Marcelo Filippini (born 4 August 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Uruguay.
In 1996, Filippini played what was the longest known game in ATP Tour history at Casablanca, going to deuce 20 times with Alberto Berasategui in one game of a 6–2, 6–3 first round loss. The game lasted 28 minutes (24–22 in total points for Berasategui).
Filippini's best performance at a Grand Slam event came at the French Open in 1999, where he reached (as a qualifier without dropping a set) the quarterfinals, defeating Laurence Tieleman, Martin Damm, Vince Spadea and Greg Rusedski before being knocked-out by eventual champion Andre Agassi. He also reached the quarterfinals of the 1993 Rome Masters.
Career finals
Singles: 10 (5 wins – 5 losses)
Legend Grand Slam (0–0) Tennis Masters Cup (0–0) ATP Masters Series (0–0) ATP Tour (5–5)
ResultW/L DateTournamentDrawSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Jul 1988 Båstad, Sweden 48 Clay Francesco Cancellotti 2–6, 6–4, 6–4Loss 1–1 Sep 1988 Bari, Italy 32 Clay Thomas Muster 6–2, 1–6, 5–7Win 2–1 Aug 1989 Prague, Czechoslovakia 32 Clay Horst Skoff 7–5, 7–6(7–4)Loss 2–2. Nov 1990 Itaparica, Brazil 32 Hard Mats Wilander 1–6, 2–6Loss 2–3 May 1991 Madrid, Spain 32 Clay Jordi Arrese 2–6, 4–6Win 3–3 Jun 1994 Florence, Italy 32 Clay Richard Fromberg 3–6, 6–3, 6–3Loss 3–4 May 1995 Bologna, Italy 32 Clay Marcelo Ríos 2–6, 4–6Loss 3–5 Apr 1996 Bermuda, Bermuda 32 Clay MaliVai Washington 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 5–7Win 4–5 May 1997 Atlanta, US 32 Clay Jason Stoltenberg 7–6(7–2), 6–4Win 5–5 May 1997 St. Pölten, Austria 32 Clay Patrick Rafter 7–6(7–2), 6–2
Doubles: 5 (3 wins – 2 losses)
Legend Grand Slam (0–0) Tennis Masters Cup (0–0) ATP Masters Series (0–0) ATP Tour (3–2) ResultW/L DateTournamentDrawSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Oct 1988 Palermo, Italy 24 Clay Carlos di Laura Alberto Mancini Christian Miniussi 6–2, 6–0Loss 1–1 Apr 1990 Nice, France 15 Clay Horst Skoff Alberto Mancini Yannick Noah 4–6, 6–7Win 2–1 Jun 1992 Florence, Italy 16 Clay Luiz Mattar Royce Deppe Brent Haygarth 6–4, 6–7, 6–4Loss 2–2 Nov 1992 Athens, Greece 16 Clay Mark Koevermans Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig 3–6, 4–6Win 3–2 Nov 1994 Montevideo, Uruguay 16 Clay Luiz Mattar Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 7–6, 6–4
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