Matteo Arnaldi

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Matteo Arnaldi
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Country (sports)Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Born (2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 (age 23)
Sanremo, Italy
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2019
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachAlessandro Petrone
Prize money$2,719,763
Singles
Career record48–44
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 30 (12 August 2024)
Current rankingNo. 30 (12 August 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (2024)
French Open 4R (2024)
Wimbledon 1R (2023, 2024)
US Open 4R (2023)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games 2R (2024)
Doubles
Career record1–5
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 286 (8 August 2022)
Current rankingNo. 541 (26 August 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2024)
US Open 2R (2023)
Team competitions
Davis Cup W (2023)
Record: 3–2
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Oran Men's Doubles
Last updated on: 26 August 2024.

Matteo Arnaldi (born 22 February 2001) is an Italian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 30, achieved on 12 August 2024, and a career high doubles ranking of world No. 286, achieved on 8 August 2022. [1] He is currently the No. 3 Italian. [2]

Contents

Career

2022: ATP and Masters debuts, Maiden Challenger title

Arnaldi made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 Rome Masters after receiving a wildcard into the singles and doubles main draws. [3] He received these wildcards by winning the pre-qualification wildcard tournaments in both singles and doubles. [4] He won his maiden Challenger title at the 2022 Internazionali di Tennis d'Abruzzo as a wildcard defeating Francesco Maestrelli.

Following Holger Rune's withdrawal to be first alternate at the 2022 ATP Finals, Arnaldi gained entry to participate in the 2022 Next Generation ATP Finals. [5]

2023: Major & top 100 debuts, Maiden Major & Masters & top 10 wins, top 50

Following his third Challenger win at the 2023 Murcia Open, he reached a career-high ranking of No. 102 on 10 April 2023.

Ranked No. 105, he qualified for the ATP 500 2023 Barcelona Open and won his first round match against Jaume Munar.

Next he qualified for the 2023 Madrid Open for his first Masters of the season and only the second overall and won his first Masters 1000 match over fellow qualifier Benoit Paire. Next, he upset world No. 4 and third seed Casper Ruud in straight sets for his first career top-10 win, to reach the third round of a Masters for the first time. [6] As a result he made his debut into the top 100 at No. 99 in the rankings on 8 May 2023. [7]

He received a wildcard for the main draw at the Italian Open, [8] where he defeated Diego Schwartzman in the first round. [9]

On his Grand Slam debut he qualified for the 2023 French Open and recorded his first win against Daniel Elahi Galán. As a result, he reached a new career high ranking of No. 72 on 12 June 2023. He also made his debut at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships. [10]

In Umag, Arnaldi beat qualifier Jesper de Jong, qualifier Flavio Cobolli and top seed Jiří Lehečka to reach his first ATP semifinal, only losing to the eventual champion Alexei Popyrin in more than 3 hours of play. [11]

In Toronto, Arnaldi qualified and recorded his first ever Masters 1000 win on hard courts beating local wildcard Vasek Pospisil in the first round, then fell to World No. 3 Daniil Medvedev in the second. [12] As a result, he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 61 on 14 August 2023. He reached the top 50 at No. 47 on 11 September 2023, following a fourth round showing at the US Open with wins over Jason Kubler, Arthur Fils in five sets and an upset over 16th seed Cameron Norrie in the third round. [13]

At the start of his first Asian swing he qualified for the ATP 500 China Open and reached the second round defeating fellow qualifier JJ Wolf. At the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters he defeated Alexei Popyrin and upset 21st seed Jan-Lennard Struff to reach the third round. [14]

He won the 2023 Davis Cup with team Italy. [15]

2024: Major fourth round, First Masters semifinal, top 30

He recorded his first win at the 2024 Australian Open defeating wildcard Adam Walton. He reached the top 40 at No. 38 on 29 January 2024.

Ranked No. 43 at the 2024 Delray Beach Open he defeated Yoshihito Nishioka firing 21 aces and recording 50 winners. [16] [17] At the 2024 BNP Paribas Open he reached the second round defeating Luca Van Assche. At the 2024 Miami Open he reached the third round for the first time at this Masters and only for the third time at this level, defeating Arthur Fils and 17th seed Alexander Bublik. He defeated Denis Shapovalov to reach the fourth round of a Masters for the first time in his career. As a result he reached the top 35 in the rankings on 1 April 2024.

