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{{short description|Brazilian tennis player}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name                 = Flávio Saretta
| image= Flávio Saretta.jpg
| country                    = {{BRA}}
| residence                  = [[Americana, São Paulo|Americana]], Brazil
| birth_date                  = {{birth date and age|1980|6|28}}
| birth_place                 = Americana, Brazil
| height                     = {{height|m=1.82|precision=0}}
| turnedpro                  = 1998
| retired                    = 2014
| plays                      = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
| careerprizemoney           = [[US$|$]]1,239,319
| singlesrecord              = 77–80<small> (at [[ATP Tour]]-level, [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]]-level, and in [[Davis Cup]])</small> 
| singlestitles              = 0
| highestsinglesranking      = No. 44 (September 15, 2003)
| AustralianOpenresult       = 1R (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
| FrenchOpenresult           = 4R (2003)
| Wimbledonresult            = 3R (2002, 2003)
| USOpenresult               = 3R (2003)
| doublesrecord              = 19–24<small> (at [[ATP Tour]]-level, [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]]-level, and in [[Davis Cup]])</small> 
| doublestitles              = 1
| highestdoublesranking      = No. 78 (July 26, 2004)
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult= QF (2004)
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult    = 1R (2003, 2004)
| WimbledonDoublesresult     = 2R (2004)
}}
{{MedalTableTop}}
{{MedalCountry | {{BRA}} }}
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Tennis]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2007 Pan American Games|Rio de Janeiro 2007]]|[[Tennis at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men's singles|Singles]]}}
{{MedalBottom}}

'''Flávio Saretta Filho''' (born June 28, 1980) is a former professional [[tennis]] player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Flavio Saretta {{!}} Overview {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=http://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/s876/overview |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=ATP Tour |language=en}}</ref> from [[Brazil]] who turned professional in 1998.

==Tennis career==
Saretta has won one [[ATP Tour]] doubles title, the 2004 [[Croatia Open Umag]] with [[José Acasuso]], defeating [[Czech Republic|Czech]] players [[Jaroslav Levinský]] and [[David Škoch]] in the final.

In 2004 he competed in the [[Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Tennis Olympic Tournament]] in both the singles and doubles tournaments. He was eliminated by [[Andy Roddick]] in the singles tournament round of 64 and, playing together with [[André Sá]], he reached the doubles tournament round of 16, where he was eliminated by [[Wayne Black]] and [[Kevin Ullyett]], from [[Zimbabwe]].

He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on September 15, 2003, when he became the number 44 of the world, capping what would be the best season of his professional career. He had his best results in all 4 of the Grand Slam tournaments, reaching the Round of 16 at Roland Garros. His clay court prowess was also evident when he was successful in defending his crown at the [[XL Bermuda Open|Bermuda]] Challenger tournament in April.

During the [[Hamburg Masters]] in 2006, Saretta scored one of his biggest wins against the Russian former World No. 1 [[Marat Safin]], 5–7, 6–0, 6–4.

Flávio Saretta won the Rio Pan-American Games 2007, after saving 2 match-points at semi and at final against, respectively, Eduardo Schwank and Adrián García. In the end of 2007 Saretta had one of the biggest injuries of his entire career and he is out of the circuit since then.

In 2009, Saretta announced that he will stop playing professionally because he is tired of "fighting against the pain" of his injuries. He had an unsuccessful comeback in 2014, losing all his matches that year in three tournaments played in Brazilian soil.

In 2015 Saretta became a tennis commentator for [[BandSports]], a Brazilian sports cable channel.

== Titles (12) ==

=== Singles (7) ===
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! Date
! Tournament
! Surface
! Opponent in the final
! Score
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| 1.
| January 1, 2001
| [[Aberto de São Paulo|São Paulo]], [[Brazil]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Coria]]
| 7–6<sup>(7)</sup>, 6–2
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| 2.
| September 4, 2001
| [[Curitiba]], [[Brazil]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|PER}} [[Luis Horna]]
| 7–6<sup>(3)</sup>, 6–1
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| 3.
| April 15, 2002
| [[XL Bermuda Open|Bermuda]], [[Bermuda]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Vince Spadea]]
| 6–3, 7–5
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| 4.
| December 30, 2002
| [[Aberto de São Paulo|São Paulo]], [[Brazil]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Andres Dellatorre]]
| 7–6<sup>(5)</sup>, 6–3
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| 5.
| April 14, 2003
| [[XL Bermuda Open|Bermuda]], [[Bermuda]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Nicolás Massú]]
| 6–1, 6–4
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| 6.
| August 8, 2005
| [[Gramado]], [[Brazil]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jacob Adaktusson]]
| 6–1, 6–3
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| 7.
| January 2, 2006
| [[Aberto de São Paulo|São Paulo]], [[Brazil]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Thiago Alves (tennis)|Thiago Alves]]
| 7–6<sup>(2)</sup>, 6–3
|}

