Claudio Mezzadri

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Claudio Mezzadri
Country (sports)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Born (1965-06-10) 10 June 1965 (age 59)
Locarno, Switzerland
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Turned pro1983
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 797,458
Singles
Career record116–137
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 26 (2 November 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1992)
French Open 1R (1986, 1988, 1989, 1993)
Wimbledon 2R (1986)
US Open 2R (1988)
Doubles
Career record84–89
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 23 (22 February 1988)

Claudio Mezzadri (born 10 June 1965) is a retired professional tennis player from Switzerland. Mezzadri turned professional in 1983, and won his only ATP singles title four years later in Geneva. He also won four doubles titles in his career. His highest ranking was world No. 26 in singles in November 1987 and No. 23 in doubles in February 1988.

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Mezzadri participated in nine Davis Cup ties for Switzerland from 1987 to 1991, posting an 11–4 record in singles and a 3–2 record in doubles.

Career finals

Legend
Grand Slam
Tennis Masters Cup
ATP Masters Series
ATP Tour

Singles (1–1)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Sep 1987 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Šmíd 6–4, 7–5
Loss1–1May 1992 Charlotte, U.S.Clay Flag of the United States.svg MaliVai Washington 3–6, 3–6

Doubles (4–5)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Oct 1986 Palermo, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Ocleppo Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Canè
Flag of Germany.svg Simone Colombo
5–7, 3–6
Win1–1Mar 1987 Nancy, FranceCarpet Flag of India.svg Ramesh Krishnan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell
Flag of the United States.svg Larry Scott
6–4, 6–4
Loss1–2Apr 1987 Nice, FranceClay Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Ocleppo Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Casal
Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Sánchez
3–6, 3–6
Loss1–3May 1987 Hamburg, West GermanyClay Flag of the United States.svg Jim Pugh Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miloslav Mečíř
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Šmíd
6–4, 6–7, 2–6
Win2–3Nov 1987 Paris, FranceCarpet Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakob Hlasek Flag of the United States.svg Scott Davis
Flag of the United States.svg David Pate
7–6, 6–2
Loss2–4Sep 1988 Barcelona, SpainClay Flag of Uruguay.svg Diego Pérez Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Casal
Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Sánchez
6–2, 4–6, 7–9
Win3–4Jun 1989 Bari, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Simone Colombo Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Casal
Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sánchez
0–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win4–4Aug 1989 San Marino Clay Flag of Italy.svg Simone Colombo Flag of Argentina.svg Pablo Albano
Flag of Argentina.svg Gustavo Luza
6–4, 6–1
Loss4–4Oct 1989 Basel, SwitzerlandCarpet Flag of Italy.svg Omar Camporese Flag of Germany.svg Udo Riglewski
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Stich
3–6, 6–4, 0–6


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