Albert Portas
Albert Portas Soy is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 19 in October 2001.
Career
Portas turned professional in 1994.His first and only top-level singles title came at the 2001 Hamburg Masters tournament, where as a qualifier he defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final. His mastery of the drop shot earned him the nickname "Drop Shot Dragon". According to the BBC, Lleyton Hewitt said of Portas that "He sure hits a lot of drop shots, but he hits them so well, as well as anyone I have faced." His final at Barcelona Open in 1997 was also very remarkable. En route to the final he defeated Gustavo Kuerten, Marcelo Ríos, and Carlos Moyá, but lost in the final to Albert Costa. In 1999, Portas lost the final of San Marino defeated by his countryman Galo Blanco.
Immediately after his retirement from playing tennis in September 2007, Portas started coaching WTA player Daniela Hantuchová, whom he coached from 2007–2012.
Performance timelines
Singles
Doubles
ATP career finals
Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss | 0–1 | 1997 Torneo Godó – Singles| | Barcelona, Spain | Championship Series | Clay |  dts|Aug 1999Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
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dts|Jul 1995