Lorenzo Manta (born 16 September 1974 in

Winterthur , neighboring_municipalities = Brütten, Dinhard, Elsau, Hettlingen, Illnau-Effretikon, Kyburg, Lindau, Neftenbach, Oberembrach, Pfungen, Rickenbach, Schlatt, Seuzach, Wiesendangen, Zell , twintowns = Hall in Tirol (Austri ...

) is a former

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from Switzerland, who turned professional in 1992. The right-hander reached his highest

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singles ranking of World No. 103 in June 2000. His best achievement in the grand slam tournaments was reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon in 1999. There, he had a big upset win over the 1996 Wimbledon champion,

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, in the third round in five sets. Manta was then defeated by

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in the fourth round. He was 4–0 in Davis Cup doubles matches with

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. Both his father Leonardo and his sister

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also played tennis professionally.

Career finals

Doubles (1 loss)

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Manta, Lorenzo 1974 births Living people Swiss male tennis players Sportspeople from Winterthur Sportspeople from the canton of Zürich