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | NH | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
Madrid Open | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | NH | 1R | A | 4R | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||
Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 5–6 | 0 / 16 | 9–16 | 36% |
Career statistics | |||||||||||||
Tournaments | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 19 | Career total: 106 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 10–14 | 17–22 | 3–8 | 12–19 | 19–24 | 15–19 | 0 / 106 | 77–110 | 41% |
Win % | – | 33% | 0% | 0% | 42% | 44% | 27% | 39% | 44% | 44% | Career total: 41% | ||
Year-end ranking | 957 | 440 | 292 | 184 | 81 | 86 | 110 | 77 | 58 | 86 | $2,994,151 |
ATP Tour career finals
editSingles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2021 | Andalucía Open, Spain | 250 Series | Clay | Pablo Carreño Busta | 1–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2021 | Chile Open, Chile | 250 Series | Clay | Federico Delbonis | Simone Bolelli Máximo González |
6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals
editSingles: 25 (15 titles, 10 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 2016 | Spain F14, Vic | Futures | Clay | Alex de Minaur | 7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
Win | 2–0 | Jul 2016 | Spain F21, Gandia | Futures | Clay | Ivan Gakhov | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–1 | Jul 2016 | Spain F22, Dénia | Futures | Clay | Carlos Taberner | 6–4, 5–7, 5–7 |
Win | 3–1 | Aug 2016 | Belgium F9, Eupen | Futures | Clay | Mats Moraing | 7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
Win | 4–1 | Sep 2016 | Spain F28, San Sebastián | Futures | Clay | Gonzalo Villanueva | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 5–1 | Oct 2016 | Spain F32, Sabadell | Futures | Clay | Álvaro López San Martín | w/o |
Loss | 5–2 | Nov 2016 | Spain F36, Cuevas del Almanzora | Futures | Hard | Roberto Ortega Olmedo | 0–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 6–2 | Jan 2017 | Spain F1, Manacor | Futures | Clay | Ricardo Ojeda Lara | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 7–2 | Feb 2017 | Spain F4, Peguera | Futures | Clay | Mario Vilella Martínez | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 7–3 | May 2017 | Spain F15, Santa Margarida de Montbui | Futures | Hard | João Monteiro | 6–7(5–7), 5–7 |
Win | 8–3 | Aug 2017 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Alex De Minaur | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 8–4 | Nov 2017 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Carlos Berlocq | 4–6, 6–2, 0–3 ret. |
Win | 9–4 | Jun 2018 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Laslo Đere | 6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 10–4 | Jun 2018 | Caltanissetta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Matteo Donati | 6–2, 7–6(7–2) |
Loss | 10–5 | Sep 2019 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 6–2, 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 11–5 | Nov 2019 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | Federico Delbonis | 7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 12–5 | Oct 2020 | Lisbon, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Pedro Sousa | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
Loss | 12–6 | Nov 2020 | Marbella, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Pedro Martínez | 6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
Win | 13–6 | Jan 2021 | Antalya, Turkey | Challenger | Clay | Lorenzo Musetti | 6–7(7–9), 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 13–7 | Feb 2021 | Antalya, Turkey | Challenger | Clay | Carlos Taberner | 4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 13–8 | Apr 2021 | Marbella, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Gianluca Mager | 6–2, 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 13–9 | Nov 2021 | Brasilia, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Federico Coria | 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 14–9 | Apr 2022 | Marbella, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Pedro Cachin | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 15–9 | Jun 2022 | Perugia, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Tomás Martín Etcheverry | 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 15–10 | May 2024 | Aix-en-Provence, France | Challenger | Clay | Alejandro Tabilo | 3–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 14 (11 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Feb 2014 | Spain F1, Peguera | Futures | Clay | Pedro Martínez | Roberto Carballés Baena Oriol Roca Batalla |
6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 2–0 | Sep 2014 | Spain F26, Madrid | Futures | Hard | Pedro Martínez | Adam Sanjurjo Hermida Miguel Semmler |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 3–0 | Feb 2015 | Spain F3, Peguera | Futures | Clay | Gianluca Naso | Marc Fornell Mestres Marco Neubau |
3–6, 6–4, [10–1] |
Win | 4–0 | Feb 2015 | Spain F4, Murcia | Futures | Clay | Oriol Roca Batalla | Ivan Gakhov Miguel Ángel López Jaén |
6–1, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 5–0 | Mar 2015 | Spain F6, Madrid | Futures | Hard | Oriol Roca Batalla | Nuno Deus Henrique Sousa |
6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 6–0 | Mar 2016 | Spain F6, Tarragona | Futures | Clay | Marc López | Gonçalo Oliveira Akira Santillan |
6–7(4–7), 6–3, [10–7] |
Loss | 6–1 | Mar 2016 | Croatia F3, Pula | Futures | Clay | Pedro Martínez | Paweł Ciaś Grzegorz Panfil |
6–4, 3–6, [6–10] |
Win | 7–1 | May 2016 | Spain F13, Valldoreix | Futures | Clay | Álvaro López San Martín | Carlos Calderón-Rodríguez Pedro Martínez |
6–3, 3–6, [10–5] |
Win | 8–1 | Jul 2016 | Spain F19, Bakio | Futures | Hard | Viktor Durasovic | Juan Lizariturry Jaume Pla Malfeito |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 9–1 | Jul 2016 | Spain F20, Getxo | Futures | Clay | Álvaro López San Martín | Juan Lizariturry Jaume Pla Malfeito |
6–4 ret. |
Win | 10–1 | Feb 2017 | Spain F6, Cornellà | Futures | Hard | Marc López | Jonathan Kanar Mick Lescure |
6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 11–1 | Jul 2017 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Guido Andreozzi | Tomasz Bednarek Gonçalo Oliveira |
6–7(4–7), 6–3, [10–4] |
Loss | 11–2 | Jan 2018 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | Alejandro González | Hugo Nys Tim Pütz |
2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 11–3 | Nov 2020 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Sergio Martos Gornés | Luis David Martínez Felipe Meligeni Alves |
0–6, 6–4, [3–10] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
editSingles: 1 (1 runner–up)
editResult | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 2014 | French Open | Clay | Andrey Rublev | 2–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
editResult | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 2015 | French Open | Clay | Álvaro López San Martín | William Blumberg Tommy Paul |
6–4, 6–2 |
Record against other players
editRecord against top 10 players
editMunar's record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with active players in boldface.
