Marcelo Ingaramo (born 13 October 1962) is a former professional

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player from

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Career

Ingaramo made his

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debut in the

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and was beaten in five sets by countryman

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in the opening round. At Wimbledon in 1986 he was again on the wrong side of a five set match, losing 6–8 in the fifth set to

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. He broke through for his first at the 1986 US Open, his four Grand Slam appearance, with a win over

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. The Argentine was defeated in the second round by sixth seed

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. His best showing came in the 1988 US Open, winning matches over

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and

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. He was due to meet

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in the third round by forfeited the match in order to return to Argentina for the birth of his child. His only doubles appearance came at the French Open in 1988, partnering

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. They lost to the American pairing of

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and

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in round one. The left hander competed on the

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and subsequent

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from 1984 to 1994. In his first Grand Prix appearance, at

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, Ingaramo upset

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. He made the quarter-finals at

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and

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in 1985 but his best performance that year was in the Washington Classic, where he again defeated Vilas and also had a win over world number 13

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en route to the semi-finals. In 1986 he was a quarter-finalist at Madrid and St Vincent and also made a semi-final appearance at St Vincent two years later. His only tour final in 1987, was in the doubles, at

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, partnering

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. The pair were defeated in the final by

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and

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Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Challenger titles

Singles: (3)

Doubles: (2)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ingaramo, Marcelo 1962 births Living people Argentine male tennis players Sportspeople from Córdoba, Argentina