Steven Diez
Biography
Steven Diez (born March 17, 1991 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Spanish-Canadian professional tennis player. Raised primarily in and competing for Spain early in his career, he has since gone on to represent the country of his birth Canada. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 162 on September 12, 2016. In 2014, he reached his first ATP Challenger final but lost to Alejandro Falla in Nouméa. He advanced to the second ATP Challenger final of his career in 2016, losing to Mikhail Kukushkin in Moscow. Also in 2016, he reached the second round of the ATP Masters 1000 Rogers Cup with a win over Kyle Edmund in the first round. He lost to the 12th seed Bernard Tomic in the next round.
ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 33 (20 titles, 13 runners-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–2) |
| ITF Futures (20–11) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2009 | Spain F23, Elche | Futures | Clay | David Cañudas-Fernández (ESP) | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | May 2010 | Spain F15, Balaguer | Futures | Clay | David Estruch (ESP) | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–0 | Apr 2011 | Brazil F11, Aracaju | Futures | Clay (i) | Roman Vogeli (CZE) | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Jul 2011 | Canada F3, Mississauga | Futures | Hard | Zhe Li (CHN) | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–1 | Oct 2011 | Spain F39, Vilafranca | Futures | Clay | Jordi Samper-Montana (ESP) | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–1 | Nov 2011 | Spain F41, Madrid | Futures | Clay | Matthew Pierot (NED) | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Jan 2012 | Turkey F3, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Dimitar Kutrovsky (BUL) | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 6–2 | Feb 2012 | Spain F3, Murcia | Futures | Clay | Pedro Sousa (POR) | 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–3 | May 2012 | Spain F11, Lleida | Futures | Clay | Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol (ESP) | 6–3, 1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 7–3 | May 2012 | Poland F1, Sobota | Futures | Clay | Andriej Kapaś (POL) | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
| Win | 8–3 | Oct 2012 | Algeria F1, Annaba | Futures | Clay | Gerald Melzer (AUT) | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–3 | Oct 2012 | Algeria F2, Annaba | Futures | Clay | Alexander Slabinsky (GBR) | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 10–3 | Oct 2012 | Algeria F3, Alger | Futures | Clay | Francesco Picco (ITA) | 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10–4 | May 2013 | Spain F14, Valldoreix | Futures | Clay | Taro Daniel (JPN) | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 11–4 | Jun 2013 | Spain F16, Barcelona | Futures | Hard | Jose Checa-Calvo (ESP) | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 12–4 | Jun 2013 | Spain F17, Martos | Futures | Hard | Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND) | 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–4 |
| Loss | 12–5 | Jan 2014 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | Alejandro Falla (COL) | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 13–5 | Aug 2015 | Switzerland F4, Sion | Futures | Clay | Federico Coria (ARG) | 5–7, 7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 14–5 | Oct 2015 | Spain F32, Sant Cugat del Vallès | Futures | Clay | Marcos Giraldi Requena (ESP) | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Loss | 14–6 | Oct 2015 | Greece F8, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Václav Šafránek (CZE) | 6–7(8–10), 4–6 |
| Win | 15–6 | Nov 2015 | Greece F9, Heraklion | Futures | Hard | Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 15–7 | Jan 2016 | Spain F1, Castelldefels | Futures | Clay | Gerard Granollers (ESP) | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 16–7 | Feb 2016 | Spain F2, Peguera | Futures | Clay | Paweł Ciaś (POL) | 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(9–7) |
| Win | 17–7 | Feb 2016 | Spain F4, Murcia | Futures | Clay | Alex de Minaur (AUS) | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 18–7 | Mar 2016 | Spain F6, Tarragona | Futures | Clay | Gerard Granollers (ESP) | 5–7, 6–1, 6–0 |
