Marcelo Filippini

Marcelo Filippini

Country (sports)	Uruguay
Residence	Montevideo, Uruguay
Born	(1967-08-04) 4 August 1967 (age 54) Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	1987
Retired	2000
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$2,034,890
Singles
Career record	244–250
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 30 (6 August 1990)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (1993)
French Open	QF (1999)
Wimbledon	1R (1997, 1998, 1999)
US Open	2R (1997, 1998)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (1996)
Doubles
Career record	67–75
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 34 (31 July 1989)

Marcelo Filippini (born 4 August 1967) 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 quarterfinals, defeating Laurence Tieleman, Martin Damm, Vince Spadea and Greg Rusedski before being knocked-out by eventual champion Andre Agassi. He also reached the quarterfinals of the 1993 Rome Masters.

Career finals[]

Singles: 10 (5 wins – 5 losses)[]

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Draw	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 1988	Båstad, Sweden	48	Clay	Francesco Cancellotti	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss	1–1	Sep 1988	Bari, Italy	32	Clay	Thomas Muster	6–2, 1–6, 5–7
Win	2–1	Aug 1989	Prague, Czechoslovakia	32	Clay	Horst Skoff	7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Loss	2–2.	Nov 1990	Itaparica, Brazil	32	Hard	Mats Wilander	1–6, 2–6
Loss	2–3	May 1991	Madrid, Spain	32	Clay	Jordi Arrese	2–6, 4–6
Win	3–3	Jun 1994	Florence, Italy	32	Clay	Richard Fromberg	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss	3–4	May 1995	Bologna, Italy	32	Clay	Marcelo Ríos	2–6, 4–6
Loss	3–5	Apr 1996	Bermuda, Bermuda	32	Clay	MaliVai Washington	7–6(8–6), 4–6, 5–7
Win	4–5	May 1997	Atlanta, USA	32	Clay	Jason Stoltenberg	7–6(7–2), 6–4
Win	5–5	May 1997	St. Pölten, Austria	32	Clay	Patrick Rafter	7–6(7–2), 6–2

Doubles: 5 (3 wins – 2 losses)[]

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Draw	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 1988	Palermo, Italy	32	Clay	Carlos di Laura	Alberto Mancini Christian Miniussi	6–2, 6–0
Loss	1–1	Apr 1990	Nice, France	16	Clay	Horst Skoff	Alberto Mancini Yannick Noah	4–6, 6–7
Win	2–1	Jun 1992	Florence, Italy	32	Clay	Luiz Mattar	Royce Deppe Brent Haygarth	6–4, 6–7, 6–4
Loss	2–2	Nov 1992	Athens, Greece	16	Clay	Mark Koevermans	Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig	3–6, 4–6
Win	3–2	Nov 1994	Montevideo, Uruguay	16	Clay	Luiz Mattar	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	7–6, 6–4

External links[]

• Marcelo Filippini at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Marcelo Filippini at the International Tennis Federation
• Marcelo Filippini at the Davis Cup

Olympic Games
Preceded by Ricardo Fabini	Flagbearer for  Uruguay 1996 Atlanta	Succeeded by Mónica Falcioni