Giulio Zeppieri

Giulio Zeppieri

Zeppieri at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports)	Italy
Residence	Latina, Italy
Born	(2001-12-07) 7 December 2001 (age 23) Rome, Italy
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro	2019
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Massimo Sartori, Tommaso Castagnola (2025-), [1]
Prize money	US$ 1,119,637
Singles
Career record	6–18
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 110 (29 January 2024)
Current ranking	No. 296 (15 July 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2024)
French Open	2R (2023, 2024)
Wimbledon	1R (2025)
US Open	Q3 (2023)
Doubles
Career record	1–3
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 242 (4 April 2022)
Last updated on: 29 June 2025.

Giulio Zeppieri (born 7 December 2001) is an Italian professional tennis player.

Zeppieri has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 110 achieved on 29 January 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 242 achieved on 4 April 2022.

Professional career

2019: NextGen Finals alternate

Zeppieri was one of the alternates for the 2019 Next Generation ATP Finals. ^[2]

2020-21: ATP debut, First Challenger title, Top 250 debut

Zeppieri made his ATP main draw debut at the 2020 Forte Village Sardegna Open after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw. ^[3]

In August 2021, he won his first Challenger in Barletta, Italy defeating compatriot Flavio Cobolli. As a result he reached a new career-high inside the top 300 at No. 251 on 30 August 2021 and later inside the top 250 at No. 245 on 20 September 2021.

2022: Major & Masters 1000 debut, first ATP semifinal & top 150

He qualified into the main draw for his first Masters 1000 in Rome on his second attempt defeating 14th seeded Maxime Cressy in the qualifying competition.

He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2022 French Open after qualifying for the main draw with a win over wildcard Frenchman Sean Cuenin. ^[4]

He recorded his first ATP win as a qualifier at the 2022 Croatia Open Umag over Pedro Cachin. ^[5] He defeated Daniel Elahi Galán to reach the quarterfinals. ^[6] Next he defeated Bernabé Zapata Miralles in straight sets to reach his first semifinal of his career. As a result he moved into the top 150 in the rankings on 1 August 2022 at world No. 136. ^[7]

2023: Second Challenger title, first Major win

He won his second Challenger title in Cherbourg defeating Titouan Droguet. ^[8] The following week he reached another Challenger final at the 2023 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Rovereto. As a result he reached the top 115 on 27 February 2023.

Ranked No. 129 he qualified into the main draw and recorded his first Major win defeating Alexander Bublik at the 2023 French Open.

2024-25: Australian, Wimbledon and top 125 debuts

He qualified for the 2024 Australian Open making his debut at this Grand Slam and recorded his first major win over Dušan Lajović. ^[9] He entered the 2024 Open 13 Provence in Marseille as a lucky loser. He qualified for the 2024 Qatar ExxonMobil Open. He also qualified for the 2024 French Open and defeated 22nd seed Adrian Mannarino in the first round.

Following his wrist surgery in 2024 and using protected ranking, Zeppieri qualified for the main draw at the 2025 French Open, where he lost to eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz, ^[1] and at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships making his debut at the tournament. ^{[10] [11]}

Performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(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.

Singles

Tournament	2022	2023	2024	2025	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	Q2	2R	Q1	0 / 1	1–1	50%
French Open	1R	2R	2R	1R	0 / 4	2–4	33%
Wimbledon	Q1	Q2	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
US Open	Q1	Q3	A	Q2	0 / 0	0–0	–
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells	A	A	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Miami Open	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Monte-Carlo Masters	A	Q1	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Madrid Open	A	Q2	Q2		0 / 0	0–0	–
Italian Open	1R	1R	1R		0 / 3	0–3	0%
Win–loss	0–2	1–2	2–3	0–3	0 / 10	3–10	23%

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour Finals

Singles 5 (3–2)

Legend (singles) ATP Challenger Tour (2–1) ITF World Tennis Tour (1–1)

Titles by surface Hard (1–1) Clay (2–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2019	M25 Pontedera, Italy	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Enrico Dalla Valle	6-7(4-7), 5-7
Win	1-1	Oct 2019	M25 Santa Margherita Di Pula, Italy	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Bruno Sant'Anna	6-3, 6-2
Win	2-1	Aug 2021	Barletta, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Flavio Cobolli	6-1, 3-6, 6-3
Win	3-1	Feb 2023	Cherbourg, France	Challenger	Hard (i)	Titouan Droguet	7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Loss	3-2	Feb 2023	Rovereto, Italy	Challenger	Hard (i)	Dominic Stricker	6–7(8–10), 2–6

Doubles

Result	Date	Category	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	July 2021	Challenger	Todi, Italy	Clay	Francesco Forti	Facundo Díaz Acosta Alexander Merino	6–3, 6–2

References

1. "Back from wrist surgery, Giulio Zeppieri is eyeing greater heights on the ATP Challenger Tour". 24 June 2025.
2. "Italy's Giulio Zeppieri: Five Things to Know About Milan Alternate, Who Could Play at Next Gen ATP Finals | ATP Tour | Tennis".
3. "Scouting Report: 15 Things to Watch in St. Petersburg, Cologne & Sardinia | ATP Tour | Tennis".
4. "#NextGenATP Italian Giulio Zeppieri Seals Roland Garros Qualification | ATP Tour | Tennis".
5. "Giulio Zeppieri Earns Maiden Tour Win in Umag | ATP Tour | Tennis".
6. "Jannik Sinner Needs Six Match Points to Close Umag Victory | ATP Tour | Tennis".
7. "Carlos Alcaraz Rides Hot Start into Umag SFS | ATP Tour | Tennis".
8. "Thanasi Kokkinakis Defeats Abedallah Shelbayh to Win Manama Challenger | ATP Tour | Tennis".
9. "Get to know Giulio Zeppieri, the latest Italian breaking through". 17 January 2024.
10. "These are all the players qualified for Wimbledon 2025 from the qualifying stage". 26 June 2025.
11. "What were the key Wimbledon qualifying results?". 26 June 2025.

External links

• Giulio Zeppieri at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Giulio Zeppieri at the International Tennis Federation