In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Balcells and the second or maternal family name is
Fornaguera.
Joan Manel Balcells Fornaguera (born 20 June 1975) is a retired professional tennis player from Spain. He won one ATP Tour singles title in his career and reached the final in Scottsdale in 2002 (losing to Andre Agassi) and the semifinals in 2000 Heineken Open losing to Michael Chang.
Balcells was born in Barcelona, and played for the Spain Davis Cup team in 2000, winning the doubles rubber (with Àlex Corretja) in the final against Australia. He retired in 2004. Ballcells was considered a strange player for being a Spanish player because Ballcells always go up to the net, his game was based on serve and volley. This was not very common on Spanish tennis by the 1990s and early 2000s.
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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Doubles: 2 (2 runners-up)
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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| Loss
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0-1
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May 1997
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Bratislava, Slovakia
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Challenger
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Clay
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 Devin Bowen
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Jared Palmer
 Christo van Rensburg
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6–4, 3–6, 5–7
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| Win
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1-1
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Apr 1998
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Barletta, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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 Juan Ignacio Carrasco
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 Thomas Strengberger
 Dušan Vemić
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7–6(7–4), 6–3
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| Win
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2-1
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Apr 1998
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Prague, Czech Republic
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Challenger
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Clay
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Nenad Zimonjić
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 Jiří Novák
Radek Štěpánek
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7–6, 7–6
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| Loss
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2-2
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Jun 1998
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Braunschweig, Germany
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Challenger
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Clay
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 Emanuel Couto
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Tomás Carbonell
Francisco Roig
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2–6, 6–7
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| Win
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3-2
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May 1999
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Espinho, Portugal
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Challenger
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Clay
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 Gastón Etlis
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 Noam Behr
Eyal Ran
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6–3, 6–2
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| Win
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4-2
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Sep 1999
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Freudenstadt, Germany
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Challenger
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Clay
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Thomas Strengberger
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Michal Tabara
Robin Vik
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4–6, 6–2, 6–3
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| Win
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5-2
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Mar 2000
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Salinas, Ecuador
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Challenger
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Hard
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 Mauricio Hadad
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Emilio Benfele Álvarez
Álex Calatrava
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walkover
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| Loss
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5-3
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Nov 2000
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Santiago, Chile
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Challenger
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Clay
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Germán Puentes Alcañiz
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 Irakli Labadze
Dušan Vemić
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3–6, 4–6
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| Loss
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5-4
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Nov 2000
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Montevideo, Uruguay
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Challenger
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Clay
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Germán Puentes Alcañiz
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Lucas Arnold Ker
Gastón Etlis
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4–6, 4–6
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| Loss
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5-5
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Sep 2002
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Freudenstadt, Germany
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Challenger
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Clay
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 Yuri Schukin
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Diego del Río
Leonardo Olguín
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6–7(2–7), 4–6
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| Loss
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5-6
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Apr 2003
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San Remo, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Juan Albert Viloca
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 Daniele Bracciali
Amir Hadad
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2–6, 4–6
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| Win
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6-6
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Jun 2003
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Lugano, Switzerland
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Challenger
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Clay
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Juan Albert Viloca
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Álex López Morón
Andrés Schneiter
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6–4, 6–4
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Key
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F
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SF
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QF
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#R
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RR
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Q#
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DNQ
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A
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NH
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(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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Rank
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Event
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Surface
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Rd
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Score
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| 2001
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| 1.
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Marat Safin
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2
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Miami, United States
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Hard
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2R
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4–6, 6–4, 6–3
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| 2.
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Marat Safin
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2
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Gstaad, Switzerland
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Clay
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1R
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6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–4
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Spain