Fabio Silberberg

Fabio Silberberg (born 25 March 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.

Fabio Silberberg
Full nameFabio Silberberg
Country (sports) Brazil
Born (1969-03-25) 25 March 1969
São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1991
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$73,823
Singles
Career record1–2
Career titles0
2 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 196 (18 May 1992)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ1 (1995)
WimbledonQ3 (1993)
US OpenQ1 (1993, 1995)
Doubles
Career record1–1
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 217 (27 February 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQ1 (1992, 1993)
Last updated on: 9 September 2022.

Biography

Born in São Paulo, Silberberg was a left-handed player, with a one handed backhand. He learned his early tennis at the city's Paulistano Club and had his best year as a junior in 1987 when he finished 17th in the world rankings for singles.[1] In doubles he made the boy's quarter-finals of the 1987 French Open with Alberto Mancini and ended the year at number 10 in the world.[2]

Before turning professional in 1991 he competed at the University of Tennessee for three seasons, while studying for a sports management degree.[3]

Silberberg played in the main draw at two ATP Tour tournaments, the Brasília Open and São Paulo Open, both in 1991. He had a first round exit in each, but made the second round of the doubles at Brasília, with John Stimpson.

He won a Challenger title at Whistler in 1991 and in the same year won a match against Guillermo Vilas at a São Paulo Challenger tournament. Further Challenger titles came in the doubles at Cali in 1992 and the singles at the 1994 Belo Horizonte Challenger.

In 1995 he played in a Davis Cup tie for Brazil, against Mexico on hard courts at the German Club in Mexico City. His win over Óscar Ortiz in the reverse singles was the only match Brazil won in the tie.[4]

He retired from professional tennis in 1996 and now runs "Faberg Tour Experience", a São Paulo based travel company he founded in 2005.[5]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 2 (2–0)
Legend
ATP Challenger (2–0)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 1991 Whistler Mountain, Canada Challenger Hard United States David Witt 7–5, 6–3
Win 2–0 Aug 1994 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Challenger Hard Italy Marco Meneschincheri 7–6, 6–3

Doubles: 3 (1–2)
Legend
ATP Challenger (1–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 1992 Cali, Colombia Challenger Clay Germany Michael Geserer Argentina Daniel Orsanic
Cuba Mario Tabares		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Jul 1994 Campos do Jordão, Brazil Challenger Hard Brazil Marcelo Saliola Argentina Patricio Arnold
United States Richard Matuszewski		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–2 Dec 1994 São Luís, Brazil Challenger Hard Brazil Joao Zwetsch Portugal João Cunha-Silva
The Bahamas Roger Smith		 6–4, 3–6, 3–6

See also

References
  1. "Bate Papo com Fabio Silberberg" (in Portuguese). Universo Do Tênis. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  2. "ITF Tennis – Juniors – Player Profile – Silberberg, Fabio (BRA)". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  3. "Three-peat: Tennis tops Tennessee to take title". The Stanford Daily. 23 May 1990. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  4. "Group 1, American Semifinal". Davis Cup official website. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  5. "Faberg Tour Experience". Official Website. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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