# Massimo Cierro

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Massimo_Cierro
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Massimo_Cierro.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massimo_Cierro
> Source revision: 1304792039
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

**Massimo Cierro** (born 7 May 1964) is a former professional [tennis](/source/Tennis) player from Italy.[1]

## Career

Cierro never won a [Grand Slam](/source/Grand_Slam_(tennis)) match.[2] He lost to 15th seed [Scott Davis](/source/Scott_Davis_(tennis)) at [1985 US Open](/source/1985_US_Open_(tennis)), [Patrick McEnroe](/source/Patrick_McEnroe) in the [1992 Australian Open](/source/1992_Australian_Open) and [Henri Leconte](/source/Henri_Leconte) at the [1992 French Open](/source/1992_French_Open), all in straight sets.[2]

The biggest win of his career was at the Championship Series event, the [Italian Open](/source/Italian_Open_(tennis)), in 1991, when he defeated world number 13 [Karel Nováček](/source/Karel_Nov%C3%A1%C4%8Dek).[2]

Cierro was a quarter-finalist at [Bordeaux](/source/ATP_Bordeaux) in 1989, [San Marino](/source/ATP_San_Marino) in 1989 and [Palermo](/source/ATP_Palermo) in 1991.[2]

Partnering [Alessandro de Minicis](/source/Alessandro_de_Minicis) he made two ATP doubles finals, in [Saint-Vincent](/source/ATP_Saint-Vincent), losing both.[2]

## Grand Prix career finals

### Doubles: 2 (0–2)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 Aug 1987 Saint-Vincent, Italy Clay Alessandro de Minicis Bud Cox Michael Fancutt 3–6, 4–6 Loss 0–2 Aug 1989 Saint-Vincent, Italy Clay Alessandro de Minicis Josef Čihák Cyril Suk 4–6, 2–6

## Challenger titles

### Singles: (3)

No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score 1. 1988 Parioli, Italy Clay Thomas Haldin 6–1, 6–1 2. 1988 Verona, Italy Clay Carlos Costa 5–7, 6–2, 7–5 3. 1989 Pescara, Italy Clay Magnus Larsson 6–3, 6–3

### Doubles: (5)

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score 1. 1985 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Clay Júlio Góes Givaldo Barbosa Ivan Kley 6–3, 6–4 2. 1989 Parioli, Italy Clay Alessandro de Minicis Enrico Cocchi Francesco Pisilli 6–4, 6–1 3. 1990 Neu-Ulm, West Germany Clay Simone Colombo George Cosac Vojtěch Flégl 0–6, 6–2, 6–1 4. 1991 Zaragoza, Spain Clay Stefano Pescosolido Juan Carlos Báguena David de Miguel 6–2, 6–4 5. 1992 Pescara, Italy Clay Nicklas Utgren Mark Knowles Roger Smith 6–4, 6–4

## References

1. [ITF Tennis Profile](http://itftennis.com/ProCircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10000267)

1. [ATP World Tour Profile](http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Ci/M/Massimo-Cierro.aspx)

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Massimo Cierro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massimo_Cierro) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massimo_Cierro?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.