Roberto Jabali
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Roberto Aude Jabali (born 16 May 1970) is a former professional
tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...
player from Brazil.


Career

Jabali was a semi-finalist in the boys' singles event at the
1988 French Open The 1988 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 23 May until 5 June. It was the 87th staging of the French Open, and the second Gran ...
and also made the final of the Banana Bowl that year. He runner-up in the 1994 Mexican Open, as a qualifier, losing the final to reigning champion
Thomas Muster Thomas Muster (born 2 October 1967) is an Austrian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Muster ...
. The Brazilian defeated world number 32 and second seed
Mikael Pernfors Mikael Pernfors (; born 16 July 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He reached the men's singles final at the French Open in 1986, and won the 1993 Canadian Open in Montreal. Career Pernfors played a topspin-heavy basel ...
at the 1994 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships. In the 1996 US Open, Jabali lost his final qualifying match to Australian
Peter Tramacchi Peter Tramacchi (born 8 November 1970 in Gympie, Queensland, Australia), is a former professional tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), sing ...
, but entered the main draw as a lucky loser. He lost in straight sets to
Tim Henman Timothy Henry Henman (born 6 September 1974) is a British former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 4 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) during the early 2000s. Henman won 15 career ATP Tour titl ...
in the opening round. It would be his only
Grand Slam Grand Slam or Grand slam may refer to: Games and sports * Grand slam, winning category terminology originating in contract bridge and other whist card games Athletics * Grand Slam Track, professional track and field league Auto racing * ...
appearance.ITF Tennis Profile
/ref>


ATP Tour career finals


Singles: 1 (0–1)


Challenger titles


Singles: (5)


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jabali, Roberto 1970 births Living people Brazilian male tennis players Sportspeople from Ribeirão Preto Tennis players from São Paulo (state) 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen