Franco Squillari
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ArgentinaBuenos Aires, Argentina
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| Country (sports) | Argentina |
|---|---|
| Residence | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Born | 22 August 1975 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
| Turned pro | 1989 |
| Retired | 2005 |
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $2,504,591 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 155–165 |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 11 (18 September 2000) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2000) |
| French Open | SF (2000) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1998) |
| US Open | 2R (2000) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2000) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–4 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 387 (23 July 2001) |
Franco Squillari (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈfɾaŋko (e)skiˈlaɾi]; born 22 August 1975) is an Argentine former professional male tennis player. He won 3 singles titles, reached the semifinals of the 2000 French Open and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 11.
As a junior, Squillari won the 1993 South American Closed Junior Championships (in Paraguay).
Squillari entered the world's top 50 in 1998, and won a total of three ATP Tour singles titles (all in Germany) during his career. He reached the semifinals of the 2000 French Open defeating Alexander Popp, Jiří Vaněk, Karol Kučera, Younes El Aynaoui and future champion Albert Costa, before losing to Magnus Norman. He went on to reach the fourth round of the French Open the following year as well.
He reached three Masters quarterfinals: Rome in 1999 (where he beat world no. 3 Carlos Moya, Cincinnati in 2000 and Hamburg in 2001. He also beat world no. 3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov in Barcelona in 1999.
He is one of the few tennis players to have a perfect 100% record against Roger Federer, having beaten him both times they played, in 2001 and 2003.
Squillari retired in 2005.
