Davide Sanguinetti

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Davide Sanguinetti
Image:Davide.jpg
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Residence Monte Carlo, Monaco
Date of birth August 25, 1972
Place of birth Viareggio, Italy
Height (1.87 m)
Weight (79.1 kg)
Turned Pro
Plays
Career Prize Money $2,836,157
Singles
Career record: 165 - 235
Career titles: 2
Highest ranking: No. 42 (October 31, 2005)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open 2r (1998, '99, '06)
French Open 3rd (1999)
Wimbledon QF(1998)
U.S. Open 4r (2005)
Doubles
Career record: 4th
Career titles:
Highest ranking:

Infobox last updated on: September 10, 2006.

Davide Sanguinetti (born August 25, 1972) is an Italian professional male tennis player.

Born in Viareggio in Tuscany, he attended the Harry Hopman academy in Florida and then UCLA. He now resides in Monte Carlo.

Sanguinetti has won two ATP singles titles in 2002, defeating Roger Federer and Andy Roddick in the finals, and one doubles titles (Umag 1997). He has been ranked as high as 42 in the world in singles (December 31, 2005), and has represented Italy in the Davis Cup since 1998.

In 1998, Sanguinetti made a run to the Wimbledon quarterfinals, losing to Richard Krajicek in straight sets. At the 2005 US Open, Sanguinetti achieved one of the most memorable runs of his career, reaching the fourth round. He defeated Carlos Moya and Paradorn Srichaphan - the latter in a four and a half hour match - before losing to David Nalbandian. However, he gained a bit of redemption when he upset Nalbandian in the first round of the Rogers Cup in Toronto on August 7, 2006.

Sanguinetti is one of the most easily recognisable players on the ATP tour, on account of his grey hair.

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