Flavio Cobolli

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Flavio Cobolli
Cobolli RGQ23 (52944096963).jpg
Cobolli at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports)Flag of Italy.svg Italy
ResidenceRome, Italy
Born (2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 (age 22)
Florence, Italy
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2020
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach Stefano Cobolli
Prize moneyUS $$2,156,804
Singles
Career record41–38 (52.0%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 30 (30 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 32 (18 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (2024)
French Open 2R (2024)
Wimbledon 2R (2024)
US Open 3R (2024)
Doubles
Career record1–6
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 316 (11 April 2022)
Current rankingNo. 325 (16 September 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (2024)
Wimbledon 1R (2024)
US Open 2R (2024)
Last updated on: 26 August 2024.

Flavio Cobolli (born 6 May 2002) is an Italian professional tennis player. [1] He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 30 achieved on 30 September 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 316 achieved on 11 April 2022. He is currently the No. 3 ranked Italian. [2]

Contents

Junior career

Cobolli won the 2020 French Open boys' doubles title with Dominic Stricker. [3]

Professional career

2021: ATP debut and first win, Two Challenger finals, Top 250 debut

He reached his maiden Challenger final at the 2021 Garden Open II in Rome, Italy where he lost to Juan Manuel Cerundolo.

Cobolli won his first ATP match on his debut at the 2021 Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma as a wildcard defeating World No. 92 Marcos Giron. [4] [5] As a result, he reached a new career-high of World No. 386 on 31 May 2021. In August he reached his second Challenger final in Barletta, Italy where he lost to compatriot Giulio Zeppieri. As a result, he entered the top 300 at No. 281 on 30 August 2021.

He reached the top 250 at No. 243 on 4 October 2021. He was named as alternate at the 2021 Next Generation ATP Finals. [6]

2022: Maiden Challenger title, top 150 and Masters debuts

He reached a new career high in the top 200 on 10 January 2022 at No. 199. In March, he won his maiden Challenger title at the 2022 Zadar Open in Croatia. As a result, he reached the top 150 on 4 April 2022 at World No. 147.

Cobolli made his Masters main draw debut at the 2022 Rome Masters after receiving a wildcard into the singles and doubles main draws.

2023: Major debut and Maiden ATP quarterfinal, top 100

Cobolli qualified for the 2023 BMW Open and defeated Jordan Thompson in the first round and Oscar Otte in the second to reach his first ATP quarterfinal. [7] Cobolli qualified for the main draw at the Rome Masters after receiving a wildcard into the singles qualifying draw but was defeated by Arthur Rinderknech in the first round.

He made his Major debut at the 2023 French Open, defeating Mathys Erhard, Lukas Klein and Laurent Lokoli in qualifying. In the First Round he faced World Number 1 Carlos Alcaraz on Court Suzanne Lenglen and was defeated in straight sets.

Cobolli at the 2023 French Open Flavio Cobolli (Roland Garros 2023) 01 (cropped).jpg
Cobolli at the 2023 French Open

He won his second Challenger title at the 2023 Lisboa Belém Open defeating Benjamin Hassan in the final . [8] He reached the top 100 after his fifth Challenger final in Olbia, Italy at world No. 95 on 23 October 2023. In November, he qualified for the 2023 Next Generation ATP Finals. [9]

There, he defeated Dominic Stricker but lost to Arthur Fils and Luca Nardi meaning he failed to progress to the semi-finals.

2024: First Major & two Masters third rounds, First ATP final, top 35

As the top qualifying seed at the 2024 Australian Open, he reached the main draw making his debut at this Major [10] and recorded his first win with an upset over 18th seed Nicolás Jarry, his first top-20 and top-50 win, [11] [12] and Pavel Kotov to reach the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career.

In February, he reached his second ATP quarterfinal at the 2024 Open Sud de France with wins over two Frenchmen, eighth seed Gaël Monfils and Constant Lestienne. He won his first round main draw match as a lucky loser at the 2024 Delray Beach Open defeating Taro Daniel, in the next round he defeated qualifier Zachary Svajda to reach back-to back-quarterfinals and the break into the top 70 in the rankings on 19 February 2024. In the quarter-finals he lost to second seed Frances Tiafoe. [13] He qualified for the next tournament, the 2024 Los Cabos Open but lost to Yoshihito Nishioka in the first round. The following week he qualified for his first ATP 500 tournament, the 2024 Abierto Mexicano Telcel and defeated Félix Auger-Aliassime in the opening round, before falling to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the round of 16. [14] [15] [16]

At the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open he reached the third round of a Masters for the first time defeating two Chileans, Alejandro Tabilo and 22nd seed Nicolás Jarry. As a result he moved into the top 60 of the rankings for the first time on 6 May 2024. At his home tournament, the Italian Open, he reached the second round with a win over Maximilian Marterer before losing to Sebastian Korda despite leading with a break in the 3rd set. At the 2024 Geneva Open he reached his third ATP quarterfinal for the season with wins over Aslan Karatsev and fourth seed Ben Shelton in three sets. [17] He defeated Alexander Shevchenko in straight sets in the quarter-finals to reach his first ATP semifinal, where he lost to second seed and eventual champion Casper Ruud despite having match point. Following the 2024 French Open where he lost in the second round to Holger Rune in a fifth set tiebreak, he reached the top 50 on 10 June 2024.

