Giulio Zeppieri (born 7 December 2001) is an Italian professional tennis player.
Zeppieri at the 2022 French Open | |
Country (sports) | |
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Residence | Latina, Italy |
Born | Rome, Italy | 7 December 2001
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Turned pro | 2019 |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Giuseppe Fischetti |
Prize money | US$767,132 |
Singles | |
Career record | 6–14 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 115 (27 February 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 144 (6 May 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2024) |
French Open | 2R (2023, 2024) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2023) |
US Open | Q3 (2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 1–3 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 242 (4 April 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 1029 (8 January 2024) |
Last updated on: 15 January 2024. |
Zeppieri has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 115 achieved on 27 February 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 242 achieved on 4 April 2022.
Professional career
edit2019: NextGen Finals alternate
editZeppieri was one of the alternates for the 2019 Next Generation ATP Finals.[1]
2020-21: ATP debut, First Challenger title, Top 250 debut
editZeppieri made his ATP main draw debut at the 2020 Forte Village Sardegna Open after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw.[2]
In August 2021, he won his first Challenger in Barletta, Italy defeating compatriot Flavio Cobolli. As a result he reached a new career-high inside the top 300 at No. 251 on 30 August 2021 and later inside the top 250 at No. 245 on 20 September 2021.
2022: Major & Masters 1000 debut, first ATP semifinal & top 150
editHe qualified into the main draw for his first Masters 1000 at the Rome Masters on his second attempt defeating 14th seeded Maxime Cressy in the qualifying competition.
He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2022 French Open after qualifying for the main draw with a win over wildcard Frenchman Sean Cuenin.[3]
He recorded his first ATP win as a qualifier at the 2022 Croatia Open Umag over Pedro Cachin.[4] He defeated Daniel Elahi Galán to reach the quarterfinals.[5] Next he defeated Bernabe Zapata Miralles in straight sets to reach his first semifinal of his career. As a result he moved into the top 150 in the rankings on 1 August 2022 at world No. 136.[6]
2023: Second Challenger title, top 115, first Major win
editHe won his second Challenger title in Cherbourg defeating Titouan Droguet.[7] The following week he reached another Challenger final at the 2023 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Rovereto. As a result he reached the top 115 on 27 February 2023.
Ranked No. 129 he qualified into the main draw and recorded his first Major win defeating Alexander Bublik at the 2023 French Open.
2024: Australian Open debut and first win
editHe qualified for the 2024 Australian Open making his debut at this Major and recorded his first win at this Major over Dusan Lajovic. He entered the 2024 Open 13 Provence in Marseille as a lucky loser. He qualified for the 2024 Qatar ExxonMobil Open.
He also qualified for the 2024 French Open and defeated 22nd seed Adrian Mannarino in the first round.
Grand Slam performance timeline
editW | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles
editTournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | Q2 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||
French Open | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | ||||||
Wimbledon | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||
US Open | Q1 | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||
Miami Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||
Madrid Open | A | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||
Italian Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | ||||||
Win–loss | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | 30% |
Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour Finals
editSingles 5 (3–2)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2019 | M25 Pontedera, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 6-7(4-7), 5-7 | |
Win | 1-1 | Oct 2019 | M25 Santa Margherita Di Pula, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 6-3, 6-2 | |
Win | 2-1 | Aug 2021 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 | |
Win | 3-1 | Feb 2023 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | 7–5, 7–6(7–4) | |
Loss | 3-2 | Feb 2023 | Rovereto, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | 6–7(8–10), 2–6 |
Doubles
editResult | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 17 July 2021 | Challenger | Todi, Italy | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 |
References
edit- ^ "Italy's Giulio Zeppieri: Five Things to Know About Milan Alternate, Who Could Play at Next Gen ATP Finals | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Scouting Report: 15 Things to Watch in St. Petersburg, Cologne & Sardinia | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "#NextGenATP Italian Giulio Zeppieri Seals Roland Garros Qualification | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Giulio Zeppieri Earns Maiden Tour Win in Umag | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Jannik Sinner Needs Six Match Points to Close Umag Victory | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Carlos Alcaraz Rides Hot Start into Umag SFS | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Thanasi Kokkinakis Defeats Abedallah Shelbayh to Win Manama Challenger | ATP Tour | Tennis".