Career finalsDisciplineTypeWonLostTotalWR1SinglesATP Tour23360.50ATP Challenger Series376130.54Satellite Tournaments42240.50Olympic Games0000.00Total1211230.52DoublesATP Tour27071.00ATP Challenger Series337100.33Satellite Tournaments40000.00Olympic Games0000.00Total107170.69Total2218400.551) WR = Winning rate2) Known as ATP World Tour since 2009.3) Known as ATP Challenger Tour since 2009.4) Predecessor of the ITF Men's Circuit.
This is a list of the main career statistics of Brazilian tennis player, Fernando Meligeni.
Records and career milestones
Fernando 'Fino' Meligeni is one of the most successful Brazilian tennis players. He reached a career high of World no. 25 in October 1999 at singles and a career high World no. 34 in November 1997 at doubles. He won 10 ATP Tour titles, three in singles and seven in doubles. At the Summer Olympics in 1996, he reached the semi-finals, losing in the Bronze-medal match to Leander Paes, in what remains as the most successful run of Brazil in male tennis at the Olympic Games.
He won the gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games, beating Marcelo Ríos in his final career match.
Other career highlights include finishing inside the ATP rankings top-100 year-end for ten consecutive years, from 1993 to 2002 and 10 ATP Challenger titles (seven in singles and three in doubles).
Career finals
Olympic Games
Singles: 1 (4th place) ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore4th place1996Atlanta OlympicsHard Leander Paes6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Pan American Games
Singles: 1 (1 gold medal) ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreGold2003Santo Domingo GamesHard Marcelo Ríos5–7, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5)
ATP World Tour
Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)
LegendGrand Slam tournaments (0)Year-end championships (0)ATP Masters Series (0)ATP International Series Gold (0–1)ATP Tour (3–2)SurfaceClay (3–2)Hard (0–1)SettingOutdoors (3–3)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss1.Feb 1995Abierto Mexicano Telcel, MexicoClay Thomas Muster6–7(4–7), 5–7Win1.Jul 1995Swedish Open, SwedenClay Christian Ruud6–4, 6–4Win2.May 1996U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, U.S.Clay Mats Wilander6–4, 6–2Win3.Apr 1998Prague Open, Czech RepublicClay Sláva Doseděl6–1, 6–4Loss2.Sep 2001Brasil Open, BrazilHard Jan Vacek6–2, 6–7(2–7), 3–6Loss3.Feb 2002Mexican Open, MexicoClay Carlos Moyá6–7(4–7), 6–7(4–7)
Doubles: 7 (7 titles)
LegendGrand Slam tournaments (0)Year-end championships (0)ATP Masters Series (0)ATP International Series Gold (1–0)ATP Tour (6–0)SurfaceClay (7–0)SettingOutdoors (7–0) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1.Nov 1996Chile Open, ChileClay Gustavo Kuerten Dinu Pescariu Albert Portas6–4, 6–2Win2.Apr 1997Portugal Open, PortugalClay Gustavo Kuerten Andrea Gaudenzi Filippo Messori6–2, 6–2Win3.Jun 1997Internazionali di Carisbo, ItalyClay Gustavo Kuerten Dave Randall Jack Waite6–2, 7–5Win4.Jul 1997Stuttgart Open, GermanyClay Gustavo Kuerten Donald Johnson Francisco Montana6–4, 6–4Win5.Oct 1997Bancolombia Open, ColombiaClay Luis Lobo Karim Alami Maurice Ruah6–1, 6–3Win6.July 1998Swiss Open, SwitzerlandClay Gustavo Kuerten Daniel Orsanic Cyril Suk6–4, 7–5Win7.Mar 1999Grand Prix Hassan II, MoroccoClay Jaime Oncins Massimo Ardinghi Vincenzo Santopadre6–2, 6–3
ATP Challenger Tour
Singles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner-ups)
CategoryATP Challenger Series (7–6)SurfaceClay (6–5)Hard (1–1)SettingOutdoors (7–6)
ResultDateCategoryTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWinChallengerSão Paulo Challenger I, BrazilClay6–2, 6–1WinChallengerCampinas Challenger, BrazilClay6–4, 6–2WinChallengerSão Paulo Challenger II, BrazilHard7–5, 6–2LossChallengerRecife Challenger, BrazilHard2–6, 3–6LossChallengerCampinas Challenger, BrazilClay4–6, 5–7LossChallengerNatal Challenger, BrazilClay3–6, 6–3, 5–7WinChallengerRibeirão Preto Challenger, BrazilClay6–3, 6–3WinChallengerCairo Challenger, EgyptClay3–6, 6–1, 6–2LossChallengerCzech Open, Czech RepublicClay2–6, 6–4, 1–6LossChallengerSão Paulo Challenger, BrazilClay4–6, 0–1 RETLossChallengerKošice Open, SlovakiaClay5–7, 4–6WinChallengerSão Paulo Challenger, BrazilClay6–1, 6–4WinChallengerGuadalajara Challenger, MexicoClay7–5, 4–6, 6–4
