Marcelo Filippini

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Marcelo Filippini
Country (sports)Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Residence Montevideo, Uruguay
Born (1967-08-04) 4 August 1967 (age 56)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1987
Retired2000
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money $2,034,890
Singles
Career record244–250
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 30 (6 August 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1993)
French Open QF (1999)
Wimbledon 1R (1997, 1998, 1999)
US Open 2R (1997, 1998)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games 2R (1996)
Doubles
Career record67–75
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 34 (31 July 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (1989, 1990)

Marcelo Filippini (born 4 August 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Uruguay.

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In 1996, Filippini played what was longest known game in ATP Tour history at Casablanca, going to deuce 20 times with Alberto Berasategui in one game of a 6–2, 6–3 first round loss. The game lasted 28 minutes (24–22 in total points for Berasategui).

Filippini's best performance at a Grand Slam event came at the French Open in 1999, where he reached (as a qualifier without dropping a set) the quarterfinals, defeating Laurence Tieleman, Martin Damm, Vince Spadea and Greg Rusedski before being knocked-out by eventual champion Andre Agassi. He also reached the quarterfinals of the 1993 Rome Masters.

Career finals

Singles: 10 (5 wins – 5 losses)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Tour (5–5)
ResultW/LDateTournamentDrawSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Jul 1988 Båstad, Sweden 48 Clay Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Cancellotti 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss1–1Sep 1988 Bari, Italy 32 Clay Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Muster 6–2, 1–6, 5–7
Win2–1 Aug 1989 Prague, Czechoslovakia 32 Clay Flag of Austria.svg Horst Skoff 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Loss2–2. Nov 1990 Itaparica, Brazil 32 Hard Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Wilander 1–6, 2–6
Loss2–3May 1991 Madrid, Spain 32 Clay Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Arrese 2–6, 4–6
Win3–3Jun 1994 Florence, Italy 32 Clay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Fromberg 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss3–4 May 1995 Bologna, Italy 32 Clay Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Ríos 2–6, 4–6
Loss3–5 Apr 1996 Bermuda, Bermuda 32 Clay Flag of the United States.svg MaliVai Washington 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 5–7
Win4–5 May 1997 Atlanta, USA 32 Clay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Stoltenberg 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Win5–5May 1997 St. Pölten, Austria 32 Clay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Rafter 7–6(7–2), 6–2

Doubles: 5 (3 wins – 2 losses)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Tour (3–2)
ResultW/LDateTournamentDrawSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Oct 1988 Palermo, Italy 32 Clay Flag of Peru.svg Carlos di Laura Flag of Argentina.svg Alberto Mancini
Flag of Argentina.svg Christian Miniussi
6–2, 6–0
Loss1–1 Apr 1990 Nice, France 16 Clay Flag of Austria.svg Horst Skoff Flag of Argentina.svg Alberto Mancini
Flag of France.svg Yannick Noah
4–6, 6–7
Win2–1Jun 1992 Florence, Italy 32 Clay Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Mattar Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Royce Deppe
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Brent Haygarth
6–4, 6–7, 6–4
Loss2–2 Nov 1992 Athens, Greece 16 Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mark Koevermans Flag of Spain.svg Tomás Carbonell
Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Roig
3–6, 4–6
Win3–2 Nov 1994 Montevideo, Uruguay 16 Clay Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Mattar Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Casal
Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Sánchez
7–6, 6–4
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
1996 Atlanta
Succeeded by

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