Martín de la Puente Riobó (born 22 June 1999) is a Spanish professional wheelchair tennis player.
Wheelchair tennis career
De la Puente is the 2022 US Open doubles champion with Nicolas Peifer and 2023 French Open wheelchair men's doubles finalist with Gustavo Fernandez. He is a former world No. 1 in the doubles rankings, achieved in November 2022.
He reached the doubles quarterfinals at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics, and became the second Spanish tennis paralympic player to reach the singles quarterfinals in the 2024 Summer Paralympics, after Daniel Caverzaschi the Games prior; he then became the first one to reach the singles semifinals. At the same Games, he reached the doubles semifinals for the first time for the Spanish tennis paralympic team along with fellow partner Caverzaschi. They won Spain's ever first medal in wheelchair tennis after obtaining a bronze medal in the men's doubles event.
Playing wheelchair tennis since he was ten years old, he admires Rafael Nadal as his idol.
Proteus syndrome De la Puente was born with Proteus syndrome, with fingers on one of his hands larger than on the other, and had his left foot amputated when he was eight years old.
Career statistics Performance timelines
Wheelchair singles Tournament20222023202420252026SRW–LWin % Australian OpenAQF1RSFF0 / 4?–4 French OpenQFSF1RSFSF0 / 5 ?–5 WimbledonASFFSFSF0 / 4?–4 US OpenQFQFNHSF0 / 3?–3Win–loss0 / 16?–16
Wheelchair Doubles
Tournament20222023202420252026SRW–LWin % Australian OpenAQFQFQFQF0 / 4?–4 French OpenSFFQFQFF0 / 5?–5 WimbledonASFQFWSF1 / 4?–3 US OpenW1RNHQF1 / 3?–2Win–loss2 / 16?–?
Grand Slam tournament finals
Wheelchair singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentsScoreLoss2024WimbledonGrass Alfie Hewett2–6, 3–6https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/draws/g-wheelchair-singlesLoss2026Australian OpenHard Tokito Oda6–3, 2–6, 2–6
Wheelchair doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin2022US OpenHard Nicolas Peifer Alfie Hewett Gordon Reid 4–6, 7–5, [10–6]Loss2023French OpenClay Gustavo Fernandez Alfie Hewett Gordon Reid 6–7(9–11), 5–7Win2025WimbledonGrass Ruben Spaargaren Alfie Hewett Gordon Reid7–6(7–1), 7–5Loss2026French OpenClay Stephane Houdet Alfie Hewett Gordon Reid 2–6, 3–6
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