Danilo Marcelino (born 8 March 1966) is a former professional

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player from Brazil.

Career

Marcelino entered the singles draw of a Grand Slam on four occasions but only once progressed past the opening round, which was at the

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, defeating Jan Apell in five sets. In the second round he was eliminated in straight sets by

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. He had more success in the men's doubles, with a best showing coming at the 1990 US Open, where he and countryman Nelson Aerts made the third round. En route they defeated number one seeds

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and

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. On the

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he made his only final at the 1989 Italian Open, with double's partner

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. His best singles achievements include reaching the semi-finals of the Guarujá Open in 1988 and 1989, making the semi-finals at São Paulo in 1990 and the semi-finals at Brasília the following year. He claimed some of the biggest scalps of his career in 1991, when he twice beat a player ranked 20 in the world,

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in the Volvo International and Derrick Rostagno at the Sydney Indoor Championships. He also played some

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tennis for

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. In singles he lost both his matches but he won one of his two doubles rubbers. That win came in Brazil's Americas Zone relegation play-off against the Chile Davis Cup team. Partnering

, the pairing defeated Cristián Araya and Pedro Rebolledo to help Brazil win the tie 4–1.Davis Cup Profile
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Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Challenger titles

Singles: (3)

Doubles: (6)

References

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