David Ferrer Ern (Valencian pronunciation: ; born 2 April 1982) is a Spanish professional tennis player. As of October 2013, he is ranked the world no. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Ferrer turned professional in 2000, and was in the first years of his career known as a clay-court specialist, having won half of his titles on the surface. However, he has had significant success on all surfaces, having reached the final of the French Open in 2013, the semifinals of the Australian and US Opens twice each, and the quarterfinals of Wimbledon twice. He was part of the Spain Davis Cup team that won the finals in 2008, 2009, and 2011. His biggest individual title to date was the Paris Masters in 2012, and he was runner-up at the Tennis Masters Cup in 2007. He first achieved a top-10 ranking in 2006 and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 3 in July 2013. Ferrer was born in Xàbia in the province of Alicante, but he moved to Gandia at age thirteen, followed two years later.. …