| Loss | 18–8 | Mar 2016 | Morocco F2, Beni Mellal | Futures | Clay | Lamine Ouahab (MAR) | 2–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Loss | 18–9 | Apr 2016 | Spain F7, Madrid | Futures | Hard | Akira Santillan (JPN) | 4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 18–10 | Jun 2016 | Moscow, Russia | Challenger | Clay | Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 18–11 | Oct 2017 | Spain F31, Sabadell | Futures | Clay | Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol (ESP) | 3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Win | 19–11 | Oct 2017 | Spain F32, Melilla | Futures | Clay | Miguel Semmler (ESP) | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 19–12 | Oct 2017 | Tunisia F31, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | Nino Serdarušić (CRO) | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 19–13 | Jan 2018 | China F2, Anning | Futures | Clay | Yang Tsung-hua (TPE) | 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 20–13 | Apr 2018 | Spain F10, Majadahonda | Futures | Clay | Pedro Cachín (ARG) | 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
Doubles: 19 (8 titles, 11 runners-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–1) |
| ITF Futures (8–10) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2009 | Spain F7, Terrassa | Futures | Clay | José Checa Calvo (ESP) | Francesco Aldi (ITA) Alessandro Piccari (ITA) |
0–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2009 | Spain F34, Córdoba | Futures | Hard | Juan Lizariturry (ESP) | Agustín Boje-Ordóñez (ESP) Pablo Martín-Adalia (ESP) |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jan 2011 | Israel F1, Eilat | Futures | Hard | Fernando Vicente (ESP) | Jozef Kovalík (SVK) Adrian Sikora (SVK) |
6–2, 3–6, [10–12] |
| Loss | 0–4 | Jan 2011 | Israel F2, Eilat | Futures | Hard | Nikola Čačić (SRB) | Damir Džumhur (BIH) Ismar Gorčić (BIH) |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–4 | Mar 2011 | Portugal F1, Faro | Futures | Hard | Fernando Vicente (ESP) | Agustín Boje-Ordóñez (ESP) Pablo Martín-Adalia (ESP) |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–4 | Apr 2011 | Brazil F9, Santa Maria | Futures | Clay | Roman Vogeli (CZE) | Daniel-Alejandro Lopez (PAR) Martín Ríos-Benítez (ARG) |
7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Win | 3–4 | Apr 2011 | Brazil F11, Aracaju | Futures | Clay (i) | Roman Vogeli (CZE) | Mauricio Doria-Medina (BOL) Daniel-Alejandro Lopez (PAR) |
6–1, 7–6(7–0) |
| Loss | 3–5 | Jun 2011 | Spain F20, Martos | Futures | Hard | Ilya Belyaev (RUS) | Harri Heliövaara (FIN) Denys Molchanov (UKR) |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–5 | Oct 2011 | Spain F35, Seville | Futures | Clay | Fernando Vicente (ESP) | Axel Álvarez Llamas (ESP) Ricardo Ojeda Lara (ESP) |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 5–5 | Oct 2011 | Spain F38, Sabadell | Futures | Clay | João Sousa (POR) | Miguel Ángel López Jaén (ESP) Gabriel Trujillo-Soler (ESP) |
6–3, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 6–5 | Oct 2012 | Algeria F2, Annaba | Futures | Clay | Marc Giner (ESP) | Francesc Montañés-Roca (ESP) Ronald Slobodchikov (RUS) |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–5 | Mar 2013 | Croatia F5, Rovinj | Futures | Clay | Tomislav Brkić (BIH) | Nikolaus Moser (AUT) Tristan-Samuel Weissborn (AUT) |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7–6 | Jun 2013 | Russia F8, Moscow | Futures | Clay | Vladislav Dubinsky (RUS) | Aliaksandr Bury (BLR) Vladimir Uzhylovsky (UKR) |
0–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 7–7 | Aug 2014 | Como, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Enrique López-Pérez (ESP) | Guido Andreozzi (ARG) Facundo Argüello (ARG) |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 7–8 | Oct 2015 | Spain F32, Sant Cugat del Vallès | Futures | Clay | Andrés Artuñedo (ESP) | Sergio Martos Gornés (ESP) Pol Toledo Bague (ESP) |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7–9 | Nov 2015 | Cyprus F2, Limassol | Futures | Hard | Andrés Artuñedo (ESP) | Pétros Chrysochós (CYP) Nino Serdarušić (CRO) |
6–1, 4–6, [3–10] |
| Loss | 7–10 | Dec 2015 | Cyprus F3, Larnaca | Futures | Hard | Andrés Artuñedo (ESP) | Konstantinos Economidis (GRE) Markos Kalovelonis (RUS) |
6–4, 3–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 8–10 | Oct 2017 | Tunisia F31, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | Bruno Mardones (ESP) | Guy den Heijer (NED) Sidane Pontjodikromo (NED) |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8–11 | Mar 2018 | Portugal F6, Lisbon | Futures | Hard | Bruno Mardones (ESP) | Kenneth Raisma (EST) Emil Ruusuvuori (FIN) |
6–7(2–7), 2–6 |
Singles performance timeline
This table is current through the 2018 Wimbledon Championships.
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Open | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | Q2 | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | Q1 | A | A | Q3 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |