# Mariano Hood

Mariano Hood (born 14 August 1973) is a retired left-handed professional Argentine tennis player who specialized in doubles.
In his career, Hood won 13 out of the 26 top level doubles finals he was in. He turned professional in 1993, and currently resides in his city of birth, Buenos Aires. He won US$806,888 in earnings and was coached by Daniel Orsanic. He won his first doubles title in Santiago, Chile, in 1998 and Palermo in 2005 was his last title. On October 27, 2003, Hood reached his highest doubles ranking of World Number 20. He partnered either Sebastián Prieto or Lucas Arnold Ker to win most of his doubles titles, although he did have other partnerships as well.
Hood was banned by the ITF of the illegal use of Finasteride after he had made the French Open quarterfinals in 2005. He thus planned to retire from the professional circuit. However, Hood made a comeback in 2008. He last played on the tour in 2009.

## 2008 comeback

In his first tournament of the year, he went to the semifinals with José Acasuso at the 2008 Copa Telmex. A week later, Hood teamed with Eduardo Schwank to win the Santiago, Chile, Challenger on the ITF Men's Circuit. After two weeks' early losses alongside fellow Argentine partners in Challenger tournaments, he teamed with Guillermo Coria to reach the Naples Challenger semifinals, and then with Luis Horna to reach the Monza Challenger semifinals. Directly after this, he won a second title, at Chiasso located in Switzerland with Alberto Martín in a Challenger event. Two weeks later, a third Challenger triumph arrived with a victory over Marc Fornell and Caio Zampieri alongside Guillermo García López. After a few more tournaments, he received a wildcard entry with Rafael Nadal at the 2008 Queen's Club Championships.

## ATP career finals
### Doubles: 26 (13 titles, 13 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP Masters Series (0–0)
* ATP Championship Series (0–1)
* ATP World Series (13–12)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (13–11)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–2)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoors (13–11)
* Indoors (0–2)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1996 | San Marino, San Marino | Clay | Sebastián Prieto | Pablo Albano Lucas Arnold Ker | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 1998 | San Marino, San Marino | Clay | Sebastián Prieto | Jiří Novák David Rikl | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 1–2 | Nov 1998 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Sebastián Prieto | Massimo Bertolini Devin Bowen | 7–6, 6–7, 7–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Aug 1999 | San Marino, San Marino | Clay | Lucas Arnold Ker | Petr Pála Pavel Vízner | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–2 | Oct 1999 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Sebastián Prieto | Lan Bale Alberto Martín | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Sep 2000 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Devin Bowen | Alberto Martín Eyal Ran | 6–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Feb 2001 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Sebastián Prieto | Martín Rodríguez André Sá | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Feb 2001 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | Sebastián Prieto | Tomás Carbonell Lucas Arnold Ker | 4–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Feb 2001 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Sebastián Prieto | Tomás Carbonell Lucas Arnold Ker | 7–5, 5–7, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Win | 5–5 | Feb 2003 | Viña del Mar, Chile | Clay | Agustín Calleri | František Čermák Leoš Friedl | 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–5 | Feb 2003 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Sebastián Prieto | Lucas Arnold Ker David Nalbandian | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Apr 2003 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Lucas Arnold Ker | Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 7–6 | May 2003 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | Lucas Arnold Ker | Brian MacPhie Nenad Zimonjić | 6–1, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 6-4 |
| Loss | 7–7 | Jul 2003 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Lucas Arnold Ker | Simon Aspelin Massimo Bertolini | 7–6, 0–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 8–7 | Sep 2003 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Lucas Arnold Ker | František Čermák Leoš Friedl | 7-6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–8 | Oct 2003 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | Lucas Arnold Ker | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 9–8 | Feb 2004 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Lucas Arnold Ker | Federico Browne Diego Veronelli | 7–5, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9–9 | May 2004 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Sebastián Prieto | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 10–9 | May 2004 | St. Poelten, Austria | Clay | Petr Pála | Tomáš Cibulec Leoš Friedl | 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–9 | Sep 2004 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Lucas Arnold Ker | José Acasuso Óscar Hernández | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–1 |
| Win | 12–9 | Oct 2004 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Lucas Arnold Ker | Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 12–10 | Oct 2004 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | Lucas Arnold Ker | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 12–11 | Apr 2005 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | Lucas Arnold Ker | Fernando González Martín Rodríguez | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 12–12 | May 2005 | Sankt Pölten, Austria | Clay | Martin Damm | Paul Hanley Lucas Arnold Ker | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 12–13 | Jul 2005 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Tommy Robredo | José Acasuso Sebastián Prieto | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 3–6 |
| Win | 13–13 | Oct 2005 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Martín García | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 6–2, 6–3 |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 2 (0–2)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (0–2)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (0–2)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 1999 | Maia, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 3–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2000 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Agustín Calleri | 5–7, 4–6 |

