Name Franco Squillari Turned pro 1994 Career titles 3 Weight 80 kg | Career record 155–165 Height 1.82 m Prize money $2,504,591 Role Tennis player Retired 2005 | |
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Born 22 August 1975 (age 49) Buenos Aires, Argentina ( 1975-08-22 ) Plays Left-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||
World Team Cup 2001 RR Sampras vs Squillari
Franco Squillari (born 22 August 1975) is a former professional male tennis player from Argentina. He won 3 singles titles, reached the semifinals of the 2000 French Open and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 11.
Contents
- World Team Cup 2001 RR Sampras vs Squillari
- Pete sampras great shots selection against franco squillari world team cup 2001 rr
- Juniors
- Pro tour
- References
Pete sampras great shots selection against franco squillari world team cup 2001 rr
Juniors
As a junior Squillari won the 1993 South American Closed Jnr. Championships in Paraguay.
Junior Grand Slam results:
Australian Open: -
French Open: 3R (1993)
Wimbledon: 1R (1993)
US Open: -
Pro tour
Squillari won 3 ATP Tour singles titles (all in Germany) and got to the semifinal of the 2000 French Open where he defeated Alexander Popp, Jiří Vaněk, Karol Kučera, Younes El Aynaoui and future champion Albert Costa, before losing to Magnus Norman. He went on to reach the fourth round the following year as well. He reached three Masters quarterfinals: Rome in 1999, Cincinnati in 2000 and Hamburg in 2001.
He is one of the few tennis players to have a perfect 100% record against Roger Federer, having beaten him both times they played, in 2001 and 2003.
Squillari retired in 2005.