Andrea Stoppini
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professional tennis player.
Stoppini's highest singles ranking has been World Number 161 on July 13, 2009. In the first round of the 2009 Australian Open
2009 Australian Open
The 2009 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 97th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 19 January through 1 February 2009. The 2009 men's...
, Stoppini lost to defending champion Novak Đoković, 6–3, 6–2, 7–5. Stoppini is a righty who turned professional in 1998. Currently residing in his city of birth, Trento, Stoppini is 3–6 in main tour appearances.
Making his first appearance at Wimbledon in 2009, he beat the top seeded qualifier Sergiy Stakhovsky from Ukraine 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, in the First Qualifying Round, Marcus Willis from Great Britain 6-2, 6-4 in the Second Qualifying Round before losing to Rajeev Ram 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 in the Third Qualifying Round.