Massimo Valeri

Massimo Valeri
Country (sports) Italy Italy
Born (1972-03-13) 13 March 1972
Rome, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro 1991
Plays Right-handed
Prize money $164,828
Singles
Career record 3–9
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 137 (24 Aug 1992)
Doubles
Career record 5–8
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 116 (5 Jul 1999)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
US Open 1R (1994)

Massimo Valeri (born 13 March 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

Career

Valeri was a quarter-finalist in the boy's doubles event at the 1990 French Open, with Andrei Pavel, who he had beaten in the singles draw.[1]

In 1993, Valeri had wins over two top 100 players, Richard Fromberg in Bologna and Anders Järryd in Prague.[2]

The Italian was a mixed doubles participant in the 1994 French Open, partnering Gabriela Sabatini. They were defeated in the opening round by Kent Kinnear and Nana Miyagi.[3]

Valeri spent most of 1995 and 1996 away from the tour, appearing in just one Challenger tournament in each of the years.[2]

In 1998 he defeated Carlos Costa in Palermo, before being beaten in the second round by Nicolás Lapentti.[2] His best result that season however came in the Bologna Outdoor tournament, where he and Giorgio Galimberti were losing doubles finalists.[2]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 1998 Bologna, Italy Clay Italy Giorgio Galimberti United States Brandon Coupe
South Africa Paul Rosner
6–7, 3–6

Challenger titles

Singles: (2)

No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
1. 1991 Messina, Italy Clay Spain Germán López 4–6, 6–1, 7–6
2. 1992 Oberstaufen, Germany Clay Germany Martin Sinner 6–3, 6–3

Doubles: (4)

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
1. 1997 Venice, Italy Clay Italy Giorgio Galimberti Argentina Martín Rodríguez
Mexico David Roditi
6–4, 0–6, 7–6
2. 1999 Ljubljana, Slovenia Clay Belgium Tom Vanhoudt Spain Eduardo Nicolás
Spain Germán Puentes
7–6(10–8), 6–4
3. 1999 Biella, Italy Clay Italy Filippo Messori Argentina Agustín Calleri
Spain Salvador Navarro
7–5, 6–4
4. 1999 Manerbio, Italy Clay Austria Thomas Strengberger Argentina Federico Browne
Argentina Francisco Cabello
6–3, 6–3

References


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