Joseph Sirianni

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Joseph Sirianni
Country Flag of Australia Australia
Residence Flag of Australia Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date of birth January 17, 1975 (1975-01-17) (age 33)
Place of birth Flag of Australia Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 75 kg (170 lb)
Turned Pro 1996
Retired Active
Plays Right
Career Prize Money US$214,559
Singles
Career record: 4 - 6
Career titles: 0 ATP
Highest ranking: 146 (January 7, 2008)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open 2R (2003)
French Open N/A
Wimbledon N/A
US Open N/A
Doubles
Career record: 3 - 3
Career titles: 0 ATP
Highest ranking: 172 (January 14, 2008)

Infobox last updated on: January 13, 2008.

Joseph Sirianni (born January 17, 1975) is an Australian tennis player from Melbourne, Victoria. Sirianni was born to father Joseph and mother Ida. Sirianni turned professional in 1996 and he plays right-handed. He achieved his career-high singles ranking of World Number 146 on December 10, 2007. Sirianni has participated in the Australian Open on three occasions (1999, 2000, 2003), and will participate in the 2008 Australian Open.

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[edit] Career

[edit] 1999-2003

Sirianni earned a wildcard into the main draw of the 1999 Australian Open Men's Singles Draw. While he lost in the first round to Mariano Zabaleta, the match went into a fifth set. Eventually, Zabaleta won 3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2.

At the 2000 Australian Open, Sirianni lost in the first round to Franco Squillari 6–3, 6–2, 6–1.

His best Australian Open result and first ATP match won came at the 2003 Australian Open. In the first round, Sirianni defeated Max Mirnyi 6–4, 6–4, 6–3. He lost in the second round to Mikhail Youzhny, who was the twenty-fifth seed, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3.

[edit] 2008 Australian Open Campaign

Aged 32, Sirianni kicked off his Australian Open campaign with the wildcard playoffs. The 16 player round-robin style tournament consisted of 4 groups. Sirianni was placed within the likes of Colin Ebelthite, Andrew Coelho and Greg Jones. Sirianni topped the group without dropping a set, and he booked a semifinal match against Brydan Klein. Sirianni continued his run with a 6–4, 6–3 win, seeing him through to the final against Adam Feeney. Sirianni defeated Feeney 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, earning Sirianni a wildcard into the 2008 Australian Open. Joe was drawn against Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic in the first round of the 2008 Australian Open. Tipsarevic ranked No.47 in the ATP Rankings was roughly 100 places higher than Sirianni. Joe pushed the Serb to five sets but eventually lost 5–7 2–6 7–6(6) 6–0 0–6.

[edit] Sirianni's Run in 2008 AO Series

Sirianni also competed for a spot in the main draw of the 2008 Next Generation Adelaide International wildcard playoffs. Sirianni was seeded number two in the 8-player knockout-style tournament. Sirianni again defeated Andrew Coehlo and Greg Jones, thus qualifying for the final. Sirianni upset Alun Jones, the top seed, 4–6, 6–3, [10-5], in a match tiebreak. Siranni therefore earned a wildcard to the Adelaide tournament. Prior to Adelaide, Sirianni had only won one ATP match when he entered the tournament. Sirianni was a regular on the Challenger tour who had come off from back-to-back title wins in Caloundra and Brisbane with 15 wins out of 16 matches. Sirianni's first round match was against Adelaide's fifth seed, who was the injured world number 30 Radek Štěpánek. Sirrani led 7–6 (3), 4–3, before Stepanek retired. Taking his second ATP win, Joseph met Sam Querrey in the second round, where Sirianni recorded a maiden ATP quarter final with a 6–7(5) 6–2 6–3 win. In the quarter-finals Sirianni met second seed and world No. 25 Paul-Henri Mathieu of France. Joseph prevailed in a tight third set tie-break to win 1–6 6–1 7–6(6) and book a place in the semi-finals. Sirianni's fairytale run ended succumbing against Michael Llodra 6–3, 7–6(8). However, Sirianni's efforts earned him a special entry to the Medibank International and heralded the nickname 'Aussie Joe'. Sirianni was unable to continue his run, succumbing against qualifier Steve Darcis 1–6 6–7(4).

[edit] After 2008 AO Series

Sirianni raising his ranking maintaining around the 150 mark was able to make the cut for most ATP Tournament Qualifying draws often being seeded. Playing in his first ATP main draw after the Australian Open Joe went through qualifying in the 2008 Dubai Tennis Championships.

[edit] ATP Titles

[edit] Singles Wins

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
ITF (Challengers / Futures) (6)
No. Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. October 26, 1998 Flag of Australia Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ITF Clay Flag of Australia Toby Mitchell 6–2, 6–4
2. November 19, 2001 Flag of Australia Australia ITF Hard Flag of Australia David McNamara 6–4, 6–2
3. July 31, 2006 Flag of Germany Germany ITF Clay Flag of Argentina Nicolas Todero 4–6, 6–4, 7–6 (2)
4. August 21, 2006 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands ITF Clay Flag of the Netherlands Robin Haase 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
5. November 19, 2007 Flag of Australia Caloundra, Queensland, Australia ITF Hard Flag of the United States Todd Widom 7–6 (2), 7–6 (5)
6. November 26, 2007 Flag of Australia Brisbane, Queensland, Australia ITF Hard Flag of Japan Go Soeda 1–6, 6–0, 6–3

[edit] 2008 Season Scheldule and Results

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