This is a list of the main career statistics of Brazilian tennis player, Fernando Meligeni .
Career finals
Discipline
Type
Won
Lost
Total
WR1
Singles
ATP Tour2
3
3
6
0.50
ATP Challenger Series3
7
6
13
0.54
Satellite Tournaments4
2
2
4
0.50
Olympic Games
0
0
0
0.00
Total
12
11
23
0.52
Doubles
ATP Tour2
7
0
7
1.00
ATP Challenger Series3
3
7
10
0.33
Satellite Tournaments4
0
0
0
0.00
Olympic Games
0
0
0
0.00
Total
10
7
17
0.69
Total
22
18
40
0.55
1) WR = Winning rate2) Known as ATP World Tour since 2009.3) Known as ATP Challenger Tour since 2009.4) Predecessor of the ITF Men's Circuit .
Records and career milestones
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Fernando 'Fino' Meligeni is one of the most successful Brazilian tennis players.[ 1] He reached a career high of World no. 25 in October 1999 at singles and a career high World no. 34 in November 1997 at doubles. He won 10 ATP Tour titles, three in singles and seven in doubles. At the Summer Olympics in 1996, he reached the semi-finals, losing in the Bronze-medal match to Leander Paes , in what remains as the most successful run of Brazil in male tennis at the Olympic Games .
He won the gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games , beating Marcelo Ríos in his final career match.
"Always said that, in the day of that I couldn't give 110% of me, I would retire. That day finally came. Now I want to be a normal guy."[ 2]
— Meligeni about ending his career.
Other career highlights include finishing inside the ATP rankings top-100 year-end for ten consecutive years, from 1993 to 2002 and 10 ATP Challenger titles (seven in singles and three in doubles).
Singles: 1 (4th place)
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Singles: 1 (1 gold medal)
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Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0)
Year-end championships (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP International Series Gold (0–1)
ATP Tour (3–2)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
1.
Feb 1995
Abierto Mexicano Telcel , Mexico
Clay
Thomas Muster
6–7(4–7) , 5–7
Win
1.
Jul 1995
Swedish Open , Sweden
Clay
Christian Ruud
6–4, 6–4
Win
2.
May 1996
U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships , U.S.
Clay
Mats Wilander
6–4, 6–2
Win
3.
Apr 1998
Prague Open , Czech Republic
Clay
Sláva Doseděl
6–1, 6–4
Loss
2.
Sep 2001
Brasil Open , Brazil
Hard
Jan Vacek
6–2, 6–7(2–7) , 3–6
Loss
3.
Feb 2002
Mexican Open , Mexico
Clay
Carlos Moyá
6–7(4–7) , 6–7(4–7)
Doubles: 7 (7 titles)
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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0)
Year-end championships (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP International Series Gold (1–0)
ATP Tour (6–0)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1.
Nov 1996
Chile Open , Chile
Clay
Gustavo Kuerten
Dinu Pescariu Albert Portas
6–4, 6–2
Win
2.
Apr 1997
Portugal Open , Portugal
Clay
Gustavo Kuerten
Andrea Gaudenzi Filippo Messori
6–2, 6–2
Win
3.
Jun 1997
Internazionali di Carisbo , Italy
Clay
Gustavo Kuerten
Dave Randall Jack Waite
6–2, 7–5
Win
4.
Jul 1997
Stuttgart Open , Germany
Clay
Gustavo Kuerten
Donald Johnson Francisco Montana
6–4, 6–4
Win
5.
Oct 1997
Bancolombia Open , Colombia
Clay
Luis Lobo
Karim Alami Maurice Ruah
6–1, 6–3
Win
6.
July 1998
Swiss Open , Switzerland
Clay
Gustavo Kuerten
Daniel Orsanic Cyril Suk
6–4, 7–5
Win
7.
