Renzo Furlan
Renzo Furlan is a former tennis player from Italy.
Having turned professional in 1988, Furlan represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the quarter finals by India's Leander Paes. Four years earlier, when Barcelona hosted the Summer Olympics, he reached the third round, falling to Jordi Arrese of Spain: 4–6, 3–6, and 2–6. The right-hander reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 19 in April 1996.
His best performance at a Grand Slam came when he got to the quarter finals of the 1995 French Open, defeating Marcos Ondruska, David Rikl, Fernando Meligeni and Scott Draper before losing to Sergi Bruguera.
Furlan kept a residence in Monte Carlo during his playing days.
Grand Prix circuit career finals
Singles (2 titles, 5 runners-up)
Legend |
Grand Slam |
Tennis Masters Cup |
ATP Masters Series |
ATP Championship Series |
ATP Tour |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Loss | 1. | May 1992 | ATP Bologna, Bologna | Clay | Jaime Oncins | 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2. | Jun 1992 | ATP Firenze, Firenze | Clay | Thomas Muster | 3–6, 6–1, 1–6 |
Loss | 3. | Aug 1993 | San Marino, San Marino | Clay | Thomas Muster | 5–7, 5–7 |
Win | 1. | Feb 1994 | San Jose Open, San Jose | Hard | Michael Chang | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 2. | Mar 1994 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Casablanca | Clay | Karim Alami | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 4. | Oct 1995 | China Open, Beijing | Hard | Michael Chang | 5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 5. | Mar 1997 | St. Petersburg Open, St. Petersburg | Carpet | Thomas Johansson | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |