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Residence | Cervinara, Italy |
Born | Cervinara, Italy | 14 July 1981
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Turned pro | 2001 |
Retired | 2015 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$3,784,550 |
Singles | |
Career record | 162–193 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 27 (15 October 2007) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) |
French Open | 3R (2004, 2007) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2009) |
US Open | 2R (2004, 2011) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 110-114 |
Career titles | 6 |
Highest ranking | No. 40 (18 June 2012) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2011, 2012) |
French Open | SF (2012) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2006) |
US Open | 3R (2011) |
Last updated on: 15 March 2016. |
Potito Starace (Italian pronunciation: [poˈtiːto staˈraːtʃe];[1][2] born 14 July 1981) is an Italian former professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world no. 27 on October 15, 2007. He was a clay court specialist, and was coached by Umberto Rianna.
Starace was banned from tennis for life by the Italian Tennis Federation and by the Tennis Integrity Unit for betting offences.