At the beginning of the clay season, at the 2024 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, he reached the quarterfinals with a defeat of Arthur Cazaux by retirement, and of two Argentines, eight seed Sebastian Baez and qualifier Marco Trungelliti.

In May, at the 2024 French Open he upset sixth seed Andrey Rublev to reach the fourth round for the first time at this Major. [18]

At the 2024 National Bank Open he reached the semifinals for the first time at a Masters level, having never get past the fourth round, defeating qualifier Mackenzie McDonald and upsetting 16th seed Karen Khachanov, previous year semifinalist Alejandro Davidovich Fokina by retirement and Kei Nishikori. As a result he reached to the top 30 in the singles rankings on 12 August 2024. [19] [20] He lost to Andrey Rublev in straight sets. [21]

Performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(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.

Current through 2024 US Open.

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAA Q3 2R 0 / 11–150%
French Open AAA 2R 4R 0 / 24–267%
Wimbledon NHA Q1 1R 1R 0 / 20–20%
US Open AA Q3 4R 3R 0 / 25–271%
Win–loss0–00–00–04–36–40 / 710–759%
National representation
Summer Olympics NHANH 2R 0 / 11–150%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters NHAA Q2 2R 0 / 11–150%
Miami Open NHAA Q1 4R 0 / 13–175%
Monte-Carlo Masters NHAAA 1R 0 / 10–10%
Madrid Open NHAA 3R 2R 0 / 23–260%
Italian Open AA 1R 2R 2R 0 / 32–340%
Canadian Open NHAA 2R SF 0 / 25–271%
Cincinnati Masters AAA Q1 1R 0 / 10–10%
Shanghai Masters NH 3R 0 / 12–167%
Paris Masters AAAA0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00–00–16–410–70 / 1216–1257%
Career statistics
Tournaments002142137
Overall win–loss0–00–00–420–1526–2146–40
Year-end ranking9983631344453%

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles 10 (6–4)

Legend
ATP Challenger (4–2)
ITF Futures (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (5–3)
Grass (0–0)
ResultW–LDateCategoryTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 2021FuturesM25 Casinalbo, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Franco Agamenone 4–6, 5–7
Win1–1Aug 2021FuturesM25 Bolzano, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Alexander Weis6–0, 6–1
Loss1–2Sep 2021FuturesM25 Eupen, BelgiumClay Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Diaz Acosta 6–7(6–8), 2–6
Win2–2Oct 2021FuturesM25 Skopje, North MacedoniaClay Flag of Germany.svg Louis Wessels 6–1, 6–0
Win3–2 May 2022 Challenger Francavilla al Mare, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Maestrelli 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 6–4
Loss3–3 Aug 2022 Challenger San Marino, ItalyClayFlag placeholder.svg Pavel Kotov 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss3–4 Oct 2022 Challenger Saint-Tropez, FranceHard Flag of Italy.svg Mattia Bellucci 3–6, 3–6
Win4–4 Feb 2023 Challenger Tenerife, SpainHard Flag of Italy.svg Raúl Brancaccio 6–1, 6–2
Win5–4 Apr 2023 Challenger Murcia, SpainClay Flag of Croatia.svg Borna Gojo 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win6–4 Jun 2023 Challenger Heilbronn, SpainClay Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Diaz Acosta 7–6(7–4), 6–1

Doubles 2 (1–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
ResultW–LDateCategoryTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
Win1–0Sep 2019FuturesM25 Pula, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Jacopo Berrettini Flag of Italy.svg Luciano Darderi
Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Maestrelli
6–2, 6–2
Loss1–1 Mar 2023 Challenger Las Palmas, SpainClay Flag of Italy.svg Luciano Darderi Flag of France.svg Sadio Doumbia
Flag of France.svg Fabien Reboul
7–5, 4–6, [7–10]

Wins over top 10 players

Season20232024Total
Wins123
#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScoreMAR
2023
1. Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud 4 Madrid Masters, SpainClay2R6–3, 6–4105
2024
2. Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Fritz 10 Acapulco, MexicoHard1R6–4, 4–6, 6–342
3.Flag placeholder.svg Andrey Rublev 6 French Open, FranceClay3R7–6(8–6), 6–2, 6–435
*As of 31 May 2024

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