Gustavo Kuerten

Nickname(s)	Guga
Country	Brazil
Residence	Florianópolis, Brazil
Date of birth	10 September 1976 (1976-09-10) (age 31)
Place of birth	Florianópolis, Brazil
Height	6'3" (190 cm)
Weight	183 lb (83 kg)
Turned pro	1995
Plays	Right-handed; one-handed backhand
Career prize money	$14,750,088
Singles
Career record:	358-191
Career titles:	20 (+2 Challengers)
Highest ranking:	No. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Florianópolis ( Nicknamed Floripa) is the capital city of Santa Catarina State in southern Brazil. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The ATP Challenger Series is a series of international men's professional Tennis tournaments that allow players to win enough ranking points to earn an entry into an ATP-level 1 (December 4, 2000)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	3rd (2004)
French Open	W (1997, 2000, 2001)
Wimbledon	QF (1999)
US Open	QF (1999, 2001)
Doubles
Career record:	107-92
Career titles:	8 (+3 Challengers)
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Gustavo Kuerten (born September 10, 1976 in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina) is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Brazil. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Florianópolis ( Nicknamed Floripa) is the capital city of Santa Catarina State in southern Brazil. (ˈsɐ̃ta kataˈɾina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in the country The ATP Rankings is the Association of Tennis Professionals' historical objective merit-based method used for determining entry and seeding in men's tennis tournaments Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld He won the French Open three times between 1997 and 2001. The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.

Kuerten is also known as "Guga", an affectionate nickname which is a common abbreviation of the name "Gustavo" in Portuguese-speaking countries. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. The Community of Portuguese Language Countries ( Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, pron.

Kuerten has announced that he intends to retire from professional tennis at the end of 2008. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Contents 1 Personal and early career 2 Professional career 2.1 1997 2.2 1999 2.3 2000 2.4 2001 2.5 2004 2.6 2005 2.7 2006 2.8 2007 2.9 2008 2.10 Retirement 3 Distinctions 4 Miscellaneous 5 Grand Slam singles finals 5.1 Wins (3) 6 Masters Series singles finals 6.1 Wins (5) 6.2 Runners-up (5) 7 Tennis Masters Cup singles finals 7.1 Win (1) 8 Titles (28) 8.1 Singles (20) 8.2 Doubles (8) 9 Runner-ups (11) 9.1 Singles (9) 9.2 Doubles (2) 10 Performance Timelines 11 Titles detail 11.1 Grand Slam tournaments 11.2 Masters Series 11.3 2000 Tennis Masters Cup (Lisbon) 12 ATP Tour career earnings 13 Davis Cup 14 References 15 Further reading 16 External links

Personal and early career

Kuerten was born in Florianópolis in southern Brazil to a family of German extraction. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

He began playing tennis when he was six, an early start to a life and career marked by family tragedy. His father, a former amateur tennis player, died of a heart attack in 1985, when Kuerten was only 8 years old, while umpiring a juniors match in Florianópolis. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) His youngest brother, suffered prolonged oxygen deprivation and consequently irreparable brain damage during birth and as a result suffered from mental retardation and severe physical disability until his death in 2007. ^[1] Kuerten was deeply affected by his brother's daily struggles, later donating the entire prize money from one tournament he has won every year of his professional career so far to a hometown NGO that provides assistance for people suffering from similar disabilities. He gave every trophy he won to his younger brother as a souvenir, including the three miniature replicas of the French Open men's singles trophy.

He was heavily influenced as a very young player by Oscar Wegner, then teaching in Florianopolis, who coached him for eight years. Oscar Wegner (born 1939 in Argentina)is a tennis coach He is credited as the first coach to draw a distinction between the way the best players played and the When he was 14 years old, Kuerten met Larri Passos who would be his coach for the following 15 years. Passos convinced Kuerten and his family that the youth was talented enough to make a living out of playing tennis. The two started traveling all over the world to participate in junior tournaments. Kuerten turned professional in 1995. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995

Professional career

After two years as a professional, Kuerten rose to the position of no. 2 player in Brazil, second only to Fernando Meligeni, and had his then highest point by helping the Brazil Davis Cup team defeat Austria in 1996 and reach the competition's first division, the World Group. Fernando Ariel Meligeni (born April 12, 1971) nicknamed Fino ( portuguese for thin) is a former professional tennis player The Brazil Davis Cup team represents Brazil in Davis Cup Tennis competition and are governed by the Confederação Brasileira de Tênis. The Austria Davis Cup team represents Austria in Davis Cup Tennis competition and are governed by Tennis Austria. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)

Following his unexpected victory in the 1997 French Open, Kuerten had a difficult year and a half, adjusting to his sudden fame and the pressure of being expected to win. 1998 was the worst year in his career that was not related to injuries (in that year, Kuerten played beneath his potential, despite not being hindered by physical problems). The pressure for him to become an "ambassador" for tennis in Brazil was made evident after his early defeat to a then unknown Marat Safin in the 1998 French Open: the entire body of Brazilian journalists that had been dispatched to Paris to cover the event immediately returned home, leaving the rest of the tournament unaccounted for in Brazil. Marat Mikhailovich Safin (Марат Мөбин улы Сафин Marat Möbin ulı Safin Мара́т Миха́йлович (Муби́нович Са́фин /mɑ Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city

Like many South Americans his favorite court surface is clay. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a He has won three Grand Slam titles, all of them at the French Open, played on the clay courts of Roland Garros. The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important Tennis events of the year The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over The Stade de Roland Garros (Roland Garros Stadium is located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France, and is home of the French Open He won these titles in 1997, 2000 and 2001. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Kuerten became the No. 1 player in the world in 2000 using his unique serve and strong ground strokes.

Kuerten embraces the baseline style of play, with heavily topspun ground strokes and a solid serve that enables him to wear down his opponent from the back of the court. His unique "grunt" when he strikes the ball is recognised by millions of fans around the world.