Mar 1999
Grand Prix Hassan II , Morocco
Clay
Jaime Oncins
Massimo Ardinghi Vincenzo Santopadre
6–2, 6–3
Singles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner-ups)
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Outcome
Date
Category
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Winner
25 April 1993
Challenger
São Paulo Challenger I, Brazil
Clay
Pablo Escribano
6–2, 6–1
Winner
18 July 1993
Challenger
Campinas Challenger, Brazil
Clay
Luiz Mattar
6–4, 6–2
Winner
12 September 1993
Challenger
São Paulo Challenger II, Brazil
Hard
Nicolás Pereira
7–5, 6–2
Runner-up
17 October 1993
Challenger
Recife Challenger, Brazil
Hard
Mark Petchey
2–6, 3–6
Runner-up
12 June 1994
Challenger
Campinas Challenger, Brazil
Clay
Jérôme Golmard
4–6, 5–7
Runner-up
11 September 1994
Challenger
Natal Challenger, Brazil
Clay
Alejo Mancisidor
3–6, 6–3, 5–7
Winner
9 October 1994
Challenger
Ribeirão Preto Challenger, Brazil
Clay
Luis Morejón
6–3, 6–3
Winner
20 October 1996
Challenger
Cairo Challenger, Egypt
Clay
Alberto Berasategui
3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up
8 June 1997
Challenger
Czech Open , Czech Republic
Clay
Bohdan Ulihrach
2–6, 6–4, 1–6
Runner-up
28 September 1997
Challenger
São Paulo Challenger, Brazil
Clay
Lucas Arnold Ker
4–6, 0–1 RET
Runner-up
17 May 1998
Challenger
Košice Open , Slovakia
Clay
Dominik Hrbatý
5–7, 4–6
Winner
18 October 1998
Challenger
São Paulo Challenger, Brazil
Clay
Marcelo Filippini
6–1, 6–4
Winner
8 May 2000
Challenger
Guadalajara Challenger, Mexico
Clay
Hugo Armando
7–5, 4–6, 6–4
Doubles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner-ups)
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Outcome
Date
Category
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Runner-up
13 September 1992
Challenger
Guarujá Open , Brazil
Hard
Danilo Marcelino
Maurice Ruah Mario Tabares
Walkover
Runner-up
27 September 1992
Challenger
Open Bogotá , Colombia
Clay
William Kyriakos
Nicolás Pereira Mario Tabares
6–7, 5–7
Runner-up
23 February 1993
Challenger
Punta del Este Challenger, Uruguay
Clay
William Kyriakos
Jean-Philippe Fleurian Mark Koevermans
4–6, 1–6
Runner-up
2 May 1993
Challenger
Rome Challenger, Italy
Clay
Danilo Marcelino
David Nainkin Grant Stafford
0–6, 1–6
Runner-up
9 May 1993
Challenger
Jerusalem Challenger, Israel
Clay
Danilo Marcelino
Gilad Bloom Christian Saceanu
6–4, 4–6, 6–7
Winner
12 September 1993
Challenger
São Paulo Challenger II, Brazil
Hard
Danilo Marcelino
Martin Blackman Gastón Etlis
6–1, 7–5
Winner
17 November 1996
Challenger
Campinas Challenger, Brazil
Clay
Gustavo Kuerten
Pablo Albano Nicolás Lapentti
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up
23 February 1997
Challenger
Punta del Este Challenger, Uruguay
Clay
Nelson Aerts
Daniel Orsanic Martín Rodríguez
2–6, 4–6
Winner
2 March 1997
Challenger
Salinas Challenger , Ecuador
Clay
André Sá
Donald Johnson Francisco Montana
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up
14 October 2000
Challenger
Guadalajara Challenger, Mexico
Clay
Flávio Saretta
Hugo Armando Alexander Waske
6–7(4–7) , 6–4, 6–7(7–9)
Satellite tournaments
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Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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Outcome
Date
Category
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Runner-up
14 April 1991
Satellite
Santa Maria , Brazil Masters 1 (Week 4)
Clay
Roberto Jabali
4–6, 7–6, 4–6
Runner-up
12 May 1991
Satellite
Novo Hamburgo , Brazil Masters 2 (Week 4)
Clay
João Zwetsch
2–6, 5–7
Winner
19 May 1991
Satellite
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil Masters 3 (Week 1)
Clay
Hernán Gumy
6–4, 7–5
Winner
9 June 1991
Satellite
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil Masters 3 (Week 3)
Clay
Hernán Gumy
6–4, 6–3
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
1 The Masters Series included the Canada Masters and the Cincinnati Masters , but Meligeni never played in these tournaments.
2 This event was held in Stockholm until 1994, Essen in 1995, Stuttgart from 1996 through 2001 and Madrid from 2002 on.
Notes:
1995: Defeated three seeded players, en route to title: Schaller (2nd), Costa (5th) and Ruud (6th).
