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Italian tennis player
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Male
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Birth:
30 September 1992(Palermo, Province of Palermo, Sicily, Italy)
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Residences
Palermo, Province of Palermo, Sicily, Italy
The details
Biography
Introduction
Marco Cecchinato (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmarko tʃekki'naːto]; 30 September 1992) is an Italian tennis player.
Career
In May 2013 Cecchinato qualified for the main draw at the ATP tournament in Nice, losing to No. 6 seed and countryman, Fabio Fognini, in the first round.
In July 2014, Cecchinato qualified for Umag, played No. 6 seed and countryman, Andreas Seppi. He lost in the first round, but was able to take a set from Seppi.
Cecchinato made his Grand Slam debut at the 2015 US Open.
On 20 July 2016, Cecchinato was suspended for 18 months (until January 2018) and fined €40,000 by the Italian tennis federation for illegal behavior including match fixing and match betting.
Career Statistics
Challengers and Futures titles (7)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challengers (2-2) |
| ITF Futures (5–1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 12 March 2012 | Umag, Croatia | Clay |  Andrej Martin | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 11 February 2013 | Zagreb, Croatia | Hard(i) |  Damir Džumhur | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 3. | 4 March 2013 | Umag, Croatia | Clay |  Attila Balázs | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | 15 July 2013 | Modena, Italy | Clay |  Dominic Thiem | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 5. | 5 August 2013 | San Marino, San Marino | Clay |  Filippo Volandri | 6–3 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 23 September 2013 | Sibiu, Romania | Clay |  Jaroslav Pospíšil | 6–4, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 17 March 2014 | Pula, Italy | Clay | Dennis Novak | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 8. | 24 March 2014 | Pula, Italy | Clay |  Roberto Carballés Baena | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 3 June 2014 | Mestre, Italy | Clay |  Pablo Cuevas | 4–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
| Winner | 10. | 27 April 2015 | Turin, Italy | Clay |  Kimmer Coppejans | 6–2, 6–3 |