Kuerten represents Brazil in the Davis Cup competition, but in the past few years his seasons have been plagued by injuries. The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's Tennis. Kuerten is one of the most widely recognised and popular tennis players on the ATP tour. The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional Tennis players

1997

At the 1997 French Open, he became the first Brazilian to win a Grand Slam singles title since Maria Ester Bueno last single title at 1966 U.S. Open. Maria Ester Audion Bueno, born October 11 1939 in São Paulo Brazil, is a female Tennis player who won nineteen Grand Slam titles (7 singles 11 women's List of Champions of the 1966 US National Championships (now known as the US Open) Seniors Men's Singles See also 1966 U Victories over three former champions: Thomas Muster (3rd round), Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals) and Sergi Bruguera (final) made him the second-lowest ranked Grand Slam Champion (ranked 66th) and this led to him entering the ATP top 20. Thomas Muster (born October 2, 1967 in Leibnitz, Austria) is a former World No Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov (born 18 February 1974 Евгений Александрович Кафельников) is a former World No Sergi Bruguera Torner (born on January 16, 1971, in Barcelona, Spain) is a retired professional Tennis player from Spain The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional Tennis players

1999

In 1999, he became one of three South Americans to complete the year in the top 10 in all the history of the ATP rankings. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a He reached the quarterfinals at the French Open. At Wimbledon, he became the first Brazilian to reach the quarterfinals since Thomaz Koch in 1967. The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious Thomaz Koch (born May 11, 1945 in Porto Alegre) was a Brazilian left-handed Tennis player who won two gold medals in the men's Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. He was defeated by Andre Agassi in the quarterfinals, but had lost just one set until that stage. Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29 1970 is a former World No 1 professional American Tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments In July, he defeated Sébastien Grosjean 9–7 in the fifth set of the 1999 Davis Cup quarterfinal between Brazil and France. Sébastien René Grosjean (pronounced GROH-zhahn (born May 29, 1978, Marseille, France) is a professional Tennis player from The 1999 Davis Cup was the 88th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's Tennis. The France Davis Cup team represents France in Davis Cup Tennis competition and is governed by the Fédération Française de Tennis. That match lasted 4 hours and 43 minutes. He also became the first Brazilian to qualify for the ATP World Championship, today known as the ATP Tennis Masters Cup, which is exclusive to the eight best ranked players in the calendar year. The Tennis Masters Cup is a Tennis tournament played at the end of each year involving the top eight players in the men's tennis world rankings

2000

Kuerten won his second French Open title and became the first South American to finish the year as World No. 1 in the history of the ATP rankings (since 1973). Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. It was a close contest with Marat Safin at the year's last event, the Tennis Masters Cup (in its first year under that name) in Lisbon, Portugal, with one loss meaning that Safin would have been No. Marat Mikhailovich Safin (Марат Мөбин улы Сафин Marat Möbin ulı Safin Мара́т Миха́йлович (Муби́нович Са́фин /mɑ Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. 1. In order to finish the year as the world No. 1 player, Kuerten did what many critics had deemed impossible (for him to do): beat Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi in back-to-back matches on an indoor carpet court. Petros “Pete” Sampras (born August 12, 1971) is a former World No Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29 1970 is a former World No 1 professional American Tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments

He broke an eight-year hold of players from the U.S. on the year-end No. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 1 position. He also became the first South American to finish in Top 5 in consecutive years since Guillermo Vilas of Argentina in 1977-78. Guillermo Vilas (born August 17 1952 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a former Argentine professional Tennis player For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar)

2001

In 2001, he won his third French Open crown, joining former greats Björn Borg (6), Ivan Lendl (3) and Mats Wilander (3) with three or more French Open titles in the Open Era. (bjœɳ bɔrj born 6 June 1956) is a former World No 1 Tennis player from Sweden who is widely regarded by observers and tennis players Ivan Lendl (born March 7, 1960) is a former World No 1 professional Tennis player of Czech origin Mats Wilander (born August 22 1964, in Växjö, Sweden) is a former World No This article describes the History His road to the title was not uneventful: Kuerten saved a match point against Fourth Round opponent Michael Russell. Michael Russell is an American tennis player best known for holding match point in the 4th round of the 2001 French Open against eventual champion Gustavo Kuerten He also won the biggest hardcourt title of his career in August at the Cincinnati Masters, where he defeated Patrick Rafter in the final. The Cincinnati Masters is an annual Tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. Patrick "Pat" Michael Rafter (born 28 December 1972 is a retired Australian former World No He led the ATP in prize money for the second straight year, with US$4,091,004. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been

2004

In an injury-ridden year, Kuerten still managed to win one ATP Tour title, which he did at home, by winning the Brasil Open for the second time. The Brasil Open is a tennis tournament held annually in Costa do Sauípe, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. In that year, the tournament had been moved from September to February, and the surface had been changed from hard to clay (all this was done as a result of a compromise with the Buenos Aires Open, in Argentina, and the Viña del Mar Open, in Chile, so as to tighten up a clear South American tournament circuit). With his victory, Kuerten became the only player so far to have won the title on both surfaces and dates (he had won the previous version of the tournament in 2002).

The one other noteworthy event in Kuerten's season was that he was responsible for the only defeat of Roger Federer in a Grand Slam event in that year. Roger Federer (ˈrɒdʒə ˈfɛdərər born August 8 1981 is a Swiss professional Tennis player who is currently ranked World No In Kuerten's only previous encounter against Federer on clay, in the Hamburg Masters 2002, Federer defeated Kueren 6-0, 1-6, 6-2. When they met again in the third round at the French Open in 2004, it was Federer who was in dominant form and was expected to win handily against the injury-ridden Kuerten. Instead, it was Kuerten who overpowered and dominated Federer and sent him off in straight sets (6–4, 6–4, 6–4).

On September 1, Kuerten announced that he would be withdrawing from the ATP Tour for an indefinite period of time, in order to undergo detailed exams of his operated hip, which had reportedly started to bother him again. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. He did not play again for the rest of the year.

2005

In February 2005, Kuerten announced his return in the Valencia Open, in Spain, which he would enter thanks to his ATP protected rank (a fictional ranking designed to help injured players: Kuerten would be able to enter automatically in as many as eight tournaments without the need of a wildcard or playing qualifying matches). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.

On March 15, 2005, Kuerten announced that Larri Passos, his coach for 15 years, would no longer be his coach as of his return to the tour at the Valencia Open. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Reportedly, the decision to break up the partnership was harmonius and mutual, since Passos had expressed his unwillingness to continue travelling the world after the birth of his first daughter. Kuerten also announced that he had no plans of hiring a new coach at the moment. After a slow start, however, Kuerten decided to hire temporarily Argentine former player Hernán Gumy, who started coaching him in the Italian Open 2005 and would continue to do so in the weeks leading up to the French Open and during Kuerten's campaign in the Grand Slam event. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Hernán Gumy (born March 5, 1972 in Buenos Aires) is a former Tennis player from Argentina, who turned professional in 1991 After a poor campaign at the French Open (lost in the first round), Kuerten decided to retain Gumy's orientation for an undisclosed amount of time. Kuerten has also announced that he would not be playing any tournaments in the following months, with the exception of Davis Cup matches. He would return only in the tournaments that serve as preparation for the U. S. Open (but he did not play the two Tennis Masters Series events in North America). The ATP Masters Series is a series of nine Tennis tournaments that are part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP tour held annually throughout the year Following a second round defeat at the US Open (despite a promising first round win), Kuerten focused solely on his Davis Cup matches for the remainder of the season, which also resulted in 2005 being the first year without a title for Kuerten since 1996 (his second year as a professional player). Kuerten also decided to retain Gumy as his coach, apparently abandoning the idea of playing in the Tour without a coach.