Player | MP | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last Match | |
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Number 1 ranked players | ||||||||
Carlos Alcaraz | 3 | 1–2 | 33% | – | 1–2 | – | Loss (3–6, 3–6) at 2022 Barcelona | |
Novak Djokovic | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Loss (6–7(1–7), 4–6, 4–6) at 2018 French Open | |
Number 2 ranked players | ||||||||
Alexander Zverev | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Win (7–6(7–1), 2–6, 6–3) at 2019 Marrakesh | |
Casper Ruud | 3 | 1–2 | 33% | 1–0 | 0–2 | – | Win (6–3, 6–3) at 2022 Tokyo | |
Number 3 ranked players | ||||||||
David Ferrer | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Win (3–6, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4), 7–5) at 2018 French Open | |
Stan Wawrinka | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Win (7–6(7–3), 6–1) at 2023 Gstaad | |
Marin Čilić | 2 | 0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | – | – | Loss (3–6, 3–6) at 2022 Cincinnati | |
Stefanos Tsitsipas | 3 | 0–3 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–2 | – | Loss (0–6, 2–6) at 2021 Barcelona | |
Dominic Thiem | 4 | 0–4 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–3 | – | Loss (6–7(6–8), 3–6r) at 2020 US Open | |
Number 4 ranked players | ||||||||
Jannik Sinner | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Loss (4–6, 4–6) at 2022 Umag | |
Number 5 ranked players | ||||||||
Kevin Anderson | 3 | 1–2 | 33% | 1–2 | – | – | Win (6–4, 6–4) at 2022 Melbourne | |
Andrey Rublev | 3 | 1–2 | 33% | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | Loss (6–4, 2–6, 2–6) at 2023 Monte Carlo | |
Taylor Fritz | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Loss (4–6, 6–2, 6–7(2–7)) at 2022 Indian Wells | |
Number 6 ranked players | ||||||||
Félix Auger-Aliassime | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Loss (4–6, 3–6) at 2019 Rio de Janeiro | |
Gaël Monfils | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Loss (3–6, 6–7(5–7), 4–6) at 2018 Australian Open | |
Number 7 ranked players | ||||||||
Richard Gasquet | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Win (6–1, 6–1) at 2021 Parma | |
Number 8 ranked players | ||||||||
John Isner | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | – | – | 1–0 | Win (4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4) at 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
Cameron Norrie | 2 | 1–1 | 50% | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | Loss (4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 0–6, 2–6) at 2022 Wimbledon Championships | |
Karen Khachanov | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Loss (4–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6) at 2019 Madrid Masters | |
Diego Schwartzman | 5 | 0–5 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–4 | – | Loss (6–2, 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 2–6, 2–6) at 2022 French Open | |
Number 9 ranked players | ||||||||
Fabio Fognini | 3 | 2–1 | 67% | 0–1 | 2–0 | – | Win (6–2, 6–1) at 2021 Marbella | |
Hubert Hurkacz | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Loss (2–4, 2–4, 4–2, 4–3, 1–4) at 2018 Next Generation ATP Finals | |
Roberto Bautista Agut | 2 | 0–2 | 0% | – | 0–2 | – | Loss (6–7(7–9), 4–6) at 2019 Gstaad | |
Number 10 ranked players | ||||||||
Frances Tiafoe | 3 | 3–0 | 100% | 1–0 | 2–0 | – | Win (7–6(7–4), 6–4) at 2021 Buenos Aires | |
Pablo Carreño Busta | 2 | 1–1 | 50% | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | Win (4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)) at 2022 Indian Wells | |
Denis Shapovalov | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Loss (5–7, 4–6) at 2022 Seoul | |
Total | 51 | 16–35 | 31% | 5–13 (28%) |
10–21 (32%) |
1–1 (50%) |
Statistics correct as of 15 October 2023[update]. |
Top 10 wins
edit- He has a 8–9 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10
Season | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Total |
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Wins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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1. | Alexander Zverev | 3 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | Clay | 2R | 7–6(7–1), 2–6, 6–3 | 60 |
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2. | Casper Ruud | 3 | Japan Open, Japan | Hard | 1R | 6–3, 6–3 | 58 |
- *As of 6 October 2022[update]
Notes
editMunar's dad is currently 67 years old.
References
edit- ^ ATP Rankings
- ^ https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/munar-ferrer-roland-garros-2018-friday [bare URL]
- ^ "'People starving so I accept problems'". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Pablo Carreno Busta Wins First Title at Home in Marbella | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Jaume Munar Stuns Ruud in Tokyo | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Jaume Munar Upsets Lorenzo Musetti in Santiago | ATP Tour | Tennis".