Andrés Molteni (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈdɾes molˈteni]; Italian: [molˈtɛːni];[1] born 15 March 1988) is an Argentine professional tennis player who specialises in doubles.[2] He reached his highest ATP doubles ranking of No. 7 on 21 August 2023 and his highest ATP singles ranking of No. 181 in May 2011.[3] He has won 16 doubles ATP titles. He participated in the inaugural 2020 ATP Cup and the 2022 edition as part of team Argentina.
_(48199104286).jpg) Molteni at the 2019 French Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Argentina |
|---|---|
| Residence | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Born | March 15, 1988 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 2005 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Leonardo Olguín |
| Prize money | US $2,082,197 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–2 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 181 (9 May 2011) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | Q3 (2014) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2011) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 191–162 |
| Career titles | 17 |
| Highest ranking | No. 7 (21 August 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 13 (29 January 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2024) |
| French Open | QF (2023) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2022) |
| US Open | QF (2023) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | RR (2023) |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2021) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2024) |
| French Open | 1R (2023) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2017, 2023) |
| US Open | 1R (2017, 2023) |
| Last updated on: 29 January 2024. | |
Career edit
2011: Maiden singles Challenger edit
He claimed his first Challenger singles title by winning the 2011 Challenger ATP de Salinas Diario Expreso in Salinas, Ecuador where he won against his compatriot Horacio Zeballos 7–5, 7–6(4).[4]
2021–2022: New partnership with S. González, five more titles, Top 35 edit
In 2021, Molteni won his seventh and eighth ATP 250 doubles titles at the 2021 Astana Open[5] and the 2021 Stockholm Open partnering Santiago González.[6]
In 2022, he won two more clay titles with Santiago González at the 2022 Córdoba Open[7] and 2022 Argentina Open.[8]
He reached a career-high of No. 31 on 21 March 2022 following the Indian Wells Masters where he lost with Diego Schwartzman in the second round to second seeded pair of Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury.
2023: Maiden Masters 1000 & ATP 500 & tenth clay titles, Two Major quarterfinals with M. González, World No. 7 edit
Molteni won another clay title at the 2023 Córdoba Open with compatriot Máximo González. It was his third at this tournament. He won two more ATP 500 titles with Máximo González at the 2023 Rio Open, his first at this level, and at the 2023 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. As a result, the pair climbed four spots to fourth in the ATP Live doubles team rankings.[9] Molteni also reached a new career-high ranking in the Top 30 of No. 28 on 24 April 2023.
After winning the biggest title of his career, the Masters 1000 2023 Western & Southern Open with Gonzalez, he reached World No. 7 in the rankings on 21 August 2023.[10] Next he reached his second Major quarterfinal of the season and in his career at the 2023 US Open (tennis) with Gonzalez.
Significant finals edit
Masters 1000 finals edit
Doubles: 1 (1 title) edit
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2023 | Cincinnati Masters | Hard | Máximo González
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 Jamie Murray  Michael Venus
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3–6, 6–1, [11–9] |
ATP career finals edit
Doubles: 25 (18 titles, 7 runner-ups) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2016 | Istanbul Open, Turkey |
250 Series | Clay | Diego Schwartzman
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 Flavio Cipolla Dudi Sela
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3–6, 7–5, [7–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2016 | Atlanta Open, United States |
250 Series | Hard | Horacio Zeballos
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 Johan Brunström Andreas Siljeström
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7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | May 2017 | Lyon Open, France |
250 Series | Clay |  Adil Shamasdin
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Marcus Daniell Marcelo Demoliner
|
6–3, 3–6, [10–5] |
| Win | 3–1 | Jul 2017 | Croatia Open, Croatia |
250 Series | Clay | Guillermo Durán
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 Marin Draganja Tomislav Draganja
|
6–3, 6–7(4–7), [10–6] |
| Win | 4–1 | Feb 2018 | Argentina Open, Argentina |
250 Series | Clay | Horacio Zeballos
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 Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah
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6–3, 5–7, [10–3] |
| Loss | 4–2 | Apr 2018 | Hungarian Open, Hungary |
250 Series | Clay |  Matwé Middelkoop
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Dominic Inglot Franko Škugor
|
7–6(10–8), 1–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 5–2 | Aug 2018 | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria |
250 Series | Clay |  Roman Jebavý
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Daniele Bracciali Federico Delbonis
|
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–2 | Feb 2019 | Córdoba Open, Argentina |
250 Series | Clay | Roman Jebavý
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Máximo González Horacio Zeballos
|
6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 6–3 | Oct 2019 | Kremlin Cup, Russia |
250 Series | Hard (i) | Simone Bolelli
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Marcelo Demoliner Matwé Middelkoop
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1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Feb 2020 | Córdoba Open, Argentina |
250 Series | Clay | Leonardo Mayer
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Marcelo Demoliner Matwé Middelkoop