2006

In the first months of 2006, injuries and weak performances kept Kuerten from reclaiming his condition as a top world player. Ranked out of the top 200, Kuerten is no longer the top player in Brazil (currently behind Ricardo Mello and Flávio Saretta) and is expected to need wildcards to play any of the main tournaments of the season. Ricardo Mello is a Brazilian Tennis player His preference is for the Clay court where he has won his best titles in the unranked tournaments on the Flávio Saretta Filho (born on June 28, 1980 in Americana, São Paulo) is a professional tennis player from Brazil who turned His main attempt to come back, at the 2006 Brasil Open, was cut short in the first round. Following this debacle, Kuerten managed to obtain wildcards to play in the two North American Masters Series events, Miami and Indian Wells, but injuries forced Kuerten to withdraw from both. The French Tennis Federation had announced that Kuerten, as a three-time champion, would have every chance of being granted a wildcard to play at the 2006 French Open, provided that he managed to remain active throughout the 2006 season leading up to the French Open. The 2006 French Open ( Roland Garros) was held in Paris, France from May 28 to June 11, 2006. Because Kuerten had been inactive in the Men's Tour since mid-February, he was not granted the wildcard to play, thus missing the French Open for the first time in his professional career.

2007

Kuerten's form has not improved in 2007. Because his ranking is not high enough to qualify for ATP level tournaments, Kuerten has relied on wild cards to enter those tournaments. The term wild card refers broadly to a Tournament or Playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play Kuerten finished with a 2–7 win-loss record for the year.

In November, Gustavo Kuerten's younger brother, Guilherme, who had cerebral palsy, died. [3]

2008

Kuerten has made an announcement that he expects 2008 to be his final year of play. ^[2] Kuerten has chosen to devise his schedule around tournaments that have sentimental value to him, such as the French Open where he lost in the first round, the Brasil Open, and the Miami Masters. The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over The Brasil Open is a tennis tournament held annually in Costa do Sauípe, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The Miami Masters is an annual Tennis tournament for men and women held at Key Biscayne, in Miami, Florida. After two first-round defeats in singles (Costa do Sauípe, l. to Berlocq and Miami, l. to Grosjean), Kuerten won his first ATP Masters Series level match in a long time, partnering Nicolas Lapentti, in Miami, against Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco. Nicolás Alexander Lapentti Gómez (born August 13, 1976 in Guayaquil) is a professional Tennis player from Ecuador who is currently Feliciano López Diaz-Guerra (born on September 20, 1981) is a Spanish professional male tennis player Fernando Verdasco Pahima Carmona (born November 15, 1983 in Madrid) is a professional Tennis player from Spain.

Retirement

On May 25, 2008, Gustavo Kuerten played his last professional singles match in front of 15,000 spectators at Roland Garros. He arrived on court wearing his 'lucky' uniform, the same blue & yellow one that he wore in 1997 when he won his first French Open tournament. The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Despite saving a match point against his opponent Paul-Henri Mathieu, he finally lost in 3 sets (6-3, 6-4, 6-2). Paul-Henri Mathieu (born January 12, 1982 in Strasbourg, France) is a French tennis player. He was honoured after the game by the tournament organizers and by all the fans present for what he has achieved throughout his career.

Distinctions

• He and Roger Federer are the only non-North American tennis players who have appeared in the finals of all four ATP Masters Series events played on the continent (Indian Wells, Miami, Montreal/Toronto and Cincinnati). Roger Federer (ˈrɒdʒə ˈfɛdərər born August 8 1981 is a Swiss professional Tennis player who is currently ranked World No The ATP Masters Series is a series of nine Tennis tournaments that are part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP tour held annually throughout the year The Indian Wells Masters is an annual Tennis tournament held in the small city of Indian Wells, California. The Miami Masters is an annual Tennis tournament for men and women held at Key Biscayne, in Miami, Florida. The Canada Masters (also long known as the Canadian Open) currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual Tennis tournament held in The Cincinnati Masters is an annual Tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA.
• His fastest serve was measured at 212 km/h (131 mph) at the Gstaad Open in 1999. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand
• Kuerten has won ATP Tour singles titles in 13 different countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Monaco, New Zealand, Spain, Portugal, Russia, and the United States. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. For other uses see Monaco (disambiguation Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco ( French: Principauté de Monaco; Monégasque New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• His highest rank in the ATP Champions Race was #1 June 12, 2000. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.
• When Kuerten won the 1997 French Open ranked 66th in the world (Entry system, prior to the creation of the Champions' Race), he became the second lowest ranked player to win a Grand Slam event (second to Mark Edmondson, who won the 1976 Australian Open ranked 212th in the world). Mark Edmondson (born June 24, 1954 in Gosford, New South Wales) was a professional Australian male Tennis player. Since then, Kuerten has been bumped down to third place, when Goran Ivanišević won the 2001 Wimbledon ranked 125th in the world. Goran Šimun Ivanišević ( ɡǒran iʋanǐːʃɛʋiʨ born in Split, Croatia, Yugoslavia on September 13 1971 is a former professional Tennis
• For two years, Kuerten had the second highest number of aces in a single match: 47 (second to Netherlands' Richard Krajicek's 49). The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Richard Peter Stanislav Krajicek (born December 6 1971 is a Dutch former professional Tennis player This was achieved in a 2003 Davis Cup rubber against Canada's Daniel Nestor. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Tennis career He won three Grand Slam Doubles titles together with longterm partner Mark Knowles of the Bahamas. The match was valid for that year's Repechage Round. Despite the aces, Kuerten lost the match in five sets. Kuerten's record has since been bumped to fourth place, when in 2005 both Joachim Johansson, of Sweden, and Ivo Karlović, of Croatia, scored 51 aces in their respective matches. Joachim Johansson (born July 1 1982 is a professional male tennis player from Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Ivo Karlović (born 28 February, 1979 in Zagreb) is a Croatian Tennis player Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between
• In 2005, TENNIS Magazine put him in 37th place in its list of "The 40 Greatest Players of the TENNIS Era". Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tennis Magazine is a monthly Magazine which covers the most important news from the world of Tennis.

