Matteo Gigante (born 4 January 2002) is an Italian tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 132, achieved on 10 June 2024. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 334 achieved on 6 February 2023.[1]
Country (sports) | Italy |
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Born | Rome, Italy | 4 January 2002
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Marco Gulisano |
Prize money | US$324,953 |
Singles | |
Career record | 1–2 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 132 (10 June 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 141 (16 December 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q1 (2024) |
French Open | Q3 (2024) |
Wimbledon | Q3 (2023) |
US Open | Q1 (2023, 2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 334 (6 February 2023) |
Last updated on: 17 December 2024. |
Professional career
edit2019-21: ITF & Challenger debut
editIn 2019, Gigante made his debut at the ITF tour. In 2020, he made his debut on Challenger level in Bergamo after receiving a wildcard.
2022: First ITF title, rise in the rankings
editIn 2022, Gigante won his first ITF title in Sharm El Sheikh. Later during the year, he made two semifinals on the Challenger tour. He started the season ranked outside the top 800 and finished the year inside the top 250.
2023: First & second Challenger titles, top 200 debut
editIn 2023, he won his first Challenger title in Tenerife as a lucky loser making him only the 16th player to accomplish this feat.[2] In July, he made his top 200 debut following his second career Challenger final in Milan. In August, he won his second Challenger title in Cordenons.[3]
2024: Two more Challenger titles, Top 150
editHe reached the top 150 at world No. 148 on 4 March 2024, following a Challenger title in Nonthaburi, Thailand and then another title and a final both in Tenerife, Spain.[4]
Ranked No. 145, at the 2024 Grand Prix Hassan II he entered the main draw after qualifying but retired in the second set of the match against the defending champion and eventual runner-up Roberto Carballés Baena.[5]
Grand Slam performance timeline
editW | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through the 2023 Wimbledon qualifying
Singles
editTournament | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||
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Australian Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
French Open | Q2 | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Wimbledon | Q3 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
US Open | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals
editSingles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2022 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | WTT | Hard | Nicholas David Ionel | 3–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Mar 2022 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | WTT | Hard | Samuel Vincent Ruggeri | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 2–1 | Feb 2023 | Tenerife, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Stefano Travaglia | 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–2 | July 2023 | Milan, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Facundo Diaz Acosta | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 3–2 | Aug 2023 | Cordenons, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Lukas Neumayer | 6–0, 6–2 |
Win | 4–2 | Jan 2024 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Seong Chan Hong | 6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 5–2 | Feb 2024 | Tenerife, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Stefano Travaglia | 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–3 | Feb 2024 | Tenerife, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Mikhail Kukushkin | 2–6, 0–2 ret. |
Loss | 5–4 | Aug 2024 | Manacor, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Duje Ajduković | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 5 (5 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2022 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | WTT | Hard | Marco Miceli | Mattia Bellucci Federico Iannaccone |
2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2022 | Sanremo, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Flavio Cobolli | Geoffrey Blancaneaux Alexandre Müller |
6–4, 3–6, [9–11] |
Loss | 0–3 | Apr 2022 | M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | WTT | Clay | Francesco Maestrelli | Omar Giacalone Alexander Weis |
1–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
Loss | 0–4 | May 2022 | Vicenza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Francesco Passaro | Francisco Comesaña Luciano Darderi |
3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 0–5 | Feb 2023 | Tenerife, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Francesco Passaro | Christian Harrison Shintaro Mochizuki |
4–6, 3–6 |
References
edit- ^ "Matteo Gigante | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "#NextGenATP Gigante: From Lucky Loser to Challenger Champion | ATP Tour | Tennis". 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Gigante Wins 20th Anniversary Challenger In Cordenons". 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Matteo's 'Gigante' leap forward on Challenger Tour; The lefty is competing this week at the Naples Challenger". 27 March 2024.
- ^ "ATP Marrakech: Matteo Gigante si ritira nei primi game del secondo set contro Carballes Baena" (in Italian).
External links
edit- Matteo Gigante at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Matteo Gigante at the International Tennis Federation