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Fernando Meligeni was born on 12 April, 1971 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is a Brazilian tennis player. Discover Fernando Meligeni's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 52 years old?
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12 April 1971 |
Birthday |
12 April |
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Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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Buenos Aires
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He is a member of famous Player with the age 52 years old group. He one of the Richest Player who was born in Buenos Aires.
Fernando Meligeni Height, Weight & Measurements
At 52 years old, Fernando Meligeni height is 1.80m and Weight 64 kg.
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1.80m |
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64 kg |
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Who Is Fernando Meligeni's Wife?
His wife is Carol Hubner (m. 2007)
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Carol Hubner (m. 2007) |
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Fernando Meligeni Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Fernando Meligeni worth at the age of 52 years old? Fernando Meligeni’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from Buenos Aires. We have estimated Fernando Meligeni's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$2,555,367 |
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Fernando Meligeni Social Network
Timeline
Fernando Ariel Meligeni (born 12 April 1971), nicknamed Fininho (diminutive form in Portuguese for thin), is a Brazilian former professional tennis player.
As a junior, he won the traditional Orange Bowl in 1989, finishing No. 3 in the world junior rankings in the same year.
Meligeni turned professional in 1990, opting for Brazilian nationality, although his parents and sister disagreed with this.
He won his first ATP Tour singles title in 1995, at the Swedish Open in Båstad, Sweden.
In 1996, Meligeni won his second ATP Tour singles title in Pinehurst, North Carolina, defeating veteran Swede Mats Wilander in the final.
In 1996, ranked 93rd of the ATP rankings, Meligeni was one of the 64 competitors that would directly enter the upcoming tennis tournament of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Withdrawals due to injuries and personal decisions gave him an alternate spot.
With four wins over higher ranked players, Meligeni reached the semi-finals, where he was defeated by Spain's Sergi Bruguera.
In 1998, Meligeni won his third and last ATP Tour singles title in Prague, Czech Republic, beating then World No. 6 Yevgeny Kafelnikov from Russia on the way.
This year Meligeni had an excellent performance at the 1998 French Open losing at 4th round but playing an incredible match of five tough sets against clay court specialist Thomas Muster.
He won 3 singles titles and reached the semi-finals of both the 1999 French Open and the 1996 Summer Olympics.
He was known for taking matches to the limit (tiebreaks and five sets).
His favorite surface was clay.
Meligeni was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina but moved with his family to São Paulo, Brazil, when he was four years old.
He is of Italian descent.
He applied to get Brazilian citizenship as a teenager, and took him 5 years to complete the process.
He is married to actress Carol Hubner, with whom he has two children.
Meligeni reached his peak in the following year, with a strong performance at the 1999 French Open in Paris, France.
This was his best Grand Slam singles result and led him to a career-high ranking of World No. 25.
This year also had Meligeni's personal favorite match of his career, where he defeated Pete Sampras (ATP nº2 at the time) at Rome Masters Series (6–3, 6–1).
At the press conference after this match, Sampras declared "he had attended a masterclass on how to play on clay".
He was also a member of the Brazilian Davis Cup team, with an overall record of 13–16, and reaching the semifinals in 2000.
In addition to his three singles titles, Meligeni also won 7 doubles titles in the ATP Tour, most of them partnering countryman Gustavo Kuerten.
Meligeni retired from professional tennis in 2003, playing his last match against Marcelo Ríos from Chile in the final of the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, which he won in three sets.
Two years later, he was nominated captain of the Brazilian Davis Cup team, but resigned in January 2007 due to political differences with the Brazilian Tennis Confederation.
During his period as a captain, he collected a 5–1 W/L record in ties.
Off the court, Meligeni has been a host for MTV Brasil, TV Cultura, and ESPN Brazil, in the last one and SporTV also serving as a tennis commentator.