Doubles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner-ups) CategoryATP Challenger Series (3–7)SurfaceClay (2–6)Hard (1–1)SettingOutdoors (3–7)
ResultDateCategoryTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLossChallengerGuarujá Open, BrazilHardWalkoverLossChallengerOpen Bogotá, ColombiaClay6–7, 5–7LossChallengerPunta del Este Challenger, UruguayClay4–6, 1–6LossChallengerRome Challenger, ItalyClay0–6, 1–6LossChallengerJerusalem Challenger, IsraelClay6–4, 4–6, 6–7WinChallengerSão Paulo Challenger II, BrazilHard6–1, 7–5WinChallengerCampinas Challenger, BrazilClay6–2, 6–4LossChallengerPunta del Este Challenger, UruguayClay2–6, 4–6WinChallengerSalinas Challenger, EcuadorClay6–3, 3–6, 6–3LossChallengerGuadalajara Challenger, MexicoClay6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–7(7–9)
Satellite tournaments
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups) CategorySatellite (2–2)SurfaceClay (2–2)SettingOutdoors (2–2)
OutcomeDateCategoryTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreRunner-upSatelliteSanta Maria, Brazil Masters 1 (Week 4)Clay4–6, 7–6, 4–6Runner-upSatelliteNovo Hamburgo, Brazil Masters 2 (Week 4)Clay2–6, 5–7WinnerSatelliteRio de Janeiro, Brazil Masters 3 (Week 1)Clay6–4, 7–5WinnerSatelliteRio de Janeiro, Brazil Masters 3 (Week 3)Clay6–4, 6–3
Singles performance timeline
Tournament1991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003 SR W–LWin (%)Grand Slam TournamentsAustralian OpenAAA1RA1R2R1R1R1RA1R1R0 / 81–811%French OpenAA4R1R3R1R2R4RSF2R3R2RQ10 / 1018–1064%WimbledonAAA1RAAAAA1R2R1RA0 / 41–420%US OpenA1R1R1R1R1R3R1R2R1R2R2RA0 / 115–1131%Win–loss0–00–13–20–42–20–34–33–36–31–44–32–40–10 / 3325–3343%ATP Masters Series1Indian WellsAAQ3AAA1RQ12R1RAAQ10 / 32–340%MiamiAAQ12R1R1R2RAA3R1R1R2R0 / 85–838%Monte CarloAAAAAAAAA3R2RAA0 / 23–260%HamburgAAAAAAAA2R1RA1RA0 / 31–325%RomeAAAAAAAA3RAAQ1A0 / 12–166%Stuttgart2AAAAAAAA1RAAAA0 / 10–10%ParisAAAAAAAA1RAAAA0 / 10–10%Win–loss0–00–00–01–10–10–11–20–04–54–41–20–21–10 / 2113–2138%National representationSummer OlympicsNHAnot held4thnot heldAnot held0 / 14–266%Davis CupAAPOZ1Z1PO1R1RQFSFQF1RA0 / 613–1645%Win–loss0–00–00–21–12–07–41–21–21–22–31–10–10–00 / 717–1849%Career statistics 1991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003 SRW–LWin (%)Tournaments played2471919181921262116238203Titles0000110100000350%Finals00002101001106Overall win–loss2–23–46–915–2024–1820–2025–2119–2228–2816–2418–1720–246–83 / 203202–21748.21%Win (%)50%43%40%43%57%50%54%46%50%40%51%45%43%48.21%Year-end ranking206167989266936857291007275213 1The Masters Series included the Canada Masters and the Cincinnati Masters, but Meligeni never played in these tournaments. 2This event was held in Stockholm until 1994, Essen in 1995, Stuttgart from 1996 through 2001 and Madrid from 2002 on.
Titles detail
1. 1995 Swedish OpenRoundOpponent (Rank)Score1R Gilbert Schaller (31)1–6, 6–3, 6–42R Óscar Martínez (87)7–5, 6–1QF Magnus Norman (367)6–4, 6–3SF Carlos Costa (53)4–6, 6–0, 6–2F Christian Ruud (62)6–4, 6–4
2. 1996 U.S. Men's Clay Court ChampionshipsRoundOpponent (Rank)Score1R Fabio Maggi (220)6–4, 6–32R Todd Woodbridge (28)6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–1QF Patrick Rafter (86)3–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–1SF Jason Stoltenberg (61)2–6, 6–0, 6–4F Mats Wilander (85)6–4, 6–2
3. 1998 Prague OpenRoundOpponent (Rank)Score1R Andrei Cherkasov (184)6–4, 6–32R Yevgeny Kafelnikov (6)6–4, 6–4QF Andrei Chesnokov (1346)6–3, 6–1SF Dinu Pescariu (123)7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2)F Slava Doseděl (47)6–1, 6–4
4. 2003 Santo Domingo Pan American GamesRoundOpponent (Rank)Score2R Carlos Berlocq (291)6–2, 6–23R Gabriel Montilla (687)WalkoverQF Jeff Morrison (145)6–3, 6–4SF José de Armas (284)6–4, 6–2F Marcelo Ríos (44)5–7, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5)
Notes: 1995: Defeated three seeded players, en route to title: Schaller (2nd), Costa (5th) and Ruud (6th). 1996: In terms of games played, this was the most difficult title for Meligeni: 120 games and three tiebreaks. 1998: Defeated top-10 Kafelnikov (6) in the quarterfinal match; first top-10 win of that year (defeated Kafelnikov again, in Gstaad). 2003: Final event of Meligeni's career. Entered the event with a bye into the second round. Only victory over Ríos as a professional player.
