Alessandro Giannessi (born 30 May 1990) is a professional Italian tennis player. On 24 July 2017 he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 84 while his best doubles ranking was No. 171 on 14 October 2013.

Alessandro Giannessi
Country (sports) Italy
ResidenceLa Spezia, Italy
Born (1990-05-30) 30 May 1990 (age 33)
La Spezia, Italy
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2008
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachFlavio Cipolla
Prize money$ 1,419,042
Singles
Career record13–23
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 84 (24 July 2017)
Current rankingNo. 226 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2022)
French Open1R (2021, 2022)
WimbledonQ3 (2018)
US Open2R (2016)
Doubles
Career record2–8
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 171 (14 October 2013)
Current rankingNo. 396 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open2R (2017)
Last updated on: 20 January 2024.

Career edit

Giannessi made his Grand Slam debut at the 2016 US Open as a qualifier where he recorded his first Major win defeating Denis Kudla in five sets.

Giannessi was a singles semifinalist at the 2017 Croatia Open Umag.[1]

At the 2021 French Open he made his debut at this Major after qualifying for the main draw with a win over Francisco Cerundolo.

At the 2022 French Open although he lost in the third round of qualifying to Sebastian Ofner he entered the main draw as a lucky loser.[2]

He won his fourth Challenger title and first since 2019 at the 2023 Zadar Open this time with a win over Sebastian Ofner.[3]

Challenger and Futures finals edit

Singles: 23 (10–13) edit

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–8)
ITF Futures Tour (6–5)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (10–11)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2010 Spain F40, Madrid Futures Clay   Javier Martí 7–5, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Mar 2011 Turkey F8, Antalya Futures Hard   Andrei Mlendea 3–6, 3–6
Loss 1–2 Apr 2011 Italy F4, Rome Futures Clay   Daniele Giorgini 5–7, 1–6
Win 2–2 May 2011 Italy F10, Aosta Futures Clay   Eduardo Struvay 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Win 3–2 Jun 2011 Italy F15, Viterbo Futures Clay   Janez Semrajc 6–3, 6–0
Loss 3–3 Jul 2011 Italy F20, La Spezia Futures Clay   Philipp Oswald 3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 3–4 Aug 2011 Italy F22, Appiano Futures Clay   Andrés Molteni 5–7, 4–6
Loss 3–5 Oct 2011 Napoli, Italy Challenger Clay   Leonardo Mayer 3–6, 4–6
Loss 3–6 May 2013 Napoli, Italy Challenger Clay   Potito Starace 2–6, 0–2 ret.
Win 4–6 Aug 2013 Italy F19, La Spezia Futures Clay   Daniele Giorgini 6–2, 6–3
Win 5–6 Jun 2015 Italy F12, Lodi Futures Clay   Yann Marti 6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–4
Loss 5–7 Jun 2015 Italy F13, Bergamo Futures Clay   Gianluca Naso 6–4, 2–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 6–7 Jul 2015 Italy F17, Sassuolo Futures Clay   Gianluca Naso 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 6–8 Jul 2015 San Benedetto, Italy Challenger Clay   Albert Ramos Viñolas 2–6, 4–6
Win 7–8 Sep 2016 Szczecin, Poland Challenger Clay   Dustin Brown 6–2, 6–3
Loss 7–9 Nov 2016 Ortisei, Italy Challenger Hard (i)   Stefano Napolitano 4–6, 1–6
Loss 7–10 Apr 2017 Francavilla, Italy Challenger Clay   Pedro Sousa 3–6, 6–7(3-7)
Loss 7–11 Jun 2017 Caltanissetta, Italy Challenger Clay   Paolo Lorenzi 4–6, 2–6
Win 8–11 Sep 2018 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina Challenger Clay   Carlos Berlocq 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–4
Win 9–11 Jun 2019 Vicenza, Italy Challenger Clay   Filippo Baldi 7–5, 6–2
Loss 9–12 Jul 2019 San Benedetto, Italy Challenger Clay   Renzo Olivo 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Loss 9–13 Apr 2022 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Clay   Gastão Elias 6-7(4-7), 1-6
Win 10–13 Mar 2023 Zadar, Croatia Challenger Clay   Sebastian Ofner 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(8–6)

