Career highlights

-   in 2010 Potito reached the semi final of Casablanca, where he lost
      against Stanlislas Wawrinka
-          he reached two finals in doubles: in Acapulco he lost with Fabio Fognini
      against Lukasz
      Kubot/Oliver Marach and in Santiago he lost with Horacio Zeballos
      against the same opponents
-          Potito led Italy to a 4-1 win in Davis Cup against The Netherlands; he won both his singles 
      and doubles

-          in 2009 Potito won the Turin Challenger in singles and in doubles
-          he reached the final of three Challengers: Napoli-2, San Marino and Lugano
-          in 2008 he took part of the Olympic Games in Peking
-          in 2007 Potito reached his best ATP ranking: number 27, which made him number 1 of Italy
-          he won two Challengers: San Marino and Napoli (for the third time)
-          Potito reached the third round in the Masters Series of Rome
-          in Roland Garros he reached the third round, like he did also in 2004
-          he reached two APT Tour finals: Valencia and Kitzbuhel
-          Potito won 6 Italian titles: under 12 (1993), under 18 (1999) and National Champion (2002);
      he won 3 times the Italian team championships Serie A1 with the team of Capri:  2006,    
      2007 and 2008
-          He is the Italian Davis Cup player with the longest winning streak in history: He had won 12
      consecutive singles matches before losing to roger Federer last September.
-      he beat two top ten players: Grosjean (2004) and Moya (2006) and several other ex-top
       ten players like: Ferrero, Safin and Gaudio
-          in 2009 Potito won the Turin Challenger in singles and in doubles
-          he reached the final of three Challengers: Napoli-2, San Marino and Lugano
-          in 2008 he took part of the Olympic Games in Peking
-          in 2007 Potito reached his best ATP ranking: number 27, which made him number 1 of Italy
-          he won two Challengers: San Marino and Napoli (for the third time)
-          Potito reached the third round in the Masters Series of Rome
-          in Roland Garros he reached the third round, like he did also in 2004
-          he reached two APT Tour finals: Valencia and Kitzbuhel
-          Potito won 6 Italian titles: under 12 (1993), under 18 (1999) and National Champion (2002);
-     he won 3 times the Italian team championships Serie A1 with the team of Capri: 2006, 2007
      and 2008
-          He is the Italian Davis Cup player with the longest winning streak in history:
      He had won 12 consecutive singles matches before losing to roger Federer last September.
-     He beat two top ten players: Grosjean (2004) and Moya (2006) and several other ex-top 
      ten-players like: Ferrero, Safin and Gaudio

Personal

Potito Starace was born in Cervinara (Avellino) in Italy, on July 14^th 1981.  He began playing at the age of eight. His nickname is ‘Poto’. His father Angelantonio is head of a post office, his mother Rosa is a teacher. Potito has two younger brothers Francesco and Gianluca. He prefers playing on clay or hard courts and playing outdoors. His coach is Umberto Rianna, his fitness trainer is Stefano Baraldo.

visit his official website www.potitostarace.it