Grand Slam singles seedings
YearAustralian OpenFrench OpenWimbledonUS Open1992absent absent absent not seeded1993absent not seeded absent not seeded1994 not seeded not seeded not seeded not seeded1995absent not seeded absent not seeded1996 not seeded not seeded absent not seeded1997 not seeded not seeded absent not seeded1998 not seeded not seeded absent not seeded1999 not seeded not seeded absent not seeded2000 not seeded not seeded not seeded not seeded 2001absent not seeded not seeded not seeded2002 not seeded not seeded not seeded not seeded2003 not seeded qualifierabsent absent
Record against top 10 players Meligeni's match record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who have been No. 1 in bold (ATP Tour, Grand Slam and Davis Cup matches).
Pete Sampras: 1–1 Andre Agassi: 0–5 Emilio Sánchez: 2–2 Wayne Ferreira: 0–2 Mikael Pernfors: 1–0 Mats Wilander: 1–3 Alberto Berasategui: 1–3 Goran Ivanišević: 0–3 Karel Nováček: 1–0 Àlex Corretja: 2–6 Thomas Muster: 0–4 Thomas Enqvist: 0–1 Carlos Costa: 2–2 Magnus Norman: 1–0 Guy Forget: 0–1 Jiří Novák: 0–5 Michael Chang: 1–2 Patrick Rafter: 2–1 Andrei Chesnokov: 1–1 Albert Costa: 2–2 Mark Philippoussis: 1–0 Sergi Bruguera: 1–2 Marcelo Ríos: 0–4 Gustavo Kuerten: 0–4 Karol Kučera: 3–0 Magnus Larsson: 1–1 Félix Mantilla: 1–5 Yevgeny Kafelnikov: 2–3 Andrei Medvedev: 1–3 Todd Martin: 0–3 Tommy Haas: 0–1 Magnus Gustafsson: 1–2 Greg Rusedski: 0–1 Nicolás Massú: 1–2 Marc Rosset: 3–0 Tim Henman: 1–1 Cédric Pioline: 3–2 Thomas Johansson: 2–2 Gastón Gaudio: 1–2 Carlos Moyá: 1–4 Nicolás Lapentti: 1–2 Lleyton Hewitt: 0–3 Guillermo Cañas: 0–1 Marat Safin: 0–2 Richard Krajicek: 0–1 David Nalbandian: 0–2 Guillermo Coria: 2–1 Andy Roddick: 1–2 Arnaud Clément: 1–1 Nikolay Davydenko: 1–1 Radek Štěpánek: 1–0 Paradorn Srichaphan: 0–1 Mardy Fish: 0–1 James Blake: 0–1 Tommy Robredo: 0–1 Fernando González: 0–1 Juan Carlos Ferrero: 0–1 Petr Korda: 1–0 Jim Courier: 0–1
Top 10 wins Year1991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003Total Wins 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 1 0 9
No.PlayerRankTournamentSurfaceRdScoreMeligeni Rank19971. Michael Chang2Atlanta, United StatesClay1R2–6, 6–3, 6–47219982. Yevgeny Kafelnikov6Prague, Czech RepublicClay2R6–4, 6–4753. Yevgeny Kafelnikov7Gstaad, SwitzerlandClay1R6–3, 4–6, 6–35019994. Tim Henman7Monte Carlo, MonacoClay2R6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–5515. Pete Sampras2Rome, ItalyClay2R6–3, 6–1586. Patrick Rafter3French Open, Paris, FranceClay3R6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3547. Àlex Corretja6French Open, Paris, FranceClayQF6–2, 6–2, 6–0548. Carlos Moyá6Long Island, United StatesHard 1R6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–2), 6–32920029. Andy Roddick9Washington, D.C, United StatesHard 3R6–4, 6–461
Davis Cup
Participations: (13–16) Group membershipWorld Group (5–11)WG play-offs (2–3)Group I (6–2)Group II (0)Group III (0)Group IV (0)Matches by SurfaceHard (0–0)Clay (12–11)Grass (0–2)Carpet (1–3)Matches by TypeSingles (13–16)Doubles (0)Matches by SettingIndoors (1–3)Outdoors (12–13)Matches by VenueBrazil (10–5)Away (3–11) indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.