Massimo Valeri

Massimo Valeri
Country (sports)	Italy
Born	13 March 1972 (age 52); Rome, Italy
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1991
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$164,828
Singles
Career record	3–9
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 137 (24 Aug 1992)
Doubles
Career record	5–8
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 116 (5 Jul 1999)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open	1R (1994)

Massimo Valeri (born 13 March 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

Career

Valeri was a quarter-finalist in the boys' doubles event at the 1990 French Open, with Andrei Pavel, who he had beaten in the singles draw.^[1]

In 1993, Valeri had wins over two top 100 players, Richard Fromberg in Bologna and Anders Järryd in Prague.^[2]

The Italian was a mixed doubles participant in the 1994 French Open, partnering Gabriela Sabatini. They were defeated in the opening round by Kent Kinnear and Nana Miyagi.^[3]

Valeri spent most of 1995 and 1996 away from the tour, appearing in just one Challenger tournament in each of the years.^[2]

In 1998, he defeated Carlos Costa in Palermo, before being beaten in the second round by Nicolás Lapentti.^[2] His best result that season came in the Bologna Outdoor tournament, where he and Giorgio Galimberti were losing doubles finalists.^[2]

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 1998	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Giorgio Galimberti	Brandon Coupe Paul Rosner	6–7, 3–6

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	1991	Messina, Italy	Clay	Germán López	4–6, 6–1, 7–6
2.	1992	Oberstaufen, Germany	Clay	Martin Sinner	6–3, 6–3

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	1997	Venice, Italy	Clay	Giorgio Galimberti	Martín Rodríguez David Roditi	6–4, 0–6, 7–6
2.	1999	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Clay	Tom Vanhoudt	Eduardo Nicolás Germán Puentes	7–6^(10–8), 6–4
3.	1999	Biella, Italy	Clay	Filippo Messori	Agustín Calleri Salvador Navarro	7–5, 6–4
4.	1999	Manerbio, Italy	Clay	Thomas Strengberger	Federico Browne Francisco Cabello	6–3, 6–3