Cristiano Testa (born 23 September 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. He is also known as Testinha.
| Full name | Cristiano Testa |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Brazil |
| Born | 23 September 1973 |
| Plays | Left-handed |
| Prize money | $56,825 |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 416 (26 August 1996) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 3–6 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 109 (17 January 2000) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2000) |
Biography edit
Testa, a left-handed player, represented Brazil's Junior Davis Cup team in 1989.
Turning professional in 1993, Testa competed mostly on tour as a doubles specialist. His best performance came at the 1996 Colombia Open where he made the semi-finals with Diego del Río. He made a total of 11 Challenger doubles finals, for three titles, in Medellín, Eisenach and Santiago. In 2000 he reached his highest doubles ranking of 109 in the world and earned a spot in the main draw of the 2000 Australian Open. He and partner Fernando Meligeni were beaten in the first round by eventual finalists Wayne Black and Andrew Kratzmann.[1]
He now works as a junior tennis coach in Porto Alegre.[2]
Challenger titles edit
Doubles: (3) edit
| No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1998 | Medellín, Colombia | Clay | Adriano Ferreira
|
 Juan-Camilo Gamboa Mauricio Hadad
|
3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 2. | 1998 | Eisenach, Germany | Clay | Jaime Oncins
|
 Rene Nicklisch Patrick Sommer
|
6–1, 6–3 |
| 3. | 1999 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Antonio Prieto
|
 Germán Puentes Álex López Morón
|
4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
References edit
- ^ "Tennis - Australian Open (Melbourne)". The New Zealand Herald. 30 June 2000. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Título da Gedore Interclubes Infanto Juvenil de Tênis vai para a ALJ" (in Portuguese). Tênis Virtual. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
