Matteo Donati (Italian pronunciation: [matˈtɛːo doˈnaːti] ;[1] [2] born 28 February 1995) is an Italian former professional tennis player and current tennis coach.
Matteo Donati Country (sports) ItalyResidence Alessandria , ItalyBorn (1995-02-28 ) 28 February 1995 (age 29) Alessandria , ItalyHeight 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Turned pro 2013 Retired 27 October 2023 (last match played in March 2023) Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $ 377,373Career record 1–1 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 159 (27 July 2015) Australian Open Q2 (2016 ) French Open Q3 (2016 , 2017 ) Wimbledon Q3 (2015 ) US Open Q1 (2015 , 2018 ) Career record 1–1 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 231 (12 February 2018) Last updated on: 10 May 2024.
Career On 13 April 2015, he reached the final of the ATP Challenger, the Napoli Cup , and reached a career-high of No. 247 in the ATP World Tour singles rankings.
Professional career
2015 Donati's first big professional result came in Naples at the 2015 Tennis Napoli Cup . As a wildcard, the Italian defeated Axel Michon in straight sets in the first round, World number 111 (former n. 33) and number 1 seed Andrey Golubev 6–7(3) , 6–4, 6–2 in the following round, and fellow Italian Andrea Arnaboldi in a thriller three-setter in the quarterfinals. Donati then reached his first ATP Challenger Tour final (beating Marco Cecchinato 7–6(5) , 6–2 in the semifinals) where he lost to Daniel Muñoz de la Nava in straight sets.
In May Donati obtained a wildcard into the main draw of the 2015 Internazionali BNL d'Italia , in Rome. Playing for the first time in a Master 1000 tournament (also his first ATP match), Donati fought back – from a set down – to beat World number 49 Santiago Giraldo 2–6, 6–1, 6–4.[3]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 10 (5–5) Legend ATP Challenger (0–4) ITF Futures (5–1)
Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (5–5) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Win 1-0 Aug 2013 Finland F2, Kotka Futures Clay Micke Kontinen 7–5, 2–6, 6–1 Win 2-0 Aug 2013 Finland F3, Nastola Futures Clay Vladimir Ivanov 6–1, 6–3 Win 3-0 Sep 2013 Italy F24, Trieste Futures Clay Pietro Rondoni6–1, 6–2 Win 4-0 Oct 2013 Italy F28, Biella Futures Clay Grégoire Burquier 3–6, 7–6(7–3) , 6–3 Win 5-0 Apr 2014 Italy F10, Pula Futures Clay Johan Sebastien Tatlot6–4, 7–6(9–7) Loss 5-1 Jul 2014 Denmark F1, Aarhus Futures Clay Christian Lindell 2–6, ret. Loss 5-2 Apr 2015 Napoli , ItalyChallenger Clay Daniel Muñoz de la Nava 2–6, 1–6 Loss 5-3 Jun 2016 Caltanissetta , ItalyChallenger Clay Paolo Lorenzi 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(7–9) Loss 5-4 Jun 2018 Vicenza , ItalyChallenger Clay Hugo Dellien 4–6, 7–5, 4–6 Loss 5-5 Jun 2018 Caltanissetta , ItalyChallenger Clay Jaume Munar 2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Doubles: 10 (7–3) Legend ATP Challenger (5–1) ITF Futures (2–2)
Finals by surface Hard (1–1) Clay (6–2) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 May 2012 Italy F7, Sanremo Futures Clay Viktor Galović Claudio Grassi Andis Juška 5–7, 7–6(7–2) , [12–14] Loss 0–2 Sep 2012 Turkey F37, Antalya Futures Hard Francesco Picco Brydan Klein Dane Propoggia 1–6, 2–6 Win 1–2 Apr 2013 Italy F4, Padova Futures Clay Andrey Golubev Mate Delić Joško Topić 7–6(8–6) , 3–6, [10–6] Win 2–2 Apr 2014 Vercelli , ItalyChallenger Clay Stefano Napolitano Pierre-Hugues Herbert Albano Olivetti 7–6(7–2) , 6–3 Win 3–2 Jul 2014 Denmark F1, Aarhus Futures Clay Simone Vagnozzi Christian Lindell Robin Olin6–1, 6–0 Win 4–2 Jan 2016 Happy Valley , AustraliaChallenger Hard Andrey Golubev Denys Molchanov Aleksandr Nedovyesov 3–6, 7–6(7–5) , [10–1] Loss 4–3 Apr 2016 Napoli , ItalyChallenger Clay Stefano Napolitano Gero Kretschmer Alexander Satschko 1–6, 3–6 Win 5–3 Apr 2017 Barletta , ItalyChallenger Clay Marco Cecchinato Marin Draganja Tomislav Draganja 6–3, 6–4 Win 6–3 Sep 2017 Sibiu , RomaniaChallenger Clay Marco Cecchinato Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen 6–3, 6–1 Win 7–3 Jul 2018 Perugia , ItalyChallenger Clay Daniele Bracciali Tomislav Brkić Ante Pavić 6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Junior Grand Slam finals
(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.
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