Giulio Zeppieri

Giulio Zeppieri
	Zeppieri at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports)	Italy
Residence	Latina, Italy
Born	7 December 2001 (age 22); Rome, Italy
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro	2019
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Giuseppe Fischetti
Prize money	US$767,132
Singles
Career record	5–12 (29.4% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 115 (27 February 2023)
Current ranking	No. 133 (8 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2024)
French Open	2R (2023)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2023)
US Open	Q3 (2023)
Doubles
Career record	1–3 (25.0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 242 (4 April 2022)
Current ranking	No. 1029 (8 January 2024)
	Last updated on: 15 January 2024.

Giulio Zeppieri (born 7 December 2001) is an Italian professional tennis player.

Zeppieri has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 115 achieved on 27 February 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 242 achieved on 4 April 2022.

Professional career edit

2019: NextGen Finals alternate edit

Zeppieri was one of the alternates for the 2019 Next Generation ATP Finals.^[1]

2020-21: ATP debut, First Challenger title, Top 250 debut edit

Zeppieri made his ATP main draw debut at the 2020 Forte Village Sardegna Open after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw.^[2]

In August 2021, he won his first Challenger in Barletta, Italy defeating compatriot Flavio Cobolli. As a result he reached a new career-high inside the top 300 at No. 251 on 30 August 2021 and later inside the top 250 at No. 245 on 20 September 2021.

2022: Major & Masters 1000 debut, first ATP semifinal & top 150 edit

He qualified into the main draw for his first Masters 1000 at the Rome Masters on his second attempt defeating 14th seeded Maxime Cressy in the qualifying competition.

He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2022 French Open after qualifying for the main draw with a win over wildcard Frenchman Sean Cuenin.^[3]

He recorded his first ATP win as a qualifier at the 2022 Croatia Open Umag over Pedro Cachin.^[4] He defeated Daniel Elahi Galán to reach the quarterfinals.^[5] Next he defeated Bernabe Zapata Miralles in straight sets to reach his first semifinal of his career. As a result he moved into the top 150 in the rankings on 1 August 2022 at world No. 136.^[6]

2023: Second Challenger title, top 115, first Major win edit

He won his second Challenger title in Cherbourg defeating Titouan Droguet.^[7] The following week he reached another Challenger final at the 2023 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Rovereto. As a result he reached the top 115 on 27 February 2023.

Ranked No. 129 he qualified into the main draw and recorded his first Major win defeating Alexander Bublik at the 2023 French Open.

2024: Australian Open debut and first win edit

He qualified for the 2024 Australian Open making his debut at this Major and recorded his first win at this Major over Dusan Lajovic.

He entered the 2024 Open 13 Provence in Marseille as a lucky loser. He also qualified for the 2024 Qatar ExxonMobil Open.

Grand Slam performance timeline edit

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	P#	DNQ	A	Z#	PO	G	S	B	NMS	NTI	P	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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	2022	2023	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	2R	0 / 0	0–0	–
French Open	1R	2R	0 / 2	1–2	33%
Wimbledon	Q1	Q2	0 / 0	0–0	–
US Open	Q1	Q3	0 / 0	0–0	–
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Miami Open	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Monte-Carlo Masters	A	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
Madrid Open	A	Q2	0 / 0	0–0	–
Italian Open	1R	1R	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Win–loss	0–2	1–2	0 / 4	1–4	20%

Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour Finals edit

Singles 5 (3–2) edit

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–1)
ITF World Tennis Tour (1–1)

Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2019	M25 Pontedera, Italy	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Enrico Dalla Valle	6-7^(4-7), 5-7
Win	1-1	Oct 2019	M25 Santa Margherita Di Pula, Italy	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Bruno Sant'Anna	6-3, 6-2
Win	2-1	Aug 2021	Barletta, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Flavio Cobolli	6-1, 3-6, 6-3
Win	3-1	Feb 2023	Cherbourg, France	Challenger	Hard (i)	Titouan Droguet	7–5, 7–6^(7–4)
Loss	3-2	Feb 2023	Rovereto, Italy	Challenger	Hard (i)	Dominic Stricker	6–7^(8–10), 2–6