Diego Nargiso

Diego Nargiso (born 15 March 1970) is a former tennis player from Italy.

Diego Nargiso
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceMonte Carlo, Monaco
Born (1970-03-15) 15 March 1970
Naples, Italy
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1987
Retired2001
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$1,807,857
Singles
Career record100–154
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 67 (10 October 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1996)
French Open2R (1992)
Wimbledon3R (1988)
US Open3R (1988)
Doubles
Career record215–225
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 25 (5 March 1990)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1993)
French Open3R (1989)
Wimbledon2R (1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2000)
US Open3R (1989, 1993, 1996)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open2R (1990)
Wimbledon2R (1995, 2000)
US OpenQF (1995)

Having turned professional in 1987, Nargiso represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in the second round by America's eventual runner-up Tim Mayotte. He also competed in the men's doubles at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics.

Nargiso was the first Italian tennis player to win the Junior Wimbledon championship, which he did in 1987.

The left-handed Nargiso reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 10 October 1988, when he became the number 67 in the world.

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