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Francisco Costa Tennis
Brazilian tennis player
Francisco Costa |
Country (sports) | Brazil |
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Residence | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
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Born | (1973-06-28) June 28, 1973 (age 49) Porto Alegre, Brazil |
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Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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Turned pro | 1994 |
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Retired | 2005 |
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Plays | Right-handed |
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Prize money | $305,428 |
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Career record | 1-5 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 140 (8 May 2000) |
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Australian Open | Q3 (1999) |
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French Open | Q1 (1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) |
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Wimbledon | Q1 (2003) |
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US Open | Q1 (1999) |
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Career record | 2-3 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 170 (26 July 1999) |
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Last updated on: 25 January 2022. |
Francisco Costa (born June 28, 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.
He is the current captain of the Brazil Davis Cup team.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 14 (9-5)
Legend
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ATP Challenger (3-3)
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ITF Futures (6-2)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (5-1)
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Clay (4-4)
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Grass (0-0)
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Carpet (0-0)
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Result
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W-L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Loss
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0-1
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Sep 1997
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Budapest, Hungary
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Challenger
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Clay
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Jan Frode Andersen
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6-7(1-7), 6-2, 2-6
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Win
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1-1
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Aug 1998
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Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Challenger
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Hard
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Gaston Gaudio
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4-6, 6-2, 6-4
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Win
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2-1
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May 1999
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Birmingham, United States
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Challenger
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Clay
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Martín Rodríguez
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6-7, 7-6, 6-3
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Loss
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2-2
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Jul 1999
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Oberstaufen, Germany
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Challenger
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Clay
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Alexander Popp
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6-7, 3-6
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Win
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3-2
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Nov 1999
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Guadalajara, Mexico
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Challenger
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Clay
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Nicolas Massu
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4-6, 7-5, 6-3
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Loss
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3-3
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Jul 2000
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Eisenach, Germany
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Challenger
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Clay
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Jan Frode Andersen
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6-7(5-7), 3-6
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Loss
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3-4
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Feb 2003
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Jamaica F2, Montego Bay
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Futures
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Hard
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Jean-Julien Rojer
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6-4, 4-6, 3-6
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Win
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4-4
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Feb 2003
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Brazil F1, São Paulo
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Futures
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Clay
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Patricio Arquez
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6-1, 6-4
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Win
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5-4
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Feb 2003
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Brazil F2, Goiânia
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Futures
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Hard
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Daniel Melo
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7-5, 7-5
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Win
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6-4
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Sep 2004
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Brazil F7, Fortaleza
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Futures
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Hard
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Alexandre Bonatto
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6-4, 3-6, 6-3
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Win
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7-4
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Oct 2004
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Brazil F9, Guarulhos
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Futures
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Clay
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Thiago Alves
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6-4, 3-6, 6-4
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Win
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8-4
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Oct 2004
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Brazil F11, Americana
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Futures
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Hard
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Thiago Alves
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6-2, 6-3
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Loss
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8-5
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Nov 2004
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Brazil F12, Campinas
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Futures
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Clay
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Andre Ghem
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5-7, 3-6
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Win
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9-5
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Feb 2005
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Brazil F1, Caldas Novas
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Futures
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Hard
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Franco Ferreiro
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6-0, 3-6, 6-3
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Doubles: 9 (3-6)
Legend
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ATP Challenger (1-5)
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ITF Futures (2-1)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0-2)
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Clay (3-4)
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Grass (0-0)
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Carpet (0-0)
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Result
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W-L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Loss
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0-1
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Sep 1997
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São Paulo, Brazil
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Challenger
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Clay
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Marcio Carlsson
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Nelson Aerts Bernardo Martinez
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0-6, 0-6
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Loss
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0-2
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Aug 1998
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Gramado, Brazil
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Challenger
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Hard
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Gouichi Motomura
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Jeff Coetzee Damien Roberts
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5-7, 4-6
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Loss
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0-3
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Jun 2000
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Lugano, Switzerland
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Challenger
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Clay
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Tobias Hildebrand
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Vadim Kutsenko Oleg Ogorodov
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6-4, 6-7(3-7), 0-6
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Loss
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0-4
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Aug 2000
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Monchengladbach, Germany
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Challenger
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Clay
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German Puentes-Alcaniz
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Emilio Benfele-Alvarez Luis Horna
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6-7(1-7), 6-1, 5-7
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Win
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1-4
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Nov 2000
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Quito, Ecuador
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Challenger
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Clay
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Irakli Labadze
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Martin Stringari Eric Nunez
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6-2, 7-6(7-4)
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Loss
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1-5
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Aug 2002
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Trani, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Francisco Cabello
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Roberto Marcelo Alvarez Mariano Delfino
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6-4, 4-6, 2-6
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Loss
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1-6
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Feb 2003
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Brazil F2, Goiânia
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Futures
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Hard
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Francisco Cabello
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Pedro Braga Kepler Orellana
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6-7(2-7), 6-7(4-7)
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Win
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2-6
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Aug 2004
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Netherlands F4, Alphen aan den Rijn
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Futures
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Clay
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Jeroen Masson
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Dustin Brown Eric Kuijlen
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6-1, 7-6(7-3)
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Win
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3-6
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Sep 2004
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Brazil F6, Porto Alegre
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Futures
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Clay
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Thiago Alves
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Alexandre Bonatto Daniel Melo
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6-4, 7-5
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Performance timeline
Key
W
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F
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SF
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QF
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#R
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RR
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Q#
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DNQ
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A
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NH
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(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
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