Liam Caruana
Liam Caruana 
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| Caruana 2016 in Paris | |
| Nation: |
 Italy
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| Birthday: | January 22, 1998 |
| Size: | 178 cm |
| Weight: | 75 kg |
| Playing hand: | Right, two-handed backhand |
| Trainer: | Mariano Hood |
| Prize money: | $ 98,126 |
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| Career record: | 0: 4 |
| Highest ranking: | 375 (February 12, 2018) |
| Current placement: | 537 |
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| Highest ranking: | 564 (May 27, 2019) |
| Current placement: | 663 |
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Last update of the infobox: November 25, 2019 |
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| Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) | |
Liam Caruana (born January 22, 1998 in Rome ) is an Italian tennis player .
Career
Caruana played regularly on the ITF Junior Tour between 2013 and 2016 and achieved his best placement there with 22nd place at the end of 2016. This year he was also in the main field in three of four Grand Slam tournaments. His best performance there was reaching the round of 16 of the Australian Open , where he was defeated by Stefanos Tsitsipas .
In 2015 he made his first appearance on the professional tour. First mainly on the third-rate ITF Future Tour . After some passable results, he played tournaments on the ATP Challenger Tour for the first time in mid-2017 . In Todi he was able to surprise and reach the semi-finals; here he was defeated by his compatriot Marco Cecchinato . Shortly thereafter, he won his first title at the future level, which made it into the top 500 in the world rankings for the first time . He had already won a double title a year earlier.
2018 started well for Caruana. He managed to qualify for the Challengers in Nouméa and Burnie , but lost each early. At the ASB Classic in Auckland he was in the field of a qualification for an ATP World Tour tournament for the first time and lost to Tim Smyczek in the qualifying round after winning the first round against Blaž Kavčič . Nevertheless, he was able to advance into the main field as a lucky loser . There he was defeated by Steve Johnson in two sentences. He has now improved his ranking to 378th.
Web links
- ATP profile of Liam Caruana (English)
- ITF Profile of Liam Caruana (English)
- ITF junior profile of Liam Caruana (English)
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| SURNAME | Caruana, Liam |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1998 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome , Italy |