Jacopo Berrettini

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Jacopo Berrettini
Country (sports)Flag of Italy.svg Italy
ResidenceRome, Italy
Born (1998-11-27) 27 November 1998 (age 26)
Rome, Italy
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2016
CoachMarco Gulisano
Prize money$169,350
Singles
Career record1–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 310 (3 March 2025)
Current rankingNo. 315 (3 March 2025)
Doubles
Career record2–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 282 (12 September 2019)
Current rankingNo. 1574 (18 November 2024)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games November
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Tarragona Men's singles
Last updated on: 20 November 2024.

Jacopo Berrettini (born 27 November 1998) is an Italian tennis player. Berrettini has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 326, achieved on 4 November 2024. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 282, which he achieved on 13 September 2019. [1]

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Personal life

He is the younger brother of former top-10 tennis player Matteo Berrettini. [2]

Career

2021: ATP debut in doubles

Berrettini debuted his ATP main draw at the 2021 Sardegna Open in the doubles draw, partnering with his older brother Matteo after receiving a wildcard. The pair reached the semifinals, where Simone Bolelli and Andrés Molteni defeated them. [3]

2023: ATP debut and first win in singles

In February, ranked No. 842, after receiving a wildcard for the qualifying draw of the Mexican Open, Berrettini managed to qualify for the main draw by defeating Geoffrey Blancaneaux and Luciano Darderi. [4] [5] He recorded his first ATP win when his opponent, Oscar Otte, retired in the third set. [6] As a result, he moved more than 350 positions back up to the top 500 on 6 March 2023. [1]

2024: Maiden Challenger final, top 350

In April 2024, ranked No. 878, he received a wildcard and reached a Challenger semifinal in Barletta, Italy, losing to top seed Harold Mayot. [7] As a result, he moved back into the top 760 in the rankings on 8 April 2024. [1]

Berrettini reached his maiden Challenger final at the Francavilla al Mare Open, where he lost to Titouan Droguet. [8] As a result, he moved more than 250 positions back up to the top 540 in the singles rankings on 20 May 2024 and another 100 positions, reaching No. 447 two months later on 15 July 2024. [1]

Following a quarterfinal showing at the 2024 Szczecin Open, he reached the top 350 in the rankings on 26 September 2024. [1]

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

Singles: 7 (2–5)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (2–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0May 2018Italy F12, Reggio Emilia FuturesClay Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bortolotti 0–6, 6–1, 7–5
Win2–0Aug 2018Switzerland F3, Sion FuturesClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Johan Nikles 7–5, 6–4
Loss2–1Oct 2018Italy F31, Pula FuturesClay Flag of Romania.svg Nicolae Frunză4–6, 3–6
Loss2–2Oct 2018Egypt M15, Sharm El Sheikh FuturesHard Flag of Slovakia.svg Lukáš Klein 4–6, 4–6
Loss2–3Aug 2020Netherlands M15, Alkmaar FuturesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Igor Sijsling 2–6, 1–6
Loss2–4Jun 2022Netherlands M15, Alkmaar FuturesClay Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Rincon 5–7, 1–6
Loss2–5 May 2024 Francavilla al Mare, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Titouan Droguet 3–6, 6–7(4–7)

Doubles: 9 (5–4)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (5-4)
Finals by surface
Hard (4-2)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Sep 2019Italy M25, Pula FuturesClay Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Petrone Flag of the Netherlands.svg Thiemo de Bakker
Flag of France.svg Clément Tabur
6–2, 1–6, [7–10]
Win1–1Sep 2019Italy M25, PulaFuturesClay Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Arnaldi Flag of Italy.svg Luciano Darderi
Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Maestrelli
6–2, 6–2
Win2–1Oct 2019Egypt M15, Sharm El Sheikh FuturesHard Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Bega Flag of France.svg Arthur Bernabé
Flag of Russia.svg Boris Pokotilov
7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss2–2Feb 2021Turkey M15, Antalya FuturesClay Flag of Italy.svg Raúl Brancaccio Flag of Portugal.svg Nuno Borges
Flag of the United States.svg Alex Rybakov
6–4, 6–7(1–7), [6–10]
Win3–2Mar 2021Egypt M15, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Flag of Italy.svg Luca Nardi Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Yu-hsiou
Flag of Japan.svg Shintaro Imai
6–3, 2–6, [10–7]
Win4–2Mar 2021Egypt M15, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Vilardo Flag of Austria.svg Lucas Miedler
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Aldin Šetkić
6–2, 6–7(1–7), [10–8]
Win5–2Mar 2021Egypt M15, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Flag of Austria.svg Neil Oberleitner Flag of Japan.svg Takuto Niki
Flag of Japan.svg Yusuke Takahashi
6–3, 6–3
Loss5–3Nov 2022Egypt M25, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Forti Flag of South Korea.svg Jeong Yeong-seok
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Ui-sung
1–6, 6–7(9–11)
Loss5–4Jan 2023Qatar M15, DohaFuturesHard Flag of Estonia.svg Kristjan Tamm Flag of India.svg Parikshit Somani
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Khumoyun Sultanov
6–7(3–7), 2–6

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jacopo Berrettini | Rankings | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. "Matteo Berrettini reveals who he preferred out of Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer growing up". Tennis Gazette. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  3. "Scouting Report: Carlos Alcaraz & Lorenzo Musetti In Action In Marbella & Cagliari | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  4. "'It's A Dream': Jacopo Berrettini Makes Tour Debut Alongside Brother Matteo". ATP Tour. 28 February 2023.
  5. "Elated and relieved Matteo Berrettini jokes about high stress level as brother Jacopo passes qualifiers to book maiden ATP main-draw spot in Acapulco". 28 February 2023.
  6. "Brothers in business: 842nd-ranked Jacopo Berrettini joins Matteo in Acapulco second round". 1 March 2023.
  7. "Berrettini brothers' brilliance: Matteo & Jacopo's memorable week". 6 April 2024.
  8. "Bu, 22, makes Chinese tennis history; Pouille returns to Challenger titletown; Droguet downs Jacopo Berrettini in Italy". 13 May 2024.