Roberto Jabali

Roberto Jabali

Country (sports)	Brazil
Residence	Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Born	(1970-05-16) 16 May 1970 Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro	1988
Retired	1998
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$277,807
Singles
Career record	12–22 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0 5 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 130 (29 Jul 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (1997)
French Open	Q1 (1993, 1994, 1996)
Wimbledon	Q1 (1998)
US Open	1R (1996)
Doubles
Career record	1–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0 0 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 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.

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.

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%

External links

• Roberto Jabali at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Roberto Jabali at World Tennis