Andrea Gaudenzi

Andrea Gaudenzi (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛːa ɡauˈdɛntsi]); born 30 July 1973 is a former tennis player from Italy, who turned professional in 1990 after becoming Junior World Champion winning both Roland Garros and US Open.

Gaudenzi was born in Faenza, Italy, reached his career-high ATP singles ranking in February 1995, when he became World No. 18. He has victories over Roger Federer in 2002 Rome, Pete Sampras in the first round of the 2002 French Open, Jim Courier in the US Open 1994 and Goran Ivanisevic, Thomas Muster, Michael Stich, Yevgeny Kafelnikov. A right-hander, he represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he was defeated in the third round by the eventual winner, Andre Agassi and reached the Davis Cup Final in 1998, semifinals in 1995 and 1996, playing both singles and doubles. Great clay court player, very consistent on this surface. He won 3 ATP Tour Titles and 6 Finals. Also reached the semi-final in the Monte Carlo Master Series in 1995, losing to Thomas Muster.

Singles (3 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	18 July 1994	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Alberto Berasategui	5–7, 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Runner-up	2.	6 February 1995	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Hard	Wayne Ferreira	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	3.	7 August 1995	San Marino	Clay	Thomas Muster	2–6, 0–6
Runner-up	4.	8 April 1996	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Thomas Muster	6–7(4–7), 4–6
Runner-up	5.	22 September 1997	Bucharest, Romania	Clay	Richard Fromberg	1–6, 6–7(2–7)
Winner	1.	23 March 1998	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Álex Calatrava	6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Runner-up	6.	27 July 1998	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Albert Costa	2–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3, 1–6
Winner	2.	21 May 2001	St. Poelten, Austria	Clay	Markus Hipfl	6–0, 7–5
Winner	3.	9 July 2001	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Bohdan Ulihrach	7–5, 6–3