Jacopo Berrettini (born 27 November 1998) is an Italian tennis player. Berrettini has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 388 achieved on 15 July 2019. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 282 achieved on 13 September 2019.[1]

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$129,867
Singles
Career record1–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 388 (15 July 2019)
Current rankingNo. 878 (1 April 2024)
Doubles
Career record2–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 282 (13 September 2019)
Current rankingNo. 453 (1 April 2024)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tarragona Men's singles
Last updated on: 6 April 2023.

Personal life edit

He is the younger brother of former world No. 6 Matteo Berrettini.

Career edit

2021: ATP debut in doubles edit

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 edit

Ranked No. 842 in February 2023, 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 in the top 500.

2024 edit

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

ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals edit

Singles: 5 (2–3) edit

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (2–3)
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   Marco Bortolotti 0–6, 6–1, 7–5
Win 2–0 Aug 2018 Switzerland F3, Sion Futures Clay   Johan Nikles 7–5, 6–4
Loss 2–1 Oct 2018 Italy F31, Pula Futures Clay   Nicolae Frunză 4–6, 3–6
Loss 2–2 Oct 2018 Egypt M15, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard   Lukáš Klein 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–3 Aug 2020 Netherlands M15, Alkmaar Futures Clay   Igor Sijsling 2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 9 (5–4) edit

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   Alessandro Petrone   Thiemo de Bakker
  Clément Tabur
6–2, 1–6, [7–10]
Win 1–1 Sep 2019 Italy M25, Pula Futures Clay   Matteo Arnaldi   Luciano Darderi
  Francesco Maestrelli
6–2, 6–2
Win 2–1 Oct 2019 Egypt M15, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard   Alessandro Bega   Arthur Bernabé
  Boris Pokotilov
7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss 2–2 Feb 2021 Turkey M15, Antalya Futures Clay   Raúl Brancaccio   Nuno Borges
  Alex Rybakov
6–4, 6–7(1–7), [6–10]
Win 3–2 Mar 2021 Egypt M15, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard   Luca Nardi   Hsu Yu-hsiou
  Shintaro Imai
6–3, 2–6, [10–7]
Win 4–2 Mar 2021 Egypt M15, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard   Francesco Vilardo   Lucas Miedler
  Aldin Šetkić
6–2, 6–7(1–7), [10–8]
Win 5–2 Mar 2021 Egypt M15, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard   Neil Oberleitner   Takuto Niki
  Yusuke Takahashi
6–3, 6–3
Loss 5–3 Nov 2022 Egypt M25, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard   Francesco Forti   Jeong Yeong-seok
  Park Ui-sung
1–6, 6–7(9–11)
Loss 5–4 Jan 2023 Qatar M15, Doha Futures Hard   Kristjan Tamm   Parikshit Somani
  Khumoyun Sultanov
6–7(3–7), 2–6

References edit

  1. ^ "Jacopo Berrettini | Overview | 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.
  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". 27 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Brothers in business: 842nd-ranked Jacopo Berrettini joins Matteo in Acapulco second round".
  6. ^ "Berrettini brothers' brilliance: Matteo & Jacopo's memorable week". 6 April 2024.

External links edit