Andrea Gaudenzi
Andrea Gaudenzi (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛːa ɡauˈdɛntsi]; born 30 July 1973) is a former tennis player from Italy, who turned professional in 1990.
Gaudenzi was born in Faenza, Emilia-Romagna. He is best known for defeating Pete Sampras in the first round of the 2002 French Open. A right-hander, he represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he was defeated in the third round by the eventual winner, Andre Agassi. Gaudenzi reached his career-high ATP singles ranking in February 1995, when he became World No. 18. He was known as a "headache" in clay, because he is very consistant at this surface. He always gave back the ball on this surface and you must win him each point.
Singles titles (3)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Championship Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (3) |
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Championship |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
|---|
| Runner-up |
1. |
18 July 1994 |
Stuttgart, Germany |
Clay |
 Alberto Berasategui |
5–7, 3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Runner-up |
2. |
6 February 1995 |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Hard |
 Wayne Ferreira |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up |
3. |
7 August 1995 |
San Marino |
Clay |
 Thomas Muster |
2–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up |
4. |
8 April 1996 |
Estoril, Portugal |
Clay |
Thomas Muster |
6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
| Runner-up |
5. |
22 September 1997 |
Bucharest, Romania |
Clay |
 Richard Fromberg |
1–6, 6–7(2–7) |
| Winner |
1. |
23 March 1998 |
Casablanca, Morocco |
Clay |
Álex Calatrava |
6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
6. |
27 July 1998 |
Kitzbühel, Austria |
Clay |
Albert Costa |
2–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Winner |
2. |
21 May 2001 |
St. Poelten, Austria |
Clay |
Markus Hipfl |
6–0, 7–5 |
| Winner |
3. |
9 July 2001 |
Båstad, Sweden |
Clay |
 Bohdan Ulihrach |
7–5, 6–3 |
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