Paolo Canè

Paolo Canè (born 9 April 1965; Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaːolo kaˈnɛ]) is a former tennis player from Italy.

Paolo Canè

Paolo Canè in September 1986
Country (sports)	Italy
Residence	Bologna, Italy
Born	(1965-04-09) 9 April 1965 (age 60) Bologna, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	1983
Retired	1997 (brief comeback in 2001)
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$903,958
Singles
Career record	136–131
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 26 (14 August 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1988, 1992)
French Open	2R (1989)
Wimbledon	2R (1987)
US Open	1R (1987)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	SF (1984, demonstration)
Doubles
Career record	83–91
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 43 (21 October 1985)

Canè turned professional in 1983. During his career, he won three top-level singles titles (Bordeaux in 1986, Båstad in 1989, and Bologna in 1991) and achieved much success at the Olympics, reaching the semi-finals in 1984 (when it was a demonstration event) and the quarter-finals in 1988. He also won three tour doubles titles (Bologna in 1985, and Bologna and Palermo in 1986).

Canè's career-high rankings were World No. 26 in singles (in 1989) and World No. 43 in doubles (in 1985). He retired from the professional ATP Tour in 1995.

ATP career titles

Singles (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	1986	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Martín Jaite	2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win	1–1	1986	Bordeaux, France	Clay	Kent Carlsson	6–4, 1–6, 7–5
Win	2–1	1989	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Bruno Orešar	7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Loss	2–2	1989	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Guillermo Pérez Roldán	1–6, 4–6
Win	3–2	1991	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Jan Gunnarsson	5–7, 6–3, 7–5

Doubles (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	1985	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Simone Colombo	Jordi Arrese Alberto Tous	7–5, 6–4
Loss	1–1	1985	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Claudio Panatta	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win	2–1	1986	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Simone Colombo	Claudio Panatta Blaine Willenborg	6–1, 6–2
Win	3–1	1986	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Simone Colombo	Claudio Mezzadri Gianni Ocleppo	7–5, 6–3
Loss	3–2	1987	Florence, Italy	Clay	Gianni Ocleppo	Wolfgang Popp Udo Riglewski	4–6, 3–6
Loss	3–3	1988	St. Vincent, Italy	Clay	Balázs Taróczy	Alberto Mancini Christian Miniussi	4–6, 7–5, 3–6
Loss	3–4	1989	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Diego Nargiso	Tomáš Šmíd Mark Woodforde	6–1, 4–6, 2–6
Loss	3–5	1990	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Omar Camporese	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	5–7, 6–4, 5–7

External links

• Paolo Canè at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Paolo Canè at the International Tennis Federation
• Paolo Canè at the Davis Cup