Diego Nargiso

Diego Nargiso
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceMonte Carlo, Monaco
Born (1970-03-15) 15 March 1970 (age 54)
Naples, Italy
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1987
Retired2001
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$1,807,857
Singles
Career record100–154
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 67 (10 October 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1996)
French Open2R (1992)
Wimbledon3R (1988)
US Open3R (1988)
Doubles
Career record215–225
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 25 (5 March 1990)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1993)
French Open3R (1989)
Wimbledon2R (1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2000)
US Open3R (1989, 1993, 1996)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open2R (1990)
Wimbledon2R (1995, 2000)
US OpenQF (1995)

Diego Nargiso (born 15 March 1970) is a former tennis player from Italy.

Having turned professional in 1987, Nargiso represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in the second round by America's eventual runner-up Tim Mayotte. He also competed in the men's doubles at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics.[1]

Nargiso was the first Italian tennis player to win the Junior Wimbledon championship, which he did in 1987.

The left-handed Nargiso reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 10 October 1988, when he became the number 67 in the world.

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour World Series (0–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–2)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 1993 Bordeaux, France World Series Hard Spain Sergi Bruguera 5–7, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 2000 Palermo, Italy World Series Clay Belgium Olivier Rochus 6–7(14–16), 1–6

Doubles: 20 (5 titles, 15 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series(0–1)
ATP World Tour Championship Series (1–0)
ATP World Tour World Series (4–14)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (3–9)
Grass (0–2)
Carpet (1–2)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (4–13)
Indoor (1–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 1988 Rotterdam, Netherlands Grand Prix Carpet Sweden Magnus Gustafsson West Germany Patrik Kühnen
West Germany Tore Meinecke
6–7, 6–7
Loss 0–2 Apr 1988 Nice, France Grand Prix Clay Switzerland Heinz Günthardt France Guy Forget
France Henri Leconte
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Jul 1988 Bordeaux, France Grand Prix Clay Argentina Christian Miniussi Sweden Joakim Nyström
Italy Claudio Panatta
1–6, 4–6
Loss 0–4 Apr 1989 Monte Carlo, Monaco Grand Prix Clay Italy Paolo Canè Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Australia Mark Woodforde
6–1, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 0–5 Oct 1989 Palermo, Italy Grand Prix Clay Croatia Goran Ivanišević West Germany Peter Ballauff
West Germany Rüdiger Haas
2–6, 7–6, 4–6
Win 1–5 Feb 1990 Milan, Italy World Series Carpet Italy Omar Camporese Germany Udo Riglewski
New Zealand Tom Nijssen
6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–6 Mar 1990 Rotterdam, Netherlands World Series Carpet Venezuela Nicolás Pereira Mexico Leonardo Lavalle
Mexico Jorge Lozano
6–7, 4–6
Win 2–6 Apr 1991 Barcelona, Spain Championship Series Clay Argentina Horacio de la Peña Germany Boris Becker
Germany Eric Jelen
3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss 2–7 Aug 1991 Long Island, United States World Series Hard United States Doug Flach Germany Eric Jelen
Germany Carl-Uwe Steeb
6–0, 4–6, 6–7
Loss 2–8 Jun 1992 London (Queen's), United Kingdom World Series Grass Croatia Goran Ivanišević Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd
4–6, 6–7
Win 3–8 Jan 1993 Jakarta, Indonesia World Series Hard France Guillaume Raoux New Zealand Jacco Eltingh
New Zealand Paul Haarhuis
7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Loss 3–9 Jun 1994 Rosmalen, Netherlands World Series Grass Sweden Peter Nyborg Netherlands Stephen Noteboom
Netherlands Fernon Wibier
3–6, 6–1, 6–7
Loss 3–10 Sep 1994 Bordeaux, France World Series Hard France Guillaume Raoux France Olivier Delaître
France Guy Forget
2–6, 6–2, 5–7
Loss 3–11 Mar 1995 Mexico City, Mexico World Series Clay Germany Marc-Kevin Goellner Argentina Javier Frana
Mexico Leonardo Lavalle
5–7, 3–6
Loss 3–12 Apr 1995 Estoril, Portugal World Series Clay Germany Marc-Kevin Goellner Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
7–5, 5–7, 2–6
Loss 3–13 May 1996 Munich, Germany World Series Clay France Olivier Delaître South Africa Lan Bale
Netherlands Stephen Noteboom
6–4, 6–7, 4–6
Win 4–13 Mar 1998 Casablanca, Morocco World Series Clay Italy Andrea Gaudenzi Italy Cristian Brandi
Italy Filippo Messori
6–4, 7–6
Win 5–13 May 2000 Majorca, Spain World Series Clay France Michaël Llodra Spain Alberto Martín
Spain Fernando Vicente
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3)
Loss 5–14 May 2000 St. Polten, Austria World Series Clay Italy Andrea Gaudenzi India Mahesh Bhupathi
Australia Andrew Kratzmann
6–7(10–12), 7–6(7–2), 4–6
Loss 5–15 Jul 2000 Båstad, Sweden World Series Clay Italy Andrea Gaudenzi Sweden Nicklas Kulti
Sweden Mikael Tillström
6–4, 2–6, 3–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 7 (3–4)

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–4)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 1990 Ljubljana, Slovenia Challenger Clay Sweden Magnus Larsson 5–7, 7–6, 6–7
Win 1–1 Jan 1991 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Carpet Germany Markus Zoecke 3–6, 7–6, 6–3
Win 2–1 Jun 1994 Annenheim, Austria Challenger Grass Czech Republic Martin Damm 6–4, 6–2
Win 3–1 Aug 1997 Olbia, Italy Challenger Hard Italy Daniele Musa 5–7, 6–2, 6–3
Loss 3–2 Aug 1998 Winnetka, United States Challenger Hard United States Geoff Grant 7–5, 3–6, 5–7
Loss 3–3 Aug 1998 Binghamton, United States Challenger Hard Japan Takao Suzuki 3–5 ret.
Loss 3–4 Feb 1999 Wolfsburg, Germany Challenger Carpet Germany Axel Pretzsch walkover

Doubles: 13 (5–8)

Legend
ATP Challenger (5–8)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–6)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (2–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 1990 Agadir, Morocco Challenger Clay Italy Omar Camporese Czech Republic Josef Čihák
Czech Republic Cyril Suk
walkover
Win 1–1 Jan 1991 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Carpet Italy Stefano Pescosolido Germany Christian Saceanu
Netherlands Michiel Schapers
6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–2 Jul 1991 Neu-Ulm, Germany Challenger Clay Australia Carl Limberger France Tarik Benhabiles
France Olivier Delaître
4–6, 6–7
Loss 1–3 Oct 1991 Siracusa, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Stefano Pescosolido Italy Massimo Boscatto
Italy Cristian Brandi
6–3, 6–7, 6–7
Win 2–3 Jun 1995 Annenheim, Austria Challenger Grass Venezuela Nicolás Pereira Germany Karsten Braasch
Germany Joern Renzenbrink
6–7, 6–4, 7–6
Loss 2–4 Jul 1995 Manchester, United Kingdom Challenger Grass Italy Massimo Bertolini United Kingdom Tim Henman
United Kingdom Mark Petchey
3–6, 4–6
Loss 2–5 Jan 1996 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Carpet Germany Udo Riglewski Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
Switzerland Lorenzo Manta
3–6, 6–7
Win 3–5 Apr 1996 Napoli, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Omar Camporese Latvia Ģirts Dzelde
Sweden Tomas Nydahl
3–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss 3–6 Jun 1997 Prostějov, Czech Republic Challenger Clay United States Scott Melville Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic David Rikl
4–6, 2–6
Win 4–6 Feb 2000 Lübeck, Germany Challenger Carpet Italy Giorgio Galimberti Germany Karsten Braasch
Germany Dirk Dier
6–4, 6–4
Loss 4–7 Apr 2000 Cagliari, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Andrea Gaudenzi Czech Republic Tomáš Cibulec
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
1–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win 5–7 May 2000 Zagreb, Croatia Challenger Clay France Michaël Llodra Spain Eduardo Nicolás Espin
Spain Germán Puentes Alcañiz
6–2, 6–3
Loss 5–8 Jul 2000 Venice, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Andrea Gaudenzi Spain Julian Alonso
North Macedonia Aleksandar Kitinov
6–7(3–7), 5–7

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1987 Wimbledon Grass Australia Jason Stoltenberg 7–6, 6–4

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partnet Opponents Score
Loss 1987 Wimbledon Grass Italy Eugenio Rossi Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Jason Stoltenberg
3–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win 1987 US Open Hard Croatia Goran Ivanišević India Zeeshan Ali
New Zealand Brett Steven
3–6, 6–4, 6–3

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record; .

