Marco Mirnegg

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Marco Mirnegg
Full nameMarco Mirnegg
Country (sports)Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Born (1982-06-24) 24 June 1982 (age 37)
Linz, Austria
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$83,350
Singles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 204 (26 September 2005)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 498 (4 October 2004)

Marco Mirnegg (born 24 June 1982) is a former professional tennis player from Austria.

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Biography

Born in Linz, he is the son of former Austrian football international Dieter Mirnegg. [1]

Mirnegg, who was coached by Jürgen Waber, turned professional in 2002. [2] He won three Challenger titles and in satellite tournaments had wins over Nicolás Almagro and Roberto Bautista Agut. His only main draw appearance on the ATP Tour came at St. Pölten in 2005, where he featured in both the singles and doubles competitions. [3] He played a Davis Cup match for Austria in 2005, against Australia in Sydney. In the reverse singles, with the tie lost, Mirnegg was called up to face Todd Woodbridge and lost a close match to the Australian doubles specialist 5–7 in the final set. [4]

Challenger titles

Singles: (3)

No.YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.2005 Seville, SpainClay Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Daniel 6–3, 3–0 (RET)
2.2006 Banja Luka, Bosnia & HerzegovinaClay Flag of France.svg Nicolas Devilder 6–2, 6–4
3.2007 Ljubljana, SloveniaClay Flag of France.svg Mathieu Montcourt 7–6(5), 7–5

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References

  1. Thaler, Clemens (3 September 2009). "Marco Mirnegg: So heißt die große Überraschung des Welser Turniers". Oberösterreichische Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ""Ein Boxer, der nie zurückschlägt"". Der Standard (in German). 2 June 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - St. Polten - 16 May - 21 May 2005". International Tennis Federation . Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  4. "Aussies sweep Davis Cup tie". ABC Online . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 March 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2017.