Santiago Ventura Bertomeu (; born 5 January 1980) is a retired tennis player from Spain. He was born in Castellón, Spain and lives in Burriana, Spain. He is a clay court specialist and is known for the considerable use of drop shots during his matches.

Ventura reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 65 on 3 March 2008. He reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 37 on 7 July 2008.

He was the first player to be beaten by Andy Murray on the ATP Tour, in the first round of the Aegon Championships tournament in 2005.Andy Murray to bid for third Queen's title in Wimbledon warm-up | Sport | The Guardian

Career finals Singles (1 title) LegendGrand Slam tournaments (0–0)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0)Finals by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (1–0)Grass (0–0)Finals by settingOutdoor (1–0)Indoor (0–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Casablanca, MoroccoInternationalClay Dominik Hrbatý6–3, 1–6, 6–4

Doubles (5 titles, 3 runner-ups) LegendGrand 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 (4–3)Finals by surfaceHard (1–0)Clay (4–3)Grass (0–0)Finals by settingOutdoor (5–3)Indoor (0–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Viña del Mar, ChileInternationalClay David Ferrer Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez6–3, 6–4Win2–0Acapulco, MexicoIntl. GoldClay David Ferrer Jiří Vaněk Tomáš Zíb4–6, 6–1, 6–4Loss2–1Costa do Sauípe, BrazilInternationalClay Albert Montañés Marcelo Melo André Sá6–4, 2–6, [7–10]Win3–1Casablanca, MoroccoInternationalClay Albert Montañés James Cerretani Todd Perry6–1, 6–2Loss3–2Buenos Aires, ArgentinaInternationalClay Nicolás Almagro Marcel Granollers Alberto Martín3–6, 7–5, [8–10]Win4–2Chennai, IndiaInternationalHard Marcel Granollers Lu Yen-hsun Janko Tipsarević7–5, 6–2Win5–2Munich, GermanyInternationalClay Oliver Marach Eric Butorac Michael Kohlmann5–7, 6–3, [16–14]Loss5–3Bucharest, RomaniaInternationalClay Marcel Granollers Juan Ignacio Chela Łukasz Kubot6–2, 5–7, [13–11]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 22 (13–9) LegendATP Challenger (4–8)ITF Futures (9–1)Finals by surfaceHard (2–0)Clay (11–9)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Spain F9, OviedoFuturesClay Adrian Cruciat6–2, 7–5Win2–0Spain F10, MadridFuturesHard Luke Bourgeois7–5, 7–6(7–4)Win3–0Morocco F2, MarrakeshFuturesClay Mike Scheidweiler6–4, 6–4Win4–0Morocco F3, AgadirFuturesClay Karim Maamoun7–5, 7–6(7–5)Win5–0Spain F11, LanzaroteFuturesHard Lamine Ouahab7–6(7–2), 2–6, 7–6(7–4)Win6–0Spain F20, SantanderFuturesClay Diego Hipperdinger6–3, 4–6, 7–5Win7–0Spain F29, PontevedraFuturesClay Juan-Albert Viloca-Puig6–2, 6–3Win8–0Spain F3, MurciaFuturesClay Marco Mirnegg6–2, 6–2Loss8–1Italy F1, FrascatiFuturesClay Daniele Giorgini6–7(4–7), 4–6Win9–1Freudenstadt, GermanyChallengerClay Jan Frode Andersen6–3, 1–6, 6–3Loss9–2Barcelona, SpainChallengerClay Óscar Hernández3–6, 6–3, 1–5 ret,Win10–2Spain F5, MurciaFuturesClay Javier Genaro-Martinez6–2, 5–7, 6–3Loss10–3Gran Canaria, SpainChallengerClay Peter Luczak7–6(8–6), 3–6, 5–7Win11–3Milan, ItalyChallengerClay Victor Hănescu6–3, 7–5Loss11–4Timișoara, RomaniaChallengerClay Victor Hănescu6–7(2–7), 3–6Loss11–5Cherkassy, UkraineChallengerClay Boris Pashanski5–7, 6–7(7–9)Win12–5Montevideo, UruguayChallengerClay Marcel Granollers4–6, 6–0, 6–4Loss12–6Sassuolo, ItalyChallengerClay Fred Gil2–6, 3–6Win13–6Bucharest, RomaniaChallengerClay Victor Crivoi5–7, 6–4, 6–2Loss13–7Rabat, MoroccoChallengerClay Laurent Recouderc0–6, 2–6Loss13–8Barletta, ItalyChallengerClay Ivo Minář4–6, 3–6Loss13–9Zagreb, CroatiaChallengerClay Yuriy Schukin3–6, 5–7

