Celebrity Biographies
David Ferrer Height Weight Body Stats
Born name
David Ferrer Ern
nickname
David
Sun sign
Aries
Place of birth
Xabia, Alicante, Spain
nationality
training
David went to Juan Carlos Ferrero’s Academy called Equelite for 9 months.
During his stay at the academy he was not chosen as a player by the Spanish Federation, instead the federation has chosen to sponsor Tommy Robredo.
occupation
Professional tennis player
plays
right-handed
Rotated PRO
2000
Grand Slam results
- US Open – Semifinals (2007, 2012)
- Wimbledon – Quarterfinals (2012, 2013)
- Australian Open – Semifinals (2011, 2013)
- French Open – Finale (2013)
family
- Vater – Jamier Ferrer Sapena
- Mother – Pilar Ern Cholbi
- Siblings – Javier Ferrer Ern (brother)
Manager
Ferrer is signed with IMG (Sports Management Company), Barcelona, Spain
To build
Athletic
Height
5 feet 9 inches or 175 cm
weight
161 lbs or 73 kg
girlfriend/spouse
David Ferrer vom –
- Camille Pin (2006-2007) – David was in a relationship with French tennis player Camille Pin for about a year from 2006-2007.
- Svetlana Kuznetsova (2007) – Ferrer was in a short-lived relationship with popular Russian tennis player Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2007.
- Marta Tornel (2008 – Present) – David was introduced to Marta. The Spaniard is still with the beautiful Marta, who works in her family’s optometrists and has a degree in Optometry. He has also stated that he sees Marta Tornel as his future wife.
race/ethnicity
White
hair colour
dark brown
eye color
hazel
sexual orientation
Just
distinguishing features
- Great Athlete
- soft hair
- Probably the best recoil
- Calm and disciplined
- Very competitive
- Humble and shy person
shoe size
9.5 (US) or 9 (UK) or 43 (EU)
brand promotion
David has signed endorsement deals with Samsung , Lotto and Bovet Watches .
Known for
David Ferrer is known for being a three-time Davis Cup champion with the Spanish national tennis team (2008, 2009, 2011).
Alongside Rafael Nadal, David is considered one of the best Spanish tennis players to have played in the last decade.
Personal trainer
During his career, Ferrer has been coached by three coaches, beginning with Javier Piles (2000-2013), Jose Francisco Altur (2014) and Paco Fogues (2014-present).In this video you can check how David prepares for his matches.You might also want to check out what David has to say about the importance of fitness when it comes to tennis –
David Ferrer favorite things
- Romanautoren – Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Ildefonso Falcones
- Book – La Reina del Sur (Queen of the South) by Perez-Reverte
David Ferrer Facts
- At the age of 13, David moved to Gandia and after two years moved to Barcelona.
- He is a big supporter of the well-known football club Barcelona.
- He loves to play basketball.
- Ferrer won his first Challenger title in Sopot.
- Roger Federer considers David the best returnee of all tennis players. At the same time, Darren Cahill also believes that Ferrer and Novak Djokovic are the best returnees to have ever played men’s tennis.
- Ferrer keeps every book he reads.
- When David was a teenager his trainer JavierPiles had put him in a closet (2m x 2m) for a few hours because he wasn’t training hard enough. He gave David little water and only a piece of bread. After the incident, Ferrer was working at a construction site and was about to leave tennis. However, after a week he returned to Javier and asked him if he could continue playing tennis at his club.
- He’s not a great net player.
- Follow Ferrer on his Twitter.