Roberto Jabali

Roberto Jabali
Country (sports) Brazil
ResidenceRibeirão Preto, Brazil
Born (1970-05-16) 16 May 1970
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1988
Retired1998
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$277,807
Singles
Career record12–22 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
5 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 130 (29 Jul 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (1997)
French OpenQ1 (1993, 1994, 1996)
WimbledonQ1 (1998)
US Open1R (1996)
Doubles
Career record1–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 355 (1 May 1989)
Last updated on: Apr 4 2026.

Roberto Aude Jabali (born 16 May 1970) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player.

Career

Jabali was a semi-finalist in the boys' singles event at the 1988 French Open and also made the final of the Banana Bowl that year.

He runner-up in the 1994 Mexican Open, as a qualifier, losing the final to reigning champion Thomas Muster. The Brazilian defeated world number 32 and second seed Mikael Pernfors at the 1994 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships.[1]

In the 1996 US Open, Jabali lost his final qualifying match to Australian Peter Tramacchi, but entered the main draw as a lucky loser. He lost in straight sets to Tim Henman in the opening round. It would be his only Grand Slam appearance.[2]

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (0 wins, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–1)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 1994 Mexico City, Mexico World Series Clay Thomas Muster 3–6, 1–6


ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 7 (5–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (5–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (3–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 1989 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Clay Borja Uribe 6–2, 2–6, 7–5
Win 2–0 May 1991 Ribeirão Preto, Brazil Challenger Clay Felipe Rivera 6–3, 4–6, 7–6
Loss 2–1 Sep 1992 Guarujá, Brazil Challenger Hard Nicolas Pereira 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–2 Aug 1995 Brasília, Brazil Challenger Hard Leander Paes 1–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win 3–2 Jun 1996 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay Juan Pino 6–7, 6–4, 6–1
Win 4–2 Jul 1996 São Paulo, Brazil Challenger Hard Alejandro Hernández 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Win 5–2 Aug 1997 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Challenger Hard André Sá 2–6, 7–5, 6–3

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2008 Brazil F13, São Paulo Futures Clay Adriano Ferreira Tiago Lopes
Diego Matos
6–2, 7–5

Performance Timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A Q1 Q1 A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A A A A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open Q1 Q1 A A 1R Q1 A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 1 0–1 0%
ATP Masters 1000 Series
Indian Wells A A A A Q2 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami A A A Q2 2R Q2 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Rome A A A A Q3 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 0 / 2 1–2 33%

References