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Beyond the Baseline

An exploration of the professional tennis career of Marc Fornell Mestres, detailing his achievements and the significant controversies that marked his time in the sport.

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Player Profile

Nationality and Origin

Marc Fornell Mestres, born on January 26, 1982, in Barcelona, Spain, is a former professional tennis player representing Spain. His career spanned various levels of professional tennis, from the ATP Challenger Tour to the ITF Futures circuit.

Name Convention

In accordance with Spanish naming customs, his paternal surname is Fornell and his maternal surname is Mestres. This dual surname structure is common within Spanish culture.

Playing Style

Fornell Mestres played as a right-handed player, a common characteristic among professional tennis athletes. His career record in singles was 0 wins and 1 loss.

Career Overview

Financial Achievements

Throughout his professional career, Marc Fornell Mestres accumulated prize money totaling $231,848. This figure reflects his performance across various tournaments on the international tennis circuit.

Ranking Milestones

He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 236 on November 19, 2007. In doubles, his career-high ranking was World No. 167, achieved on July 16, 2007.

Tournament Victories

Singles Titles

Marc Fornell Mestres secured 15 singles titles primarily on the ITF Futures circuit. These victories represent significant achievements at the developmental level of professional tennis.

The following table details his singles tournament wins:

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 10 June 2001 Agadir Clay Rabie Chaki 6–3, 6–0
2. 16 June 2002 Canary Islands Clay Marc Marco Ripoll 7–5, 2–6, 6–0
3. 24 August 2003 Irún Clay Zhu Benqiang 1–6, 6–2, 6–4
4. 5 September 2004 Oviedo Clay Carlos Cuadrado 7–5, 4–6, 6–4
5. 7 May 2006 Vic Clay Miguel Ángel López Jaén 6–1, 6–4
6. 30 July 2006 Dénia Clay Bartolomé Salvá-Vidal 7–5, 3–6, 6–3
7. 20 August 2006 Irún Clay Horacio Zeballos 7–5, 2–6, 6–3
8. 26 November 2006 Maspalomas Clay Gero Kretschmer 6–4, 6–3
9. 28 October 2007 Sant Cugat del Vallès Clay Javier Genaro-Martínez 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
10. 4 November 2007 Vilafranca del Penedès Clay Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras 6–4, 6–4
11. 1 November 2009 Sant Cugat del Vallès Clay José Checa Calvo 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
12. 25 July 2010 Gandia Clay Juan Lizariturry 7–6, 3–6, 6–2
13. 8 August 2010 Xàtiva Clay Juan Lizariturry 6–3, 6–2
14. 15 May 2011 Kenitra Clay Tak Khunn Wang 6–4, 7–5
15. 30 Nov 2014 Kish Clay Toni Androic 6–1, 6–1

Doubles Titles

In doubles competition, Fornell Mestres achieved 42 titles, predominantly on the ITF Futures circuit, with two notable victories on the ATP Challenger Tour. These successes highlight his proficiency in doubles play.

The following table details his doubles tournament wins:

