Alessandro Giannessi

Alessandro Giannessi
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceLa Spezia, Italy
Born (1990-05-30) 30 May 1990 (age 34)
La Spezia, Italy
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2008
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachFlavio Cipolla
Prize money$ 1,419,042
Singles
Career record13–23
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 84 (24 July 2017)
Current rankingNo. 226 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2022)
French Open1R (2021, 2022)
WimbledonQ3 (2018)
US Open2R (2016)
Doubles
Career record2–8
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 171 (14 October 2013)
Current rankingNo. 396 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open2R (2017)
Last updated on: 20 January 2024.

Alessandro Giannessi (born 30 May 1990) is a professional Italian tennis player. On 24 July 2017 he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 84 while his best doubles ranking was No. 171 on 14 October 2013.

Career

Giannessi made his Grand Slam debut at the 2016 US Open as a qualifier where he recorded his first Major win defeating Denis Kudla in five sets.

Giannessi was a singles semifinalist at the 2017 Croatia Open Umag.[1]

At the 2021 French Open, he made his debut at this Major after qualifying for the main draw with a win over Francisco Cerundolo.

At the 2022 French Open, although he lost in the third round of qualifying to Sebastian Ofner — he entered the main draw as a lucky loser.[2]

He won his fourth Challenger title and first since 2019 at the 2023 Zadar Open this time with a win over Sebastian Ofner.[3]

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 23 (10–13)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–8)
ITF Futures Tour (6–5)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (10–11)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2010 Spain F40, Madrid Futures Clay Spain Javier Martí 7–5, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Mar 2011 Turkey F8, Antalya Futures Hard Romania Andrei Mlendea 3–6, 3–6
Loss 1–2 Apr 2011 Italy F4, Rome Futures Clay Italy Daniele Giorgini 5–7, 1–6
Win 2–2 May 2011 Italy F10, Aosta Futures Clay Colombia Eduardo Struvay 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Win 3–2 Jun 2011 Italy F15, Viterbo Futures Clay Slovenia Janez Semrajc 6–3, 6–0
Loss 3–3 Jul 2011 Italy F20, La Spezia Futures Clay Austria Philipp Oswald 3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 3–4 Aug 2011 Italy F22, Appiano Futures Clay Argentina Andrés Molteni 5–7, 4–6
Loss 3–5 Oct 2011 Napoli, Italy Challenger Clay Argentina Leonardo Mayer 3–6, 4–6
Loss 3–6 May 2013 Napoli, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Potito Starace 2–6, 0–2 ret.
Win 4–6 Aug 2013 Italy F19, La Spezia Futures Clay Italy Daniele Giorgini 6–2, 6–3
Win 5–6 Jun 2015 Italy F12, Lodi Futures Clay Switzerland Yann Marti 6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–4
Loss 5–7 Jun 2015 Italy F13, Bergamo Futures Clay Italy Gianluca Naso 6–4, 2–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 6–7 Jul 2015 Italy F17, Sassuolo Futures Clay Italy Gianluca Naso 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 6–8 Jul 2015 San Benedetto, Italy Challenger Clay Spain Albert Ramos Viñolas 2–6, 4–6
Win 7–8 Sep 2016 Szczecin, Poland Challenger Clay Germany Dustin Brown 6–2, 6–3
Loss 7–9 Nov 2016 Ortisei, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Italy Stefano Napolitano 4–6, 1–6
Loss 7–10 Apr 2017 Francavilla, Italy Challenger Clay Portugal Pedro Sousa 3–6, 6–7(3-7)
Loss 7–11 Jun 2017 Caltanissetta, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Paolo Lorenzi 4–6, 2–6
Win 8–11 Sep 2018 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina Challenger Clay Argentina Carlos Berlocq 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–4
Win 9–11 Jun 2019 Vicenza, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Filippo Baldi 7–5, 6–2
Loss 9–12 Jul 2019 San Benedetto, Italy Challenger Clay Argentina Renzo Olivo 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Loss 9–13 Apr 2022 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Clay Portugal Gastão Elias 6-7(4-7), 1-6
Win 10–13 Mar 2023 Zadar, Croatia Challenger Clay Austria Sebastian Ofner 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(8–6)

