# Fernando Meligeni career statistics

This is a list of the main career statistics of Brazilian tennis player, Fernando Meligeni.

## Records and career milestones

Fernando 'Fino' Meligeni is one of the most successful Brazilian tennis players. He reached a career high of World no. 25 in October 1999 at singles and a career high World no. 34 in November 1997 at doubles. He won 10 ATP Tour titles, three in singles and seven in doubles. At the Summer Olympics in 1996, he reached the semi-finals, losing in the Bronze-medal match to Leander Paes, in what remains as the most successful run of Brazil in male tennis at the Olympic Games.
He won the gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games, beating Marcelo Ríos in his final career match.
   "Always said that, in the day of that I couldn't give 110% of me, I would retire. That day finally came. Now I want to be a normal guy."
Other career highlights include finishing inside the ATP rankings top-100 year-end for ten consecutive years, from 1993 to 2002 and 10 ATP Challenger titles (seven in singles and three in doubles).

## Career finals
### Olympic Games
#### Singles: 1 (4th place)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| 4th place | 1996 | Atlanta Olympics | Hard | Leander Paes | 6–3, 2–6, 4–6 |

### Pan American Games
#### Singles: 1 (1 gold medal)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Gold | 2003 | Santo Domingo Games | Hard | Marcelo Ríos | 5–7, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |

### ATP World Tour
#### Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0)
* Year-end championships (0)
* ATP Masters Series (0)
* ATP International Series Gold (0–1)
* ATP Tour (3–2)
* Surface
* Clay (3–2)
* Hard (0–1)
* Setting
* Outdoors (3–3)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1. | Feb 1995 | Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Mexico | Clay | Thomas Muster | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 5–7 |
| Win | 1. | Jul 1995 | Swedish Open, Sweden | Clay | Christian Ruud | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | May 1996 | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, U.S. | Clay | Mats Wilander | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 3. | Apr 1998 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | Clay | Sláva Doseděl | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2. | Sep 2001 | Brasil Open, Brazil | Hard | Jan Vacek | 6–2, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3. | Feb 2002 | Mexican Open, Mexico | Clay | Carlos Moyá | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |

#### Doubles: 7 (7 titles)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0)
* Year-end championships (0)
* ATP Masters Series (0)
* ATP International Series Gold (1–0)
* ATP Tour (6–0)
* Surface
* Clay (7–0)
* Setting
* Outdoors (7–0)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1. | Nov 1996 | Chile Open, Chile | Clay | Gustavo Kuerten | Dinu Pescariu Albert Portas | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2. | Apr 1997 | Portugal Open, Portugal | Clay | Gustavo Kuerten | Andrea Gaudenzi Filippo Messori | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 3. | Jun 1997 | Internazionali di Carisbo, Italy | Clay | Gustavo Kuerten | Dave Randall Jack Waite | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 4. | Jul 1997 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | Clay | Gustavo Kuerten | Donald Johnson Francisco Montana | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 5. | Oct 1997 | Bancolombia Open, Colombia | Clay | Luis Lobo | Karim Alami Maurice Ruah | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 6. | July 1998 | Swiss Open, Switzerland | Clay | Gustavo Kuerten | Daniel Orsanic Cyril Suk | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 7. | Mar 1999 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | Clay | Jaime Oncins | Massimo Ardinghi Vincenzo Santopadre | 6–2, 6–3 |

### ATP Challenger Tour
#### Singles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner-ups)

* Category
* ATP Challenger Series (7–6)
* Surface
* Clay (6–5)
* Hard (1–1)
* Setting
* Outdoors (7–6)
| Outcome | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Winner | 25 April 1993 | Challenger | São Paulo Challenger I, Brazil | Clay | Pablo Escribano | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Winner | 18 July 1993 | Challenger | Campinas Challenger, Brazil | Clay | Luiz Mattar | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 12 September 1993 | Challenger | São Paulo Challenger II, Brazil | Hard | Nicolás Pereira | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 17 October 1993 | Challenger | Recife Challenger, Brazil | Hard | Mark Petchey | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 12 June 1994 | Challenger | Campinas Challenger, Brazil | Clay | Jérôme Golmard | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 11 September 1994 | Challenger | Natal Challenger, Brazil | Clay | Alejo Mancisidor | 3–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Winner | 9 October 1994 | Challenger | Ribeirão Preto Challenger, Brazil | Clay | Luis Morejón | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 20 October 1996 | Challenger | Cairo Challenger, Egypt | Clay | Alberto Berasategui | 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 8 June 1997 | Challenger | Czech Open, Czech Republic | Clay | Bohdan Ulihrach | 2–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 28 September 1997 | Challenger | São Paulo Challenger, Brazil | Clay | Lucas Arnold Ker | 4–6, 0–1 RET |
| Runner-up | 17 May 1998 | Challenger | Košice Open, Slovakia | Clay | Dominik Hrbatý | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 18 October 1998 | Challenger | São Paulo Challenger, Brazil | Clay | Marcelo Filippini | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 8 May 2000 | Challenger | Guadalajara Challenger, Mexico | Clay | Hugo Armando | 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 |

