Domenic Marafiote Explained

Domenic Marafiote
Birth Date:7 April 1981
Plays:Left-handed
Careerprizemoney:$52,763
Highestsinglesranking:No. 328 (26 July 2004)
Australianopenresult:Q1 (2000, 2003, 2004, 2005)
Doublesrecord:0-1
Highestdoublesranking:No. 339 (9 July 2001)
Australianopendoublesresult:1R (2005)

Domenic Marafiote (born 7 April 1981) is an Australian former professional tennis player.

A left-handed player from Adelaide, Marafiote had a best singles ranking of 328 in the world and won three titles at ITF Futures level.[1] He featured in the qualifying draw for the Australian Open on four occasions and as a doubles player made a main draw appearance in 2005 partnering Robert Smeets, for a first round loss to Albert Costa/Rafael Nadal.[2]

ITF Futures titles

Singles: (3)

No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.USA F23, GodfreyHard Michihisa Onoda6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
2.Australia F6, BarmeraGrass Shannon Nettle6–1, 6–2
3.New Zealand F1, BlenheimHard Herbert Wiltschnig4–6, 6–0, 7–6(7–2)

Doubles: (8)

No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.Australia F1, BeaumarisClay Tim Crichton Ben Ellwood
Dejan Petrović
7–6, 6–3
2.France F15, Aix-les-BainsClay Luke Bourgeois Sergi Durán
David Marrero
5–4(5), 4–2, 4–2
3.China F1, Kunming CityHard Ashley Ford Akira Matsushita
Michihisa Onoda
6–2, 6–4
4.Japan F8, KawaguchiHard Ashley Ford Tetsuya Chaen
Tasuku Iwami
6–1, 6–3
5.Spain F11, LanzaroteHard Ivo Klec Rafael Moreno-Negrin
Ferran Ventura-Martell
6–3, 6–4
6.Spain F12, Gran CanariaClay Ivo Klec Zeng Shaoxuan
Zhu Benqiang
6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–1)
7.USA F24, KenoshaHard Adam Kennedy Harsh Mankad
Vishal Uppal
4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
8.Thailand F3, PhuketHard Michael Yani Phillip King
Trevor Spracklin
6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tennis Abstract: Domenic Marafiote ATP Match Results, Splits, and Analysis . www.tennisabstract.com.
  2. Web site: ESPN.com - TENNIS/AUS05 - ESPN.com: Australian Open Results . . 19 January 2005.