Marcello Craca Explained

Marcello Craca
Birth Date:27 October 1974
Height:5'11" (180 cm)
Turnedpro:1995
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$273,659
Singlesrecord:11-23
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 90 (12 Jan 1998)
Australianopenresult:1R (1998)
Frenchopenresult:1R (1998)
Wimbledonresult:1R (1997)
Doublesrecord:0-0

Marcello Craca (born 27 October 1974) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.[1]

Personal

Craca was born to an Italian father and German mother.[2]

Career

Craca made his Grand Slam debut in the 1997 Wimbledon Championships, where he lost to reigning champion Richard Krajicek in the opening round.[2] He made the quarter-finals of the 1997 Prague Open, in a run which included a win over world number four Yevgeny Kafelnikov.[2]

In 1998 he appeared in both the Australian Open and French Open. He lost in the first round at each event, to David Wheaton in Australia and to Christophe Van Garsse in the France Open.[2] The German was a quarter-finalist in Orlando that year.[2]

Challenger Titles

Singles: (1)

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1.1999 Sofia, BulgariaClay Orlin Stanoytchev7–6, 6–0

Notes and References

  1. http://itftennis.com/ProCircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10007403 ITF Tennis Profile
  2. http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Cr/M/Marcello-Craca.aspx ATP World Tour Profile