Miscellaneous

• He is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and English. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States
• His elder brother, Rafael Kuerten, looks after his business matters.
• Plays: Right-handed with a one-handed backhand.
• Kuerten won at least one title a year between 1997 and 2004 (which meant that he had not won titles only in the first two years of his professional career: 1995 and 1996). The streak came to an end in 2005, when injuries and below-average performances kept him from winning tournaments.
• Kuerten was fortunate enough that every time he won the French Open, he received the trophy from a tennis star from the past (as opposed to athletes from other sports or even unrelated celebrities): in 1997, the trophy was presented to him by Guillermo Vilas and Björn Borg, in 2000, he received the award from Boris Becker, and in 2001, from Jim Courier. Guillermo Vilas (born August 17 1952 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a former Argentine professional Tennis player (bjœɳ bɔrj born 6 June 1956) is a former World No 1 Tennis player from Sweden who is widely regarded by observers and tennis players Boris Franz Becker (born 22 November 1967 in Leimen, West Germany) is a former World No James Spencer "Jim" Courier Jr (born August 17 1970 in Sanford Florida) is a former world number one professional Tennis player from the
• The 1997 French Open trophy presentation was marked by two amusing passages: first, when called to the stage to receive the winner's trophy, Kuerten bowed a few times to Björn Borg, who was waiting at the top of the stairs to shake his hand. It was a reverence to one of Kuerten's childhood icons. Later, during the ceremony, Guillermo Vilas whispered something in Kuerten's ear that caused him to laugh during the speech of the chairman of the event. Kuerten later refused to reveal what it was that Vilas had said, claiming it would be inelegant to do so, but journalists that were equipped with powerful lenses were able to read Vilas's lips, and it was revealed that he had said (in Spanish) something like: "Get ready kid, it's going to rain women on your lap!"
• In every one of the three times Kuerten won the French Open: 1) he defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov, of Russia, in the quarterfinal match; 2) he defeated exactly two Top 10 players (at the time of each event). Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov (born 18 February 1974 Евгений Александрович Кафельников) is a former World No Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• Gustavo is renowned for having one of the most characteristics "tennis grunts" when he strikes the ball.

Grand Slam singles finals

Wins (3)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1997	French Open	Sergi Bruguera	6–3, 6–4, 6–2
2000	French Open (2nd)	Magnus Norman	6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(6)
2001	French Open (3rd)	Àlex Corretja	6–7(3), 7–5, 6–2, 6–0

Masters Series singles finals

Wins (5)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1999	Monte Carlo	Marcelo Ríos	6–4, 2–1 ret. List of the 1997 French Open Champions: Seniors Men's singles See also 1997 French Open - Men's Singles Gustavo Kuerten The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Sergi Bruguera Torner (born on January 16, 1971, in Barcelona, Spain) is a retired professional Tennis player from Spain series header title = French Open tournaments section = 2000 previous = 1999 French Open prevtext = ''1999'' next = 2001 French Open nexttext = ''2001'' top = French Open toptext = Magnus Norman (born May 30, 1976 in Filipstad) is a retired Swedish professional tennis player who is best known for being the runner up The 2001 French Open was the second Grand Slam event of 2001 and the 100th edition of the French Open. Àlex Corretja Verdegay (born April 11 1974 in Barcelona, Spain) is a former professional Tennis player from Spain The Monte Carlo Masters is an annual Tennis tournament for male professional players held in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, a commune that Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga (born December 26, 1975) is a former world number one Tennis player from Chile.
1999	Rome	Patrick Rafter	6–4, 7–5, 7–6(6)
2000	Hamburg	Marat Safin	6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(3)
2001	Monte Carlo (2nd)	Hicham Arazi	6–3, 6–2, 6–4
2001	Cincinnati	Patrick Rafter	6–1, 6–3

Runners-up (5)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1997	Montreal	Chris Woodruff	7–5, 4–6, 6–3
2000	Miami	Pete Sampras	6–1, 6–7(2), 7–6(5), 7–6(8)
2000	Rome	Magnus Norman	6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
2001	Rome (2nd)	Juan Carlos Ferrero	3–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
2003	Indian Wells	Lleyton Hewitt	6–1, 6–1

Tennis Masters Cup singles finals

Win (1)

Year	Venue	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2000	Lisbon	Andre Agassi	6–4, 6–4, 6–4

Titles (28)

Singles (20)

Legend Grand Slam (3) Tennis Masters Cup (1) ATP Masters Series (5) ATP Tour (11)

Titles by Surface Hard (6) Grass (0) Clay (16) Carpet (0)

