Luciano Darderi

Luciano Darderi

Darderi at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	Italy
Born	(2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 (age 23) Villa Gesell, Argentina
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Luciano Enrique Darderi
Prize money	US $1,780,574
Singles
Career record	32–36
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 32 (5 August 2024)
Current ranking	No. 48 (7 April 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2025)
French Open	2R (2024)
Wimbledon	2R (2024)
US Open	1R (2024)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record	8–20
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 104 (8 August 2022)
Current ranking	No. 134 (31 March 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2025)
French Open	1R (2024)
Wimbledon	1R (2024)
US Open	1R (2024)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (2024)
Last updated on: 4 April 2025.

Luciano Tadeo Darderi (born 14 February 2002) is an Argentine-born Italian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 32, achieved on 5 August 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 104, achieved on 8 August 2022. He is currently the No. 7 player from Italy.

Darderi has won two ATP titles at the 2024 Córdoba Open and 2025 Moroccan Open.

Early life

Luciano Darderi was born in Villa Gesell, Argentina, and is the son of former tennis player Gino. He has dual Argentine and Italian citizenship thanks to the citizenship of his Italian grandfather, originally from Fano, who emigrated to Argentina at the age of 22. He picked up a racket for the first time at two years old and took his first lessons at five. At 10 years old he moved with his family to Italy and, with the support of the FIT, began training in Arezzo and Rome. His brother Vito Antonio, born in 2008, also plays tennis and was the Italian under-12 champion. ^[1]

Career

2021: First ATP Challenger singles final

Darderi won his maiden ATP Challenger title at the 2021 Challenger de Buenos Aires in doubles partnering with Juan Bautista Torres. Darderi reached his first singles ATP Challenger Tour final at the 2021 São Paulo Challenger de Tênis as a qualifier. ^[2]

2023: ATP debut, Maiden Challenger title, top 125 debut

Darderi made his ATP debut at the 2023 Córdoba Open as a qualifier where he recorded his first ATP win against Hugo Gaston. He entered the main draw of the 2023 Mexican Open as a lucky loser following the withdrawal of top seed Carlos Alcaraz. In August, he won his first Challenger title in Todi. He won his second Challenger title in Lima. ^[3] As a result he made his top 125 debut on 13 November 2023.

2024: First ATP title, Masters debut and third round, top 35

Ranked No. 136, he qualified for the main draw and recorded his next five ATP wins at the 2024 Córdoba Open. He defeated Tomás Barrios Vera and stunned fourth seed Sebastian Ofner ^[4] and seventh seed Yannick Hanfmann to reach his first ATP semifinal. ^[5] Next he defeated defending champion and second seed Sebastián Báez, his first top 30 win, to reach his first ATP career final where he faced fellow qualifier Facundo Bagnis and won the title in straight sets. It was the third time since the inception of the ATP Tour in 1990 that two qualifiers met in an ATP 250 tournament final, after 2015 Sydney and 2018 Kitzbuhel. ^{[6] [7]} As a result he moved up 60 positions and reached the top 80 in the rankings on 12 February 2024. ^{[8] [9] [10]} He entered the next Golden swing tournament, the 2024 Argentina Open with a special exempt (SE) status. ^[11] For the next tournament, the 2024 Chile Open, he received a wildcard ^[12] where he also reached the quarterfinals defeating again two Argentines, Facundo Bagnis ^[13] and this time qualifier Juan Manuel Cerúndolo.

He made his Masters debut at the 2024 Miami Open where he lost to Denis Shapovalov. Following a second career semifinal showing at the 2024 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships he reached the top 65 in the singles rankings on 8 April 2024, where he defeated en route local wildcard Denis Kudla and two seeds, second seed Francisco Cerúndolo and seventh seed Marcos Giron. ^[14]

Following his home tournament in Rome where he reached the third round of a Masters for the first time with wins over Denis Shapovalov and 31st seed Mariano Navone, before losing to fifth seed and eventual champion Alexander Zverev, he also reached the semifinals of the next home tournament in Turin as a wildcard, losing to top seed Lorenzo Musetti. As a result he reached the top 50 at world No. 47 on 20 May 2024. By reaching his second ATP semifinal of the season at the 2024 ATP Lyon Open after a walkover from Arthur Rinderknech, he entered the top 40 in the rankings the following week. ^[15]

Grand Slam performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

P

NH

(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

Current through the 2024 US Open.

