Daniele Balducci

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Daniele Balducci
Full nameDaniele Balducci
Country (sports)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Born (1970-09-10) 10 September 1970 (age 51)
Prize money$58,225
Singles
Career record1–3
Highest rankingNo. 191 (29 April 1996)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 426 (14 July 1997)

Daniele Balducci (born 10 September 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

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Biography

Originally from the Tuscan town of Monsummano Terme, Balducci had a highest ranking on tour of 191. [1]

Balducci made his ATP Tour main draw debut at the 1990 Sanremo Open, where he featured in both the singles and doubles events. His other two ATP Tour appearances came at the Austrian Open Kitzbühel, as a qualifier for back to back tournaments in 1995 and 1996, making second round in the latter year by beating Olivier Delaître

He has a win over Roger Federer to his name, defeating the future world number one at a satellite tournament in Switzerland in 1997. [2]

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References

  1. "Il monsummanese è al numero 300 per il computer Atp Daniele Balducci e il tennis storia di un `bimane' giramondo". Il Tirreno (in Italian). 9 September 1998. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  2. "Federer e i quattro toscani che lo hanno battuto". Il Tirreno (in Italian). 2 January 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2018.