Career-high No. 6 ranking
Lapentti reached a career-high ATP Tour ranking of No. 6 on April 17, 2000.
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Nicolas Lapentti
EcuadorAge, ranking and resultsNicolas Lapentti, a right-handed tennis player from Ecuador, turned pro in 1995 and retired in 2017.
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About Nicolas Lapentti
Nicolas Lapentti was born on August 13, 1976, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and played right-handed with a two-handed backhand. Lapentti turned pro in 1995 and retired in 2017.
Agatha Research DeskUpdated Oct 5, 2026Match history82
Every ATP Tour, Grand Slam and Olympic main-draw match in our records, newest first. A walkover is listed but never counted in a record.
2010: 1-7
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24 | French Open | Round 1 | Taylor Dent | L | 3-6, 4-6, 6-7(3) | Clay |
| May 4 | ATP Estoril Open | Round 1 | Daniel Gimeno-Traver | L | 3-6, 1-3 ret. (ret.) | Clay |
| Apr 20 | ATP Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell | Round 1 | Jurgen Melzer | L | 3-6, 3-6 | Clay |
| Mar 27 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Sony Ericsson Open | Round 2 | Roger Federer | L | 3-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Mar 25 | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Sony Ericsson Open | Round 1 | Potito Starace | W | 7-5, 6-3 | Hard |
| Feb 22 | ATP Delray Beach International Tennis Championship | Round 1 | Evgeny Korolev | L | 2-6, 6-1, 1-6 | Hard |
| Feb 1 | ATP Movistar Open | Round 1 | Thomaz Bellucci | L | 6-3, 1-6, 1-6 | Clay |
| Jan 18 | Australian Open | Round 1 | Viktor Troicki | L | 6-4, 3-6, 1-6, 3-6 | Hard |
2009: 6-14
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | US Open | Round 2 | Denis Istomin | L | 6-2, 4-6, 6-4, 5-7, 6-7(4) | Hard |
| Sep 1 | US Open | Round 1 | Stan Wawrinka | W | 4-6, 3-6, 7-6(6), 7-6(3), 6-3 | Hard |
| Aug 24 | ATP Pilot Pen Tennis | Round 1 | Rajeev Ram | L | 5-7, 6-1, 6-7(3) | Hard |
| Aug 4 | ATP Legg Mason Tennis Classic | Round 1 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | L | 4-6, 7-6(5), 0-6 | Hard |
| Jun 23 | Wimbledon | Round 1 | Nicolas Devilder | L | 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 5-7 | Grass |
| May 26 | French Open | Round 1 | Novak Djokovic | L | 3-6, 1-3 ret. (ret.) | Clay |
| May 18 | ATP Interwetten Austrian Open | Round 1 | Lizette Cabrera | L | 7-6(6), 3-6, 5-7 | Clay |
| Apr 22 | ATP Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell | Round 2 | Fernando Verdasco | L | 5-7, 3-6 | Clay |
| Apr 21 | ATP Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell | Round 1 | Paul-Henri Mathieu | W | 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 | Clay |
| Apr 17 | ATP Masters Series Monte-Carlo | Round 3 | Rafael Nadal | L | 3-6, 0-6 | Clay |
| Apr 15 | ATP Masters Series Monte-Carlo | Round 2 | Marat Safin | W | 7-6(6), 2-6, 7-6(6) | Clay |
| Apr 13 | ATP Masters Series Monte-Carlo | Round 1 | Radek Stepanek | W | 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 | Clay |
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| Mar 16 | ATP BNP Paribas Open | Round 3 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | L | 2-6, 6-3, 3-6 | Hard |
| Mar 14 | ATP BNP Paribas Open | Round 2 | Robin Soderling | W | 6-4, 7-6(7) | Hard |
| Mar 12 | ATP BNP Paribas Open | Round 1 | Santiago Giraldo | W | 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 | Hard |
| Feb 23 | ATP Abierto Mexicano Telcel | Round 1 | Daniel Gimeno-Traver | L | 4-6, 7-5, 3-6 | Clay |
| Feb 16 | ATP Copa Telmex | Round 1 | David Nalbandian | L | 3-6, 3-6 | Clay |
| Feb 9 | ATP Brasil Open | Round 1 | Alberto Martin | L | 4-6, 5-7 | Clay |
| Feb 3 | ATP Movistar Open | Round 1 | Pablo Cuevas | L | 3-6, 6-3, 5-7 | Clay |
| Jan 19 | Australian Open | Round 1 | Radek Stepanek | L | 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 4-6 | Hard |
2008: 14-17
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2007: 9-14
| Date | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | ATP Tour St. Petersburg Open | Round 1 | Mario Ancic | L | 4-6, 1-6 | Hard |
