Renzo Furlan (born 17 May 1970) is an Italian tennis coach and former professional player. In 2024, he was named WTA Coach of the Year.[1]
Having turned professional in 1988, Furlan represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the quarter-finals by India's Leander Paes. Four years earlier, when Barcelona hosted the Summer Olympics, he reached the third round, falling to Jordi Arrese of Spain: 4–6, 3–6, and 2–6. The right-hander reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 19 in April 1996.
His best performance at a Grand Slam tournament came when he got to the quarter-finals of the 1995 French Open, defeating Marcos Ondruska, David Rikl, Fernando Meligeni and Scott Draper before losing to Sergi Bruguera.
Furlan kept a residence in Monte Carlo during his playing days.
Furlan was appointed president of the Tennis Federation of Serbia in 2016.[2] After leaving, Furlan began coaching Jasmine Paolini full-time in 2020, having first worked with her in 2015.[3] He was named WTA Coach of the Year in 2024.[1]
Singles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner-ups)
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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 1000 Series (0–0)
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ATP 500 Series (0–0)
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ATP 250 Series (2–5)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (1–1)
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Clay (1–3)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–1)
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Finals by setting
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Outdoors (1–3)
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Indoors (1–2)
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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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May 1992
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Bologna, Italy
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World Series
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Clay
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Jaime Oncins
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2–6, 4–6
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Loss
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0–2
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Jun 1992
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Firenze, Italy
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World Series
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Clay
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Thomas Muster
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3–6, 6–1, 1–6
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Loss
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0–3
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Aug 1993
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San Marino, San Marino
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World Series
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Clay
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Thomas Muster
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5–7, 5–7
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Win
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1–3
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Feb 1994
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San Jose, United States
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World Series
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Hard
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Michael Chang
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3–6, 6–3, 7–5
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Win
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2–3
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Mar 1994
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Casablanca, Morocco
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World Series
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Clay
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Karim Alami
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6–2, 6–2
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Loss
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2–4
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Oct 1995
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Beijing, China
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World Series
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Hard
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Michael Chang
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5–7, 3–6
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Loss
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2–5
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Mar 1997
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St. Petersburg, Russia
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World Series
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Carpet
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Thomas Johansson
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3–6, 6–4, 6–1
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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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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 1000 Series (0–0)
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ATP 500 Series (0–0)
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ATP 250 Series (0–1)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0–0)
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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 (0–1)
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Indoors (0–0)
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
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Legend
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ATP Challenger (3–4)
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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 (3–4)
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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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Win
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1–0
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Jul 1990
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Tampere, Finland
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Challenger
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Clay
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Fernando Luna
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6–3, 6–3
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Loss
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1–1
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Jun 1992
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Turin, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Franco Davin
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6–7, 6–3, 1–6
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Win
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2–1
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Sep 1998
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Budapest, Hungary
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Challenger
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Clay
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Christophe Van Garsse
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6–2, 6–3
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Win
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3–1
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Aug 2001
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Bressanone, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Alessio Di Mauro
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6–3, 6–1
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Loss
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3–2
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Mar 2002
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Barletta, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Sergi Bruguera
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6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7)
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Loss
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3–3
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Apr 2002
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San Remo, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Oliver Gross
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4–6, 3–6
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Loss
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3–4
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Jun 2003
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Sassuolo, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Mariano Albert-Ferrando
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6–7(1–7), 3–6
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Legend
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ATP Challenger (2–2)
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ITF Futures (0–0)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (1–0)
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Clay (1–2)
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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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Win
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1–0
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Jun 1991
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Turin, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Omar Camporese
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Sven Salumaa Tobias Svantesson
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7–5, 3–6, 6–4
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Win
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2–0
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Sep 1991
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Messina, Italy
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Challenger
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Hard
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Guillermo Perez-Roldan
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Jan Apell Markus Naewie
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6–4, 6–2
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Loss
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2–1
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Mar 2002
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Barletta, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Uros Vico
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Massimo Bertolini Cristian Brandi
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6–4, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
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Loss
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2–2
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Apr 2002
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San Remo, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Cristian Brandi
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Daniele Bracciali Giorgio Galimberti
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3–6, 4–6
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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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RR |
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.