Stefano Galvani

Stefano Galvani
Country (sports) Italy
 San Marino
ResidencePadova, Italy
Born (1977-06-03) 3 June 1977
Padova, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1999
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$694,063
Singles
Career record18–37
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 99 (2 April 2007)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2002)
French Open2R (2006)
Wimbledon2R (2003, 2006, 2008)
US OpenQ3 (2003, 2005)
Doubles
Career record1–6
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 148 (10 June 2002)
Current rankingNo. 623 (24 May 2010)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2002)
Medal record
Representing  San Marino
Games of the Small States of Europe
Gold medal – first place 2011 Liechtenstein Singles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Monaco Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2009 Cyprus Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Liechtenstein Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Monaco Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Cyprus Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Luxembourg Doubles

Stefano Galvani (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsteːfano ɡalˈvaːni]; born 3 June 1977) is a professional male tennis player from San Marino. He is a professional from 1999 and was coached by Patricio Remondegui.[1]

Professional career

He reached a career high of No. 99 ATP Ranking on April 2, 2007 and April 30[2] of the same year. During his career, he earned total prize money of $791,336.

He had three appearances in the Davis Cup, two wins and one defeat, in the ties against Portugal and Finland in 2002.[3]

2002

Galvani defeated former #4 (and former #1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov on his way to the Round of 16 in Barcelona.

Later that year, Galvani made his only appearance in an ATP Quarter-Final in Sopot,beating #64 Olivier Rochus and #98 Marc Rosset before losing to #16 (and former #1) Carlos Moya in three sets.

2007

On April 2, 2007, Galvani achieved his career-high singles ranking: World No. 99.

2008

In June, Galvani qualified in singles for the 2008 Wimbledon, beating #222 Yeu-Tzuoo Wang, #148 Andrey Golubev, and #197 Ilija Bozoljac. He was defeated in the second round by world No. 17 Mikhail Youzhny in five sets.

ATP Tour finals

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (5–8)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 4 September 2000 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Italy Stefano Tarallo 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 12 December 2001 Mumbai, India Hard Italy Federico Luzzi 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–7(4–7)
Winner 1. 3 September 2001 Brașov, Romania Clay Spain Iván Navarro 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 3. 10 September 2001 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Greece Vasilis Mazarakis 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Winner 2. 17 September 2001 Seville, Spain Clay Australia Todd Larkham 6–2, 6–4
Winner 3. 14 October 2002 Cairo, Egypt Clay Spain Albert Portas 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–1
Runner-up 4. 30 June 2003 Mantova, Italy Clay Italy Vincenzo Santopadre 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 5. 20 March 2006 Barletta, Italy Clay Czech Republic Jan Hájek 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 6. 15 May 2006 San Remo, Italy Clay France Olivier Patience 2–6, 6–4, 6–7(8–10)
Winner 4. 19 March 2007 Rabat, Morocco Clay France Olivier Patience 6–1, 6–1
Winner 5. 10 September 2007 Todi, Italy Clay Romania Adrian Ungur 7–5, 6–2
Runner-up 7. 23 February 2009 Wolfsburg, Germany Carpet (i) Belgium Ruben Bemelmans 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 3–6
Runner-up 8. 4 July 2011 San Benedetto, Italy Clay Romania Adrian Ungur 5–7, 2–6

Grand Slam performance timeline

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.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 SR W–L
Australian Open A 1R A A A A A Q2 A A A A 0 / 1 0–1
French Open 1R 1R A A A 2R 1R Q1 A 1R A Q2 0 / 5 1–5
Wimbledon A 1R 2R A A 2R Q3 2R Q1 A A Q1 0 / 4 3–4
US Open Q1 Q2 Q3 A Q3 Q2 A Q1 A A Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–1 0–3 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0 / 11 4–11
Year End Ranking 140 126 181 579 199 110 171 217 252 274 175 641

References

  1. ^ "Official Site of Men's Professional Tennis - ATP World Tour - Tennis".
  2. ^ "Stefano Galvani - Overview - ATP World Tour - Tennis". Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  3. ^ "Davis Cup - Players". www.daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
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