Matteo Berrettini
Matteo Berrettini (Italian pronunciation: [matˈtɛːo berretˈtiːni];[3][4] born 12 April 1996) is an Italian tennis player.[5] Berrettini has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 8, achieved on 4 November 2019, and a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 105, achieved on 22 July 2019.
Berrettini at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships | |
Country (sports) | Italy |
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Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Born | [1] Rome, Italy | 12 April 1996
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Turned pro | 2015 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Vincenzo Santopadre, Marco Gulisano, Umberto Rianna |
Prize money | US$ 5,093,107 |
Singles | |
Career record | 76–53 (58.9% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 8 (4 November 2019)[2] |
Current ranking | No. 10 (8 February 2021) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2020) |
French Open | 3R (2018, 2020) |
Wimbledon | 4R (2019) |
US Open | SF (2019) |
Other tournaments | |
Tour Finals | RR (2019) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 16–13 (55.2% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 105 (22 July 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 220 (4 January 2021) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2019) |
French Open | 2R (2019) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2018) |
US Open | 2R (2018) |
Last updated on: 4 January 2021. |
Tennis career
2017: ATP main draw debut
Berrettini made his ATP main draw debut at the Italian Open after earning a wildcard in the pre-qualifying wildcard tournament.[6] He was defeated by Fabio Fognini in the first round. He was the top seed in the eight man Italian field competing for the final spot in the inaugural Next Generation ATP Finals in Milan. He lost to Filippo Baldi in straight sets.[7]
2018: First ATP title
At the Swiss Open Gstaad, Berrettini won his first ATP title, defeating Roberto Bautista Agut in the final.[8] He also won his first ATP doubles title at the same event, partnering Daniele Bracciali.[9]
2019: Breakthrough: Major semifinal, Top 10 and ATP Finals
At the Hungarian Open, Berrettini won his second ATP singles title, beating Filip Krajinović in the final. Berretini continued his form into the following week as he reached the final at the Bavarian International Tennis Championships. There, his nine match winning streak ended as he was defeated by Cristian Garín in a third set tie-breaker. At the Italian Open, Berrettini upset Alexander Zverev in the round of 32 for his first ever win against a top 5 player.
Berrettini's development continued into the grass court season, winning his third singles title in Stuttgart, defeating Félix Auger-Aliassime in the final. During the tournament, Berrettini didn't lose a service game, thereby becoming only the fifth man since 1999 to win two tournaments without dropping serve (the other time he accomplished this feat was at the 2018 Gstaad Open).[10] The following week, Berrettini reached his first ATP 500 semifinal at the Halle Open where he was defeated by David Goffin. Following the tournament, the Italian broke into the world's top 20.
As the 17th seed at Wimbledon, Berrettini reached the second week of a grand slam for the first time after defeating Diego Schwartzman in 5 sets in the third round. He lost his next match to 8-time champion Roger Federer comprehensively in 74 minutes. After congratulating Federer for his win during their post-match handshake, Berrettini jokingly asked Federer "Thanks for the tennis lesson, how much do I owe you?"[11]
Berrettini withdrew from his next two events in Gstaad and Montreal, citing an ankle injury.[12] He managed to play one lead up tournament in Cincinnati before competing in the final Grand Slam of the year – the US Open. There, despite his lack of competitive preparation, Berettini managed to reach his first Major quarter final after defeating Andrey Rublev in the fourth round.[13] In the quarterfinals, he beat Gaël Monfils in a fifth set tiebreak to become the first Italian man to reach the US Open semifinals since 1977.[14] Berrettini's run ended in the semifinals against Rafael Nadal in straight sets after he was unable to capitalize on two set points in the opening set tiebreaker.
Pursuing an ATP Finals berth, Berrettini achieved his best Masters result yet at the Shanghai Masters by reaching the semifinals. Along the way Berrettini claimed his second career top 5 victory by beating Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals. Another semifinal appearance, this time at the Vienna Open, saw Berrettini break into the world's top ten. As world number 8, Berrettini claimed the final spot in the season ending championships in London. There, he lost his opening two round robin matches to Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, before becoming the first Italian man to win a match at the event by defeating Dominic Thiem.[15]
2020
At the Australian Open, Berrettini beat Andrew Harris before losing to Tennys Sandgren. After the tour shutdown, he lost to Reilly Opelka in Cincinnati. At the US Open, he lost to Rublev in a rematch of 2019's 4th round. At the Paris Masters, he lost to Marcos Giron in the first round. Despite his results, Berrettini managed to finish in the top 10 for the second year in a row (due to his 2019 US Open points being protected by the post COVID-19 ranking protection).
Playing style
Berrettini is an aggressive all-court player known for his strong serve and forehand. His primary weapon is his forehand, known for its immense speed, spin and depth. He also possesses a strong serve, capable of reaching up to 230km/h. Berrettini focuses on setting up quick points and hitting winners with aggressive play and putting pressure on his opponent. His transitional and net game are also integral parts of his game to finish off points, and he has even been known to serve-and-volley. His aggressive game grounded in huge serves and forehands have led to many comparing him to Fernando Gonzalez and Juan Martin Del Potro.
