Carlos Berlocq

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Carlos Berlocq is a professional tennis player from Argentina. He began playing tennis at the age of four and turned professional in 2001. His favourite surface is clay and considers his volley to be his best shot. In 2002, the Argentine won three Futures events, one in Mexico and two in Chile. He was also a finalist at Future events in Spain and in Mexico, compiling a 30-9 record and 4-4 at Challenger level. In 2004, Berlocq continued his rise up the rankings with an incredible run at Futures during May and June, when he reached six consecutive finals, winning three titles. The Argentine began his run in his hometown of Buenos Aires, reaching the final at the F2 event (l. Villagran) and winning the F3 tournament (d. Villagran). In July, he reached the quarter final of the Sao Paulo Challenger, losing to Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis in straight sets. In August, Berlocq reached his first Challenger final in Manta, Ecuador (l. G. Lapentti). In his next tournament he won his fourth Futures title of the season in Argentina. He ended the season with 31-8 record at Futures level and 14-11 record in Challenger play. In doubles play, he won three Futures titles in four finals. In the 2005 season, Berlocq spent his time on the Challenger circuit where he posted a 44-20 record, winning two title to finish in the Top 100 for the first time. In May he won his first Challenger event of the season on the clay courts of Turin, defeating Italian Alessio Di Mauro in the final 7-5, 6-1. He won his second Challenger event at Cordenons, Italy in August (d. Hahnel). During the season he also made his ATP debut at Stuttgart, losing to Romania's Razvan Sabu in the first round 2-6, 2-6.

In 2006, Berlocq reached his first ATP quarter final in Sopot, losing to eventual champion Nikolay Davydenko. He opened the season by making his Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open (l. Phau). In May, Berlocq made his Roland Garros debut, losing to world number four Ivan Ljubicic in straight sets. In his next tournament he played on the grass courts of Wimbledon, losing to Britain Richard Bloomfield. In Septembe, the Argentine reached his first final of the season at the Belem Challenger in Brazil, losing to fellow countryman Guillermo Canas. Berlocq won his first title of the season in his last event at Naples, Flordia (d. Cuevas). In Challenger play, the Argentine reached the quarter final stages or better in ten tournaments. In 2007, the Argentine finished in the Top 100 for the second time in three years, highlighted by success at ATP and Challenger level play. On the ATP tour he won a career-high 11 matches, advancing to his first ATP semi-final, along with two other quarter finals. On the Challenger circuit he compiled a 23-14 record with titles in Barletta (d. Eschauer) and Turin (d. Pashanski). In February, the Argentine reached his first ATP quarter final in Vina del Mar (d. Gaudio, l. Vassallo Arguello). At the French Open in May he won his first Grand Slam match by defeating Frenchman Julien Benneteau before falling to Starace. In Bucharest he reached the semi-final, losing to eventual champion Gilles Simon in three sets. Berlocq started the 2008 season by reaching the final of the Sao Paulo Challenger (l. Alves) before making an early first round exit at the Australian Open (l. Monaco). In his next tournament he reached the quarter final at Vina de Mar (l. Gonzalez) for a second straight season. In May, he reached the final of the Zagreb Challenger on clay, losing to Belgium's Christophe Rochus in straight sets.