Massimo Bertolini

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Massimo Bertolini (born 30 May 1974) is a retired, Italian professional tennis player.

Key Information

Country (sports)	Italy
Residence	Verona, Italy
Born	(1974-05-30) 30 May 1974 (age 51) Verona, Italy
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	1993
Retired	2006
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$487,546
Singles
Career record	0–0
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 329 (1 May 1995)
Doubles
Career record	92–128
Career titles	2 12 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 36 (3 May 2004)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2002, 2004)
French Open	QF (2003)
Wimbledon	3R (2000)
US Open	QF (2001)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (2000)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	1R (2004)
Wimbledon	1R (2003)
Last updated on: 18 June 2021.
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Bertolini had a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 329, achieved on 1 May 1995. He also had a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 36, achieved on 3 May 2004.

A doubles specialist, Bertolini reached 34 doubles finals across his career with a record of 14 wins and 20 losses. Included among those results, he went 12–14 in ATP Challenger Tour finals as well as winning two ATP Tour titles (2–5 overall record). He also reached two Grand Slam quarter-finals, at the 2001 US Open and the 2003 French Open.

Doubles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner-ups)

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Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1) ATP World Tour 250 Series (2–4)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (2–5) Grass (0–0)

Finals by setting Outdoor (2–5) Indoor (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 1998	Santiago, Chile	World Series	Clay	Devin Bowen	Sebastián Prieto Mariano Hood	6–7, 7–6, 6–7
Loss	0–2	Apr 1999	Barcelona, Spain	Championship Series	Clay	Cristian Brandi	Paul Haarhuis Yevgeny Kafelnikov	5–7, 3–6
Loss	0–3	May 1999	Munich, Germany	World Series	Clay	Cristian Brandi	Daniel Orsanic Mariano Puerta	6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–7(3–7)
Loss	0–4	Aug 1999	Unag, Croatia	World Series	Clay	Cristian Brandi	Mariano Puerta Javier Sánchez	6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Loss	0–5	Jul 2002	Gstaad, Switzerland	World Series	Clay	Cristian Brandi	Joshua Eagle David Rikl	6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win	1–5	May 2003	Sankt Pölten, Austria	World Series	Clay	Simon Aspelin	Sargis Sargsian Nenad Zimonjić	6–4, 6–7(8–10), 6–3
Win	2–5	Jul 2003	Båstad, Sweden	World Series	Clay	Simon Aspelin	Lucas Arnold Ker Mariano Hood	6–7(3–7), 6–0, 6–4

Doubles: 27 (12–15)

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Legend ATP Challenger (12–14) ITF Futures (0–1)

Finals by surface Hard (2–2) Clay (9–11) Grass (0–2) Carpet (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 1994	Bristol, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Dick Norman	Pietro Pennisi Alexandru Radulescu	4–6, 5–7
Loss	0–2	Jul 1995	Manchester, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Diego Nargiso	Tim Henman Mark Petchey	3–6, 4–6
Win	1–2	Mar 1998	Cherbourg, France	Challenger	Hard	Massimo Ardinghi	Jean-Philippe Fleurian Stéphane Simian	6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Win	2–2	Apr 1998	Napoli, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Devin Bowen	Gábor Köves Tamer El Sawy	7–6, 6–2
Loss	2–3	Jul 1998	Venice, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Sander Groen	Nebojsa Djordjevic Marcos Ondruska	6–1, 1–6, 2–6
Loss	2–4	Oct 1998	Barcelona, Spain	Challenger	Clay	Cristian Brandi	José Antonio Conde Javier Sánchez	6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss	2–5	Feb 1999	Cherbourg, France	Challenger	Hard	Cristian Brandi	Michael Hill Andrew Painter	5–7, 6–7
Loss	2–6	Apr 1999	Napoli, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Cristian Brandi	Jack Waite Marcos Ondruska	4–6, 6–7
Loss	2–7	Jun 2001	Biella, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Cristian Brandi	Andrés Schneiter Enzo Artoni	6–7(5–7), 6–4, 1–6
Win	3–7	Aug 2001	Bressanone, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Cristian Brandi	Stephen Huss Lee Pearson	7–5, 6–3
Win	4–7	Mar 2002	Barletta, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Cristian Brandi	Renzo Furlan Uros Vico	4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss	4–8	May 2002	Italy F3, Verona	Futures	Clay	Achille Margotto	Stefano Tarallo Elia Grossi	2–6, 7–5, 3–6
Win	5–8	Jul 2002	Mantova, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Giorgio Galimberti	Jose-Maria Arnedo Joseph Sirianni	5–7, 6–2, 7–6(9–7)
Loss	5–9	Aug 2002	San Marino, San Marino	Challenger	Clay	Cristian Brandi	Leoš Friedl David Škoch	2–6, 4–6
Loss	5–10	Oct 2002	Grenoble, France	Challenger	Hard	Cristian Brandi	Todd Larkham Michael Tebbutt	6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win	6–10	Dec 2002	Milan, Italy	Challenger	Carpet	Giorgio Galimberti	Jonathan Erlich Aleksandar Kitinov	7–6(7–4), 2–6, 7–6(7–4)
Loss	6–11	Mar 2003	Barletta, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Giorgio Galimberti	Sebastián Prieto Sergio Roitman	3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win	7–11	Apr 2003	Napoli, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Giorgio Galimberti	Amir Hadad Christophe Rochus	2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win	8–11	Aug 2003	San Marino, San Marino	Challenger	Clay	Tom Vanhoudt	Federico Browne Dominik Hrbatý	7–5, 6–7(3–7), 6–2
Win	9–11	Aug 2004	San Marino, San Marino	Challenger	Clay	Tom Vanhoudt	Álex López Morón Adrián García	6–2, 6–4
Win	10–11	Aug 2004	Trani, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Álex López Morón	Jan Vacek Martin Štěpánek	2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss	10–12	Sep 2004	Genoa, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Tom Vanhoudt	Emilio Benfele Álvarez Álex López Morón	3–6, 4–6
Win	11–12	Nov 2004	Luxembourg, Luxembourg	Challenger	Hard	Petr Luxa	Karsten Braasch Michael Kohlmann	7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3
Loss	11–13	Apr 2005	Napoli, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Uros Vico	Janko Tipsarević Jiří Vaněk	6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Win	12–13	Apr 2005	Olbia, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Uros Vico	Alessio di Mauro Tomas Tenconi	6–4, 6–4
Loss	12–14	Apr 2005	Monza, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Uros Vico	Nicolas Devilder Olivier Patience	5–7, 4–6
Loss	12–15	Jun 2005	Braunschweig, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Tom Vanhoudt	Enzo Artoni Álex López Morón	7–5, 4–6, 6–7(12–14)