Roberto Marcora

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Roberto Marcora
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceBusto Arsizio, Italy
Born (1989-08-30) 30 August 1989
Busto Arsizio, Italy
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro2009
Retired2023
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$574,074
Singles
Career record3–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 150 (17 February 2020)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2020)
French OpenQ3 (2020)
WimbledonQ2 (2021)
US OpenQ2 (2021, 2022)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 717 (8 July 2013)

Roberto Marcora (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto marˈkɔːra];[1][2] born 30 August 1989) is an Italian former tennis player.

Marcora has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 150, achieved on 17 February 2020 and a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 717, achieved on 8 July 2013.

Career

Marcora made his ATP main draw debut at the 2017 Geneva Open as a qualifier, defeating Pere Riba and Marco Chiudinelli in qualifying. He was defeated by Mikhail Kukushkin in the first round.

At 2020 Maharashtra Open, he qualified for the main draw, where he earned his first ATP tour-level win. In the second round, he upset top seed Benoit Paire to enter his first quarterfinal at an ATP tour event. He was defeated by Australian player James Duckworth.[3]

Although Marcora announced his retirement from professional tennis in February 2022, he changed his mind and returned four months later at the qualifying competition for the 2022 Wimbledon Championships.[4][5] Marcora eventually retired again in March 2023, making his final professional appearance at the 2023 BNP Paribas Open.[6]

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 23 (11–12)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–5)
ITF Futures Tour (11–7)
Titles by surface
Hard (4–7)
Clay (7–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2012 United Arab Emirates F1, Fujairah Futures Hard France Jules Marie 2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 2012 Slovenia F3, Litija Futures Clay Italy Riccardo Bellotti 1–6, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Jul 2012 Romania F6, Pitești Futures Clay Romania Petru-Alexandru Luncanu 1–6, 6–1, 6–7(3–7)
Win 1–3 Sep 2012 Spain F29, Madrid Futures Hard Spain Andrés Artuñedo Martínavarro 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win 2–3 May 2013 Sweden F2, Båstad Futures Clay Italy Simone Vagnozzi 6–3, 7–5
Win 3–3 Jun 2013 Italy F14, Siena Futures Clay Italy Edoardo Eremin 7–2, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 3–4 Aug 2013 Switzerland F5, Sion Futures Clay Germany Richard Becker 7–6(7–5), 6–7(1–7), 2–6
Win 4–4 Oct 2013 Israel F14, Ramat HaSharon Futures Hard Slovakia Ivo Klec 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win 5–4 Apr 2014 Italy F11, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Italy Riccardo Sinicropi 6–1, 3–6, 6–2
Win 6–4 May 2014 Italy F14, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Italy Gianluca Naso 7–5, 6–4
Win 7–4 May 2014 Italy F15, Bergamo Futures Clay Italy Claudio Fortuna 5–7, 6–0, 6–1
Loss 7–5 Jun 2014 Italy F20, Busto Arsizio Futures Clay Italy Stefano Travaglia 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 7–6 Mar 2015 Guangzhou, China, P.R. Challenger Hard Belgium Kimmer Coppejans 6–7(6–8), 7–5, 1–6
Win 8–6 Aug 2015 Switzerland F3, Geneva Futures Clay Serbia Nikola Milojević 6–4, 6–2
Win 9–6 Sep 2015 Switzerland F5, Lausanne Futures Clay Switzerland Cristian Villagrán 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7), 6–4
Win 10–6 Oct 2015 Israel F14, Ramat HaSharon Futures Hard Belgium Julien Dubail 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 10–7 Jun 2016 Romania F5, Arad Futures Clay Romania Petru-Alexandru Luncanu 3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 10–8 Feb 2018 Tunisia F5, Jerba Futures Hard Spain Carlos Boluda-Purkiss 6–3, 6–7(1–7), 5–7
Win 11–8 Mar 2018 Israel F3, Tel Aviv Futures Hard Belgium Yannick Vandenbulcke 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Loss 11–9 Feb 2019 Budapest, Hungary Challenger Hard (i) Kazakhstan Alexander Bublik 0–6, 3–6
Loss 11–10 Feb 2019 Bergamo, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Italy Jannik Sinner 3–6, 1–6
Loss 11–11 July 2019 Recanati, Italy Challenger Hard Belarus Egor Gerasimov 2–6, 5–7
Loss 11–11 Feb 2020 Cherbourg, France Challenger Hard Russia Roman Safiullin 4–6, 2-6

Doubles: 4 (1–3)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (1–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2012 Romania F5, Bucharest Futures Clay Switzerland Riccardo Maiga Greece Theodoros Angelinos
Greece Paris Gemouchidis		 7–5, 6–7(1–7), [3–10]
Loss 0–2 Nov 2012 Mexico F12, Cancún Futures Hard Switzerland Riccardo Maiga New Zealand Marvin Barker
Guatemala Christopher Díaz Figueroa		 4–6, 2–6
Win 1–2 Nov 2012 Mexico F13, Mérida Futures Hard Switzerland Riccardo Maiga Guatemala Christopher Díaz Figueroa
Dominican Republic José Hernández-Fernández		 6–1, 2–6, [10–7]
Loss 1–3 Jan 2018 Egypt F1, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Ukraine Artem Smirnov Netherlands Thiemo de Bakker
Belgium Yannick Mertens		 5–7, 2–6

References

  1. Luciano Canepari. "Roberto". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. Luciano Canepari. "Marcora". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. "Learn More About No. 174 Marcora, Who Upset Paire: 'I Can Play Against Everyone'". Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  4. Mazzoleni, Francesco (22 February 2022). "Roberto Marcora si ritira: "Un meraviglioso capitolo che si chiude. Lascio senza rimpianti"". Varese News (in Italian). Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  5. Mazzoleni, Francesco (28 June 2022). "Marcora ci ha ripensato: da Milano una nuova partenza". Italian Tennis and Padel Federation (in Italian). Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  6. Stella, Di Alessandro (13 December 2023). "Dalla racchetta all'acciaio". Il Giorno (in Italian). Retrieved 20 December 2023.