# Diego Nargiso

Diego Nargiso (Italian pronunciation:; born 15 March 1970) is a former tennis player from Italy.
Having turned professional in 1987, Nargiso represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in the second round by America's eventual runner-up Tim Mayotte. He also competed in the men's doubles at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics.
Nargiso was the first Italian tennis player to win the Junior Wimbledon championship, which he did in 1987.
The left-handed Nargiso reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 10 October 1988, when he became the number 67 in the world.

## ATP career finals
### Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Championship Series (0–0)
* ATP World Tour World Series (0–2)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
* Titles by setting
* Outdoor (0–2)
* Indoor (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1993 | Bordeaux, France | World Series | Hard | Sergi Bruguera | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2000 | Palermo, Italy | World Series | Clay | Olivier Rochus | 6–7$^{(14–16)}$, 1–6 |

### Doubles: 20 (5 titles, 15 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Masters Series(0–1)
* ATP World Tour Championship Series (1–0)
* ATP World Tour World Series (4–14)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (1–2)
* Clay (3–9)
* Grass (0–2)
* Carpet (1–2)
* Titles by setting
* Outdoor (4–13)
* Indoor (1–2)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 1988 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Grand Prix | Carpet | Magnus Gustafsson | Patrik Kühnen Tore Meinecke | 6–7, 6–7 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 1988 | Nice, France | Grand Prix | Clay | Heinz Günthardt | Guy Forget Henri Leconte | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jul 1988 | Bordeaux, France | Grand Prix | Clay | Christian Miniussi | Joakim Nyström Claudio Panatta | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Apr 1989 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Grand Prix | Clay | Paolo Canè | Tomáš Šmíd Mark Woodforde | 6–1, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–5 | Oct 1989 | Palermo, Italy | Grand Prix | Clay | Goran Ivanišević | Peter Ballauff Rüdiger Haas | 2–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–5 | Feb 1990 | Milan, Italy | World Series | Carpet | Omar Camporese | Udo Riglewski Tom Nijssen | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Mar 1990 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | World Series | Carpet | Nicolás Pereira | Leonardo Lavalle Jorge Lozano | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–6 | Apr 1991 | Barcelona, Spain | Championship Series | Clay | Horacio de la Peña | Boris Becker Eric Jelen | 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–7 | Aug 1991 | Long Island, United States | World Series | Hard | Doug Flach | Eric Jelen Carl-Uwe Steeb | 6–0, 4–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 2–8 | Jun 1992 | London (Queen's), United Kingdom | World Series | Grass | Goran Ivanišević | John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 3–8 | Jan 1993 | Jakarta, Indonesia | World Series | Hard | Guillaume Raoux | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 7–6, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–9 | Jun 1994 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | World Series | Grass | Peter Nyborg | Stephen Noteboom Fernon Wibier | 3–6, 6–1, 6–7 |
| Loss | 3–10 | Sep 1994 | Bordeaux, France | World Series | Hard | Guillaume Raoux | Olivier Delaître Guy Forget | 2–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
| Loss | 3–11 | Mar 1995 | Mexico City, Mexico | World Series | Clay | Marc-Kevin Goellner | Javier Frana Leonardo Lavalle | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–12 | Apr 1995 | Estoril, Portugal | World Series | Clay | Marc-Kevin Goellner | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andrei Olhovskiy | 7–5, 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–13 | May 1996 | Munich, Germany | World Series | Clay | Olivier Delaître | Lan Bale Stephen Noteboom | 6–4, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–13 | Mar 1998 | Casablanca, Morocco | World Series | Clay | Andrea Gaudenzi | Cristian Brandi Filippo Messori | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 5–13 | May 2000 | Majorca, Spain | World Series | Clay | Michaël Llodra | Alberto Martín Fernando Vicente | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Loss | 5–14 | May 2000 | St. Polten, Austria | World Series | Clay | Andrea Gaudenzi | Mahesh Bhupathi Andrew Kratzmann | 6–7$^{(10–12)}$, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–15 | Jul 2000 | Båstad, Sweden | World Series | Clay | Andrea Gaudenzi | Nicklas Kulti Mikael Tillström | 6–4, 2–6, 3–6 |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 7 (3–4)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (3–4)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–2)
* Clay (0–1)
* Grass (1–0)
* Carpet (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 1990 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Magnus Larsson | 5–7, 7–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jan 1991 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Markus Zoecke | 3–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jun 1994 | Annenheim, Austria | Challenger | Grass | Martin Damm | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–1 | Aug 1997 | Olbia, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Daniele Musa | 5–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Aug 1998 | Winnetka, United States | Challenger | Hard | Geoff Grant | 7–5, 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Aug 1998 | Binghamton, United States | Challenger | Hard | Takao Suzuki | 3–5 ret. |
| Loss | 3–4 | Feb 1999 | Wolfsburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Axel Pretzsch | walkover |

