Mariano Navone

Mariano Navone
Navone at the 2024 French Open
Country (sports) Argentina
Born (2001-02-27) 27 February 2001 (age 23)
Nueve de Julio, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachAndrés Dellatorre
Prize moneyUS$ 918,991
Singles
Career record18–24
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 29 (10 June 2024)
Current rankingNo. 36 (26 August 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2024)
French Open2R (2024)
Wimbledon1R (2024)
US Open2R (2024)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2024)
Doubles
Career record1–7
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 377 (26 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 408 (9 September 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2024)
Wimbledon1R (2024)
US Open2R (2024)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2024)
Last updated on: 9 September 2024.

Mariano Navone (born 27 February 2001) is an Argentine professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 29 achieved on 10 June 2024. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 377 achieved on 26 June 2023.[1]

Early life and background

Navone was born in Nueve de Julio, Buenos Aires, to Luis Navone and Analía Vizzón. He is of Italian descent. He has two sisters, Lucía and Pilar.[2][3] He began playing tennis at the age of three, and attended the Escuela de Tenis del Club Atletico Nueve de Julio.[3][4]

Professional career

2023: Five Challenger titles, top 125

Navone at the 2023 French Open

Navone won five ATP Challenger singles titles, all during the 2023 season.[5]

2024: ATP debut, first wins, top 35

He made his debut at the 2024 Córdoba Open as a wildcard. He also qualified for the next Latin American Golden swing tournament on home soil at the 2024 Argentina Open. Ranked No. 113, he qualified for his first ATP 500 tournament at the 2024 Rio Open and defeated compatriot Federico Coria for his first ATP win. He reached his first ATP semifinal defeating Yannick Hanfmann and wildcard João Fonseca.[6] He reached his first final defeating defending champion and second seed Cameron Norrie, his first top-50 win. As a result he reached the top 60, raising 50 positions up in the rankings.[7] Navone became the first qualifier to reach an ATP 500 final since Jiří Veselý in Dubai in 2022.[8] He lost to fifth seed Sebastián Báez in an all-Argentine final.[9][10] He entered the next Golden swing tournament, the 2024 Chile Open with a special exempt (SE) status.

Seeded seventh at the 2024 Grand Prix Hassan II he reached the semifinals defeating wildcard Aziz Dougaz, Stan Wawrinka and Aleksandar Vukic before losing to eventual champion Matteo Berrettini. As a result he reached a new career-high singles ranking of No. 51 on 8 April 2024.[11] By reaching the second round at the 2024 Țiriac Open in Bucharest, with a win over Luciano Darderi as the fifth seed, he moved into the top 50 in the rankings.[12] Next he defeated Thiago Seyboth Wild, top seed Francisco Cerúndolo and qualifier Grégoire Barrère to reach his second ATP career final.[13] At the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open on his Masters debut, he reached the second round defeating Alexei Popyrin.[14] He won the biggest title of his career thus far, at the 2024 Sardegna Open Challenger in Cagliari, Italy and moved into the top 35 in the rankings on 6 May 2024.[15][16]

Navone entered the 2024 French Open seeded 31st, making history as the first player to make their main draw Grand Slam debut as a seeded player.[17]

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.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Current through the 2024 Vienna Open.

Tournament 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open Q1 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Wimbledon Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open Q1 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 2–3 0 / 3 2–3 40%
National representation
Summer Olympics NH 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Monte-Carlo Masters A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Italian Open A 2R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canadian Open A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati Open A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Shanghai Masters A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Paris Masters A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 1–5 0 / 5 1–5 17%
Career statistics
2023 2024 Career
Tournaments 0 22 22
Titles 0 0 0
Finals 0 2 2
Hard win–loss 0–0 3–8 0 / 8 3–8 27%
Clay win–loss 0–0 15–11 0 / 11 15–11 58%
Grass win–loss 0–0 0–3 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Overall win–loss 0–0 18–22 18–22
Win Percentage  –  45% 45%
Year-end ranking 125 $1,190,006

ATP Tour finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (0–1)
ATP 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–2)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2024 Rio Open, Brazil ATP 500 Clay Argentina Sebastián Báez 2–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Apr 2024 Romanian Open, Romania ATP 250 Clay Hungary Márton Fucsovics 4–6, 5–7

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (6–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (6–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2022 Corrientes, Argentina Challenger Clay Argentina Francisco Comesaña 0–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 2022 Buenos Aires, Argentina Challenger Clay Argentina Francisco Comesaña 4–6, 0–6
Loss 0–3 Sep 2022 Villa María, Argentina Challenger Clay Argentina Nicolás Kicker 5–7, 3–6
Win 1–3 Jun 2023 Poznań, Poland Challenger Clay Chile Tomás Barrios Vera 7–5, 6–3
Win 2–3 Jul 2023 Santa Fe, Argentina Challenger Clay Paraguay Adolfo Daniel Vallejo 6–2, 6–4
Win 3–3 Sep 2023 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Challenger Clay Argentina Francisco Comesaña 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Win 4–3 Oct 2023 Buenos Aires, Argentina Challenger Clay Argentina Federico Coria 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 5–3 Oct 2023 Santa Fe II, Argentina Challenger Clay Italy Andrea Pellegrino 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss 5–4 Nov 2023 Lima II, Peru Challenger Clay Italy Luciano Darderi 6–4, 3–6, 5–7
Loss 5–5 Jan 2024 Buenos Aires II, Argentina Challenger Clay Argentina Facundo Bagnis 5–7, 6–1, 5–7
Win 6–5 May 2024 Cagliari, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Lorenzo Musetti 7–5, 6–1

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (0–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2021 M15 Ulcinj, Montenegro WTT Clay Chile Bastián Malla 2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2022 M25 Dénia, Spain WTT Clay Dominican Republic Nick Hardt 6–3, 3–6, 2–6

Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (3–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay Chile Miguel Fernando Pereira United States Toby Kodat
Germany Timo Stodder
4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2021 M15 Bratislava, Slovakia WTT Clay Italy Francesco Vilardo Sweden Simon Freund
United States Vasil Kirkov
1–6, 0–6
Win 1–2 Sep 2021 M15 Žilina, Slovakia WTT Clay Italy Francesco Vilardo Czech Republic Jan Jermář
Czech Republic Štěpán Pecák
4–6, 6–1, [10–7]
Win 2–2 Sep 2021 M15 Ulcinj, Montenegro WTT Clay Argentina Alejo Lingua Lavallén Russia Egor Agafonov
Russia Daniel Ibragimov
6–3, 6–2
Win 3–2 Aug 2022 M25 Agadir, Morocco WTT Clay Spain Álvaro López San Martín Germany Nico Hornitschek
Germany Jimmy Yang
3–6, 6–4, [10–5]

References

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