Full name | Christian Carlos Miniussi Ventureira |
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Country (sports) | Argentina |
Residence | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Born | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 5 July 1967
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Turned pro | 1984 |
Retired | 1995 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $651,069 |
Singles | |
Career record | 58–82 |
Career titles | 1 2 Challenger, 0 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 57 (18 May 1992) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1987, 1992) |
French Open | 4R (1991) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1990, 1992) |
US Open | 1R (1992) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 97–94 |
Career titles | 5 5 Challenger, 0 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 37 (15 August 1988) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1991, 1992) |
French Open | 3R (1991) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1990) |
US Open | 2R (1990) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1991) |
Medal record | |
Last updated on: 28 December 2021. |
Christian Carlos Miniussi Ventureira (born 5 July 1967) is a former tennis player from Argentina.
Miniussi turned professional in 1984. He started playing tennis at the Adrogué Tennis Club and he also represented his native country as a lucky loser at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the first round by France's Fabrice Santoro. In the doubles competition Miniussi claimed the bronze medal alongside Javier Frana.
The right-hander won one career title in singles (São Paulo, 1991). He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 18 May 1992, when he became the number 57 of the world.
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 1991 | São Paulo, Brazil | World Series | Hard | Jaime Oncins | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | Feb 1992 | Maceió, Brazil | World Series | Clay | Tomás Carbonell | 6–7(12–14), 7–5, 2–6 |
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Tournament | Year | Record accomplished | Player tied |
São Paulo | 1991 | Winning an ATP tournament as lucky loser | Heinz Günthardt Bill Scanlon Francisco Clavet Sergiy Stakhovsky Rajeev Ram Leonardo Mayer Andrey Rublev Marco Cecchinato [1] Kwon Soon-woo |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1989 | Santos, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Gabriel Markus | 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Feb 1990 | Nairobi, Kenya | Challenger | Clay | Pablo Arraya | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 2–1 | Feb 1990 | Nairobi II, Kenya | Challenger | Clay | Menno Oosting | 6–2, 7–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | Apr 1990 | Estoril, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Thierry Tulasne | 2–6, 2–3 ret. |
Loss | 2–3 | Oct 1993 | Curitiba, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Gilbert Schaller | 4–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Jul 1994 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Horst Skoff | 7–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Mar 1989 | Casablanca, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | Marcelo Ingaramo | Josef Čihák Mark Koevermans | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Feb 1990 | Nairobi, Kenya | Challenger | Clay | Eduardo Masso | João Cunha-Silva Menno Oosting | 3–6, 7–5, 7–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Mar 1990 | Cairo, Egypt | Challenger | Clay | Eduardo Masso | Tomas Anzari David Rikl | 3–6, 7–6, 5–7 |
Win | 2–2 | Apr 1990 | Oporto, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Eduardo Bengoechea | José Clavet Francisco Roig | 6–0, 6–3 |
Win | 3–2 | Aug 1991 | Cervia, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Diego Pérez | João Cunha-Silva Daniel Orsanic | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–3 | Aug 1991 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Roberto Argüello | Vladimir Gabrichidze Martin Strelba | 6–1, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 4–3 | Sep 1991 | Merano, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Carlos Costa | Josef Čihák Tomas Anzari | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 4–4 | Aug 1993 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Claudio Mezzadri | Jan Apell Nicklas Utgren | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 4–5 | Feb 1994 | Punta del Este, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | Luis Lobo | Marcelo Filippini Diego Pérez | 7–6, 6–7, 6–7 |
Loss | 4–6 | Jun 1994 | Furth, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Gastón Etlis | Vojtěch Flégl Andrew Florent | 6–7, 1–6 |
Win | 5–6 | Mar 1995 | Punta del Este, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | Diego Pérez | Lucas Arnold Ker Patricio Arnold | 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | 1R | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||
French Open | 3R | A | 1R | A | 1R | 4R | 1R | A | Q1 | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% | ||||||||||
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||
Win–loss | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 10 | 5–10 | 33% | ||||||||||
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||
Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||
Hamburg | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||
Rome | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | QF | A | A | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | 63% | ||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | 42% |
Tournament | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | |||||||||||
French Open | 1R | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0 / 12 | 8–12 | 40% | |||||||||||
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||
Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||
Hamburg | A | QF | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% | |||||||||||
Rome | A | A | 2R | A | A | QF | A | 2R | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% | |||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0 / 9 | 8–9 | 47% |
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