Potito Starace
Tennis Player Profiles
| Country | Italy |
|---|---|
| Residence | Cervinara, Italy |
| Date of birth | July 14, 1981 (1981-07-14) (age 29) |
| Place of birth | Benevento, Italy |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2001 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | $1,939,547 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 94–110 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 27 (October 15, 2007) |
| Current ranking | No. 51 (August 2, 2010) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | 1st (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010) |
| French Open | 3rd (2004, 2007) |
| Wimbledon | 2nd (2009) |
| US Open | 2nd (2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 45–56 |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 68 (April 2, 2007) |
Nick Name
Potito Starace nicknamed by fans as Poto is a talented Italian proficient tennis performer who won many awards.
AWARDS
One of Starace's most outstanding event of his tennis career was when he defeated the men's doubles quarterfinals with Alberto Martin of the 2006 French Open.
PERSONAL DETAILS
In 2002 his coach was ex Davis cup winner Zugarelli and recently since 2005 he is guided by coach is Umberto Riannaa along with the trainer Stefano Baraldo from 2006.
Singles titles >> Singles: 3 (0–3)
| Winner – Legend (pre/post 2009) | Titles by Surface |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0/0) | Hard (0/0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup / ATP World Tour Finals (0/0) | Clay (0/3) |
| ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0/0) | Grass (0/0) |
| ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (0/1) | Carpet (0/0) |
| ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (0/2) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1. | April 15, 2007 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | Nicolás Almagro | 6–4, 2–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | July 29, 2007 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Juan Mónaco | 7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | August 1, 2010 | Umag, Croatia | Clay | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 4–6, 4–6 |
