Daniele Bracciali

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**Daniele Bracciali**

Country	Italy
Residence	Arezzo, Italy
Date of birth	Jan 10, 1978
Place of birth	Arezzo, Italy
Height	180cm (5ft 11in)
Weight	78kg (172lb)
Turned Pro	1995
Plays	Right; Two-handed backhand
Career Prize Money	$914,927
Singles
Career record:	32 - 47
Career titles:	1
Highest ranking:	No. 49 (May 8, 2006)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	2nd (2006)
French Open	1st (2005,2006)
Wimbledon	3rd (1998,2006)
U.S. Open	1rd (2005, 2006)
Doubles
Career record:	30 - 35
Career titles:	1
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.

[edit] Career

Born in Arezzo, Tuscany, 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 he 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 2005 he caused a minor upset by defeating Ivo Karlović in five sets after surviving 55 aces from the Croat.