### Doubles: 13 (5–8)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (5–8)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (2–6)
* Grass (1–1)
* Carpet (2–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 1990 | Agadir, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | Omar Camporese | Josef Čihák Cyril Suk | walkover |
| Win | 1–1 | Jan 1991 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Stefano Pescosolido | Christian Saceanu Michiel Schapers | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 1991 | Neu-Ulm, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Carl Limberger | Tarik Benhabiles Olivier Delaître | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Oct 1991 | Siracusa, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Stefano Pescosolido | Massimo Boscatto Cristian Brandi | 6–3, 6–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 2–3 | Jun 1995 | Annenheim, Austria | Challenger | Grass | Nicolás Pereira | Karsten Braasch Joern Renzenbrink | 6–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jul 1995 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Massimo Bertolini | Tim Henman Mark Petchey | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Jan 1996 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Udo Riglewski | Pavel Vízner Lorenzo Manta | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 3–5 | Apr 1996 | Napoli, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Omar Camporese | Ģirts Dzelde Tomas Nydahl | 3–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Jun 1997 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Scott Melville | Jiří Novák David Rikl | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–6 | Feb 2000 | Lübeck, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Giorgio Galimberti | Karsten Braasch Dirk Dier | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Apr 2000 | Cagliari, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Andrea Gaudenzi | Tomáš Cibulec Leoš Friedl | 1–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Win | 5–7 | May 2000 | Zagreb, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Michaël Llodra | Eduardo Nicolás Espin Germán Puentes Alcañiz | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–8 | Jul 2000 | Venice, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Andrea Gaudenzi | Julian Alonso Aleksandar Kitinov | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 5–7 |

## Junior Grand Slam finals
### Singles: 1 (1 title)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1987 | Wimbledon | Grass | Jason Stoltenberg | 7–6, 6–4 |

### Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partnet | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1987 | Wimbledon | Grass | Eugenio Rossi | Todd Woodbridge Jason Stoltenberg | 3–6, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$ |
| Win | 1987 | US Open | Hard | Goran Ivanišević | Zeeshan Ali Brett Steven | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 1–6 | 14% |
| French Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | 3R | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 8 | 3–8 | 27% |
| US Open | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | Q3 | 1R | A | Q1 | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 23 | 8–23 | 26% |
| Olympic Games ||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | 2R | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 ||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Miami Open | A | A | 2R | A | A | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q3 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | 55% |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | Q2 | A | 0 / 6 | 1–6 | 14% |
| Stuttgart | NH | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Hamburg | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Rome | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 10 | 5–10 | 33% |
| Canada Masters | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 8–5 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 26 | 17–26 | 40% |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 8 | 1–8 | 11% |
| French Open | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 9 | 3–9 | 25% |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | A | Q3 | 2R | 1R | 0 / 10 | 6–10 | 38% |
| US Open | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 10 | 7–10 | 41% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–4 | 5–4 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0 / 37 | 17–37 | 31% |
| Olympic Games |||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | 1R | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | NH | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | A | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Miami Open | A | 1R | QF | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | 40% |
| Monte Carlo | A | 1R | F | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | A | 0 / 12 | 8–12 | 40% |
| Stuttgart | NH | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% |
| Hamburg | A | QF | 1R | A | A | 1R | 2R | SF | A | 2R | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 7–6 | 54% |
| Rome | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | QF | 1R | SF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | A | 0 / 12 | 10–12 | 45% |
| Canada Masters | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | SF | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 4–5 | 8–5 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 2–6 | 1–4 | 9–5 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 48 | 37–48 | 44% |

### Mixed doubles

| Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 91–94 | 1995 | 96–99 | 2000 | 2001 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
| US Open | 1R | A | A | A | QF | A | 2R | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0 / 8 | 6–8 | 43% |