| Residence | Busto Arsizio, Italy |
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| Birth date | 30 August 1989 (age 37) |
| Birth place | Busto Arsizio, Italy |
| Height | 1.94 m (6.4 ft) |
| Turnedpro | 2009 |
| Retired | 2023 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney | $574,074 |
| Singlesrecord | 3–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Singlestitles | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking | No. 150 (17 February 2020) |
| Australianopenresult | Q2 (2020) |
| Frenchopenresult | Q3 (2020) |
| Wimbledonresult | Q2 (2021) |
| Usopenresult | Q2 (2021, 2022) |
| Doublesrecord | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Doublestitles | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking | No. 717 (8 July 2013) |
Roberto Marcora (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 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)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2012 | United Arab Emirates F1, Fujairah | Futures | Hard | Jules Marie | 2–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2012 | Slovenia F3, Litija | Futures | Clay | Riccardo Bellotti | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jul 2012 | Romania F6, Pitești | Futures | Clay | Petru-Alexandru Luncanu | 1–6, 6–1, 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 1–3 | Sep 2012 | Spain F29, Madrid | Futures | Hard | Andrés Artuñedo Martínavarro | 6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 2–3 | May 2013 | Sweden F2, Båstad | Futures | Clay | Simone Vagnozzi | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 3–3 | Jun 2013 | Italy F14, Siena | Futures | Clay | Edoardo Eremin | 7–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Aug 2013 | Switzerland F5, Sion | Futures | Clay | Richard Becker | 7–6(7–5), 6–7(1–7), 2–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | Oct 2013 | Israel F14, Ramat HaSharon | Futures | Hard | Ivo Klec | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
| Win | 5–4 | Apr 2014 | Italy F11, Santa Margherita di Pula | Futures | Clay | Riccardo Sinicropi | 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–4 | May 2014 | Italy F14, Santa Margherita di Pula | Futures | Clay | Gianluca Naso | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–4 | May 2014 | Italy F15, Bergamo | Futures | Clay | Claudio Fortuna | 5–7, 6–0, 6–1 |
| Loss | 7–5 | Jun 2014 | Italy F20, Busto Arsizio | Futures | Clay | Stefano Travaglia | 2–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7–6 | Mar 2015 | Guangzhou, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Kimmer Coppejans | 6–7(6–8), 7–5, 1–6 |
| Win | 8–6 | Aug 2015 | Switzerland F3, Geneva | Futures | Clay | Nikola Milojević | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 9–6 | Sep 2015 | Switzerland F5, Lausanne | Futures | Clay | Cristian Villagrán | 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7), 6–4 |
| Win | 10–6 | Oct 2015 | Israel F14, Ramat HaSharon | Futures | Hard | Julien Dubail | 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 10–7 | Jun 2016 | Romania F5, Arad | Futures | Clay | Petru-Alexandru Luncanu | 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10–8 | Feb 2018 | Tunisia F5, Jerba | Futures | Hard | Carlos Boluda-Purkiss | 6–3, 6–7(1–7), 5–7 |
| Win | 11–8 | Mar 2018 | Israel F3, Tel Aviv | Futures | Hard | Yannick Vandenbulcke | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 11–9 | Feb 2019 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Hard (i) | Alexander Bublik | 0–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 11–10 | Feb 2019 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Jannik Sinner | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 11–11 | July 2019 | Recanati, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Egor Gerasimov | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 11–11 | Feb 2020 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard | Roman Safiullin | 4–6, 2-6 |
Doubles: 4 (1–3)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2012 | Romania F5, Bucharest | Futures | Clay | Riccardo Maiga | Theodoros Angelinos Paris Gemouchidis | 7–5, 6–7(1–7), [3–10] |
| Loss | 0–2 | Nov 2012 | Mexico F12, Cancún | Futures | Hard | Riccardo Maiga | Marvin Barker Christopher Díaz Figueroa | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Nov 2012 | Mexico F13, Mérida | Futures | Hard | Riccardo Maiga | Christopher Díaz Figueroa José Hernández-Fernández | 6–1, 2–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jan 2018 | Egypt F1, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Artem Smirnov | Thiemo de Bakker Yannick Mertens | 5–7, 2–6 |
References
- ^ Luciano Canepari. "Roberto" (in Italian). DiPI Online. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ Luciano Canepari. "Marcora" (in Italian). DiPI Online. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "Learn More About No. 174 Marcora, Who Upset Paire: 'I Can Play Against Everyone'". Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Mazzoleni, Francesco (22 February 2022). "Roberto Marcora si ritira: "Un meraviglioso capitolo che si chiude. Lascio senza rimpianti"" (in Italian). Varese News. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Mazzoleni, Francesco (28 June 2022). "Marcora ci ha ripensato: da Milano una nuova partenza" (in Italian). Italian Tennis and Padel Federation. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Stella, Di Alessandro (13 December 2023). "Dalla racchetta all’acciaio" (in Italian). Il Giorno. Retrieved 20 December 2023.