Marcelo Charpentier (born 11 July 1973) is a former professional

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player from

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Career

Charpentier was the 18s and under

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champion in 1991. He had his best performance on tour at the 1996 Campionati Internazionali di San Marino, getting past seeded players

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and

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en route to the semi-finals, where he lost to

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. He lost his only rubber, a singles match against

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from

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, but did stretch the Spaniard to five sets. At Wimbledon he was beaten in the opening round by eventual runner-up Cédric Pioline. The only other Grand Slam he took part in was the

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and he managed to defeat world number 30

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, in another five set match. He was unable to progress past the second round, losing to

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, who he had partnered four years earlier to win a Challenger title in

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Challenger titles

Singles: (2)

Doubles: (5)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Charpentier, Marcelo 1973 births Living people Argentine male tennis players Tennis players from Buenos Aires