Federico Browne
| Country (sports) |  Argentina |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 April 1976 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 1994 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $370,589 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 11–20 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 106 (25 August 2003) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 2R (2000, 2003) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 8–15 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 77 (14 June 2004) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 2R (2004) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2004) |
| US Open | 1R (2004) |
Federico Browne (born 7 April 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.[1]
Career[edit]
Browne was the number one ranked junior in the world in 1994, winning numerous titles that year, including the Banana Bowl. He was also the 1994 Banana Bowl doubles runner-up, with Carlos Jose Tori. In the 1994 US Open he reached the semi-finals, where he was beaten by Sjeng Schalken and he was a semi-finalist in the Orange Bowl as well, for the second successive year.[2]
In 1995, Browne appeared in a Davis Cup tie for Argentina. He played the second singles rubber, against Venezuelan Nicolás Pereira, who beat him in straight sets.[3]
His best performance on the ATP Tour came at Buenos Aires in 2004, when he and Diego Veronelli were runners-up in the men's doubles.[4] He also made doubles semi-finals in Sopot partnering Enzo Artoni and the Shanghai Open with Ivo Karlović, both in 2003.[4] On the singles circuit he reached two quarter-finals, at the 2000 BMW Open as a lucky loser and at Casablanca in 2003.[4]
On each of the two occasions he competed in the main singles draw of the French Open, Browne made the second round.[4] In 2000 he defeated Juan Antonio Marín in the opening round, before losing in his next match by Sébastien Grosjean, in a five setter.[4] Three years later he came from two sets down to defeat world number 59 Olivier Rochus in the first round.[4] He was beaten in the second round by Félix Mantilla.[4] His best doubles showing at Grand Slam level was a second round appearance in the 2004 French Open, which he and partner Karlovic earned after defeating Tomáš Berdych and Dominik Hrbatý.[4]
He is now a tennis coach.
ATP career finals[edit]
Doubles: 1 (0–1)[edit]
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2004 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Diego Veronelli
|
Lucas Arnold Ker Mariano Hood
|
5–7, 7–6(7–2), 4–6 |
Challenger titles[edit]
Singles: (3)[edit]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1999 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | Gastón Etlis
|
4–6, 7–6(4), 6–4 |
| 2. | 2002 | Donetsk, Ukraine | Clay |  Simon Greul
|
6–2, 6–1 |
| 3. | 2002 | Reunion Island | Hard |  Răzvan Sabău
|
6–0, 4–6, 7–5 |
Doubles: (10)[edit]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1998 | Santiago, Chile | Clay |  Enzo Artoni
|
 Hermes Gamonal Ricardo Schlachter
|
6–2, 6–4 |
| 2. | 2001 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Ignacio Hirigoyen
|
Gastón Etlis Martin Rodríguez
|
6–4, 7–6(6) |
| 3. | 2002 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Clay |  Fred Hemmes Jr.
|
 Irakli Labadze Yuri Schukin
|
6–4, 6–3 |
| 4. | 2002 | Donetsk, Ukraine | Clay | Leonardo Azzaro
|
 Mikhail Elgin Dmitry Vlasov
|
6–7(3), 7–6(4), 7–5 |
| 5. | 2002 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Clay | Rogier Wassen
|
Vadim Kutsenko Oleg Ogorodov
|
3–6, 7–6(3), 7–6(3) |
| 6. | 2002 | Reunion Island | Hard |  Jonathan Erlich
|
 Marco Chiudinelli Jaroslav Levinský
|
6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 7. | 2002 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | Rogier Wassen
|
Ignacio Hirigoyen Andy Ram
|
7–6(0), 7–6(3) |
| 8. | 2003 | Burnie, Australia | Hard | Rogier Wassen
|
 Raphael Durek Alun Jones
|
1–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 9. | 2003 | Reunion Island | Hard | Rogier Wassen
|
Fred Hemmes Jr. Peter Wessels
|
6–1, 6–7(4), 6–3 |
| 10. | 2004 | Salinas, Ecuador | Hard |  Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
|
 José de Armas Eric Nunez
|
6–3, 6–3 |