Alberto Martin is pictured above at Wimbledon in 2006.
LAST 16. FRENCH OPEN 2006
ROGER FEDERER defeated TOMAS BERDYCH 6-3, 6-2, 6-3
MARIO ANCIC defeated TOMMY ROBREDO 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5
DAVID NALBANDIAN defeated MARTIN VASSALLO ARGUELLO 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
NIKOLAY DAVYDENKO defeated GASTON GAUDIO 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
JULIEN BENNETEAU defeated ALBERTO MARTIN 5-1 (ret)
IVAN LJUBICIC defeated RUBEN RAMIREZ HIDALGO 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
NOVAK DJOKOVIC defeated GAEL MONFILS 7-6(7-5), 7-6(7-5), 6-3
RAFAEL NADAL defeated LLEYTON HEWITT 6-2, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
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QUARTERFINALS
ROGER FEDERER defeated MARIO ANCIC 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
DAVID NALBANDIAN defeated NIKOLAY DAVYDENKO 6-3, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
IVAN LJUBICIC defeated JULIEN BENNETEAU 6-2, 6-2, 6-3
RAFAEL NADAL defeated NOVAK DJOKOVIC 6-4, 6-4 (ret)
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SEMIFINALS
ROGER FEDERER defeated DAVID NALBANDIAN 6-3, 6-4, 5-2 (ret)
RAFAEL NADAL defeated IVAN LJUBICIC 6-4, 6-2, 7-6(9-7)
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FINAL
RAFAEL NADAL defeated ROGER FEDERER 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6(7-4)
Alberto won three Tournaments.
1. 22 March 1999 in Casablanca, Morocco on Clay beating Fernando Vicente 6–3, 6–4 in the final
2. 27 September 1999 in Bucharest, Romania on Clay beating Karim Alami 6–2, 6–3 in the final
3. 7 May 2001 in Majorca, Spain on Clay beating Guillermo Coria 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 in the final
He lost two finals. Both at the Costa do Sauípe, in Brazil on clay.
The first in 2005 to Rafeal Nadaland the following year to Nicolás Massú.