Argentine tennis player
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.
ATP career finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Legend
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Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
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ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
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ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
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ATP Championship Series (0–0)
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ATP World Series (1–1)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (1–0)
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Clay (0–1)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–0)
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Finals by setting
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Outdoors (1–1)
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Indoors (0–0)
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Doubles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Legend
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Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
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ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
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ATP Masters Series (0–0)
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ATP Championship Series (0–0)
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ATP International Series (5–5)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0–0)
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Clay (5–5)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–0)
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Finals by setting
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Outdoors (5–5)
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Indoors (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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Win
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1–0
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Feb 1985
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Grand Prix
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Clay
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Martín Jaite
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Eduardo Bengoechea Diego Pérez
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6–4, 6–3
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Loss
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1–1
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Sep 1987
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Barcelona, Spain
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Grand Prix
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Clay
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Javier Frana
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Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd
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1–6, 2–6
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Loss
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1–2
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May 1988
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Munich, West Germany
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Grand Prix
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Clay
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Alberto Mancini
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Rick Leach Jim Pugh
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1–6, 6–3, 3–6
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Win
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2–2
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May 1988
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Florence, Italy
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Grand Prix
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Clay
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Javier Frana
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Claudio Pistolesi Horst Skoff
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7–6, 6–4
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Loss
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2–3
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Jul 1988
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Bordeaux, France
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Grand Prix
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Clay
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Diego Nargiso
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Joakim Nyström Claudio Panatta
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1–6, 4–6
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Win
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3–3
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Aug 1988
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St. Vincent, Italy
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Grand Prix
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Clay
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Alberto Mancini
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Paolo Canè Balázs Taróczy
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6–4, 5–7, 6–3
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Loss
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3–4
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Oct 1988
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Palermo, Italy
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Grand Prix
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Clay
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Alberto Mancini
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Carlos di Laura Marcelo Filippini
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3–6, 5–7
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Win
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4–4
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Sep 1989
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Barcelona, Spain
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Grand Prix
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Clay
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Gustavo Luza
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Sergio Casal Tomáš Šmíd
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7–6, 5–7, 6–3
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Loss
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4–5
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Aug 1991
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San Marino, San Marino
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World Series
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Clay
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Diego Pérez
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Jordi Arrese Carlos Costa
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3–6, 6–3, 3–6
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Win
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5–5
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Jul 1992
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Båstad, Sweden
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World Series
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Clay
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Tomás Carbonell
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Christian Bergström Magnus Gustafsson
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6–4, 7–5
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Records
- These records were attained in the Open Era of tennis.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals
Singles: 6 (2–4)
Legend
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ATP Challenger (2–4)
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ITF Futures (0–0)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0–0)
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Clay (2–4)
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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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Jul 1989
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Santos, Brazil
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Challenger
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Clay
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Gabriel Markus
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2–6, 2–6
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Win
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1–1
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Feb 1990
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Nairobi, Kenya
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Challenger
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Clay
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Pablo Arraya
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2–6, 6–3, 6–4
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Win
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2–1
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Feb 1990
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Nairobi II, Kenya
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Challenger
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Clay
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Menno Oosting
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6–2, 7–6
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Loss
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2–2
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Apr 1990
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Estoril, Portugal
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Challenger
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Clay
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Thierry Tulasne
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2–6, 2–3 ret.
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Loss
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2–3
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Oct 1993
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Curitiba, Brazil
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Challenger
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Clay
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Gilbert Schaller
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4–6, 0–6
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Loss
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2–4
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Jul 1994
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Poznań, Poland
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Challenger
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Clay
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Horst Skoff
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7–6, 3–6, 4–6
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Doubles: 11 (5–6)
Legend
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ATP Challenger (5–6)
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ITF Futures (0–0)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0–0)
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Clay (5–6)
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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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Mar 1989
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Casablanca, Morocco
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Challenger
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Clay
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Marcelo Ingaramo
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Josef Čihák Mark Koevermans
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4–6, 4–6
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Win
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1–1
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Feb 1990
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Nairobi, Kenya
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Challenger
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Clay
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Eduardo Masso
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João Cunha-Silva Menno Oosting
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3–6, 7–5, 7–6
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Loss
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1–2
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Mar 1990
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Cairo, Egypt
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Challenger
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Clay
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Eduardo Masso
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Tomas Anzari David Rikl
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3–6, 7–6, 5–7
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Win
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2–2
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Apr 1990
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Oporto, Portugal
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Challenger
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Clay
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Eduardo Bengoechea
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José Clavet Francisco Roig
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6–0, 6–3
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Win
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3–2
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Aug 1991
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Cervia, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Diego Pérez
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João Cunha-Silva Daniel Orsanic
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6–3, 6–4
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Loss
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3–3
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Aug 1991
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Geneva, Switzerland
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Challenger
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Clay
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Roberto Argüello
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Vladimir Gabrichidze Martin Strelba
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6–1, 3–6, 4–6
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Win
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4–3
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Sep 1991
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Merano, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Carlos Costa
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Josef Čihák Tomas Anzari
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6–3, 6–3
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Loss
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4–4
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Aug 1993
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Geneva, Switzerland
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Challenger
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Clay
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Claudio Mezzadri
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Jan Apell Nicklas Utgren
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4–6, 2–6
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Loss
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4–5
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Feb 1994
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Punta del Este, Uruguay
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Challenger
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Clay
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Luis Lobo
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Marcelo Filippini Diego Pérez
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7–6, 6–7, 6–7
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Loss
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4–6
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Jun 1994
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Furth, Germany
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Challenger
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Clay
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Gastón Etlis
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Vojtěch Flégl Andrew Florent
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6–7, 1–6
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Win
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5–6
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Mar 1995
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Punta del Este, Uruguay
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Challenger
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Clay
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Diego Pérez
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Lucas Arnold Ker Patricio Arnold
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4–6, 7–5, 6–1
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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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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
Doubles
References
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