Lorenzo Manta
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Lorenzo Manta is a former tennis player from Switzerland
, who turned professional in 1992. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP
-ranking on June 12, 2000, when he became the number 103 of the world. His best achievement in the grand slam tournaments was reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon
in 1999. There, he had a big upset win over the 1996 Wimbledon
champion, Richard Krajicek
, in the third round in five sets. Manta was then defeated by Brazil
's Gustavo Kuerten
in the fourth round.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, who turned professional in 1992. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
-ranking on June 12, 2000, when he became the number 103 of the world. His best achievement in the grand slam tournaments was reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon
1999 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles
Pete Sampras was the two-time defending champion and won in the final 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 against Andre Agassi. With this victory, Sampras equalled Roy Emerson's record of twelve Grand Slam titles. Sampras' victory of Agassi in the final is often cited as one of his greatest...
in 1999. There, he had a big upset win over the 1996 Wimbledon
1996 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles
Pete Sampras was the three-time defending champion, but he was upset in the quarterfinals by 17th seed Richard Krajicek. This would be Sampras' only loss at Wimbledon between 1993 and 2000....
champion, Richard Krajicek
Richard Krajicek
Richard Peter Stanislav Krajicek is a Dutch former professional tennis player. In 1996 he won the men's singles title at Wimbledon, the only Dutch player to have done so. In the quarterfinals of that tournament he defeated Pete Sampras. This was Sampras' only singles defeat at Wimbledon between...
, in the third round in five sets. Manta was then defeated by Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
's Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten is a retired former World No. 1 tennis player from Brazil. He won the French Open three times between 1997 and 2001, and was the Tennis Masters Cup champion in 2000...
in the fourth round.