Doubles: 26 (7–19) edit

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–9)
ITF Futures Tour (6–10)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (5–15)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2008 Italy F34, Quartu Sant'Elena Futures Hard   Federico Gaio   Fabio Colangelo
  Matteo Volante
6–7(7–9), 1–6
Loss 0–2 Feb 2009 Italy F2, Trento Futures Hard (i)   Davide Della Tommasina   Leonardo Azzaro
  Filip Prpic
3–6, 1–6
Loss 0–3 Jul 2009 Italy F20, Modena Futures Clay   Filippo Leonardi   Niels Desein
  Yannick Mertens
2–6, 1–6
Loss 0–4 Aug 2009 Italy F22, Avezzano Futures Clay   Giorgio Portaluri   Daniel Danilović
  Goran Tošić
6–0, 1–6, [3–10]
Win 1–4 Aug 2009 Italy F25, Piombino Futures Hard   Claudio Grassi   Philippe de Bonnevie
  Colin O'Brien
6–1, 4–6, [10–5]
Loss 1–5 Sep 2009 Italy F28, Porto Torres Futures Hard   Francesco Piccari   Vasek Pospisil
  Marcus Willis
6–4, 3–6, [8–10]
Win 2–5 Sep 2009 Italy F29, Alghero Futures Hard   Federico Gaio   Vasek Pospisil
  Marcus Willis
6–2, 7–5
Loss 2–6 Mar 2010 Italy F1, Trento Futures Hard (i)   Federico Gaio   Nikolai Fidirko
  Nikolaus Moser
4–6, 4–6
Win 3–6 Jun 2010 Italy F11, Bergamo Futures Clay   Frederik Nielsen   Stefano Ianni
  Matteo Volante
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win 4–6 Jun 2010 Italy F13, Padova Futures Clay   Federico Torresi   Paolo Beninca
  Matteo Viola
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Win 5–6 Jul 2010 Italy F19, La Spezia Futures Clay   Flavio Cipolla   Thomas Fabbiano
  Walter Trusendi
6–2, 7–6(9–7)
Loss 5–7 Sep 2010 Italy F24, Trieste Futures Clay   Marco Bortolotti   Luis Díaz Barriga
  Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
5–7, 3–6
Loss 5–8 Oct 2010 Croatia F7, Dubrovnik Futures Clay   Bertram Steinberger   Andrea Arnaboldi
  Morgan Phillips
4–6, 4–6
Loss 5–9 Jul 2011 Italy F20, La Spezia Futures Clay   Walter Trusendi   Davide Della Tommasina
  Riccardo Sinicropi
6–7(3–7), 1–6
Win 6–9 Aug 2011 Italy F22, Appiano Futures Clay   Stefano Ianni   Andrés Molteni
  Marco Trungelliti
6–2, 6–0
Loss 6–10 May 2013 Napoli, Italy Challenger Clay   Andrey Golubev   Stefano Ianni
  Potito Starace
1–6, 3–6
Loss 6–11 Jun 2013 Caltanissetta, Italy Challenger Clay   Potito Starace   Dominik Meffert
  Philipp Oswald
2–6, 3–6
Loss 6–12 Jun 2013 San Benedetto, Italy Challenger Clay   João Sousa   Pierre-Hugues Herbert
  Maxime Teixeira
4–6, 3–6
Win 7–12 Sep 2013 Meknes, Morocco Challenger Clay   Gianluca Naso   Gerard Granollers Pujol
  Jordi Samper Montaña
7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 7–13 Sep 2013 Szczecin, Poland Challenger Clay   Andrea Arnaboldi   Ken Skupski
  Neal Skupski
4–6, 6–1, [7–10]
Loss 7–14 Jul 2015 Padova, Italy Challenger Clay   Federico Gaio   Mikhail Elgin
  Andrey Rublev
4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 7–15 Jul 2015 Italy F17, Sassuolo Futures Clay   Matteo Volante   Mohamed Safwat
  Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
6–4, 5–7, [8–10]
Loss 7–16 Sep 2015 Genova, Italy Challenger Clay   Andrea Arnaboldi   Guillermo Durán
  Horacio Zeballos
5–7, 4–6
Loss 7–17 Sep 2015 Szczecin, Poland Challenger Clay   Federico Gaio   Tristan Lamasine
  Fabrice Martin
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 7–18 Jul 2016 Todi, Italy Challenger Clay   Salvatore Caruso   Marcelo Demoliner
  Fabrício Neis
2–6, 6–3, [5–10]
Loss 7–19 Mar 2018 Punta del Este, Uruguay Challenger Clay   Simone Bolelli   Facundo Bagnis
  Ariel Behar
2–6, 6–7(7–9)

Singles performance timeline edit

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.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q1 Q2 A Q1 Q1 Q2 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q3 0–0
French Open A A A A A Q1 Q2 Q3 Q1 Q2 1R 1R 0–2
Wimbledon A Q2 A A A Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1 NH Q1 Q1 0–0
US Open Q1 Q2 A A A 2R 1R Q1 Q2 A Q1 A 1–2
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–4

References edit

  1. ^ "Alessandro Giannessi's Biography". International Tennis Federation.
  2. ^ "#NextGenATP Italian Giulio Zeppieri Seals Roland Garros Qualification | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  3. ^ "Heart-stopping Finals Aplenty in Week 12 of ATP Challenger Tour | ATP Tour | Tennis".

External links edit