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Colombian tennis player from colombia
A.K.A.
Nicolas Barrientos
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Male
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Birth:
24 April 1987(Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia)
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Residences
Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
The details
Biography
Introduction
Nicolás Barrientos (Spanish pronunciation: [nikoˈlas βaˈrjentos]; born 24 April 1987) is a Colombian professional tennis player. Barrientos reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 237 on 21 September 2015 and a doubles ranking of world No. 50 on 4 March 2024. He has won one ATP doubles title at the 2024 Rio Open with Rafael Matos. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour both in singles and doubles.
Career
Barrientos made his first appearance on an ATP World Tour in July 2013 when he lost in the first round of 2013 Claro Open Colombia against Ruben Bemelmans.
He made his doubles Major debut at the 2014 US Open partnering compatriot Santiago Giraldo and won his first Major match against Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins.
At the 2023 Córdoba Open he reached the quarterfinals with Ariel Behar. At the next Golden swing tournament, he reached the final at the 2023 Argentina Open also with Behar where they lost to Bolelli/Fognini.
In 2024, Barrientos began a partnership with Rafael Matos which started to produce good results. At the ATP 250 in Buenos Aires, they reached the semifinals, and in the following ATP 500 tournament in Rio de Janeiro, they won their biggest title, defeating strong pairs such as Krawietz/Putz, Bolelli/Vavassori and Erler/Miedler in the final. As a result he reached the top 50 in the rankings on 4 March 2024.
Doubles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(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.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Current till 2024 Australian Open.
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | ... | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W-L | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | |||||||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||||||||||||
| US Open | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | ||||||||||||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||||||
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||||||
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||||||
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||||||||||
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||||
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||||
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | |||||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Titles–Finals | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 | ||||||||||||
| Year-End Ranking | 134 | 84 | 60 | 66 | ||||||||||||||
ATP career finals
Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–0) |
| ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–3) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–2) |
| Clay (1–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–0) |
| ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–3) |
| Hard (0–2) |
| Clay (1–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Jul 2014 | Claro Open Colombia, Colombia | 250 Series | Hard | Juan Sebastián Cabal | Sam Groth Chris Guccione | 6–7, 7–6, [9–11] | |
| Loss | Oct 2022 | Korea Open, South Korea | 250 Series | Hard | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | Raven Klaasen Nathaniel Lammons | 1–6, 5–7 | |
| Loss | Feb 2023 | Argentina Open, Argentina | 250 Series | Clay | Ariel Behar | Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini | 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | Feb 2024 | Rio Open, Brazil | 500 Series | Clay | Rafael Matos | Alexander Erler Lucas Miedler | 6–4, 6–3 |
ATP Challenger & ITF Futures
Singles: 10 (6–4)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) |
| ITF Futures (6–4) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 5 December 2011 | F15 Futures Tehuacán | Hard | Chris Letcher | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Runner–up | 2. | 12 December 2011 | F16 Futures Guadalajara | Clay | César Ramírez | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Runner–up | 3. | 16 August 2012 | F1 Futures Bogotá | Clay | Víctor Estrella Burgos | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Winner | 4. | 18 January 2013 | F2 Futures Tijuana | Hard | Antoine Benneteau | 5–7, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner–up | 5. | 6 May 2013 | F1 Futures Guatemala City | Hard | Carlos Salamanca | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Winner | 6. | 26 Apr 2014 | F2 Futures Pereira | Clay | Arthur De Greef | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 7. | 21 Sep 2014 | F6 Futures Armenia | Clay | José Hernández | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner–up | 8. | 16 Nov 2014 | F7 Futures Manizales | Clay | Eduardo Struvay | 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 9. | 3 May 2015 | F1 Futures Mexico | Hard | Alexander Sarkissian | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 10. | 9 August 2015 | Colombia Futures 7 | Clay | José Pereira | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Doubles: 44 (23–21)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (17–16) |
| ITF Futures (6–5) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 6 September 2010 | F1 Futures, Ecuador | Hard | Sebastián Serrano | Julio César Campozano Diego Hidalgo | 6–7, 7–6, [10–7] |
| Winner | 2. | 6 June 2011 | F6 Futures Puebla, Mexico | Hard | Manuel Sánchez | Daniel Garza Gustavo Loza | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner–up | 3. | 26 September 2011 | Futures F7 Barquisimeto, Venezuela | Hard | Sebastián Serrano | Maciek Sykut Denis Zivkovic | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner–up | 4. | 20 August 2011 | F2 Futures Medellín, Colombia | Clay | Michael Quintero | Ariel Behar Duilio Beretta | 2–1, Retired. |
| Winner | 5. | 4 February 2013 | F3 Futures Mexico City, Mexico | Hard | Christopher Díaz Figueroa | Roman Borvanov Adam El Mihdawy | 7–5, 7–6 |
| Runner–up | 6. | 13 May 2013 | F1 FuturesSanta Tecla, El Salvador | Hard | Chris Letcher | Marcelo Arévalo Vahid Mirzadeh | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 1. | 25 March 2013 | Pereira, Colombia (1) | Clay | Eduardo Struvay | Facundo Bagnis Federico Delbonis | 3–6, 6–3,[10–7] |
