Potito Starace

Potito Starace
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceCervinara, Italy
Born (1981-07-14) 14 July 1981 (age 43)
Cervinara, Italy
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2001
Retired2015
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$3,784,550
Singles
Career record162–193
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 27 (15 October 2007)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
French Open3R (2004, 2007)
Wimbledon2R (2009)
US Open2R (2004, 2011)
Doubles
Career record110-114
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 40 (18 June 2012)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2011, 2012)
French OpenSF (2012)
Wimbledon2R (2006)
US Open3R (2011)
Last updated on: 15 March 2016.
Starace at the 2008 Pilot Pen Tennis tournament.

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.

  1. ^ Luciano Canepari. "Potito". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  2. ^ Luciano Canepari. "Starace". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 21 October 2018.