Paolo Canè
Italian tennis player
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| Intro | Italian tennis player | |
| Places | Italy | |
| is | Athlete Tennis player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
| Gender |
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| Birth | 9 April 1965, Bologna | |
| Age | 59 years | |
| Residence | Bologna |
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Paolo Canè (born 9 April 1965; Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaːolo kaˈnɛ]) is a former tennis player from Italy.
Canè turned professional in 1983. During his career, he won three top-level singles titles (Bordeaux in 1986, Båstad in 1989, and Bologna in 1991) and achieved much success at the Olympics, reaching the semi-finals in 1984 (when it was a demonstration event) and the quarter-finals in 1988. He also won three tour doubles titles (Bologna in 1985, and Bologna and Palermo in 1986).
Canè's career-high rankings were World No. 26 in singles (in 1989) and World No. 43 in doubles (in 1985). He retired from the professional ATP Tour in 1995.
ATP career titles
Singles (3)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 1986 | Bologna, Italy | Clay | Martín Jaite | 2–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 1986 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Kent Carlsson | 6–4, 1–6, 7–5 |
| Winner | 2. | 1989 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Bruno Orešar | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1989 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Guillermo Pérez-Roldán | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 1991 | Bologna, Italy | Clay | Jan Gunnarsson | 5–7, 6–3, 7–5 |
Doubles (3)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 1985 | Bologna, Italy | Clay | Simone Colombo | Jordi Arrese Alberto Tous | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1985 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Claudio Panatta | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | 3–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 1986 | Bologna, Italy | Clay | Simone Colombo | Claudio Panatta Blaine Willenborg | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Winner | 3. | 1986 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Simone Colombo | Claudio Mezzadri Gianni Ocleppo | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1987 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Gianni Ocleppo | Wolfgang Popp Udo Riglewski | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 1988 | St. Vincent, Italy | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | Alberto Mancini Christian Miniussi | 4–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 1989 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Diego Nargiso | Tomáš Šmíd Mark Woodforde | 6–1, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 1990 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Omar Camporese | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | 5–7, 6–4, 5–7 |