Roberto Jabali

Roberto Jabali
Country (sports) Brazil Brazil
Born (1970-05-16) 16 May 1970
Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
Height 6'3" (190 cm)
Turned pro 1988
Plays Right-handed
Prize money $282,807
Singles
Career record 12-22
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 130 (29 Jul 1996)
Grand Slam Singles results
US Open 1R (1996)
Career record 1–3

Roberto Aude Jabali (born Ribeirão Preto, 16 May 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.

Career

Jabali was a semi-finalist in the boy's singles event at the 1988 French Open and also made the final of the Banana Bowl that year.

He runner-up in the 1994 Mexican Open, as a qualifier, losing the final to reigning champion Thomas Muster. The Brazilian defeated world number 32 and second seed Mikael Pernfors at the 1994 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships.[1]

In the 1996 US Open, Jabali lost his final qualifying match to Australian Peter Tramacchi, but entered the main draw as a lucky loser. He lost in straight sets to Tim Henman in the opening round. It would be his only Grand Slam appearance.[2]

ATP Career Finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 1994 Mexico Mexico City, Mexico Clay Austria Thomas Muster 3–6, 1–6

Challenger Titles

Singles: (5)

No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
1. 1989 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil Clay Spain Borja Uribe 6–2, 2–6, 7–5
2. 1991 Brazil Ribeirão Preto, Brazil Clay Chile Felipe Rivera 6–3, 4–6, 7–6
3. 1996 Colombia Bogotá, Colombia Clay Cuba Juan Pino 6–7, 6–4, 6–1
4. 1996 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil Hard Mexico Alejandro Hernández 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
5. 1997 Brazil Belo Horizonte, Brazil Hard Brazil André Sá 2–6, 7–5, 6–3

References

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