Jacopo Berrettini

Jacopo Berrettini
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceRome, Italy
Born (1998-11-27) 27 November 1998 (age 25)
Rome, Italy
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2016
CoachMarco Gulisano
Prize money$155,060
Singles
Career record1–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 362 (12 August 2024)
Current rankingNo. 369 (9 September 2024)
Doubles
Career record2–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 282 (12 September 2019)
Current rankingNo. 2303 (9 September 2024)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tarragona Men's singles
Last updated on: 15 September 2024.

Jacopo Berrettini (born 27 November 1998) is an Italian tennis player. Berrettini has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 362 achieved on 12 August 2024. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 282 achieved on 13 September 2019.[1]

Personal life

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He is the younger brother of tennis player Matteo Berrettini, who had a career high ranking of world No. 6.

Career

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2021: ATP debut in doubles

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Berrettini made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Sardegna Open in the doubles draw, partnering with his older brother Matteo after they received a wildcard. The pair reached the semifinals where they were defeated by Simone Bolelli and Andrés Molteni.[2]

2023: ATP debut and first win in singles

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In February, ranked No. 842, after receiving a wildcard for the qualifying draw of the Mexican Open, Berrettini managed to qualify for the main draw by defeating Geoffrey Blancaneaux and Luciano Darderi.[3][4] He recorded his first ATP win when his opponent, Oscar Otte, retired in the third set.[5] As a result, he moved more than 350 positions back up to the top 500 on 6 March 2023.[1]

2024: Maiden Challenger final, top 350

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In April 2024, ranked No. 878, he received a wildcard and reached a Challenger semifinal in Barletta, Italy losing to top seed Harold Mayot.[6] As a result he moved back into the top 760 in the rankings on 8 April 2024.[1]

Berrettini reached his maiden Challenger final at the Francavilla al Mare Open, where he lost to Titouan Droguet.[7] As a result he moved more than 250 positions back up to the top 540 in the singles rankings on 20 May 2024, and another 100 positions reaching No. 447 two months later on 15 July 2024.[1]

Following a quarterfinal showing at the 2024 Szczecin Open he reached the top 350 in the rankings on 26 September 2024.[1]

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

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Singles: 7 (2–5)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (2–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2018 Italy F12, Reggio Emilia Futures Clay Italy Marco Bortolotti 0–6, 6–1, 7–5
Win 2–0 Aug 2018 Switzerland F3, Sion Futures Clay Switzerland Johan Nikles 7–5, 6–4
Loss 2–1 Oct 2018 Italy F31, Pula Futures Clay Romania Nicolae Frunză 4–6, 3–6
Loss 2–2 Oct 2018 Egypt M15, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Slovakia Lukáš Klein 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–3 Aug 2020 Netherlands M15, Alkmaar Futures Clay Netherlands Igor Sijsling 2–6, 1–6
Loss 2–4 Jun 2022 Netherlands M15, Alkmaar Futures Clay Spain Daniel Rincon 5–7, 1–6
Loss 2–5 May 2024 Francavilla al Mare, Italy Challenger Clay France Titouan Droguet 3–6, 6–7(4–7)

Doubles: 9 (5–4)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (5-4)
Finals by surface
Hard (4-2)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2019 Italy M25, Pula Futures Clay Italy Alessandro Petrone Netherlands Thiemo de Bakker
France Clément Tabur
6–2, 1–6, [7–10]
Win 1–1 Sep 2019 Italy M25, Pula Futures Clay Italy Matteo Arnaldi Italy Luciano Darderi
Italy Francesco Maestrelli
6–2, 6–2
Win 2–1 Oct 2019 Egypt M15, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Italy Alessandro Bega France Arthur Bernabé
Russia Boris Pokotilov
7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss 2–2 Feb 2021 Turkey M15, Antalya Futures Clay Italy Raúl Brancaccio Portugal Nuno Borges
United States Alex Rybakov
6–4, 6–7(1–7), [6–10]
Win 3–2 Mar 2021 Egypt M15, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Italy Luca Nardi Chinese Taipei Hsu Yu-hsiou
Japan Shintaro Imai
6–3, 2–6, [10–7]
Win 4–2 Mar 2021 Egypt M15, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Italy Francesco Vilardo Austria Lucas Miedler
Bosnia and Herzegovina Aldin Šetkić
6–2, 6–7(1–7), [10–8]
Win 5–2 Mar 2021 Egypt M15, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Austria Neil Oberleitner Japan Takuto Niki
Japan Yusuke Takahashi
6–3, 6–3
Loss 5–3 Nov 2022 Egypt M25, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Italy Francesco Forti South Korea Jeong Yeong-seok
South Korea Park Ui-sung
1–6, 6–7(9–11)
Loss 5–4 Jan 2023 Qatar M15, Doha Futures Hard Estonia Kristjan Tamm India Parikshit Somani
Uzbekistan Khumoyun Sultanov
6–7(3–7), 2–6

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Jacopo Berrettini | Rankings | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ "Scouting Report: Carlos Alcaraz & Lorenzo Musetti In Action In Marbella & Cagliari | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  3. ^ "'It's A Dream': Jacopo Berrettini Makes Tour Debut Alongside Brother Matteo". ATP Tour. 28 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Elated and relieved Matteo Berrettini jokes about high stress level as brother Jacopo passes qualifiers to book maiden ATP main-draw spot in Acapulco". 28 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Brothers in business: 842nd-ranked Jacopo Berrettini joins Matteo in Acapulco second round". 1 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Berrettini brothers' brilliance: Matteo & Jacopo's memorable week". 6 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Bu, 22, makes Chinese tennis history; Pouille returns to Challenger titletown; Droguet downs Jacopo Berrettini in Italy". 13 May 2024.
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