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in the final Score
1. 30 Aug 2000 Vigo Clay Didac Pérez Pedro Pereira & António van Grichen 4–2, 4–1, 4–2
2. 18 Aug 2002 Vigo Clay Ferran Ventura-Martell Eduardo Nicolás & Norikazu Sugiyama 6–4, 6–4
3. 25 Aug 2002 Irun Clay Ferran Ventura-Martell Alejandro Falla & Carlos Salamanca 7–6(7–3), 6–1
4. 22 Sep 2002 Barcelona Clay Mariano Albert-Ferrando Carlos Berlocq & Juan Pablo Brzezicki 7–6(7–5), 7–5
5. 18 Jul 2004 Elche Clay Ivan Esquerdo-Andreu Antonio Baldellou-Esteva & Germán Puentes 6–2, 6–1
6. 25 Jul 2004 Gandia Clay Ivan Esquerdo-Andreu Antonio Baldellou-Esteva & Pablo Santos 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
7. 24 Oct 2004 Barcelona Clay Mario Munoz-Bejarano Gorka Fraile & David Marrero 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
8. 20 Feb 2005 Totana Hard Marcel Granollers Filip Urban & Marius Zay 6–2, 6–3
9. 27 Feb 2005 Cartagena, Spain Clay Alberto Soriano-Maldonado Mariano Albert-Ferrando & Francisco Mendez-Garcia 6–4, 6–3
10. 10 Apr 2005 Angers Clay Daniel Monedero-Gonzalez Nicolas Renavand & Nicolas Tourte 7–6(9–7), 1–6, 6–4
11. 1 May 2005 Lleida Clay Pablo Andújar Rafael Arévalo & Komlavi Loglo 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
12. 29 May 2005 Reus Clay Komlavi Loglo David Marrero & Pablo Santos 5–7, 7–5, 6–1
13. 24 Jul 2005 Gandia Clay Jordi Marsé-Vidri David Marrero & Pablo Santos 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
14. 21 Aug 2005 Irun Clay Daniel Monedero-Gonzalez Augustin Gensse & Julien Jeanpierre 6–4, 6–4
15. 7 May 2006 Vic Clay Jordi Marsé-Vidri Antonio Baldellou-Esteva & Germán Puentes 2–6, 6–3, 7–5
16. 16 Jul 2006 Elche Clay Miguel Ángel López Jaén Mounir El Aarej & David Luque-Velasco 6–3, 6–0
17. 30 Jul 2006 Dénia Clay Miguel Ángel López Jaén Oriol Hernandez-Pastor & David Marrero 7–6(7–5), 6–2
18. 3 Sep 2006 Oviedo Clay Juan-Miguel Such-Perez Miguel Ángel López Jaén & David Marrero 7–6(7–2), 6–4
19. 25 Nov 2006 Maspalomas Clay Cesar Ferrer-Victoria Sascha Hesse & Mark Joachim 6–0, 6–4
20. 18 Mar 2007 Badalona Clay Jordi Marsé-Vidri Miguel Ángel López Jaén & Pablo Santos 6–1, 6–2
21. 25 June 2007 Constanța Clay Gabriel Trujillo-Soler Gabriel Moraru & Horia Tecău 6–4, 6–4
22. 2 July 2007 Montauban Clay Gabriel Trujillo-Soler Adriano Biasella & Jean-René Lisnard 6–3, 7–5
23. 27 Oct 2007 Sant Cugat Clay Jordi Marsé-Vidri Miguel Ángel López Jaén & David Marrero 5–7, 6–0, [10–4]
24. 12 Apr 2008 Málaga Clay David Rice Óscar Burrieza & Nikolai Nesterov 1–6, 6–2, [10–7]
25. 22 Mar 2009 Castelldefels Clay Gerard Granollers Stefano Ianni & Mattia Livraghi 6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
26. 29 May 2009 Telde Clay Gerard Granollers Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol & Rafael Mazon-Hernandez 6–3, 6–4
27. 23 May 2010 Valldoreix Clay David Cañudas-Fernández Gerard Granollers & Juan Lizariturry 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
28. 18 Jul 2010 Elche Clay Carlos Calderon-Rodriguez Juan Beaus-Barquin & Juan José Leal-Gómez 6–4, 6–2
29. 8 Aug 2010 Xàtiva Clay Carlos Calderon-Rodriguez Goncalo Falcao & Martin Trueva 6–1, 6–3
30. 16 Jan 2011 Majorca Clay Pablo Santos José Checa Calvo & Carles Poch Gradin 6–1, 6–3
31. 2 Apr 2011 Reus Clay Mike Vermeer Jan-Lennard Struff & Richard Waite 7–6(7–3), 6–7(1–7), [10–8]
32. 14 May 2011 Kenitra Clay Mike Vermeer Abdullah Maqdes & Sherif Sabry 5–7, 7–5, [10–3]
33. 21 May 2011 Rabat Clay Mike Vermeer Bassam Beidas & Karim Maamoun 6–1, 6–4
34. 30 Nov 2014 Kish Clay Marco Neubau Tomislav Jotovski & Duje Kekez 6–4, 6–4
35. 7 Dec 2014 Kish Clay Marco Neubau Markus Sedletzky & Dominic Weidinger 6–3, 6–1
36. 14 Mar 2015 Antalya Clay Marco Neubau Rafael Camilo & Eduardo Russi 6–4, 6–2
37. 12 Mar 2016 Agadir Clay Lamine Ouahab Marcos Giraldi Requena & Jacob Kahoun 6–7(4–7), 6–4, [13–11]
38. 19 Mar 2016 Beni Mellal Clay Lamine Ouahab Filippo Leonardi & Fabio Mercuri 6–3, 7–5
39. 30 Jul 2017 Xàtiva Clay Sergio Martos Gornés Eduard Esteve Lobato & Gerard Granollers 6–3, 6–2
40. 21 Oct 2017 Pula, Sardinia Clay Fred Gil Filippo Baldi & Andrea Pellegrino 6–2, 5–7, [10–5]
41. 28 Oct 2017 Pula, Sardinia Clay Fred Gil Raúl Brancaccio & Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș 3–6, 6–1, [10–8]
42. 26 Nov 2017 Hammamet, Tunisia Clay Fred Gil Carlos Boluda-Purkiss & Oriol Roca Batalla 6–2, 6–4

Career Rankings

Peak Performance

Marc Fornell Mestres achieved significant career-high rankings in both singles and doubles. His peak singles ranking was World No. 236, attained on November 19, 2007. In doubles, he reached a career-high of World No. 167 on July 16, 2007.

Match-Fixing Sanctions

Provisional Suspension

On December 31, 2018, Fornell Mestres received a provisional suspension from professional tennis. This action was taken due to his alleged involvement in leading a match-fixing syndicate.

Conviction and Penalties

In 2022, Marc Fornell Mestres was convicted of match-fixing offenses. He received a two-year suspended prison sentence and a fine of €450. Furthermore, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) imposed a substantial ban of 22 years and 6 months, alongside a $250,000 fine, effectively ending his professional career.

Tennis Integrity Concerns

Impact of Sanctions

The severe sanctions imposed by the ITIA underscore the organization's commitment to maintaining the integrity of professional tennis. The lengthy ban and significant financial penalty reflect the gravity of match-fixing violations.

Broader Context

The case of Marc Fornell Mestres is part of a larger effort by sports governing bodies to combat corruption and ensure fair play. Such incidents highlight the challenges faced by sports organizations in upholding ethical standards.

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