Franco Squillari

Franco Squillari

Country (sports)	Argentina
Residence	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Born	(1975-08-22) 22 August 1975 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	1994
Retired	2005
Plays	Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$2,504,591
Singles
Career record	155–165
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 11 (18 September 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (2000)
French Open	SF (2000)
Wimbledon	2R (1998)
US Open	2R (2000)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (2000)
Doubles
Career record	2–4
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 387 23 (July 2001)

Franco Squillari (born on 22 August 1975) is a former professional male tennis player from Argentina. He won 3 singles titles, reached the semifinals of the 2000 French Open and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 11.

Career

Juniors

As a junior Squillari won the 1993 South American Closed Jnr. Championships in Paraguay.

Junior Grand Slam results:

Australian Open: -
French Open: 3R (1993)
Wimbledon: 1R (1993)
US Open: -

Pro tour

Squillari won 3 ATP Tour singles titles (all in Germany) and got to the semifinal of the 2000 French Open where he defeated Alexander Popp, Jiří Vaněk, Karol Kučera, Younes El Aynaoui and future champion Albert Costa, before losing to Magnus Norman. He went on to reach the fourth round the following year as well. He reached three Masters quarterfinals: Rome in 1999, Cincinnati in 2000 and Hamburg in 2001.

He is one of the very few tennis players to have a perfect 100% record against Roger Federer, having beaten him in both times they played.

Squillari retired in 2005.

Career finals

Singles (3 titles)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP International Series Gold (1)
ATP Tour (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	1999	Munich, Germany	Clay	Andrei Pavel	6–4, 6–3
2.	2000	Munich, Germany	Clay	Tommy Haas	6–4, 6–4
3.	2000	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Gastón Gaudio	6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2

Grand Slam Singles performance timeline

Tournament	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	2R	3R	2R	1R	1R	A	A	0 / 6	5–6
French Open	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	A	1R	SF	4R	1R	2R	A	A	0 / 7	10–7
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	A	A	0 / 6	1–6
US Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	2R	A	A	1R	A	A	0 / 4	1–4
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	0–1	2–3	1–4	8–4	4–3	0–3	1–4	0–0	0–0	0 / 23	17–23
Year End Rankings	747	371	328	396	126	102	60	52	14	55	79	124	143	275

External links

• Franco Squillari at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Franco Squillari at the Davis Cup