Singles

Tournament 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 1R A A 1R 1R 1R A 2R Q1 A A A 0 / 6 1–6 14%
French Open A A 1R A A 2R A Q1 1R Q1 A A A A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Wimbledon Q1 3R 1R Q1 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R Q1 A Q2 Q2 0 / 8 3–8 27%
US Open A 3R 1R 1R 1R 2R Q3 1R A Q1 A A A Q2 0 / 6 3–6 33%
Win–loss 0–0 4–3 0–4 0–1 1–2 2–4 0–2 0–3 0–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 23 8–23 26%
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics NH 2R Not Held A Not Held A Not Held A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A A A Q1 A 1R A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami Open A A 2R A A QF 1R 2R 1R Q3 A A A A 0 / 5 6–5 55%
Monte Carlo A A 2R 1R A A 1R Q2 1R 1R A 1R Q2 A 0 / 6 1–6 14%
Stuttgart NH A A A A A A Q2 A Q1 A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Hamburg A A 3R A A A Q1 2R A A A Q1 A A 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Rome A 2R 3R 2R A 1R 1R 2R Q1 1R 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 10 5–10 33%
Canada Masters A A 3R A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A 1R Q1 A A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Paris Masters A A A A A A Q2 Q1 A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 1–1 8–5 1–2 0–0 4–3 0–3 3–3 0–2 0–3 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–0 0 / 26 17–26 40%

Doubles

Tournament 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 1R 1R A 1R 2R 1R A 1R 1R A A A A 0 / 8 1–8 11%
French Open A 1R 3R 1R 1R 1R A 2R 1R 1R A A A 1R A 0 / 9 3–9 25%
Wimbledon Q1 1R 2R 2R 1R 2R A 1R 2R 2R A A Q3 2R 1R 0 / 10 6–10 38%
US Open A 2R 3R 1R 1R 1R 3R 1R 1R 3R A A A 1R A 0 / 10 7–10 41%
Win–loss 0–0 1–4 5–4 1–4 0–3 1–4 3–2 1–4 1–3 3–4 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–3 0–1 0 / 37 17–37 31%
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics NH 1R Not Held 2R Not Held 1R Not Held A NH 0 / 3 1–3 25%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A 2R A A 1R A A Q1 1R Q1 A A A A A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Miami Open A 1R QF A 2R 1R A A 1R 1R A A A A A 0 / 6 4–6 40%
Monte Carlo A 1R F QF 1R 1R 1R 1R A 1R 1R 1R QF 1R A 0 / 12 8–12 40%
Stuttgart NH A A A A A A SF A A A A A A A 0 / 1 3–1 75%
Hamburg A QF 1R A A 1R 2R SF A 2R A Q2 A A A 0 / 6 7–6 54%
Rome 1R 2R 2R 1R A QF 1R SF 2R 1R 1R 2R A 2R A 0 / 12 10–12 45%
Canada Masters A A 2R A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati Masters A A A 1R A 1R 1R A A A A A A A A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Paris Masters A A A 2R A 1R A 1R A A A A A SF A 0 / 4 4–4 50%
Win–loss 0–1 4–5 8–5 3–4 1–3 2–6 1–4 9–5 1–3 1–4 0–2 1–2 2–1 4–3 0–0 0 / 48 37–48 44%

Mixed doubles

Tournament 1988 1989 1990 9194 1995 9699 2000 2001 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A 2R A A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Wimbledon A A 1R A 2R A 2R 1R 0 / 4 2–4 33%
US Open 1R A A A QF A 2R A 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 3–2 0–0 2–2 0–1 0 / 8 6–8 43%

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Diego Nargiso". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.

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