Marcelo Ingaramo

Marcelo Ingaramo
Country (sports)	Argentina
Residence	Buenos Aires
Born	13 October 1962 (age 61); Córdoba, Argentina
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	1982
Plays	Left-handed
Prize money	$276,559
Singles
Career record	33-51
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 67 (24 Feb 1986)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	1R (1985, 1986, 1990, 1991)
Wimbledon	1R (1986)
US Open	3R (1988)
Doubles
Career record	25-49
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 134 (26 Aug 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	1R (1988)

Last updated June 02, 2024

Marcelo Ingaramo (born 13 October 1962) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.

Career

Ingaramo made his Grand Slam debut in the 1985 French Open and was beaten in five sets by countryman Eduardo Bengoechea in the opening round. At Wimbledon in 1986 he was again on the wrong side of a five set match, losing 6–8 in the fifth set to Hans Schwaier. He broke through for his first at the 1986 US Open, his four Grand Slam appearance, with a win over Luiz Mattar. The Argentine was defeated in the second round by sixth seed Yannick Noah. His best showing came in the 1988 US Open, winning matches over Horacio de la Peña and Andrew Burrow. He was due to meet Darren Cahill in the third round by forfeited the match in order to return to Argentina for the birth of his child.^[1] His only doubles appearance came at the French Open in 1988, partnering Alberto Mancini. They lost to the American pairing of Eric Korita and Jon Levine in round one.^[2]

The left hander competed on the Grand Prix tennis circuit and subsequent ATP Tour from 1984 to 1994. In his first Grand Prix appearance, at Barcelona, Ingaramo upset Guillermo Vilas. He made the quarter-finals at Buenos Aires, Florence and Madrid in 1985 but his best performance that year was in the Washington Classic, where he again defeated Vilas and also had a win over world number 13 Miloslav Mečíř en route to the semi-finals. In 1986 he was a quarter-finalist at Madrid and St Vincent and also made a semi-final appearance at St Vincent two years later. His only tour final in 1987, was in the doubles, at Bari, partnering Roberto Azar. The pair were defeated in the final by Christer Allgårdh and Ulf Stenlund.^[3]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Apr 1987	Bari, Italy	Clay	Roberto Azar	Christer Allgårdh Ulf Stenlund	3–6, 3–6

Challenger titles

Singles: (3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	1991	Birmingham, United States	Clay	Gabriel Markus	3–6, 6–4, 6–2
2.	1992	Santiago, Chile	Clay	Sergio Cortés	6–4, 6–1
3.	1993	Vina Del Mar, Chile	Clay	Mauricio Hadad	6–1, 6–4

Doubles: (2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	1990	Hossegor, France	Clay	Marcos Aurelio Gorriz	Eduardo Bengoechea Eduardo Masso	7–5, 6–2
2.	1991	Santiago, Chile	Clay	Gustavo Garetto	Hans Gildemeister Felipe Rivera	6–2, 4–6, 6–4

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References

↑ The Evening News (Newburgh), "Connors, Agassi keep on rolling", Barry Wilner, 3 September 1988
↑ ITF Tennis Profile
↑ ATP World Tour Profile

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[1] The Evening News (Newburgh), "Connors, Agassi keep on rolling", Barry Wilner, 3 September 1988

[2] ITF Tennis Profile

[3] ATP World Tour Profile

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