No. The Rome Masters is an annual Tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. Patrick "Pat" Michael Rafter (born 28 December 1972 is a retired Australian former World No The Hamburg Masters, established in 1892 is an annual Tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany. Marat Mikhailovich Safin (Марат Мөбин улы Сафин Marat Möbin ulı Safin Мара́т Миха́йлович (Муби́нович Са́фин /mɑ ATP Masters Series singles finals Runner-up (1 Titles (1 Singles wins (1 Singles runner-ups (2 Doubles Runner-ups The Cincinnati Masters is an annual Tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. Patrick "Pat" Michael Rafter (born 28 December 1972 is a retired Australian former World No The Canada Masters (also long known as the Canadian Open) currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual Tennis tournament held in Chris Woodruff (born January 3, 1973) is an American and former professional male Tennis player The Miami Masters is an annual Tennis tournament for men and women held at Key Biscayne, in Miami, Florida. Petros “Pete” Sampras (born August 12, 1971) is a former World No The Rome Masters is an annual Tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. Magnus Norman (born May 30, 1976 in Filipstad) is a retired Swedish professional tennis player who is best known for being the runner up Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (born February 12 1980) or JCF is a former World No The Indian Wells Masters is an annual Tennis tournament held in the small city of Indian Wells, California. Lleyton Glynn Hewitt ( IPA: /ˈleɪtʌn ˈhjuːʌt/ (born 24 February 1981 is a former World No 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The 2000 Tennis Masters Cup and the ATP Tour World Championships (also known as the Gold Flake ATP Tour World Doubles Championship for sponsorship Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29 1970 is a former World No 1 professional American Tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	June 8, 1997	French Open, Paris, France	Clay	Sergi Bruguera	6–3, 6–4, 6–2
2. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Sergi Bruguera Torner (born on January 16, 1971, in Barcelona, Spain) is a retired professional Tennis player from Spain	July 26, 1998	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Karol Kučera	4–6, 6–2, 6–4
3. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Mercedes Cup is a Tennis Tournament on the ATP Tour's International Series Gold. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Karol Kučera (born March 4, 1974 in Bratislava) is a retired ATP professional male Tennis player from Slovakia.	October 4, 1998	Mallorca, Spain	Clay	Carlos Moyà	6–7(5), 6–2, 6–3
4. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana is a professional Tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Carlos Moyà Llompart (born August 27 1976) also known as Carles Moyà, Carlos Moyá and Carlos Moya, is a former world number	April 25, 1999	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Marcelo Ríos	6–4, 2–1 ret. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Monte Carlo Masters is an annual Tennis tournament for male professional players held in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, a commune that For other uses see Monaco (disambiguation Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco ( French: Principauté de Monaco; Monégasque Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga (born December 26, 1975) is a former world number one Tennis player from Chile.
5.	May 16, 1999	Rome, Italy	Clay	Patrick Rafter	6–4, 7–5, 7–6(6)
6. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Rome Masters is an annual Tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Patrick "Pat" Michael Rafter (born 28 December 1972 is a retired Australian former World No	March 5, 2000	Santiago, Chile	Clay	Mariano Puerta	7–6(3), 6–3
7. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Movistar Open is an ATP International Series men's tennis tournament held every year at the Centro de Tenis Las Salinas, at the Club Naval de Campo Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Mariano Puerta (born September 19, 1978 in San Francisco, Córdoba) is an Argentine professional male tennis player	May 21, 2000	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Marat Safin	6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(3)
8. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Hamburg Masters, established in 1892 is an annual Tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany. Marat Mikhailovich Safin (Марат Мөбин улы Сафин Marat Möbin ulı Safin Мара́т Миха́йлович (Муби́нович Са́фин /mɑ	June 11, 2000	French Open, Paris, France	Clay	Magnus Norman	6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(6)
9. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Magnus Norman (born May 30, 1976 in Filipstad) is a retired Swedish professional tennis player who is best known for being the runner up	August 20, 2000	Indianapolis, U.S.	Hard	Marat Safin	3–6, 7–6(2), 7–6(2)
10. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Indianapolis Tennis Championships (formerly known as the RCA Championships) is an annual men's tennis tournament played in Indianapolis as part of the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the	December 3, 2000	Tennis Masters Cup, Lisbon, Portugal	Hard (I)	Andre Agassi	6–4, 6–4, 6–4
11. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Tennis Masters Cup is a Tennis tournament played at the end of each year involving the top eight players in the men's tennis world rankings Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29 1970 is a former World No 1 professional American Tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments	February 25, 2001	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	José Acasuso	6–1, 6–3
12. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The ATP Buenos Aires ( Spanish Abierto de Buenos Aires) is an annual Tennis event for male tennis players held in Buenos Aires, Argentina For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. José Javier "Chucho" Acasuso (born October 20, 1982 in Posadas Misiones, Argentina) is a professional male tennis player	March 4, 2001	Acapulco, Mexico	Clay	Galo Blanco	6–4, 6–2
13. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Abierto Mexicano Telcel is a tennis tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.	April 22, 2001	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Hicham Arazi	6–3, 6–2, 6–4
14. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. ATP Masters Series singles finals Runner-up (1 Titles (1 Singles wins (1 Singles runner-ups (2 Doubles Runner-ups	June 10, 2001	French Open, Paris, France	Clay	Àlex Corretja	6–7(3), 7–5, 6–2, 6–0
15. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Àlex Corretja Verdegay (born April 11 1974 in Barcelona, Spain) is a former professional Tennis player from Spain	July 22, 2001	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Guillermo Cañas	6–3, 6–2, 6–4
16. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Guillermo Ignacio 'Willy' Cañas (born November 25, 1977) is an Argentine professional Tennis player	August 12, 2001	Cincinnati, U. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Cincinnati Masters is an annual Tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. S.	Hard	Patrick Rafter	6–1, 6–3
17.	September 15, 2002	Costa do Sauípe, Brazil	Hard	Guillermo Coria	6–7(4), 7–5, 7–6(2)
18. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Brasil Open is a tennis tournament held annually in Costa do Sauípe, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Guillermo Sebastián Coria (born January 13, 1982 in Rufino, Santa Fe Province) nicknamed El Mago ( The Magician	January 12, 2003	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Dominik Hrbatý	6–3, 7–5
19. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Heineken Open is a Tennis Tournament on the ATP International Series played in Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Dominik Hrbatý (born January 4 1978, Bratislava) is a professional Tennis player from Slovakia.	October 26, 2003	St. Petersburg, Russia	Hard (I)	Sargis Sargsian	6–4, 6–3
20. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The St Petersburg Open (Открытый Санкт-Петербург is a professional Tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Sargis Sargsian (born June 3 1973, Yerevan) is a former professional tennis player from Armenia.	February 29, 2004	Costa do Sauípe, Brazil	Clay	Agustín Calleri	3–6, 6–2, 6–3

Doubles (8)

Legend Grand Slam (0) Tennis Masters Cup (0) ATP Masters Series (0) ATP Tour (8)

Titles by Surface Hard (1) Grass (0) Clay (7) Carpet (0)

No. Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Agustín Calleri (born September 14, 1976 Río Cuarto) is a professional male Tennis player from Argentina.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents in the final	Score
1.	November 10, 1996	Santiago, Chile	Clay	Fernando Meligeni	Dinu Pescariu Albert Portas	6–4, 6–2
2. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The Movistar Open is an ATP International Series men's tennis tournament held every year at the Centro de Tenis Las Salinas, at the Club Naval de Campo Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Fernando Ariel Meligeni (born April 12, 1971) nicknamed Fino ( portuguese for thin) is a former professional tennis player Dinu Mihai Pescariu (born April 12, 1974 in Bucharest) is a former Tennis player from Romania, who turned professional in 1991 Albert Portas Soy (born on November 15 1973, in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a professional Tennis player	April 13, 1997	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Fernando Meligeni	Andrea Gaudenzi Filippo Messori	6–2, 6–2
3. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Estoril Open is an ATP and WTA Clay court tournament held in Jamor Oeiras, Portugal (in spite of nominally located in Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Fernando Ariel Meligeni (born April 12, 1971) nicknamed Fino ( portuguese for thin) is a former professional tennis player Andrea Gaudenzi (born July 30, 1973) is a former Tennis player from Italy, who turned professional in 1990	June 15, 1997	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Fernando Meligeni	Dave Randall Jack Waite	6–2, 7–5
4. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The ATP Bologna Outdoor was a men's Tennis tournament played in Bologna, Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Fernando Ariel Meligeni (born April 12, 1971) nicknamed Fino ( portuguese for thin) is a former professional tennis player	July 20, 1997	Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany	Clay	Fernando Meligeni	Donald Johnson Francisco Montana	6–4, 6–4
5. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Mercedes Cup is a Tennis Tournament on the ATP Tour's International Series Gold. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Fernando Ariel Meligeni (born April 12, 1971) nicknamed Fino ( portuguese for thin) is a former professional tennis player Donald James "Don" Johnson (born September 9 1968, in Bethlehem Pennsylvania) is a former professional Tennis player from the Francisco Montana (born November 5, 1969 in Miami, Florida, U	July 12, 1998	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Fernando Meligeni	Daniel Orsanic Cyril Suk	6–4, 7–5
6. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad is a Tennis tournament held in Gstaad, Switzerland. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Fernando Ariel Meligeni (born April 12, 1971) nicknamed Fino ( portuguese for thin) is a former professional tennis player Daniel Orsanic (born June 11, 1969 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a former professional male tennis player from Argentina Cyril Suk III (born January 29 1967 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former professional Tennis player from the Czech Republic	January 10, 1999	Adelaide, Australia	Hard	Nicolás Lapentti	Jim Courier Patrick Galbraith	6–4, 6–4
7. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Next Generation Adelaide International is a Tennis tournament that is part of the ATP International Series. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Nicolás Alexander Lapentti Gómez (born August 13, 1976 in Guayaquil) is a professional Tennis player from Ecuador who is currently James Spencer "Jim" Courier Jr (born August 17 1970 in Sanford Florida) is a former world number one professional Tennis player from the Patrick Galbraith (born April 16 1967, in Tacoma, Washington) is a former professional Tennis player from the United States	March 5, 2000	Santiago, Chile	Clay	Antônio Prieto	Lan Bale Piet Norval	6–2, 6–4
8. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Movistar Open is an ATP International Series men's tennis tournament held every year at the Centro de Tenis Las Salinas, at the Club Naval de Campo Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Pieter ("Piet" Norval (born April 7, 1970 in Bellville, Cape Town) is a former Tennis player from South Africa	March 4, 2001	Acapulco, Mexico	Clay	Donald Johnson	David Adams Martín García	6–3, 7–6(5)

