Daniele Bracciali - Career

Career

Bracciali won his only ATP singles title so far in April 2006, at Casablanca, on clay. In the final he beat Nicolás Massú 6–1, 6–4.

In his career, Bracciali has won a total of seven matches at Grand Slam tournaments - six at Wimbledon and one at the Australian Open. In 1998 and 2006 he reached the third round of Wimbledon, his best Grand Slam results so far. In the first round of Wimbledon in 2005, he defeated Ivo Karlović in five sets after surviving 51 aces from the Croat. He then took Andy Roddick, the previous year's runner-up (and eventual runner-up that year as well), to five sets.

In the last years Daniele Bracciali plays double. He won 5 ATP-titles and is now (2011) the best Italian double player in the ATP-ranking. In 2012, he reached the third round of the 2012 Australian Open – Men's Doubles, partnering Potito Starace. They were beaten by Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor. Later that year, in the French Open they reached the their first Semifinal. They were defeated again by the actual champions, Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor. At Wimbledon Championships, Bracciali partnered the Austrian veteran Julian Knowle and met the pair Mirnyi and Nestor in the second. This was the first time that Bracciali won against them. They lost in the Quarterfinals to Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecău.

Bracciali also partnered Roberta Vinci at the 2012 Australian Open. Entering the draw as an alternate they managed to reach the Semifinals. They lost to the 5th seed Elena Vesnina and Leander Paes after they managed to take the first set. At the French Open, Bracciali partnered Galina Voskoboeva. They reached the Semifinal of the tournament. They lost to the actual winners, Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi. At Wimbledon Championships, Bracciali teamed up again with Vinci and they reached the third round.