Diego Veronelli (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo βeɾoˈneli];[a] born 5 December 1979) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.[1]

Diego Veronelli
Country (sports)Argentina Argentina
Born (1979-12-05) 5 December 1979 (age 44)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro1996
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$179,686
Singles
Career record2–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 165 (12 Jan 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2002, 2004)
French OpenQ1 (2004)
WimbledonQ3 (2002)
US OpenQ3 (2001)
Doubles
Career record4–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 171 (21 Jun 2004)

Career

edit

Veronelli was a quarter-finalist in the 2003 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia.[2] He upset second seed Nikolay Davydenko in the opening round and then had a win over Victor Hănescu.[2] In the quarter-finals he was defeated by Paul-Henri Mathieu.[2]

He and partner Federico Browne were doubles runners-up at Buenos Aires in 2004.[2] The wild card entrants beat both the second and third seeds en route to the final.[2]

The Buenos Aires born player was a member of the Argentine team which won the 2010 World Team Cup. His only appearance in the campaign came after the title was secured, with he and Eduardo Schwank losing a dead rubber to Bob and Mike Bryan.[3]

In 2013 he was married to Susana González and had a baby, Mateo Verronelli. Now he is tennis trainer all over the world.

ATP career finals

edit

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

edit
Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2004 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay   Federico Browne   Lucas Arnold Ker
  Mariano Hood
5–7, 7–6(7–2), 4–6

Notes

edit
  1. ^ In isolation, Veronelli is pronounced [beɾoˈneli].

References

edit
edit