Cristiano Caratti (born 24 May 1970) is a former

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from

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. He reached the quarterfinals of the

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and the 1991 Miami Masters.

Junior tennis career

Started playing tennis at age 9. His younger brother also plays tennis. He won the 1987 Orange Bowl doubles title (w/Koves) and reached the doubles final at the 1988 French Open Juniors (w/ Goran Ivanisevic), losing to

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. Also reached the semifinal at the Wimbledon Juniors (losing to the same duo).

Senior tennis career

Caratti turned professional in 1989. His highest achievement was reaching the quarter-finals at he

, defeating eventual Wimbledon champion Richard Kraijcek before losing to

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. Thanks to this result, the right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 22 July 1991, when he became World No. 26. He then represented his native country at the

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, but was defeated in the first round by then

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's No.1 player

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. His last tournament win on the senior tour took place in 2000 at the

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, where in the final he again defeated an up-and-coming Slam winner,

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, who would also be ranked world No.1 three years later.

Singles titles (7)

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* * * 1970 births Living people Italian male tennis players Olympic tennis players of Italy People from Acqui Terme Tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from the Province of Alessandria {{Italy-tennis-bio-stub