Alexandre Simoni

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Alexandre Simoni
Country (sports)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Residence São Paulo, Brazil
Born (1979-07-02) 2 July 1979 (age 44)
São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Turned pro1997
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$394,788
Singles
Career record10–22 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 96 (16 July 2001)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (2002)
French Open Q2 (2003)
Wimbledon 1R (2002)
US Open 1R (2001)
Doubles
Career record11–13 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 119 (7 October 2002)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon Q1 (2000, 2001, 2003)
US Open 1R (2002)

Alexandre Torres Simoni (born 2 July 1979) is a retired professional Brazilian tennis player. After being ranked as high as No. 23 in the ITF World Junior Ranking, he turned professional in 1997.

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On the ATP tour, his best results were in 2001, when he reached two semifinals: in Bogotá and Salvador. He also reached his career-high ranking of No. 96. He was also a member of the Brazilian Davis Cup team, [1] having participated in a total of four ties from 2001 to 2004 and collecting a 2–3 Win/Loss record.

Simoni played his last official match in January 2008, and nowadays works as a tennis coach in São Paulo.

Titles

Singles (3)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (3)
Titles by surface
Hard (1)
Grass (0)
Clay (2)
Carpet (0)
No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore
1.July 31, 2000 Gramado, Brazil Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Lee 6–4, 7–4
2.September 18, 2002 Brasov, Romania Clay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dick Norman 7–5, 6–3
3.May 6, 2002 Edinburgh, Scotland Clay Flag of Monaco.svg Jean-René Lisnard 6–3, 6–3

Doubles (9)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (9)
Titles by surface
Hard (4)
Grass (0)
Clay (5)
Carpet (0)
No.DateTournamentSurfacePartneringOpponents in the finalScore
1.August 2, 1999 Gramado, Brazil Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Antonio Prieto Flag of Paraguay.svg Paulo Carvallo
Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Schlachter
6–1, 6–4
2.June 26, 2000 Eisenach, GermanyClay Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Melo Flag of Mexico.svg Enrique Abaroa
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Crichton
6–1, 6–7(2), 6–1
3.July 10, 2000 Oberstaufen, GermanyClay Flag of the United States.svg Hugo Armando Flag of Germany.svg Tomas Behrend
Flag of Germany.svg Karsten Braasch
6–4, 6–3
4.August 7, 2000 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Melo Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Delgado
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Lee
6–4, 6–4
5.October 29, 2001 Santiago, Chile Clay Flag of Brazil.svg André Sá Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Melo
Flag of Serbia.svg Dušan Vemić
3–6, 6–3, 7–6(3)
6.July 28, 2003 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Daniel Flag of Japan.svg Kentaro Masuda
Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Terachi
6–4, 6–2
7.September 1, 2003 Gramado, Brazil Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Daniel Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago González
Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Hernández
7–6(5), 6–4
8.October 6, 2003 Quito, Ecuador Clay Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Mello Flag of the United States.svg Hugo Armando
Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Schlachter
6–3, 6–4
9.August 7, 2006 Joinville, Brazil Clay Flag of Brazil.svg André Ghem Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo
Flag of Brazil.svg André Sá
6–4, 5–7, [10–8]

Runners-up (16)

Singles (4)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (4)
Finals by surface
Hard (4)
Grass (0)
Clay (0)
Carpet (0)
No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore
1.December 4, 2000 San José, Costa Rica Hard Flag of France.svg Antony Dupuis 7–6(5), 4–6, 6–3
2.May 28, 2001 Salvador, Brazil Hard Flag of Brazil.svg André Sá 6–3, 6–2
3.July 2, 2001 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Mello 7–6(6), 4–6, 7–6(5)
4.July 29, 2002 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Mello 6–3, 6–3

Doubles (12)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (1)
Challengers (11)
Finals by surface
Hard (6)
Grass (0)
Clay (6)
Carpet (0)
No.DateTournamentSurfacePartneringOpponents in the finalScore
1.May 8, 2000 Fergana, Uzbekistan Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Melo Flag of Israel.svg Jonathan Erlich
Flag of Israel.svg Lior Mor
6–4, 6–0
2.May 15, 2000 Samarkand, Uzbekistan Clay Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Melo Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Galvani
Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Stoliarov
W/O
3.August 6, 2000 Gramado, Brazil Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Melo Flag of Brazil.svg André Sá
Flag of the Philippines.svg Eric Taino
7–6(7), 7–6(3)
4.May 14, 2001 Zagreb, Croatia Clay Flag of North Macedonia.svg Aleksandar Kitinov Flag of Italy.svg Enzo Artoni
Flag of Argentina.svg Andrés Schneiter
6–7(5), 6–4, 6–4
5.October 15, 2001 Brasília, Brazil Clay Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Melo Flag of Argentina.svg Luis Lobo
Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Orsanic
W/O
6.April 15, 2002 Bermuda, Bermuda Clay Flag of Paraguay.svg Ramón Delgado Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg George Bastl
Flag of South Africa.svg Neville Godwin
7–5, 6–3
7.July 15, 2002 Amersfoort, The Netherlands Clay Flag of Brazil.svg André Sá Flag of South Africa.svg Jeff Coetzee
Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Haggard
7–6(1), 6–3
8.June 23, 2003 Andorra, Andorra Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Mello Flag of South Africa.svg Rik de Voest
Flag of Finland.svg Tuomas Ketola
6–4, 3–6, 6–4
9.August 2, 2004 Gramado, Brazil Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Henrique Mello Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago González
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares
6–3, 6–3
10.March 13, 2006 Salinas, Ecuador Hard Flag of Brazil.svg André Ghem Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Alves
Flag of Brazil.svg Júlio Silva
3–6, 6–4, [10–4]
11.January 1, 2007 São Paulo, Brazil Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo Flag of Uruguay.svg Pablo Cuevas
Flag of Chile.svg Adrián García
6–4, 6–2
12.April 2, 2007 Monza, ItalyClay Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Hocevar Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Healey
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Kerr
6–4, 6–3

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