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Franco Squillari (born 22 August 1975) is a former professional male tennis player from Argentina. He won 3 singles titles, reached the semifinals of the 2000 French Open and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 11.
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| Country (sports) |  Argentina |
|---|---|
| Residence | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Born | 22 August 1975 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
| Turned pro | 1994 |
| Retired | 2005 |
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $2,504,591 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 155–165 |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 11 (18 September 2000) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2000) |
| French Open | SF (2000) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1998) |
| US Open | 2R (2000) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2000) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–4 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 387 23 (July 2001) |
Career
As a junior, Squillari won the 1993 South American Closed Junior Championships (in Paraguay).
Squillari entered the world's top 50 in 1998, and won a total of three ATP Tour singles titles (all in Germany) during his career. He reached the semifinals of the 2000 French Open defeating Alexander Popp, Jiří Vaněk, Karol Kučera, Younes El Aynaoui and future champion Albert Costa, before losing to Magnus Norman. He went on to reach the fourth round of the French Open the following year as well.
He reached three Masters quarterfinals: Rome in 1999 (where he beat world no. 3 Carlos Moya, Cincinnati in 2000 and Hamburg in 2001. He also beat world no. 3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov in Barcelona in 1999.
He is one of the few tennis players to have a perfect 100% record against Roger Federer, having beaten him both times they played, in 2001 and 2003.
Squillari retired in 2005.
Career finals
Singles (3 wins, 3 losses)
| Legend (singles) |
|---|
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP International Series Gold (1) |
| ATP Tour (2) |
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 1997 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay |  Hicham Arazi |
6–3, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 1998 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Mariano Puerta |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | May 1999 | Munich, Germany | Clay |  Andrei Pavel |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–2 | May 2000 | Munich, Germany | Clay |  Tommy Haas |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jul 2000 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Gastón Gaudio |
6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jul 2002 | Sopot, Poland | Clay | José Acasuso |
6–2, 1–6, 3–6 |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | SR | W–L | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | |||||||
| French Open | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | SF | 4R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 7 | 10–7 | |||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 1–6 | |||||||
| US Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | |||||||
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 8–4 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 23 | 17–23 | |||||||
| ATP Masters Series | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1-3 | |||||||
| Miami Masters | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 2R | A | 0 / 6 | 6–6 | |||||||
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 3-4 | |||||||
| Rome Masters | A | A | A | QF | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 6–4 | |||||||
| Hamburg Masters | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 5-4 | |||||||
| Canada Masters | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||||||||
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||||||||
| Madrid Masters (Stuttgart) | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||||||||
| Career Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Titles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Overall win–loss | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year End Ranking | 126 | 102 | 60 | 52 | 14 | 55 | 79 | 124 | 143 | 275 | |||||||||
External links
- Franco Squillari at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Franco Squillari at the International Tennis Federation
- Franco Squillari at the Davis Cup
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Franco Squillari (n. el 22 de agosto de 1975 en Buenos Aires, Argentina) es un exjugador profesional de tenis. Profesional desde el año 1994, alcanzó su máxima posición en el ranking mundial al ubicarse en el puesto N° 11 del ranking ATP en septiembre de 2000. En ese año, fue semifinalista de Roland Garros, perdiendo ese partido contra el sueco Magnus Norman.[1] Se retiró de la práctica profesional del tenis a finales del año 2005. Además, se retiró con una ventaja de partidos ganados ante Roger Federer de 2-0.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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