Omar Camporese (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɔːmar kampoˈreːze]; born 8 May 1968) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

Omar Camporese
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceMonte Carlo, Monaco
Born (1968-05-08) 8 May 1968 (age 56)
Bologna, Italy
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1987
Retired1998
PlaysRight-handed (1-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,610,475
Singles
Career record150–157
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 18 (10 February 1992)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (1992)
French Open3R (1989, 1991)
Wimbledon3R (1991)
US Open3R (1992)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (1992)
Doubles
Career record109–114
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 27 (13 January 1992)

Career

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Born in Bologna, Camporese turned professional in 1987. He reached his first top-level singles final in 1990 at San Marino, where he lost to Guillermo Pérez Roldán 6–3, 6–3.

In 1991, Camporese won his first tour singles title in Rotterdam, defeating Ivan Lendl in the final 3–6, 7–6, 7–6. At the Australian Open the same year he lost against Boris Becker in a 311 minutes long match. Becker won 7–6, 7–6, 0–6, 4–6, 14–12 which is the fourth longest match in the tournament's history. 1992 saw Camporese win his second tour singles title at Milan, where he beat Goran Ivanišević in the final 3–6, 6–3, 6–4.

Camporese's best performance at a Grand Slam event came at the 1992 Australian Open, where he reached the fourth round before being knocked out by Lendl.

During his career, Camporese won two top-level singles titles and five tour doubles titles. His career high rankings were World No. 18 in singles and World No. 27 in doubles (both in 1992). His career prize-money totalled $1,609,837. Camporese retired from the professional tour in 1998.

Career finals

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Singles (2 wins, 1 loss)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Tour (2–1)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1990 San Marino, San Marino Clay   Guillermo Pérez Roldán 3–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Feb 1991 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i)   Ivan Lendl 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)
Win 2–1 Feb 1992 Milan, Italy Carpet (i)   Goran Ivanišević 3–6, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles (5 wins, 4 losses)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 1989 Basel, Switzerland Carpet   Claudio Mezzadri   Udo Riglewski
  Michael Stich
3–6, 6–4, 0–6
Win 1–1 Feb 1990 Milan, Italy Carpet (i)   Diego Nargiso   Tom Nijssen
  Udo Riglewski
6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–2. Apr 1990 Estoril, Portugal Clay   Paolo Canè   Sergio Casal
  Emilio Sánchez
5–7, 6–4, 5–7
Win 2–2 Apr 1990 Madrid, Spain Clay   Juan Carlos Báguena   Andrés Gómez
  Javier Sánchez
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 2–3 Jul 1990 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay   Javier Sánchez   Sergio Casal
  Emilio Sánchez
3–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win 3–3 Feb 1991 Milan, Italy Carpet (i)   Goran Ivanišević   Tom Nijssen
  Cyril Suk
6–4, 7–6
Win 4–3 May 1991 Rome, Italy Clay   Goran Ivanišević   Luke Jensen
  Laurie Warder
6–2, 6–3
Win 5–3 Jun 1991 Manchester, UK Grass   Goran Ivanišević   Nick Brown
  Andrew Castle
6–4, 6–3
Loss 5–4 Jul 1991 Stuttgart, Germany Clay   Goran Ivanišević   Wally Masur
  Emilio Sánchez
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
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