#### Doubles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner-ups)

* Category
* ATP Challenger Series (3–7)
* Surface
* Clay (2–6)
* Hard (1–1)
* Setting
* Outdoors (3–7)
| Outcome | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Runner-up | 13 September 1992 | Challenger | Guarujá Open, Brazil | Hard | Danilo Marcelino | Maurice Ruah Mario Tabares | Walkover |
| Runner-up | 27 September 1992 | Challenger | Open Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | William Kyriakos | Nicolás Pereira Mario Tabares | 6–7, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 23 February 1993 | Challenger | Punta del Este Challenger, Uruguay | Clay | William Kyriakos | Jean-Philippe Fleurian Mark Koevermans | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 2 May 1993 | Challenger | Rome Challenger, Italy | Clay | Danilo Marcelino | David Nainkin Grant Stafford | 0–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 9 May 1993 | Challenger | Jerusalem Challenger, Israel | Clay | Danilo Marcelino | Gilad Bloom Christian Saceanu | 6–4, 4–6, 6–7 |
| Winner | 12 September 1993 | Challenger | São Paulo Challenger II, Brazil | Hard | Danilo Marcelino | Martin Blackman Gastón Etlis | 6–1, 7–5 |
| Winner | 17 November 1996 | Challenger | Campinas Challenger, Brazil | Clay | Gustavo Kuerten | Pablo Albano Nicolás Lapentti | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 23 February 1997 | Challenger | Punta del Este Challenger, Uruguay | Clay | Nelson Aerts | Daniel Orsanic Martín Rodríguez | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2 March 1997 | Challenger | Salinas Challenger, Ecuador | Clay | André Sá | Donald Johnson Francisco Montana | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 14 October 2000 | Challenger | Guadalajara Challenger, Mexico | Clay | Flávio Saretta | Hugo Armando Alexander Waske | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–4, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$ |

### Satellite tournaments
#### Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

* Category
* Satellite (2–2)
* Surface
* Clay (2–2)
* Setting
* Outdoors (2–2)
| Outcome | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Runner-up | 14 April 1991 | Satellite | Santa Maria, Brazil Masters 1 (Week 4) | Clay | Roberto Jabali | 4–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 12 May 1991 | Satellite | Novo Hamburgo, Brazil Masters 2 (Week 4) | Clay | João Zwetsch | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 19 May 1991 | Satellite | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Masters 3 (Week 1) | Clay | Hernán Gumy | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 9 June 1991 | Satellite | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Masters 3 (Week 3) | Clay | Hernán Gumy | 6–4, 6–3 |

## Singles performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| Tournament | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | SR | W–L | Win (%) |
| Grand Slam Tournaments |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 1–8 | 11% |
| French Open | A | A | 4R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 4R | SF | 2R | 3R | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 10 | 18–10 | 64% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
| US Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 11 | 5–11 | 31% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 1–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 33 | 25–33 | 43% |
| ATP Masters Series$^1$ |||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | Q3 | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 1R | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Miami | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 8 | 5–8 | 38% |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 66% |
| Stuttgart$^2$ | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–5 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0 / 21 | 13–21 | 38% |
| National representation |||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | A | not held | not held | not held | 4th | not held | not held | not held | A | not held | not held | not held | 0 / 1 | 4–2 | 66% |
| Davis Cup | A | A | PO | Z1 | Z1 | PO | 1R | 1R | QF | SF | QF | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 13–16 | 45% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 7–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 7 | 17–18 | 49% |
| Career statistics |||||||||||||||||
| | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | SR | W–L | Win (%) |
| Tournaments played | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 203 | 203 | 203 |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | 50% |
| Overall win–loss | 2–2 | 3–4 | 6–9 | 15–20 | 24–18 | 20–20 | 25–21 | 19–22 | 28–28 | 16–24 | 18–17 | 20–24 | 6–8 | 3 / 203 | 202–217 | 48.21% |
| Win (%) | 50% | 43% | 40% | 43% | 57% | 50% | 54% | 46% | 50% | 40% | 51% | 45% | 43% | 48.21% | 48.21% | 48.21% |
| Year-end ranking | 206 | 167 | 98 | 92 | 66 | 93 | 68 | 57 | 29 | 100 | 72 | 75 | 213 | $2,555,367 | $2,555,367 | $2,555,367 |
$^1$The Masters Series included the Canada Masters and the Cincinnati Masters, but Meligeni never played in these tournaments. $^2$This event was held in Stockholm until 1994, Essen in 1995, Stuttgart from 1996 through 2001 and Madrid from 2002 on.

