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Carlos Moya Llompart (born 27 August 1976, Catalan: Carles Moyà, Spanish: Carlos Moyá) is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Spain. He was the French Open singles champion in 1998 and was the singles runner-up at the 1997 Australian Open. In 2004, he helped his country win the Davis Cup. He currently resides in Switzerland. Although he plays with his right hand, he is naturally left-handed - the opposite of fellow Majorcan Rafael Nadal. He is one of the three currently active players to have won over 500 matches at ATP level (the other two are Roger Federer and Lleyton Hewitt.
Moyà was born in Palma, Spain. He began playing tennis at six years old. He turned professional in 1995 and won his first tour title later that year in Buenos Aires. He dated Italian WTA player Flavia Pennetta but they broke up after London 2007. He is currently dating actress Carolina Cerezuela from Spain. He comes from a family with a long line of tennis players, including his older cousin Gregory Moya, who runs the Moya Tennis Academy in Miami Lakes, Florida.