In 1996, Filippini played what was longest known game in ATP Tour history at Casablanca, going to deuce 20 times with Alberto Berasategui in one game of a 6–2, 6–3 first round loss. The game lasted 28 minutes (24-22 in total points for Berasategui).
Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga is a Chilean former world No. 1 tennis player. Nicknamed "El Chino" and "El zurdo de Vitacura", he became the first Latin American player to reach the top position on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles rankings in March 1998, holding the spot for six weeks. He also held the top ranking in juniors. At 1.75 m, Ríos is the shortest man to hold the number 1 ranking in men's tennis.
Alberto Berasategui Salazar is a former top-10 professional tennis player from Spain. He was a Grand Slam finalist at the 1994 French Open, and won a total of 14 ATP singles titles, achieving a career-high singles ranking of world no. 7 in November 1994.
Gustavo Kuerten defeated Sergi Bruguera in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1997 French Open. He became the first unseeded player since Mats Wilander in 1982 and the second-lowest ranked player ever to win a major, and the first Brazilian male singles player to win a major. Following the win, Kuerten improved in the rankings from world No. 66 to No. 15.
Carlos Moyá defeated Àlex Corretja in the final, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1998 French Open.
Pete Sampras defeated Carlos Moyá in the final, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1997 Australian Open.
Francisco Javier Clavet González de Castejón, known as Pato Clavet, is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won eight singles titles, reached the semifinals of the 1992 Indian Wells Masters and the 1999 Miami Masters, and achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 18 in July 1992. He reached No. 16 at the Champions Race, after winning in Scottsdale in 2001.
Defending champion Patrick Rafter defeated Mark Philippoussis in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1998 US Open.
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Championship Series, Single-Week, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the Davis Cup, the ATP Tour World Championships and the Grand Slam Cup.
Ctislav Doseděl was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Defending champion Michael Chang defeated Bohdan Ulihrach in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1997 Indian Wells Masters.
Carlos Costa was the defending champion, but the second seeded Spaniard lost in the first round to Marcelo Filippini because he had to retire. Karel Nováček won in the final 7–5, 6–4, 7–6(9–7) against Richard Fromberg and captured his third title in Hilversum.
Ivan Lendl was the last champion of the tournament in 1994, but retired from professional tennis at the same year. The 1995 final was suspended due to rain.
The defending champion was Joakim Nyström but he lost in the quarterfinals to the seventh seeded, Marcelo Filippini from Uruguay, who went on to win the singles title.
The 1994 Topper Open was a men's tennis tournament held in Montevideo, Uruguay and played on outdoor clay courts. The tournament was part of the World Series circuit of the 1994 ATP Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 31 October through 6 November 1994. First-seeded Alberto Berasategui won the singles title.
Karim Alami was the defending champion, but lost in the quarter-finals to Alberto Berasategui.
Albert Costa was the defending champions, but chose to compete at Cincinnati in the same week.
Thomas Muster was the defending champion but chose to compete at Cincinnati in the same week, losing in the first round to Mark Woodforde.
Goran Ivanišević was the defending champion but chose to compete at Los Angeles during the same week, reaching the semifinals.
Javier Sánchez was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Marcelo Filippini.
Alberto Berasategui was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Nicolás Lapentti.
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