Gianluca Mager

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Gianluca Mager
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Mager at the 2019 French Open
Country (sports)Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Born (1994-12-01) 1 December 1994 (age 29)
Sanremo
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2013
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachMatteo Civarolo
Flavio Cipolla
Prize moneyUS$1,596,525
Singles
Career record25–35
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 62 (22 November 2021)
Current rankingNo. 263 (29 January 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2021, 2022)
French Open 2R (2021)
Wimbledon 2R (2021)
US Open 1R (2020, 2021)
Doubles
Career record1–11
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 310 (10 June 2019)
Current rankingNo. 1025 (29 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2021, 2022)
French Open 1R (2020)
Wimbledon 1R (2021)
US Open 1R (2021)
Last updated on: 29 January 2024.

Gianluca Mager (born 1 December 1994) is an Italian tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 66 achieved on 13 September 2021. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 310 achieved on 10 June 2019.

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Personal Info

Born in Liguria, from a family of German origins. [1]

In 2010, Mager was disqualified for failing a doping test after smoking marijuana at a party. [2]

Professional career

Mager made his ATP main draw debut at the 2017 Internazionali BNL d'Italia after earning a wildcard in the pre-qualifying wildcard tournament. [3] He was defeated by Aljaž Bedene in the first round.

He got his first singles ATP main-draw win in the first round in Stockholm in October 2019 against Spaniard Pablo Andújar.

At the 2020 Rio Open in Brazil, an ATP 500 level tournament on clay courts, he beat world No. 34 Casper Ruud in the first round, and world No. 4 Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals to reach the semifinal as a qualifier. [4] Mager reached his first ATP Tour final, defeating lucky loser Attila Balázs in the semifinals before losing to Chilean Cristian Garín, 6–73–7, 5–7. Mager started the tournament No. 114 in the world and qualified into the main draw. After this good performance, Mager reached a singles ranking of World No. 77.

At the 2021 Sofia Open Mager reached his fourth quarterfinal of the season at the ATP 250 level (after Delray Beach, Belgrade and Kitzbühel) defeating sixth seed Adrian Mannarino and Miomir Kecmanović. [5] He lost in the quarterfinals to Gaël Monfils in straight sets 6–2, 6–2 in 50 minutes. He was aiming to reach his second tour-level semifinal and first since 2020 in Rio de Janeiro. [6] [7]

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner–up)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (0–1)
ATP 250 (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Feb 2020 Rio Open, Brazil500 SeriesClay Flag of Chile.svg Cristian Garín 6–7(3–7), 5–7

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 17 (10–7)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (6–1)
ITF Futures Tour (4–6)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (9–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Aug 2014Georgia F2, Telavi FuturesClay Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Medvedev 6–3, 2–6, 2–6
Win1–1Aug 2014Georgia F3, Telavi FuturesClay Flag of Chile.svg Cristóbal Saavedra Corvalán 2–4 ret.
Loss1–2Sep 2014Italy F31, Santa Margherita di Pula FuturesClay Flag of Germany.svg Florian Fallert1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss1–3Sep 2014Italy F33, Santa Margherita di Pula FuturesClay Flag of Italy.svg Omar Giacalone6–2, 2–6, 5–7
Loss1–4Nov 2014Italy F39, Santa Margherita di Pula FuturesClay Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Naso 4–6, 3–6
Loss1–5Aug 2015Italy F20, Pontedera FuturesClay Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Giustino 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Win2–5Sep 2015Italy F27, Santa Margherita di Pula FuturesClay Flag of Germany.svg Yannick Maden 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 6–3
Win3–5Oct 2015Italy F33, Santa Margherita di Pula FuturesClay Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Sonego 6–3, 6–3
Win4–5Jul 2017Italy F21, Casinalbo FuturesClay Flag of Argentina.svg Andrea Collarini 4–6, 7–6(7–0), 6–2
Loss4–6Apr 2018Italy F7, Santa Margherita di Pula FuturesClay Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Giustino 4–6, 1–6
Loss4–7 Jul 2018 Milan, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Serbia.svg Laslo Đere 2–6, 1–6
Win5–7 Jan 2019 Koblenz, GermanyChallengerHard (i) Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Ortega Olmedo 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2
Win6–7 Apr 2019 Barletta, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Serbia.svg Nikola Milojević 7–6(9–7), 5–7, 3–2 ret.
Win7–7 Sep 2019 Biella, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Lorenzi 6-0, 6-7(4–7), 7-5
Win8–7 Apr 2021 Marbella, SpainChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Jaume Munar 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win9–7 Feb 2022 Las Palmas, SpainChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Carballés Baena 7–6(8–6), 6–2
Win10–7 Jan 2024 Punta del Este, UruguayChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Thiago Agustín Tirante 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–0


Doubles: 6 (2–4)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
ITF Futures Tour (1–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 2014Georgia F2, Telavi FuturesClay Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Bonadio Flag of France.svg Grégoire Barrère
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Luca Margaroli
6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7)
Win1–1Sep 2014Italy F31, Santa Margherita di Pula FuturesClay Flag of Italy.svg Federico Maccari Flag of Spain.svg Marcos Giraldi Requena
Flag of Portugal.svg Gonçalo Oliveira
3–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Loss1–2Sep 2014Italy F33, Santa Margherita di Pula FuturesClay Flag of Portugal.svg Gonçalo Oliveira Flag of Italy.svg Omar Giacalone
Flag of Italy.svg Pietro Rondoni
5–7, 1–6
Loss1–3Mar 2015France F7, Saint Raphaël FuturesHard (i) Flag of Italy.svg Erik Crepaldi Flag of France.svg Yannick Jankovits
Flag of France.svg Alexandre Sidorenko
1–6, 4–6
Loss1–4Apr 2018Italy F6, Santa Margherita di Pula FuturesClay Flag of Italy.svg Walter Trusendi Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Ignacio Galarza
Flag of Argentina.svg Mariano Kestelboim
6–1, 4–6, [6–10]
Win2–4 Jan 2019 Chennai, IndiaChallengerHard Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Pellegrino Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Reid
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Saville
6–4, 7–6(9–7)

Record against top 10 players

Mager's match record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches and Davis Cup matches are considered:

PlayerRecordWin %HardClayGrassLast match
Number 2 ranked players
Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud 1–150%1–1Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2021 Marbella
Number 3 ranked players
Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem 1–0100%1–0Won (7–6(7–4), 7–5) at 2020 Rio de Janeiro
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov 0–10%0–1Lost (5–7, 1–6) at 2020 Rome
Number 4 ranked players
Flag of Italy.svg Jannik Sinner 0–10%0–1Lost (1–6, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6) at 2021 French Open
Number 5 ranked players
Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Rublev 0–10%0–1Lost (3–6, 2–6, 2–6) at 2022 Australian Open
Number 6 ranked players
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Félix Auger-Aliassime 0–10%0–1Lost (6–4, 4–6, 1–6) at 2021 Paris
Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils 0–20%0–2Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2021 Indian Wells
Number 8 ranked players
Flag of Russia.svg Karen Khachanov 0–10%0–1Lost (5–7, 3–6) at 2022 Adelaide 2
Number 10 ranked players
Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta 0–10%0–1Lost (3–6, 6–7(2–7)) at 2019 Stockholm
Total2–918%0–6
(0%)
2–3
(40%)
0–0
(  )
* Statistics correct as of 18 October 2023.

Wins over top 10 players

Season2020Total
Wins11
#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScoreGMR
2020
1. Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem No. 4 Rio Open, BrazilClayQF7–67–4, 7–5128
* As of 26 September 2020

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