Despite having a weaker and less consistent backhand wing, Berrettini makes up for it with a strong backhand slice, capable of neutralizing aggression and keeping the ball low, which cause trouble for his opponents and allow for him to set up aggressive forehands. He has good disguise on the dropshot on both wings as well, often following it up by approaching the net.
Berrettini's weaknesses are his defensive game and inconsistency. He suffers most when put under pressure by opponents and is forced to defend on the run, especially when attacked on the backhand wing. Prior to 2019, Berrettini's inconsistency was also a major obstacle to his success, though it has shown signs of improvement since. However, drops in mental focus and his naturally aggressive game still lead to many winners, but also unforced errors in matches.
Personal life
Born in Rome to Luca and Claudia Bigo,[16] Matteo Berrettini has a younger brother, Jacopo, also a tennis player. His maternal grandmother Lucia Fogaça is a Brazilian from Rio de Janeiro.[17] His paternal grandfather is from Florence. He is in a relationship with Australian tennis player Ajla Tomljanović.[18]
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
Singles
Current through the end of 2021 Antalya Open.
Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | Win% | |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | ||
French Open | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | 63% | ||
Wimbledon | A | 2R | 4R | NH | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% | ||
US Open | Q2 | 1R | SF | 4R | 0 / 3 | 8–3 | 73% | ||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 3–4 | 9–4 | 6–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 11 | 18–11 | 62% | |
Year-End championships | |||||||||
ATP Finals | DNQ | RR | Alt | 0 / 1 | 1–2 | 33% | |||
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | 2R | 1R | NH | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||
Miami Open | A | Q1 | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
Madrid Open | A | Q1 | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Italian Open | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% | ||
Canadian Open | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | 1R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||
Shanghai Masters | A | Q2 | SF | NH | 0 / 1 | 4–1 | 80% | ||
Paris Masters | A | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||
Win–Loss | 0–1 | 1–2 | 6–7 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 13 | 10–13 | 43% | |
Career statistics | |||||||||
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Career | ||||
Tournaments | 1 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 1 | Career total: 48 | |||
Titles | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 3 | |||
Finals | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 4 | |||
Overall Win–Loss | 0–1 | 19–19 | 33–19 | 9–6 | 2–1 | 3 / 48 | 63–46 | 58% | |
Year-end ranking | 135 | 54 | 8 | 10 | $5,093,107 |
ATP career finals
Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 2018 | Swiss Open, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | Roberto Bautista Agut | 7–6(11–9), 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | Apr 2019 | Hungarian Open, Hungary | 250 Series | Clay | Filip Krajinović | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 2–1 | May 2019 | Bavarian Championships, Germany | 250 Series | Clay | Cristian Garín | 1–6, 6–3, 6–7(1–7) |
Win | 3–1 | June 2019 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | 250 Series | Grass | Félix Auger-Aliassime | 6–4, 7–6(13–11) |
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 2018 | Swiss Open, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | Daniele Bracciali | Denys Molchanov Igor Zelenay |
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 2–0 | Sep 2018 | St. Petersburg Open, Russia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Fabio Fognini | Roman Jebavý Matwé Middelkoop |
7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 2–1 | Sep 2019 | St. Petersburg Open, Russia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Simone Bolelli | Divij Sharan Igor Zelenay |
3–6, 6–3, [8–10] |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2015 | ITF Antalya, Turkey F36 | Futures | Hard | Matija Pecotić | 7–6(8–6), 6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Oct 2015 | ITF Santa Margherita Di Pula, Italy F30 | Futures | Clay | Andrea Basso | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2016 | ITF Reggio Emilia, Italy F28 | Futures | Clay | Stefano Travaglia | Walkover |
Loss | 1–3 | Nov 2016 | Andria International, Italy | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Luca Vanni | 7–5, 0–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2–3 | Feb 2017 | ITF Oberentfelden, Switzerland F1 | Futures | Carpet (i) | Laurent Lokoli | 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–4 | Mar 2017 | Quanzhou Challenger, China | Challenger | Hard | Thomas Fabbiano | 6–7(5–7), 6–7(7–9) |
Win | 3–4 | Jul 2017 | San Benedetto Cup, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Laslo Đere | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–5 | Aug 2017 | Slovenia Open Portorož, Slovenia | Challenger | Hard (i) | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 7–6(7–4), 6–7(6–8), 3–6 |
Loss | 3–6 | Sep 2017 | Istanbul Challenger, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Malek Jaziri | 6–7(4–7), 6–0, 5–7 |
Win | 4–6 | Feb 2018 | Trofeo Faip-Perrel Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Stefano Napolitano | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 4–7 | Mar 2018 | Irving Classic, USA | Challenger | Hard | Mikhail Kukushkin | 2–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
Win | 5–7 | Mar 2019 | Arizona Classic Phoenix, USA | Challenger | Hard | Mikhail Kukushkin | 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–2) |
Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner–up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Mar 2015 | ITF Antalya, Turkey F12 | Futures | Hard | Filippo Baldi | Edoardo Eremin Lorenzo Sonego |
6–7(3–7), 6–2, [10–0] |
Loss | 1–1 | May 2015 | ITF Santa Margherita Di Pula, Italy F9 | Futures | Clay | Filippo Baldi | Pietro Licciardi Pietro Rondoni |
6–3, 4–6, [7–10] |
Win | 2–1 | Oct 2015 | ITF Santa Margherita Di Pula, Italy F30 | Futures | Clay | Andrea Pellegrino | Filippo Baldi Gianluca Naso |
Walkover |
Win | 3–1 | Sep 2016 | ITF Trieste, Italy F27 | Futures | Clay | Jacopo Stefani | Florian Fallert Tobias Simon |
7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
Win | 4–1 | Sep 2016 | ITF Reggio Emilia, Italy F28 | Futures | Clay | Jacopo Stefani | Andrea Pellegrino Andrea Vavassori |
6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
Record against other players
Record against top 10 players
Berrettini's match record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface, and those who are inactive in italics.