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3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 6–5 | Apr 2021 | Sardegna Open, Italy |
250 Series | Clay | Simone Bolelli
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Lorenzo Sonego Andrea Vavassori
|
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–5 | Sep 2021 | Astana Open, Kazakhstan |
250 Series | Hard (i) |  Santiago González
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Jonathan Erlich Andrei Vasilevski
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6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–5 | Nov 2021 | Stockholm Open, Sweden |
250 Series | Hard (i) | Santiago González
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 Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Jean-Julien Rojer
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6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 9–5 | Feb 2022 | Córdoba Open, Argentina (2) |
250 Series | Clay | Santiago González
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 Andrej Martin Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 10–5 | Feb 2022 | Argentina Open, Argentina (2) |
250 Series | Clay | Santiago González
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Fabio Fognini Horacio Zeballos
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6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 10–6 | Oct 2022 | Tel Aviv Open, Israel |
250 Series | Hard (i) | Santiago González
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 Rohan Bopanna Matwé Middelkoop
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2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 11–6 | Oct 2022 | Gijón Open, Spain |
250 Series | Hard (i) | Máximo González
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 Nathaniel Lammons Jackson Withrow
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6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–4), [10–5] |
| Loss | 11–7 | Oct 2022 | Vienna Open, Austria |
500 Series | Hard (i) | Santiago González
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Alexander Erler Lucas Miedler
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3–6, 6–7(1–7) |
| Win | 12–7 | Feb 2023 | Córdoba Open, Argentina (3) |
250 Series | Clay | Máximo González
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 Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 13–7 | Feb 2023 | Rio Open, Brazil |
500 Series | Clay | Máximo González
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Juan Sebastián Cabal Marcelo Melo
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6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 14–7 | Apr 2023 | Barcelona Open, Spain |
500 Series | Clay | Máximo González
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Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski
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6–3, 6–7(8–10), [10–4] |
| Win | 15–7 | Jul 2023 | Washington Open, United States |
500 Series | Hard | Máximo González
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Mackenzie McDonald Ben Shelton
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6–7(4–7), 6–2, [10–6] |
| Win | 16–7 | Aug 2023 | Cincinnati Masters, United States |
Masters 1000 | Hard | Máximo González
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Jamie Murray Michael Venus
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3–6, 6–1, [11–9] |
| Win | 17–7 | Feb 2024 | Córdoba Open, Argentina (4) |
250 Series | Clay | Máximo González
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Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul
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6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 18–7 | Apr 2024 | Barcelona Open, Spain (2) |
500 Series | Clay | Máximo González
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 Hugo Nys Jan Zieliński
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4–6, 6–4, [11–9] |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures titles (71) edit
Singles (16) edit
| Legend |
|---|
| Challengers (1) |
| Futures (15) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | May 5, 2008 | Argentina F1 (Reconquista, Santa Fe) | Clay | Federico Cavallero
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7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3) |
| 2. | June 15, 2009 | Argentina F9 | Clay | Juan-Pablo Villar
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5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 3. | July 27, 2009 | Venezuela F6 | Hard | Gonzalo Tur
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6–4, 6–2 |
| 4. | May 10, 2010 | Argentina F6 | Clay | Antonio Pastorino
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6–4, 6–3 |
| 5. | May 31, 2010 | Argentina F7 (Neuquén) | Clay | Diego Schwartzman
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6–4, 6–2 |
| 6. | June 21, 2010 | Argentina F10 | Clay | Antonio Pastorino
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6–3, 6–0 |
| 7. | July 19, 2010 | Argentina F14 | Clay | Facundo Argüello
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3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
| 8. | November 1, 2010 | Argentina F22 | Clay | Marco Trungelliti
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6–2, 6–0 |
| 9. | February 28, 2011 | Salinas, Ecuador | Hard | Horacio Zeballos
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7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
Doubles (55) edit
| Legend |
|---|
| Challengers (23) |
| Futures (32) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | July 31, 2006 | Argentina F10 | Clay | Nicolás Jara-Lozano
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Rodolfo Daruich Demian Gschwend
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6–3, 7–5 |
| 2. | August 13, 2007 | Argentina F12 | Clay | Demian Gschwend
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Guillermo Bujniewicz Damián Listingart
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6–4, 6–4 |
| 3. | September 8, 2008 | Bolivia F1 | Clay | Guillermo Carry
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 Miguel Cicenia Mauricio Doria-Medina
