Flavio Cobolli

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Flavio Cobolli
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Cobolli at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports)Flag of Italy.svg Italy
ResidenceRome, Italy
Born (2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 (age 22)
Florence, Italy
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2020
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach Stefano Cobolli
Prize moneyUS $1,194,505
Singles
Career record22–23 (48.9% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 53 (27 May 2024)
Current rankingNo. 53 (27 May 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (2024)
French Open 2R ( 2024 )
Wimbledon Q1 (2022, 2023)
US Open Q3 (2022)
Doubles
Career record0–2 (0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 316 (11 April 2022)
Current rankingNo. 1384 (27 May 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open  Junior2R (2020)
French Open  JuniorW (2020)
Wimbledon  Junior2R (2019)
US Open  Junior2R (2019)
Last updated on: 28 May 2024.

Flavio Cobolli (born 6 May 2002) is an Italian professional tennis player. [1] He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 53 achieved on 27 May 2024 and a doubles ranking of World No. 316 achieved on 11 April 2022.

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Junior career

Cobolli won the 2020 French Open boys' doubles title with Dominic Stricker. [2]

Professional career

2021: ATP debut and first win, Two Challenger finals, Top 250 debut

He reached his maiden Challenger final at the 2021 Garden Open II in Rome, Italy where he lost to Juan Manuel Cerundolo.

Cobolli won his first ATP match on his debut at the 2021 Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma as a wildcard defeating World No. 92 Marcos Giron. [3] [4] As a result, he reached a new career-high of World No. 386 on 31 May 2021. In August he reached his second Challenger final in Barletta, Italy where he lost to compatriot Giulio Zeppieri. As a result, he entered the top 300 at No. 281 on 30 August 2021.

He reached the top 250 at No. 243 on 4 October 2021. He was named as alternate at the 2021 Next Generation ATP Finals. [5]

2022: Maiden Challenger title, top 150 and Masters debuts

He reached a new career high in the top 200 on 10 January 2022 at No. 199. In March, he won his maiden Challenger title at the 2022 Zadar Open in Croatia. As a result, he reached the top 150 on 4 April 2022 at World No. 147.

Cobolli made his Masters main draw debut at the 2022 Rome Masters after receiving a wildcard into the singles and doubles main draws.

2023: Major debut and Maiden ATP quarterfinal, top 100

Cobolli qualified for the 2023 BMW Open and defeated Jordan Thompson in the first round and Oscar Otte in the second to reach his first ATP quarterfinal. [6] Cobolli qualified for the main draw at the Rome Masters after receiving a wildcard into the singles qualifying draw.

He made his Major debut at the 2023 French Open defeating Laurent Lokoli in qualifying.

He won his second Challenger title at the 2023 Lisboa Belém Open. [7] He reached the top 100 after his fifth Challenger final in Olbia, Italy at world No. 95 on 23 October 2023. In November, he qualified for the 2023 Next Generation ATP Finals. [8]

2024: First Major & Masters third rounds and ATP semifinal, top 60

As the top qualifying seed at the 2024 Australian Open, he reached the main draw making his debut at this Major [9] and recorded his first win with an upset over 18th seed Nicolás Jarry, his first top-20 and top-50 win, [10] [11] and Pavel Kotov to reach the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career.

In February, he reached his second ATP quarterfinal at the 2024 Open Sud de France with wins over two Frenchmen, eight seed Gaël Monfils and Constant Lestienne. He won his first round main draw match as a lucky loser at the 2024 Delray Beach Open defeating Taro Daniel. Next he defeated fellow qualifier Zachary Svajda to reach back-to back-quarterfinals and the top 70 in the rankings on 19 February 2024. He lost to second seed Frances Tiafoe. [12] He qualified for the next tournament, the 2024 Los Cabos Open but lost to Yoshihito Nishioka. He also qualified for his first ATP 500 tournament, the 2024 Abierto Mexicano Telcel and defeated Félix Auger-Aliassime, before falling to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the round of 16. [13] [14] [15]

At the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open he reached the third round of a Masters for the first time defeating two Chileans, Alejandro Tabilo and 22nd seed Nicolás Jarry. As a result he moved into the top 60 in the rankings on 6 May 2024. At his home tournament, the Italian Open, he reached the second round with a win over Maximilian Marterer. At the 2024 Geneva Open he reached his third ATP quarterfinal for the season with wins over Aslan Karatsev and fourth seed Ben Shelton in three sets. [16] He defeated Alexander Shevchenko in straight sets to reach his first ATP semifinal.

Personal life

He is the son of former tennis player Stefano Cobolli.

In May 2024, Cobolli signed a deal with the sneaker maker On Holding AG. He had been sponsored by Lotto Sport Italia before On. [17]

Grand Slam tournament performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(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.
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 Australian Open.

Tournament 2022 2023 2024 SRW–LWin %
Australian Open Q3 Q1 3R 0 / 12–167%
French Open Q2 1R 0 / 10–10%
Wimbledon Q1 Q1 0 / 00–0 – 
US Open Q3 Q1 0 / 00–0 – 
Win–loss0–00–12–10 / 22–250%

Challenger and World Tennis Tour Finals

Singles 7 (3–4)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–3)
ITF World Tennis Tour (1–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Sep 2019M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Nerman Fatić 2–6, 2–6
Win1–1Apr 2021M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Sweden.svg Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș 0–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss1–2 May 2021 Rome, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Cerúndolo 2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss1–3 Aug 2021 Barletta, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Italy.svg Giulio Zeppieri 1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win2–3 Mar 2022 Zadar, CroatiaChallengerClay Flag of Poland.svg Daniel Michalski 6–4, 6–2
Win3–3 Oct 2023 Lisbon, PortugalChallengerHard Flag of Lebanon.svg Benjamin Hassan 7–5, 7–5
Loss3–4 Oct 2023 Olbia, ItalyChallengerHard Flag of France.svg Kyrian Jacquet 3–6, 4–6

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
Loss 2019 French Open Clay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dominic Stricker Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida
Flag of Argentina.svg Thiago Agustín Tirante 		6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win 2020 French Open Clay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dominic Stricker Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Oliveira
Flag of Brazil.svg Natan Rodrigues		6–2, 6–4

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