| Runner–up | 2. | 22 July 2013 | Medellín, Colombia | Clay | Eduardo Struvay | Emilio Gómez Roman Borvanov | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Runner–up | 3. | 30 July 2013 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Marcelo Arévalo | Fernando Romboli Eduardo Schwank | 6–7, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Winner | 4. | 13 October 2013 | São José do Rio Preto, Brazil | Clay | Carlos Salamanca | Marcelo Demoliner João Souza | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner–up | 5. | 10 November 2013 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Eduardo Struvay | Juan Sebastián Cabal Alejandro González | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner–up | 6. | 6 January 2014 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | Víctor Estrella | Gero Kretschmer Alexander Satschko | 4–6, 7–5, [10–6] |
| Runner–up | 7. | 26 April 2014 | F2 Futures Pereira, Colombia | Clay | Eduardo Struvay | Alex Llompart Mateo Nicolás Martínez | 6–3, 3–6, [6–10] |
| Runner–up | 7. | 3 May 2014 | Cali, Colombia | Clay | Eduardo Struvay | Facundo Bagnis Eduardo Schwank | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner–up | 8. | 14 June 2014 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Hard | Stanislav Vovk | Sergey Betov Aliaksandr Bury | 6–7, 7–6, [10–3] |
| Winner | 8. | 13 September 2014 | F5 Futures Ibagué, Colombia | Clay | Dean O'Brien | Fabiano de Paula Marcelo Demoliner | 6–3, 5–7, [10–7] |
| Winner | 9. | 27 September 2014 | Pereira, Colombia (2) | Clay (red) | Eduardo Struvay | Guido Pella Horacio Zeballos | 3–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
| Winner | 9. | 16 November 2014 | F7 Futures Manizales, Colombia | Clay | Eduardo Struvay | Mateo Nicolás Martínez Facundo Mena | 7–5, 2–6, [10–5] |
| Winner | 10. | 22 November 2014 | F8 Futures Popayán, Colombia | Hard | Eduardo Struvay | Felipe Mantilla Federico Zeballos | 6–1, 3–6, [10–3] |
| Runner–up | 10. | 31 January 2015 | Bucaramanga, Colombia | Clay (red) | Eduardo Struvay | Guillermo Durán Andrés Molteni | 7–5, 6–7, [10–0] |
| Runner–up | 11. | 9 August 2015 | Colombia Futures 7 | Clay | Juan Montes | Facundo Mena Jorge Montero | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 11. | 11 October 2015 | Medellín, Colombia | Clay (red) | Eduardo Struvay | Alejandro Gómez Felipe Mantilla | 7–6, 6–7, [10–4] |
| Runner–up | 12. | 8 November 2015 | Bogotá, Colombia (2) | Clay | Eduardo Struvay | Julio Peralta Horacio Zeballos | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 13. | 1 May 2021 | Salinas, Ecuador | Hard | Sergio Galdós | Antonio Cayetano March Thiago Agustín Tirante | w/o |
| Winner | 14. | 6 June 2021 | Little Rock, United States | Hard | Ernesto Escobedo | Christopher Eubanks Roberto Quiroz | 4–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
| Runner–up | 15. | 12 June 2021 | Orlando, United States | Hard | JC Aragone | Christian Harrison Peter Polansky | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner–up | 16. | 31 July 2021 | El Espinar, Spain | Hard | JC Aragone | Robert Galloway Alex Lawson | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Runner–up | 17. | 2 October 2021 | Lima, Peru | Clay | Fernando Romboli | Julian Lenz Gerald Melzer | 6–7, 6–7 |
| Runner–up | 18. | 23 October 2021 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Alejandro Gómez | Nicolás Jarry Roberto Quiroz | 7–6, 5–7, [4–10] |
| Winner | 19. | 4 December 2021 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Alejandro Gómez | Rafael Matos Felipe Meligeni Alves | w/o |
| Winner | 20. | 11 December 2021 | Florianópolis, Brazil | Clay | Alejandro Gómez | Martín Cuevas Rafael Matos | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner–up | 21. | 26 March 2022 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | Clay | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | Jesper de Jong Bart Stevens | 4–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
| Winner | 22. | 16 April 2022 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Clay | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | Luis David Martínez Felipe Meligeni Alves | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Winner | 23. | 23 April 2022 | Aguascalientes, Mexico | Clay | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | Gonçalo Oliveira Divij Sharan | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 24. | 8 May 2022 | Aix-en-Provence, France | Clay | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | Titouan Droguet Kyrian Jacquet | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 25. | 14 May 2022 | Heilbronn, Germany | Clay | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | Jelle Sels Bart Stevens | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 26. | 21 May 2022 | Tunis, Tunisia | Clay | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | Alexander Erler Lucas Miedler | 6–7, 6–3, [11–9] |
| Winner | 27. | 4 June 2022 | Forlì, Italy | Clay | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul | 7–5, 4–6, [10–4] |
| Runner-up | 28. | 16 July 2022 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | Clay | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | Robin Haase Sem Verbeek | 4–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
| Runner-up | 29. | 20 August 2022 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Clay | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | Ruben Gonzales Reese Stalder | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Winner | 30. | 5 October 2022 | Gwangju, South Korea | Hard | Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | Yuki Bhambri Saketh Myneni | 2–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Winner | 31. | 29 April 2023 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Francisco Cabral | Andrey Golubev Denys Molchanov | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 32. | 14 May 2023 | Francavilla al Mare, Italy | Clay | Ariel Behar | Sander Arends Petros Tsitsipas | 7–6, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Winner | 33. | Nov 2023 | Brasilia, Brazil | Clay | André Göransson | Marcelo Demoliner Rafael Matos | 7–6, 4–6, [11–9] |
National representation
Pan American Games
Singles 1 (1 runner-up)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 15 July 2015 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Facundo Bagnis | 1–6, 2–6 |
Central American and Caribbean Games
Singles: 1 Bronze Medal Matches (1–0)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 2014 | Veracruz | Clay | Daniel Garza | 6–4, 6–2 |
South American Games
Doubles 1 (1 runner-up)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 15 March 2014 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Carlos Salamanca | Guido Andreozzi Facundo Bagnis | 6–7, 5–7 |