LM
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Swiss tennis player
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Male
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Birth:
16 September 1974(Winterthur)
Residences
Winterthur
The details
Biography
Lorenzo Manta (born 27 September 1974 in Winterthur) is a former tennis player from Switzerland, who turned professional in 1992. The right-hander reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 103 in June 2000. His best achievement in the grand slam tournaments was reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon in 1999. There, he had a big upset win over the 1996 Wimbledon champion, Richard Krajicek, in the third round in five sets. Manta was then defeated by Brazil's Gustavo Kuerten in the fourth round. He was 4-0 in Davis Cup doubles matches with all-time great Roger Federer.