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Italian tennis player
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7 May 1964(Naples, Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Massimo Cierro (born 7 May 1964) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.
Career
Cierro never won a Grand Slam match. He lost to 15th seed Scott Davis at 1985 US Open, Patrick McEnroe in the 1992 Australian Open and Henri Leconte at the 1992 French Open, all in straight sets.
The biggest win of his career was at the Championship Series event, the Italian Open, in 1991, when he defeated world number 13 Karel Nováček.
Cierro was a quarter-finalist at Bordeaux in 1989, San Marino in 1989 and Palermo in 1991.
Partnering Alessandro de Minicis he made two ATP doubles finals, in Saint-Vincent, losing both.
Grand Prix career finals
Doubles: 2 (0–2)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1987 | Saint-Vincent, Italy | Clay | Alessandro de Minicis | Bud Cox Michael Fancutt | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 1989 | Saint-Vincent, Italy | Clay | Alessandro de Minicis | Josef Čihák Cyril Suk | 4–6, 2–6 |
Challenger titles
Singles: (3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1988 | Parioli, Italy | Clay | Thomas Haldin | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 2. | 1988 | Verona, Italy | Clay | Carlos Costa | 5–7, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 3. | 1989 | Pescara, Italy | Clay | Magnus Larsson | 6–3, 6–3 |
Doubles: (5)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1985 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Clay | Júlio Góes | Givaldo Barbosa Ivan Kley | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2. | 1989 | Parioli, Italy | Clay | Alessandro de Minicis | Enrico Cocchi Francesco Pisilli | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 3. | 1990 | Neu-Ulm, West Germany | Clay | Simone Colombo | George Cosac Vojtěch Flégl | 0–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| 4. | 1991 | Zaragoza, Spain | Clay | Stefano Pescosolido | Juan Carlos Báguena David de Miguel | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 5. | 1992 | Pescara, Italy | Clay | Nicklas Utgren | Mark Knowles Roger Smith | 6–4, 6–4 |