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Massimo Boscatto

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Massimo Boscatto
Full nameMassimo Boscatto
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1971-06-21) 21 June 1971 (age 53)
Naples, Italy
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Turned pro1988
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$46,799
Singles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 355 (15 April 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (1988)
Doubles
Career record10–11
Career titles0
3 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 110 (24 June 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (1991)
Last updated on: 13 May 2023.

Massimo Boscatto (born 21 June 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

Biography

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Boscatto, born in Naples, Italy, was primarily a doubles player. As a junior he represented Italy in the Sunshine Cup and his biggest individual success was reaching the final of the boys' doubles event at the 1988 US Open.[1] He and partner Stefano Pescosolido lost the final to the home pairing of Jonathan Stark and John Yancey.[2]

At the 1991 Mediterranean Games in Athens, Boscatto again partnered with Pescosolido and together they won a gold medal in the men's doubles, secured with a win over Spaniards Alberto Berasategui and Àlex Corretja.[3]

On tour his biggest success was in reaching the final of an ATP Tour tournament in Genoa in 1991, with Massimo Ardinghi.[4] He also won all of his three ATP Challenger doubles titles that year.

His only Grand Slam appearance was at the 1991 Wimbledon Championships. He competed in the men's doubles with Pescosolido. They were beaten in the first round by Jeff Brown and Bret Garnett.[5]

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1988 US Open Hard Italy Stefano Pescosolido United States Jonathan Stark
United States John Yancey
6–7, 5–7

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–1)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 1991 Genoa, Italy World Series Clay Italy Massimo Ardinghi Spain Marcos Górriz
Venezuela Alfonso Mora
7–5, 5–7, 3–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Doubles: 8 (4–4)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (3–1)
ITF Futures (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 1991 Jakarta, Indonesia Challenger Clay Italy Massimo Ardinghi Australia Peter Carter
Sweden Niclas Kroon
5–7, 6–4, 7–6
Win 2–0 Mar 1991 Marseille, France Challenger Clay Italy Stefano Pescosolido Netherlands Tom Kempers
Netherlands Tom Nijssen
6–2, 2–6, 6–3
Win 3–0 Oct 1991 Siracusa, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Cristian Brandi Italy Diego Nargiso
Italy Stefano Pescosolido
3–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss 3–1 Oct 1991 Reggio Calabria, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Eugenio Rossi Italy Cristian Brandi
Italy Federico Mordegan
5–7, 3–6
Loss 3–2 May 1998 Yugoslavia F2, Belgrade Futures Clay Italy Igor Gaudi Serbia and Montenegro Nikola Gnjatovic
Serbia Dejan Petrović
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 4–2 Aug 1998 Italy F13, Varese Futures Clay Italy Stefano Tarallo Argentina Leonardo Olguín
Argentina Miguel Pastura
7–6, 7–5
Loss 4–3 Aug 1998 Italy F14, Pavia Futures Clay Italy Stefano Tarallo Italy Enzo Artoni
Italy Silvio Scaiola
2–6, 2–6
Loss 4–4 Aug 1998 Italy F15, Manerbio Futures Clay France Nicolas Kischkewitz Italy Filippo Messori
Italy Massimo Valeri
4–6, 6–3, 1–6

References

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  1. ^ "Top-seeded France and sixth seed Italy won their semifinal". United Press International. 17 December 1988. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Tennis U.S. Open". The Canberra Times. 12 September 1988. p. 18. Retrieved 14 February 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Affiche officielle des JM d'Athènes 1991" (PDF) (in French). Greece: Comité international des Jeux méditerranéens. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  4. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Genoa - 17 June - 23 June 1991". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  5. ^ Pucin, Diane (30 June 1991). "Sampras Bows In Round 2 Ivanisevic Also An Upset Victim". Philadelphia Media Network. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
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