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Argentine tennis player
Christian Carlos Miniussi Ventureira (born 5 July 1967) is a former tennis player from Argentina .
Miniussi turned professional in 1984. He started playing tennis at the Adrogué Tennis Club and he also represented his native country as a lucky loser at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona , where he was defeated in the first round by France's Fabrice Santoro . In the doubles competition Miniussi claimed the bronze medal alongside Javier Frana .
The right-hander won one career title in singles (São Paulo , 1991). He reached his highest singles ATP -ranking on 18 May 1992, when he became the number 57 of the world.
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)[ edit ]
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 (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–1)
Indoors (0–0)
Doubles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP International Series (5–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (5–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (5–5)
Indoors (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Feb 1985
Buenos Aires , Argentina
Grand Prix
Clay
Martín Jaite
Eduardo Bengoechea Diego Pérez
6–4, 6–3
Loss
1–1
Sep 1987
Barcelona , Spain
Grand Prix
Clay
Javier Frana
Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd
1–6, 2–6
Loss
1–2
May 1988
Munich , West Germany
Grand Prix
Clay
Alberto Mancini
Rick Leach Jim Pugh
1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win
2–2
May 1988
Florence , Italy
Grand Prix
Clay
Javier Frana
Claudio Pistolesi Horst Skoff
7–6, 6–4
Loss
2–3
Jul 1988
Bordeaux , France
Grand Prix
Clay
Diego Nargiso
Joakim Nyström Claudio Panatta
1–6, 4–6
Win
3–3
Aug 1988
St. Vincent , Italy
Grand Prix
Clay
Alberto Mancini
Paolo Canè Balázs Taróczy
6–4, 5–7, 6–3
Loss
3–4
Oct 1988
Palermo , Italy
Grand Prix
Clay
Alberto Mancini
Carlos di Laura Marcelo Filippini
3–6, 5–7
Win
4–4
Sep 1989
Barcelona , Spain
Grand Prix
Clay
Gustavo Luza
Sergio Casal Tomáš Šmíd
7–6, 5–7, 6–3
Loss
4–5
Aug 1991
San Marino , San Marino
World Series
Clay
Diego Pérez
Jordi Arrese Carlos Costa
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win
5–5
Jul 1992
Båstad , Sweden
World Series
Clay
Tomás Carbonell
Christian Bergström Magnus Gustafsson
6–4, 7–5
These records were attained in the Open Era of tennis.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals [ edit ]
Legend
ATP Challenger (2–4)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Jul 1989
Santos , Brazil
Challenger
Clay
Gabriel Markus
2–6, 2–6
Win
1–1
Feb 1990
Nairobi , Kenya
Challenger
Clay
Pablo Arraya
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win
2–1
Feb 1990
Nairobi II, Kenya
Challenger
Clay
Menno Oosting
6–2, 7–6
Loss
2–2
Apr 1990
Estoril , Portugal
Challenger
Clay
Thierry Tulasne
2–6, 2–3 ret.
Loss
2–3
Oct 1993
Curitiba , Brazil
Challenger
Clay
Gilbert Schaller
4–6, 0–6
Loss
2–4
Jul 1994
Poznań , Poland
Challenger
Clay
Horst Skoff
7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Legend
ATP Challenger (5–6)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (5–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Mar 1989
Casablanca , Morocco
Challenger
Clay
Marcelo Ingaramo
Josef Čihák Mark Koevermans
4–6, 4–6
Win
1–1
Feb 1990
Nairobi , Kenya
Challenger
Clay
Eduardo Masso
João Cunha-Silva Menno Oosting
3–6, 7–5, 7–6
Loss
1–2
Mar 1990
Cairo , Egypt
Challenger
Clay
Eduardo Masso
Tomas Anzari David Rikl
3–6, 7–6, 5–7
Win
2–2
Apr 1990
Oporto , Portugal
Challenger
Clay
Eduardo Bengoechea
José Clavet Francisco Roig
6–0, 6–3
Win
3–2
Aug 1991
Cervia , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Diego Pérez
João Cunha-Silva Daniel Orsanic
6–3, 6–4
Loss
3–3
Aug 1991
Geneva , Switzerland
Challenger
Clay
Roberto Argüello
Vladimir Gabrichidze Martin Strelba
6–1, 3–6, 4–6
Win
4–3
Sep 1991
Merano , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Carlos Costa
Josef Čihák Tomas Anzari
6–3, 6–3
Loss
4–4
Aug 1993
Geneva , Switzerland
Challenger
Clay
Claudio Mezzadri
Jan Apell Nicklas Utgren
4–6, 2–6
Loss
4–5
Feb 1994
Punta del Este , Uruguay
Challenger
Clay
Luis Lobo
Marcelo Filippini Diego Pérez
7–6, 6–7, 6–7
Loss
4–6
Jun 1994
Furth , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Gastón Etlis
Vojtěch Flégl Andrew Florent
6–7, 1–6
Win
5–6
Mar 1995
Punta del Este , Uruguay
Challenger
Clay
Diego Pérez
Lucas Arnold Ker Patricio Arnold
4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.