Runner-ups (11)

Singles (9)

Legend Grand Slam (0) Tennis Masters Cup (0) ATP Masters Series (5) ATP Tour (4)

Titles by Surface Hard (4) Grass (0) Clay (4) Carpet (1)

No. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Abierto Mexicano Telcel is a tennis tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Donald James "Don" Johnson (born September 9 1968, in Bethlehem Pennsylvania) is a former professional Tennis player from the David Adams (born January 5, 1970, in Durban, South Africa) is a former professional Tennis player from South Africa For the Colombian soccer player see Martín Edwin García. Martín Alberto García (born May 2, 1977, in Buenos	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	June 15, 1997	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Félix Mantilla	4–6, 6–2, 6–1
2. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The ATP Bologna Outdoor was a men's Tennis tournament played in Bologna, Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Félix Mantilla Botella ( September 23 1974) is a former Spanish professional tennis player born in Barcelona.	August 3, 1997	Montreal, U.S.	Hard	Chris Woodruff	7–5, 4–6, 6–3
3. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Canada Masters (also long known as the Canadian Open) currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual Tennis tournament held in The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Chris Woodruff (born January 3, 1973) is an American and former professional male Tennis player	April 2, 2000	Miami, U.S.	Hard	Pete Sampras	6–1, 6–7(2), 7–6(5), 7–6(8)
4. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Miami Masters is an annual Tennis tournament for men and women held at Key Biscayne, in Miami, Florida. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Petros “Pete” Sampras (born August 12, 1971) is a former World No	May 14, 2000	Rome, Italy	Clay	Magnus Norman	6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
5. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Rome Masters is an annual Tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Magnus Norman (born May 30, 1976 in Filipstad) is a retired Swedish professional tennis player who is best known for being the runner up	May 13, 2001	Rome, Italy	Clay	Juan Carlos Ferrero	3–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
6. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Rome Masters is an annual Tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (born February 12 1980) or JCF is a former World No	August 19, 2001	Indianapolis, U.S.	Hard	Patrick Rafter	4–2 retired
7. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Indianapolis Tennis Championships (formerly known as the RCA Championships) is an annual men's tennis tournament played in Indianapolis as part of the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Patrick "Pat" Michael Rafter (born 28 December 1972 is a retired Australian former World No	October 13, 2002	Lyon, France	Carpet (I)	Paul-Henri Mathieu	4–6, 6–3, 6–1
8. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon is a professional Tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Paul-Henri Mathieu (born January 12, 1982 in Strasbourg, France) is a French tennis player.	March 16, 2003	Indian Wells, U.S.	Hard	Lleyton Hewitt	6–1, 6–1
9. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Indian Wells Masters is an annual Tennis tournament held in the small city of Indian Wells, California. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Lleyton Glynn Hewitt ( IPA: /ˈleɪtʌn ˈhjuːʌt/ (born 24 February 1981 is a former World No	February 15, 2004	Viña del Mar, Chile	Clay	Fernando González	7–5, 6–4

Doubles (2)

Legend Grand Slam (0) Tennis Masters Cup (0) ATP Masters Series (1) ATP Tour (1)

Titles by Surface Hard (1) Grass (0) Clay (0) Carpet (1)

No. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Movistar Open is an ATP International Series men's tennis tournament held every year at the Centro de Tenis Las Salinas, at the Club Naval de Campo Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi (born July 29, 1980) nicknamed El bombardero de La Reina ( Spanish "The La Reina	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents in the final	Score
1.	September 15, 2002	Costa do Sauípe, Brazil	Hard	André Sá	Scott Humphries Mark Merklein	6–3, 7–6(1)
2. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Brasil Open is a tennis tournament held annually in Costa do Sauípe, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld André Rezende Sá (born May 6, 1977 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil) is a professional Brazilian tennis player (born June 28, 1972 in Freeport) is a retired professional tennis player from the Bahamas	November 3, 2002	Paris, France	Carpet (I)	Cédric Pioline	Nicolas Escudé Fabrice Santoro	6–3, 7–6(6)

Performance Timelines

Singles

Tournament	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	SR	Win-Loss
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	3R	2R	1R	2R	1R	2R	2R	2R	A	0 / 8	7–8
French Open	1R	A	A	1R	QF	4R	4R	W	W	QF	2R	W	1R	3 / 11	36-8
Wimbledon		A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	3R	QF	1R	1R	A	0 / 5	7–5
U.S. Open		A	A	2R	1R	1R	4R	QF	1R	QF	2R	3R	A	0 / 9	15-9

Doubles

Tournament	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
Australian Open	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1R	-	QF	2R	1R
French Open		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2R	QF	2R
Wimbledon		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1R	1R	-	-
US Open		1R	-	-	1R	1R	-	-	-	-	-	1R

Titles detail

Grand Slam tournaments

1997 French Open

Round	Defeated	Opponent's Rank	Score
1st	Sláva Doseděl (Czech Republic)	73	6–0, 7–5, 6–1
2nd	Jonas Björkman (Sweden)	23	6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
3rd	Thomas Muster (Austria)	5	6–7(3), 6–1, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
4th	Andrei Medvedev (Ukraine)	20	5–7, 6–1, 6–2, 1–6, 7–5
QF	Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Russia)	3	6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–0, 6–4
SF	Filip Dewulf (Belgium)	122	6–1, 3–6, 6–1, 7–6(4)
Final	Sergi Bruguera (Spain)	19	6–3, 6–4, 6–2

