Tennis in Italy
History
The four most successful Italian tennis players with regard to Grand Slam tournament results are Nicola Pietrangeli (1959 French Championships and 1960 French Championships), Adriano Panatta (1976 French Open), Francesca Schiavone (2010 French Open) and Flavia Pennetta (2015 US Open).
Also the Italy Davis Cup team won the 1976 Davis Cup, and the Italy Fed Cup team won four times the Fed Cup in 2006, 2009, 2010, and 2013.
Women's tennis in particular has seen tremendous successes in the 21st century, with the advent of Francesca Schiavone, Sara Errani, Flavia Pennetta and Roberta Vinci. All four of these women reached the top 10 of the WTA rankings in both singles and doubles (with Schiavone and Errani reaching the top 5 in singles and Pennetta, Errani and Vinci reaching No 1 in doubles), and reached Grand Slam finals in both disciplines. Schiavone and Pennetta won singles Grand Slam titles, while Pennetta, Errani and Vinci won doubles Grand Slam titles, with Errani and Vinci achieving the Career Grand Slam in doubles as a pair. They were also responsible for Italy's 4 Fed Cup victories as members of the national Fed Cup team.
Players best singles ranking
In this table only those who have reached the top 20 in the world singles ranking.
Updated to 4 October 2023. Data refer to the Open Era (from 1968).[2]
Men
# | Player | Rank | Period | Grand Slam best | ATP wins |
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1 | Adriano Panatta | 4 | August 1976 | Win 1976 French Open | 10 |
Jannik Sinner | 4 | October 2023 | SF 2023 Wimbledon | 9 | |
3 | Matteo Berrettini | 6 | January 2022 | F 2021 Wimbledon | 7 |
4 | Corrado Barazzutti | 7 | August 1978 | SF 1977 US Open, 1978 French Open | 5 |
5 | Fabio Fognini | 9 | July 2019 | QF 2011 French Open | 9 |
6 | Paolo Bertolucci | 12 | August 1973 | QF 1973 French Open | 6 |
7 | Lorenzo Musetti | 15 | June 2023 | 4R 2021 French Open | 2 |
8 | Marco Cecchinato | 16 | February 2019 | SF 2018 French Open | 3 |
9 | Andreas Seppi | 18 | January 2013 | 4R 2012 French Open, Australian Open (2013, 2015, 2017, 2018). 2013 Wimbledon | 3 |
Omar Camporese | 18 | February 1992 | 4R 1992 Australian Open | 3 | |
Andrea Gaudenzi | 18 | February 1995 | 4R 1994 French Open | 2 | |
12 | Renzo Furlan | 19 | April 1996 | QF 1995 French Open | 2 |
Women
# | Player | Rank | Period | Grand Slam best | WTA wins |
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1 | Francesca Schiavone | 4 | January 2011 | Win 2010 French Open | 8 |
2 | Sara Errani | 5 | May 2013 | F 2012 French Open | 9 |
3 | Flavia Pennetta | 6 | September 2015 | Win 2015 US Open | 11 |
4 | Roberta Vinci | 7 | May 2016 | F 2015 US Open | 10 |
5 | Silvia Farina | 11 | May 2002 | QF 2003 Wimbledon | 3 |
6 | Raffaella Reggi | 13 | April 1988 | QF 1987 French Open | 5 |
7 | Sandra Cecchini | 15 | March 1988 | QF 1985 French Open | 9 |
8 | Martina Trevisan | 18 | May 2023 | SF 2022 French Open | 1 |
Grand slam best singles results
Men
Ten Italian tennis players played at least the semi-final in a Grand Slam tournament.[3]
Player | Tournament | Result |
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Umberto De Morpurgo | Roland Garros 1930 | Semifinal |
Giorgio De Stefani | Roland Garros 1932 | Final |
Roland Garros 1934 | Semifinal | |
Giuseppe Merlo | Roland Garros 1955 | Semifinal |
Roland Garros 1956 | Semifinal | |
Nicola Pietrangeli | Roland Garros 1959 | Win |
Roland Garros 1960 | Win | |
Roland Garros 1961 | Final | |
Roland Garros 1964 | Final | |
Wimbledon 1960 | Semifinal | |
Orlando Sirola | Roland Garros 1960 | Semifinal |
Adriano Panatta | Roland Garros 1973 | Semifinal |
Roland Garros 1975 | Semifinal | |
Roland Garros 1976 | Win | |
Corrado Barazzutti | US Open 1977 | Semifinal |
Roland Garros 1978 | Semifinal | |
Marco Cecchinato | Roland Garros 2018 | Semifinal |
Matteo Berrettini | US Open 2019 | Semifinal |
Wimbledon 2021 | Final | |
Australian Open 2022 | Semifinal | |
Jannik Sinner | Wimbledon 2023 | Semifinal |
Women
Eight Italian female tennis players have reached at least the semifinals of a Grand Slam singles tournament.[4][5]
Player | Tournament | Result |
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Maud Rosenbaum Levi | 1930 U. S. National Championships | Semifinal |
Annalisa Ullstein Bossi Bellani | 1949 French International Championships | Semifinal |
Silvana Lazzarino | 1954 French International Championships | Semifinal |
Francesca Schiavone | 2010 French Open | Win |
2011 French Open | Final | |
Sara Errani | 2012 French Open | Final |
2012 US Open | Semifinal | |
2013 French Open | Semifinal | |
Flavia Pennetta | 2013 US Open | Semifinal |
2015 US Open | Win | |
Roberta Vinci | 2015 US Open | Final |
Martina Trevisan | 2022 French Open | Semifinal |
All tournament winners in Open Era
Male
As of 4 October 2023, 84 tournaments have been won by 27 Italian tennis players in the major circuit.