Tournament	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	Q3	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
French Open	A	Q1	2R	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Wimbledon	A	Q1	2R	0 / 1	1–1	50%
US Open	Q1	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	2–3	0 / 3	2–3	40%

ATP Tour finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

Legend Grand Slam (0–0) ATP Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP 500 (0–0) ATP 250 (2–0)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (2–0) Grass (0–0)

Finals by setting Outdoor (2–0) Indoor (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 2024	Córdoba Open, Argentina	ATP 250	Clay	Facundo Bagnis	6–1, 6–4
Win	2–0	Apr 2025	Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco	ATP 250	Clay	Tallon Griekspoor	7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4)

ATP Challenger Tour finals

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

Legend ATP Challenger Tour (3–3)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (3–3)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2021	São Paulo, Brazil	Challenger	Clay	Juan Pablo Ficovich	3–6, 5–7
Loss	0–2	Apr 2023	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Challenger	Clay	Thiago Seyboth Wild	3–6, 3–6
Win	1–2	Aug 2023	Todi, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Clément Tabur	6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–1
Win	2–2	Nov 2023	Lima II, Peru	Challenger	Clay	Mariano Navone	4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win	3–2	Jun 2024	Perugia, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Sumit Nagal	6–1, 6–2
Loss	3–3	Mar 2025	Naples, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Vít Kopřiva	6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)

Doubles: 11 (4 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour (4–7)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (4–7)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 2021	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Challenger	Clay	Juan Bautista Torres	Hernán Casanova Santiago Rodríguez Taverna	7–6(7–5), 7–6(12–10)
Loss	1–1	Nov 2021	Montevideo, Uruguay	Challenger	Clay	Ignacio Carou	Rafael Matos Felipe Meligeni Alves	4–6, 4–6
Loss	1–2	Nov 2021	Brasília, Brazil	Challenger	Clay	Genaro Alberto Olivieri	Mateus Alves Gustavo Heide	3–6, 3–6
Loss	1–3	Mar 2022	Las Palmas, Spain	Challenger	Clay	Matteo Arnaldi	Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul	7–5, 4–6, [7–10]
Loss	1–4	Apr 2022	Tigre II, Argentina	Challenger	Clay	Juan Bautista Torres	Guillermo Durán Felipe Meligeni Alves	6–3, 4–6, [3–10]
Win	2–4	May 2022	Vicenza, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Francisco Comesaña	Matteo Gigante Francesco Passaro	6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win	3–4	Jun 2022	Parma, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Fernando Romboli	Denys Molchanov Igor Zelenay	6–2, 6–3
Win	4–4	Jun 2022	Milan, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Fernando Romboli	Diego Hidalgo Cristian Rodríguez	6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
Loss	4–5	Jan 2023	Concepción, Chile	Challenger	Clay	Oleg Prihodko	Guido Andreozzi Guillermo Durán	6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–3), [7–10]
Loss	4–6	Mar 2023	Viña del Mar, Chile	Challenger	Clay	Andrea Vavassori	Diego Hidalgo Cristian Rodríguez	4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss	4–7	Sep 2023	Antofagasta, Chile	Challenger	Clay	Murkel Dellien	Boris Arias Federico Zeballos	7–5, 4–6, [8–10]

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend ITF WTT (2–2)

Finals by surface Hard (2–1) Clay (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jun 2021	M15 Monastir, Tunisia	WTT	Hard	Santiago Rodríguez Taverna	6–3, 7–5
Loss	1–1	Jun 2021	M15 Monastir, Tunisia	WTT	Hard	Omni Kumar	6–7(6–8), 3–6
Loss	1–2	Jul 2021	M15 Novi Sad, Serbia	WTT	Clay	Filip Misolic	4–6, 4–6
Win	2–2	Aug 2021	M15 Monastir, Tunisia	WTT	Hard	Duarte Vale	6–2, 6–2

References

1. Riccardo Bisti (July 2022). "Welcome to the Darderi Family".
2. "Ficovich Clinches First Challenger Crown, Winning In Sao Paulo". 6 December 2021.
3. "#NextGenATP Trio Michelsen, Darderi, & Nardi Claim Challenger Titles". 13 November 2023. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
4. "Darderi & rain the only winners Thursday in Cordoba".
5. "Baez completes double duty to reach Cordoba SFs". 9 February 2024. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
6. "CORDOBA OPEN – ATP MEDIA NOTES DAY 7 – SUNDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2024" (PDF). 11 February 2024.
7. @RelevantTennis (February 11, 2024). "21-year-old Luciano Darderi is into his MAIDEN ATP Final in Cordoba, where he will face Bagnis. It will be the third final on ATP Tour between two players coming from the qualies (since 1990)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
8. "Darderi, Bagnis set all-qualifier final in Cordoba". Archived from the original on 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
9. "Italy's Darderi, 21, captures first ATP Tour title in Cordoba". 11 February 2024. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
10. "First-time Winner Spotlight: Luciano Darderi". Archived from the original on 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
11. "Darderi's surprise congratulatory message from Alcaraz". Archived from the original on 2024-02-16. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
12. "¡Darderi y Fonseca confirmados como las wild cards para el main draw!" (in Spanish).
13. "Tirante follows Top 100 debut with Fonseca win in Santiago". 28 February 2024.
14. "Berrettini bursts back into Top 100, Mover of Week". 8 April 2024.
15. "Etcheverry continues chase for first title in Lyon; Darderi advances after Rinderknech withdraws". 23 May 2024. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

External links

• Luciano Darderi at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Luciano Darderi at the International Tennis Federation