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Mancini turned professional in 1987 . In 1988 , he won his first top-level singles title at Bologna , and his first tour doubles title at St. Vincent . Mancini won the two most significant titles of his career in 1989 . In April that year he won the Monte Carlo Open , defeating Boris Becker in the final 7-5, 2-6, 7-6, 7-5. Then in May he won the Italian Open , beating Andre Agassi in the final 6-3, 4-6, 2-6, 7-6, 6-1. (Both events are today part of the Tennis Masters Series ). Mancini also reached the quarter-finals of the 1989 French Open (his career-best performance at a Grand Slam event). Mancini reached the final of the Italian Open again in 1991 , but was forced to retire during the final against Emilio Sanchez with the score at 6-3, 6-1, 3-0. The last major final of Mancini's career was at the Lipton International Players Championships in Florida in 1992 , where he lost to Michael Chang 7-5, 7-5. During his career, Mancini won three top-level singles titles and four tour doubles titles. His career-high rankings were World No. 8 in singles and No. 79 in doubles (both in 1989). His career prize-money totalled US$1,543,120. Mancini, a competitor at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona , retired from the professional tour in 1994 . Mancini is the current captain of the Argentine Davis Cup team. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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