Italian tennis player
Diego Nargiso Country (sports) ItalyResidence Monte Carlo , Monaco Born (1970-03-15 ) 15 March 1970 (age 54) Naples , ItalyHeight 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Turned pro 1987 Retired 2001 Plays Left-handed Prize money $1,807,857 Career record 100–154 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 67 (10 October 1988) Australian Open 2R (1996 ) French Open 2R (1992 ) Wimbledon 3R (1988 ) US Open 3R (1988 ) Career record 215–225 Career titles 5 Highest ranking No. 25 (5 March 1990) Australian Open 2R (1993 ) French Open 3R (1989 ) Wimbledon 2R (1989 , 1990 , 1992 , 1995 , 1996 , 2000 ) US Open 3R (1989 , 1993 , 1996 ) French Open 2R (1990 ) Wimbledon 2R (1995 , 2000 ) US Open QF (1995 )
Diego Nargiso (born 15 March 1970) is a former tennis player from Italy.
Having turned professional in 1987, Nargiso represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul , where he was defeated in the second round by America's eventual runner-up Tim Mayotte . He also competed in the men's doubles at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics .[ 1]
Nargiso was the first Italian tennis player to win the Junior Wimbledon championship, which he did in 1987.
The left-handed Nargiso reached his highest singles ATP -ranking on 10 October 1988, when he became the number 67 in the world.
ATP career finals
Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour World Series (0–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–2)
Indoor (0–0)
Doubles: 20 (5 titles, 15 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series(0–1)
ATP World Tour Championship Series (1–0)
ATP World Tour World Series (4–14)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (3–9)
Grass (0–2)
Carpet (1–2)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (4–13)
Indoor (1–2)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Feb 1988
Rotterdam , Netherlands
Grand Prix
Carpet
Magnus Gustafsson
Patrik Kühnen Tore Meinecke
6–7, 6–7
Loss
0–2
Apr 1988
Nice , France
Grand Prix
Clay
Heinz Günthardt
Guy Forget Henri Leconte
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss
0–3
Jul 1988
Bordeaux , France
Grand Prix
Clay
Christian Miniussi
Joakim Nyström Claudio Panatta
1–6, 4–6
Loss
0–4
Apr 1989
Monte Carlo , Monaco
Grand Prix
Clay
Paolo Canè
Tomáš Šmíd Mark Woodforde
6–1, 4–6, 2–6
Loss
0–5
Oct 1989
Palermo , Italy
Grand Prix
Clay
Goran Ivanišević
Peter Ballauff Rüdiger Haas
2–6, 7–6, 4–6
Win
1–5
Feb 1990
Milan , Italy
World Series
Carpet
Omar Camporese
Udo Riglewski Tom Nijssen
6–4, 6–4
Loss
1–6
Mar 1990
Rotterdam , Netherlands
World Series
Carpet
Nicolás Pereira
Leonardo Lavalle Jorge Lozano
6–7, 4–6
Win
2–6
Apr 1991
Barcelona , Spain
Championship Series
Clay
Horacio de la Peña
Boris Becker Eric Jelen
3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss
2–7
Aug 1991
Long Island , United States
World Series
Hard
Doug Flach
Eric Jelen Carl-Uwe Steeb
6–0, 4–6, 6–7
Loss
2–8
Jun 1992
London (Queen's) , United Kingdom
World Series
Grass
Goran Ivanišević
John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd
4–6, 6–7
Win
3–8
Jan 1993
Jakarta , Indonesia
World Series
Hard
Guillaume Raoux
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Loss
3–9
Jun 1994
Rosmalen , Netherlands
World Series
Grass
Peter Nyborg
Stephen Noteboom Fernon Wibier
3–6, 6–1, 6–7
Loss
3–10
Sep 1994
Bordeaux , France
World Series
Hard
Guillaume Raoux
Olivier Delaître Guy Forget
2–6, 6–2, 5–7
Loss
3–11
Mar 1995
Mexico City , Mexico
World Series
Clay
Marc-Kevin Goellner
