Matteo Donati (Italian pronunciation: [matˈtɛːo doˈnaːti];[1][2] born 28 February 1995) is an inactive Italian professional tennis player.

Matteo Donati
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceAlessandria, Italy
Born (1995-02-28) 28 February 1995 (age 29)
Alessandria, Italy
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2013
RetiredMarch 2023 (last match played)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$377,373
Singles
Career record1–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 159 (27 July 2015)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2016)
French OpenQ3 (2016, 2017)
WimbledonQ3 (2015)
US OpenQ1 (2015, 2018)
Doubles
Career record1–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 231 (12 February 2018)
Last updated on: 20 March 2024.

Career edit

On 13 April 2015, he reached the final of the ATP Challenger, the Napoli Cup, and reached a career-high of No. 247 in the ATP World Tour singles rankings.

Professional career edit

2015 edit

Donati's first big professional result came in Naples at the 2015 Tennis Napoli Cup. As a wildcard, the Italian defeated Axel Michon in straight sets in the first round, World number 111 (former n. 33) and number 1 seed Andrey Golubev 6–7(3), 6–4, 6–2 in the following round, and fellow Italian Andrea Arnaboldi in a thriller three-setter in the quarterfinals. Donati then reached his first ATP Challenger Tour final (beating Marco Cecchinato 7–6(5), 6–2 in the semifinals) where he lost to Daniel Muñoz de la Nava in straight sets.

In May Donati obtained a wildcard into the main draw of the 2015 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, in Rome. Playing for the first time in a Master 1000 tournament (also his first ATP match), Donati fought back – from a set down – to beat World number 49 Santiago Giraldo 2–6, 6–1, 6–4.[3]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals edit

Singles: 10 (5–5) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–4)
ITF Futures (5–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (5–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1-0 Aug 2013 Finland F2, Kotka Futures Clay   Micke Kontinen 7–5, 2–6, 6–1
Win 2-0 Aug 2013 Finland F3, Nastola Futures Clay   Vladimir Ivanov 6–1, 6–3
Win 3-0 Sep 2013 Italy F24, Trieste Futures Clay   Pietro Rondoni 6–1, 6–2
Win 4-0 Oct 2013 Italy F28, Biella Futures Clay   Grégoire Burquier 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win 5-0 Apr 2014 Italy F10, Pula Futures Clay   Johan Sebastien Tatlot 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Loss 5-1 Jul 2014 Denmark F1, Aarhus Futures Clay   Christian Lindell 2–6, ret.
Loss 5-2 Apr 2015 Napoli, Italy Challenger Clay   Daniel Muñoz de la Nava 2–6, 1–6
Loss 5-3 Jun 2016 Caltanissetta, Italy Challenger Clay   Paolo Lorenzi 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(7–9)
Loss 5-4 Jun 2018 Vicenza, Italy Challenger Clay   Hugo Dellien 4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss 5-5 Jun 2018 Caltanissetta, Italy Challenger Clay   Jaume Munar 2–6, 6–7(2–7)

Doubles: 10 (7–3) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (5–1)
ITF Futures (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (6–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2012 Italy F7, Sanremo Futures Clay   Viktor Galović   Claudio Grassi
  Andis Juška
5–7, 7–6(7–2), [12–14]
Loss 0–2 Sep 2012 Turkey F37, Antalya Futures Hard   Francesco Picco   Brydan Klein
  Dane Propoggia
1–6, 2–6
Win 1–2 Apr 2013 Italy F4, Padova Futures Clay   Andrey Golubev   Mate Delić
  Joško Topić
7–6(8–6), 3–6, [10–6]
Win 2–2 Apr 2014 Vercelli, Italy Challenger Clay   Stefano Napolitano   Pierre-Hugues Herbert
  Albano Olivetti
7–6(7–2), 6–3
Win 3–2 Jul 2014 Denmark F1, Aarhus Futures Clay   Simone Vagnozzi   Christian Lindell
  Robin Olin
6–1, 6–0
Win 4–2 Jan 2016 Happy Valley, Australia Challenger Hard   Andrey Golubev   Denys Molchanov
  Aleksandr Nedovyesov
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–1]
Loss 4–3 Apr 2016 Napoli, Italy Challenger Clay   Stefano Napolitano   Gero Kretschmer
  Alexander Satschko
1–6, 3–6
Win 5–3 Apr 2017 Barletta, Italy Challenger Clay   Marco Cecchinato   Marin Draganja
  Tomislav Draganja
6–3, 6–4
Win 6–3 Sep 2017 Sibiu, Romania Challenger Clay   Marco Cecchinato   Sander Gillé
  Joran Vliegen
6–3, 6–1
Win 7–3 Jul 2018 Perugia, Italy Challenger Clay   Daniele Bracciali   Tomislav Brkić
  Ante Pavić
6–3, 3–6, [10–7]

Junior Grand Slam finals edit

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) edit

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2012 Wimbledon Grass   Pietro Licciardi   Nick Kyrgios
  Andrew Harris
2–6, 4–6

Performance timeline edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles edit

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q2 Q1 A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A Q3 Q3 A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A Q3 A Q1 Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A Q1 A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Rome Q1 2R Q2 A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Shanghai A Q1 A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 1 1–1 50%

References edit

  1. ^ Luciano Canepari. "Matteo". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  2. ^ Luciano Canepari. "Donati". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  3. ^ "Italian Wild Card Scores Stunner". atpworldtour.com. ATP.

External links edit