Marco Meneschincheri

Italian tennis player
Marco Meneschincheri
Full nameMarco Meneschincheri
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1972-04-25) 25 April 1972 (age 52)
Rome, Italy
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1990
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$208,940
Singles
Career record2–12
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 131 (2 February 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (1998)
French OpenQ2 (1998)
WimbledonQ1 (2001)
US OpenQ1 (1992, 1997)
Doubles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 464 (16 May 1994)
Last updated on: 9 September 2022.

Marco Meneschincheri (born 25 April 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

Biography

Career

Born in Rome, Meneschincheri began playing tennis professionally in 1990.

He played mostly on the Challenger circuit and won a title in the Uruguayan city of Punta del Este in 1997, despite suffering an injury scare earlier in the tournament in an unusual incident. During his second round encounter against Cecil Mamiit, the Italian was hit in the head by a billboard which had blown towards him and was forced to go to hospital after losing consciousness. The match was suspended but later resumed after he was given the all clear.[1]

In 1998 he reached his highest career ranking, 131 in the world.

His ATP Tour main draw appearances include two top-tier (now known as Masters) tournaments in 1999, the German Open in Hamburg and Italian Open, making the second round of the former.[2]

He is now involved with Italian television channel SuperTennis, for which he contributes as a commentator.[2]

Personal life

Meneschincheri holds a degree in political science from the University of Rome.[2]

With wife Roberta he has a son who was born in 2014.[2] He has two brothers who are both doctors, including former professional tennis player Famiano.[2]


ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 3 (1–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1994 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Challenger Hard Brazil Fabio Silberberg 6–7, 3–6
Win 1–1 Feb 1997 Punta del Este, Uruguay Challenger Clay Costa Rica Juan Antonio Marín 6–7, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Jun 1998 Eisenach, Germany Challenger Clay Netherlands Edwin Kempes 6–7, 3–6

Performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A Q1 A A Q2 Q1 Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A A A A A A A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open Q1 A A A A Q1 A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
ATP Masters Series
Miami A A A A A A Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Monte Carlo A A Q2 A A Q2 A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Hamburg A A A Q1 A A A 2R A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Rome A Q1 Q2 Q2 Q3 A Q1 1R A Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Paris A A A A A A Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0 / 2 1–2 33%

References

  1. ^ "Il Tennis Romano Vince In Uruguay". La Repubblica (in Italian). 25 February 1997. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Marco Meneschincheri ai microfoni di Tennis Circus" (in Italian). Tennis Circus. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2017.

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