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2000 French Open

Round	Defeated	Opponent's Rank	Score
1st	Andreas Vinciguerra (Sweden)	42	6–0, 6–0, 6–3
2nd	Marcelo Charpentier (Argentina)	230	7–6(5), 6–2, 6–2
3rd	Michael Chang (U.S.)	44	6–3, 6–7(9), 6–1, 6–4
4th	Nicolás Lapentti (Ecuador)	15	6–3, 6–4, 7–6(4)
QF	Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Russia)	4	6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
SF	Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spain)	11	7–5, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Final	Magnus Norman (Sweden)	2	6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(6)

As in 1997, faced Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the quarterfinal match; Second final of the year against Magnus Norman ("a historical rivalry", in Kuerten's words). Andreas Vinciguerra (born February 19, 1981 in Malmö) is a Tennis player from Sweden, who turned professional in 1998. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Michael Te-Pei Chang ( Chinese: 張[[wikt 德|德]] 培; Pinyin: Zhāng Dépéi born February 22, 1972, in Hoboken The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Nicolás Alexander Lapentti Gómez (born August 13, 1976 in Guayaquil) is a professional Tennis player from Ecuador who is currently For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov (born 18 February 1974 Евгений Александрович Кафельников) is a former World No Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (born February 12 1980) or JCF is a former World No Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Magnus Norman (born May 30, 1976 in Filipstad) is a retired Swedish professional tennis player who is best known for being the runner up "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.

2001 French Open

Round	Defeated	Opponent's Rank	Score
1st	Guillermo Coria (Argentina)	13	6–1, 7–5, 6–4
2nd	Agustín Calleri (Argentina)	88	6–4, 6–4, 6–4
3rd	Karim Alami (Morocco)	117	6–3, 6–7(3), 7–6(5), 6–2
4th	Michael Russell (U.S.)	136	3–6, 4–6, 7–6(3), 6–3, 6–1
QF	Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Russia)	8	6–1, 3–6, 7–6(3), 6–4
SF	Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spain)	2	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
Final	Àlex Corretja (Spain)	32	6–7(3), 7–5, 6–2, 6–0

For the third time faced Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the quartefinal match; For the second time, faced Juan Carlos Ferrero in the Semifinal match. Guillermo Sebastián Coria (born January 13, 1982 in Rufino, Santa Fe Province) nicknamed El Mago ( The Magician For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Agustín Calleri (born September 14, 1976 Río Cuarto) is a professional male Tennis player from Argentina. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa Michael Russell is an American tennis player best known for holding match point in the 4th round of the 2001 French Open against eventual champion Gustavo Kuerten The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov (born 18 February 1974 Евгений Александрович Кафельников) is a former World No Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (born February 12 1980) or JCF is a former World No Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Àlex Corretja Verdegay (born April 11 1974 in Barcelona, Spain) is a former professional Tennis player from Spain Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Saved a match point against Michael Russell in the Fourth Round.

Masters Series

1999 Monte Carlo Open

Round	Defeated	Opponent's Rank	Score
1st Round	Marcio Carlsson (Brazil)	131	6–1, 6–3
2nd Round	Bohdan Ulihrach (Czech Republic)	34	6–7(5), 6–2, 6–4
Round of 16	Fernando Meligeni (Brazil)	51	6–2, 7–6(2)
QF	Vincent Spadea (U.S.)	33	6–3, 6–3
SF	Felix Mantilla (Spain)	17	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Final	Marcelo Ríos (Chile)	13	6–4, 2–1 retired

1999 Italian Open (Rome)

Round	Defeated	Opponent's Rank	Score
1st Round	Fernando Vicente (Spain)	54	6–4, 6–3
2nd Round	Francisco Clavet (Spain)	21	6–3, 6–3
Round of 16	Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Russia)	1	7–5, 6–1
QF	Karol Kučera (Slovakia)	12	3–6, 6–4, 7–5
SF	Àlex Corretja (Spain)	7	6–4, 6–2
Final	Patrick Rafter (Australia)	4	6–4, 7–5, 7–6(6)

2000 Hamburg Open

Round	Defeated	Opponent's Rank	Score
1st Round	Karim Alami (Morocco)	28	5–7, 6–2, 6–3
2nd Round	Sébastien Grosjean (France)	30	6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Round of 16	Wayne Ferreira (South Africa)	25	6–1, 6–2
QF	Magnus Norman (Sweden)	4	6–4, 6–2
SF	Andrei Pavel (Romania)	67	6–3, 6–3
Final	Marat Safin (Russia)	18	6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(3)

2001 Monte Carlo Open

Round	Defeated	Opponent's Rank	Score
1st Round	Younes El Aynaoui (Morocco)	72	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
2nd Round	Fernando Vicente (Spain)	26	6–2, 6–2
Round of 16	Tommy Haas (Germany)	18	6–7(6), 6–3, 6–3
QF	Sjeng Schalken (Netherlands)	82	6–7(1), 6–2, 6–4
SF	Guillermo Coria (Argentina)	28	6–4, 6–2
Final	Hicham Arazi (Morocco)	77	6–3, 6–2, 6–4

2001 Cincinnati Open

Round	Defeated	Opponent's Rank	Score
1st Round	Andy Roddick (U.S.)	24	7–6(3), 6–1
2nd Round	Tommy Haas (Germany)	22	7–6(4), 7–6(8)
Round of 16	Goran Ivanišević (Croatia)	11	6–2, 6–1
QF	Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Russia)	10	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
SF	Tim Henman (UK)	8	6–2, 1–6, 7–6(4)
Final	Patrick Rafter (Australia)	4	6–1, 6–3

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2000 Tennis Masters Cup (Lisbon)

Round	Opponent	Opponent's Rank	Score
Round Robin	Andre Agassi (U.S.)	8	6–4, 4–6, 3–6
	Magnus Norman (Sweden)	4	7–5, 6–3
	Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Russia)	5	6–3, 6–4
Semifinal	Pete Sampras (U.S.)	3	6–7(5), 6–3, 6–4
Final	Andre Agassi (U.S.)	8	6–4, 6–4, 6–4

After losing his first Round Robin match, Kuerten had to win the tournament in order to finish the year as world n. Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29 1970 is a former World No 1 professional American Tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Magnus Norman (born May 30, 1976 in Filipstad) is a retired Swedish professional tennis player who is best known for being the runner up "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov (born 18 February 1974 Евгений Александрович Кафельников) is a former World No Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Petros “Pete” Sampras (born August 12, 1971) is a former World No The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29 1970 is a former World No 1 professional American Tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 1 (had he won the first match, a semifinal result would have sufficed).