Javier Frana Leonardo Lavalle
5–7, 3–6
Loss
3–12
Apr 1995
Estoril , Portugal
World Series
Clay
Marc-Kevin Goellner
Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andrei Olhovskiy
7–5, 5–7, 2–6
Loss
3–13
May 1996
Munich , Germany
World Series
Clay
Olivier Delaître
Lan Bale Stephen Noteboom
6–4, 6–7, 4–6
Win
4–13
Mar 1998
Casablanca , Morocco
World Series
Clay
Andrea Gaudenzi
Cristian Brandi Filippo Messori
6–4, 7–6
Win
5–13
May 2000
Majorca , Spain
World Series
Clay
Michaël Llodra
Alberto Martín Fernando Vicente
7–6(7–2) , 7–6(7–3)
Loss
5–14
May 2000
St. Polten , Austria
World Series
Clay
Andrea Gaudenzi
Mahesh Bhupathi Andrew Kratzmann
6–7(10–12) , 7–6(7–2) , 4–6
Loss
5–15
Jul 2000
Båstad , Sweden
World Series
Clay
Andrea Gaudenzi
Nicklas Kulti Mikael Tillström
6–4, 2–6, 3–6
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 7 (3–4)
Legend
ATP Challenger (3–4)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
May 1990
Ljubljana , Slovenia
Challenger
Clay
Magnus Larsson
5–7, 7–6, 6–7
Win
1–1
Jan 1991
Heilbronn , Germany
Challenger
Carpet
Markus Zoecke
3–6, 7–6, 6–3
Win
2–1
Jun 1994
Annenheim , Austria
Challenger
Grass
Martin Damm
6–4, 6–2
Win
3–1
Aug 1997
Olbia , Italy
Challenger
Hard
Daniele Musa
5–7, 6–2, 6–3
Loss
3–2
Aug 1998
Winnetka , United States
Challenger
Hard
Geoff Grant
7–5, 3–6, 5–7
Loss
3–3
Aug 1998
Binghamton , United States
Challenger
Hard
Takao Suzuki
3–5 ret.
Loss
3–4
Feb 1999
Wolfsburg , Germany
Challenger
Carpet
Axel Pretzsch
walkover
Doubles: 13 (5–8)
Legend
ATP Challenger (5–8)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–6)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (2–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Mar 1990
Agadir , Morocco
Challenger
Clay
Omar Camporese
Josef Čihák Cyril Suk
walkover
Win
1–1
Jan 1991
Heilbronn , Germany
Challenger
Carpet
Stefano Pescosolido
Christian Saceanu Michiel Schapers
6–2, 6–2
Loss
1–2
Jul 1991
Neu-Ulm , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Carl Limberger
Tarik Benhabiles Olivier Delaître
4–6, 6–7
Loss
1–3
Oct 1991
Siracusa , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Stefano Pescosolido
Massimo Boscatto Cristian Brandi
6–3, 6–7, 6–7
Win
2–3
Jun 1995
Annenheim , Austria
Challenger
Grass
Nicolás Pereira
Karsten Braasch Joern Renzenbrink
6–7, 6–4, 7–6
Loss
2–4
Jul 1995
Manchester , United Kingdom
Challenger
Grass
Massimo Bertolini
Tim Henman Mark Petchey
3–6, 4–6
Loss
2–5
Jan 1996
Heilbronn , Germany
Challenger
Carpet
Udo Riglewski
Pavel Vízner Lorenzo Manta
3–6, 6–7
Win
3–5
Apr 1996
Napoli , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Omar Camporese
Ģirts Dzelde Tomas Nydahl
3–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss
3–6
Jun 1997
Prostějov , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Scott Melville
Jiří Novák David Rikl
4–6, 2–6
Win
4–6
Feb 2000
Lübeck , Germany
Challenger
Carpet
Giorgio Galimberti
Karsten Braasch Dirk Dier
6–4, 6–4
Loss
4–7
Apr 2000
Cagliari , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Andrea Gaudenzi
Tomáš Cibulec Leoš Friedl
1–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win
5–7
May 2000
Zagreb , Croatia
Challenger
Clay
Michaël Llodra
Eduardo Nicolás Espin Germán Puentes Alcañiz
6–2, 6–3
Loss
5–8
Jul 2000
Venice , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Andrea Gaudenzi
Julian Alonso Aleksandar Kitinov
6–7(3–7) , 5–7
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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
Doubles
Mixed doubles
References
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