Albano Olivetti (born 24 November 1991) is a French professional

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player. Although not officially recognised by the ATP, Olivetti did hit the second fastest serve on record at 160 mph or 257.5 km/h during the first round of the 2012 Internazionali Trofeo Lame Perrel–Faip.

Career

2012: ATP singles debut

Albano qualified for the main draw of an ATP event for the first time in his career in

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, coming through qualifying and shocking World No. 8

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on his way to reaching the quarterfinals, where he lost to

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in two close sets.

2021–2022: Maiden ATP final, Top 100 debut in doubles

He reached the top 100 at World No. 97 on 25 April 2022.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 18 (6–12)

Doubles:71 (48–23)

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