## Titles detail

1. 1995 Swedish Open :
| Round | Opponent (Rank) | Score |
| 1R | Gilbert Schaller (31) | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2R | Óscar Martínez (87) | 7–5, 6–1 |
| QF | Magnus Norman (367) | 6–4, 6–3 |
| SF | Carlos Costa (53) | 4–6, 6–0, 6–2 |
| F | Christian Ruud (62) | 6–4, 6–4 |
2. 1996 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships :
| Round | Opponent (Rank) | Score |
| 1R | Fabio Maggi (220) | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2R | Todd Woodbridge (28) | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–1 |
| QF | Patrick Rafter (86) | 3–6, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 6–1 |
| SF | Jason Stoltenberg (61) | 2–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
| F | Mats Wilander (85) | 6–4, 6–2 |
3. 1998 Prague Open :
| Round | Opponent (Rank) | Score |
| 1R | Andrei Cherkasov (184) | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2R | Yevgeny Kafelnikov (6) | 6–4, 6–4 |
| QF | Andrei Chesnokov (1346) | 6–3, 6–1 |
| SF | Dinu Pescariu (123) | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |
| F | Slava Doseděl (47) | 6–1, 6–4 |
4. 2003 Santo Domingo Pan American Games :
| Round | Opponent (Rank) | Score |
| 2R | Carlos Berlocq (291) | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 3R | Gabriel Montilla (687) | Walkover |
| QF | Jeff Morrison (145) | 6–3, 6–4 |
| SF | José de Armas (284) | 6–4, 6–2 |
| F | Marcelo Ríos (44) | 5–7, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
Notes:
* 1995: Defeated three seeded players, en route to title: Schaller (2nd), Costa (5th) and Ruud (6th).
* 1996: In terms of games played, this was the most difficult title for Meligeni: 120 games and three tiebreaks.
* 1998: Defeated top-10 Kafelnikov (6) in the quarterfinal match; first top-10 win of that year (defeated Kafelnikov again, in Gstaad).
* 2003: Final event of Meligeni's career. Entered the event with a bye into the second round. Only victory over Ríos as a professional player.

## Grand Slam singles seedings

did not play  not seeded  Played in Qualifier  Seeded 17–32  Seeded 9–16  Seeded 10–4  Seeded no. 3  Seeded no. 2  Seeded no. 1
| Year | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open |
| 1992 | absent | absent | absent | not seeded |
| 1993 | absent | not seeded | absent | not seeded |
| 1994 | not seeded | not seeded | not seeded | not seeded |
| 1995 | absent | not seeded | absent | not seeded |
| 1996 | not seeded | not seeded | absent | not seeded |
| 1997 | not seeded | not seeded | absent | not seeded |
| 1998 | not seeded | not seeded | absent | not seeded |
| 1999 | not seeded | not seeded | absent | not seeded |
| 2000 | not seeded | not seeded | not seeded | not seeded |
| 2001 | absent | not seeded | not seeded | not seeded |
| 2002 | not seeded | not seeded | not seeded | not seeded |
| 2003 | not seeded | qualifier | absent | absent |

