Francesco Passaro

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Francesco Passaro
Passaro RGQ23.jpg
Passaro at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Residence Perugia, Italy
Born (2001-01-07) 7 January 2001 (age 24)
Perugia, Italy
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2019
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachRoberto Tarpani
Prize money$783,623
Singles
Career record7–14
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 106 (9 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 107 (16 September 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (2025)
French Open Q1 (2023)
Wimbledon Q1 (2023, 2024)
US Open Q2 (2022, 2024)
Doubles
Career record0–4
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 256 (20 February 2023)
Current rankingNo. 477 (16 September 2024)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Oran Men's Singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Oran Men's Doubles
Last updated on: 20 September 2024.

Francesco Passaro (born 7 January 2001) is an Italian tennis player. He reached a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 106 on 9 September 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 256 on 20 February 2023. [1]

Contents

Career

2021: ATP debut

Passaro made his ATP main draw debut at the 2021 Emilia-Romagna Open after receiving a wildcard for the doubles main draw.

2022-23: Masters, NextGen Finals and top 150 debuts

He played his first ATP Challenger Tour final at the 2022 Sanremo Challenger and was defeated in three sets by the world No. 91 Holger Rune.

He made his Masters debut at the 2022 Italian Open in Rome as a wildcard.

He won his first Challenger in July 2022 in Trieste, Italy becoming the 20th #NextGenATP winner in 2022. As a result he reached a new career-high in the top 150 of world No. 144 on 25 July 2022. [2] [1]

He qualified for the 2022 Next Generation ATP Finals. [3]

He reached a career high ranking of No. 108 on 13 February 2023.

2024-25: First Masters third round, Major & top 100 debuts

He received a wildcard for the 2024 Chile Open in Santiago. He also entered the main draw at the ATP Challenger 125, the 2024 Tennis Napoli Cup this time as an alternate, and reached the semifinals. As a result he returned to the top 200 in the rankings on 1 April 2024. [1]

After reaching the main draw of his home Masters, the Italian Open, having received a wildcard for the qualifying competition, he defeated Arthur Rinderknech for his first Masters main draw win. Next, he reached the third round for the first time at a Masters level, defeating 23rd seed Tallon Griekspoor. [4] Following lifting his second title at the 2024 Turin Challenger as a wildcard, with a win over top seed Lorenzo Musetti in the final, he returned to the top 150 in the rankings climbing more than 100 positions back in the rankings on 20 May 2024. He became the first player since Robin Soderling in 2009 (Sunrise) to defeat five Top 100 players en route to a Challenger trophy. [5] [6] A month later, he returned to the top 130 on 17 June 2024. After winning the Genoa Challenger, he returned to the top 110 at a new career-high of No. 106 on 9 September 2024. [1]

Passaro made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2025 Australian Open as a lucky loser after the withdrawal of his compatriot Fabio Fognini. [7] He recorded his first Grand Slam win following the retirement of tenth seed Grigor Dimitrov due to a hip injury, and moved into the top 100 in the live singles rankings. [8]

Grand Slam performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(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

Tournament 2022 2023 2024 2025 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 Q2 2R 1–1
French Open A Q1 A0–0
Wimbledon A Q1 Q1 0–0
US Open Q2 Q1 Q2 0–0
Win–loss0–00–00–01–11–1
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Open A Q2 A0–0
Madrid Open A Q1 A0–0
Italian Open 1R 1R 3R 2–3
Win–loss0–10–12–10–02–3

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–6)
Finals by Surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–6)
Grass (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Apr 2022 Sanremo, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Denmark.svg Holger Rune 1–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss0–2 Jun 2022 Forlì, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Musetti 6–2, 3–6, 2–6
Loss0–3 Jun 2022 Milan, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Coria 6–7(2–7), 4–6
Win1–3 Jul 2022 Trieste, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Zhizhen 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss1–4 Sep 2022 Como, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Germany.svg Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 6–7(2–7), 4–6
Loss1–5 Jul 2023 Trieste, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Hugo Gaston 3–6, 7–5, 2–6
Win2–5 May 2024 Turin, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Musetti 6–3, 7–5
Win3–5 Sep 2024 Genoa, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Jaume Munar 7–5, 6–3
Loss3–6 Nov 2024 Maia, PortugalChallengerClay (i) Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Damir Džumhur 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 May 2022 Vicenza, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Gigante Flag of Argentina.svg Francisco Comesaña
Flag of Italy.svg Luciano Darderi 		3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss0–2 Feb 2023 Tenerife II, SpainChallengerHard Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Gigante Flag of the United States.svg Christian Harrison
Flag of Japan.svg Shintaro Mochizuki 		4–6, 3–6

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (3–2)
Finals by Surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 2019M15 Gubbio, ItalyWTTClay Flag of Argentina.svg Gonzalo Villanueva 5–7, 2–6
Win1–1Apr 2021M15 Cairo, EgyptWTTClay Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Dambrosi6–1, 6–4
Win2–1Aug 2021M15 Xàtiva, SpainWTTClay Flag of Spain.svg Iñaki Montes de la Torre 2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss2–2Jan 2022M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Flag of Italy.svg Mattia Bellucci 4–6, 5–7
Win3–2Feb 2022M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Flag of France.svg Térence Atmane 7–6(7–3), 6–2

Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ITF WTT (3–1)
Finals by Surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Mar 2019M15 Murcia, SpainWTTClay Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Bocchi Flag of Spain.svg Eduard Esteve Lobato
Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro López San Martín 		4–6, 4–6
Win1–1Apr 2021M15 Cairo, EgyptWTTClay Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Capecchi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Johnson
Flag of Ukraine.svg Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi 		7–5, 6–4
Win2–1Aug 2021M15 Xàtiva, SpainWTTClay Flag of Spain.svg Imanol López Morillo Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Barroso Campos
Flag of Spain.svg Benjamín Winter López		6–4, 6–4
Win3–1Oct 2021M15 Madrid, SpainWTTClay Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Lopez Montagud Flag of France.svg Lucas Bouquet
Flag of North Macedonia.svg Stefan Micov		6–0, 6–3

Wins against top 10 players

Season2025Total
Wins11
#PlayerRkEventSurfaceRdScoreRkRef
2025
1. Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov 10 Australian Open, AustraliaHard1R7–5, 2–1 ret.104 [10]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Wu Yibing Surges to Career High After Indianapolis Challenger Title | ATP Tour | Tennis".
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  4. ↑ "Rome Masters: Qualifier Passaro reaches third round". 10 May 2024.
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