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6–4, 6–4 |
| 4. | September 15, 2008 | Bolivia F2 | Clay | Guillermo Carry
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Facundo Bagnis Agustín Picco
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6–2, 6–4 |
| 5. | September 22, 2008 | Bolivia F3 | Clay | Guillermo Carry
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Alessandro Liberatore Juan-Pablo Villar
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6–1, 6–0 |
| 6. | October 27, 2008 | Argentina F14 | Clay | Guido Pella
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Alejandro Kon Gonzalo Tur
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4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| 7. | November 10, 2008 | Argentina F16 | Clay | Guido Pella
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Guillermo Bujniewicz Nicolás Jara-Lozano
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6–3, 5–7, [14–12] |
| 8. | December 1, 2008 | Argentina F17 | Clay | Guido Pella
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Diego Cristin Gastón-Arturo Grimolizzi
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6–7(6–8), 7–6(13–11), [10–6] |
| 9. | April 27, 2009 | Argentina F3 | Clay | Guido Pella
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Guillermo Durán German Gaich
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6–2, 6–4 |
| 10. | May 18, 2009 | Argentina F6 | Clay | Diego Cristin
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Federico Cavallero Agustín Picco
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2–6, 7–6(9–7), [10–5] |
| 11. | June 22, 2009 | Argentina F10 | Clay | Nicolás Jara-Lozano
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Alejandro Kon Juan-Manuel Valverde
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7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
| 12. | August 10, 2009 | Colombia F3 | Clay | Gonzalo Tur
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Daniel Garza Michael Quintero
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6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
| 13. | September 7, 2009 | Argentina F14 | Clay | Gonzalo Tur
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Guido Andreozzi Kevin Konfederak
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4–6, 6–2, [12–10] |
| 14. | November 23, 2009 | Argentina F25 | Clay | Guido Pella
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Alejandro Fabbri Jonathan Gonzalia
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6–1, 6–3 |
| 15. | January 25, 2010 | Argentina F1 | Clay | Diego Cristin
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Alejandro Fabbri Jonathan Gonzalia
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7–5, 6–7(6–8), [10–6] |
| 16. | February 8, 2010 | Argentina F3 | Clay | Diego Cristin
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Alejandro Fabbri Diego Schwartzman
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6–3, 6–4 |
| 17. | May 31, 2010 | Argentina F7 | Clay | Nicolás Jara-Lozano
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Rodrigo Gómez Saigos Gustavo Sterin
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6–3, 6–2 |
| 18. | June 14, 2010 | Argentina F9 | Clay | Diego Schwartzman
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Lionel Noviski Antonio Pastorino
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6–2, 6–3 |
| 19. | June 28, 2010 | Argentina F11 | Clay | Diego Schwartzman
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Gastón Giussani Joaquín-Jesús Monteferrario
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3–6, 6–2, [10–4] |
| 20. | July 19, 2010 | Argentina F14 | Clay | Diego Schwartzman
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Facundo Argüello Federico Coria
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6–3, 6–4 |
| 21. | August 6, 2011 | Trani | Clay |  Jorge Aguilar
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Giulio Di Meo Stefano Ianni
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6–4, 6–4 |
| 22. | April 22, 2012 | Santos | Clay | Marco Trungelliti
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Rogério Dutra da Silva Júlio Silva
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6–4, 6–3 |
| 23. | November 17, 2013 | Lima | Clay | Fernando Romboli
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Marcelo Demoliner Sergio Galdós
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6–4, 6–4 |
| 24. | April 27, 2014 | Santos | Clay | Máximo González
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Guillermo Durán Renzo Olivo
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7–5, 6–4 |
| 25. | April 17, 2021 | Belgrade | Clay | Guillermo Durán
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 Tomislav Brkić Nikola Ćaćić
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6–4, 6–4 |
| 26. | September 18, 2021 | Szczecin | Clay | Santiago González
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André Göransson Nathaniel Lammons
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2–6, 6–2, [15–13] |
References edit
- ^ Luciano Canepari. "Molteni". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ Conociendo a… ANDRES MOLTENI El Tenis Que No Vemos!, 23 September 2007. (Spanish)
- ^ "Andres Molteni". Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ Andres Molteni (ARG) DEFEATED (2)Horacio Zeballos(ARG) 7–5 7–6(4) Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine TennisInsight.com
- ^ "Santiago González and Andrés Molteni Seal Nur-Sultan Title". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Santiago Gonzalez and Andres Molteni Win 2021 Stockholm Open Doubles Title". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Gonzalez/Molteni Lift Córdoba Doubles Trophy". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Santiago González & Andrés Molteni Storm to Buenos Aires Title". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Gonzalez and Molteni Clinch Barcelona Crown". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Maximo Gonzalez/Andres Molteni Claim Cincinnati Crown | ATP Tour | Tennis".
