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{{short description|Italian tennis player}}
{{BLP sources|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|image=Paolo Canè - Assoluti 1986, Bari.jpg
|caption= Paolo Canè in September 1986
|name= Paolo Canè
|country= {{ITA}}
|residence= [[Bologna]], [[Italy]]
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|df=yes|1965|4|9}}
|birth_place= [[Bologna]], Italy
|height= {{height|m=1.80}}
|turnedpro= 1983
|retired= 1997 <small>(brief comeback in 2001)</small>
|plays= Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney= [[US$|$]]903,958
|singlesrecord= 136–131
|singlestitles= 3
|highestsinglesranking= No. 26 (14 August 1989)
|AustralianOpenresult= 2R ([[1988 Australian Open – Men's singles|1988]], [[1992 Australian Open – Men's singles|1992]])
|FrenchOpenresult= 2R ([[1989 French Open – Men's singles|1989]])
|Wimbledonresult= 2R ([[1987 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1987]])
|USOpenresult= 1R ([[1987 US Open – Men's singles|1987]])
|Othertournaments = Yes
|Olympicsresult =SF&nbsp;([[Tennis at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|1984<small>,&nbsp;demonstration</small>]])
|doublesrecord=83–91
|doublestitles=3
|highestdoublesranking=No. 43 (21 October 1985)
|grandslamsdoublesresults=
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult =
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult     =
|WimbledonDoublesresult      =
|USOpenDoublesresult         =
}}
'''Paolo Canè''' (born 9 April 1965; {{IPA|it|ˈpaːolo kaˈnɛ}}) is a former [[tennis player]] from Italy.

Canè turned professional in 1983. During his career, he won three top-level singles titles ([[Bordeaux]] in 1986, [[Båstad]] in 1989, and Bologna in 1991) and achieved much success at the Olympics, reaching the semi-finals in [[Tennis at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|1984]] (when it was a demonstration event) and the quarter-finals in [[Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|1988]]. He also won three tour doubles titles (Bologna in 1985, and Bologna and [[Palermo]] in 1986).

Canè's career-high rankings were World No. 26 in singles (in 1989) and World No. 43 in doubles (in 1985). He retired from the professional [[ATP Tour]] in 1995.

== ATP career titles ==

=== Singles (3 titles, 2 runner-ups) ===

{|class="sortable wikitable" 
!style="width:40px"|Result
!style="width:35px" class="unsortable"|W/L
!style="width:60px"|Date
!style="width:170px"|Tournament
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:170px"|Opponent
!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–1
| 1986
| [[Bologna Outdoor|Bologna, Italy]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Martín Jaite]]
| 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–1
| 1986
| [[ATP Bordeaux|Bordeaux, France]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kent Carlsson]]
| 6–4, 1–6, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2–1
| 1989
| [[ATP Båstad|Båstad, Sweden]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Bruno Orešar]]
| 7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>, 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–2
| 1989
| [[ATP Palermo|Palermo, Italy]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Pérez Roldán]]
| 1–6, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3–2
| 1991
| [[ATP Bologna Outdoor|Bologna, Italy]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jan Gunnarsson]]
| 5–7, 6–3, 7–5
|}

=== Doubles (3 titles, 5 runner-ups) ===
{|class="sortable wikitable" 
!style="width:40px"|Result
!style="width:35px" class="unsortable"|W/L
!style="width:60px"|Date
!style="width:170px"|Tournament
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:170px"|Partner
!style="width:170px"|Opponents
!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–0
| 1985
| [[ATP Bologna Outdoor|Bologna, Italy]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Simone Colombo]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Jordi Arrese]] <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alberto Tous]]
| 7–5, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–1
| 1985
| [[Generali Open|Kitzbühel, Austria]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Claudio Panatta]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sergio Casal]] <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Emilio Sánchez]]
| 3–6, 6–3, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2–1
| 1986
| [[ATP Bologna Outdoor|Bologna, Italy]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Simone Colombo
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Claudio Panatta]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Blaine Willenborg]]
| 6–1, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3–1
| 1986
| [[ATP Palermo|Palermo, Italy]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Simone Colombo
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Claudio Mezzadri]] <br /> {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianni Ocleppo]]
| 7–5, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3–2
| 1987
| [[ATP Florence|Florence, Italy]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianni Ocleppo]]
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Wolfgang Popp]] <br /> {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Udo Riglewski]]
| 4–6, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3–3
| 1988
| [[ATP Saint-Vincent|St. Vincent, Italy]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Balázs Taróczy]]
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Alberto Mancini]] <br /> {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Christian Miniussi]]
| 4–6, 7–5, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3–4
| 1989
| [[Monte Carlo Masters|Monte Carlo, Monaco]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Diego Nargiso]]
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Tomáš Šmíd]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]]
| 6–1, 4–6, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3–5
| 1990
| [[ATP Estoril|Estoril, Portugal]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Omar Camporese]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sergio Casal]] <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Emilio Sánchez]]
| 5–7, 6–4, 5–7
|}

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

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