| Oct 11 | ATP Kremlin Cup | Round 2 | Nikolay Davydenko | L | 4-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Oct 4 | ATP Tour Open de Moselle | Round 2 | Igor Andreev | L | 3-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Oct 3 | ATP Tour Open de Moselle | Round 1 | Nicolas Massu | W | 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(3) | Hard |
| Aug 28 | US Open | Round 1 | Dudi Sela | L | 7-5, 2-6, 1-6, 3-6 | Hard |
| Jul 31 | ATP Orange Prokom Open | Round 1 | Igor Andreev | L | 0-6, 4-6 | Clay |
| Jul 27 | ATP Tour Generali Open | Quarterfinal | Agustin Calleri | L | 6-7(5), 1-6 | Clay |
| Jul 26 | ATP Tour Generali Open | Round 3 | Alexander Peya | W | 6-4, 6-4 | Clay |
| Jul 25 | ATP Tour Generali Open | Round 2 | Laurent Recouderc | W | 7-6(5), 6-2 | Clay |
| Jul 17 | ATP Mercedes Cup | Round 1 | Tomas Berdych | L | 1-6, 1-6 | Clay |
| Jul 12 | ATP Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad | Round 2 | Martin Vassallo Arguello | L | 4-6, 6-3, 4-6 | Clay |
| Jul 11 | ATP Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad | Round 1 | Jose Acasuso | W | 7-5, 6-1 | Clay |
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| Jun 28 | Wimbledon | Round 2 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | L | 4-6, 2-6, 3-6 | Grass |
| Jun 26 | Wimbledon | Round 1 | Kevin Kim | W | 2-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 | Grass |
| Jun 19 | ATP Red Letter Days Open | Round 1 | Jan Vacek | L | 6-7(1), 3-6 | Grass |
| May 30 | French Open | Round 2 | Mikhail Youzhny | L | 3-6, 0-6, 4-6 | Clay |
| May 29 | French Open | Round 1 | Alexander Peya | W | 6-1, 6-4, 2-1 ret. (ret.) | Clay |
| May 23 | ATP The Hypo Group Tennis International 2007 | Round 2 | Nikolay Davydenko | L | 4-6, 2-6 | Clay |
| May 22 | ATP The Hypo Group Tennis International 2007 | Round 1 | Martin Verkerk | W | 6-4, 7-6(4) | Clay |
| Feb 20 | ATP Copa Telmex | Round 1 | Nicolas Devilder | W | 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 | Clay |
| Jan 18 | Australian Open | Round 2 | David Nalbandian | L | 4-6, 4-6, 4-6 | Hard |
| Jan 15 | Australian Open | Round 1 | Alan Mackin | W | 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 | Hard |
| Jan 8 | ATP Heineken Open | Round 1 | Florent Serra | L | 3-6, 6-1, 4-6 | Hard |
How he is doing now
Last 102-8LLLLWLLLLWNewest first. Four losses in a row.
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Career
31years1995 to 2010
- 2007First ATP matchLost to Florent Serra, ATP Heineken Open
- 2000Career high No. 6Apr 17, 2000
- May 24, 2010Latest matchLost to Taylor Dent, French Open
Grand Slam titles
AO0Round 2 (2007)1-3 in our records
RG0Round 3 (2008)3-4 in our records
WIM0Round 2 (2007)1-3 in our records
USO0Round 2 (2009)1-3 in our records
First ATP match
Jan 8, 2007: lost to Florent Serra 3-6, 6-1, 4-6ATP Heineken Open, on hard
Latest match
May 24, 2010: lost to Taylor Dent 3-6, 4-6, 6-7French Open, Round 1, on clay court
Most often against
The players he has met most in our records, with the head-to-head.
Fernando Verdasco5 meetings, finals 0-0
2-3Lapentti trails
Last: Apr 22, 2009, ATP Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell Round 2, lost
Daniel Gimeno-Traver3 meetings, finals 0-0
1-2Lapentti trails
Last: May 4, 2010, ATP Estoril Open Round 1, lost
Potito Starace3 meetings, finals 0-0
2-1Lapentti leads
Last: Mar 25, 2010, ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Sony Ericsson Open Round 1, won
Alexander Peya2 meetings, finals 0-0
2-0Lapentti leads
Last: Jul 26, 2007, ATP Tour Generali Open Round 3, won
David Ferrer2 meetings, finals 0-0
1-1All square
Last: Jul 30, 2008, ATP Masters Series Western & Southern Financial Group Masters Round 2, won
David Nalbandian2 meetings, finals 0-0
0-2Lapentti trails
Last: Feb 16, 2009, ATP Copa Telmex Round 1, lost
Sources and updates
Results and schedules come from Agatha's own records of the ATP Tour.
Updated Oct 5, 2026, 3:15 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every match; biography facts are checked weekly.