Doubles: 55 (38–17) LegendATP Challenger (23–10)ITF Futures (15–7)Finals by surfaceHard (8–0)Clay (30–17)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Spain F4, DeniaFuturesClay Jose-Ezequiel Lido-Mico Pedro Canovas-Garcia Juan GinerwalkoverWin1–1Spain F1, AlicanteFuturesClay Javier Pérez-Vazquez Óscar Hernández Marcos Roy-Girardi7–6(7–5), 6–4Loss1–2Seville, SpainChallengerClay Tommy Robredo Eduardo Nicolás-Espin Germán Puentes-Alcaniz3–6, 2–6Win2–2France F3, FeucherollesFuturesClay Marc López Relja Dulić Fišer Nir Welgreen7–5, 7–6(7–4)Loss2–3Austria F2, TelfsFuturesClay Marc Fornell Mestres Alexander Peya Thomas Strengberger6–4, 3–6, 0–6Win3–3Spain F8, SantanderFuturesClay A-J Martin Arroyo Gabriel Trujillo Soler C. Rexach-Itoiz4–6, 6–3, 6–4Loss3–4Spain F9, OviedoFuturesClay A-J Martin Arroyo Gabriel Trujillo Soler C. Rexach-Itoiz6–4, 6–1Loss3–5Seville, SpainChallengerClay Marc López Stefano Galvani Vincenzo Santopadre4–6, 4–6Win4–5France F3, FeucherollesFuturesClay Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Jan Weinzierl Krzysztof KwintawalkoverLoss4–6Spain F5, AlicanteFuturesClay Ivan Esquerdo-Andreu Gabriel Trujillo Soler Óscar Hernández3–6, 3–6Loss4–7Brașov, RomaniaChallengerClay Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Christopher Kas Herbert Wiltschnig7–5, 4–6, 5–7Win5–7Spain F20, Gran CanariaFuturesClay Iván Navarro David Marrero G. Rodriguez-Ruano6–3, 1–2 ret.Win6–7Spain F1, MurciaFuturesHard Salvador Navarro Gutiérrez Artemon Apostu-Efremov Vitali Shvets6–7(6–8), 6–2, 6–2Win7–7Portugal F5, FaroFuturesHard Guillermo García López Helder Lopes Bernardo Mota7–6(7–4), 6–7(6–8), 6–4Win8–7Spain F13, AlicanteFuturesHard Guillermo García López Francesco Aldi Alessandro da Col6–2, 7–5Win9–7Spain F22, MadridFuturesHard E. Carril-Caso Giuseppe Menga Alessandro da Col6–0, 3–6, 6–3Win10–7Spain F23, MadridFuturesHard M-A Lopez-Jaén Mustafa Ghouse Federico Torresi7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–2Win11–7Spain F24, MadridFuturesHard E. Carril-Caso Eduardo Bohrer Márcio Carlsson6–4, 7–6(7–5)Win12–7Spain F28, Gran CanariaFuturesClay Iván Navarro Lassi Ketola Johannes Ager6–3, 6–3Loss12–8Spain F29, PontevedraFuturesClay Iván Navarro Eduardo Nicolás-Espin Germán Puentes-Alcaniz4–6, 4–6Win13–8Spain F3, MurciaFuturesClay Iván Navarro Gabriel Trujillo Soler Salvador Navarro Gutiérrez7–6(7–3), 6–1Win14–8Spain F4, MurciaFuturesClay Iván Navarro Marc Fornell Mestres Salvador Navarro Gutiérrez6–4, 6–1Loss14–9Great Britain F2, EdinburghFuturesClay Richard Brooks Andrew Derer Joseph SirianniwalkoverLoss14–10Freudenstadt, GermanyChallengerClay Salvador Navarro Gutiérrez Gabriel Trifu Alexander Waske3–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6Win15–10Bogotá, ColombiaChallengerClay Sergio Roitman Richard Barker Frank Moser7–5, 6–4Loss15–11Aracaju, BrazilChallengerClay Juan Pablo Guzmán Enzo Artoni Ignacio González King4–6, 2–6Win16–11Geneva, SwitzerlandChallengerClay Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Stéphane Bohli Roman Valent6–3, 7–5Loss16–12Buenos Aires, ArgentinaChallengerClay Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Lucas