Davide Sanguinetti


Davide Sanguinetti is an Italian former professional male tennis player.

Personal life

Born in Viareggio in Tuscany, he attended the Harry Hopman academy in Florida and then UCLA. He now resides in Monte Carlo.

Tennis career

Sanguinetti has won two ATP singles titles in 2002, defeating Roger Federer and Andy Roddick in the finals, and one doubles titles. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 42, and he has represented Italy in the Davis Cup since 1998.
In 1998, Sanguinetti made a run to the Wimbledon quarter-finals, defeating Johan Van Herck, Franco Squillari, Vladimir Voltchkov and Francisco Clavet before losing to Richard Krajicek in straight sets. At the 2005 US Open, Sanguinetti achieved one of the most memorable runs of his career, reaching the fourth round. He defeated Carlos Moyà and Paradorn Srichaphan - the latter in a four-and-a-half-hour match - before losing to David Nalbandian. However, he gained a bit of redemption when he upset Nalbandian in the first round of the Rogers Cup in Toronto on 7 August 2006.
So far in 2007, Sanguinetti has got to the quarter-finals in the Chennai Open and in the International Tennis Championships got as far as the quarter-finals In his other two tournaments he was knocked out in Round One.
Davide has a.500 record in Davis Cup matches, last playing against Zimbabwe in 2003, defeating Nigel Badza and losing to Wayne Black.

Coaching career

He was the coach of Vince Spadea 2008-11, and is the new coach of Go Soeda and Dinara Safina.

Singles titles

No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore
1.28 January 2002Milan, ItalyCarpet Roger Federer7–6, 4–6, 6–1
2.4 March 2002Delray Beach, United StatesHard Andy Roddick6–4, 4–6, 6–4

Doubles titles

No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents in the finalScore in the final
1.27 July 1997Umag, CroatiaClay Dinu Pescariu Dominik Hrbatý
Karol Kučera
7–6, 6–4