Opponent | Highest ranking | Matches | Won | Lost | Win % | Last match |
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Novak Djokovic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (2–6, 1–6) at 2019 ATP Finals RR |
Andy Murray | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (6–7(2–7), 6–7(7–9)) at 2019 China Open 1R |
Rafael Nadal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (6–7(6–8), 4–6, 1–6) at 2019 US Open SF |
Roger Federer | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | Lost (6–7(2–7), 3–6) at 2019 ATP Finals RR |
Dominic Thiem | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | Won (6–2, 6–4) at 2021 ATP Cup RR |
Grigor Dimitrov | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% | Won (7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–1)) at 2019 Vienna Open 2R |
Alexander Zverev | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2019 Shanghai Masters SF |
David Ferrer | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (5–7, 3–6) at 2018 Eastbourne 1R |
Daniil Medvedev | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (7–6(8–6), 5–7, 4–6) at 2018 Indian Wells Masters 2R |
Stefanos Tsitsipas | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (7–6(7–3), 4–6, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)) at 2019 Australian Open 1R |
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2019 Paris Masters 2R |
Gaël Monfils | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% | Won (6–4, 6–2) at 2021 ATP Cup RR |
Gilles Simon | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% | Won (1–6, 6–3, 6–4) at 2018 Kitzbühel 1R |
Richard Gasquet | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2) at 2019 US Open 1R |
Fernando Verdasco | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (4–6, 7–5, 6–4) at 2019 Sofia QF |
David Goffin | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (6–7(4–7), 4–6) at 2019 Halle SF |
Karen Khachanov | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% | Won (6–2, 7–6(7–4)) at 2019 Halle QF |
Marcos Baghdatis | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (6–1, 7–6(7–4), 6–3) at 2019 Wimbledon Championships 2R |
Jack Sock | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (6–7(5–7), 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 7–5, 6–2) at 2018 Wimbledon Championships 1R |
Andrey Rublev | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | Lost (6–4, 3–6, 3–6, 3–6) at 2020 US Open 4R |
Diego Schwartzman | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% | Won (6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3) at 2019 Wimbledon Championships 3R |
Roberto Bautista Agut | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | Won (6–3, 7–5) at 2021 ATP Cup SF |
Fabio Fognini | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (1–6, 3–6) at 2017 Rome Masters 1R |
Ernests Gulbis | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3) at 2018 French Open 2R |
Lucas Pouille | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (6–2, 6–4) at 2019 Rome Masters 1R |
Denis Shapovalov | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | Lost (6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7)) at 2019 Davis Cup Final RR |
Total | 48 | 25 | 23 | 52% | * Statistics correct as of 5 February 2021 |
Record against players ranked 11–20
Berrettini's match record against those who have been ranked no 11–20.
- Nikoloz Basilashvili 2–1
- Félix Auger-Aliassime 1–0
- Pablo Cuevas: 1–0
- Philipp Kohlschreiber: 1–0
- Nick Kyrgios 1–0
- Feliciano López: 1–0
- Viktor Troicki 1–0
- Kyle Edmund 1–1
- Cristian Garín 1–1
- Andreas Seppi: 1–1
- Hyeon Chung 0–1
- Sam Querrey: 0–1
- * As of 3 February 2021
Wins over top 10 players
- He has a 7–8 (46.7%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Total |
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Wins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | MBR |
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2019 | |||||||
1. | Alexander Zverev | No. 5 | Italian Open, Italy | Clay | 2R | 7–5, 7–5 | 33 |
2. | Karen Khachanov | No. 9 | Merdeces Cup Stuttgart, Germany | Grass | 2R | 6–4, 6–2 | 30 |
3. | Karen Khachanov | No. 9 | Halle Open, Germany | Grass | QF | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | 22 |
4. | Roberto Bautista Agut | No. 10 | Shanghai Masters, China | Hard | 3R | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | 13 |
5. | Dominic Thiem | No. 5 | Shanghai Masters, China | Hard | QF | 7–6(10–8), 6–4 | 13 |
6. | Dominic Thiem | No. 5 | ATP Finals, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | RR | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | 8 |
2021 | |||||||
7. | Dominic Thiem | No. 3 | ATP Cup, Australia | Hard | RR | 6–2, 6–4 | 10 |
- * As of 3 February 2021
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