Arnold Ker Sebastián Prieto0–6, 4–6Win17–12Barletta, ItalyChallengerClay Fernando Vicente Flavio Cipolla Alessandro Motti7–6(7–2), 4–6, [10–8]Loss17–13Tarragona, SpainChallengerClay Álex López Morón Hugo Armando Gabriel Trujillo Soler3–6, 6–7(3–7)Loss17–14Spain F2, CalviàFuturesClay J-A Sanchez-de Luna David Marrero M-A Lopez-Jaén5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8)Win18–14Spain F3, MallorcaFuturesHard Pedro Rico Garcia Pedro Clar Pedro Villar-Almiron6–3, 6–4Win19–14Córdoba, ArgentinaChallengerHard Fernando Vicente Paul Capdeville Leonardo Mayer6–4, 6–3Win20–14Poznań, PolandChallengerClay Marc López Flavio Cipolla Ivo Klec6–2, 5–7, [10–3]Win21–14Timișoara, RomaniaChallengerClay Marcel Granollers Lazar Magdinchev Predrag Rusevski6–1, 6–4Win22–14Cherkassy, UkraineChallengerClay Daniel Muñoz de la Nava Sergey Bubka Alexander Kudryavstev6–2, 7–6(7–4)Win23–14Seville, SpainChallengerClay Marcel Granollers J-A Sanchez de Luna M. P. Puigdomenech6–3, 6–2Win24–14Bucharest, SpainChallengerClay Marcel Granollers Horia Tecău Florin Mergea6–2, 6–1Win25–14Tarragona, SpainChallengerClay Marcel Granollers Pablo Andújar Daniel Muñoz de la Nava6–4, 7–6(7–3)Loss25–15Bogotá, ColombiaChallengerClay Marcel Granollers Thomaz Bellucci Bruno Soares4–6, 6–4, [9–11]Win26–15Belo Horizonte, BrazilChallengerClay Marcel Granollers Adrián García Leonardo Mayer6–3, 6–3Loss26–16Montevideo, UruguayChallengerClay Marcel Granollers Pablo Cuevas Luis HornawalkoverWin27–16Bucharest, RomaniaChallengerClay Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Andrea Arnaboldi Máximo González6–3, 5–7, [10–6]Win28–16Rabat, MoroccoChallengerClay Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Philipp Marx Michael Kohlmann6–4, 7–6(7–5)Win29–16Marrakesh, MoroccoChallengerClay Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Alberto Martín Daniel Muñoz de la Nava6–3, 7–6(7–5)Win30–16Barletta, ItalyChallengerClay Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna7–6(7–1), 6–2Win31–16Furth, GermanyChallengerClay Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Simon Greul Alessandro Motti4–6, 6–1, [10–6]Win32–16Košice, SlovakiaChallengerClay Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Dominik Hrbatý Martin Kližan6–2, 7–6(7–5)Win33–16Asunción, ParaguayChallengerClay Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Máximo González Eduardo Schwank6–3, 7–6(7–3)Win34–16Bucaramanga, ColombiaChallengerClay Pere Riba Marcelo Demoliner Rodrigo Guidolin6–2, 6–2Win35–16Caltanissetta, ItalyChallengerClay David Marrero Martin Kližan Uladzimir Ignatik7–6(7–3), 6–4Win36–16Barletta, ItalyChallengerClay David Marrero Daniele Bracciale Ilija Bozoljak6–3, 6–3Loss36–17Zagreb, CroatiaChallengerClay Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Andre Begemann Matthew Ebden6–7(5–7), 7–5, [3–10]Win37–17San Sebastián, SpainChallengerClay David Marrero Brian Battistone Andreas Siljeström6–4, 7–6(7–3)Win38–17Seville, SpainChallengerClay Daniel Muñoz de la Nava Nikola Ćirić Guillermo Olaso6–2, 7–5

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Ventura World ranking history