Stefano Napolitano

Stefano Napolitano (Italian pronunciation: [ˈstɛːfano napoliˈtaːno, ˈsteː-];[1][2] born 11 April 1995) is an Italian professional tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On 12 June 2017, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 152 and his highest doubles ranking of 182 was achieved on 3 April 2017.

Stefano Napolitano
Country (sports) Italy
ResidencePollone, Italy
Born (1995-04-11) 11 April 1995
Biella, Italy
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Turned pro2012
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$480,189
Singles
Career record1-2
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 152 (12 June 2016)
Current rankingNo. 259 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2019)
French Open2R (2017)
WimbledonQ3 (2018)
US OpenQ2 (2019)
Doubles
Career record1–2
Career titles0
3 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 182 (3 April 2017)
Current rankingNo. 646 (1 July 2019)
Last updated on: 22 March 2020.

Napolitano defeated Augusto Virgili in the qualifying of 2015 Distal & ITR Group Tennis Cup 6–0, 6–3, winning the first set without dropping a single point, which is referred to as a golden set.[3][4]

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 13 (2–11)
Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–5)
ITF Futures Tour (1–6)
Titles by Surface
Hard (2–6)
Clay (0–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2014 Italy F2, Rovereto Futures Carpet (i) Luca Vanni 3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 May 2014 Israel F4, Ashkelon Futures Hard Robin Kern 4–6, 1–6
Loss 0–3 May 2014 Tunisia F2, Sousse Futures Hard David Pérez Sanz 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–4 Aug 2014 Romania F12, Mediaș Futures Clay Filip Horanský 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 2–6
Win 1–4 Mar 2015 Israel F2, Herzlia Futures Hard Michal Konečný 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–5 Apr 2015 Italy F5, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Federico Gaio 2–6, 4–6
Loss 1–6 Sep 2015 Israel F12, Meitar Futures Hard Michael Geerts 6–7(10–12), 2–6
Loss 1–7 Jul 2016 Todi, Italy Challenger Clay Miljan Zekić 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 3–6
Win 2–7 Nov 2016 Ortisei, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Alessandro Giannessi 6–4, 6–1
Loss 2–8 Feb 2018 Bergamo, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Matteo Berrettini 2–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss 2–9 Aug 2018 Lexington, USA Challenger Hard Lloyd Harris 4–6, 3–6
Loss 2–10 Sep 2018 Biella, Italy Challenger Clay Federico Delbonis 4–6, 3–6
Loss 2–11 Mar 2019 Shenzhen, China, P.R. Challenger Hard Marcos Baghdatis 2–6, 6–3, 4–6

Doubles: 9 (4–5)
Legend (Doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–2)
ITF Futures Tour (1–3)
Titles by Surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (4–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2012 Italy F9, Pozzuoli Futures Clay Alessio di Mauro Claudio Grassi
Walter Trusendi		 3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2012 Italy F19, Fano Futures Clay Marco Viola Matteo Volante
Miljan Zekić		 3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 1–2 Apr 2014 Italy F10, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Marco Bortolotti Emanuele Molina
Riccardo Sinicropi		 6–4, 6–4
Win 2–2 Apr 2014 Vercelli, Italy Challenger Clay Matteo Donati Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Albano Olivetti		 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Loss 2–3 Sep 2015 Israel F12, Meitar Futures Hard Michael Geerts Jarryd Chaplin
Ben McLachlan		 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss 2–4 Apr 2016 Napoli, Italy Challenger Clay Matteo Donati Gero Kretschmer
Alexander Satschko		 1–6, 3–6
Win 3–4 Jul 2016 San Benedetto, Italy Challenger Clay Federico Gaio Facundo Argüello
Sergio Galdós		 6–3, 6–4
Win 4–4 Oct 2016 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay Federico Gaio Marin Draganja
Tomislav Draganja		 6–7(5–7), 6–2, [10–3]
Loss 4–5 Jan 2017 Nouméa, New Caledonia Challenger Hard Adrián Menéndez Maceiras Quentin Halys
Tristan Lamasine		 6–7(9–11), 1–6

References
  1. Luciano Canepari. "Stefano". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  2. Luciano Canepari. "Napolitano". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  3. "Il golden set di Stefano Napolitano" (in Italian). 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  4. Josh Meiseles (2015-07-09). "Thirty-Three Points Won In A Row? It Happened". Retrieved 2015-07-10.
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