1996: In terms of games played, this was the most difficult title for Meligeni: 120 games and three tiebreaks.
1998: Defeated top-10 Kafelnikov (6) in the quarterfinal match; first top-10 win of that year (defeated Kafelnikov again, in Gstaad).
2003: Final event of Meligeni's career. Entered the event with a bye into the second round. Only victory over Ríos as a professional player.[ 2]
Grand Slam singles seedings
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did not play
not seeded
Played in Qualifier
Seeded 17–32
Seeded 9–16
Seeded 10–4
Seeded no. 3
Seeded no. 2
Seeded no. 1
Year
Australian Open
French Open
Wimbledon
US Open
1992
absent
absent
absent
not seeded
1993
absent
not seeded
absent
not seeded
1994
not seeded
not seeded
not seeded
not seeded
1995
absent
not seeded
absent
not seeded
1996
not seeded
not seeded
absent
not seeded
1997
not seeded
not seeded
absent
not seeded
1998
not seeded
not seeded
absent
not seeded
1999
not seeded
not seeded
absent
not seeded
2000
not seeded
not seeded
not seeded
not seeded
2001
absent
not seeded
not seeded
not seeded
2002
not seeded
not seeded
not seeded
not seeded
2003
not seeded
qualifier
absent
absent
Record against top 10 players
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Meligeni's match record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who have been No. 1 in bold (ATP Tour, Grand Slam and Davis Cup matches).
No.
Player
Rank
Tournament
Surface
Rd
Score
Meligeni Rank
1997
1.
Michael Chang
2
Atlanta , United States
Clay
1R
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
72
1998
2.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6
Prague , Czech Republic
Clay
2R
6–4, 6–4
75
3.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
7
Gstaad , Switzerland
Clay
1R
6–3, 4–6, 6–3
50
1999
4.
Tim Henman
7
Monte Carlo , Monaco
Clay
2R
6–7(5–7) , 6–4, 7–5
51
5.
Pete Sampras
2
Rome , Italy
Clay
2R
6–3, 6–1
58
6.
Patrick Rafter
3
French Open , Paris, France
Clay
3R
6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
54
7.
Àlex Corretja
6
French Open , Paris, France
Clay
QF
6–2, 6–2, 6–0
54
8.
Carlos Moyá
6
Long Island , United States
Hard
1R
6–7(1–7) , 7–6(7–2) , 6–3
29
2002
9.
Andy Roddick
9
Washington, D.C , United States
Hard
3R
6–4, 6–4
61
Participations: (13–16)
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Group membership
World Group (5–11)
WG play-offs (2–3)
Group I (6–2)
Group II (0)
Group III (0)
Group IV (0)
Matches by Surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (12–11)
Grass (0–2)
Carpet (1–3)
Matches by Type
Singles (13–16)
Doubles (0)
Matches by Setting
Indoors (1–3)
Outdoors (12–13)
Matches by Venue
Brazil (10–5)
Away (3–11)
Rubber result
No.
Rubber
Match type (partner if any)
Opponent nation
Opponent player(s)
Score
1–3; 22–26 September 1993 ; Royal Primerose Tennis Club , Brussels, Belgium; World Group play-offs; clay surface
Defeat
1
II
Singles
Belgium
Filip Dewulf
2–6, 1–6, 5–7
Defeat
2
IV
Singles
Bart Wuyts
3–6, 6–1, 6–7(5–7) , 5–7
2–3; 8–10 July 1994 ; Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición , Lima, Peru; Americas Zone Group I semifinal; clay surface
Victory
3
I
Singles
Peru
José Luis Noriega
6–2, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Defeat
4
IV
Singles
Jaime Yzaga
6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
5–0; 3–5 February 1995 ; Barra Centre , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Americas Zone Group I quarterfinal; clay surface
Victory
5
II
Singles
Bahamas
Roger Smith
6–0, 7–5, 4–6, 6–0
Victory
6
V
Singles (dead rubber )
Mark Knowles
6–2, 3–6, 6–2
3–2; 9–11 February 1996 ; Estadio Nacional del Chile , Santiago, Chile; Americas Zone Group I quarterfinal; clay surface
