Marcelo Filippini

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Marcelo Filippini : biography

August 4, 1967 –

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

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.

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 quarter-finals before being knocked-out by eventual champion Andre Agassi.

Doubles finals

Doubles: 5 (3 titles – 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (0-0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0-0)
ATP Masters Series (0-0)
ATP Tour (3-2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Draw Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 2 October 1988 Palermo, Italy Clay PER}} Carlos di Laura ARG}} Alberto Mancini Christian Miniussi 6–2, 6–0
Runner-up 1. 22 April 1990 Nice, France Clay AUT}} Horst Skoff ARG}} Alberto Mancini Yannick Noah 4-6, 6-7
Winner 2. June 14, 1992 Florence, Italy Clay BRA}} Luiz Mattar RSA|1928}} Royce Deppe Brent Haygarth 6–4, 6–7, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 11 November 1992 Athens, Greece Clay NED}} Mark Koevermans ESP}} Tomas Carbonell Francisco Roig 3-6, 4-6
Winner 3. November 6, 1994 Montevideo, Uruguay Clay BRA}} Luiz Mattar ESP}} Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 7–6, 6–4

Singles finals

Singles: 10 (5 titles – 5 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (0-0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0-0)
ATP Masters Series (0-0)
ATP Tour (5-5)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Draw Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 17 July 1988 Båstad, Sweden Clay ITA}} Francesco Cancellotti 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 1. 25 September 1988 Bari, Italy Clay AUT}} Thomas Muster 6-2, 1-6, 5-7
Winner 2. 13 August 1989 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay AUT}} Horst Skoff 7–5, 7–6(7-4)
Runner-up 2. 11 November 1990 Itaparica, Brazil Hard SWE}} Mats Wilander 1-6, 2-6
Runner-up 3. 5 May 1991 Madrid, Spain Clay ESP}} Jordi Arrese 2-6, 4-6
Winner 3. 12 June 1994 Florence, Italy Clay AUS}} Richard Fromberg 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 4. 28 May 1995 Bologna, Italy Clay CHI}} Marcelo Rios 2-6, 4-6
Runner-up 5. 21 April 1996 Bermuda, Bermuda Clay USA}} MaliVai Washington 7-6(8-6), 4-6, 5-7
Winner 4. 4 May 1997 Atlanta, USA Clay AUS}} Jason Stoltenberg 7–6(7-2), 6–4
Winner 5. 25 May 1997 St. Pölten, Austria Clay AUS}} Patrick Rafter 7–6(7-2), 6–2