Massimo Boscatto

Massimo Boscatto
Full nameMassimo Boscatto
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1971-06-21) 21 June 1971
Naples, Italy
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Turned pro1988
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$46,799
Singles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 355 (15 April 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (1988)
Doubles
Career record10–11
Career titles0
3 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 110 (24 June 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (1991)
Last updated on: 13 May 2023.

Massimo Boscatto (born 21 June 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

Biography

Boscatto, born in Naples, Italy, was primarily a doubles player. As a junior he represented Italy in the Sunshine Cup and his biggest individual success was reaching the final of the boys' doubles event at the 1988 US Open.[1] He and partner Stefano Pescosolido lost the final to the home pairing of Jonathan Stark and John Yancey.[2]

At the 1991 Mediterranean Games in Athens, Boscatto again partnered with Pescosolido and together they won a gold medal in the men's doubles, secured with a win over Spaniards Alberto Berasategui and Àlex Corretja.[3]

On tour his biggest success was in reaching the final of an ATP Tour tournament in Genoa in 1991, with Massimo Ardinghi.[4] He also won all of his three ATP Challenger doubles titles that year.

His only Grand Slam appearance was at the 1991 Wimbledon Championships. He competed in the men's doubles with Pescosolido. They were beaten in the first round by Jeff Brown and Bret Garnett.[5]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1988 US Open Hard Stefano Pescosolido Jonathan Stark
John Yancey
6–7, 5–7

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–1)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 1991 Genoa, Italy World Series Clay Massimo Ardinghi Marcos Górriz
Alfonso Mora
7–5, 5–7, 3–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 8 (4–4)

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–1)
ITF Futures (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 1991 Jakarta, Indonesia Challenger Clay Massimo Ardinghi Peter Carter
Niclas Kroon
5–7, 6–4, 7–6
Win 2–0 Mar 1991 Marseille, France Challenger Clay Stefano Pescosolido Tom Kempers
Tom Nijssen
6–2, 2–6, 6–3
Win 3–0 Oct 1991 Siracusa, Italy Challenger Clay Cristian Brandi Diego Nargiso
Stefano Pescosolido
3–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss 3–1 Oct 1991 Reggio Calabria, Italy Challenger Clay Eugenio Rossi Cristian Brandi
Federico Mordegan
5–7, 3–6
Loss 3–2 May 1998 Yugoslavia F2, Belgrade Futures Clay Igor Gaudi Nikola Gnjatovic
Dejan Petrović
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 4–2 Aug 1998 Italy F13, Varese Futures Clay Stefano Tarallo Leonardo Olguín
Miguel Pastura
7–6, 7–5
Loss 4–3 Aug 1998 Italy F14, Pavia Futures Clay Stefano Tarallo Enzo Artoni
Silvio Scaiola
2–6, 2–6
Loss 4–4 Aug 1998 Italy F15, Manerbio Futures Clay Nicolas Kischkewitz Filippo Messori
Massimo Valeri
4–6, 6–3, 1–6

References

  1. ^ "Top-seeded France and sixth seed Italy won their semifinal". United Press International. 17 December 1988. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Tennis U.S. Open". The Canberra Times. 12 September 1988. p. 18. Retrieved 14 February 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Affiche officielle des JM d'Athènes 1991" (PDF) (in French). Greece: Comité international des Jeux méditerranéens. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  4. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Genoa - 17 June - 23 June 1991". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  5. ^ Pucin, Diane (30 June 1991). "Sampras Bows In Round 2 Ivanisevic Also An Upset Victim". Philadelphia Media Network. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2016.