## Record against top 10 players

Meligeni's match record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who have been No. 1 in bold (ATP Tour, Grand Slam and Davis Cup matches).
* Pete Sampras: 1–1
* Andre Agassi: 0–5
* Emilio Sánchez: 2–2
* Wayne Ferreira: 0–2
* Mikael Pernfors: 1–0
* Mats Wilander: 1–3
* Alberto Berasategui: 1–3
* Goran Ivanišević: 0–3
* Karel Nováček: 1–0
* Àlex Corretja: 2–6
* Thomas Muster: 0–4
* Thomas Enqvist: 0–1
* Carlos Costa: 2–2
* Magnus Norman: 1–0
* Guy Forget: 0–1
* Jiří Novák: 0–5
* Michael Chang: 1–2
* Patrick Rafter: 2–1
* Andrei Chesnokov: 1–1
* Albert Costa: 2–2
* Mark Philippoussis: 1–0
* Sergi Bruguera: 1–2
* Marcelo Ríos: 0–4
* Gustavo Kuerten: 0–4
* Karol Kučera: 3–0
* Magnus Larsson: 1–1
* Félix Mantilla: 1–5
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov: 2–3
* Andrei Medvedev: 1–3
* Todd Martin: 0–3
* Tommy Haas: 0–1
* Magnus Gustafsson: 1–2
* Greg Rusedski: 0–1
* Nicolás Massú: 1–2
* Marc Rosset: 3–0
* Tim Henman: 1–1
* Cédric Pioline: 3–2
* Thomas Johansson: 2–2
* Gastón Gaudio: 1–2
* Carlos Moyá: 1–4
* Nicolás Lapentti: 1–2
* Lleyton Hewitt: 0–3
* Guillermo Cañas: 0–1
* Marat Safin: 0–2
* Richard Krajicek: 0–1
* David Nalbandian: 0–2
* Guillermo Coria: 2–1
* Andy Roddick: 1–2
* Arnaud Clément: 1–1
* Nikolay Davydenko: 1–1
* Radek Štěpánek: 1–0
* Paradorn Srichaphan: 0–1
* Mardy Fish: 0–1
* James Blake: 0–1
* Tommy Robredo: 0–1
* Fernando González: 0–1
* Juan Carlos Ferrero: 0–1
* Petr Korda: 1–0
* Jim Courier: 0–1

### Top 10 wins

| Year | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | Total |
| Wins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| No. | Player | Rank | Tournament | Surface | Rd | Score | Meligeni Rank |
| 1997 ||||||||
| 1. | Michael Chang | 2 | Atlanta, United States | Clay | 1R | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 | 72 |
| 1998 ||||||||
| 2. | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | 2R | 6–4, 6–4 | 75 |
| 3. | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | 1R | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 | 50 |
| 1999 ||||||||
| 4. | Tim Henman | 7 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 2R | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–4, 7–5 | 51 |
| 5. | Pete Sampras | 2 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 2R | 6–3, 6–1 | 58 |
| 6. | Patrick Rafter | 3 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | 3R | 6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | 54 |
| 7. | Àlex Corretja | 6 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | QF | 6–2, 6–2, 6–0 | 54 |
| 8. | Carlos Moyá | 6 | Long Island, United States | Hard | 1R | 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–3 | 29 |
| 2002 ||||||||
| 9. | Andy Roddick | 9 | Washington, D.C, United States | Hard | 3R | 6–4, 6–4 | 61 |

