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Renzo Furlan

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Renzo Furlan
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceMonte Carlo, Monaco
Born (1970-05-17) 17 May 1970 (age 54)
Conegliano, Italy
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1988
Retired2004
PlaysRight-handed (1-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,449,043
Singles
Career record223-239 (48.3%)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 19 (15 April 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (1996)
French OpenQF (1995)
Wimbledon3R (1996)
US Open3R (1995)
Other tournaments
Olympic GamesQF (1996)
Doubles
Career record14–38 (7.3%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 193 (17 June 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1995)

Renzo Furlan (born 17 May 1970) is a former tennis player from Italy.

Having turned professional in 1988, Furlan represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the quarter finals by India's Leander Paes. Four years earlier, when Barcelona hosted the Summer Olympics, he reached the third round, falling to Jordi Arrese of Spain: 4–6, 3–6, and 2–6. The right-hander reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 19 in April 1996.

Furlan kept a residence in Monte Carlo during his playing days.


Grand Prix circuit career finals

Singles (2 titles, 5 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam
Tennis Masters Cup
ATP Masters Series
ATP Championship Series
ATP Tour
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in final Score in final
Runner-up 1. 15 May 1992 ATP Bologna, Bologna Clay Brazil Jaime Oncins 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 14 June 1992 ATP Firenze, Firenze Clay Austria Thomas Muster 3–6, 6–1, 1–6
Runner-up 3. 15 August 1993 San Marino, San Marino Clay Austria Thomas Muster 5–7, 5–7
Winner 1. 7 February 1994 San Jose Open, San Jose Hard (i) United States Michael Chang 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Winner 2. 21 March 1994 Grand Prix Hassan II, Casablanca Clay Morocco Karim Alami 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 1 October 1995 China Open, Beijing Hard (i) United States Michael Chang 5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 5. 23 March 1997 St. Petersburg Open, St. Petersburg Carpet (i) Sweden Thomas Johansson 3–6, 6–4, 6–1