Filippo Volandri
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Country | Italy | |
Residence | Livorno, Italy | |
Date of birth | Sep 5, 1981 | |
Place of birth | Livorno, Italy | |
Height | 182cm (6ft 0in) | |
Weight | 73kg (161lb) | |
Turned Pro | 1997 | |
Plays | Right; Two-handed backhand | |
Career Prize Money | $1,809,434 | |
Singles | ||
Career record: | 112-104 | |
Career titles: | 2 | |
Highest ranking: | No. 28 (May 15, 2005) | |
Grand Slam results | ||
Australian Open | 2nd (2004) | |
French Open | 3rd (2005) | |
Wimbledon | 2nd (2004) | |
U.S. Open | 2nd (2004) | |
Doubles | ||
Career record: | 12-38 | |
Career titles: | 0 | |
Highest ranking: | 120 (May 14, 2006) |
Filippo Volandri (born on September 5, 1981 in Livorno, Italy) is a professional male tennis player. Volandri, a right-handed player, stands 6'0" tall, and reached a career-high ranking of 28 on May 16, 2005. He turned pro in 1997, and as of January 2006, had earned over $1,300,000 in prize money. In September 2006, he lost the final of the Bucharest ATP tournament against Jürgen Melzer (6-1, 7-5). Volandri won the second title of his career in September 2006, beating Nicolas Lapentti in the final of the Sicily International in Palermo[1].