Victory
7
I
Singles
Chile
Sergio Cortés
6–1, 6–1, 7–5
Defeat
8
IV
Singles
Marcelo Ríos
2–6, 6–7(2–7) , 3–6
4–1; 5–7 February 1996 ; Tênis Clube de Santos , Santos, Brazil; Americas Zone Group I semifinal; clay surface
Victory
9
II
Singles
Venezuela
Jimy Szymanski
6–3, 7–6(7–2) , 6–4
Victory
10
IV
Singles
Nicolás Pereira
6–4, 6–4, 6–3
4–1; 20–22 September 1996 ; Trans-America Hotel , São Paulo, Brazil; World Group play-offs; carpet(i) surface
Defeat
11
I
Singles
Austria
Thomas Muster
3–6, 3–6, 3–6
Victory
12
V
Singles
Markus Hipfl
Walkover[ N 1]
1–4; 7–9 February 1997 ; Tennis Country Club , Ribeirão Preto, Brazil; World Group 1st round; clay surface
Defeat
13
II
Singles
United States
Jim Courier
6–3, 1–6, 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Defeat
14
V
Singles (dead rubber )
Alex O'Brien
5–7, 6–7(4–7)
5–0; 19–21 September 1997 ; Costão Santinho Hotel , Florianópolis, Brazil; World Group play-offs; clay surface
Victory
15
II
Singles
New Zealand
Brett Steven
6–3, 7–5, 6–4
2–3; 3–5 April 1998 ; Moinhos de Vento Park , Porto Alegre, Brazil; World Group 1st round; clay surface
Defeat
16
II
Singles
Spain
Àlex Corretja
6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Defeat
17
V
Singles
Carlos Moyá
6–7(4–7) , 2–6, 2–6
3–0; 25–27 September 1998 ; Costão Santinho Hotel , Florianópolis, Brazil; World Group play-offs; clay surface
Victory
18
I
Singles
Romania
Adrian Voinea
6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
3–2; 2–4 April 1999 ; Lérida Tennis Club , Lérida, Spain; World Group 1st round; clay surface
Defeat
19
I
Singles
Spain
Carlos Moyá
2–6, 7–6(7–3) , 0–6, 4–6
2–3; 16–18 July 1999 ; Sports Palace , Pau, France; World Group quarterfinal; carpet(i) surface
Defeat
20
II
Singles
France
Cédric Pioline
3–6, 3–6, 3–6
Victory
21
V
Singles (dead rubber )
Sébastien Grosjean
6–7(5–7) , 6–4, 6–2
4–1; 4–6 February 2000 ; Municipal Centre , Florianópolis, Brazil; World Group quarterfinal; clay surface
Victory
22
I
Singles
France
Cédric Pioline
7–5, 5–7, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
3–2; 7–9 April 2000 ; Marapendi Club , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; World Group quarterfinal; clay surface
Defeat
23
I
Singles
Slovakia
Dominik Hrbatý
1–6, 5–7, 2–6
Victory
24
V
Singles
Karol Kučera
5–7, 7–6(8–6) , 6–2, 6–4
0–5; 14–16 July 2000 ; ANZ Stadium , Brisbane, Australia; World Group semifinal; grass surface
Defeat
25
II
Singles
Australia
Lleyton Hewitt
4–6, 2–6, 3–6
Defeat
26
V
Singles (dead rubber )
Patrick Rafter
3–6, 4–6
4–1; 9–11 February 2001 ; Veiga de Almeida University , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; World Group 1st round; clay surface
Victory
27
II
Singles
Morocco
Hicham Arazi
6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 4–3 RET
1–3; 6–8 April 2001 ; Florianapolis Court Tennis Centre , Florianópolis, Brazil; World Group quarterfinal; clay surface
Defeat
28
II
Singles
Australia
Lleyton Hewitt
3–6, 3–6, 3–6
1–4; 8–10 February 2002 ; Sports Culture Palace , Ostrava, Czech Republic; World Group 1st round; carpet(i) surface
Defeat
29
II
Singles
Czech Republic
Bohdan Ulihrach
3–6, 4–6, 4–6
4–0; 20–22 September 2002 ; Veiga de Almeida University , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; World Group play-offs; clay surface
Victory
30
I
Singles
Canada
Frank Dancevic
6–2, 7–5, 2–6, 7–5
^ Does not count as a win.
General sources
Information about career finals, Grand Slam seedings, singles and doubles performance timelines, head-to-head records against top-10 players, and national team participation are from these sources:
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