Doubles: 26 (7–19)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–9)
ITF Futures Tour (6–10)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (5–15)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2008 Italy F34, Quartu Sant'Elena Futures Hard Italy Federico Gaio Italy Fabio Colangelo
Italy Matteo Volante
6–7(7–9), 1–6
Loss 0–2 Feb 2009 Italy F2, Trento Futures Hard (i) Italy Davide Della Tommasina Italy Leonardo Azzaro
Sweden Filip Prpic
3–6, 1–6
Loss 0–3 Jul 2009 Italy F20, Modena Futures Clay Italy Filippo Leonardi Belgium Niels Desein
Belgium Yannick Mertens
2–6, 1–6
Loss 0–4 Aug 2009 Italy F22, Avezzano Futures Clay Italy Giorgio Portaluri Montenegro Daniel Danilović
Montenegro Goran Tošić
6–0, 1–6, [3–10]
Win 1–4 Aug 2009 Italy F25, Piombino Futures Hard Italy Claudio Grassi France Philippe de Bonnevie
Republic of Ireland Colin O'Brien
6–1, 4–6, [10–5]
Loss 1–5 Sep 2009 Italy F28, Porto Torres Futures Hard Italy Francesco Piccari Canada Vasek Pospisil
United Kingdom Marcus Willis
6–4, 3–6, [8–10]
Win 2–5 Sep 2009 Italy F29, Alghero Futures Hard Italy Federico Gaio Canada Vasek Pospisil
United Kingdom Marcus Willis
6–2, 7–5
Loss 2–6 Mar 2010 Italy F1, Trento Futures Hard (i) Italy Federico Gaio Belarus Nikolai Fidirko
Austria Nikolaus Moser
4–6, 4–6
Win 3–6 Jun 2010 Italy F11, Bergamo Futures Clay Denmark Frederik Nielsen Italy Stefano Ianni
Italy Matteo Volante
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win 4–6 Jun 2010 Italy F13, Padova Futures Clay Italy Federico Torresi Italy Paolo Beninca
Italy Matteo Viola
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Win 5–6 Jul 2010 Italy F19, La Spezia Futures Clay Italy Flavio Cipolla Italy Thomas Fabbiano
Italy Walter Trusendi
6–2, 7–6(9–7)
Loss 5–7 Sep 2010 Italy F24, Trieste Futures Clay Italy Marco Bortolotti Mexico Luis Díaz Barriga
Mexico Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
5–7, 3–6
Loss 5–8 Oct 2010 Croatia F7, Dubrovnik Futures Clay Austria Bertram Steinberger Italy Andrea Arnaboldi
United Kingdom Morgan Phillips
4–6, 4–6
Loss 5–9 Jul 2011 Italy F20, La Spezia Futures Clay Italy Walter Trusendi Italy Davide Della Tommasina
Italy Riccardo Sinicropi
6–7(3–7), 1–6
Win 6–9 Aug 2011 Italy F22, Appiano Futures Clay Italy Stefano Ianni Argentina Andrés Molteni
Argentina Marco Trungelliti
6–2, 6–0
Loss 6–10 May 2013 Napoli, Italy Challenger Clay Kazakhstan Andrey Golubev Italy Stefano Ianni
Italy Potito Starace
1–6, 3–6
Loss 6–11 Jun 2013 Caltanissetta, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Potito Starace Germany Dominik Meffert
Austria Philipp Oswald
2–6, 3–6
Loss 6–12 Jun 2013 San Benedetto, Italy Challenger Clay Portugal João Sousa France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
France Maxime Teixeira
4–6, 3–6
Win 7–12 Sep 2013 Meknes, Morocco Challenger Clay Italy Gianluca Naso Spain Gerard Granollers Pujol
Spain Jordi Samper Montaña
7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 7–13 Sep 2013 Szczecin, Poland Challenger Clay Italy Andrea Arnaboldi United Kingdom Ken Skupski
United Kingdom Neal Skupski
4–6, 6–1, [7–10]
Loss 7–14 Jul 2015 Padova, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Federico Gaio Russia Mikhail Elgin
Russia Andrey Rublev
4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 7–15 Jul 2015 Italy F17, Sassuolo Futures Clay Italy Matteo Volante Egypt Mohamed Safwat
Austria Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
6–4, 5–7, [8–10]
Loss 7–16 Sep 2015 Genova, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Andrea Arnaboldi Argentina Guillermo Durán
Argentina Horacio Zeballos
5–7, 4–6
Loss 7–17 Sep 2015 Szczecin, Poland Challenger Clay Italy Federico Gaio France Tristan Lamasine
France Fabrice Martin
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 7–18 Jul 2016 Todi, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Salvatore Caruso Brazil Marcelo Demoliner
Brazil Fabrício Neis
2–6, 6–3, [5–10]
Loss 7–19 Mar 2018 Punta del Este, Uruguay Challenger Clay Italy Simone Bolelli Argentina Facundo Bagnis
Uruguay Ariel Behar
2–6, 6–7(7–9)

Singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.
Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q1 Q2 A Q1 Q1 Q2 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q3 0–0
French Open A A A A A Q1 Q2 Q3 Q1 Q2 1R 1R 0–2
Wimbledon A Q2 A A A Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1 NH Q1 Q1 0–0
US Open Q1 Q2 A A A 2R 1R Q1 Q2 A Q1 A 1–2
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–4

References

  1. ^ "Alessandro Giannessi's Biography". International Tennis Federation.
  2. ^ "#NextGenATP Italian Giulio Zeppieri Seals Roland Garros Qualification | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  3. ^ "Heart-stopping Finals Aplenty in Week 12 of ATP Challenger Tour | ATP Tour | Tennis".