Emiliano Massa Explained

Emiliano Massa
Fullname:Emiliano Massa
Birth Date:5 December 1988
Birth Place:Formosa, Argentina
Plays:Right-handed (Two-Handed Backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$6,880
Singlesrecord:0-0
Singlestitles:0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highestsinglesranking:No. 845 (3 October 2005)
Doublesrecord:0–1
Doublestitles:0
0 Challenger, 2 Futures
Highestdoublesranking:No. 763 (6 March 2006)
Updated:5 August 2021

Emiliano Massa (born 5 December 1988) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina who won two junior grand slam boys' doubles titles at the French Open.

Biography

Massa, who comes from Formosa, is the younger brother of top 100 player Edgardo Massa.[1]

A right-handed player, Massa had a noted career on the ITF Junior Circuit. He won the Orange Bowl 16 and under singles title in 2004, which he followed up in 2005 with an 18 and under doubles title, partnering Leonardo Mayer.[2] Massa, who was an Argentine Junior Davis Cup representative, won two French Open doubles titles, with Mayer in 2005 and Kei Nishikori in 2006.[3]

He made his only appearance in the main draw of an ATP Tour tournament at the 2006 ATP Buenos Aires, where he and junior partner Mayer were a wildcard pairing in the doubles event. They were beaten in the first round by French players Olivier Patience and Florent Serra, in an encounter decided by a match tiebreak.[4]

His professional career was hampered by shoulder injuries and he left the circuit after 2006, before making a brief comeback in 2010.[1]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

ResultYearwidth=150TournamentSurfacewidth=150Partnerwidth=150Opponentwidth=150Score
Win2005French OpenClay Leonardo Mayer Sergey Bubka
Jérémy Chardy
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win2006French OpenClay Kei Nishikori Artur Chernov
Valery Rudnev
2–6, 6–1, 6–2

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 2 (2–0)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (2–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Argentina F6, Buenos AiresFuturesClay Leonardo Mayer Diego Cristin
Máximo González
6–1, 5–7, 6–4
Win2–0Argentina F12, Buenos AiresFuturesClay Leonardo Mayer Diego Cristin
Lucas Arnold Ker
7–6(7–4), 6–3

Notes and References

  1. News: Nishikori-Massa: el tenis los juntó de chiquitos y los volvió a reunir de grandes. Codocea. Mauricio. 18 February 2017. Clarin. es. 24 June 2018.
  2. News: Leonardo Mayer es campeón en dobles en el Orange Bowl. 11 December 2005. El Litoral. es. 24 June 2018.
  3. News: Efemérides Deportivas. 9 June 2013. Diario Norte. es. 24 June 2018.
  4. Web site: ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Buenos Aires - 13 February - 19 February 2006. International Tennis Federation. 25 June 2018.