Facundo Díaz Acosta (born 15 December 2000) is an Argentine professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 47 achieved on 22 April 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 173 achieved on 28 November 2022.[1]
Country (sports) | Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residence | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 15 December 2000|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Mariano Monachesi, Mariano Hood | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $1,001,648 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 18–23 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 47 (22 April 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 64 (26 August 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | 1R (2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | 2R (2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 0–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 173 (28 November 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last updated on: 26 August 2024. |
He has won one singles ATP title at the 2024 Argentina Open. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and has won five Challenger singles titles. He is the current Argentinian No. 5 in singles.[2]
Career
edit2020–2022: ATP debut, Maiden Challenger title
editDíaz Acosta made his ATP main draw debut at the 2020 Argentina Open after receiving a wildcard for the singles and doubles main draws.[3]
In May 2022, Díaz Acosta won his first Challenger title at the Dove Men+Care 2022 Challenger Coquimbo in Chile on clay.[4]
2023–2024: Major and Masters debuts, First ATP title, top 50
editHe recorded his first ATP win at the 2023 Argentina Open as a wildcard against his compatriot Federico Coria and achieved his best ranking as world No. 134 following his second ATP Challenger title at the 2023 Savannah Challenger. Díaz Acosta made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2023 French Open – Men's singles after entering the draw as a lucky loser. He also entered the 2023 US Open losing to John Isner in the first round. Díaz Acosta, made his Australian Open debut losing to 12th seed Taylor Fritz in five sets.
He reached his first ATP quarterfinal at the 2024 Córdoba Open defeating two compatriots, qualifier and ATP debutant Federico Agustín Gómez and lucky loser Thiago Agustín Tirante. The following week at the 2024 Argentina Open Díaz Acosta reached back-to-back quarterfinals defeating compatriot and fourth seed Francisco Cerúndolo in straight sets.[5] He made his first ATP semifinal defeating Dušan Lajović setting up again a meeting at this tournament with Federico Coria[6] whom he defeated again this time to reach his first ATP final. He won his first ATP title without dropping a set the whole tournament, defeating third seed Nicolás Jarry in the final. As a result he reached a new career-high ranking in the top 60.[7][8] In the next ATP 500 tournament in Rio he defeated Stan Wawrinka in straight sets. As a result, he moved to a new career-high in the top 55. Next, he lost to Sebastián Báez. The following week he played in Santiago, where he won his first round match against Pedro Cachín, before losing against Sebastian Báez.
He made his ATP Masters 1000 debut at the 2024 Miami Open, losing his first round match to Alexei Popyrin in straight sets. At the next Masters in Monaco, he played in the qualifying competition, defeating fellow Argentinian Diego Schwartzman in straight sets in the first round before losing to Sumit Nagal in a deciding third set. Following the loss he entered the main draw as a lucky loser, but lost to Roberto Bautista Agut in straight sets in the first round.
Following his second round win at the 2024 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell over 15th seed Borna Ćorić, his first top 50 win, he reached the top 50 in the live rankings.[9] Later defeating Fábián Marozsán in the third round, coming back from a set down to win the match 3–6, 6–3, 6–1, achieving a career high in the live rankings as the world number #46. In the quarterfinals he faced Stefanos Tsitsipas, losing the match 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(8–10), having 2 matchpoints and saving 2 matchpoints before eventually losing.
Performance timeline
editW | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles
editCurrent through the 2024 Rolex Paris Masters.
Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australian Open | A | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
French Open | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Wimbledon | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
US Open | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% | |
ATP Masters 1000 | |||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Miami Open | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Madrid Open | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Italian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Canadian Open | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Shanghai Masters | NH | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Paris Masters | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% | |
Career statistics | |||||||
2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Career | ||||
Tournaments | 0 | 4 | 18 | 24 | |||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
Hard win–loss | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–7 | 0 / 9 | 2–9 | 18% | |
Clay win–loss | 0–0 | 1–2 | 15–9 | 1 / 14 | 16–13 | 55% | |
Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 2–4 | 16–17 | 18–23 | |||
Win Percentage | – | 33% | 48% | 44% | |||
Year-end ranking | 191 | 95 | $1,178,002 |
ATP Tour finals
editSingles: 1 (1 title)
edit
|
|
|
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | 1–0 | Feb 2024 | Argentina Open, Argentina | ATP 250 | Clay | Nicolás Jarry | 6–3, 6–4 |
ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals
editSingles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner-ups)
edit
|
|
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loss | 0–1 | May 2019 | M25 Vic, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Raúl Brancaccio | 7–5, 5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2019 | M15 Majadahonda, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Pol Toledo Bagué | 2–6, 6–7(2–7) |
Win | 1–2 | Aug 2019 | M15 Santa Cristina val Gardena, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Wilson Leite | 6–7(7–9), 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 2–2 | Mar 2020 | M25 Hurlingham, Argentina | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Juan Manuel Cerúndolo | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–3 | Aug 2021 | M25 Prostějov, Czech Republic | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Nikolás Sánchez Izquierdo | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 3–3 | Sep 2021 | M25 Eupen, Belgium | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Matteo Arnaldi | 7–6(7–2), 6–2 |
Loss | 3–4 | Jan 2022 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Santiago Fa Rodriguez Taverna | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 4–4 | May 2022 | Coquimbo, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Pedro Boscardin Dias | 7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 4–5 | Oct 2022 | Coquimbo, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Juan Manuel Cerúndolo | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Win | 5–5 | Apr 2023 | Savannah, USA | Challenger | Clay | Tristan Boyer | 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 6–5 | May 2023 | Oeiras, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Aleksandar Vukic | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 6–6 | Jun 2023 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Matteo Arnaldi | 6–7(4–7), 1–6 |
Win | 7–6 | Jul 2023 | Milan, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Matteo Gigante | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 8–6 | Nov 2023 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | Thiago Monteiro | 6–3, 4–3 ret. |
Doubles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)
edit
|
|
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | 1–0 | Nov 2020 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Mateus Alves | Corentin Denolly Jonathan Eysseric |
4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
Win | 2–0 | Nov 2020 | M15 Madrid, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Gerardo López Villaseñor | Íñigo Cervantes Oriol Roca Batalla |
7–6(7–4), 2–6, [10–6] |
Loss | 2–1 | Jul 2021 | Todi, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Alexander Merino | Francesco Forti Giulio Zeppieri |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 3–1 | Aug 2021 | M25 Denia, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Shintaro Mochizuki | Pawel Cias Andrey Chepelev |
7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 3–2 | Jan 2022 | Tigre, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Matías Franco Descotte | Conner Huertas del Pino Mats Rosenkranz |
5–6 ret. |
Win | 4–2 | Sep 2022 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Román Andrés Burruchaga | Nicolás Álvarez Varona Alberto Barroso Campos |
7–5, 6–7(8–10), [10–7] |
Loss | 4–3 | Sep 2022 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Román Andrés Burruchaga | Guido Andreozzi Guillermo Durán |
0–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 4–4 | Oct 2022 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Luis David Martínez | Guido Andreozzi Guillermo Durán |
0–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 4–5 | Nov 2022 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | Luis David Martínez | Karol Drzewiecki Piotr Matuszewski |
4–6, 4–6 |
References
edit- ^ "Facundo Diaz Acosta | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Archived from the original on 2022-06-28. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ "ATP Rankings | Pepperstone ATP Rankings (Singles)". Archived from the original on 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ "Garin debutará en Buenos Aires ante promisoria figura argentina". La Tercera. February 8, 2020. Archived from the original on March 6, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ "Coquimbo | Draws | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. May 15, 2020. Archived from the original on May 15, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "Jarry digs deep to deny Wawrinka in Buenos Aires". Archived from the original on 2024-02-15. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "Defending champ Alcaraz seals Buenos Aires SF spot". Archived from the original on 2024-02-17. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ "Diaz Acosta upsets Jarry in Buenos Aires for first ATP title". Archived from the original on 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "First-time winner spotlight: Facundo Diaz Acosta, who wants to play Nadal". Archived from the original on 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "Nakashima sinks Rublev in Barcelona upset". 16 April 2024.