Carlo Alberto Caniato

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Carlo Alberto Caniato
Country (sports)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Residence Forlì, Italy
Born (2005-10-31) 31 October 2005 (age 19)
Verona, Italy
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2021
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach
  • Alberto Casadei
  • Omar Urbinati
Prize moneyUS $47,193
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 627 (21 July 2025)
Current rankingNo. 627 (21 July 2025)
Doubles
Career record1–1
Highest rankingNo. 279 (21 July 2025)
Current rankingNo. 279 (21 July 2025)
Last updated on: 21 July 2025.

Carlo Alberto Caniato (born 31 October 2005) is an Italian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 627, achieved on 21 July 2025, and a doubles ranking of No. 279, achieved on 21 July 2025.

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Early life

Caniato was born in Verona, the second of four children of father Riccardo and mother Laura. [1] [2] His father, uncle, and grandfather were all tennis players; he himself began playing tennis at the age of four. [1] He grew up in Ferrara, and in his youth trained at Tennis Club Marfisa and CUS Ferrara  [ it ]. [2] [3] At the age of 15, he moved to Forlì to train at the Accademia Villa Carpena. [2] [4]

Junior career

In May 2022, Caniato won his first ITF Junior title at the Grade 5 Tennis Club de Kairouan event in Sousse, defeating Yessine Kerouat in the final. [5] [6] That July, he reached the semifinals of the Grade 4 Felbermayr Junior Open in Gunskirchen. [7] [8] He also reached the final of the Grade 4 Bavarian Junior Championships in Fürth as a qualifier, but lost to Keegan Rice. [9] [10] In August, he reached the final of the J4 Slovenian Junior Open in Domžale, but lost to compatriot Lorenzo Angelini. [11] [12]

In May 2023, he won the J200 Città di Prato International Tournament, defeating Nicolai Budkov Kjær in the final. [13] [14] In July, he qualified for his first Junior Grand Slam at Wimbledon, but lost to Rei Sakamoto in the first round of singles. [15] [16] Later that month, he and Gabriele Vulpitta reached the doubles final of the U18 European Junior Championships in Klosters. [1] [17] At the US Open in September, he reached the third round in singles before losing to Learner Tien. [18] [19]

Professional career

In November 2024, Caniato and Fabio De Michele won the doubles title at the M15 event in San Gregorio di Catania, defeating compatriots Niccolò Catini and Giuseppe La Vela in the final. [20] In February 2025, he won back-to-back M15 doubles titles in Sharm El Sheikh, partnering Federico Bondioli. [21] [22] In May, after winning the pre-qualifying tournament, he and Bondioli received a wildcard into the doubles main draw of the Italian Open. [2] In the first round, they upset the fifth-seeded team of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori. [23] [24]

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(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.

Doubles

Current through the 2025 Italian Open.

Tournament 2025 SRW–LWin%
ATP Masters 1000
Italian Open 2R 0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00 / 00–0  

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
ITF WTT (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Aug 2024M15 Forlì, ItalyWTTClay Flag of Italy.svg Federico Iannaccone 3–6, 5–7

Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (3–3)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 2023M15 Pescara, ItalyWTTClay Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Vulpitta Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Picchione
Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Ricca
7–6(7–3), 3–6, [8–10]
Loss0–2Jan 2024M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWTTHard Flag of Italy.svg Federico Bondioli Flag placeholder.svg Erik Arutiunian
Flag placeholder.svg Pavel Verbin  [ ru ]
6–3, 5–7, [5–10]
Loss0–3Jun 2024M15 Bergamo, ItalyWTTClay Flag of Italy.svg Leonardo Malgaroli Flag of Italy.svg Niccolò Catini
Flag of Italy.svg Noah Perfetti
4–6, 6–3, [5–10]
Win1–3Nov 2024M15 San Gregorio di Catania, ItalyWTTClay Flag of Italy.svg Fabio De Michele Flag of Italy.svg Niccolò Catini
Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe La Vela
6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–4]
Win2–3Feb 2025M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWTTHard Flag of Italy.svg Federico Bondioli Flag of Italy.svg Gregorio Biondolillo
Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Sciahbasi  [ pl ]
7–5, 6–2
Win3–3Feb 2025M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWTTHard Flag of Italy.svg Federico BondioliFlag placeholder.svg Erik Arutiunian
Flag placeholder.svg Daniil Ostapenkov
4–6, 7–6(7–1), [10–4]

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