At the beginning of the American hardcourt season in Washington, he reached his first ATP final defeating David Goffin, 8th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, saving 5 match points, 15th seed Alex Michelsen and 2nd seed Ben Shelton, before losing to Korda again in the final. As a result he reached a new career high ranking of no.33 on 5 August 2024. The week after, he reached the second round at the 2024 National Bank Open in Montreal on his debut, with a win over 14th seed Félix Auger-Aliassime and moved to a new career-high ranking of world No. 31 on 12 August 2024. At his next tournament in Cincinnati he recorded the biggest win of his career thus far over 10th seed Tommy Paul, saving three match points. [18] [19] He reached a second Masters third round defeating compatriot Luciano Darderi by retirement. There, he was defeated by 5th seed Hubert Hurkacz in three sets. At the US Open he reached the third round defeating James Duckworth and Zizou Bergs before losing to 5th seed Daniil Medvedev in straight sets. Following the US Open, Cobolli was chosen for Italy's Davis Cup team in Bologna. In his first match representing Italy, he lost to Bergs in a rematch of their US Open match. In his second match, he scored his first Davis Cup win, defeating Tallon Griekspoor in three tight sets. [20] He represented Team Europe at the Laver Cup as first alternate. [21]

He began the Asian swing in Beijing where he played 8th seed Alexander Bublik in the first round. He won in a third set tiebreak, saving match point en route to victory. In the second round he faced Kotov for the third time this season and defeated him in straight sets to reach the quarter-finals. He lost to 3rd seed Medvedev again in the quarter-finals, only managing to convert one of eleven break point opportunities. [22] At the Shanghai Masters he was seeded 28th and thus received a bye to the 2nd round. There, he faced Stan Wawrinka, winning in 3 sets to set up a match against his idol Novak Djokovic. [23] He was defeated in straight sets.

Personal life

He is the son of former tennis player Stefano Cobolli.

He has stated that his tennis idol is Novak Djokovic. [24]

In May 2024, Cobolli signed a deal with sneaker brand On. He had been sponsored by Lotto Sport Italia before On. [25]

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.

Singles

Current through the 2024 Rolex Shanghai Masters.

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AA Q3 Q1 3R 0 / 12–167%
French Open AA Q2 1R 2R 0 / 21–233%
Wimbledon NHA Q1 Q1 2R 0 / 11–150%
US Open AA Q3 Q1 3R 0 / 12–167%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–16–40 / 56–555%
National Bank Open
Davis Cup AAA QF 0 / 11–150%
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Open NHAAA 1R 0 / 10–10%
Miami Open NHAAA 2R 0 / 11–150%
Monte-Carlo Masters NHA Q2 A Q1 0 / 00–0 – 
Madrid Open NHAAA 3R 0 / 12–167%
Italian Open Q1 Q1 1R 1R 2R 0 / 31–325%
Canadian Open NHAAA 2R 0 / 11–150%
Cincinnati Open AAAA 3R 0 / 12–167%
Shanghai Masters NHA 3R 0 / 11-150%
Paris Masters AAAA0 / 00–0 – 
Win–loss0–00–00–10–17–60 / 87–847%
Career statistics
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–LWin%
Tournaments013524Career total: 33
Titles00000Career total: 0
Finals00001Career total: 1
Hard win–loss0–00–00–22–321–140 / 1923–1955%
Clay win–loss0–01–10–13–410–80 / 1414–1450%
Grass win–loss0–00–00–00–03–40 / 43–443%
Overall win–loss0–01–10–35–733–250 / 3639–3652%
Win % – 50%0%42%57%52%
Year-end ranking874205171101 $2,156,804

ATP Tour finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (0–1)
ATP 250 (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Jul 2024 Washington Open, United StatesATP 500Hard Flag of the United States.svg Sebastian Korda 6–4, 2–6, 0–6

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour Finals

Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (2–3)
ITF WTT (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Sep 2019M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyWTTClay Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Nerman Fatić 2–6, 2–6
Win1–1Apr 2021M15 Antalya, TurkeyWTTClay Flag of Sweden.svg Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș 0–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss1–2 May 2021 Rome, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Cerúndolo 2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss1–3 Aug 2021 Barletta, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Italy.svg Giulio Zeppieri 1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win2–3 Mar 2022 Zadar, CroatiaChallengerClay Flag of Poland.svg Daniel Michalski 6–4, 6–2
Win3–3 Oct 2023 Lisbon, PortugalChallengerHard Flag of Lebanon.svg Benjamin Hassan 7–5, 7–5
Loss3–4 Oct 2023 Olbia, ItalyChallengerHard Flag of France.svg Kyrian Jacquet 3–6, 4–6

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 2019 French Open Clay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dominic Stricker Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida
Flag of Argentina.svg Thiago Agustín Tirante 		6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win 2020 French Open Clay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dominic Stricker Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Oliveira
Flag of Brazil.svg Natan Rodrigues		6–2, 6–4

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