Franco Squillari
 | |
| 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) |
Franco Squillari (born on 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.
Career
Juniors
As a junior Squillari won the 1993 South American Closed Jnr. Championships in Paraguay.
Junior Grand Slam results:
Australian Open: -
French Open: 3R (1993)
Wimbledon: 1R (1993)
US Open: -
Pro tour
Squillari won 3 ATP Tour singles titles (all in Germany) and got to the semifinal of the 2000 French Open where he defeated 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 the following year as well. He reached three Masters quarterfinals: Rome in 1999, Cincinnati in 2000 and Hamburg in 2001.
He is one of the very few tennis players to have a perfect 100% record against Roger Federer, having beaten him in both times they played.
Squillari retired in 2005.
Career finals
Singles (3 titles)
| Legend (Singles) |
|---|
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP International Series Gold (1) |
| ATP Tour (2) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1999 | Munich, Germany | Clay |  Andrei Pavel |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 2. | 2000 | Munich, Germany | Clay |  Tommy Haas |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 3. | 2000 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Gastón Gaudio |
6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Grand Slam Singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | SF | 4R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 7 | 10–7 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 1–6 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 8–4 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 23 | 17–23 |
| Year End Rankings | 747 | 371 | 328 | 396 | 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