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Pablo Albano

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Pablo Albano
Country (sports) Argentina
ResidenceBuenos Aires, Argentina
Born (1967-04-11) 11 April 1967 (age 57)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1986
Retired2001 (brief activity in 2012–2013)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$933,810
Singles
Career record2–8
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 192 (6 August 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (1992)
French OpenQ2 (1993)
WimbledonQ2 (1991)
US Open1R (1992)
Doubles
Career record211–219
Career titles9
Highest rankingNo. 25 (9 June 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1998)
French OpenSF (1992, 1999)
WimbledonQF (1991)
US Open2R (1995, 1997, 1999, 2000)

Pablo Albano (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo alˈβano]; born 11 April 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.

Albano enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won 9 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 25 in 1997.

Career finals

Doubles (9 wins– 9 losses)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 1989 San Marino Clay Argentina Gustavo Luza Italy Simone Colombo
Switzerland Claudio Mezzadri
4–6, 1–6
Win 1. 1990 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Sweden David Engel Australia Neil Borwick
New Zealand David Lewis
6–3, 7–6
Win 2. 1993 Bordeaux, France Hard Argentina Javier Frana South Africa David Adams
Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
7–6, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 2. 1993 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Argentina Javier Frana Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
6–4, 6–7, 4–6
Loss 3. 1995 San Marino Clay Italy Federico Mordegan Spain Jordi Arrese
Australia Andrew Kratzmann
6–7, 6–3, 2–6
Win 3. 1996 San Marino Clay Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker Argentina Mariano Hood
Argentina Sebastián Prieto
6–1, 6–3
Win 4. 1996 Umag, Croatia Clay Argentina Luis Lobo Latvia Ģirts Dzelde
Austria Udo Plamberger
6–4, 6–1
Loss 4. 1996 Marbella, Spain Clay Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker Australia Andrew Kratzmann
United States Jack Waite
7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Win 5. 1997 Milan, Italy Carpet Sweden Peter Nyborg South Africa David Adams
Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
6–4, 7–6
Loss 5. 1997 Barcelona, Spain Clay Spain Àlex Corretja Spain Alberto Berasategui
Spain Jordi Burillo
3–6, 5–7
Win 6. 1997 Munich, Germany Clay Spain Àlex Corretja Germany Karsten Braasch
Germany Jens Knippschild
3–6, 7–5, 6–2
Win 7. 1998 Mallorca, Spain Clay Argentina Daniel Orsanic Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic David Rikl
7–6, 6–3
Loss 6. 1998 Palermo, Italy Clay Argentina Daniel Orsanic United States Donald Johnson
United States Francisco Montana
4–6, 6–7
Win 8. 2000 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker Spain Juan Balcells
Colombia Mauricio Hadad
7–6, 1–6, 6–2
Win 9. 2000 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Czech Republic Cyril Suk Australia Joshua Eagle
Australia Andrew Florent
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 7. 2000 Palermo, Italy Clay Germany Marc-Kevin Goellner Spain Tomás Carbonell
Argentina Martín García
W/O
Loss 8. 2001 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Australia David Macpherson Australia Michael Hill
United States Jeff Tarango
6–7, 3–6
Loss 9. 2001 Bucharest, Romania Clay Germany Marc-Kevin Goellner North Macedonia Aleksandar Kitinov
Sweden Johan Landsberg
4–6, 7–6, [6–10]