Matteo Marrai (born 17 November 1986) is a former professional

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player from Italy.

Biography

Marrai was born in

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and started playing tennis aged six. He played mostly on the Futures circuit, where he won a total of 21 titles. His only appearance in the main draw of an ATP Tour tournament came at the 2008 Open Sabadell Atlántico Barcelona as a qualifier. After beating

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and

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in qualifying, he lost in first round to Barcelona local

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. He took part in the qualifying competition at the

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and was eliminated in the opening round. At the

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, Marrai lost the bronze medal match to

Gianluca Naso Gianluca Naso (born 6 January 1987) is an Italian retired professional tennis player. He won three doubles titles on ATP Challenger Tour in Genoa and Todi (both in 2008). Both times his partner was Walter Trusendi. And in 2013 at Meknes M ...

, but teamed up with Naso to win gold in men's doubles over a pair from Montenegro. He retired from tennis in 2014.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marrai, Matteo 1986 births Living people Italian male tennis players Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Sportspeople from Pisa Mediterranean Games medalists in tennis Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games 21st-century Italian sportsmen