## Davis Cup
### Participations: (13–16)

* Group membership
* World Group (5–11)
* WG play-offs (2–3)
* Group I (6–2)
* Group II (0)
* Group III (0)
* Group IV (0)
* Matches by Surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (12–11)
* Grass (0–2)
* Carpet (1–3)
* Matches by Type
* Singles (13–16)
* Doubles (0)
* Matches by Setting
* Indoors (1–3)
* Outdoors (12–13)
* Matches by Venue
* Brazil (10–5)
* Away (3–11)
* indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
| Rubber result | No. | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
| 1–3; 22–26 September 1993; Royal Primerose Tennis Club, Brussels, Belgium; World Group play-offs; clay surface |||||||
| Defeat | 1 | II | Singles | Belgium | Filip Dewulf | 2–6, 1–6, 5–7 |
| Defeat | 2 | IV | Singles | Belgium | Bart Wuyts | 3–6, 6–1, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 5–7 |
| 2–3; 8–10 July 1994; Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición, Lima, Peru; Americas Zone Group I semifinal; clay surface |||||||
| Victory | 3 | I | Singles | Peru | José Luis Noriega | 6–2, 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Defeat | 4 | IV | Singles | Peru | Jaime Yzaga | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| 5–0; 3–5 February 1995; Barra Centre, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Americas Zone Group I quarterfinal; clay surface |||||||
| Victory | 5 | II | Singles | Bahamas | Roger Smith | 6–0, 7–5, 4–6, 6–0 |
| Victory | 6 | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Bahamas | Mark Knowles | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 3–2; 9–11 February 1996; Estadio Nacional del Chile, Santiago, Chile; Americas Zone Group I quarterfinal; clay surface |||||||
| Victory | 7 | I | Singles | Chile | Sergio Cortés | 6–1, 6–1, 7–5 |
| Defeat | 8 | IV | Singles | Chile | Marcelo Ríos | 2–6, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 3–6 |
| 4–1; 5–7 February 1996; Tênis Clube de Santos, Santos, Brazil; Americas Zone Group I semifinal; clay surface |||||||
| Victory | 9 | II | Singles | Venezuela | Jimy Szymanski | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–4 |
| Victory | 10 | IV | Singles | Venezuela | Nicolás Pereira | 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 4–1; 20–22 September 1996; Trans-America Hotel, São Paulo, Brazil; World Group play-offs; carpet(i) surface |||||||
| Defeat | 11 | I | Singles | Austria | Thomas Muster | 3–6, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Victory | 12 | V | Singles | Austria | Markus Hipfl | Walkover |
| 1–4; 7–9 February 1997; Tennis Country Club, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil; World Group 1st round; clay surface |||||||
| Defeat | 13 | II | Singles | United States | Jim Courier | 6–3, 1–6, 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Defeat | 14 | V | Singles (dead rubber) | United States | Alex O'Brien | 5–7, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| 5–0; 19–21 September 1997; Costão Santinho Hotel, Florianópolis, Brazil; World Group play-offs; clay surface |||||||
| Victory | 15 | II | Singles | New Zealand | Brett Steven | 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 2–3; 3–5 April 1998; Moinhos de Vento Park, Porto Alegre, Brazil; World Group 1st round; clay surface |||||||
| Defeat | 16 | II | Singles | Spain | Àlex Corretja | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Defeat | 17 | V | Singles | Spain | Carlos Moyá | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 2–6, 2–6 |
| 3–0; 25–27 September 1998; Costão Santinho Hotel, Florianópolis, Brazil; World Group play-offs; clay surface |||||||
| Victory | 18 | I | Singles | Romania | Adrian Voinea | 6–1, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| 3–2; 2–4 April 1999; Lérida Tennis Club, Lérida, Spain; World Group 1st round; clay surface |||||||
| Defeat | 19 | I | Singles | Spain | Carlos Moyá | 2–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 0–6, 4–6 |
| 2–3; 16–18 July 1999; Sports Palace, Pau, France; World Group quarterfinal; carpet(i) surface |||||||
| Defeat | 20 | II | Singles | France | Cédric Pioline | 3–6, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Victory | 21 | V | Singles (dead rubber) | France | Sébastien Grosjean | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 4–1; 4–6 February 2000; Municipal Centre, Florianópolis, Brazil; World Group quarterfinal; clay surface |||||||
| Victory | 22 | I | Singles | France | Cédric Pioline | 7–5, 5–7, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| 3–2; 7–9 April 2000; Marapendi Club, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; World Group quarterfinal; clay surface |||||||
| Defeat | 23 | I | Singles | Slovakia | Dominik Hrbatý | 1–6, 5–7, 2–6 |
| Victory | 24 | V | Singles | Slovakia | Karol Kučera | 5–7, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 0–5; 14–16 July 2000; ANZ Stadium, Brisbane, Australia; World Group semifinal; grass surface |||||||
| Defeat | 25 | II | Singles | Australia | Lleyton Hewitt | 4–6, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Defeat | 26 | V | Singles (dead rubber) | Australia | Patrick Rafter | 3–6, 4–6 |
| 4–1; 9–11 February 2001; Veiga de Almeida University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; World Group 1st round; clay surface |||||||
| Victory | 27 | II | Singles | Morocco | Hicham Arazi | 6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 4–3 RET |
| 1–3; 6–8 April 2001; Florianapolis Court Tennis Centre, Florianópolis, Brazil; World Group quarterfinal; clay surface |||||||
| Defeat | 28 | II | Singles | Australia | Lleyton Hewitt | 3–6, 3–6, 3–6 |
| 1–4; 8–10 February 2002; Sports Culture Palace, Ostrava, Czech Republic; World Group 1st round; carpet(i) surface |||||||
| Defeat | 29 | II | Singles | Czech Republic | Bohdan Ulihrach | 3–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| 4–0; 20–22 September 2002; Veiga de Almeida University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; World Group play-offs; clay surface |||||||
| Victory | 30 | I | Singles | Canada | Frank Dancevic | 6–2, 7–5, 2–6, 7–5 |
* ↑ Does not count as a win.