Giovanni Fonio

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Giovanni Fonio
Country (sports)Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Residence Novara, Italy
Born (1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 (age 27)
Novara, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$67,445
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0 Challenger, 4 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 269 (29 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 269 (29 January 2024)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles2 Challenger, 4 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 406 (15 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 406 (15 January 2024)
Last updated on: 22 January 2024.

Giovanni Fonio (born 7 May 1998) is an Italian tennis player.

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Fonio has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 269 achieved on 29 January 2024. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 406 achieved on 15 January 2024. [1]

Career

Fonio has won 2 ATP Challenger doubles title: at the 2021 Antalya Challenger III with Riccardo Bonadio and at the 2023 Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia with Francesco Forti.

In May 2022, at the qualifiers at the Internazionali d’Italia he lost to Emil Ruusuvuori. [2]

On 30 November 2023, at the Yokkaichi Challenger in Japan, he defeated the then top 100 player Yosuke Watanuki in 3 sets. [3]

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals

Singles:7 (4-3)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0-0)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (4-3)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4-3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Sep 2018Italy F29, Santa Margherita di Pula FuturesClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sandro Ehrat 5-7, 4-6
Loss0–2May 2019M15, Bucharest, RomaniaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Spain.svg Albert Alcaraz Ivorra6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Win1-2Feb 2020M15, Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Michael Vrbenský 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win2-2Feb 2021M15, Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Cerundolo W/0
Win3-2Mar 2021M15, Opatija, CroatiaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Dambrosi6-2, 6-3
Loss3-3Jun 2021M15, Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the United States.svg Nicolas Moreno de Alboran 5-7, 4-6
Win4-3Jan 2022M15, Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Romania.svg Cezar Crețu 6-1, 6-4

Doubles: 2 (2-0)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–0)
ITF Futures (0-0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2-0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1-0 Dec 2021 Antalya, TurkeyChallengerClay Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Bonadio Flag of South Korea.svg Hsu Yu-hsiou
Flag of South Korea.svg Tseng Chun-hsin
3–6, 6–2, [12–10]
Win2-0 Aug 2023 Cordenons, Italy ChallengerClay Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Forti Flag of India.svg Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Taylor
5–7, 6–1, [10–7]

References

  1. "Giovanni Fonio | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  2. Mastronuzzi, Andrea (2022-05-07). "ATP Roma, 1° turno qualificazioni: Dellien batte Rune, fuori Kokkinakis e l'azzurro Fonio". Ubitennis (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  3. "Yokkaichi: Fonio batte Watanuki e vola ai quarti". Supertennis (in Italian). 2023-11-30. Retrieved 2024-01-23.