### Doubles: 38 (22–16)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (22–16)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–2)
* Clay (21–14)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1996 | Brașov, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Martín Rodríguez | Gheorghe Cosac Dinu-Mihai Pescariu | 6–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 1997 | Merano, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Sebastián Prieto | Cristian Brandi Filippo Messori | 6–1, 4–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 1997 | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | Challenger | Clay | Sebastián Prieto | Egberto Caldas Adriano Ferreira | 7–6, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | Oct 1997 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay | Sebastián Prieto | Kris Goossens Jimy Szymanski | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Nov 1997 | Palmar, Puerto Rico | Challenger | Clay | Sebastián Prieto | Lucas Arnold Ker Daniel Orsanic | 5–7, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Dec 1997 | Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Sebastián Prieto | Diego del Río Mariano Puerta | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Mar 1998 | Salinas, Ecuador | Challenger | Hard | Sebastián Prieto | David DiLucia Michael Sell | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–3 | Apr 1998 | Nice, France | Challenger | Clay | Devin Bowen | André Sá Mariano Puerta | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–3 | Mar 1999 | Salinas, Ecuador | Challenger | Hard | Sebastián Prieto | Lucas Arnold Ker Daniel Orsanic | 6–2, 7–6 |
| Win | 7–3 | Jun 1999 | Maia, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Sebastián Prieto | Emanuel Couto Bernardo Mota | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Jul 1999 | Venice, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Diego del Río | Albert Portas Germán Puentes Alcañiz | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 7–5 | Oct 1999 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Sebastián Prieto | Jaime Oncins Daniel Orsanic | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 7–6 | Oct 1999 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay | Sebastián Prieto | Pablo Albano Martín García | 6–7, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7–7 | Jun 2000 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Martín Rodríguez | Alberto Martín Eyal Ran | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 2–6 |
| Win | 8–7 | Oct 2000 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Sebastián Prieto | Tomas Behrend Germán Puentes Alcañiz | 6–3, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| Loss | 8–8 | Jun 2001 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Devin Bowen | Andrea Gaudenzi Sander Groen | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 4–6 |
| Loss | 8–9 | Oct 2001 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Diego del Río | Agustín Calleri Edgardo Massa | 7–5, 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 9–9 | Nov 2001 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | Gastón Etlis | Diego del Río Martín Vassallo Argüello | walkover |
| Win | 10–9 | May 2002 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Edgardo Massa | Luis Horna Sebastián Prieto | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 10–10 | May 2002 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | Sebastián Prieto | Karol Beck Jaroslav Levinský | 6–3, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 10–11 | Jun 2002 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Sebastián Prieto | František Čermák Ota Fukárek | 3–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Win | 11–11 | Jun 2002 | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Luis Horna | Petr Luxa František Čermák | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 11–12 | Jul 2002 | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Sebastián Prieto | Edwin Kempes Martin Verkerk | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 12–12 | Oct 2002 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Luis Horna | Álex López Morón Albert Portas | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 13–12 | Oct 2002 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Emilio Benfele Álvarez | Karsten Braasch Peter Nyborg | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 14–12 | Nov 2002 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Sebastián Prieto | Luis Horna Sergio Roitman | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 15–12 | May 2003 | Zagreb, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Lucas Arnold Ker | Simon Aspelin Todd Perry | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 16–12 | Jul 2003 | Košice, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Lucas Arnold Ker | Salvador Navarro-Gutierrez Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 2–1 ret. |
| Win | 17–12 | Jun 2004 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Lucas Arnold Ker | Alberto Martín Óscar Hernández | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 18–12 | Mar 2008 | Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Eduardo Schwank | Brian Dabul Jean-Julien Rojer | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 19–12 | Apr 2008 | Chiasso, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Alberto Martín | Fabio Colangelo Marco Crugnola | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, [11–9] |
| Win | 20–12 | May 2008 | Rabat, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | Guillermo García López | Marc Fornell Mestres Caio Zampieri | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 20–13 | Jun 2008 | Reggio Emilia, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Leonardo Mayer | Yu Xinyuan Zeng Shaoxuan | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 20–14 | Jul 2008 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Eduardo Schwank | Rameez Junaid Philipp Marx | 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 6–4, [7–10] |
| Win | 21–14 | Aug 2008 | Como, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Alberto Martín | Guillermo Hormazábal Antonio Veić | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 22–14 | Sep 2008 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Juan Pablo Brzezicki | Rameez Junaid Philipp Marx | 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Loss | 22–15 | Oct 2008 | Asunción, Paraguay | Challenger | Clay | Martín García | Leonardo Mayer Alejandro Fabbri | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 22–16 | Jan 2009 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Horacio Zeballos | Leonardo Mayer Carlos Berlocq | 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 3–6 |

## Performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 8 | 2–8 | 20% |
| French Open | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | QF | A | A | A | A | 0 / 8 | 13–8 | 62% |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 8 | 2–8 | 20% |
| US Open | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 8 | 5–8 | 38% |
| Win–loss | 2–3 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 32 | 22–32 | 41% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 ||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Miami | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | 42% |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Rome | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | NMS | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Madrid | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–6 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 18 | 10–18 | 36% |