Federico Browne
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ArgentinaBuenos Aires, Argentina
| Country (sports) | Argentina |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 April 1976 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 1994 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $370,589 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 11–20 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 106 (25 August 2003) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 2R (2000, 2003) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 8–15 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 77 (14 June 2004) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 2R (2004) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2004) |
| US Open | 1R (2004) |
Federico Browne (born 7 April 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.[1]
Browne was the number one ranked junior in the world in 1994, winning numerous titles that year, including the Banana Bowl. He was also the 1994 Banana Bowl doubles runner-up, with Carlos Jose Tori. In the 1994 US Open he reached the semi-finals, where he was beaten by Sjeng Schalken and he was a semi-finalist in the Orange Bowl as well, for the second successive year.[2]
In 1995, Browne appeared in a Davis Cup tie for Argentina. He played the second singles rubber, against Venezuelan Nicolás Pereira, who beat him in straight sets.[3]
His best performance on the ATP Tour came at Buenos Aires in 2004, when he and Diego Veronelli were runners-up in the men's doubles.[4] He also made doubles semi-finals in Sopot partnering Enzo Artoni and the Shanghai Open with Ivo Karlović, both in 2003.[4] On the singles circuit he reached two quarter-finals, at the 2000 BMW Open as a lucky loser and at Casablanca in 2003.[4]
On each of the two occasions he competed in the main singles draw of the French Open, Browne made the second round.[4] In 2000 he defeated Juan Antonio Marín in the opening round, before losing in his next match by Sébastien Grosjean, in a five setter.[4] Three years later he came from two sets down to defeat world number 59 Olivier Rochus in the first round.[4] He was beaten in the second round by Félix Mantilla.[4] His best doubles showing at Grand Slam level was a second round appearance in the 2004 French Open, which he and partner Karlovic earned after defeating Tomáš Berdych and Dominik Hrbatý.[4]
He is now a tennis coach.
