Cássio Motta

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Cássio Motta
Country (sports) Brazil
ResidenceSão Paulo, Brazil
Born (1960-02-22) 22 February 1960 (age 64)
São Paulo
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1979
Retired1994
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CoachPaulo Cleto
Prize money$986,595
Singles
Career record108–174 (ATP, Grand Prix, WCT, Grand Slams & Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 48 (8 December 1986)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open3R (1984, 1985, 1986)
Wimbledon3R (1983, 1984)
US Open2R (1986)
Doubles
Career record226–194 (ATP, Grand Prix, WCT, Grand Slams & Davis Cup)
Career titles10
Highest rankingNo. 4 (26 September 1983)
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenSF (1982, 1992)
Wimbledon3R (1990, 1991)
US OpenQF (1984)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenF (1982)
Wimbledon3R (1985)
Team competitions
Davis CupSF (1992)

Cássio Motta (born 22 February 1960) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. He played in the mixed doubles final of the French Open with Cláudia Monteiro in 1982.[1]

Grand Slam mixed doubles finals[edit]

Runners-up (1)[edit]

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1982 French Open Clay Brazil Cláudia Monteiro United Kingdom John Lloyd
Australia Wendy Turnbull
6–2, 7–6(10–8)

Career finals[edit]

Doubles (10 wins, 13 losses)[edit]

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (10)
Titles by surface
Hard (1)
Grass (0)
Clay (9)
Carpet (0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Sep 1979 Madrid, Spain Clay Brazil Carlos Kirmayr United Kingdom Robin Drysdale
United Kingdom John Feaver
7–6, 6–4
Loss 1. Oct 1979 Barcelona, Spain Clay Brazil Carlos Kirmayr Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Italy Adriano Panatta
4–6, 3–6
Loss 2. Jun 1981 Brussels, Belgium Clay Brazil Carlos Kirmayr Argentina Ricardo Cano
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
2–6, 2–6
Loss 3. Jan 1982 Guarujá, Brazil Clay Brazil Carlos Kirmayr Australia Phil Dent
Australia Kim Warwick
7–6, 2–6, 3–6
Win 2. Jun 1982 Venice, Italy Clay Brazil Carlos Kirmayr Argentina José Luis Clerc
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–4, 6–2
Loss 4. Oct 1982 Barcelona, Spain Clay Brazil Carlos Kirmayr Sweden Anders Järryd
Sweden Hans Simonsson
3–6, 2–6
Win 3. Nov 1982 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Brazil Carlos Kirmayr Australia Peter McNamara
United States Ferdi Taygan
6–3, 6–1
Win 4. Apr 1983 Lisbon, Portugal Clay Brazil Carlos Kirmayr Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
United States Ferdi Taygan
7–5, 6–4
Win 5. Jul 1983 Boston, U.S. Clay United States Mark Dickson Chile Hans Gildemeister
Chile Belus Prajoux
7–5, 6–3
Win 6. Jul 1983 Washington, D.C. Clay United States Mark Dickson Australia Paul McNamee
United States Ferdi Taygan
6–2, 1–6, 6–4
Loss 5. Aug 1983 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Brazil Carlos Kirmayr Australia Mark Edmondson
United States Sherwood Stewart
3–6, 2–6
Loss 6. Aug 1983 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Brazil Carlos Kirmayr United States Victor Amaya
United States Tim Gullikson
4–6, 3–6
Loss 7. Oct 1983 Vienna, Austria Carpet Brazil Marcos Hocevar United States Mel Purcell
United States Stan Smith
3–6, 4–6
Loss 8. Jul 1984 North Conway, U.S. Clay United States Blaine Willenborg United States Brian Gottfried
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
4–6, 2–6
Win 7. Apr 1985 Marbella, Spain Clay Ecuador Andrés Gómez France Loïc Courteau
Netherlands Michiel Schapers
6–1, 6–1
Loss 9. Sep 1985 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Brazil Carlos Kirmayr Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
4–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win 8. Jan 1987 Guarujá, Brazil Hard Brazil Luiz Mattar West Germany Martin Hipp
West Germany Tore Meinecke
7–6, 6–1
Win 9. Jul 1989 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay United States Todd Witsken Czechoslovakia Petr Korda
Czechoslovakia Milan Šrejber
6–4, 6–3
Loss 10. Feb 1990 Guarujá, Brazil Hard Brazil Luiz Mattar Argentina Javier Frana
Argentina Gustavo Luza
6–7, 6–7
Loss 11. Mar 1990 Miami, U.S. Hard West Germany Boris Becker United States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 10. Apr 1991 Madrid, Spain Clay Argentina Gustavo Luza Brazil Luiz Mattar
Brazil Jaime Oncins
6–0, 7–5
Loss 12. May 1991 Hamburg, Germany Clay South Africa Danie Visser Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 13. Nov 1991 São Paulo, Brazil Hard Mexico Jorge Lozano Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Brazil Jaime Oncins
5–7, 4–6

Singles (1 loss)[edit]

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (1)
Titles by surface
Hard (1)
Grass (0)
Clay (0)
Carpet (0)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Jan 1987 Guarujá, Brazil Hard Brazil Luiz Mattar 6–3, 5–7, 6–2

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Brasileiros em finais de Grand Slam". TennisBrasil. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2013.

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