Omar Camporese

Omar Camporese

Country (sports)	Italy
Residence	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Born	(1968-05-08) 8 May 1968 (age 56) Bologna, Italy
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	1987
Retired	1998
Plays	Right-handed (1-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,610,475
Singles
Career record	150–157
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 18 (10 February 1992)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	4R (1992)
French Open	3R (1989, 1991)
Wimbledon	3R (1991)
US Open	3R (1992)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (1992)
Doubles
Career record	109–114
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 27 (13 January 1992)

Omar Camporese (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɔːmar kampoˈreːze]; born 8 May 1968) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

Career

Born in Bologna, Camporese turned professional in 1987. He reached his first top-level singles final in 1990 at San Marino, where he lost to Guillermo Pérez Roldán 6–3, 6–3.

In 1991, Camporese won his first tour singles title in Rotterdam, defeating Ivan Lendl in the final 3–6, 7–6, 7–6. At the Australian Open the same year he lost against Boris Becker in a 311 minutes long match. Becker won 7–6, 7–6, 0–6, 4–6, 14–12 which is the fourth longest match in the tournament's history. 1992 saw Camporese win his second tour singles title at Milan, where he beat Goran Ivanišević in the final 3–6, 6–3, 6–4.

Camporese's best performance at a Grand Slam event came at the 1992 Australian Open, where he reached the fourth round before being knocked out by Lendl.

During his career, Camporese won two top-level singles titles and five tour doubles titles. His career high rankings were World No. 18 in singles and World No. 27 in doubles (both in 1992). His career prize-money totalled $1,609,837. Camporese retired from the professional tour in 1998.

Career finals

Singles (2 wins, 1 loss)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 1990	San Marino, San Marino	Clay	Guillermo Pérez Roldán	3–6, 3–6
Win	1–1	Feb 1991	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Carpet (i)	Ivan Lendl	3–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)
Win	2–1	Feb 1992	Milan, Italy	Carpet (i)	Goran Ivanišević	3–6, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles (5 wins, 4 losses)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 1989	Basel, Switzerland	Carpet	Claudio Mezzadri	Udo Riglewski Michael Stich	3–6, 6–4, 0–6
Win	1–1	Feb 1990	Milan, Italy	Carpet (i)	Diego Nargiso	Tom Nijssen Udo Riglewski	6–4, 6–4
Loss	1–2.	Apr 1990	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Paolo Canè	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	5–7, 6–4, 5–7
Win	2–2	Apr 1990	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Juan Carlos Báguena	Andrés Gómez Javier Sánchez	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	2–3	Jul 1990	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Javier Sánchez	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	3–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win	3–3	Feb 1991	Milan, Italy	Carpet (i)	Goran Ivanišević	Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk	6–4, 7–6
Win	4–3	May 1991	Rome, Italy	Clay	Goran Ivanišević	Luke Jensen Laurie Warder	6–2, 6–3
Win	5–3	Jun 1991	Manchester, UK	Grass	Goran Ivanišević	Nick Brown Andrew Castle	6–4, 6–3
Loss	5–4	Jul 1991	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Goran Ivanišević	Wally Masur Emilio Sánchez	6–4, 3–6, 4–6

External links

• Omar Camporese at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Omar Camporese at the International Tennis Federation
• Omar Camporese at the Davis Cup

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