Andrea Stoppini

Andrea Stoppini (born 29 February 1980) is an Italian professional tennis player.

Andrea Stoppini
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1980-02-29) 29 February 1980
Trento, Italy
Turned pro1998
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$289,443
Singles
Career record3–8
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 8 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 161 (13 July 2009)
Current rankingNo. 1557 (24 September 2012)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (2009)
French OpenQ1 (2008)
WimbledonQ3 (2009)
US OpenQ2 (2008, 2009)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
2 Challengers, 5 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 188 (27 August 2007)

Personal life

Currently resides in his city of birth, Trento.

Tennis career

Stoppini turned professional in 1998. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 161, achieved on 13 July 2009.

2006

At the 2006 Legg Mason Tennis Classic, Stoppini (then ranked World No. 246) scored the greatest victory of his career, defeating former World No. 1 Andre Agassi (amidst his retirement tour) in the second round 6–4, 6–3.

2009

In the first round of the 2009 Australian Open, Stoppini lost to defending champion Novak Djokovic, 6–2, 6–3, 7–5.

Making his second appearance at Wimbledon in 2009, he beat the No. 1 qualifying seed Sergiy Stakhovsky from Ukraine 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, in the first qualifying round, Marcus Willis from Great Britain 6–2, 6–4 in the second, before losing to Rajeev Ram 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 in the final qualifying match.



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