Fabio Silberberg
{{short description|Brazilian tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Fabio Silberberg
|image =
|fullname = Fabio Silberberg
|country_represented = {{flagu|Brazil}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|3|25|df=yes}}
|birth_place = São Paulo, Brazil
|turnedpro = 1991
|plays = Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
|height = {{height|m=1.91}}
|careerprizemoney = $73,823
|singlesrecord = 1–2
|singlestitles = 0
2 Challenger, 0 Futures
|highestsinglesranking = No. 196 (18 May 1992)
|FrenchOpenresult = Q1 (1995)
|Wimbledonresult = Q3 (1993)
|USOpenresult = Q1 (1993, 1995)
|doublesrecord = 1–1
|doublestitles = 0
1 Challenger, 0 Futures
|highestdoublesranking = No. 217 (27 February 1995)
|WimbledonDoublesresult= Q1 (1992, 1993)
|updated = 9 September 2022
}}
Fabio Silberberg (born 25 March 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.
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.{{cite web|url=https://bemsacado.com.br/2017/03/20/bate-papo-com-fabio-silberberg/|title=Bate Papo com Fabio Silberberg|date=20 March 2017|publisher=Universo Do Tênis|language=Portuguese|accessdate=17 May 2017}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10001278|title=ITF Tennis – Juniors – Player Profile – Silberberg, Fabio (BRA)|publisher=International Tennis Federation|accessdate=17 May 2017}}
Before turning professional in 1991 he competed at the University of Tennessee for three seasons, while studying for a sports management degree.{{cite news|url=http://stanforddailyarchive.com/cgi-bin/stanford?a=d&d=stanford19900523-01.2.2|title=Three-peat: Tennis tops Tennessee to take title|date=23 May 1990|work=The Stanford Daily|accessdate=17 May 2017}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1995-G1-AMN-M-BRA-MEX-01|title=Group 1, American Semifinal|publisher=Davis Cup official website|accessdate=17 May 2017}}
He retired from professional tennis in 1996 and now runs "Faberg Tour Experience", a São Paulo based travel company he founded in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.faberg.com.br/eng/|title=Faberg Tour Experience|publisher=Official Website|accessdate=17 May 2017}}
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
=Singles: 2 (2–0)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1–0 |{{dts|Sep 1991}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Whistler Mountain, Canada |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} David Witt |7–5, 6–3 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2–0 |{{dts|Aug 1994}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Belo Horizonte, Brazil |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Meneschincheri |7–6, 6–3 |
=Doubles: 3 (1–2)=
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| Grass (0–0) |
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| class="sortable wikitable"
!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1–0 |{{dts|Oct 1992}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Cali, Colombia |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|GER}} Michael Geserer |{{flagicon|ARG}} Daniel Orsanic |6–4, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|1–1 |{{dts|Jul 1994}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Campos do Jordão, Brazil |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|BRA}} Marcelo Saliola |{{flagicon|ARG}} Patricio Arnold |3–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|1–2 |{{dts|Dec 1994}} |style="background:moccasin;"|São Luís, Brazil |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|BRA}} João Zwetsch |{{flagicon|POR}} João Cunha-Silva |6–4, 3–6, 3–6 |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{ATP}}
- {{ITF}}
- {{Davis Cup player}}
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Category:Brazilian male tennis players
Category:Tennis players from São Paulo
Category:Tennessee Volunteers men's tennis players
Category:Brazilian expatriate tennis players in the United States