Female
As of 30 July 2023, 77 tournaments have been won by 21 Italian tennis players in the major circuit.
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All-Italian finals in Open Era
Male
There were seven all-Italian finals in Open Era in the ATP Tour.[6]
# | Date | Tournament | Venue | Tier | Surface | Winner | Runner-up | Result |
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1 | May 1974 | Florence Open | Florence | C events | Clay | Adriano Panatta | Paolo Bertolucci | 6-4, 6-1 |
2 | July 1976 | Swedish Open | Båstad | Three-star events | Clay | Tonino Zugarelli | Corrado Barazzutti | 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 |
3 | March 1980 | Cairo Open | Cairo | Grand Prix | Clay | Corrado Barazzutti | Paolo Bertolucci | 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 |
4 | April 1987 | Hypo Group Tennis International | Bari | Grand Prix | Clay | Claudio Pistolesi | Francesco Cancellotti | 6-7(10-8), 7-5, 6-3 |
5 | May 1988 | Florence Open | Florence | Grand Prix | Clay | Massimiliano Narducci | Claudio Panatta | 3-6. 6-1, 6-4 |
6 | Feb 2021 | Great Ocean Road Open | Melbourne | 250 Series | Hard | Jannik Sinner | Stefano Travaglia | 7-6(7-4), 6-4 |
7 | Oct 2022 | Tennis Napoli Cup | Naples | 250 Series | Hard | Lorenzo Musetti | Matteo Berrettini | 7-6(7-5), 6-2 |
Female
# | Date | Tournament | Venue | Tier | Surface | Winner | Runner-up | Result |
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1 | May 1985 | Spanish Open | Barcelona | WTA $50,000 | Clay | Sandra Cecchini | Raffaella Reggi | 6–3, 6–4 |
2 | July 1990 | Estoril Open | Oeiras | WTA Tier V | Clay | Federica Bonsignori | Laura Garrone | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
3 | July 1991 | San Marino Open | City of San Marino | WTA Tier V | Clay | Katia Piccolini | Silvia Farina | 6–2, 6–3 |
4 | March 2003 | Morocco Open | Casablanca | WTA Tier V | Clay | Rita Grande | Antonella Serra Zanetti | 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |
5 | February 2007 | Copa Colsanitas | Bogotá | WTA Tier III | Clay | Roberta Vinci | Tathiana Garbin | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 0–3 ret. |
6 | July 2009 | Internazionali Femminili di Palermo | Palermo | WTA International | Clay | Flavia Pennetta | Sara Errani | 6–1, 6–2 |
7 | April 2010 | Barcelona Ladies Open | Barcelona | WTA International | Clay | Francesca Schiavone | Roberta Vinci | 6–1, 6–1 |
8 | February 2012 | Abierto Mexicano Telcel | Acapulco | WTA International | Clay | Sara Errani | Flavia Pennetta | 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–0 |
9 | July 2013 | Internazionali Femminili di Palermo | Palermo | WTA International | Clay | Roberta Vinci | Sara Errani | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
10 | May 2015 | Nürnberger Cup | Nürnberg | WTA International | Clay | Karin Knapp | Roberta Vinci | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–1 |
11 | September 2015 | US Open | New York City | Grand Slam | Hard | Flavia Pennetta | Roberta Vinci | 7-6, 6-2 |
See also
References
- "Graduatoria degli sport più praticati in Italia" (PDF) (in Italian). coni.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- "QUANTI ITALIANI SONO ENTRATI NEI TOP 50? RISPONDE L'ESPERTO" (in Italian). supertennis.tv. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- "Marco Cecchinato è l'ottavo giocatore nella storia del tennis italiano ad approdare in una semifinale Slam" (in Italian). superlivetennis.it. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- "I migliori risultati delle azzurre nei tornei dello Slam". federtennis.it (in Italian). Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- "VINCI-PENNETTA Tutti i numeri di un'impresa". federtennis.it (in Italian). Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- "ATP: SINNER-TRAVAGLIA, SETTIMO DERBY AZZURRO IN FINALE. I PRECEDENTI" (in Italian). federtennis.it. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
External links
- Italian Tennis Federation official site