Daniele Bracciali
Country (sports) | Italy |
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Residence | Arezzo, Italy |
Born | Jan 10, 1978 Arezzo, Italy |
Height | 180cm (5ft 11in) |
Turned pro | 1995 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $914,927 |
Singles | |
Career record | 32–47 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 49 (May 8, 2006) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2nd (2006) |
French Open | 1st (2005,2006) |
Wimbledon | 3rd (1998,2006) |
US Open | 1st (2005, 2006) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 30–35 |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | 66 (Nov 14, 2005) |
Daniele Bracciali (born January 10, 1978) is an Italian tennis player. His career-high ranking in singles is World No. 49, achieved on May 8, 2006.
Career
Bracciali won his only ATP singles title so far in April 2006, at Casablanca, on clay. In the final he beat Nicolás Massú 6–1, 6–4.
In his career, Bracciali has won a total of seven matches at Grand Slam tournaments - six at Wimbledon and one at the Australian Open. In 1998 and 2006 he reached the third round of Wimbledon, his best Grand Slam results so far. In the first round of Wimbledon in 2005, he defeated Ivo Karlović in five sets after surviving 51 aces from the Croat. He then took Andy Roddick, the previous year's runner-up (and eventual runner-up that year as well), to five sets.
Betting scandal
Following Alessio di Mauro's nine-month ban in November 2007, Bracciali and Potito Starace were each fined and given short suspensions from playing. Bracciali received a fine of £14,300 and a three-month ban from January 1, 2008.[1] All of the players were Italian. None of the bets pertained to matches they were involved in or had any stake in.
The Italian Tennis Federation criticized the ATP for singling out Italian players, and Bracciali chastised them for only concentrating on less well-known players, for what he considered nominal offenses. Bracciali said, "We were the sacrificial lambs. [...] But I cannot believe that we Italians were the only ones that placed the odd little bet", adding that he would not have bet in his own name if he wanted to be sly about his activities.[1]
Career finals
Singles: 1 (1–0)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Winner | 1. | April 24, 2006 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Nicolás Massú | 6–1, 6–4 |
Doubles: 5 (3–2)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-up | 1. | February 15, 2004 | Milan | Hard (i) | Giorgio Galimberti | Jared Palmer Pavel Vizner |
4-6, 4-6 |
Winner | 1. | February 31, 2005 | Milan | Hard (i) | Giorgio Galimberti | Jean-Francois Bachelot Arnaud Clément |
6-7(10), 7-6(6), 6-4 |
Winner | 2. | October 31, 2010 | St. Petersburg | Hard (i) | Potito Starace | Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |
7–6(6), 7–6(5) |
Runner-up | 2. | January 08, 2011 | Doha | Carpet | Andreas Seppi | Rafael Nadal Marc Lopez |
3-6, 6-7(4) |
Winner | 2. | June 18, 2011 | S-Hertogenbosch | Grass | František Čermák | Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău |
6-3, 2-6, [10-8] |
Playing style
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Bracciali is known for his powerful serve. His groundstrokes are also reliable, especially his forehand.
References
- ^ a b "Italian duo hit with betting bans". BBC Sport. 2007-12-22. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
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