Massimo Valeri

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Massimo Valeri
Country (sports) Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Born (1972-03-13) 13 March 1972 (age 50)
Rome, Italy
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1991
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$164,828
Singles
Career record3–9
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 137 (24 Aug 1992)
Doubles
Career record5–8
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 116 (5 Jul 1999)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open 1R (1994)

Massimo Valeri (born 13 March 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

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Career

Valeri was a quarter-finalist in the boys' doubles event at the 1990 French Open, with Andrei Pavel, who he had beaten in the singles draw. [1]

In 1993, Valeri had wins over two top 100 players, Richard Fromberg in Bologna and Anders Järryd in Prague. [2]

The Italian was a mixed doubles participant in the 1994 French Open, partnering Gabriela Sabatini. They were defeated in the opening round by Kent Kinnear and Nana Miyagi. [3]

Valeri spent most of 1995 and 1996 away from the tour, appearing in just one Challenger tournament in each of the years. [2]

In 1998, he defeated Carlos Costa in Palermo, before being beaten in the second round by Nicolás Lapentti. [2] His best result that season came in the Bologna Outdoor tournament, where he and Giorgio Galimberti were losing doubles finalists. [2]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jun 1998 Bologna, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Galimberti Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Coupe
Flag of South Africa.svg Paul Rosner
6–7, 3–6

Challenger titles

Singles: (2)

No.YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.1991 Messina, ItalyClay Flag of Spain.svg Germán López 4–6, 6–1, 7–6
2.1992 Oberstaufen, GermanyClay Flag of Germany.svg Martin Sinner 6–3, 6–3

Doubles: (4)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1997 Venice, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Galimberti Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Rodríguez
Flag of Mexico.svg David Roditi
6–4, 0–6, 7–6
2.1999 Ljubljana, Slovenia Clay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tom Vanhoudt Flag of Spain.svg Eduardo Nicolás
Flag of Spain.svg Germán Puentes
7–6(10–8), 6–4
3.1999 Biella, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Filippo Messori Flag of Argentina.svg Agustín Calleri
Flag of Spain.svg Salvador Navarro
7–5, 6–4
4.1999 Manerbio, ItalyClay Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Strengberger Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Browne
Flag of Argentina.svg Francisco Cabello
6–3, 6–3

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References

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  3. ITF Pro Circuit Profile