Alberto Mancini

Alberto Mancini

Country	Argentina
Residence	Rosario, Argentina
Born	May 20, 1969 (1969-05-20) Misiones, Argentina
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	79.0 kg (174 lb; 12.44 st)
Turned pro	1987
Retired	1994
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Career prize money	$1,543,120
Singles
Career record	134–132
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	8 (October 9, 1989)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	2nd round (1993)
French Open	QF (1989)
Wimbledon	Never played
US Open	4th round (1989)
Doubles
Career record	34–32
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	79 (August 7, 1989)
Last updated on: March 3, 2008.

Alberto César Mancini (born May 20, 1969 in Posadas, Misiones) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. He turned professional in 1987. In 1988, he won his first top-level singles title at Bologna, and his first tour doubles title at St. Vincent.

Mancini won the two most significant titles of his career in 1989. In April that year he won the Monte Carlo Open, defeating Boris Becker in the final 7–5, 2–6, 7–6, 7–5. In May he won the Italian Open, beating Andre Agassi in the final 6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 7–6, 6–1, saving match point in the fourth set. Both events were part of the Grand Prix Championship Series. Mancini also reached the quarter-finals of the 1989 French Open, his career-best performance at a Grand Slam event.

Mancini reached the final of the Italian Open again in 1991, but was forced to retire during the final against Emilio Sánchez with the score at 6–3, 6–1, 3–0. The last major final of Mancini's career was at the Lipton International players Championships in Florida in 1992, where he lost to Michael Chang 7–5, 7–5.

During his career, Mancini won three top-level singles titles and four tour doubles titles. His career-high rankings were eight in singles and 79 in doubles (both in 1989). His career prize-money totalled US$1,543,120. Mancini, a competitor at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, retired from the professional tour in 1994.

Mancini resigned his position as captain of the Argentine Davis Cup team after losing to Spain in the 2008 Davis Cup final.

Career finals

Singles

Wins (3)

Legend (Singles)

Grand Slam (0)

Tennis Masters Cup (0)

Grand Prix Championship Series (2)

ATP Championship Series (0)

ATP Tour (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in final
1.	June 6, 1988	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Emilio Sánchez	7–5, 7–6(4)
2.	April 24, 1989	Monte Carlo Masters, Monaco	Clay	Boris Becker	7–5, 2–6, 7–6(4), 7–5
3.	May 15, 1989	Rome Masters, Italy	Clay	Andre Agassi	6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 7–6(2), 6–1

Runner-ups (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in final
1.	May 13, 1991	Rome, Italy	Clay	Emilio Sánchez	6–3, 6–1, 3–0, retired
2.	July 8, 1991	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Magnus Gustafsson	6–1, 6–2
3.	July 15, 1991	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Michael Stich	1–6, 7–6(9), 6–4, 6–2
4.	March 13, 1992	Miami, USA	Hard	Michael Chang	7–5, 7–5
5.	July 20, 1992	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Pete Sampras	6–3, 7–5, 6–3

Doubles titles (4)

Legend Grand Slam (0) Tennis Masters Cup (0) ATP Masters Series (0) ATP Tour (4) No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score 1. August 8, 1988 Saint-Vincent, Italy Clay Christian Miniussi Paolo Canè Balázs Taróczy 6–4 5–7 6–3 2. July 10, 1989 Boston, USA Clay Andrés Gómez Todd Nelson Phillip Williamson 7–6 6–2 3. September 11, 1989 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Andrés Gómez Mansour Bahrami Guillermo Pérez Roldán 6–3 7–5 4. April 16, 1990 Nice, France Clay Yannick Noah Marcelo Filippini Horst Skoff 6–4 7–6 External links Official ATP profile