Fernando Meligeni

Fernando Ariel Meligeni (born 12 April 1971), nicknamed Fininho, is a Brazilian former professional tennis player. He won three singles titles and reached the semifinals of both the 1999 French Open and the 1996 Summer Olympics. In the last match of his career, he won the gold medal in men's singles at the 2003 Pan American Games, defeating former world No. 1 Marcelo Rios in the final. Meligeni was known for taking matches to the limit, sometimes winning in tiebreaks and five sets, and his favorite surface was clay.