Santiago Ventura Bertomeu (Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo βenˈtuɾa βeɾtoˈmew];[a] born 5 January 1980) is a retired tennis player from Spain.

He is a clay court specialist and is known for the considerable use of drop shots during his matches.

[1][2][3] Ventura reached a career-high singles ranking of world No.

He reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No.

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.