Massimo Cierro Explained

Massimo Cierro
Country: Italy
Birth Date:1964 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Naples, Italy
Turnedpro:1984
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$313,726
Singlesrecord:18-46
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 113 (19 Aug 1985)
Australianopenresult:1R (1992)
Frenchopenresult:1R (1992)
Usopenresult:1R (1985)
Doublesrecord:22-41
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 122 (23 May 1988)
Frenchopendoublesresult:1R (1988)

Massimo Cierro (born 7 May 1964) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.[1]

Career

Cierro never won a Grand Slam match.[2] He lost to 15th seed Scott Davis at 1985 US Open, Patrick McEnroe in the 1992 Australian Open and Henri Leconte at the 1992 French Open, all in straight sets.[2]

The biggest win of his career was at the Championship Series event, the Italian Open, in 1991, when he defeated world number 13 Karel Nováček.[2]

Cierro was a quarter-finalist at Bordeaux in 1989, San Marino in 1989 and Palermo in 1991.[2] Partnering Alessandro de Minicis he made two ATP doubles finals, in Saint-Vincent, losing both.[2]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 1987Saint-Vincent, ItalyClay Alessandro de Minicis Bud Cox
Michael Fancutt
3–6, 4–6
Loss0–2Aug 1989Saint-Vincent, ItalyClay Alessandro de Minicis Josef Čihák
Cyril Suk
4–6, 2–6

Challenger titles

Singles: (3)

width=25No.width=50Yearwidth=160Tournamentwidth=50Surfacewidth=170OpponentScore
1. 1988Parioli, ItalyClay Thomas Haldin6–1, 6–1
2. 1988Verona, ItalyClay Carlos Costa5–7, 6–2, 7–5
3.1989Pescara, ItalyClay Magnus Larsson6–3, 6–3

Doubles: (5)

width=25No.width=50Yearwidth=160Tournamentwidth=50Surfacewidth=170Partnerwidth=170OpponentsScore
1. 1985Belo Horizonte, BrazilClay Júlio Góes Givaldo Barbosa
Ivan Kley
6–3, 6–4
2.1989Parioli, ItalyClay Alessandro de Minicis Enrico Cocchi
Francesco Pisilli
6–4, 6–1
3.1990Neu-Ulm, West GermanyClay Simone Colombo George Cosac
Vojtěch Flégl
0–6, 6–2, 6–1
4. 1991Zaragoza, SpainClay Stefano Pescosolido Juan Carlos Báguena
David de Miguel
6–2, 6–4
5.1992Pescara, ItalyClay Nicklas Utgren Mark Knowles
Roger Smith
6–4, 6–4

Notes and References

  1. http://itftennis.com/ProCircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10000267 ITF Tennis Profile
  2. http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Ci/M/Massimo-Cierro.aspx ATP World Tour Profile