Massimo Cierro

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Massimo Cierro
Country (sports) Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Born (1964-05-07) 7 May 1964 (age 60)
Naples, Italy
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro1984
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$313,726
Singles
Career record18-46
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 113 (19 Aug 1985)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1992)
French Open 1R (1992)
US Open 1R (1985)
Doubles
Career record22-41
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 122 (23 May 1988)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (1988)

Massimo Cierro (born 7 May 1964) is a former professional tennis player from Italy. [1]

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Career

Cierro never won a Grand Slam match. [2] He lost to 15th seed Scott Davis at 1985 US Open, Patrick McEnroe in the 1992 Australian Open and Henri Leconte at the 1992 French Open, all in straight sets. [2]

The biggest win of his career was at the Championship Series event, the Italian Open, in 1991, when he defeated world number 13 Karel Nováček. [2]

Cierro was a quarter-finalist at Bordeaux in 1989, San Marino in 1989 and Palermo in 1991. [2]

Partnering Alessandro de Minicis he made two ATP doubles finals, in Saint-Vincent, losing both. [2]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 1987 Saint-Vincent, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro de Minicis Flag of the United States.svg Bud Cox
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Fancutt 		3–6, 4–6
Loss0–2Aug 1989 Saint-Vincent, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro de Minicis Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Čihák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk 		4–6, 2–6

Challenger titles

Singles: (3)

No.YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.1988 Parioli, ItalyClay Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Haldin 6–1, 6–1
2.1988 Verona, ItalyClay Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Costa 5–7, 6–2, 7–5
3.1989 Pescara, ItalyClay Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Larsson 6–3, 6–3

Doubles: (5)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1985 Belo Horizonte, BrazilClay Flag of Brazil.svg Júlio Góes Flag of Brazil.svg Givaldo Barbosa
Flag of Brazil.svg Ivan Kley 		6–3, 6–4
2.1989 Parioli, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro de Minicis Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Cocchi
Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Pisilli		6–4, 6–1
3.1990 Neu-Ulm, West Germany Clay Flag of Italy.svg Simone Colombo Flag of Romania.svg George Cosac
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vojtěch Flégl 		0–6, 6–2, 6–1
4.1991 Zaragoza, SpainClay Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Pescosolido Flag of Spain.svg Juan Carlos Báguena
Flag of Spain.svg David de Miguel 		6–2, 6–4
5.1992 Pescara, ItalyClay Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Utgren Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Roger Smith 		6–4, 6–4

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References

  1. ↑ ITF Tennis Profile
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 ATP World Tour Profile
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