Potito Starace (born July 14, 1981 in Cervinara) is an Italian professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. He achieved his career-high singles ranking of world no. 27 on October 15, 2007 and prefers to play on red clay. Umberto Rianna is his coach.
One of the most memorable moments of Starace's career was when he made the men's doubles semifinals of the 2012 French Open with Daniele Bracciali. They lost over to first seeds Daniel Nestor and Max Mirnyi.
He played four ATP finals and lost all. In the Challenger Tour he won the San Marino CEPU Open three times, a record for that tournament. In doubles he won five ATP titles.
He represented Italy at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where he lost to eventual Gold Medallist Rafael Nadal in the first round.
Read more about Potito Starace: Betting Scandal, Singles Performance Timeline, Doubles Performance Timeline