Marzio Martelli (born 14 December 1971) is a former professional

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player from Italy. In 1996, Martelli reached the semi-finals of the

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, as a qualifier.ATP World Tour profile
/ref> En route he defeated second seed

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. Martelli made the second round of two Grand Slams in 1997, at

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and the

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. On the

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, he had his best result at the

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tournament, beating two top 50 players on the way to a semi-final appearance. He was also a member of the Italian Davis Cup team which won against

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that year in the quarter-finals of the World Group. In what would be the only

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rubber he would ever play, Martelli was defeated by

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, but he did win the second set against the

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runner-up.Davis Cup profile
/ref> He lost a four set match to

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in the opening round of the

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. In his fourth and final Grand Slam appearance, at the

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, the Italian defeated world number 25

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in the first round but was unable to progress any further, losing his next match to

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. Also in 1998, Martelli put in another good

performance, reaching the quarter-finals.

Challenger Titles

Singles: (1)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Martelli, Marzio 1971 births Living people Italian male tennis players Sportspeople from Livorno