Marco Meneschincheri Explained

Marco Meneschincheri
Fullname:Marco Meneschincheri
Birth Date:25 April 1972
Birth Place:Rome, Italy
Plays:Left-handed
Turnedpro:1990
Careerprizemoney:$208,940
Singlesrecord:2–12
Singlestitles:0
1 Challenger, 0 Futures
Australianopenresult:Q1 (1998)
Frenchopenresult:Q2 (1998)
Wimbledonresult:Q1 (2001)
Usopenresult:Q1 (1992, 1997)
Highestsinglesranking:No. 131 (2 February 1998)
Doublesrecord:0–2
Doublestitles:0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highestdoublesranking:No. 464 (16 May 1994)
Updated:9 September 2022

Marco Meneschincheri (born 25 April 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

Biography

Career

Born in Rome, Meneschincheri began playing tennis professionally in 1990.

He played mostly on the Challenger circuit and won a title in the Uruguayan city of Punta del Este in 1997, despite suffering an injury scare earlier in the tournament in an unusual incident. During his second round encounter against Cecil Mamiit, the Italian was hit in the head by a billboard which had blown towards him and was forced to go to hospital after losing consciousness. The match was suspended but later resumed after he was given the all clear.[1]

In 1998 he reached his highest career ranking, 131 in the world.

His ATP Tour main draw appearances include two top-tier (now known as Masters) tournaments in 1999, the German Open in Hamburg and Italian Open, making the second round of the former.[2]

He is now involved with Italian television channel SuperTennis, for which he contributes as a commentator.[2]

Personal life

Meneschincheri holds a degree in political science from the University of Rome.[2]

With wife Roberta he has a son who was born in 2014.[2] He has two brothers who are both doctors, including former professional tennis player Famiano.[2]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 3 (1–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Belo Horizonte, BrazilChallengerHard Fabio Silberberg6–7, 3–6
Win1–1Punta del Este, UruguayChallengerClay Juan Antonio Marín6–7, 6–1, 6–4
Loss1–2Eisenach, GermanyChallengerClay Edwin Kempes6–7, 3–6

Performance timeline

Singles

Tournament1992199319941995199619971998199920002001SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAAAQ1AAA0 / 00–0
French OpenAAAQ1AAQ2Q1Q1Q10 / 00–0
WimbledonAAAAAAAAAQ10 / 00–0
US OpenQ1AAAAQ1AAAA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0
ATP Masters Series
MiamiAAAAAAQ1AAA0 / 00–0
Monte CarloAAQ2AAQ2AAAA0 / 00–0
HamburgAAAQ1AAA2RAA0 / 11–1
RomeAQ1Q2Q2Q3AQ11RAQ10 / 10–1
ParisAAAAAAQ1AAA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–01–20–00–00 / 21–2

Notes and References

  1. News: Il Tennis Romano Vince In Uruguay. 25 February 1997. La Repubblica. Italian. 1 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Marco Meneschincheri ai microfoni di Tennis Circus. 21 February 2015. Tennis Circus. Italian. 1 May 2017.