Marcelo Filippini

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Marcelo Filippini (born August 4, 1967, in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a former professional tennis player from Uruguay.

Filippini began playing tennis at the age of five. He turned professional in 1987. In 1988, he won his first top-level singles title at Bastad, and his first tour doubles title in Palermo.

Over the course of his career, Filippini won five top-level singles titles and three doubles titles. His career-high rankings were World No. 30 in singles (in 1990) and World No. 44 in doubles (in 1989).

In 1996, Filippini played what was longest known game in ATP Tour history at Casablanca, going to deuce 28 times with Alberto Berasategui in one game of a 6-2, 6-3 first round loss.

Filippini's best performance at a Grand Slam event came at the French Open in 1999, where he reached the quarter-finals before being knocked-out by eventual-champion Andre Agassi.

Filippini retired from the professional tour in 2000.