ATP Tour career earnings

Year	Majors	ATP wins	Total wins	Earnings ($)	Money list rank
1997	1	0	1	1,586,753	7
1998	0	2	2	732,804	25
1999	0	2	2	1,762,269	6
2000	1	4	5	4,701,610	1
2001	1	5	6	4,091,004	2
2002	0	1	1	441,974	43
2003	0	2	2	768,447	21
2004	0	1	1	385,208	62
2005	0	0	0	89,389	188
2006	0	0	0	7,525	681
2007*	0	0	0	23,660	175
Career	3	17	20	14,755,588	11

* As of March 5, 2007. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Davis Cup

Kuerten was first called to play for Brazil in the Davis Cup in 1996, when he became the second-best ranked player in the country (to Fernando Meligeni). The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's Tennis. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Fernando Ariel Meligeni (born April 12, 1971) nicknamed Fino ( portuguese for thin) is a former professional tennis player Since then, Kuerten has always answered the invitations to play, claiming that it was a unique opportunity to represent his country.

In the 1999 and 2000 seasons, Kuerten took criticism from his fans, who accused him of not giving 100% in the Davis Cup matches. They claimed he was more concerned with sparing his energy for the ATP tournaments. At one point, Kuerten interrupted a match to argue with a fan who had shouted out for him to apply himself to the match at hand.

In 2004, following the country's unexpected defeat to Canada in the Repechage match, and the country's demotion to the American Group I after having been defeated by Sweden in that year's First Round, discontent with the politics of the Brazilian Tennis Confederation spilled over. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Canada Davis Cup team represents Canada in Davis Cup Tennis competition and are governed by Tennis Canada. The Sweden Davis Cup team represents Sweden in Davis Cup Tennis competition and is governed by the Svenska Tennisförbundet. Kuerten refused to play for Brazil in the American Group I. The unexpected firing of then captain of the Brazilian team, Ricardo Accioly, was the trigger. Kuerten thought it was an arbitrary decision, since it was made without consulting the players. In his view that was just the last in a sequence of questionable decisions made by organization's board.

All other professional Brazilian players followed Kuerten's lead, as well as the newly-appointed captain, former player Jaime Oncins. Jaime Oncins (born June 16, 1970 in São Paulo) is a former Tennis player from Brazil, who turned professional in 1988 As a result, Brazil had to play the first round in the Zonal Group with a team made up of junior players (which was only possible after much negotiation, during which time the country was at risk of forfeiting the Round, which would have resulted in automatic demoting to the American Group II), which resulted in a defeat and the possibility of demotion to the American Group II.

The protest continued, and as a result, Brazil had to play the Repechage match again with a junior team, and was demoted to the American Group II for the 2005 season. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. As of 2005, following the fall of the BTC board in the aftermath of the protest, Kuerten and the other players have decided to return to the team, now captained by former player Fernando Meligeni. Fernando Ariel Meligeni (born April 12, 1971) nicknamed Fino ( portuguese for thin) is a former professional tennis player Kuerten, however, had to delay his return beyond the end of the players' strike, since his hip injuries kept him off courts between September of 2004 and May of 2005. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " He returned in the Tie with the Netherland Antilles, valid for the Second Round of the American Zonal Group II, which was played in Santa Catarina, Brazil (on clay) between July 15 and July 17, 2005. The Netherlands Antilles ( Dutch:) previously known as the Netherlands West Indies or Dutch Antilles/West Indies, is part of the Lesser Antilles (ˈsɐ̃ta kataˈɾina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in the country Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Kuerten's Davis Cup record is as follows:

	Total	Clay	Carpet	Grass	Hard	Indoor	Outdoor
Won	34	28	6	0	0	8	26
Lost	15	8	5	2	0	5	10

source

Davis Cup results

1996

Group	Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Surface	Match	Opponent	Score
American Group I	QF	February 9 – February 11, 1996	Chile	Santiago	Clay	Doubles (with Jaime Oncins)	Rebolledo/Ríos	7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
	SF	April 5 – April 7, 1996	Venezuela	Santos	Clay	Singles 2	Nicolas Pereira	6–2, 6–7(2), 6–1, 6–2
						Singles 4	Jimy Szymanski	6–2, 6–7(6), 6–0
World Group	QR	September 20 – September 22, 1996	Austria	São Paulo	Hard	Singles 2	Markus Hipfl	4–6, 3–6, 7–6(0), 7–6(5), 6–1
						Doubles (with Jaime Oncins)	Muster/Plamberger	7–6(2), 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 2–0 def. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Santiago ( (litteraly in spanish Saint James) is the Capital of Chile, and the center of its largest Conurbation ( Greater Santiago Jaime Oncins (born June 16, 1970 in São Paulo) is a former Tennis player from Brazil, who turned professional in 1988 Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga (born December 26, 1975) is a former world number one Tennis player from Chile. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich São Paulo ( is the largest city in Brazil, with its metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world Jaime Oncins (born June 16, 1970 in São Paulo) is a former Tennis player from Brazil, who turned professional in 1988 Thomas Muster (born October 2, 1967 in Leibnitz, Austria) is a former World No *

QF – Quarterfinal | SF – Semifinal | QR – Qualifying Round

* During the Doubles match, the star of the Austrian team, Thomas Muster, got angry over what he claimed to be disrespectful Brazilian fans, who were allegedly insulting him from the stands. The match umpire did not recognize his claim, so Muster walked off the court, throwing the match. He then convinced the entire Austrian team to defect the confront, which led to the cancellation of the two singles matches on Sunday and the automatic demotion of Austria to the European Zonal Group I.

References

1. ^ http://www.atptennis.com/1/en/2007news/guga_brother.asp
2. ^ Report: Brazil's Kuerten to play his last season in 2008 - International Herald Tribune

3. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/french08/columns/story?id=3411935&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab2pos1

Further reading

• (2002) Gustavo Kuerten e Roland Garros: uma História de Amor. Instituto Takano. ISBN 85-902671-1-3.  
• (2004) Tênis no Brasil: de Maria Esther Bueno a Gustavo Kuerten, O. Codex. ISBN 85-7594-031-7.  

External links

• ATP Tour profile for Gustavo Kuerten
• Davis Cup profile for Gustavo Kuerten
• Kuerten Recent Match Results
• Career highlights on www.atptennis.com (Part of ATP Profile)
• (Portuguese) Official site

Sporting positions
Preceded by Marat Safin Marat Safin Marat Safin	World No. 1 December 4, 2000 – January 28, 2001 (8 weeks) February 26, 2001 – April 1, 2001 (5 weeks) April 23, 2001 – November 18, 2001 (30 weeks)	Succeeded by Marat Safin Marat Safin Lleyton Hewitt
Awards
Preceded by Andre Agassi	ITF World Champion 2000	Succeeded by Lleyton Hewitt
Preceded by Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi & Amir Hadad	ATP Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year 2003	Succeeded by Andy Roddick

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