=== Doubles (5) ===
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|- bgcolor=
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|- bgcolor="moccasin"
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! Date
! Tournament
! Surface
! Partnering
! Opponents in the final
! Score
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| 1.
| September 2, 2001
| Campinas, [[Brazil]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Edgardo Massa]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Adriano Ferreira]] <br /> {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Antonio Prieto (tennis)|Antonio Prieto]]
| 1–6, 7–6<sup>(5)</sup>, 6–4
|-
| 2.
| July 19, 2004
| [[Croatia Open Umag|Umag]], [[Croatia]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[José Acasuso]]
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jaroslav Levinský]] <br /> {{flagicon|CZE}} [[David Škoch]]
| 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| 3.
| January 8, 2006
| [[Aberto de São Paulo|São Paulo]], [[Brazil]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Thiago Alves (tennis)|Thiago Alves]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Lucas Engel]] <br /> {{flagicon|BRA}} [[André Ghem]]
| 7–6<sup>(10)</sup>, 6–3
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| 4.
| November 12, 2006
| [[Copa Petrobras Buenos Aires|Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[André Ghem]]
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Tomas Behrend]] <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Marcel Granollers]]
| 6–1, 6–4
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| 5.
| October 19, 2008
| [[Uruguay Open|Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Franco Ferreiro]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Daniel Gimeno Traver]] <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo]]
| 6–3, 6–2
|}

== Runners-up (14) ==

=== Singles (6) ===
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! No.
! Date
! Tournament
! Surface
! Opponent in the final
! Score
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| 1.
| July 30, 2001
| [[BH Tenis Open International Cup|Belo Horizonte]], [[Brazil]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eric Taino]]
| 5–7, 6–1, 6–2
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| 2.
| April 4, 2005
| [[Mexico City]], Mexico
| Clay
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Florent Serra]]
| 6–1, 6–4
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| 3.
| June 6, 2005
| [[Challenger Lugano|Lugano]], Switzerland
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Albert Montañés]]
| 7–5, 6–7<sup>(4)</sup>, 7–6<sup>(5)</sup>
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| 4.
| November 7, 2005
| [[Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil|Guayaquil]], [[Ecuador]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Marcos Daniel]]
| 6–2, 1–6, 6–0
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| 5.
| November 13, 2006
| [[Copa Petrobras Paraguay|Asunción]], [[Paraguay]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Cañas]]
| 6–4, 6–1
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| 6.
| March 12, 2007
| [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|COL}} [[Santiago Giraldo]]
| 7–6<sup>(4)</sup>, 6–2
|}

=== Doubles (8) ===
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|- bgcolor="ffffcc"
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|- bgcolor=
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|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| Challengers (8)
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|- 
| Hard (2)
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! No.
! Date
! Tournament
! Surface
! Partnering
! Opponents in the final
! Score
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| 1.
| October 9, 2000
| [[Guadalajara]], Mexico
| Clay
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Fernando Meligeni]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Hugo Armando]] <br /> {{flagicon|GER}} [[Alexander Waske]]
| 7–6<sup>(4)</sup>, 4–6, 7–6<sup>(7)</sup>
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| 2.
| January 1, 2001
| [[Aberto de São Paulo|São Paulo]], [[Brazil]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Cedric Kauffmann]]
| {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Noam Okun]] <br /> {{flagicon|BRA}} [[André Sá]]
| 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| 3.
| March 12, 2001
| [[Challenger Salinas|Salinas]], [[Ecuador]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Daniel Melo]]
| {{flagicon|PER}} [[Luis Horna]] <br /> {{flagicon|ARG}} [[David Nalbandian]]
| 6–4, 0–6, 6–1
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| 4.
| July 9, 2001
| [[Campinas]], [[Brazil]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|VEN}} [[José de Armas]]
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Edgardo Massa]] <br /> {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Leonardo Olguín]]
| 6–7<sup>(6)</sup>, 6–2, 7–5
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| 5.
| April 4, 2005
| [[Mexico City]], Mexico
| Clay
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Marcos Daniel]]
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Lukáš Dlouhý]] <br /> {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Pavel Šnobel]]
| 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| 6.
| July 3, 2007
| [[Sporting Challenger|Turin]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pablo Andújar]]
| {{flagicon|URU}} [[Pablo Cuevas]] <br /> {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Horacio Zeballos]]
| 6–3, 6–1
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| 7.
| September 8, 2008
| [[Seville]], Spain
| Clay
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rogério Dutra da Silva]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[David Marrero]] <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pablo Santos (tennis)|Pablo Santos]]
| 2–6, 6–2, [10–8]
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| 8.
| March 9, 2009
| [[Santiago, Chile]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rogério Dutra da Silva]]
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Sebastián Prieto (tennis)|Sebastián Prieto]] <br /> {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Horacio Zeballos]]
| 7–6<sup>(2)</sup>, 6–2
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{ATP}}
* {{ITF}}
* {{Davis Cup player}}

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