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Massimo Boscatto (born 21 June 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.
Biography
Boscatto, born in Naples, Italy, was primarily a doubles player. As a junior he represented Italy in the Sunshine Cup and his biggest individual success was reaching the final of the boys' doubles event at the 1988 US Open. He and partner Stefano Pescosolido lost the final to the home pairing of Jonathan Stark and John Yancey.
At the 1991 Mediterranean Games in Athens, Boscatto again partnered with Pescosolido and together they won a gold medal in the men's doubles, secured with a win over Spaniards Alberto Berasategui and Àlex Corretja.
On tour his biggest success was in reaching the final of an ATP Tour tournament in Genoa in 1991, with Massimo Ardinghi. He also won all of his three ATP Challenger doubles titles that year.
His only Grand Slam appearance was at the 1991 Wimbledon Championships. He competed in the men's doubles with Pescosolido. They were beaten in the first round by Jeff Brown and Bret Garnett.
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1988 | US Open | Hard | Stefano Pescosolido | Jonathan Stark John Yancey | 6–7, 5–7 |
ATP career finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Finals by setting |
|---|
| Legend |
| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0–0) |
| ATP Championship Series (0–0) |
| ATP World Series (0–1) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Finals by setting |
| Outdoors (0–1) |
| Indoors (0–0) |
| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0–0) |
| ATP Championship Series (0–0) |
| ATP World Series (0–1) |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Outdoors (0–1) |
| Indoors (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Jun 1991 | Genoa, Italy | World Series | Clay | Massimo Ardinghi | Marcos Górriz Alfonso Mora | 7–5, 5–7, 3–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Doubles: 8 (4–4)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| ATP Challenger (3–1) |
| ITF Futures (1–3) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (4–4) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| ATP Challenger (3–1) |
| ITF Futures (1–3) |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (4–4) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Feb 1991 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Challenger | Clay | Massimo Ardinghi | Peter Carter Niclas Kroon | 5–7, 6–4, 7–6 | |
| Win | Mar 1991 | Marseille, France | Challenger | Clay | Stefano Pescosolido | Tom Kempers Tom Nijssen | 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | Oct 1991 | Siracusa, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Cristian Brandi | Diego Nargiso Stefano Pescosolido | 3–6, 7–6, 7–6 | |
| Loss | Oct 1991 | Reggio Calabria, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Eugenio Rossi | Cristian Brandi Federico Mordegan | 5–7, 3–6 | |
| Loss | May 1998 | Yugoslavia F2, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | Igor Gaudi | Nikola Gnjatovic Dejan Petrović | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 | |
| Win | Aug 1998 | Italy F13, Varese | Futures | Clay | Stefano Tarallo | Leonardo Olguín Miguel Pastura | 7–6, 7–5 | |
| Loss | Aug 1998 | Italy F14, Pavia | Futures | Clay | Stefano Tarallo | Enzo Artoni Silvio Scaiola | 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | Aug 1998 | Italy F15, Manerbio | Futures | Clay | Nicolas Kischkewitz | Filippo Messori Massimo Valeri | 4–6, 6–3, 1–6 |